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Title     self portrait
Photographer     toddw/Todd (223) Send mail to this user
Portfolio     All photos
F-stop     f/3.5
Categories     Expression
Portrait
Black and White
Content advisory     G (general audiences)
Submitted     June 27, 2005 7:47:36 AM CDT
Views     264
Rating     5 Thumb-up

I was just playing around with a cheat lamp with no cover and an incandescent light bulb. Kinda liked the angle. I know your not supposed to have the nose stick out past the face but at the time I took this I didn't know that :-)

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Non-conforming thumb-up Non-conforming thumb-up    from jsralls/Jacquelyn (166) Send mail to this user on November 6, 2006 6:53:40 PM CST

Love the lighting and sharpness. Great shot, such a handsome model! LOL.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from scouby/Grégory (55) Send mail to this user on June 27, 2005 11:06:26 AM CDT (7) Early critique

Hello

Very beautiful portrait, I like the glance, framing is well. Nothing has to say.

Greg

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from andag1/Andrew (164,660) Send mail to this user on June 27, 2005 8:47:44 AM CDT (14) Early critique

The crop at the chin is a little tight for my tastes, Todd. Not really certain just what the rules of potraiture are but that's the feeling I get looking at this. Actually, I didn't even know that thing about the nose sticking past the face. At least you've done your homework. I'd also probably have preferred the eyes even sharper. Even this near one isn't as sharp as I think it needs to be for a portrait.

Everything else looks good though. I like the shadows on this side of the face and the gaze seems appropriate. I do see some large pores on the face you might want to be careful about getting too sharp though. Maybe if you could focus more just on the eyes. I think you're on your way to something good considering the lighting you're hobbled with. Keep at it!

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