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The Defiant One
Dec 26, 2014 04:45:29 #
I shot this young man at an Indian Pow Wow. As I walked by the look he gave me grabbed my attention and using the Graham technique, of always being ready, I managed to capture this shot. Critiques welcomed.
Dec 26, 2014 06:45:49 #
waltchilds wrote:
I shot this young man at an Indian Pow Wow. As I walked by the look he gave me grabbed my attention and using the Graham technique, of always being ready, I managed to capture this shot. Critiques welcomed.
Beautiful job Walt! Your B&W is spot on!
Dec 26, 2014 07:01:09 #
A very good photo, Walt. Looks like Graham's influence is really spreading. He is the best.
Dec 26, 2014 07:03:12 #
Snap Shot wrote:
Beautiful job Walt! Your B&W is spot on!
Thanks, Bill for commenting, glad you like it.
Dec 26, 2014 07:04:49 #
Ol' Frank wrote:
A very good photo, Walt. Looks like Graham's influence is really spreading. He is the best.
Thanks for your comments, and I agree concerning Graham's influence, he has been a big influence on me.
Dec 26, 2014 07:19:15 #
waltchilds wrote:
I shot this young man at an Indian Pow Wow. As I walked by the look he gave me grabbed my attention and using the Graham technique, of always being ready, I managed to capture this shot. Critiques welcomed.
Quite a remarkable portrait, Walt!
To my eye it bespeaks less defiance than a healthy and profoundly self-aware self-assurance.
Great job!
Dave
Dec 26, 2014 07:22:52 #
Uuglypher wrote:
Quite a remarkable portrait, Walt!
To my eye it bespeaks less defiance than a healthy and profoundly self-aware self-assurance.
Great job!
Dave
To my eye it bespeaks less defiance than a healthy and profoundly self-aware self-assurance.
Great job!
Dave
Thank you, Dave, I appreciate your comments and value your opinion. I also agree, he is profoundly self-aware and self-assured.
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Dec 26, 2014 07:54:03 #
I do agree with Dave about the expression. He does look very self assured and I like the expression very much. I think you've isolated your subject well. There is a problem with the shadow under his hat brim and under his chin. I would like to see the rest of the necklace. I think b&w was a great choice for this guy.
Dec 26, 2014 08:29:26 #
Well Walt I think i mentioned on Grahams post that you needed running shoes when doing "street" and if you continue with characters looking like this I may be proved right!! If this was grab shot with no posing its quite remarkable my man. Its got the odd fault as Nightski pointed out but that goes with territory of street shooting. You get everything perfect and you have hit the lucky jackpot. If its PP that eliminated a background then its well done for sure and if its original background you were a lucky boy!
So thats 3 of us here practicing street now. the club is growing and a nice shot like this will help that.
So thats 3 of us here practicing street now. the club is growing and a nice shot like this will help that.
Dec 26, 2014 08:40:56 #
Street is hard ... but that doesn't mean we can't think about ways to get around these obstacles by being creative and changing up the approach next time. That being said, I think this looks like studio lighting. I would like to know.
One note .. to me street is the real deal. Adding background in post .. to me .. takes a photograph out of the street category. Street is historical in some sense, and to me, you should not change history in street photography .. you have to stay true to the moment and capture the environment as well.
I encourage everyone to refresh themselves with these wonderful street images.
http://www.art-days.com/henri-cartier-bresson-decisive-moment/
One note .. to me street is the real deal. Adding background in post .. to me .. takes a photograph out of the street category. Street is historical in some sense, and to me, you should not change history in street photography .. you have to stay true to the moment and capture the environment as well.
I encourage everyone to refresh themselves with these wonderful street images.
http://www.art-days.com/henri-cartier-bresson-decisive-moment/
Dec 26, 2014 16:01:43 #
lighthouse
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waltchilds wrote:
I shot this young man at an Indian Pow Wow. As I walked by the look he gave me grabbed my attention and using the Graham technique, of always being ready, I managed to capture this shot. Critiques welcomed.
I thought it was Baden-Powells motto to always be ready.
Not sure if Graham can claim that particular technique (unless you are talking of Benjamin Graham that is).
This is a good photo Walt.
Nice eye contact, and proud facial expression.
Focus has missed the spot though. It is focused behind the eyes.
It is focused on about the ears and the eyes have been rendered soft.
The post processing is quite good but the halo around the figure is noticeable.
I like the black eyes and catchlights giving a depth into them that may not be evident otherwise.
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Dec 26, 2014 17:54:39 #
Nightski wrote:
Street is hard ... but that doesn't mean we can't ... (show quote)
Sandra, thanks for your comments. This is not street photography. Rather it is just what I said in the post. I went to an Indian Pow Wow and this young man stepped out from his tent and looked at me while I walked by his tent and I managed to quickly take his picture. No studio lighting was there and the lights behind him creating the hair light came from his camp fire behind him. Because of the lighting, and clutter behind him, I did post process that out since I was not aiming for a street shot, but rather a shot that would reveal this young man as I saw him in that moment.
Dec 26, 2014 17:56:55 #
Billyspad wrote:
Well Walt I think i mentioned on Grahams post that... (show quote)
Thanks, Billy, for your comments and encouragement. As I responded to Sandra it was not a street shot, but rather a quick shot of a young man who stepped out from his tent at an Indian Pow Wow. All I wanted to do in this image was to reveal him and who he appeared to be in that moment in time.
Dec 26, 2014 17:58:54 #
lighthouse wrote:
I thought it was Baden-Powells motto to always be ... (show quote)
Thanks, Lighthouse for your comments and critique, much appreciated.
Dec 27, 2014 08:13:05 #
Excellent shot. You got the attitude tack sharp. What is the Graham technique and what gear was used for this perfect shot?
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