Nashville Blues Portrait
Nov 24, 2017 17:17:55 #
My good friend, Devon Gilfillian is a truly talented singer-songwriter, here in Nashville, Tennessee. We set up a series of shots for his management team at my friend, Richard's house, just a few miles down the road from me in Gallatin, Tennessee. My buddy, Chris Jones, is helping us out on sax. The color original I liked, however, the B&W gives it quite a bit more personality, IMHO.
Nov 24, 2017 18:22:22 #
I love this Don! There is a special nuance to this B&W - It tells a story.
Nov 24, 2017 19:35:38 #
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Nov 25, 2017 00:10:13 #
Nov 25, 2017 00:21:29 #
deer2ker wrote:
I love this Don! There is a special nuance to this B&W - It tells a story.
Thanks, I appreciate that! I just showed my wife it as she was on the shoot with me and she agrees with you as well. The color version did not tell a story at all, but I liked the shot. Devon really likes the B& W version as well.
Nov 25, 2017 00:22:15 #
Nov 25, 2017 00:23:34 #
10MPlayer wrote:
I agree. Tells a story. Like the sax man in the background.
Chris in the background is actually a country artist, but he plays a mean sax.
Nov 25, 2017 06:21:07 #
deer2ker wrote:
I love this Don! There is a special nuance to this B&W - It tells a story.
Ditto.
Nov 25, 2017 09:11:04 #
What all the rest before me have said...
Another example of how beautiful B&W can be.
Another example of how beautiful B&W can be.
Nov 25, 2017 09:35:31 #
I must agree with others that B/W is the way to go. I like the background and the pose of the main subject. But for me I find the guitar to be a distraction. It may be because it's out of focus. I can see it as being used as a framing prop. But my eye seems to be drawn to it and for me overshadows the main subject.
But as long as your friend likes the final results is all that matters.
But as long as your friend likes the final results is all that matters.
Nov 25, 2017 14:47:56 #
NJFrank wrote:
I must agree with others that B/W is the way to go. I like the background and the pose of the main subject. But for me I find the guitar to be a distraction. It may be because it's out of focus. I can see it as being used as a framing prop. But my eye seems to be drawn to it and for me overshadows the main subject.
But as long as your friend likes the final results is all that matters.
But as long as your friend likes the final results is all that matters.
Thanks for your kind comments, Frank! I must say, I quite like the guitar in the foreground — sort of a leading line, and out of focus enough to focus on my subject, then bounce around to the rest of the image. What I also like, but is actually an unintended consequence, is the perceived motion. The sax, Devon’s posture and the neck of the guitar are all slanted from the bottom left, to the top right.
Nov 25, 2017 14:52:03 #
neilds37 wrote:
What all the rest before me have said...
Another example of how beautiful B&W can be.
Another example of how beautiful B&W can be.
Thank you, sir, I appreciate that! It’s amazing what pics look good in B&W, and which don’t. I tell myself all the time, this will look great in B&W, right up until I convert it.
Nov 25, 2017 14:52:26 #
Nov 26, 2017 13:15:02 #
donolea wrote:
My good friend, Devon Gilfillian is a truly talented singer-songwriter, here in Nashville, Tennessee. We set up a series of shots for his management team at my friend, Richard's house, just a few miles down the road from me in Gallatin, Tennessee. My buddy, Chris Jones, is helping us out on sax. The color original I liked, however, the B&W gives it quite a bit more personality, IMHO.
we haven't seen too many of your black and white photos. This one is terrific. Nuff said.
Erich
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