Black & White Photo

Photographer’s Note

...and that's pretty much how easy it is in West Africa when it comes to what is and what isn't. Black & White, there is no time or energy for most western "crap". It's often refreshing, often very sad.

I've seen alot of great photos from Benin posted here in the past few days so I figured I'd give it a try.

Alot more shots from Benin.

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aodz (36) 2009-04-27 14:18

Black and white the concept is nice but the photograph still doesn't have the impact of the word "Black and White". I have done a workshop on this photograph and will be posting it shortly. Since I cant post another workshop(daily limit) right now I am adding the workshop on my website with proper copyright info and you can see it there (assuming i have permission to upload it on my website). I have put it up for now but will remove it as soon as I am able to post it as a workshop!

Good try though... by the way i enjoyed your other photographs too.

keep up the good work n keep Clicking
cya
aodz

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giorgimer (21090) 2009-04-27 14:25

Hi John,

really agreat portait, erxcellent details, good use of B/W.

TFS

Gio

voodoo (77) 2009-04-27 14:47

Great portrait, a bit over sharpened perhaps.
Matt

dareco (17104) 2009-04-27 16:44

A very beautiful b&w portrait. Excellent expression and detail. TFS

jimmyjimmy (482) 2009-04-27 18:50

Hello John

Nice job on the contrast, This has story in it from every aspect. TFS
Regards
Jimmy

gravatar (1542) 2009-04-27 19:13

Very nice portrait. Lovely tonality and great level of detail. I like the 2d composition.

Dpbours (220) 2009-04-27 20:20

Hi John,

That's a long time ago that I saw a photograph passing by from your hand! Might have been as well that I was not looking very well ;-).

But nice, love the tight off-center compo here!

Greetings from Yangon,
Dennis

BennyV (4646) 2009-04-28 0:16

Absolute classic portrait, up-close, personal, interesting details, excellent dof...just great, great, great.

Benny

pisces (770) 2009-04-28 3:04

Hi John!
Striking portrait! I love the tight crop and the B/W conversion bringing our the details in the boy's face!
TFS
Maria

jasmis (50274) 2009-04-28 10:36

Amazing glance, superb portrait perfectly situated in the frame.
Regards.

dvlazar (6476) 2009-04-28 17:50

A powerful black and white. i think the levels of black and white are good, that 1st guy who made the workshop has no idea what he's doing! (it looks terrible)

So you should be happy with your shot - and especially the expression and the scarification make it memorable.
Cheers!

Dave

richiegimmel (258) 2009-04-28 18:40

Excellent composition and strong portrait. I like that the face is only partially included in the frame. There is a tendency for me to want to include the entire head in a portrait but I think cropping as you have done makes for a better impact.

MarcT (21097) 2009-05-01 9:55

Hi John,
Great close up portrait and great eye contact. Very nice B&W conversion. It's not always easy to take pictures over there.
Nice galery on Pbase BTW.
Well done
Marc

Ninello52 (3322) 2009-08-05 14:33

Ciao Jhon!
Magnifico ritratto! Gli occhi di questo ragazzo sono magnetici e raccontano l'espressione profonda del suo stato! Complimenti per la tua galleria dei ritratti! Davvero molto belli!
Saluti, Nino.