Nighttime, Moody, OCF for C&C

[eric-holmes]

School has been pretty stressful lately so I talked my son into posing for me. I wanted to try and capture some ambient light while using my OCF. I wanted to convey a moody, dark feeling. Almost as if he is stalking someone's house, about to rob them. Advice?

 

[Robin Usagani]

Fun..

I think it would look better if he was on the left side of the frame.

 

[480sparky51 50]

I can't decide if the yellow light is a candle between the camera and the subject or a street light down the block.

 

[NayLoMo6C]

cool image... he could have used some props too, like a knife or a pair of binoculars :lmao:

 

[480sparky51 50]

If he's supposed to be looking at a house, then the light should be coming from that direction.

 

[eric-holmes]

I agree about him being on the opposite side of the frame but I wouldn't have been able to incooperate the streetlight like I wanted to do. I kinda wanted it to appear as I he was hiding by the light of the street lamp.

 

[Frequency]

Concept is wonderful; you are nearly successful too; Gani's suggestion works; but you explainrd situation. In spite of your intention, the innocence in the face of your son, defies his acting as a thief. Actually you could have left the viewers to think what he was up to. Then every body can have suitable interpretation conducive to what they find on his face.

 

[eric-holmes]

Thanks for the comments guys. I was also wanting to try out some wide angle portraiture. I wish I would have went wider.

 

[mwcfarms]

What time of night did you shoot this at Eric? Its a good concept.

 

[eric-holmes]

830ish if I remember correctly.

 

[eric-holmes]

Here is another version that I edited. I went a little wider on this one.