Old Man of St Paul's

Derrel · Mar 20, 2017

A very nice re-work on the latest shot posted. Nice placement of the face and the figure within the frame. The two buttons on the pea coat are now more visible and add some realism in a subtle manner. And again I have to say it, I just LOVE that doggone background!

Black_Square · Mar 21, 2017

loonatic45414 said:
Very nice. If you don't mind my asking, what equipment?

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Don't mind at all: nikon d810 with 85mm f 1.4G. Processed in photoshop cs6. Thanks

Black_Square · Mar 21, 2017

Derrel said:
A very nice re-work on the latest shot posted. Nice placement of the face and the figure within the frame. The two buttons on the pea coat are now more visible and add some realism in a subtle manner. And again I have to say it, I just LOVE that doggone background!

Thanks.

denada · Mar 21, 2017

standout portrait. it very much feels like an oil painting, which contributes to the appeal of the photo.

Black_Square · Mar 22, 2017

Thank you Denanda, the oil painting look is exactly what I was trying to achieve.

yaopey · Mar 22, 2017

Fantastic portrait and awesome processing! I like it even more in the second version.

However, my eyes keep getting drawn to the brighter background on the top right corner of the image. My take would be to tone that down just a bit

Keep up the good work!

loonatic45414 · Mar 22, 2017

Very nice. I am at heart a large format film guy.

Congratulations on getting me to consider adding digital. I was waiting for technology to improve, this is simply amazing.

You are very talented.

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Black_Square · Mar 28, 2017

loonatic45414 said:
Very nice. I am at heart a large format film guy.

Congratulations on getting me to consider adding digital. I was waiting for technology to improve, this is simply amazing.

You are very talented.

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No problem. Trust me, digital is an incredibly exciting format to work with incredible potential - especially when you throw photoshop into the mix!