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Dark portrait

From a series of portraits I did that are very dark and stylized. A swedish historian. Christopher O'Regan.
he was shot using two flash lights. One from behind and one in front that use the wall to reflect the light. I seldom use normal light modifiers nowadays. I like my wall =)

oregan_wide_yes_900.jpg


Per,

I was taken back for a moment with the quick glance and seeing a somber portrait the words "Regan" and "shot"! I was taken back to the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan by shots from Hinkley's gun!

Well this is indeed a dark and unusual picture. So what is your reason for this approach to portraiture. Also, could you explain your tiny little man figure on the left?

Asher
 

Doug Kerr

Well-known member
Hi, Asher,

Why is the source of this message unclear?

Perhaps Per is a digital ventriloquist.

From a series of portraits I did that are very dark and stylized. A swedish historian. Christopher O'Regan.
he was shot using two flash lights. One from behind and one in front that use the wall to reflect the light. I seldom use normal light modifiers nowadays. I like my wall =)

oregan_wide_yes_900.jpg


Per,

I was taken back for a moment with the quick glance and seeing a somber portrait the words "Regan" and "shot"! I was taken back to the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan by shots from Hinkley's gun!

Hinckley.

Well this is indeed a dark and unusual picture. So what is your reason for this approach to portraiture. Also, could you explain your tiny little man figure on the left?

Asher

I believe that is Per's logo - P-P, no?

Best regards,

Doug
 
The tiny figure is my logo. My nick name is Pelle Piano ( from my musician days and I kept that ). So its a pair of P's with a "head" on to mimic a figure.
The reason I made these dark portraits is because I like to do find my own way. It started with a normal portrait. Then I made it almost black with some adjustment layers on top. And then I started to reveal parts of the image by painting in the layer masks. That way I could get a different look than the original.
Another portrait in the same style I posted some time ago. That one was the starting point.

hannes_bw_detail_crop_lightb_800.jpg
 
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Charlotte Thompson

Well-known member
I love every bit of this kind of work- Fabulous. Shadow or dark work is very hard to do. This seems to take the art to another kind of level.

Charlotte-
 

Andy brown

Well-known member
Per, I agree with Charlotte that this is a particularly difficult genre.
The second image I find compelling, interesting and dark but I fear the first one misses the mark somehow.
I'm not quite sure why but I think it's one of two things, either his expression is too homely for a 'dark' image or he looks like someone who just used a cheap spray on tan.

Sorry to be so blunt but I can see the power of this style of shot from the second image.
 

Doug Kerr

Well-known member
Hi, Per,

I second Andy's comments.

The second of the two portraits to me makes much better use of this approach.

Best regards,

Doug

Per, I agree with Charlotte that this is a particularly difficult genre.
The second image I find compelling, interesting and dark but I fear the first one misses the mark somehow.
I'm not quite sure why but I think it's one of two things, either his expression is too homely for a 'dark' image or he looks like someone who just used a cheap spray on tan.

Sorry to be so blunt but I can see the power of this style of shot from the second image.
 
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