Chris Cooke: a study in black & white

Nice shot. It really shows him being focussed. Was he signing or reading something? It might have been even better if his eyes would have been looking forward... But harder to get probably ;)

Arne

I'm normally not a portrait shooter per se - my primary subject is

motorsports, but I do like taking candid portraits when the

opportunity arises. This particular shot was taken inside a garage

but strongly backlit through the open roller door. Fill flash was

used to lighten the shadow under the cap peak and the resulting

digital file was converted to B&W in Photoshop. I'd really appreciate

some comments and tips from dedicated portrait shooters on how I

could improve my techniques - but please bear in mind that I shoot on

the fly with no pre-arranged set-ups.