Classic potrait

[Dirgeelucidatr]

I'm very new to this forum. So I thought let's meet the people around here and share my work. I've seen lots of outstanding photos in ch series and looking forward to more. :)

Struggle At Live
A labour who earns his living from hand to mouth at this age. I sat and talk to him for half an hour and felt this is real struggle alive.

Please critique

[gefillmore]

I like the portrait; it means much more to you since you took the time to talk to him-

I'm sure there are some areas that could be addressed critically-

these guys go easy on a newbie-

whenever you want no-holds-barred c/c go to the whipping post-just be sure to follow the rules so that the wp patrol chief doesn't bite you in the butt (half-jesting)-

just got on another forum that looks like you mind find interesting, considering your post on this thread:

http://p098.ezboard.com/fwordoriginsorgfrm1

hope you like it here-

the main thing is to ignore 95% of my posts like everybody else does-

seriously, very nice (and diverse) bunch of folks here-

george

[wxwax]

Dir, I love the character you've captured in this guy's face. Strong stuff, and a really nice B&W conversion. Please post more like this.

[Dee]

I love the lighting, especially on his shirt. I might want to see a wee bit more contrast or "pop" but it's a compelling portrait nonetheless.

[StevenV]

ditto on lighting, good job. I'd like to see the top of his hair and just a little open space above him, otherwise very nice.

[saurora]

This is a nice study. It seems to invite you to wonder what this man is thinking about. I'm always glad to see someone working in black and white and you did an excellent job in this respect. The lighting is wonderful. I love the contrast of his beard and hair. I agree with a prior mention that there should be more room above his head, he seems "cramped" in a corner. :thumb

[gus]

As already said...great shot...i would love to see more like this in the forum.:thumb

[DavidTO]

Great shot.

Here's my nits:

1) I think the shot could use more contrast, especially in the values across his face. I would select a darker part of the face and a lighter part and make sure that the curves are steepened through that tonal range. It really pops much better like that.

2) The top of the head in tangent with the edge of the frame. Not sure how I feel about it, but with all the room elsewhere in the shot, it seems odd. So I might try cropping a touch so that he doesn't feel quite so much like he's swimming in the frame.