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From: "AlunFoto" <[email protected]>
2009/4/9 Christine Aguila <[email protected]>:
Hi Jostein: I agree with Bong about the too tight focus. Also, I don't
know if it's shadows or what, but it looks like there's a rash around your
subjects mouth, which, well, doesn't seem to flatter him that well. HTH.
Cheers, Christine
You're entirely right about the rashy looking part. It's called
pimples, and is known to happen to young people who don't get their
portraits photoshopped. :-)
But honestly, why does it have to flatter him?
Well, I suppose, technically speaking, you don't have to take a photograph
of this young teenager that is flattering, if that's what you want to do.
The picture doesn't take itself. You're the photographer--you can decide
how you want to portray him.
But, Jostein, consider this: You are an accomplished landscape
photographer, who has probably won awards and accolades for your "portraits"
of mother nature and all her creatures. You spend a lot of time considering
the best angle and the best light to capture the spirit of the of the place
or creatures you're photographing. Why wouldn't you want to grant the same
attention, respect, and dignity to a young teenager? I'm sure there's more
to this young man than all his pimples. Cheers, Christine
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