The Mark - Sort Of A Self Portrait

[Jon Foster]

I started doing some self portraits but ended up needing some help from my little partner...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/jfoster48386/Canon%20300D/People%20Shots/TheMark1b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/jfoster48386/Canon%20300D/People%20Shots/TheMark2b.jpg

Jon.

[SYS]

Excellent, Wyatt Earp!!

[JMAS]

Fantastic tones! Very well done.

[JakeC]

Tones are stunning Jon, stick with that style...there's tonnes of potential there :cool:

[Brandy327]

Great shots! Particularly like the second one!!

How's the weather in MI?? Snow? I'm originally from the thumb area!

[PeaPicker]

Second one made me duck. Great shots. :)

[Dante King]

Agree, greeat shots. Dont really get the hand on the first with bullets and a wad of $$ between fingers.

[Jon Foster]

Thanks everyone!

Brandy, we're hanging tight in the mid teens and low 20's already with about 3 inches of snow. Brrrrrr... We live just below the thumb not too far From Pontiac and Waterford.

Jon.

[Jon Foster]

Agree, greeat shots. Dont really get the hand on the first with bullets and a wad of $$ between fingers.

The theme is a "mark"... The guy was paid a large sum of money (roll of 100's) to "do" a job. So he's loading up his rifle to head out, to find his mark (make note of what he's aiming at). :cool:

Jon.

[SYS]

Agree, greeat shots. Dont really get the hand on the first with bullets and a wad of $$ between fingers.

Bounty hunter??

[Jon Foster]

Bounty hunter??

Bounty hunter, assassin, close enough...

Jon.

[Dante King]

no, i get that. Just dont think it plays well. looks akward. IMHO. I dont mean to detract form this killer:cool: series!!!

[KaplanMultimedia]

Awesome shots. The coloration really lends itself to an authentic old western look.

[toddb]

Wow, how the heck did you line up your eye on the site? You must be a steady shot with both your camera and your riffle. Great tonal treatment as well.

[tim]

They're very cool :)

[Jon Foster]

Dante, I gotcha. It was the only thing I could think of to imply action without adding more shots and props. I was tempted to add another shot where I'm being handed a wanted poster with the roll of money but I still need to make the wanted poster before I can do it...

Toddb, The camera was on a tripod and aimed on a mark on the backdrop which made it easy for me to line myself up to the camera. I also used the wireless remote on the 2 second delay to fire the shots. That gave me plenty of time to aim the rifle directly into the camera/lens. But as luck would have it, our son wanted to help so he used the remote to trigger the camera from the side safely away from the rifle. And holding the rifle steady for the shots was easy. I spent many years of my life doing that exact thing in the service. It may very well be the thing I'm best at...

Jon.

[Dante King]

Dante, I gotcha. It was the only thing I could think of to imply action without adding more shots and props. I was tempted to add another shot where I'm being handed a wanted poster with the roll of money but I still need to make the wanted poster before I can do it...

Jon.

Now that would be cool. maybe the wanted poster first, then the last pic could be a shot of you with a body over the saddle looking thru your $$$$$.

[queenbee288]

these are really cool shots. I really like the tones. Good job.

[Fer]

Excellent! I love them both!

[myself62]

im interested to know how you set your lighting up and what settings you used on the camera

[Jetmech1]

Very creative. These shots are terrific. Amazing.

[symes]

The first photo doesn't do much for me with the gun out of the frame. if the you are fully in the fram and the gun is not something feels missing...

I really like the second photo...it is great and your stillness is impressive. My brother is a "hunter" and this would be a great idea for him, but I don't think that I want to give him an excuse to point a gun at me...;)

Cheers,

[Jon Foster]

im interested to know how you set your lighting up and what settings you used on the camera

The shots were taken with the 300D and the Canon 50mm 1.4 lens. Settings for both shots:

Shutter speed: 1/1.67
F-stop: 8.0
ISO speed: 400
Focal length: 50


Lighting was a plain 100 watt light bulb on the floor directly behind me and a grow lamp on the floor in front of me about 3 feet away diffused by a sheet of white polystyrene plastic we use for modeling our trains. Nothing too fantastic but it works so-so.

Jon.

[Elisabeth-Ann]

Wow, awesome shots!!

[Jon Foster]

The first photo doesn't do much for me with the gun out of the frame. if the you are fully in the fram and the gun is not something feels missing...

I really like the second photo...it is great and your stillness is impressive. My brother is a "hunter" and this would be a great idea for him, but I don't think that I want to give him an excuse to point a gun at me...;)

Cheers,

I tried to get all of the rifle in the shot but the shots had too wide of an angle. But, I'll be trying a few more ideas I have. And the next time I try I'll have a friend who will be my model. We look alike (everyone thinks we're brothers) so they should look very similar. I might even try both of us in a few shots for another idea(s) I have (insert wicked laugh here).

Jon.

[Kevin]

Well done!! Great imagination.

[Falkon]

Your eye in the sight of the second one makes it the best.

[mackb]

Nice work, I like it!

[Murphy66]

What a combination, a Canon and a Winchester.

I think our 'shooter' is for hire, that's why the roll of cash. In the second pic, he's telling us he doesn't miss his shots.

The whole thing is very well done and needs to be framed.

[Jon Foster]

What a combination, a Canon and a Winchester.

I think our 'shooter' is for hire, that's why the roll of cash. In the second pic, he's telling us he doesn't miss his shots.

The whole thing is very well done and needs to be framed.

Oh man... I just got it. A "Canon and a Winchester" :rolleyes: I know, I'm a little slow but I did get it!

Thanks, Jon.