recent works Saxophone Player - Rome 2009

Thank you for your comments, critiques and suggestions, G.

Bellissimo b/n, ottima l'intensità espressiva del sassofonista, eccellente scatto Giuseppe!

Good job!

 

 

Very nice and expressive portrait. Very nice B&W image. Regards, Jean-Marc

A good portrait that show the connection of the artist to his musical instrument, I like the light and his expression. For me some disturbing elements are the two parts behind his head on the R. Nice B/W conversion.

I can here the music.

With greetings.

thank you very much for your appreciation. This man is a street saxophone player I met on Sunday morning while walking along Via del Corso in Rome. He was totally absorbed by his music, quite fascinating among the crowd of tourists and passing vehicles. Thank you again for your time and comments, Giuseppe

En expressive portrait. Excellent tone handling

A great portrait of a man deeply absorbed, as you aptly point out, in his music. To be honest I find the tone of his skin a trifle dull. Perhaps a little additional contrast to bring some sparkle to his skin...A suggestion is uploaded. If I am exceeding my brief pls email me and I'll delete it...my sincere compliments on a fine photograph.

for your comments and ratings. Rajat: your suggestion is most welcome, and the file attached is (and will be) very useful. The fact is that I shot this one under a cloudy sky, with a mostly uniform light. While shooting I didn't want to overexpose the white shirt, and eventually (post-production) I decided to keep a broad tonal range (and doing so I produced a not-so-contrasted version). In a few days I will make a more contrasted version and will share it for evaluation. Thank you again for your support, Giuseppe

Bellissimo lavoro, amico mio!...Ciaomau!

Great B&W with a wide tone gamut. I surely prefer the orignal version to the one posted by Rajat. The original one is documentary, neutral. The rajat's one want to transmit a dramatic feeling that do not belong, imho, to the subject but to the viewer. I also appreciate the very colose cropping that leave outside everything but man & the saxon in a great close up. Compliments.

 

Mauro

Mauro, il mio amico, what belongs to the "subject" (i think i'm beginning to dislike this impersonal word) is something only Giuseppe may be able to say. We have not seen him. He has. If Giuseppe remembers him as a man with dull skin, so be it. And you are certainly right when you say the "dramatic" feeling is mine. By choosing to photograph a person we perforce introduce a medium of interpretation.

Excellent exposure and tone.

Rajat, we share the same Weltanschaung. Hope you dont't dislike it! :-)

 

Mauro

Excellent! Love it.

very good photo which works for me as is, I think the cloudy sky and the soft light was a blessing, contrast light would have caused much more problems with good exposure here. If there's some room for higher contrast in post-processing, you must be sure not to overdo it. I like the character of the portrait, filling the frame like this enhances the intensity of emotions and leaves little doubt about what you were trying to show. Best regards -wm