Please welcome "Segmented".. my new thing?

[BigFuzzy]

I think I'm going to call this style "Segmented".. it's an evolution (devolution?) from my Portrait Montage series.

What I would like is for you, the viewer to look at the image, then read my specific questions below (though you're welcome to general C&C if you wish).
Thanks!

HERE is a bigger version if you want to check it out.

My goal was to create a portrait (or a series of them) where it highlights elements of a person that speak to their personality (kind of building off my blog about the issue). I don't envision every one of these to be exactly like this in terms of the same three shots, but I do foresee focusing in on details, so it'll be similar to this (ie several shots joined to make up one).

So, my question is this basically: How did it feel to you in terms of flow?

Does it feel ok, or weird (ie midget-y feeling?).
Does your mind try to link the three together and therefore make you think of a Little Person/Midget?

I'm happy with composition, DoF, post-processing as it came out as I envisioned it, but comments on those issues are of course welcome though I really want to know how it feels to you?

So, have at it, here's your chance and some vengeance of my comments all!

EDIT: Sh!t, forgot my EXIF!: f3.5, 1/1250, iso250, Sorry!

[EmyB]

I'm not a professional but I'm afraid my first thought was "midget".

It's cool though. I loved your other portrait montages. I wonder what proportional but different-perspective fragments would look like (maybe the front/back/side of the person or something).

[SusanH1970]

Definitely has a "Little Person" look to it. Maybe it's just me, but it almost seems like you're making fun at them.

Other than that...I like the funky post processing, kind of has a Dave Hill look to it.

[zona5101]

It does feel a little weird... but the rock solid face section keeps my attention most of the time... The torso/crotch and shoes shots are different. I am sure a series of these would make the concept really fascinating. And I bet a whole 'nother level of fascination when its a hottie in a short skirt with strappy shoes...

[SusanH1970]

Originally Posted by zona5101

And I bet a whole 'nother level of fascination when its a hottie in a short skirt with strappy shoes...

Hello, Bruce's mind, welcome to the Gutter.

[Matthias099]

Has this little person feel for me too. I think I wouldn't crop the single photos that much. Also it seems you shot all those photos directly from the front. Maybe varying the angles to either side a bit would add some dimension to it. Just my 2 cents.

[RLucas]

I really don't know what to think myself. "Little Person" wasn't really my first thought until I read your post. It has a disconjointed feel to it, that I haven't really decided whether I like or not. You definitely get props for the weirdness factor though, which I like.

I am with Bruce on the face. It does seems to draw the attention away from the mind f***.

I also second Bruce's short skirted hottie assertion as well.

[zona5101]

Originally Posted by SusanH1970

Hello, Bruce's mind, welcome to the Gutter.

"Tasteless but marketable" ©

new tag line...

[mwatson]

I can't help but think of Tim Conway's "Dorf." But in a really cool way.

It is odd but I think the way you broke it up and have such a presence of the face, it really all comes together. It is a very interesting idea and executed well.

I’d say make a few more.

[dlambert]

Originally Posted by mwatson

I can't help but think of Tim Conway's "Dorf."

That's *exactly* what I thought. But not in a cool way. It really looks like a spoof. There might be some merit in the idea of shooting a collage of close-ups, but I don't think you want to arrange them in a way that begs the minds-eye to re-assemble the images into a midget. You're one white-balance mistake away from an oompa-loompa..