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Taken a little while ago with the afternoon sun through the window. Too dark as you look at Fred's left side of his face? I didn't think it was TOO dark..

Comments welcomed:

Sorry Geoff, but he kindof scares me

sheepie wrote:Sorry Geoff, but he kindof scares me

No problems, he's one of the most caring guys out there

I like this one a lot Geoff. Catchlights in the eyes are great, B&W is suitably moody. The dark side of the face doesn't bother me too much - this isn't a glamour shot, it's a strong character portrait.

Only thing I don't like is the zipper - for me, the good old thumb-over-image test shows improvement with it gone

yeah beautiful window light
much better than the flash

Much better shot Mate,
I would crop the top down, to just above his ear.
You caught the eyes really well.
Marty

Really like it Geoff, I found it to be a very honest shot and I dig the "uneven" lighting, you've struck a nice balance between light and dark.

Did you do any PP Geoff? His eyes seem to be freakishly sharpened than the rest of his face hence the scary look.

I prefer the natural lighting than the shot with flash you posted previously. If you want to even out the lighting a bit, maybe get him to hold a piece of white card on his right side.

this lighting works well for the subject,

natural light is usually nicer than flash.

could try using a reflector on the other side of the face to even the light up if you wished

steve

I like it Geoff but agree with Rooboy regarding the zip. (Yes, I used my thumb as well!)

There's a touch of Steve McQueen around Fred's eyes..