Posted by Twelvebit (Victoria, United States) on 19 April 2008 in People & Portraits.
There's something about Bob.
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Really spookey.A ghost like quality to this shot.I like it.
19 Apr 2008 4:54am
@Anthony: Thanks. It's interesting what a difference small changes make. I had another version with his face more level and not turned up like it is here, but the effect was entirely different.
Bizarre, spooky, Freak Show feeling...
19 Apr 2008 8:54am
@Daroru: That was the objective.
Great tones on this!! just love b/w work.
19 Apr 2008 4:51pm
@colinjones25: Thanks. I'm still trying to evolve a B&W technique that produces results I'm satisfied with.
"hard to remove" *lol*
20 Apr 2008 1:25pm
@MadScientist: Bob's not terribly sophisticated.
All looks rather sinsiter lit like this . .
20 Apr 2008 6:29pm
@Ronnie 2¢: I was going to experiment with my SB800, but I realized pretty quickly that even illumination wouldn't produce the look I wanted, and ended up using a small lamp and a flashlight.
scary for sure, the light on the left face is eerie
20 Apr 2008 8:46pm
@e nelsonian: Lit with a small lamp from underneath in front, and a flashlight from the side.
these shots like this one you have are really creepy, but i think that's the effect you were going for ;)
21 Apr 2008 8:52pm
@danthro: Yeah, I took this for the "moustache" theme at JPG Mag. I used the vertical color version posted earlier for that. I've had a couple of funny incidents with this dummy. I was carrying it in the bag of my car to use as a prop when I came across the right scene. One day I decided to sit him up in the passenger seat as I was driving to Austin, just for the Hell of it. I went through the drive-in window of a well known fast food outlet to get some coffee and didn't even think about Bob. Got really strange looks from the girl at the window, not remembering until I drove off that Bob was strapped in to the passenger seat.
The scene in this photo was still set-up in my garage when a guy came by to do a termite inspection the other day. He didn't say anything when he came in from the garage but later on when it occurred to me that this was still set-up in the garage I couldn't help but wonder what thoughts must have been going through this guy's mind. So far, though, Homeland Security has not swept down to arrest either me, or Bob.
that's really funny!
23 Apr 2008 8:29pm
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