Some 'grungy' portraits

- iniFOTO -- iniFOTO - Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
edited April 3, 2009 in People
Hello everyone!

I'm new here and really I'm happy that found this fantastic Smugmug website and community ;) Here are tons of beautiful photos and I spend a lot of time browsing...

Let me humble post some of my portraits I call "retro" or "grunge" stylized.
Your opinion is appreciated.
Thank you!

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Comments

  • Chrissiebeez_NLChrissiebeez_NL Registered Users Posts: 1,295 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2009
    Hi inifoto and welcome to Dgrin!

    since my opinion is appreciated (we'll see about that mwink.gif ) here we go:

    I think you got the hang of the structures and the editing, but....

    the subject and the editing dont go well together in my opinion. I see a nice classy lady with a grungy editing and somehow they dont mix very well, leaving me less enthousiastic. I like your style but i just dont think your subject (or how she looks at this moment) is suited for it.

    Hope it helps. somebody more educated (and with properly mastered english) will probably pop by shortly and give you some better feedback rolleyes1.gif
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  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2009
    Love number 5! I think you definitely have the technique down and it looks superb to me. Got any links on how to do this ourselves? Thanks.
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  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2009
    5&6 are awesome! Like the previous poster, I'd love to know how you achieved that retro effect - absolutely love it. thumb.gif
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  • photobanksphotobanks Registered Users Posts: 182 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2009
    I am loving this one...

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    Really arty!!
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  • - iniFOTO -- iniFOTO - Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
    edited March 31, 2009
    Thanks to all for comments & critique!

    I'm sorry my English is a bit poor.. :)

    @ Chrissiebeez_NL: I just experimented with same photos in different ways, so here is only this 'grunge' series, and maybe some shots are watchable more better in black & white, some in all colors or some of them- grungy like these.

    @ mercphoto & divamum: it's a postproduction work. Of course, the main shot is essential. Then I played with several layers (grunge backgrounds and different color and b/w copies of the main photo), colors, adjustments and opacity.

    @ photobanks, thank you.

    I love them all and is difficult for me to mark one from others. But maybe #2 is a bit different. I call it "Summer". Can you feel that?.. :)
  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2009
    I use to see alot of this type in the Old Playboys. I think the look is very nice. You might start one heck of a resurgence. Good photography!!
    Charles
    www.cameraone.biz
  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,270 moderator
    edited April 1, 2009
    Hi iniFOTO wave.gif Welcome to DGrin!

    I think all these are all wonderful portraits that you've posted, but I'd rather see these without the grunge look, as I don't think it adds anything to the already great portraiture you've been able to accomplish.
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  • leaforteleaforte Registered Users Posts: 1,948 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2009
    Welcome to Dgrin! I like your style. And while others may think, good or bad, at least you have one!
    Growing with Dgrin



  • DrinDrin Registered Users Posts: 139 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2009
    I especially like number 2. Great shots.
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  • - iniFOTO -- iniFOTO - Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
    edited April 2, 2009
    @ Hackbone: Thank you, I'll try :)

    @ David_S85: I will post some original shots after a while so You could compare..

    @ leaforte: yeah, You're right according style.. Thank you.

    @ Drin: as I said earlier number 2 is a bit different and a special one for me too. Thanks ;)
  • Darren Troy CDarren Troy C Registered Users Posts: 1,927 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2009
    I love #4. However, the processing style (color/texture) leaves me wishing she had a different style of hosiery on....it gives her skin a weird "wrinkled look"....would have been awesome had they been black....either way, love this image! thumb.gif
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  • dank-photodank-photo Registered Users Posts: 132 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2009
    #4 and #5 are my faves, but I agree that with this processing, you need to find a grunge-ier?? looking model
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  • VayCayMomVayCayMom Registered Users Posts: 1,870 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2009
    # 2 looks like photos in the "teeny bopper' magazines from the 60's. you would see photos like this of the girls chasing the Beatles, #2 also reminds me of one of the first wives of one of them. Very authentic looking, even aged a bit like a relic.
    I have one of those magazines from my teens and it is a hoot to read. Paul was buying a MANSION for a whopping 50 K ! wings.gif ( I am 56 now)
    Trudy
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