Boris, "The Shoe Guy"

binghott

this is boris, he owns this little custom sneaker shop in st marks place in new york city. i met boris a while ago when i wanted my converse (chucks) custom painted teal blue. the prices are very reasonable and i got my shoes done in under an hour. boris is an awesome guy and i always stop by his hole in the wall shop just to say hi. this time i had my camera and he let me snap off a couple pictures of him. he said he'd give me a discount if i gave him a print, which made me very excited.

this is one of my favorite pictures i've taken and i really want to know what you think of it.

Richard

binghott wrote:

this is one of my favorite pictures i've taken and i really want to know what you think of it.

I like this one a lot. The setting and the pose are wonderful. My only complaint is that I would have liked to see less shadow on the face. Maybe that would have broken the mood, . Great shot nevertheless.

Regards,

Bakat

This is one of the coolest urban pictures I've seen in a while! I too wish there was a tad more light on his face, but the shot is a lot of fun! All those shoes!

Thanks for sharing this one!
Kat

saurora

This is a great environmental portait!!! Really love the gritty atmosphere with all the shoes, even the glaring, hanging lamp (which does cast shadows on his face like Richard mentioned). I like his relaxed pose, which makes him look like a nice guy and I like that you are making eye contact with him.

binghott

thank you very much, i really appreciate the comments. i think i like the shadow on his face, makes it more mysterious perhaps.

Andy

Where you been??


Love Boris, nice job.

binghott

thanks andy

i've been extremely busy, i was living in manhattan for three weeks while working in brooklyn. now i'm back on long island and working during the week and doing some weekend weddings. you should be seeing a new model shoot from me in a few days (if not a few hours)

blessedmama21

Boris rocks. Good shot