Joaquin and the value of good labor

[juznobsrvr]

Joaquin: I really don't need to work but my father wants me to learn the value of good labor.

Juzno: What does your father do?

Joaquin: He sells Italian Leather.

Juzno: Who is your father?

Joaquin: Rodolfo Gucci.

[Little Italy, Montreal, Canada]

[KimC]

Your work capturing people is inspiring.

[dedro]

nice shot Rob...i see you are in chino, i'm down the street in corona.nice to meet you neighbor
Dedric

[FootLoose]

Good environmental portrait, Rob, but I think the background is too bright. The upper two thirds of the face is brighter than the lower third (skin/dark beard), and is 'divided' about the level of the mouth. In the background the bottom of the row of bright vertical stripes forms another bright horizontal line that just about coincides with the level of the mouth. So, all this gives the effect of a horizontal line running across the image and through the face.

If you pull the highlights down in the background I think you can overcome much of this and give the image more depth.

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[Mark von Kanel]

Good environmental portrait, Rob, but I think the background is too bright. The upper two thirds of the face is brighter than the lower third (skin/dark beard), and is 'divided' about the level of the mouth. In the background the bottom of the row of bright vertical stripes forms another bright horizontal line that just about coincides with the level of the mouth. So, all this gives the effect of a horizontal line running across the image and through the face.

If you pull the highlights down in the background I think you can overcome much of this and give the image more depth.

Couldnt agree any less with the above!! leave it exactly as it is, the atmosphere created by the light is perfect for the situation.

But my wife agrees with Greg

[bnnrcn]

Hi Rob . He looks so straight at me that although there are some bright parts in the BG I'm not distracted by them. There are two bright circles on the lower left side, you might as well tone them down but I wouldn't touch any other thing in the image , it looks great this way

[truonda]

Very nice shot!

[Donald]

A beauty. Only suggestion would be about those two bright spots at the lower left-hand corner. Worth darkening them up a bit?

[Manfred M]

I find that the bright background works in this image, as the light areas mirror the lighting on your subject's face. I would go with Donald's suggestion as the bright spots on the bottom left really do add unwanted competition to the subject (i.e. the draw our eyes away from the subject).

That being said, another fine image; both compositionally and the way you handled the B&W conversion.

[mammarazzi]

Wonderful shot but those glowing eyes at the bottom left distract me.

[juznobsrvr]

Thanks to all for noticing and constructive comments.

[John 2]

Good environmental portrait, Rob, but I think the background is too bright. The upper two thirds of the face is brighter than the lower third (skin/dark beard), and is 'divided' about the level of the mouth. In the background the bottom of the row of bright vertical stripes forms another bright horizontal line that just about coincides with the level of the mouth. So, all this gives the effect of a horizontal line running across the image and through the face.

If you pull the highlights down in the background I think you can overcome much of this and give the image more depth.

+1 from me on this one Rob but it would be worth the extra processing.

[juznobsrvr]

+1 from me on this one Rob but it would be worth the extra processing.

Cheers, John.