Male Portrait

tomnovy

Hello,

I have attempted some male portraits. Here is one of them.
Comments are very welcome!:bow

kris10jo

i like the brightness and contrast in this one, and it looks nice and sharp! the only thing that i'm not sure about is his eyes. i think it's your body reflecting in his eyes that's throwing me off on this one.

tomnovy

Thanks for the comment. The effect in his eyes - two softboxes standing in front of him and me behind them with the camera.

kris10jo

ahhh... got it. well, the lighting looks great!

Clixphoto

Lighting is very good. I think however that the straight-on pose is very static. It could benefit from a slight shoulder turn to make it more dynamic.

tomnovy

Thank you for the comments!

ChatKat

Camera too low....If you shoot with the camera at eye level or higher you won't see his double chin as much.

Mike J

I agree with both Chatkat and Clixphoto - the straight-on pose doesn't work for me and the camera height is really showing the issues around the chin. The stubble really does lend itself to the BW conversion.

tomnovy

Thank you for the tips.