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Response to Not quite a portrait

from John Kantor (jkantor@mindspring.com)
Good suggestions, but I think you can overanalyze a shot. We went with this look when I serendipitously caught him changing positions through the viewfinder and then "Polaroided" it (if that's a verb). In larger sizes the separation is better - and avoids giving it a disembodied head look (though we will probably use a turtleneck on the final shot for the impact). I also specifically chose the angle to make him look a bit more imposing and to keep the hotspots there to emphasize the 3D effect.

This is a shot we did some time ago - but under the same tree. (It needs a bit of tweaking to fix his complexion and to add some catchlights.) He actually looks better with hair than bald, so that's another reason I went with the angle I did.

(posted 8526 days ago)

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