Rescripting Nightmares
by Pedro

Comment by ErinM:
Another exceptional portrait of your boy. Beautiful lighting and tones on this one. He has quite the ability to draw the viewer in, doesn't he?

Rescripting Nightmares
by Pedro

Comment by Jutilda:
OMG, P!!!!!! Just fabulous. I love how he is just coming out of the darkness with an almost blank expression. Is he scared? Is he mad? I like that it's left up to our imagination. Brilliant, my friend.

Rescripting Nightmares
by Pedro

Comment by Pedro:
@Roz - it's a Quadtone - mine adapted from Ken Lee's (random aside - I talked to Ken over the weekend...what a great guy - his personality seems as brilliant as his quadtones ;))

I like the depth the additional colours give it...though on the less accurate monitor of my laptop the colours are far more pronounced and doesn't look nearly as rich as on my PC. As a pure duotone it didn't seem to have the same eerie quality it found like this. I appreciate the input though, Mark - many thanks :)

Rescripting Nightmares
by Pedro

Comment by Shecoya:
Peter!!!!!!!!!!

This picture makes me twirl. Its so good I actually get goosebumps. I love love love the lighting and editing, how you have J set up in the frame.. the fact that his arms fade out at the bottom fits the entire mood.. his direct stare is almost haunting... so serious for such a wee man. He is such a brilliant model.. having heard his infectious laugh and seen his goofy side this presentation of him is such a departure from the light hearted little boy.

You two make such a great team.. he is sooooooooo very much your son.. I see it more and more as he gets older.

instant fav. (curious: is that your quadtone or the ken lee finish?)

Rescripting Nightmares
by Pedro

Comment by emlbaker:
Great concept. The whole image works well. I do see some magenta and cyan hues through the boys stomach and chest, almost where ever there is a shadow. IMO removing these hues to produce a pure two toned image would increase the overall appeal.

Well done though Pedro, very effective image.

Angie
by Pedro

Comment by goldstardeputy:
I think this photo is fantastic, the lighting is perfect and I have to agree with OmanOtter, the surgeon did nice work. lol
The lighting on her right hand is a bit bright but I don't think it distracts the viewer from the focus of the photo at all. I do think the word "tits" demeans this photograph in all ways. Breasts would be a more classy and I feel appropriate term. :) It is very nicely done.

Angie
by Pedro

Comment by OmanOtter:
I can accept all that. And it IS an excellent photo -- masterfully presented. But you could make an awful lot of money marketing it to college-age men - even more if you re-shoot it with her holding a bottle of beer. And that's the thrust of my defense of Hughie's comment. I know that you, as photographer, want feedback on how well or poorly you photographed her. But you chose her for a purpose, and you posed her the way you did for a purpose. You achieved what you set out for -- which is much more than to just shoot a good photo. Your photo appeals to the core of (especially young) male sexual desire. You reached into our collective male libido and smacked us over the head with our deepest desires. If all Hughie could manage to get out was a breathless "Nice tits!", it's no wonder. His brain was probably on overload and it was all the poor guy could muster. I can't say I blame him.

And, yes, it's also because you presented and captured her attributes so damn well. She doesn't get all the credit, and neither does her surgeon! You crafted the presentation and captured the scene. Well done.

Angie
by Pedro

Comment by Pedro:
don't get me wrong - I'm not denying that at all. Obviously she was chosen with a purpose. Of course I want you to *think* that when you see it. However, my interest still lies in the photograph when it comes to the comments I receive. I don't need someone to point out her finer features - I'm fully aware of what they are. I want to know if I presented them well - is it well lit? Is it sharp enough to satisfy people around here? Could I have done it any better? I know what i'm trying to represent, and I want to know if I did it successfully. A simple two words telling me what they think about her does nothing to help me with that. If it were a horrific photo, she'd still have nice ones.

And IF they're only compelled to make comments about the subject and ignore the photo, I'd hope they would have a bit tact than the comment in question. I believe your assessment of the photo is correct - but i still don't care if someone thinks she has nice tits. I appreciate your input either way. :)

P

Angie
by Pedro

Comment by OmanOtter:
Forgive me for being skeptical about some of this, but I believe that if a photographer only cares about lighting, exposure, etc..., then it is unlikely that s/he will choose a model whose physical beauty is so exceptional. You can take just as perfect a photo with what Fotomann describes as an "untraditional model." I have seen several such photos and none of them score well. Now, there are many wonderful nudes out there with beautiful models where my reaction would be more in line with what some of you are saying. I have and usually do comment on those kinds of nudes in the more socially tasteful way that some of the commenters here are asking for. However, my point here is that this photo is not such a shot. This photo, in my opinion, is the kind of thing that college age men hang on their walls as a poster. So it evokes exactly the response given by Hughie.

Nice photo. Well done photographically. But there is another aspect to this that we seem to want to deny.

Angie
by Pedro

Comment by Pedro:

Originally posted by OmanOtter: I have to disagree. In this case, with this particular picture, "Nice tits!" is probably the most apt and honest comment a heterosexual man could make. The nature of this picture is such that "Beautiful breasts" "wonderful model" "nice hair" etc... would all just be euphemisms for what any heterosexual man would really be thinking -- "Nice tits!" Yes, that's what this shot is all about. And I think that's what it's purpose was -- not that there's anything wrong with that. It's a fantastic photo, and, yes, those are some damn nice tits!

I appreciate the point you're trying to make...and IF it were a tit-judging contest, then yes - that would be an apt comment (and yes...they ARE :)). however, in a photography competition I'm more interested in how they're presented photographically than I am in how they're formed structurally.

Frankly I'm not that concerned with how anyone feels about her glandular appointment.