Grafitti Child

Deborah Parkin
Grafitti Child by Deborah Parkin
Grafitti Child by Deborah Parkin

Grafitti Child

This is the second of my images for my college project in which i am trying to produce ‘emotive’ portraits. This has been taken at the same location as Urban Playground (on a different day).

  • Caroline Gorka

    Caroline Gorka, 7 months ago

    Bloody hell…this is gorgeous !!
    You are so good at portraits..

  • RichardV

    RichardV, 7 months ago

    Excellent work Deb.

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil..., 7 months ago

    Superb work Deb, so intense! :D

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer, 7 months ago

    That’s soooo brilliant Deborah!....the way you framed this shot is as good as it gets.

  • Alf Caruana

    Alf Caruana, 7 months ago

    the light and tone is suberb! I like the split in the middle…great portrait

  • Colin Hollywood

    Colin Hollywood, 7 months ago

    Very nice work Deb

  • Lumineux

    Lumineux, 7 months ago

    Stunning work Deb. Love the serious, somewhat defiant expression and the fact that his eyes are shaded, all elements work together very well.

  • Jing3011

    Jing3011, 7 months ago

    Like the hidden eyes. Gives a sense of mystery.

  • Rich Gale

    Rich Gale, 7 months ago

    wonderful Deborah fantastic work, a super portrait.
    Rich.

  • Dave Warren

    Dave Warren, 7 months ago

    Stunning as always

  • vonne

    vonne, 7 months ago

    Love it Deb. He looks Much Older and wiser than a child here. Very Solemn young man here.

  • gladders

    gladders, 7 months ago

    Great work Debs….packed with angst!....I can here him now….’is this face bovvered’.....’so what if I done it!’ .......did that face take practice and coaching or is it natural?Lol

  • ferndesign

    ferndesign, 7 months ago

    awesome b&w

  • Kristie King

    Kristie King, 7 months ago

    Amazing!

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta, 7 months ago

    Oh my…
    I am blown away.

    !!! The clarity, shadows and smoothness all about the head are seriously impressive.
    What a stunner!!!

  • Laurie McClave

    Laurie McClave, 7 months ago

    Great image Deborah, love the lighting and the graffiti

  • Jen Cannella

    Jen Cannella, 7 months ago

    Wow…you did such an amazing job on this…perfect!

  • Joanne A. Bradley

    Joanne A. Bradley, 7 months ago

    Wonderful portrait. I like the ways the bangs obscure part of his face. There is something a little bit rebellious with that stance and it goes well with the urban motif of having the graffiti to the side.

  • stung

    stung, 7 months ago

    Really like the feel to this, really really good capture.

  • Claire Armistead

    Claire Armistead, 7 months ago

    Such a beautiful image Deb i love everything about this piece. I can’t wait to see more from the series x

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher, 7 months ago

    fantastic b/w

  • David Parkin

    David Parkin, 7 months ago

    “Stunning” . . . absolutely superb photography.

  • Roy barry

    Roy barry, 7 months ago

    Deborah- you have such an identifiable style, your work just oozes quality- the perspective, the glorious tones and textures and the subject material are all top notch, well done.

  • AndyReeve

    AndyReeve, 7 months ago

    Well – perfect!!

  • marshall calvert IPA

    marshall calve..., 7 months ago

    hi Deb, having the eyes in shade adds mystery to the portrait and give the lad a strength beyond his years. great control over highlight and shadows

  • shawhouse

    shawhouse, 7 months ago

    wonderful use of b&w. he looks intense and mature beyond his years. great capture. some mop of hair, looks like a beatle :)

  • people/are/stran9e /

    people/are/str..., 7 months ago

    amazing portrait !
    b&w really perfect !
    and his face so emotional

  • Pal Gyomai

    Pal Gyomai, 7 months ago

    Emotive it is! Excellent work, Deb.

  • cdwork

    cdwork, 7 months ago

    A great story made more so by your wonderful use of light and shadow

  • JudyBJ

    JudyBJ, 7 months ago

    perfect shot and tones

  • zandria

    zandria, 7 months ago

    Just perfect…cannot add anymore than what has already been said above! Brilliant!

