Up close and personal
by arpita

Comment:
i don't mind the low-key approach, but I'd like to see a little more contrast, especially in your eyes. raising your light source (or - if it's the sun - angling your head towards the light) would help some i think. nice to see another one (there are very few) that faces the challenge head-on. lots of half-faces and blurred faces etc out there.

Contrast
by Erin_K

Comment:
your titls is exactly what this is missing for me. there's contrast between you and the background, but the tones in your face are a little on the flat side (lots of shades of grey...but no so many blacks or whites. better lighting and less fixing after the fact would solve that i think (but don't really know since i don't know how you lit it :))

i like the pose - kind of a visual affront - no fear or shame...just 'welcome to me'. nice.

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Half (Grief for My Father)
by Tiberius

Comment:
I'm a big fan of this pic. i saw the thumb and it didn't do much for me, but now that i see the full version i really like it. a little hot in some places, but that's a minor complaint.

well done.

Diffident Self
by davidbedard

Comment:
you just don't hear the word diffident enough in a day. though this is a fairly bold portrait for one who claims not to be ;)

i like it. i like the skew to it, and i really like the red thing above your head...adds a twist.

nice work.

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Yo Yo Man
by orussell

Comment:
yo yo with a strobe? Cool, Owen. i think if people realised how you did this you'd get higher marks...i like it.

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Off In My Own Little World
by space amoeba

Comment:
would like to see your face a little more contrasty...the sepia tones don't seem to hit all the way down to black, and that washes you out a little. it just a personal preference thing...perhaps that's exactly what you wanted. the expression is good; apt for the title (chicken or egg...dunno)

nice.

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Bass Lover
by Nazgul

Comment:
this is hilarious. it freaks me out a little too...but still awesome. great duo conversion, and very good lighting. and who doesn't love bass? :)

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Death is in the Winds
by chefsam

Comment:
hey i know that face :) very nice. great lighting...i'll be interested to see how you did this. i like how all the diagonals converge and point right to the top of your head...very creative.

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Thesis
by Zoomdak

Comment:
maybe a little more at the bottom so it doesn't look like your legs are cut off. other than that this is fabulous. dunno if you intended to have the sun peek over your shoulder like that, but it's really quite cool.

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Miyka'el
by mcmurma

Comment:
this is awesome. the shallow depth is very effective in highlighting your face. the border's not my favourite, but it's not awful either. Magnificent lighting. very little reflection on the glasses...just a little on the rim above your right eye...a difficult feat indeed. well done.

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