Picture Of The Week - November 29, 2005

[Nnnnsic]

Well, this has been one hard week to choose a POTW... so many choices... keep 'em coming (so I'm not the only one who has a bloody hard time picking one!!!).

However, this week, I bestow the honour of Picture Of The Week onto Rokkstar (Matt) with his self-portrait from this week:



Whilst I think that this could look great in black and white, it works wonderfully in colour and is a well composed, well lit, and confronting image of someone exploring the cameras exploration of himself.

I think it's a great shot, personally.

Great work, Matt.

Original thread here.

[LostDingo]

Congrats Rokkstar

As I said at the mini meet I think you have done very well with your lighting. With those abilities I would strongly encourage you to pursue further and as you have done keep an open mind and let your creativity flow.

Now.........I think you can change that AVATAR

I think we should have a vote/revolt

regards,

Paul

[Alpha_7]

Well done to both Leigh for the choice and more so for Matt for being Model, director and photographer I agree with Dingo perhaps this can be your new avatar... it has a little hoffseque feel to it. Keep them coming!

[Heath Bennett]

Yeah this is a worthy winner. I could see this bloke as the new face of Dior Homme!

[Geoff]

Well done Matt and a great choice Leigh!
As Leigh has already said there were some brilliant entries this last week and it must have been a very tough decision! Keep up the great work Matt, I for one look forward to more of your creativity!!

[Killakoala]

Well done Matt. You are a worthy winner. Good choice Leigh.

[Greg B]

Great shot Matt, I think it has been the photographer's relationship with
the subject that has taken this shot to another level.

Seriously, excellent work, and another fine choice from Leigh.

[sirhc55]

Go the Hoffmeister - well done Matt on a first - POTW taken by the subject

Good choice Leigh

[the foto fanatic]

Rather a cross between the Hoff and George Hamilton's interpretation of Count Dracula, I think.

[rokkstar]

Well, firstly, let me apologise for having my mug confronting everyone every time they visit the site.

It's a great honour to be chosen for this when I look at all the images that have been posted this week. Many thanks.

[Geoff]

Well, firstly, let me apologise for having my mug confronting everyone every time they visit the site.

It's a great honour to be chosen for this when I look at all the images that have been posted this week. Many thanks.

Yes Matt - you have the presitigious role of being the 'face' of DSLRusers.net for a week . Enjoy the fame!!

[Glen]

Well done Matt, the Hoff chest hair is imortalised. Leigh, good to see you are a Hoff fan

[stubbsy]

Matt

Your self consciousness probably stops you from trully appreciating how good an image this one is. I've said most of what I think about this image in the original thread and to you in person, but I'd like to echo somehting someone else has said (Leigh I think) and that is that the quality of both this and the suit images of yourself shows that you should pursue a set of self portrait shots. While you probably can't see it you really DO make an interesting subject and you will certainly have the subject on hand whenever the creative urge takes you. You're on your way too since you already have thos e old pics you took brushing your teeth etc a while back. PS The pic of you that Matt K took is also interesting

[gstark]

Matt,

It's all your fault for taking such a fine picture!

[Alpha_7]

Just as a quick question are any of these recent POTW's included in the POTY ??? Or will they be included in next years ?

[mrbillf]

Well done with POTW Matt, Congrats. Certainly a cool picture.

Regards,
Bill

[Mal]

Well done Matt. (Elvis) You really are a Rockstar!

[Glen]

Matt, it's only been a day and every time I log on I feel like I am at Gentlemans Quarterly

[wendellt]

One of the best stylish pics choosen for picture of the week, I am proud to respond to this one
Excellent work to both of ya
Leigh you do have taste.

[Nnnnsic]

Just as a quick question are any of these recent POTW's included in the POTY ??? Or will they be included in next years ?

Next years... I've already started collecting them so I don't have to chase any up like I did this year.

Leigh you do have taste.

Taste? What's that?!

[Alpha_7]

Just as a quick question are any of these recent POTW's included in the POTY ??? Or will they be included in next years ?

Next years... I've already started collecting them so I don't have to chase any up like I did this year.

Excellent! I'll place my vote shortly, once I'm sure I've removed all traces of this Sober Worm a users PC... nasty little blighter sent over a 4gb worth of spam.

[marcotrov]

Well deserved Matt nice pick Leigh
cheers
marco

[paulvdb1]

I really liked this photo when I saw it. I agree though with the comments that followed re cropping a bit higher up.

I think Matt is too critical of his looks - I think the look is great as it's seriously thought-provoking. My only criticism (if any at all) is that I think his facial hair should have been a little shorter.

I don't think Matt will be a fashion model but certainly an interesting subject for photos.

Re the deer-in-headlights concerns - I like the look in this case. It's quite confronting and adds interest.

[mic]

Well done HoffStarrrrrr,

You look like a Worlock trying to put us all under your spell. It worked !

Mic.

[kinetic]

Very Suave!

[kipper]

I like what you're trying to achieve Matt. While out on the weekend I saw a moody side lit shot of David Beckham advertising his new aftershave and I thought about what you have been upto. This is only a low res image but if you're out and about at the major shops like Myers, David Jones or the equivalents in Sydney then you should see it in large print at the perfume/aftershave area.

[rokkstar]

It's like looking in a mirror Darryl

I guess that style of shot is what I was aiming for. That moody, strong light shoot - not your standard portrait shot - like you see in the pages of the fashion mags. Still learning, and trying out different lighting techniques - lots of fun.

[big pix]

Sorry rokkstar.........but you should get into being a model......

[rokkstar]

 LOL

[Alpha_7]

Awesome... !
Great PS work Big Pix..

[BBJ]

Matt, congrats mate on POTW. I think was a great shot but yeh could do with getting ya fur a bit of a trim. Well done though, doing well.

[leek]

The more I look at it, the more I think you were very brave... It's a great photo though...
I admire your attention to detail in combing your chest-rug so fastidiously

Seriously Matt, you have a striking and very photogenic face...

Keep up the good work...

[Link]

Congrats Rokkstar, I'm glad your photo has been selected for POTW because I hadn't seen the original thread and I would have miss this great portrait (top lighting really).

The montage for the parfume add is really cool too!

Link.

[tarotastic]

Hoff is touring Oz in February!!