STREET PORTRAIT

[FUJI]

Ive been at it again...............asking complete strangers if they mind having a portrait taken........most say yes......the occassional one refuses, but that's all part of the fun of Street Photography........its edgy.

 

Yes, I have worked on this, to add grit, character and oomph, to what was a rather bland shot.......no tome for posing, messing about with settings, just got the best manual setting then shoot.

 

Best viewed LARGE.....click on Pic:

 

FUJI

[Guest]

I like the portrait but not the white background, makes me want to look past him, try it yourself by replacing the light with a dark BG.

[ChrisLumix]

I'd agree with Bill - it's a good portrait but background is too white and IMO not enough depth of field. 

[David]

I like the portrait and the character you have captured in your model's face, there is an air of expectancy about it as if he is about to say something

[FUJI]

Thanks folks........that's one of the problems with Street Photography.......you don't get much chance to choose backgrounds, my subject was standing against the light on a very sunny day.

sadly, I'm not much cop at adding artificial backgrounds.

FUJI

[ChrisLumix]

Thanks folks........that's one of the problems with Street Photography.......you don't get much chance to choose backgrounds, my subject was standing against the light on a very sunny day.

sadly, I'm not much cop at adding artificial backgrounds.

FUJI

 

How about this? Brick background courtesy of Google Images, colour-matched to your portrait, then several applications of Gaussian Blur applied. (This after selecting out the white area of yours). Then it was just a matter of using the eraser with a soft brush around the edges, or you'd see the join even worse than now! All in all, around 20 minutes in Elements 6.

 

You'll probably hate it!

 

[FUJI]

Nooooo!

I can see what you all mean, but I think I would prefer a more neutral background.......I will se if I can come up with something in due course.

FUJI

[colinb]

nice shot Fuji, I don't disagree with Bill but I do find the face interesting enough to hold the gaze.

[NannyFerret]

Why not replace or tint the colour using selective colour in Photoshop?