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Portrait of a Preacher - faith, hope and Love
Portrait of a Preacher - faith, hope and Love
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Challenge: Portrait with Spectacles (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Home
Date: Jan 8, 2008
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/2 sec
Galleries: Portraiture, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2008

 I struggled with the theme, "Portrait with Spectacles". I wanted an image that was unique or contained some hidden value. Then I thought...Why don't I just have the "glasses" tell the story? I figured if I positioned the camera at the right angle I could magnify the message through the "Spectacles". I purchased a $5.00 pair of reading glasses from the thrift store and started working on the angles. I found that the hard light gave me a more dramatic image. Then I noticed the cross in the shadows. Suddenly I had a theme. I grabbed a bible, found 1Cor 13:13 "...now abide faith, hope and love...The greatest of these is love."

Faith is represented by the cross
Hope is in the words of scripture
Love is symbolized by the heart

Obviously this is the message delivered by a man of the cloth. It is the representation of a minister or the Portrait of a Preacher.

Statistics
Place: 170 out of 209
Avg (all users): 4.4924
Avg (commenters): 4.8889
Avg (participants): 3.9744
Avg (non-participants): 4.7097
Views since voting: 703
Views during voting: 406
Votes: 264
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 03/03/2008 10:12:22 AM
poorly done 3
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/15/2008 11:03:17 PM
I see what your going for but where is the faith hope and love exactly?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/15/2008 05:54:32 PM
Good image, agree with the sentiment. This is not really a portrait though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2008 11:54:13 AM
Sorry, very creative, but by definition NOT a portrait, so DNMC.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/10/2008 11:17:36 PM
very nice photo and captures the challenge well. very inventive picture and title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/09/2008 06:57:16 PM
Nice focus on the glasses and the words behind them. I like how you also focused on the shadow as well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/09/2008 04:52:59 PM
nice shot, but not a portrait.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/09/2008 01:30:31 PM
I don't think this could be described as a "portrait" - despite your title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/09/2008 01:04:32 PM
At first I didn't get why you titled it the way you did, but then i figured it out. Very creative picture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/09/2008 08:49:47 AM
DNMC. Portrait with spectacles, not OF spectacles. No person or animal. Sorry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/09/2008 07:13:20 AM
I really like how this shot is much different from all of the rest. And I hope people who vote see your subliminal messages. haha. Nice shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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