"Paul" a portrait inspired by MAK's "Weatherproof"
by Cory

Comment by daisydavid:
I like this, it engages, it focuses in the right place for the mood and falls of nicely. The added? overlay well suits the piece and I like the duality of the background. Interesting. 8

Katchina
by Cory

Comment by DCPatterson:
Lovely approach to what could have been an 'ordinary' portrait. Dappled light on faces makes me a little nervous, but I think that's a taste issue, not a a technique one, as you handle it well. The hotspots under and around the nose could use a little taming - but that may be exacerbated by jpg compression, and I would rather call that on a quality print. Nice one.

Katchina
by Cory

Comment by tnun:
Cory, I liked the other ones better. Not voting.

"Paul" a portrait inspired by MAK's "Weatherproof"
by Cory

Comment by bmartuch:
The overlay is pretty neat.

"Paul" a portrait inspired by MAK's "Weatherproof"
by Cory

Comment by tvsometime:
Not so much a "recreation" as a more down-to-earth variation.

Message edited by author 2013-10-04 12:50:42.

Bear Food
by Cory

Comment by sfalice:
That is one classy knife.

Old Number 489
by Cory

Comment by cgino:
The lens flare here is totally awesome!

"Paul" a portrait inspired by MAK's "Weatherproof"
by Cory

Comment by tanguera:
I really love this image. A fabulous portrait with what looks like a lensbaby or pinhole. Not sure the overlay is needed. All this being said, except for it being a portrait, this is radically different from the original, which uses lighting for its impact.

"Paul" a portrait inspired by MAK's "Weatherproof"
by Cory

Comment by CNovack:
Voted earlier coming back to comment.

Image grain and/or texture overlay can either work for a photo or work against it. Here it works in spades. It gives texture, dimension and a sense of age/time. This takes on the characteristics of an old and time worn photograph. One that we spot while turning the pages in a family album. Lighting is great and love the details I see in this portrait. Well done. I only have one tiny critique/observation. There is image grain and 'texture' overlay all throughout the background, except there is what looks to be a smooth/bald patch just to this man's right. It just looks bare and out of place with the rest.

Only he that has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep
by Cory

Comment by nam:
Cool saying.