This week, Picture Envy has three four examples of how some photographers look at the face.
Chromasia, Don't Look Up
First up, David J. Nightingale's "elfin" shot of his daughter, which was voted one of the most Noteworthy Shots for 2004 on Photo Friday. I love the effects, and the extensive comments to the shot help explain how Nightingale set up the striking portrait. Nightingale's Chromasia is one the many contributions of the United Kingdom to my list of favorite photoblogs.
Slower.net, Untitled (Dec. 14, 2004)
Eliot Shepard, the ever-so-New-York photoblogger who was featured in the NY Times article on photoblogging (Prospecting for Gold among the Photo Blogs), has this shot of ... well, an ever-so-New-York party. I was up there this weekend for a wine tasting (mmm, table after table of evil), and chuckle now at the somewhat constant posing done by certain segments of the City's population. Eliot's picture grasps that quite well.
Light Tight, 180 Sky
Aside from the "wicked cool" factor, this shot has such great coloration that it deserves a serious look. Ryan Flynn has a skateboarding-oriented photoblog that really has some amazing coloration. It's a shame he doesn't post technical information regarding photos, as I'd love to know whether he shot this on film or digital (I'm hoping film; a bronx cheer to you digital users ;-) ).
What the hell. I'll cheat this week. Here's a fourth, 'cause it's so perfect for this subject.
Always Curious, Well Played
Always Curious has consistently good shots. This one, though, brings up one of my favorite things, namely the way that a character of a person seems to burst forth from the way they fix their eyes on the world. Now, aside from the fact that this determined expression is one that I always appreciated, there's a certain amount of isolating structure that I really like in this photo. Charlie O'Shields, author of Always Curious, has done a good job of keeping out any distracting foreground/background details. I've got to work on that skill, I think.
I think some in New York might prefer to call that photo "ever-so-New-Jersey", but that's probably just provincialism. Thanks for looking.
Posted by: Eliot | Monday, March 14, 2005 at 03:58 PM
Ha! Thanks man. Film? Bronx cheer? hmmmmm....
Posted by: Ryan | Monday, March 14, 2005 at 04:00 PM
Eliot, if I had been completely serious about the pose being ever-so-New-York, that would've been an equal dose of provincialism.
Ryan, similarly, there's a bit of goofing around in the film v. digital comment. Given how I do make use of photoshop and such, there's no way I could be called a film purist.
Posted by: TPB, Esq. | Monday, March 14, 2005 at 04:35 PM
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