Hi Gaurav, This photo clearly shows a little more thought compared to your previous PAW. I like the relationship between the worker, with his intense glare, to the out of focus co-workers in the background. I'm not sure how I feel about the fellow that we only see half of, whether I'd like to see all or none of him, but that's an early-morning-just-having-my-coffee-first-thought on the matter.
The photo may benefit from a tighter crop based on fiddling with it a bit by moving it around in a frame in Photoshop. A few alternatives that might give the photo some added impact became apparent. Also, that pinkish cast has once again appeared. Must be the lab or the scanner you're using. A simple automatic adjustment in Photoshop fixed that in a moment. I didn't play around with the photo beyond these actions, but I will a little later and put them up for you to see what I'm trying to describe. Maybe you'll get some ideas from the suggestions. I can't help but wonder how this might look in B&W, however, I've not tried a conversion yet. Still, it seems that with the right technique, this could become a very intense B&W portrait. I generally "see" in B&W, and that's how I see this photo, although the wonderful skin tones on this gentleman are quite nice, as well. Do you have Photoshop, or a good photo editing program? Your work is moving in a good direction, you've got a good eye for photographing people based on what you've posted here, but the scan and resulting image quality is really poor. Your photos can be improved tremendously with a few small adjustments to contrast, color balance, and cropping. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Gaurav Aggarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 6/19/2004 12:29:38 AM > Subject: Gaurav's PAW #7: Why me? > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2423586&size=lg > > Shel's remarks on my PAW #6 made me sit up and think whether I really > want to take ordinary photos or actually plan them more. I typically > used to take a single 'snap' of whatever I liked not worrying too much > about the elements in there. Just hoping for a story to come out. > > This one had much more effort in it. Its scanned from a 4x6 print and > no manipulation done. As all always comments/criticism invited. To me > his expression says a lot. He's a road side worker who isn't really > pleased with his day. > > Thanks for viewing! > Gaurav >
