October 27, 2009

Renaissance Festival—Part 2 for 2009

I saw this young man out of the corner of my eye and I was off to get his photo. I am not a Johnny Depp fan, but I must admit this guy had that same wild look in his eye that Johnny Depp has in his eyes.

I decided to push the photo somewhat for the blog. I used Topaz Adjust dramatic portrait on the image. I wanted to add to the look.

Enjoy.

Camera settings: Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 at 70mm, shot at ISO 200, f/4 and 1/250th of a second with a SB-800 at 1/8th power.

Post Processing:

Lightroom—Set white and black points, added mid-tone contrast, added clarity.

Photoshop—used Topaz Adjust dramatic portrait filter to stylize the image more.

7 comments:

  1. Wonderful. You captured those eyes great. He has the perfect Johnny Depp expression. fine work.
    Debbie

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  2. Very nice Patrick!

    Love the close in crop that lets me see all the great textures in the shot!

    Well done!
    Barry

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  3. Great! Great character, great expression, great crop, great lighting, great postprocessing! Did I leave anything out?

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  4. You seem to be able to pull out people's personality when you take their photographs. How do you do it? This one could be a movie poster. Good, real good.
    Ted

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  5. Very strange guy captured by a very strange photographer. Good focus on his uniqueness.
    Anne

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  6. I've seen Larry in action. He personalizes the picture taking. He immediately engages the person in conversation. He talks to them on a personal level, child or adult, and makes them feel comfortable. What's the word...charisma.

    Now to the photo. Best shot of the series to come. Great exposure, detail, composition and a connection to the subject that shows in the photo.

    This guy did have Johnny Depp eyes. Right out of "Pirates of the Carribean" series. That's the first thing Larry noticed about him.

    DHaass

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  7. So that's your secret, you talk to your subject. I think that is cheating. Very unprofessional. We all owe DHaass for letting your secret out. Fine pix with so many good things. Keep'em coming.
    Mel

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