My Dad

My dad is in town and I took some shots of him in my studio while he was playing guitar.

I would like to know what you all thinking of them. I want to get better and need some constructive feedback/

Please do C&C.

for some reason, I am more so fond of the B&W shot. #1 looks like you may have created a shadow in his face w/the light. Not sure i like the bud sign in the rear....but it's not terrible. Let's see #1 B&w as well?

#2 is a very nice shot... man, I really like old Gibsons.

Nice! would have liked a little more light/brighter in the face...but a very nice portrait.

BTW, I prefer #1 (because I hate B&W)

I prefer the B&W one. The Budweiser sign in the background is a little distracting.

Your B&W shot of your father is awesome. Nicely done! You captured all the grey tones and blacks. Nicely done again!!

#2 is fab....would be even better w/o the sign

I like the 2nd one better because he looks like he is playing the guitar. The first one looks like he is pretending to play the guitar for a picture. I wonder how a slower shutter speed would work to add motion to his hands?

videochicke wrote in post #7090112
I wonder how a slower shutter speed would work to add motion to his hands?

the first one was taken at 1/4 sec f/7.1 and the 2nd at 1/13 sec f/9, It would be hard to do some movement because the flash are stopping all movement. unless theirs a way that I don't know.

here I gave it a try on B&W on the first one.

1st B&W is fantastic----just need to do away with the sign. His eyes and the direction they're looking, are awesome looking.

Lose the sign... nice picture of your father otherwise.

I'm sure he loved them

LA Smith wrote in post #7088763
#2 is a very nice shot... man, I really like old Gibsons.

It's probably more likely a "Tibson" or a "Les Rock". The inlays are off, the neck doesn't extend all the way to the first humbucker, it's also not shaped the same way at the base. Plus the headstock doesn't say Gibson, and the diamond inlay is also off.

Anyways, I dig the first color photo over the BW. And I like the second BW photo over the first photo with the BW conversion.

here, I took the sign off.

Much better with the sign taken off.