ken johnson

Comments appreciated

I would rather not give this a context. I would like to see how it

works without the story. All comments greatly appreciated.

Black and white version is in my portfolio

 

KJ

Comments Appreciated

You have many beautiful photos and your interest in color and saturation is obvious, but this is my favorite of your collection because of the painterly quality and lyricism of the subject. It has an impressionistic quality that matches the subject.

I scanned my face and then used inverted magic wand selection to

areas of the face that were then filled with black. No feathering

created the fragmented edges. I also used healing brush to eliminate

pores and then manipulated grain to create more uniform surfaces. When

I was near finished, I realized that this reminded me of the "mirror

on the wall" from Snow White.

 

I would appreciate any technical as well as aesthetic comments.

 

Thank you

Ken Johnson

This was a shot of a place in the Florida Everglades where people dump

their junk and target practice. This was a sunny day and I used a red

filter to dramatize.

I took a typical, posed, event-snapshot and tried to "portraitize" it

using Knockout and a complementary background. I wanted to focus on

the personalities revealed through a candid pose. These are two

friends from Trinidad. I like Karensa's "Mona Lisa Smirk."

This was a timed/timer exposure. Original photo 8x11 Kodak

Polycontrast rapid II RC.