portrait

bmoreshooter

This is Mr. Mack. He is 93 years old and still going strong. He's a real gentleman who enjoys having his picture taken. I saw him walking home from the bust stop yesterday in this suit and ask if he would like to have his picture taken one day. He showed up at my studio bright and early this morning. He was a bit upset when I refused to accept his money for the prints I gave him. C&C welcome.

Elaine

Now that is one distinguished looking gentleman! Love the colors in his suit and his partial smile. I really like your lighting. Did you get any shots showing more of his eyes? I bet he's got some stories to tell!

bmoreshooter

Eyes
Yes, I have more showing his eyes but the years have taken their toll and his eyes are very cloudy and discolored. i feel that somethings have to be sacrifised in order to give a person a photo that they feel shows them at their best. These were the two that he chose from the session.

ErikAllas

Excellent photo! I really enjoy the warmth in the first one.

Ridgetop

For me the color shot is the keeper. The warmth in his face brings out a glow of sorts. Very nice and I'm sure he really enjoyed the prints!

met

I love #1. I like the tone of it and I like his tie. It seems like he just stepped out of a smoke-filled jazz club in New Orleans. Tres cool.

Dionysus

Love them...seems like the sort of gentleman with tons of stories to tell.

Agnieszka

Oh, lovely photo & nice story ... I wish I would have the courage to chat up some people on the street like this ...

D'Buggs

I too think 1's the keeper. Nice work!
If it were mine ,,,,,, I'd play with the crop some more.

bmoreshooter

D'Buggs wrote:

I too think 1's the keeper. Nice work!
If it were mine ,,,,,, I'd play with the crop some more.

This shot has not been cropped at all. It's straight from the camera. The only thing that I could crop out would be a little black space from the top. The black space is intentional. It's there in case I want to print to 8x10 instead of the current 4x6 format. It leaves me some space to crop without sacrificing any of the important elements of the photo.

D'Buggs

bmoreshooter wrote:

This shot has not been cropped at all. It's straight from the camera. The only thing that I could crop out would be a little black space from the top. The black space is intentional. It's there in case I want to print to 8x10 instead of the current 4x6 format. It leaves me some space to crop without sacrificing any of the important elements of the photo.

Sorry... Thought it was "done" and agree with your thinking.

Nikolai

Great portrait! As the man himself, very strong!

bmoreshooter

Thanks to everyone for their response. It's an important part of what makes this site work so well.

Quincy T

I really like the color shot. His appearance is almost surreal, but it's good.