A Priceless Expression!

Awesome Rick. Great work with the high contrast images. His expression is so very interesting and I love the way the dark shadows outline the lip without obscuring it at all. To me, the low placement of Brenden represents the way he might see himself as a little guy surrounded by big people.

This boy amazes me with his expressions. His name is Brenden and he is

one of my favorite subjects. This shot is a crop from an earlier

submission in my "favorite photos" folder. The contrast has been

enhanced to focus more attention on his priceless expression. I ask

that you share your comments, ratings, and critique. Thank you, Rick.

portrait of the year! the framing is really original, exposure is great

Lovely candid portrait !

"No Doctor, I will NOT open my mouth..." Great photo.

WOnderful shot!

I'm thinking "Apple". Great shot... it's that great.

Hi Rick! Amazing shot! This image burned an impression on my mind, vividly!

The photography technique (visualizing, composing and exposing the picture) should be only a tool for making a good picture. The picture must represent the subject and the photographer alike and NOT some stiff set of exposure and composition rules. The picture above however has the "whole package":

 

* Beautifully composed and exposed

*Natural, candid and funny expression of the subject

* The feeling that the photographer and the subject have a bond between them

 

You can see that Rick shot this picture with his camera but also with his heart! Great job...

"Let's go. We're holding up this train because of you."

One of my first thoughts was "train conductor." I was wondering if anyone else would pick up on that. It's the denim hat that does it.

 

Mircea,

 

You bring up a great point about the bond between Brenden and I. When I first started shooting, he was a little stand-offish and was always crawling away from me. He seemed intrigued once I got on the ground and started crawling around on my elbows. All of a sudden I wasn't this big scary grown-up anymore. I think he thought I was a playmate. That's when he started giving me the best poses. In this photo he was in the comfort of his mothers arms, but he still seemed interested in the guy with the camera.

Great expression. The cropping alone deserves the 9 for originality. The vast blackness seems to be what's causing the boy to look so scared or bewildered.

I didn't see the original, but this is a fantastic portrait. The expression is, as others have noted, priceless. The shadowing enhances it, adding to his somewhat worried and anxious look. Great job.

this is one of the shots that has a life of its own... great cropping, proportion of the crop is in harmony with the face... expression priceless... great tones... hang it up on the wall yet?

This folder is one of my favourites

Ok,

This is just priceless. That expression is hillarious ! Then you add the arsty touch by surrounding him in black and putting him in the corner. Very originally done.

very good photo. Nice too

Rick, I love this picture too. How did you get such a dark background, and yet have his face so brightly lit?

I love this vertical shoot and where your subject is placed. I'm still new to photography. How did you get the background pitch black? was it in photoshop? phlipgirlie@netscape.net