Mind your p's & q's

[CreativeSnaps]

Post was mainly dodge and burning and the use of the transform tool, to alter the face shape. I added the letters in post. Similar to this Image http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/people-photography/291641-whats-up-doc.html

Lighting info-
SB80 in a 28" softbox to the left and another SB80 in a 28" softbox to the right for the rims

Vivitar 285 boomed overhead and to the front, bounced off a brolly.

Vivitar 285 with grid fitted @ camera right to highlight the money boxes.

Camera-
Canon 300D

Lens-
Canon 18-55 (Kit lens).

 

[Billhyco]

i'd like to see the original

 

[tirediron]

Don't understand the title, but I like the image.

 

[mjhoward]

Don't understand the title, but I like the image.

It's an old saying that is maybe not used in BC? Mind your Ps and Qs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I like the image, it's pretty creative and uniquely executed.

 

[tirediron]

Let me rephrase: I understand the expression "Mind your pints & quarts", but not it's relevance to the image.

 

[JoshuaSimPhotography]

I quite like the lighting on his face, but it looks very artificial in my opinion, but it depends on what u like

 

[Derrel]

Let me rephrase: I understand the expression "Mind your pints & quarts", but not it's relevance to the image.

That is the old English meaning of P's and Q's...there is another meaning for this odd phrase, which is from "p's" and "q's" in old-time type-setting, where the lower-case p and q look very,very close to one another, and the expression was meant to remind typesetters to be mindful of using the right letters...some might not realize that the term "lower case" and "upper-case" actually came from the fact that CAPS were kept in the "upper case" (the upper bins) in typesetting rooms that used the old "hot lead" or "cast lead" method of typesetting equipment. I thought the "compartmented boxes" were an homage to the types of compartmented bins used in hot lead typesetting. (former journalism dude here...)

And there's also the "mind your manners" meaning of the expression, as used by my long-dead grandmother and others of her generation...

Anyway...I kind of liked this unusual photo-illustration. It has a quirky, fun, odd feeling to it. Plus...I own a shirt almost exactly like the one shown in the photo!

 

[charlie76]

That is the old English meaning of P's and Q's...there is another meaning for this odd phrase, which is from "p's" and "q's" in old-time type-setting, where the lower-case p and q look very,very close to one another, and the expression was meant to remind typesetters to be mindful of using the right letters...some might not realize that the term "lower case" and "upper-case" actually came from the fact that CAPS were kept in the "upper case" (the upper bins) in typesetting rooms that used the old "hot lead" or "cast lead" method of typesetting equipment. I thought the "compartmented boxes" were an homage to the types of compartmented bins used in hot lead typesetting. (former journalism dude here...)

And there's also the "mind your manners" meaning of the expression, as used by my long-dead grandmother and others of her generation...

Anyway...I kind of liked this unusual photo-illustration. It has a quirky, fun, odd feeling to it. Plus...I own a shirt almost exactly like the one shown in the photo!

LOL!!! That was great man...excellent comment!! I enjoy reading some of your posts...you pop off with some good stuff sometimes...like this one!

 

[The_Pearl_Poet]

Don't understand the title, but I like the image.

I think the title alludes to the stacks of p's and q's as well as those scattered on the table.

 

[sm4him]

Let me rephrase: I understand the expression "Mind your pints & quarts", but not it's relevance to the image.

That is the old English meaning of P's and Q's...there is another meaning for this odd phrase, which is from "p's" and "q's" in old-time type-setting, where the lower-case p and q look very,very close to one another, and the expression was meant to remind typesetters to be mindful of using the right letters...some might not realize that the term "lower case" and "upper-case" actually came from the fact that CAPS were kept in the "upper case" (the upper bins) in typesetting rooms that used the old "hot lead" or "cast lead" method of typesetting equipment. I thought the "compartmented boxes" were an homage to the types of compartmented bins used in hot lead typesetting. (former journalism dude here...)

And there's also the "mind your manners" meaning of the expression, as used by my long-dead grandmother and others of her generation...

Anyway...I kind of liked this unusual photo-illustration. It has a quirky, fun, odd feeling to it. Plus...I own a shirt almost exactly like the one shown in the photo!

I *knew* there was a reason I liked you, Derrell! A kindred journalism nerd...

I like this idea, and the processing works well with this image. The only critique I really have is that, for me, it's kind hard to see that those are p's and q's, until I really examine the image. Even then, it took me a minute to find the p's. I wish there were at least one p out with the q's where it would be a little more noticeable. But then, admittedly, it may just be my vision problems at fault here.

 

[tirediron]

I think the title alludes to the stacks of p's and q's as well as those scattered on the table.

Boy do I feel like an idiot now (not a novelty I assure you). I thought those were stacks of poker chips. Now that I actually look at it...

 

[Kerbouchard]

I like the lighting and the processing. I too, would like to see the original, just because I enjoy seeing the skill in which some of these characterature type shots are manipulated.

On the overall theme, however, I just feel it falls a bit short. I would prefer a simpler composition in which the theme was not quite so muddled. On first glance, I also thought the stacks were poker chips.

Possibly, the part that makes it fall apart for me is that the p's and q's coming out of the box do not match the p's and q's that are stacked. That might have made me instantly disconnect that they were both part of the overall theme.