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Portrait of a Young Man
Portrait of a Young Man
Fotowereld


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Challenge: Color Studio Portrait (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A70
Location: Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Date: Jun 24, 2004
Aperture: F7.1
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jun 24, 2004

 blurred a bit, burned background a bit, autocontrast, USM

Statistics
Place: 74 out of 92
Avg (all users): 4.9494
Avg (commenters): 4.8400
Avg (participants): 4.6615
Avg (non-participants): 5.0581
Views since voting: 793
Views during voting: 358
Votes: 237
Comments: 26
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/04/2004 07:44:28 PM
Why on earth would this need validation? It looks like a school shot, nothing to really hold my interest, but very classic and safe. A 5
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 07/04/2004 03:52:45 PM
Lighting: Good light, good catchlight for expressiveness.
Pose: That expression has got to go.
Background: The work done on the background is obvious, particularly in the hair at the top of the head.
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 07/04/2004 07:57:06 AM
This shot seems to be very flat. The lighting doesn't help to bring out the depth that helps make a portrait different from a snapshot. What is the glow or halo like effect on the left side of his face? Awesome catchlight in his eyes. I gotta figure out how to do tthat so nicely!
TC
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 07/03/2004 10:47:39 PM
Today's youth certainly has a reputation for being straightforward and "in your face." This is a pretty good representation of that ...
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 07/02/2004 02:22:17 PM
The straight on pose and serious look give a very teenager like feel to teh subject. I might have changed the shirt to a solid color.
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 07/02/2004 08:34:19 AM
Need some smile here,it looks like a police line-up,light is good ,eyes little out of focus 6
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 07/02/2004 07:44:07 AM
Clear and focused; however it does resemble a driver's license picture rather than a studio portrait...perhaps from the expressionless pose and the centered composition. Reshooting with a more dynamic pose and expression would give you a different result. Good effort. :o)
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 06/30/2004 01:55:33 PM
The wide angle has distorted his face a little. Maybe it was your intention though.
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 06/30/2004 08:25:08 AM
Looks more like a mug shot than a portrait.
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 06/29/2004 07:15:49 PM
Wide angle lens? Nice colors, lighting, background.
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 06/29/2004 06:13:27 PM
Unfortunately this looks a little too much like a passport photo - and maybe the traveler is on something?
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 06/29/2004 09:49:30 AM
Decent lighting on this shot. There needs to be a little sharper focus on the eyes though. I can see a haze around his outlline that is a bit distracting.
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 06/29/2004 09:35:03 AM
very shallow depth of field, not sure if i like it or not ... good eyes, good pose, good lighting - nice shot.
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 06/29/2004 06:32:51 AM
The focus is too mutch on his nose, it maybe better to use a different lense (if you have a DSLR so you could have some distance between the camera and your subject.
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 06/28/2004 06:48:13 PM
Kinda flat- side lighting?
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 06/28/2004 05:05:12 PM
Uh-huh.
His expression speaks volumes.
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 06/28/2004 01:17:21 PM
A bit to flat for my liking, possibly more of a passport shot than a studio portrait.
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 06/28/2004 12:45:38 PM
Perspective is a little weird
looks like a fisheye lens
good luck though, that is only my opinion
5
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 06/28/2004 10:29:58 AM
A full frontal shot works rarely for portraits, they give the feeling of a mugshot, not very flattering for the model.
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 06/28/2004 10:04:46 AM
Light is ok, contrasting colours are good but i can't really see any feelings in the photo. Unfortenatly the modell looks a bit bored.
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 06/28/2004 07:54:31 AM
It's okay. Maybe a little more sharp. Nice entry. 8
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 06/28/2004 04:25:41 AM
the distortion is a bit disturbing. But in this case it makes it extra intense as well.
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 06/28/2004 03:11:37 AM
There seems to be some kind of light halo on the left side of his face. Pretty straight forward shot. Looks like a regular photo, not one that would seem to be taken in a professional studio.
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 06/27/2004 09:53:09 PM
Your model looks cute but a bit distorted. This isn't a very flattering angle. Nice capture of the eyes.
He looks a bit too close to the background.
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 06/27/2004 09:04:10 PM
good, i can relate to this look
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 06/27/2004 08:25:09 PM
Like your concept, but I don't like the blue fog moving in on the top of his head.
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