I can work and smile at the same time!

Taken at the craft show.

very good and nice portrait!!!

good light, nice colors and well exposed

Yup - there's that smile! :-) I also like the texture added to an image when a man isn't quite clean-shaven. Interesting soft colors, too!

Lighting is a bit harsh but this is nicely done with good composition and detail.

Nice candid portrait...with lots of texture...i too like bristles.

I'm supprised. A new way in Photoshop Howard and a nice one. I wonder how you do this. I Like it very much.

I like this one, too, and the effect you have added works well. It's something a little different than you have been doing.

Howard, I too like this.

Howard- the composition is super. His skin tones seem a bit unnaturally orangish red on my CRT, maybe it's time for an adjustment of my monitor The lighting is again a little too harsh, what kind of flash did you use? On camera or off? But again, that's just my opinion, I prefer soft lighting with people, I think it's so much more flattering. Just my opinion. This one would also looks great in B&W.

I think the skin tone may be a bit harsh but that hardly takes away from what Howard has been doing. He masterfully captures people unscripted in their everyday life activities.

Like the lighting on the face. Got to agree on the other areas being a little blown out. Well done capture and composition.

Dennis, the other areas are not blown out. The paper behind the black wire is WHITE! Actually, there are some shadows in the paper. Further indication that that area is not blown out. Hey, why am I defending my image?

Very nice portrait Howard .... very nice.

One hell of a portrait;-)

Howard, I really like how all the squares and rectangles interplay with each other all around the gentleman. They really compliment him well. I'll bet that a sepia version of this will be awesome. Very nice environmental portrait.