Sadboy Erik

[thebasedsloth]

The Maryland rain made Erik a sadboy.
TMAR6668.jpg by TheBasedSloth, on Flickr

TMAR6642.jpg by TheBasedSloth, on Flickr
He had something in his shirt pocket, Thats why its sagging like that**

All comments, critique, and/or ghost stories are welcome!

 

[sashbar]

Every time you shoot people look for the background around their faces. These images show that you do not pay any attention to it. No 1 - the vertical line goes straight at his face. No 2 -we also see a split background, the trunk blends with his hair. And you miss the opportunity to use the trunk as a background for his face. You put his ear against a contrasting background instead and it
looks like a main feature here. What is so important about the guys ear?
I never use a split background for a portrait unless there is some intent.
The guy is wearing a brown t-shirt, why did you put him against a brown tree trunk?
Learn about the figure-to-ground concept.

 

[DanOstergren28 4]

The exposure and lighting on both images are really great. Were these shot with film?

I really love the first image, although I do not like his posture. I would have him sit up so his stomach doesn't stick out so much, and tell him not to stick his head forward so much so he isn't hunched over. The lines in the first image don't bother me; as a matter of fact I feel that their placement compliments the aesthetic of the photo.

Its always a detail that I forget when I'm not working with a stylist on set, but it's a good idea to have the model remove everything from their pockets before shooting. The object in the second image really ruins the shot for me. As well, his posture again is too hunched for my personal liking. As for the tree behind him, I think finding a different angle so the tree wasn't even in the shot and you only had the fence and the green in the background it would bring a much better focus to your model.

Overall they're good and I like them, but the small details could use some polish.

 

[thebasedsloth]

Awesome tips guys! i'll admit i wasnt really paying too much attention to the background! I gotta start doing that more.
And to answer your question, they werent shot on film, they were shot with an old mf Nikon lens and i started the processing with a VSCO cam preset to give it an astia look.
Thanks!