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Not a lot to say about this one really. Just a natural light shot taken earlier this week in a boardroom. Unfortunately a halogen light overhead gave a yellowish tint on his hair.
Consistent as ever.. sharpness, exposure, skin tones.. everything spot on as usual. Perhaps a lower perspective, so he didn’t have to look upwards would have been better? I’d also have liked a slightly less shallow DOF so as to capture more of the boardroom feel.
i like the angle gives the subject an approachable look, and i think with directors and ceo’s thats an important aspect from a commercial point of view.
he looks quite interested. try getting him to lean his chin on his fist and look down and he may look more board
I’d have to disagree with everyone here,
the backround is untidy,
I doubt whether you’ve got his best angle,
the lighting is too frontal,
and his clothing is in disarray-He’s also managed to convey the feeling that he’s not entirely comfortable with having his picture taken,
possibly because he’s being looked down upon,
and being dominated by the photographer,
which is probably not a position he finds himself in often-Just my opinion though-
Lots would disagree-
(and they often do)j
I have to agree to some degree with Mr. JB7 here
The chap has gone for the fly tail of his tie tucked into the upper most button interval – this is acceptable when eating boiled egg, but not portaiture. This has the effect of a cumulative ripple distortion through his shirt which is reflected unsympathetically with the controlled pinstripe of the gentleman’s suit jacket. The angle and missing right arm kind of suggests that the picture is being taken by the man himself.I do kind of get the feeling that he said, “OK, you’ve got 5 seconds and if you think I’m going to smile you can forget it”.
Wedding photographers get similar problems. The only answer is a very firm attitude. Doubt if I could do it.
I have to agree to some degree with Mr. JB7 here
The chap has gone for the fly tail of his tie tucked into the upper most button interval – this is acceptable when eating boiled egg, but not portaiture. This has the effect of a cumulative ripple distortion through his shirt which is reflected unsympathetically with the controlled pinstripe of the gentleman’s suit jacket. The angle and missing right arm kind of suggests that the picture is being taken by the man himself.i like the approachable feel as freshphoto said, its important to those in charge
the tie tucked in and the paper on the table to his left are my faults
the depth of works,you wouldnt want the background any clearer,
there’s white boxes on the left and something blue on the desk over on the right.
the light is right as is the anglePodge wrote:
and I’m not sure its his hair either.
Not the kind of comment you’d welcome if you were the subject. It’s the photo you’re supposed to critique.
PeteTheBloke wrote:
I do kind of get the feeling that he said, “OK, you’ve got 5 seconds and if you think I’m going to smile you can forget it”.
Pete the Bloke pretty much sums this one up!
I was asked to take a picture to accompany an article being published about this man. Although I’d thought of a few different angles to try, when I arrived it was clear he fully occupied with other things. While very courteous, it was also quite obvious he believed that five seconds was more than enough time to take a photo – and that there were more important and pressing matters to deal with! So I had to abandon the other ideas and just go with this one.
The room had a single window so that more or less determined where we had to take the shot (as I wanted to do it without flash if possible). There were a couple of computer screens sitting in the background and I positioned myself so those were hidden behind the subject’s head. The blue glow is still visible at the top right but overall it was about the best I could manage with the background without having to start rearranging furniture. I used the partial metering function and, since his face was brighter than grey, opened up one and a half stops :)
Unfortunately I didn’t notice the tucked-in tie at the time – it would have been easy enough to avoid by shooting from the other side. Doh!
I’d imagined he would want to look confident and capable but also approachable, and thought the picture fitted the bill reasonably well in that respect.
Thanks for taking time to comment :)
Yes, I’d have to sympathize with the circumstances-
Was it Karsh who grabbed the cigar out of Churchill’s mouth?You just have to let them know who’s really the boss-
j
Another one to chalk up to experience – we’ve all been there and done that – especially at weddings – I know the first wedding I did, when I looked at the pics I’d taken afterwards, you start to notice messy ties, hair, background distractions etc – over time you gradually become hyper aware to them , and get them sorted in two minutes!
Tim
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