  • Bjørn Gjelsten

    Bjørn Gjelsten, 7 months ago

    excellent shot!

  • tonilouise

    tonilouise, 7 months ago

    You are such a star Deb…Gorgeous image…Trying? I think you have succeeded..xx

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond, 7 months ago

    Sensational stuff Deb

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins, 7 months ago

    lovely deb – love the light and of course your b & w conversion is perfect!

  • David Stuart

    David Stuart, 7 months ago

    The shadow mask around the eyes really makes this say attitude.

    Great work Deborah !!

  • Lam Tran

    Lam Tran, 7 months ago

    Fantastic capture! Great lighting and shadow, great model! Well done!

  • Douzy

    Douzy, 7 months ago

    What I love most about this shot is the fringe skimming the eyes. Gives him a very introspective side. The light is fabulous too.

  • pinkyjain

    pinkyjain, 7 months ago

    Stunning & awesome portrait, love the B&W, great shadows

  • paul777

    paul777, 7 months ago

    i love this Debs…..........the lighting on the face is brilliant

  • Graham Dean

    Graham Dean, 7 months ago

    Abe’s acting and camera prescence is extra amazing. Coupled with your artistic vision Deb, ....... what a team…..... what a force of art.

  • Antanas

    Antanas, 7 months ago

    great capture, well done

  • Martin Derksema

    Martin Derksema, 7 months ago

    ‘Emotive portraits’ is a difficult project, I think. But I see and feel the emotion, absolutely. The unpleasant and cold and harsh environment creates a lot of emotion already. For me it is the uncomfortable feeling of being in a bad place (or state of mind). The fact that I can’t see his eyes emphesizes the emotion. The inner light is invisible. Someone who is lost in a place where he shouldn’t be … that is the emotion I feel with this image. I think you did a great job.

  • peterhoenderdos

    peterhoenderdos, 7 months ago

    Beautifull portrait. very dramatic use of light. Well done.

  • Mark Gardner

    Mark Gardner, 7 months ago

    Stunning as usual DP, you portray such emotion, splendid work

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley, 7 months ago

    Brilliant work once again Deb! I love the composition, his mood, the tones, shadows and light, you are a sooooo good at this!!

  • Tonia Composto

    Tonia Composto, 7 months ago

    Wow really like your stuff!!!!

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton, 7 months ago

    Great framing. Beautiful as always Deborah.

  • Shannon Clough

    Shannon Clough, 7 months ago

    Great picture! I love this composition, and your black and whites are gorgeous!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 7 months ago

    Wow.. this is brilliant! Absolutely stunned by this one.. firstly the clarity and the tones really grab me and the composition is just perfect. The background is so simple yet adds so much and the light is just perfect with a brilliant mood to the whole piece… amazing depth to those B+W tones. This is where silver is golden!

  • wellman

    wellman, 7 months ago

    emotive portraiture at its finest – I totally concur with Tupmans super “silver is golden” comment

  • Michael Oubridge

    Michael Oubridge, 7 months ago

    Stunning work Deb, i wouldn’t expect anything less though :) The lighting on his face is wonderful…
    I hope you made him clean the grafitti after you had finished, Blyth is such a clean area LOL

  • Ken Mucke

    Ken Mucke, 7 months ago

    Amazing image Deb…the lighting is just so perfect…..the fact that you cant see the eyes adds just the right amount of mystery to the shot…The subdued expression is really what makes this image so powerful…..you really wonder what is going on in their minds at this age..the image is perfectly framed in the shot to reveal the graffitti…..One of my FAVS of yours for sure Deb

  • david malcolmson

    david malcolmson, 7 months ago

    It is well-nigh impossible for a child to avoid the culture of his or her time – it has always been so. One could conjure up the cultures of so many ages and see a child like this one with that perplexed contemplation of their place in the present reality. This is sombre, thought-provoking and easily transcends the bounds of a mere exercise.

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio, 7 months ago

    I love the light and shadows here, what a face he has…......darling !

  • paulineism

    paulineism, 7 months ago

    this is absolutely stunning Deborah I really love the way Abe is looking wonderful

  • Rosina Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti, 7 months ago

    stunning work,Well done…

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