20 Year Old Homeless Boy - Gauraunteed to move you.

[Jemook]

I decided to track down this homeless man (he's only 20 years old) and become friends with him. He was really nice and opened up to me and told me lots about his life. He's really interesting and captivating. Anyway I hope the images move you.

A
http://mook.ilysium.com/upload/homeless/a.jpg
B
http://mook.ilysium.com/upload/homeless/b.jpg
C
http://mook.ilysium.com/upload/homeless/c.jpg
D
http://mook.ilysium.com/upload/homeless/d.jpg
E
http://mook.ilysium.com/upload/homeless/e.jpg
F
http://mook.ilysium.com/upload/homeless/f.jpg
G
http://mook.ilysium.com/upload/homeless/g.jpg
H
http://mook.ilysium.com/upload/homeless/h.jpg
I
http://mook.ilysium.com/upload/homeless/i.jpg
J
http://mook.ilysium.com/upload/homeless/j.jpg
K
http://mook.ilysium.com/upload/homeless/k.jpg

Feel free to comment. If you have time please post your top 6 out of the series.

[Rubbahumpy]

this is probably you

[toddb]

I really like the treatment of the images, really goes with image content very well. Creative.

So what's his story?

[Red]

F is Fantastic

[RichardtheSane]

this is probably you

Bit harsh don't you think?

I think F is the top shot of this series, but all nicely done.

[tim]

Great pictures the lot of them. Did you follow him around, or ask him to pose, or what?

[Duradrum]

They are all fantastic. I would say that F is my favourite. Can I ask what post processing have you done to get the colours/contrast looking so great? It really does give a completely different feel and atmosphere to the photos. Great stuff.

[jO3]

F, I, & J have a lot of character...

Pretty cool how you captured the moment...

[charlesu]

Interesting series. The images are quite good though I am not sure about A.

[Matt_hil]

wow these are really great pics :)....so what camrea, lens, Mode, ISO Speed??? do umpa lumpa excist?? :lol:

[Jemook]

just to sum up, i used a 300D with the stock lens, aperture: f8, shutter: 200/sec, stock flash, 400 ISO.

I followed him around while he showed me his favourite spots and did a few poses for dramatisation.

The secret to the look and feel is through photoshop editing however for these series I shot RAW and did absolutely 0 post processing after conversion. So all the effects you see here are done through the RAW conversion tool in Photoshop CS.

try bumping up the shadow, contrast to 100, then adjust exposure accordingly, set tempratuer to 5000, set the saturation to a low amount and then bump up the vignetting all the way to the left to get the dark corners.

I won't really have time to go into his story - these were shot for a college assignment so I'm really busy atm.

Fianlly, of course Umpa Lumpa's do exist. How dare you doubt them!

[blackviolet]

wow - someone else from sydney...


nice shots - it's like a 'day in the life' story, but condensed to a few hours. good colour, too

[mckc]

F and J are my Fav. Nice Pics...

[pradeep1]

20 year old homeless man. He seems to be physically able. Is he a druggie or have a mental illness?

[jgbeam]

They would mean so much more if we knew his story.

Jim

[Fer]

I really like all the images. Pretty good job!

[SeanH]

Those are some great photo's

.....and they did move me........moved me off my butt to try and learn more about raw & CS....LOL

[Dubsta]

.....moved me off my butt to try and learn more about raw & CS....LOL


Werd!

[Geeeyejo]

Great work - really excellent shots and processing effects!

[Arsonist lolol]

Amazing shots, and as everyone else said, the processing fits it perfectly

[lucasdigital]

Those are a great collection of photos. Capturing a stray hot of a homeless person is quite common, doing a whole photoshoot - thats something I've not seen before. Hope you payed a good rate!

[am_pitbull_terrier]

NICE work.... I really like "F" & "J"

[Michaelmjc]

hahah great shots. I love the colors and all the shots tell a story. Very nice.

[Avalonthas]

I think G is the best shot. Him being secluded to the left of the frame shows how lonely he is in his life and how society has dumped him "on the side" if u know what i mean. Real great shot. Inspirational quality.

[HappySnapper]

Pic "I" effuses lonliness...I love it. Great photos.

[poke]

You should write up the story... and submit it to Cleo or Womans Day... they almost always have a feature like that. Well done!!

