Missed a day, but here's a couple of new photos I took in succession on Sunday afternoon.
Fyi, on the left photo I cloned a partially visible face behind the woman, on the right photo I burned out an orange jacket sleeve visible on the far right (it looks okay on my monitor, hopefully it works as well at a higher resolution). I slightly darkened the overall shadows with Paint Shop Pro.
This has so much impact, really fantastic set, Larry! I love the black background, that the folks are dressed in black, and the great face lighting. The images are similar, yet the people are so different. Finally, I love that you didn't crop them in closer, all that black is what makes it so impactful for me I think. Sweet!
i keep looking at this shot, then go away and i am back for the 4th time to leave a comment. I think it is brilliant, his face looks so hard and looks like he has teh weight of the world on his shoulders. amazing light