These are awesome. I really like the idea of the icing/paint on the faces in 1 and 3 but like someone else said in #1 I feel like it's a little too hard to see and tell what it is. I think it would also help tie it together if there were some pink iced cupcakes in front of her. I think maybe her hair on her left side and hand on her right side may be making the icing on her face harder to see.
You got a really great smile out of the 94 year old which i'm sure was no easy task.
Love it, Tony. I am about to embark on a personal project as well... your concept is strikingly similar to what I had in mind, although mine focuses in on a slightly more defined group of people. One of the goals, besides scratching a creative itch, is to further define a style and vision that hopefully has the potential to cross over to some commercial work in the future. Thanks for the motivation.
formula4speed wrote:
The shoemaker is awesome, both the photo and the subject.
Out of curiosity, how are you finding your subjects? I actually do business with the guys over at Abnrml, really cool guys and they make some awesome stuff.
I just found them all via a Facebook post so far. Yeah, Jon is a friend and is a great guy!
Great photos. I really like the shoe maker. They all have a great color, sharpness and a sense of joy/fun about them. You did a good job capturing the their emotions and the emotion of the photos.
For the cupcake, I liked the look of the chef with the flour on her face that you shared in the Instagram link. The icing on her face looks fake and just put on.
For the painter, the shoes are a little too distracting for me and does not draw enough attention to your great subject. Did you try the image with his feet on the ground and knees up?
Wildcats_Fans wrote:
Great photos. I really like the shoe maker. They all have a great color, sharpness and a sense of joy/fun about them. You did a good job capturing the their emotions and the emotion of the photos.
For the cupcake, I liked the look of the chef with the flour on her face that you shared in the Instagram link. The icing on her face looks fake and just put on.
For the painter, the shoes are a little too distracting for me and does not draw enough attention to your great subject. Did you try the image with his feet on the ground and knees up? ...Show more →
Thanks for your thoughts!
Regarding the last shot, yes we did. That was the first idea I had. Then we tried it a little wider and with his legs out and we all seemed to like that a little better. Thanks for your input!
Great stuff Tony, my grandfather was a shoe maker, he is around 90 now and sold most of his stuff, would love to take a similar photo of him before he passes away. Thanks for the inspiration
Nice captures as always Tony. My only comment is that the first two seem more focused on the person as the subject compared to the last. Jon seems to melt into his environment in the last one with the paint and other aspects of the room. Probably this difference is just emphasized because the first two seem styled and composed in a more closely similar manner and Jon's expression is more contemplative almost somber compared to the happy demeanor of the first two. Personally I think the third is more interesting photographically and there is a lot to contemplate, compared to the first two which just scream out for attention to the person and ends the exploration a bit earlier (IMHO). But the first two stand out as more traditional "Forbes"ish magazine type portraits for me, for some reason. I'm curious to see where you will take this!
Great stuff Tony as usual. They all have a very charming feel to them expressing the level of passion and enjoyment each subject gets out of what they do. Looking forward to seeing more.
I like all three for the same reasons others have already stated -- bright colors, great attitutudes, environmental portrait/PJ at its best. I like the first two better than the last - they're smiling; they pop out of their shops (shops nicely in the background). T-shirter pops *into* his shop, looks forlorn, overwhelmed.
Btw, you captured your lovely wife beautifully. I really hate it when others' test shots are better than my best!
You are one lucky man, Tony Hoffer!