Gacy

Gacy

WOW! This looks like a cross between a b&w picture and an ink pen drawing - beautiful!

Interesting character study

Interesting subject but the exposure or post-production on this image was over done.Seems as though the sharpness tool was used one too many times.

Beautiful image. I'd love to hear some more technical details, like what lighting you used, what manipulation (if any) you did in software.

with just any face but you picked the right one and presented it in a unique manner. Its an eye catch for sure.

Wow, that is some face! Not sure I'd want my pores to show that closeup...lol... but seriously, it's a wonderful character shot. Love the crop too, it works really well.

So very funny, what have you done to this face that is now full of charcoal ?

I'd be a little upset if someone titled my likeness "Gacy". Unless of course that was my real name.

Superb b&w in a original portrait!bravo

In many cases, this much manipulation would be considered over done but you have done a wonderful thing here. Aside from the naturally compelling features of your subject, the design choices work together very powerfully.

 

Using monotone black and white effectively directs our attention to the shapes, textures, and tones and there are plenty available. The cropping does two important things. 1) It frames the most informative part of the human face and thus engages the viewer completely. 2) It emphasizes the radiant lines that converge between the subject's eyes. This too compels attention. The dodging and burning and contast enhancements reinforce the design elements mentioned above. I'll bet there are few viewers who can pass this image without giving it a second look. Congratulations on fine work.

At first, I thought this was a manipulated image of W.C. Fields!!!!!!!! Great work!

Great visual impact. I don't think this is oversharpened, but I believe that it has to be viewed in as large a format as possible to be fully appreciated; some monitors, especially low-resolution ones, make a real mess of it if it is viewed too small. What is impressive is the control of contrast, and I bet that this wouldn't be possible (or would be extremely difficult) with a traditional camera. Photos like this, or like "Calle de El Vilosell" by Pedro Garcia (#1717348), really make me think I will have to turn to digital despite my traditionalist mind...

Yes, it is indeed impossible to pass this photo without a second (and third) look. Wonderfully done... My dream is to know how you did it...

 

Jiri

This if funny! Very original portrait!

too much sharpening for my taste...

A rare treat!

Years and years and years and years in the sun. Why is he smiling, because he just heard a joke. Or he's thinking back and he's happy. Who cares. Great photo.

expression, very well captured and lighting is just too good.

The small scale version is a study in shapes and shadows, but if you look at the large version it becomes a textural banquet. I'd be interested in knowning (1) if you used a green filter in b&w mode, and (2) did the subject like this image? I think it's one of the most striking and finest human landscapes I've seen.

A perfect " grandfather " face !

Superb !

nice image. It does however look over sharpened & over 'dodge & burned' to the point where it looks like the guy has tiger stripes.

Rarely I have seen a scale of gray so complete and balanced well. Congratulations.

 

I would like to know how you obtain this so soft balance of lights and shades? The lighting? Or some another procedure?

Wow! Fantastic face. Perfect for this very tight crop. I agree with some in that it appears somewhat overly sharpened. I think it works except the eyes. The eyes no longer stand out, but meld into the face