[D4VE]

Awesome shots. Sharp, well composed great lighting/processing etc.
Well done!

[kwang0429]

can you tell us what process you've gone through for the effects ?

[Dubsta]

can you tell us what process you've gone through for the effects ?

He already did on the first page.

[embdude]

try bumping up the shadow, contrast to 100, then adjust exposure accordingly, set tempratuer to 5000, set the saturation to a low amount and then bump up the vignetting all the way to the left to get the dark corners.


Well since I dont have CS I use DPP. I attempted to follow your advice but could not get usefull results. Anyone want to try and advise?

[SuzanneCarey]

Okay, when you have time, you need to share with us his story. These pictures have obviously moved us into WANTING to know his story, why is he there? I think you did a great job at capturing the moment and "feel" of his existance. Thanks for sharing. Good luck on your assignment!

[embdude]

Photographer1: Hey Bob, I saw Jerry this morning you wouldnt believe it!
Photographer2: How's he doing?
Photographer1: He was homeless in central park, begging for money!
Photographer2: What did you give him?
Photographer1: 200th of a second at F8

:rolleyes:

[fetching]

I won't really have time to go into his story - these were shot for a college assignment so I'm really busy atm.





first, let me say, i think the images themselves are beautiful and interesting. I like the color and texture to them. but i don't like how you presented them to us at all. in fact, it kind of spoils the images.

when you announce the images are "guaranteed to move" I feel like I am being targetted and sold something. We could be talking about laundry detergent. in fact, they didn't really move me at all. they feel fake to me, too posed, too pretty, not genuine. i feel no emotional connection to him...i just like the colors and composition. i could care less about him. then you tell us you can't tell us about him because you are too busy with school and it was for a college assignment. so not only do i not care about him, i also get the feeling that you don't really care for him either. i think that comes across in the images. it makes me question whether he's really a homeless person or just someone you got to play a part for the camera.

let me be clear here and say that I am not accusing you of faking this person's situation. I don't know who he is or what his deal is...he could be as you say he is, or he could be your best friend. I guess what I am trying to get at here is that I am not convinced of this being a photo essay of a real person, and if he is real, you need to know that you missed the mark in presenting it to us.

You could have said nothing about him and the images might have stood on their own. or you could have told his story along with the images and it might have made the images more powerful. but presenting us images that you tell us are meant to be emotionally charged, then saying you can't be bothered to tell us about him makes me feel like you exploited him and then tried to manipulate the viewer.

It's late, I've had a long week and I realize that I am not exactly too coherent, so please forgive me. i hope you get the gist of what i am saying.

[MattyB]

personally i think G is brilliant. reminds me of a place in melbourne - flemington.

[smudge]

FETCHING, has hit the nail on the head. These are great shots everyone of them, but they seem unreal. That is to say, they do not fit with what we are being told in the introduction. I think they would be better presented without the lead in. Please don't get me wrong, I think they are all fantastic shots.

[rookie]

I loved the post-processing on these excellent..! captivating

[PhotosGuy]

Photographer1: Hey Bob, I saw Jerry this morning you wouldnt believe it!
Photographer2: How's he doing?
Photographer1: He was homeless in central park, begging for money!
Photographer2: What did you give him?
Photographer1: 200th of a second at F8 :D:D:D:D:D

Nice series! The first one is guaranteed to move me to the next county, though! ;)

[Croasdail]

I and F are the best IMHO. Technically they are very interesting pictures and well executed... as a portoflio on a subject, I am left with more questions then answers what the real story is though. You have obviously put a lot of thought into this and done a great job.

[Ballen Photo]

Jemook, This is a very touching series. Especially the plastic bag for a pillow. :(
-Bruce

[cricket]

I like F the most. The contrast and tone do fit the subject.

Hope you get a good grade!

[BlueTit]

Have to agreed with JO3 F,I and J are my favourites too. The photos are great, but the processing is brilliant, they really look great as a set and the tones match the subject so well.

Yes, if we knew his story it would be much more involving and interesting. I am also interested to know how you got to workk with him, did you pay him? Did you feel safe travelling around with him to his haunts? Just wondering. I am sure you will do very well with this for you college assignment. Good Luck