The Pianist

Good focus and lighting. Nice composition. If you could have, it might have been better to remove the empty chairs; it would help the subject stand out a bit more.

 

Very nice portrait.

Clean shot, with a good expression, a great angle and a fantastic light inside the piano.

I'd easily give this a 9 in aesthetics if there were a bit less chairs in the background and if the background would be a bit blurer, probably even a 10. Good work. Regards.

Amazing all the detail in the strings....

Great picture. Larry must be pleased.

I like the shot. I'm guessing maybe you didn't have too much time to set it up, and was more an impromptu shot. I find the table with the lamp in the back just a little distracting. How about cropping the left side out (between the picture frame and the lamp)? The lighting from the window on the pianist and the piano worked out really well.

Keep trying to think of ways I'd crop this differently, but then you'd lose the piano lid, so why bother. This entire folder is excellent by the way. You've got some very good faces to work with.

I like the composition and the fine detail of the piano

i keep coming back to this photo, the mood is excellent, gives an impression of the artist engrossed in his own world. my eyes follow the light from the window to the cords and back to the pianoman. sharpness and detail is awesome too!!

Thanks Monis, its my favorite of them all as well, the light and expression are great here, sometimes you get lucky.

Larry is a classical concert pianist and a dear friend. This was shot

in a available light, on a tripod.

Great lighting and composition.