Milan
Still trying to improve my portrait work. I picked Milan (my nine year old son) as my subject and he was all up for posing for the camera!
The room was dark and Milan sat up high. The sun shone in through the french doors and I just had him move partially into the light. He was determined to do a good job, shown by the look in his eye and the set of his jaw.
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wendyL
Tony!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is absolutely incredible!!!!!!!!!!!! BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A90Six replied
Wendy!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you! As I said, I’ve avoided portraits for years, but I think it’s about time I grabbed the bull by the horns and had a go at it! The model helped enormously.
:) Tony.
anisja
Nice light and a good composition .
A90Six replied
Thanks Anisja!
:) Tony.
hilarydougill
wonderful portrait and beautiful child. lovely the light and shade, so beautifully done. hugsxxx
A90Six replied
Thanks Hilary! I’ll have to hide this comment so he doesn’t get a big(ger) head!
:) Tony.
RavenSoul
Wonderful Portrait!
A90Six replied
Thanks Vonne!
:) Tony.
Shannon Donovan
Congratulations!!
A90Six replied
Oh Wow! Thank you so much Shannon! That must be my quickest feature ever! Thanks again, it’s a real boost as I’m just trying out this portrait stuff – I must be getting something right!
Thanks again!
:) Tony.
Justine Devereux
Stunning work!! love the treatment!!
Congrats on the feature!!!
A90Six replied
Thanks Justine!
:) Tony.
Agnes McGuinness
A superb portrait of your lovely son, Tony. Looks like a preRaphaelite image. And congratulations on the feature. Agnes xx
A90Six replied
Thank you Agnes! I so hope pre-Raphaelite is a good thing!
:) Tony.
wendyL
well you did this brilliantly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A90Six replied
Thanks Wend!
:) Tony.
BarbaraManis
Tony, this is so stunning, congrats on your well deserved feature!
A90Six replied
Thanks Barbara!
:) Tony.
Jeff Stroud
stunning…
A90Six replied
Thanks Jeff!
:) Tony.
Catherine Veal
a beautiful portrait Tont a beautiful boy and congratulations.x
A90Six replied
Thanks Catherine!
:) Tony.
Agnes McGuinness
Pre-Raphaelite is lovely!
A90Six replied
(I know – shhhh! I don’t want anyone thinking I’m high-brow!)
Thanks again Agnes!
:) Tony.
Angel Warda
this is so amazing! he is so beautiful!
A90Six replied
Aw, thank you Angel!
:) Tony.
Shannon Donovan
Love this Tony, well done my friend!
A90Six replied
Thanks again Shannon for the comments, the fave and the feature!
:) Tony.
SaRaHKnOwDoG
Lovely work, just beautiful. So are you going to tell us how it was achieved ?
A90Six replied
He sat there! I told him to sit still! He kept moving! I threatened to beat him up! He stopped moving. I clicked the shutter!
Nah! Seriously SaRaH, I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you and I just couldn’t do the time all over again!
:) Tony.
Paulette x
Superb skin tone and taexture, light, mood and …well, just about everything really. Congrats on ANOTHER feature x
A90Six replied
Thanks Poll!
:) Tony.
A90Six replied
...and thanks for the instant fave!!!
Steve Cozart
This is a true work of art. It’s perfect!
A90Six replied
Thanks Steve! So glad you like it!
:) Tony.
Sensiworld
Beautiful !
A90Six replied
Thanks Sylvia!
:) Tony.
Tessa Bishop
Absolutely beautiful Tony – what a handsome lad he is – are you sure he’s your son?!!!
A90Six replied
Are you suggesting he’s my daughter? Wait till I tell him you think he looks like a girl!!!
I know he’s definitely mine as we have the same dislikes, nuances and appetite (DNA) and to top it all we often wear the same colour socks and we both like chocolate raisins. What more proof could anyone want?
:) Tony.
Tatiana R
Exquisite portrait work!
A90Six replied
Thanks Tatiana! Glad you liked it!
:) Tony.
MilanPhotograp...
Wow! Dad, it looks like me! I first thought, It looked like a SIMS 2 character!
Milan
A90Six replied
Cheers Raid! It does look a bit look you, only much better looking! You wouldn’t believe the hours I spent working on it to make you look half decent!
:) Dadder!
Jenifer
Wow! This is fantastic, very strong image, I love it, he’s so cute.
A90Six replied
Thanks Jen! He does ok on both sides of the camera. Have you seen his stuff?
:) Tony.
mrscarlotta
Tony, what a gorgeous portrait, wow, you got skills baby xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, one gorgeous son as well xxxxxxxxxxxx
A90Six replied
Thanks Carlotta! I’m getting there! I do a mean beans on toast too!
