14th Year
by smardaz

Comment by yanko:
This is a very good portrait. I like the composition, but I do find myself wondering how it would look as a 6x7 portrait instead of landscape...

That said, the head positioning, POV slightly below eye level, the spill of light in the background to give separation, b/w conversion and exposure are great. It's all done with subtlety, which allows a little of that authenticity to shine through from your subject.

the scream redux or fear of public nudity
by smardaz

Comment by littlemav:
Yo ROFLMAO... Pan lower, er ahh maybe not! Well DONE

the scream redux or fear of public nudity
by smardaz

Comment by galatia_n:
The cropping line on the man is so real, do you make it intentionally?

14th Year
by smardaz

Comment by bcenu:
Great tones. Something he can proudly look back on in future years.

the scream redux or fear of public nudity
by smardaz

Comment by EL-ROI:
Straight from a dream! LI like what you did here. The only thing I can think of to critique would be the edge of the man cutout on the background. The back lighting on the man doesn't fit with the lighting in the background scene.

14th Year
by smardaz

Comment by littlemav:
Haven't been many but this is a Beautiful Portrait!!! love the lighting on his face

14th Year
by smardaz

Comment by aprudhomme:
Great lighting and pose, it really invokes intense emotions.

Otis - Honestly
by smardaz

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Wow, Jason - great job! Congrats on the fantastic score & top 20 placement.

Otis - Honestly
by smardaz

Comment by smardaz:

Originally posted by vikas: Great portrait, those eyes are razor sharp and show a lot of emotion. IMO it would have looked amazing in B&W, also being advanced editing I would have removed the white spots in the background and t-shirt to clean up the shot - another suggestion is the crop from left needs to be a just a tad bit more.

thanks for the thoughts Vikas, I did sample it in b&w but the lightly desated color version got good feedback over at 500px so I went with that. The white spots were intentional however. I have taken to using baby powder in different ways in shots lately. Like here.

Otis - Honestly
by smardaz

Comment by Leo:
I really like the lighting in this portrait. Like the detail and textures of the model. Like his expression. Didn't realize this was yours, but I like what you're doing. Keep it up.