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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: RobReuthal on January 04, 2010, 06:55:17 am

Title: 2 Portraits ;-)
Post by: RobReuthal on January 04, 2010, 06:55:17 am

..from "older Gentleman"    

 

(http://web145.mis28.de/dyxum/ford1.jpg)

Title: 2 Portraits ;-)
Post by: EduPerez on January 04, 2010, 03:39:23 pm

The first one does not say anything to me; but the second one... I think it is very powerful, very strong.
Only suggestion I can give is try to clone out the graffiti at the left.

Title: 2 Portraits ;-)
Post by: wolfnowl on January 04, 2010, 04:11:45 pm

I think the  first image is a decent portrait, although he does look a little `backed into a corner`so to speak.  I agree about the graffiti on the second one.

Mike.

Title: 2 Portraits ;-)
Post by: RobReuthal on January 04, 2010, 04:19:32 pm

Hi , thanks!  

Mike,  what means "backed into a corner" ?

Title: 2 Portraits ;-)
Post by: RSL on January 05, 2010, 07:14:36 pm

Too bad about the grammar on the plate.

Title: 2 Portraits ;-)
Post by: wolfnowl on January 05, 2010, 07:31:47 pm

Quote from: RobReuthal

Mike,  what means "backed into a corner" ?

Hi Rob:  Imagine you're in a room, and you walk backwards into a corner of the room.  From there you're stuck.  In the first portrait that you posted, the way the image is cropped the gentleman's head is missing at the top and the right side of the frame, looking (to me), like it's been backed into a corner.

Mike.

Title: 2 Portraits ;-)
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on January 05, 2010, 07:35:36 pm

Quote from: RSL

Too bad about the grammar on the plate.

Yeah, we've gotta watch our subjunctives around here.