The Man on The Moon

[kundalini]

Your posture makes your shoulders look weak. Placing your left hand on your hip (or there abouts) and putting your weight on your rearward positioned left heel would have help that IMO. Those simple adjustments would also have shifted the left shoulder away from the camera and more into the shadow. A bit more mystique? Possibly.

Thanks for the advice, I'll make a point to remember that when I do shots like this. By weak though, what are you saying? I always love to photograph men to make them look soft, innocent and vulnerable, so if it's a matter of the posture not making him look masculine enough then I would prefer to keep the weaker positioning.

The comment would be the same whether the subject was male or female.

 

[runnah]

One more from the "Man on The Moon" set.

All these men with shirts off make me think I have larger than average nipples.

 

[DanOstergren30 5]

Your posture makes your shoulders look weak. Placing your left hand on your hip (or there abouts) and putting your weight on your rearward positioned left heel would have help that IMO. Those simple adjustments would also have shifted the left shoulder away from the camera and more into the shadow. A bit more mystique? Possibly.

Thanks for the advice, I'll make a point to remember that when I do shots like this. By weak though, what are you saying? I always love to photograph men to make them look soft, innocent and vulnerable, so if it's a matter of the posture not making him look masculine enough then I would prefer to keep the weaker positioning.

The comment would be the same whether the subject was male or female.

Ok, perhaps there was a misunderstanding. You say it's weak posture; in what sense is it weak posture? What is it about the posture that comes off this way to you? I wasn't commenting on whether it's a difference between gender or not, but a matter of how I portray men in my photographs.

 

[Parker219]

Ok, lets try it this way...You have been to a haunted house with dark lights, fog, strobe lights right? Well the second photo is like you taking a photo of that haunted house, but with all the lights turned on. It doesn't have the same effect.

Of course, just because I don't like it, eatch all the accolades come flying in. :mrgreen:

Obviously, you like the photo, so thats most important.

 

[terri37 8]

Interesting comments. I can appreciate the comments about the leaf on the shoulder/neck - but frankly, with portraiture these are such secondary considerations I often overlook them. You could go either way. It's mainly about the eyes and the correct exposure for the face. You do a consistently good job with exposing the face or eyes half in shadow; I think I've commented on this before. I can't quibble on anyone's style when it is technically correct - and we have catchlights in both eyes, good exposure and definition. It works, and the focus and the gaze are compelling. Nice one!