Environmental Portrait

[willisbretz]

I posted this in the "Share Your Shots" section but was also curious if any of you would have any critiques for this particular shot of mine.

It's a project that I've been working on for a few months now. The shots are environmental portraits with a slight twist. In the end, I plan to print a book of the photographs of my subjects with and without the mask on.

I'd love to hear what you think if you have a spare moment.

You can see more at www.willisbretz.com if you're interested.

- Willis

[i speak in math]

Initial reaction: I want to see more of the bike. I wish the whole thing was in there. My eyes follow is down but it cuts off.

[willisbretz]

Eric,

Thanks for taking the time. I agree with you 100%. When shooting, I only had the one main light and one back light to work with unfortunately. When I sat down and starting editing, I realized the same thing and wish I would of had a third light to aim towards the belly of the bike.

Since then, I've been looking to buy a third light

Thanks again,

Willis

[i speak in math]

I was actually talking about taking a step back and getting the bike in to the frame instead of cutting it off mid-wheel instead of lighting it more.

[willisbretz]

Ohh, I see. Yeah, I got a few shots like that where nothing is cropped out. I just chose this shot over them because of the angle and didn't mind the wheel being cropped like this.