High School Sports Portrait
Comments by Ruth Rittichier on Sun, 12/02/12 08:49 Good choice. Well done, but I would crop more off the hair, and fix the hot spot just under his hairline. Comments by Ernest Cadegan on Sun, 12/02/12 12:02 Well done and as long as you like the look you've created with the
Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 12/02/12 12:08 I like the contrast between the individual and the background which serves to bring a 3D feel to the image. I think a lot of people would be happy with a softer version which would lessen the roughness of the skin but I like the portrait as is... the perspective adds to the visual impact with the connection made between the eyes of the individual and those of the viewer. Comments by Michael Meek on Sun, 12/02/12 14:38 An arresting photograph; however, white showing beneath the eye (sanpaku) signifies ill health to many people, though that is disputed by others. In this case the young man has his head down and is looking up and probably would not exhibit sanpaku if he were looking straight ahead, yet the "three whites" always seem a bit disturbing to me. I agree with Ruth about cropping more off his head. Easy to see by scrolling on this screen what a difference that would make. I like your lighting, though his left ear seems too dark as compared the right one. Very close to being a great photo in my opinion. Comments by Sal Santostefano on Sun, 12/02/12 16:57 X CELL ENT!!!! Comments by Sal Santostefano on Sun, 12/02/12 17:02 Eric, I'm a parent of two boys. Very active in sports. I'm gonna guarantee you that this blows away those fly by night photogs that have
Comments by Eric Lubar on Sun, 12/02/12 17:56 Thanks for the great feedback. I do like to go towards the more agressive looking styles. It helps seperate me from the local heard.
Comments by Jeff Dye on Sun, 12/02/12 19:07 Constructive comments have already been made but when I first saw this photo my first
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