Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by _wu_:
I only like B&W photography when the pictures are clrear and contrast is taken to the edge.
This picture I love exactly because of those.
Great shot

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by xtabintun:
In my opinion, this picture would be much better if his upper lip were wiped off. It's a good capture, a great face he's making, except the stuff around his mouth detract from the clarity in his eyes and the rest of his face. 6

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by GolferDDS:
A wonderful expression on your young models face. Its nice to see one where the face is dirty and not staged! He is all boy. Great capture.

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by Olyuzi:
Wonderful tones and facial expression. Narrow DOF really helps to isolate the sharp focus on the eyes and very good catchlight in the eyes, as well. 7

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by train:
I like the casual look but the lighting on his face seems a bit harsh
Nice detail and he has georgous eyes

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by dartompkins:
This is exactly the type of portrait I aspire to take. Photography is best when we can take a natural candid moment and turn it into art like this. Excellent. 10.

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by DougPaz:
Aren't all boys just dirt magnets?!? Great shot, I love the expression and the cropping. The highlights in his eyes seem a bit too much but overall I really like this.

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by Elemmennope:
Good portrait. I wish the reflection in the eyes wasn't quite so noticable, but his eyes are still VERY striking. It looks great in B&W too.

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by kiwiness:
Excellent work, you pulled in an amazing tonal range here. I know you spent a lot of time on this image, but you know what makes it such a good image? That you can't see at all that you have spent so much time post processing it. You did a very good job working the eyes, just enough dodging to keep the details in, especially around he white of the eyes, where a lot of people tend to dodge far too much detal out of them. My hat off to you, I want this one to ribbon!

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by joanns:
My favorite things about this photograph are his eyes. Honestly, I would like this so much better if he had a clean face. But, I see your vision and I applaud you for an excellent capture. I'm just thrilled with those eyes...