:) Tony.
mrscarlotta
LOL, I bet your son enjoys them as well, xxxxxxxxxxxxx
A90Six replied
No, he doesn’t have the run-of-the-mill child tastes. He doesn’t like baked beans or tinned spaghetti, but prefers peas, runner beans and cauliflower. He doesn’t care much for chocolate, sweets or cakes and would rather eat a slice of lightly butterd toast or a pork pie with pickle.
:) Tony.
mrscarlotta
That right up my ally, your son has good taste, pork pie and pickle, yum, xxxxxxxxxxxx
Wendi Donaldson
Milan is stunning…his skin is like porcelain….he could almost be a figurine. Beautiful lighting and lovely composition. Congratulations with you very well deserved feature on this one.
A90Six replied
Thank you Wendi! His skin looked like that after three hours of scrubbing with a scourer and some powdered bleach. Not sure about a figurine, but his aunt sometimes calls him a ‘feckerín’ (Irish Gaelic).
:) Tony.
Colleen Milburn
Absolutely EXQUISITE, Tony – I’m almost speechless!!! Instant fave – Milan must love this :-))
A90Six replied
Thanks Colleen! Yes, he loves it, and I’m sure his grannies will too!
:) Tony.
down23
I guess it probably helps tremendously that Milan is gorgeous, huh? LOL This is absolutely stunning Tony ~ WOW!!!! Love it!
A90Six replied
Thanks Robbi! We’re all gorgeous in our own way – at least that’s what my mother used to tell me when the school photographer refused to take my picture year after year.
:) Tony.
Colleen Milburn
Keep coming with the portraits, Tony (no pressure!). I love your other work, too, but you’re doing such a beautiful job with these :-))
A90Six replied
Thank you Colleen!
:) Tony.
Squealia
Fabulous image of this talented young man.
A90Six replied
Thanks Celia!
:) Tony.
SandraRos
This makes me want to do a back flip it is so beautiful ….............. sorry but I can not I will land up in hospital if I try. Jokes aside Tony this is incredibly beautiful
A90Six replied
Thanks Sandra! Be sure to put a large mattress behind you if you do decide to go for it! Thanks again and thanks for the fave!
:) Tony.
Pinkpapayabec
There is NO room for improvement here! This is incredibly superbly captured~ Everything from the play of light to the expressive capture in the eyes… I Love it!
A90Six replied
Thank you bec! ‘m so glad you liked it!
:) Tony.
FelicityB
Now this really is something else – he looks almost like a statue here – congratulations on the feature too, not at all surprised with this one!
A90Six replied
Thanks Felicity! He often looks like a statue when I ask him to do something around the house too!
:) Tony.
sigfusson
This is so beautiful Tony. Aside from being technically perfect, this image has so much else going for it. When I think of portraitures, I want the image to be a timepiece of the model, not just a “nice picture” of them. Easier said than done. The best images are the ones where either the character of the model is captured, or a moment that is parlayed in their eyes is. In this image I see both, which is simply outstanding. This is a wonderful portrait, a place in time, that both you and Milan will treasure forever. 30 S.
A90Six replied
Thanks Sandra! I think his sisters, aunts and grannies will treasure it as well – I’m fast running out of ink!
:) Tony.
izzybeth
stunning
A90Six replied
thanks izzy!
:) Tony.
SaRaHKnOwDoG
Well …............ It’s a stunner ! : o
Finally a photo a kid can not be embarrassed about when he is like 25 : ) And you bring it out in-front of his girlfriend or boyfriend, whatever,, i’ll shut up now!
A90Six replied
Thanks SaRaH! Nothing like covering all the bases, though I’m sure he’ll be more embarrassed by your comment than he ever will about the photo! I think ‘partner’ was the ‘PC’ coverall you were looking for! But, who cares!
:) Tony.
kimbeaux1969
Amazing capture.
Kimbeaux
A90Six replied
Thanks Kimberly!
:) Tony.
Jerame *
This was featured in the group ALL ABOUT YOUR BEST WORK! Congratulations! It really is great work!
A90Six replied
Thanks Jerame!
:) Tony.
Sassafras
This portrait of a VERY talented artist is wonderful.
It has a painterly quality, like catching an angel unaware.
Peace,
sass
A90Six replied
Thanks sassi! Yes, I too think he has a wonderful talent for one so young, I just hope he runs with it!
:) Tony.
Sassafras
Run, boy, run-
Full tilt ahead with the wind ever at your back and heart and eyes wide open-this I pray for those like him.~S
Dar Hurt
Just beautiful!!
A90Six replied
Thanks Dar!
:) Tony.
SummerJade
Thiis is just fantastic! So magnetic. Tell him he has the look of a Greek god.
~Jade