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Published: 2005-05-10 03:43:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 2851; Favourites: 100; Downloads: 458
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Another from my shoot with Max. Disagreeing with Max might not be the best idea.
btw Max is a really easy-going, laid-back kind of guy. I asked him to be a bad-ass for the shot, and he pulled it off nicely, no?
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That's an amazing shot dude, you managed to capture every bit of detail on his face without even a hint of overexposure.
Wicked. ^_^
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You really are a truly gifted photographer Kev. This image took my breathe away. Amazing stuff man. I am in awe. Just wonderful how you manage to capture someones feelings and soul in your work. Your stuff with Danie is the same way. You took someone who is just beautiful in every way and somehow made her more beautiful and allowed the world to see it. You have a gift man. You really do...
All my respect Kev...
Dave
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thanks dave. that means a lot, especially coming from a photographer who i respect very much
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Oh yeah, lighting and exposure details if you have em. I really would love to captue something like this, but I purely suck at it. This image just kills me man.
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now that i take a look at the original raw file, i can see that i used a softbox to light his face too. the high contrast processing fooled me because it makes it look more umbrella-ish. i had the lens at 200mm and f2.8, which is my favorite way to shoot portraits
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i guess it's just a matter of what we choose to practice. i couldn't make images like yours either, cuz we took different paths and i haven't a clue how you do what you do.
i believe i used a white sheet as the backdrop, and lit it with a softbox, about 1.5 stops overexposed. i lit his face with a silver umbrella. the lens was the extremely kick-ass canon 70-200 f2.8L IS USM that i use for almost all my portrait work. i processed the raw file with high contrast in capture one, and then did a calculations method conversion to black and white to pull out skin texture.
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Any chance I can buy a print of this Kev?
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i keep forgetting to tell you it's available now. finally remembered
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i just submitted the print file. hopefully it will be available soon
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start theme music.... "bad to the bone. ba ba ba ba baaaaadd..." he really looks cool, multiple conotations of it, here. the black and white suits max i think. i like the teeny border around it.
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Once again, it's the lighting that really stands out about this portrait. I love the contrast between the highlights and his dark skin, it's wonderful.
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This model really has it all; he is obviously very soft, gentle, caring... it burns through those shades so I can see the soft center of his eyes; and yet there is an inherant strength about him, something that is not entirely normal. Evil is such a bad word, he is not at all evil looking, but very strong, passionate in his beliefs. Perhaps bad-ass is a way of desribing it, but serious, strong and passionate are the words I would use. With him on the set and you behind the camera I think this makes for a wonderful partnership and he has proven to me through these few shots that he is a model to keep.
Using the light background works well to bring out the texture in his skin; a sign of the person, the life. Wonderful lighting in that respect and it works well with the light coloured top. I see him very much in the same way as I saw Mekhi Phifer who played "Odin James" in "O" (the re-make of Othello) with his serious, loving, and deeply passionate qualities. I don't know why this model is detracting me from commenting so much on the shot, but he really has gotten me thinking. Wonderful model anyway, I will admit defeat to my comment and leave you to find his number for another shoot
Great work Kev. Love it.
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Yes yes, I completely agree, - strong and passionate in his beliefs are the words to describe that expression. I think I'm going to hang that portrait on my wall to seek inspiration in good deeds.
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Excellent idea! Given the funds at the end of the month I htink I may join you on that one.
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wow.. outstanding portrait with composition and sharpness and colors and IDEA... +fav.
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yeah, he definitely does badass well 
yeah, i have no idea what I'm talking about...
but i know i'd feel safe if he were my friend! and i'd leave anyone alone who claimed him as a friend... certainly full of attitude i don't want to be messing with!
.maggie
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This picture (and the model) is the definition of cool
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I can't help, my first association has been Samuel L. Jackson in Shaft 2000 
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The depth of field on this shot is just perfect Kev, really nicely done!
I love this shot! 
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Oh yeah! :cool:
The pose is perfect, we can feel the thoughness and coolness of that dude at once! Superb work.
You once again prove your skills on using light!
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i think he'd look more of a hard-ass if he wasn't wearing a hoodie - just a thought. not like i want to see him naked again
other wise, expression on his face looks like he could kill a puppy.
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so you don't want to see him naked? i guess i'll just have to not post those ones then...
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haha
just that if you're going to put sunglasses on, might as well have him wear a top that reflects that whole "bad-ass" image.
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This is excellent --the angle of view and the lighting style creates a very strong image.
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Omg, I was gonna say he looks like Seal too. He's got some hotness that's bringing out the fangirl in me. 
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hm...are you sure he's Max? ? Looks like Seal 
Cool shot!
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YEA!
impressive attitude and impressive capture of it, too.
I remember this other picture of an all around nice guy who was showing attitude. That photo was hot too
awesome portrait
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very well done man ! put him in a white suit .. plus a white hat and a stick .. wow .. and hes gonna be the bad ass gangstarr !!
Cheers!
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ah, this totally rocks... I love his skin... and those shades
And I really love the attitude in this
and the way the light hits his lips...
awesome work!
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I certainly wouldn't want to piss Max off. This one looks totally different than the other recent post of Max. Great job on both parts, his 'acting' and your lighting/picture capturing abilities
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this is excellent Kevin 
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i much prefere this to the first one u submited
the white backgrounds goes well against his dark skin
the glasses and hoodie look good
im liking the softness of the shot
the skins looking abit softer and smoother
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