Taken in the studio where I work, I set the camera on timer mode, and got into position.
I used three studio strobes, one with an umbrella.
Post Proccesing:
-Ran it through Neat Image lightly, just to smooth it out a little
-Adjusted levels until the hat faded into the background
-Cropped
-Added border
-Saved for web at 100%
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Place: 94 out of 221 Avg (all users): 5.1467 Avg (commenters): 6.7500 Avg (participants): 5.0109 Avg (non-participants): 5.2216 Views since voting: 1617 Votes: 259 Comments: 10 Favorites: 1 (view)
Hey Aaron, I am new here, but I just finished voting on over 200 pictures and not one got a one or a two or a three. I have looked at your photo. It is sharp and it even has some drama going for it, you know with one eye blocked. Now, who would give a one or two is beyond my comprehension. It seems that other motives are at play. Just keep up the nice work and forget about it.
Wonderful lighting - the capture of the eye color is great. The use of the hat heightens the effect of multiple sources. I'm not fond of the pattern on the shirt as the white pops a little too much for me, but an extremely well executed shot.
The lighting is very nice, and he has a great expression. From a costumer's stand point, he'd look more evil without the white undershirt, and either dark blue or black, but not both, maybe red instead of the blue?
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