Kondrat (portrait of unknown 2 of 2)

Yuri Pautov

Priviet, dear friends!
Here's a second part of my previous post.
I've met those people on a street. Their faces attracted my attention - so I asked permission to shot. They are friends. In order to deliver them prints, they gave me their post address. This man has rare name Kondrat... In this pair he must be merry fellow... though he has not much teeth...
1

I decided to turn this to b&w to underline 'oldness' and at the same time I think that his joyful charachter can be seen here due to that 'smile'...
I added some space on the left and puted my name there to balance the composition - the eye of a viewer is travelling from his right eye to his left one, then to moustache /right side on img/, grey-haired stubble and returns to his right eyebrow... I thought that color here will draw away viewer's attention...
2

I catched this... classic pose (for those, who knows painting history - you can easily remember one great painter's pose...), asked him to stand this way, close the mouth, raise his chin... I like the result - such a sly, cunning man at the same time joyful and funny...
Spasibo,
Yuri

Nicole

Yuri, I absolutely love both of these portraits. You did a great job capturing a wonderful face. If I had to pick a favorite it would be number 2. I love the expression on his face.

Nicole

Jnichols

The second shows so much character in his face. Wonderful picture!

Nikolai

Great series, Yuri!
And the last one is a killer:-)
Old school rocks!

polartownjunkie

these are really great, definitly love these pictures, the lines and textures have energy, very good very good id say