Retrato del jefe

This photograph was taken in the times when I didn't care too much fortaking technically perfect images! It was exposed two seconds handheldand flash was held and fired during the exposure by my friend. I thinkI used the flash to reduce the effect of warm bulb lighting to someextent!

Thank you for your attention dear colleagues!

PDE

 

I am glad to be the first to add some words to this amazing image, your internal exposure value is remarkable and you brought the man in the foreground superbly with great details, the rest of the place contents of this place at the background are of very great appearance and again everything there do add to the atmosphere, the tones are very unique and well enhancing your composition of this image.

 

Thank you for sharing it and wishing you all of the best.

Pierre, cuando tu jefe halla visto este excelente retrato seguro que te aumentara de forma notable el sueldo y apreciara el artista que tiene tan proximo.

Un cordial saludo, Joaquín.

Thank you for your visit and kind comments Rashed and Joaquin!

No es mi jefe Joaquín, él era el jefe de la cafetería local! Yo le conozco veinte años y, finalmente, descubrí que él es un profesor como yo, lo vi cuando el iba a sus clases en mi propia escuela, ja

PDE

I like the atmosphere in this shot and picturesque lighting!

Pierre,

Thanks for posting this.  Unique and meaningful.  Best Regards,

Hey, Svetlana!

I finally have a chance to welcome you in my humble portfolio! Thank you for your visit and very kind comment! Please, come again sometime!

Hi Wanghan, thank you too my friend!

PDE

weird expression!

well done with the light

Casual, unique and interesting presentation!

Grigoriy

 

There is no need of sharpness in this image. Sharpness would have made the photo less interesting. Late night in a bar and his girlfriend has just left him. Sharpness - no! Very good.

Best regards
Eystein

Pierre, if I may disagree with your original comment about having little regard for technique at the time you took this photograph. As a personal opinion there is no such thing a good photographic technique; there is no such thing as bad photographic technique. There is simply technique that is applied appropriately or inappropriately. Technique is the sentence structure of visual language of photography. You took some risks that the photograph would be too blurred by the long hand held exposure. You most likely knew that your camera holding technique would be adequate for the way you wanted the background. As you most likely knew, the flash would provide adequate sharpness where you needed it in your foreground. Rather than being a disregard for technique, this photograph is an example of excellent photographic technique applied properly. What you have done is to create atmosphere that pulls the viewer into the story of the photograph--each reading it from their individual experiences. Sharpness, correct whitebalance, rule of thirds and you would just have had another cliche bar photograph. Instead, the praise this photograph has received confirms that the technique you applied here is very much appropriate.

nice capture Pierre, it is a warm and relaxing image to view. 

Nice balance between warm glow of the bulbs and your flash, just the right amount of natural glow and flesh colour to the boss' face. Only one detail that is in blue, that star shape on the poster at the background wall. To me it looks like a great idea just being thought out, and presented in a manner similar to cartoons!  Gracias, amigo! ***Mala kafanica, mali sef, velika fotografija***

Wonderful work my friend! The delicate soft focus is wonderful. The colous, shapes, the lovely, smokey, golden light give this the feel of an Old Master's painting. The gaze in the eyes of your subject is intriguing, he has the look of a Renaissence Saint about to expound on his spiritual transformation. A very creative and masterful capture. Best wishes, Linda

 

Nice warm ambience...cool friend...nice shot, PDE...my best

Pierre, this is an excellent photograph.  You must be a Capricorn talking about not perfect... LOL  This photo looks to be something shot out of a movie.  This is one of those photographs that should be hung in a gallery.  He is very intent on his story, the scene is captivating and warm, it feels as if you are there.  The colors are fabulous, warm and inviting.  Would love to hear the story he was telling.  It leaves the viewer wanting to know more. Congrats on a very nice capture!
Best Regards,
DonnaT

It looks like well planned and executed photo. The results are superb! "A moment in time perfectly captured".

Really beautiful work, Pierre!

With best regards,

Ruud.

 

Hello Pierre,

Lovely image in a special style, I only wondered if a different crop would result in an even stronger image.  I gave it a try, what do you think ?

Well Done,

Ben

Pierre, we may argue about this one, but few of the masters really cared about the technicalities. Photography is about capturing images that have an impact.

I've said this before, but it won't do any harm to repeat it. In all the museums and exhibitions that I visit, whether it be here in Paris, New York or elsewhere, there are missing limbs, crooked horizons, burned out areas etc., in many of the photos that one sees and no one cares two hoots, other than the people that exchange comments on forums such as this. No reason why a photo shouldn't be technically perfect in addition, but it is not a prerogative for a work to have success, whereas the contrary of course just doesn't work, meaning that a photo can be technically perfect and remain a bore.

Well, you caught a moment here, and both the persona and surroundings draw us visually and emotionally into the scene.  I don't know if the effect would be any different if the exposure, the focus and resolution  were perfect. Those are my thoughts of the moment my good friend. John

Dosta dobro urađen portret obzirom na svetlo kao i na ostale uslove o kojima si rekao u najavi fotke. Ipak, izraz subjekta kao i bogate boje, daju poseban šmek ovoj fotografiji.

Hello PD,

 While your technical expertise is beyond reproach, I very much like this image for its warm earthiness. It is genuine and full of emotion and thats why I like it. Take care my friend.

BR,

Holger

I don't have to reply to your comments separately I think, for you, better to say we all agree in everything! I must though separate the crop suggestion of Ben Huybrechts and agree with its regularity in regard of the rules of composing a portrait and answer that I just wanted to have the model in the center of all that surrounded him every day, in other words that it wasn't meant to be a portrait, but rather a life photo, but I must also say that the crop didn't loose the mood which I wanted to show with non cropping! I didn't put him on the right side while shooting just because of the extremely wide angle lens and its distortion on the peripheral areas!

Thank you all again!

PDE

 

Very lovely.  It's communicates life and character, which is tricky with such a wide lens.  The arm does seem to be someone else's arm, unfortunately.  best, j

Unfortunately yes!

PDE