Street portrait

[chomish]

Street shot i took. C&C always welcomed.

[JimMcrae]

Apologies for not being able to offer and c&c, but I love this shot! I get the impression of a guy who has many interesting stories to tell.

[chomish]

Apologies for not being able to offer and c&c, but I love this shot! I get the impression of a guy who has many interesting stories to tell.
Appriciate it Jim. Not too much in the sense of photography but love taking pictures of people with certain looks.

P.S. love most of your photos. Keep shooting!

[JimMcrae]

Me too mate and the guy in this shot has a cracking face, full of character.

I always enjoy seeing your photos too mate, thanks.

[Flo]

You sure got his face looking great! Just the lines around his neck, etc.from the heavier tonal contrast, creates a double line of sorts...but sweet photo ;)

[lettershop]

interesting image. I wonder how much more it would be if you had the subject have less of a smile and more pain, sorrow, etc.

[chomish]

interesting image. I wonder how much more it would be if you had the subject have less of a smile and more pain, sorrow, etc.

Thats exactly what i was trying to go for. But people try to help you out by smiling, and ruin what im actually going for. Only way to really capture it is without him seeing you take the shot.

Thanks again guys. :)

[growtograph]

Reminds me the old guy from American Idol audition "Pants on the ground, pants on the ground...".

I like it, have you try B/W? Probably without sunglasses it blocked the windows of his soul.

[AlphaChicken]

I think he looks like mickey rourke.

Any any reason that almost every street photo I see has this exact same type of cliche, ugly processing? I would look into a different technique.

[chomish]

I think he looks like mickey rourke.

Any any reason that almost every street photo I see has this exact same type of cliche, ugly processing? I would look into a different technique.

Ugly processing i think is an opinion. I like it, brings out the details in his face.

Thanks for viewing guys. :)

[altered_pixel]

Reminds me the old guy from American Idol audition "Pants on the ground, pants on the ground..."

hahahaha! Very much so.

He looks like he could play in a Jazz band with the sunglasses! :cool:

[mattograph]

I think you have a great capture, but the composition in the frame feels snapshotish to me. I would love to see him with more of his environment, maybe a little tension with a rule of thirds crop.

Or maybe not.

[AlphaChicken]

I think you have a great capture, but the composition in the frame feels snapshotish to me. I would love to see him with more of his environment, maybe a little tension with a rule of thirds crop.

Or maybe not.

Agree.

[tonydee]

Ugly processing i think is an opinion. I like it, brings out the details in his face.

Indeed it does, but I'm with the AlphaChicken on this one... I think it's better to do the hard yards to find the right subject whose face has the character you're seeking to capture, and get them in the right light, rather than tone mapping the hell out of a mediocre shot. This can only take you so far, the grungy processing does become tiresome, distancing the scene from a compelling reality that really moves a viewer....

Cheers,
Tony

[chomish]

Indeed it does, but I'm with the AlphaChicken on this one... I think it's better to do the hard yards to find the right subject whose face has the character you're seeking to capture, and get them in the right light, rather than tone mapping the hell out of a mediocre shot. This can only take you so far, the grungy processing does become tiresome, distancing the scene from a compelling reality that really moves a viewer....

Cheers,
Tony\
Im with u on this one. There really wasnt alot to this shot, and i tried to turn it into something by running it through some plugins and PS a few time. Your rite! I was bored at my liquor store and one of my customers came in, and i took a quick snap. I see what u mean guys. Thanks for the honest critique, Al.

[tonydee]

Im with u on this one. There really wasnt alot to this shot, and i tried to turn it into something by running it through some plugins and PS a few time. Your rite! I was bored at my liquor store and one of my customers came in, and i took a quick snap. I see what u mean guys. Thanks for the honest critique, Al.

Well, the important things are that you saw something in the shot, recognised it, and enhanced it pretty well. Now, with a bit of time to set the bar higher, just need to bide your time while hunting out a better subject and shot. I've every confidence, and look forward to seeing more of your work.

Cheers,
Tony

[AlphaChicken]

Thanks for the more elaborate explanation of what I was trying to say Tony! And...sorry if I came off a little harsh Al. :)

I see this style of post processing (almost exactly the same in each case) used for random street-people photos ALL the time around this forum. I was simply suggesting you tweak your process and make it have a little more of "you" to it. Make it unique in some way. :D

[vel]

I like the shot, but it seems over-sharpened to me. Sharpening can pop an image, but too much just distracts from the image.

Otherwise, really great shot.