Portrait of a Profiled Man

Day 327 of 365

"Portrait of a Profiled Man"

 

Sometimes you don't ask your subject to do much more than to look to his right. You don't tell him to smile, you don't ask him to look at camera. You just light the subject and photograph him. That was the case with Benny. I have known Benny longer than I have NOT known Benny. We met early in college, and have been friends for many years. We have been friends for decades. Whoa. There is an Octabank in front of Benny, but his nose is lined up with the near edge of the light. That is what gives us the rim light, and that bit of light that creeps on to his cheek. I find the image more interesting as I stare at it. I find the line on his forehead interesting. I like that little highlight over his nostril. I really like the reflection of the light in his eye. I used a 100mm macro, shot at a 2.8, and just made sure his eye was in focus. Oh, I also like the curl of hair on his forehead. An interesting face stuck on the front of an interesting man.

 

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