Another portrait of Emma. I thought she looked quite detemined.Have tried to be more subtle on the skin tones this time. Again I can see a better picture with the crop but i did not want to lose her hair.
Dave,
I really don't give a #$*! what type of label goes along with this beautifull photograph. It looks excellent to me. I prefer it to your earlier post of the same girl. Your subject is quite striking, I love the contrast, all the lines created by her hair, sweater, features and the different textures of those same things. Great work. All the best. doc
The point I was making that the images are technically proficient for the kind of work such a product photography or similar matter, but that portraiture is a wholly different thing, requiring radically different choices than those made here, from an aesthetic point of view, if one is attempting to work in B&W portraiture.
As they are presented, these are not 'portraits'. They look more like product shots, because the lighting is typical of that genre. I should know, because I have done that kind of work.
If one is concerned only with exposure, development, printing, etc., there is nothing to say: the image is flawless in that aspect. I do not presume the original poster need to be reasured that his work is technically superb. I am sure he is quite aware of its technical excellence.
The only thing remaining to critique, then, is the approach to posing, lighting, etc., and that is where I think the poster has a way to go. The best way to learn is to look at the work of the masters of the genre, as nothing I could possibly say will even approach the usefulness of seeing their work..
Scarpitti should not be posting here, there is an access control glitch with the system, for now I have banned him by ip address and will investigate the access problem soon..