Mookie's Portraits

[Gentile]

I have yet to get any good portraits of other people....but here are some self portraits.
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[Grumbledook]

was the blown out highlights on purpose?

I still kinda like the last one though

[Gentile]

Ya. I'm kinda into the lights haha.

[zemotion]

I like the last one too.

[Gentile]

Ah thanks! XD Haha I'm spazzing like a little girl now.

[Gentile]

Some from the summer...

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[John.D]

You've definately changed a lot since your last shots. You look a lot more like a guy...











Nice shots though

[Gentile]

PSH. None of those are me haha.

[Gentile]

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That would be a random kid at the station haha.

I'm wondering...could I get a rating on this picture along with critics?
1 bad - 10 good :] pretty please!

[John.D]

I like this shot Gentile, it has a nice artistic quality to it. You captured the train well, and the addition of the kid balances it out more, and finishes it off nicely. Maybe cropped a bit too tight at the top?

[Gentile]

Thanks! :] I'll have to mess with the cropping a bit and see if I can get it better.

[MLlanes]

in my opinion, i think it would have looked better either with just the kid, or just the train. i think theres too many points to focus on.

[John.D]

That kid must be freezing!

[Gentile]

lol ya...I don't understand those shorts. They're ridiclous. The boys are allowed to wear pants during the winter. The girls have to suffer in their minnie skirts.

[Gentile]

Yoooooo. I haven't updated this in a while. Time for a new pictures for new comments and critics :]

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No cropping. Just darkening the shadows a big, some contrast and boosted the mid tones a bit.

[DIGme]

Hello !
I vote for 4 and 10.
4 because of colors, which give a lot of dynamic. The tiling are not horizontal, it disturbs the composition but character's attitude is interesting.
It's a good shot which could be taken againt if the opportunity happen again.

10 is a good composition. It would be interesting to see it with more saturation and "burning" on yellow.

The last one is well done in contrasts, is interesting but it suffers of a lack on interest. It's jus a personnal opinion.

Good evolution in this thread !

[Gentile]

12 My friend who I haven't seen in three years came to visit me today :]

13 Some Japanese boys

14 My youth pastor's daughter in church this morning.

[purplerose]

I really like #14, would boost the highlights a bit though.

Keep up the good work!

[asoir]

#13 is by far your best, very candid and lots of interesting stuff going on. keep going!

[mohwu]

I really like 13's subject, but I feel a little too drawn to the kid in the light colored jacket. Not sure how to fix that, maybe a crop to the 3 kids on the right.

On 12 you could try desaturating the non-focal elements a bit; tone down that red jacket, subdue the greens/blues in the background - that sort of thing.

[Gentile]

New self portrait :]
I wanna try this one again with a tripod.
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16 My friends are so cool, they let me draw on their faces!

[Valadilene]

I agree with toning down or even cropping out that red jacket. Red is always going to dominate a picture. if its not your subject, it will detract from your subject because its so eye catching.

Love the kids on the train.. you do great work!

[Gentile]

17 Where I Belong

[Gentile]

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I've got more of these cute kids, I'll post them tomorrow. :]

[eazym]

i like the tones in the last one, kind of has a faded polaroid feeling

[purplerose]

#17 is really nice.

[Gentile]

Thanks purplerose :]

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[daedicurus]

i really love the emotion in these new ones, and i do really like your old school colour style.

[Gentile]

Thank you.
As much as I don't like being around kids. they're perfect for animated pictures. They never stop moving, or being emotional haha.

[Nike]

Nice children-portraits! I exspecially like the latest three.

I also like your color-scheme a lot, but I think with some you have to take care that they are not too overexposed, so that you don't lose too many details, like in 19 and 20.

keep it up