Mr Photogenic

Artist: Deborah Parkin
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Mr Photogenic

Now for something a little bit different. This was part of my course at university – studio photography. This was taken with a Hasselblad 501cm medium format camera – with a flashring – developed in darkroom and scanned from the original print (my negs are still with lecturer).

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Torfinn Johann...

Great portrait Deborah!
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Torfinn :)
shawhouse

wow, I have been out of touch for a long time….wonderful lighting, intense capture….but this is your son?!

:)

p.s. Hi!
Deborah Parkin replied

haha! Thanks Phil – lovely to hear from you – have missed you :)
Miron Abramovici

WOW!
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Miron :)
Richard Veal

Stunning portrait Deb.
The model is very photogenic.
A very fascinating face.
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Richard – yes he is great to photograph.
RavenSoul

Awesome portrait!!
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Vonne – glad you like it :)
roybarry

A great subject to photograph-nice work!
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Roy – appreciate your kind words – my first time in a studio – which I found quite stressful to be honest :)
roybarry

Ahh yes, studios’-scary places!!
Deborah Parkin replied

haha – they certainly are :)
Clare Colins

Brilliant tone and contrast.
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks so much Clare – lovely to hear from you :)
Denzil

Great portrait Deb, studio work must be a very different experience!
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Denzil – yes, I didn’t really enjoy studio work to be honest – found it quite stressful and have a new respect for studio photographers :)
Ken Mucke

Superb and dramatic portrait..strong lighting and strong expression…very well done….Would not have known this was yours either….Great job
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Ken – no not really my thing studio photography – good to try something new (like you) – but like what I am doing :)
Susan Grissom

this is brilliant Deborah!
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Susan – so great to hear from you – hope you are well :)
Anna Shaw

Superb and so dramatic. Brilliant work Deb. (But I would get your negs back ASAP!!)
xx
Anna
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks again Anna – yes, will definitely get negs back – see a lot of abandoned negs scattered all over the university – don’t want mine to be amongst them :)
Gideon Swart

forbidden teritory for me.studios,that is.however,i think any studio will welcome you with open arms.its so good to see that you are back where you belong.i can see and feel a lot of knowledge in this shot.your long nights of studying is busy paying off.congratulations deborah and welcome back
Deborah Parkin replied

lovely to hear from you Gideon and thank you for such a lovely comment .. I don’t think a studio is for me to be honest – too restrictive – I do, however, have a new admiration for those that do it so well :)
Hope you are well – are you off on your travels again soon?
Graham Dean

I imagine the artistic teamwork between you and the subject to create this one would have been fun Deb. It has fantastic character.
At the moment I feel like I’m at a Deborah Parkin exhibition with all these new and wonderful images. It’s a treat : )
Deborah Parkin replied

Ah thanks again Graham for your great comment. Gordon is a good friend of me and we had fun .. there were many of us fighting for him to be our model :)
CJTill

Wow
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Colin :)
Julie Langford

Excellent Deb. Great lighting, the tones are spot on and those subtle pinstripes are just awesome. You will get an A + for this for sure in uni.
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Julie – lovely to hear from you .. appreciate you stopping by :)
Sean Farragher

great shot
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Sean :)
PhotogeniquE IPA

fantastic portrait and great face. Love the sort of sinister POV.
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Dave … great comment – ironically Gordon is probably the nicest and kindest person you could meet but great in character.
Luis Mariano ...

hypnotic portrait
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Luis – really appreciate the comment :)
Kitsmumma

What a character, excellent shot Deborah, he does have hypnotic eyes, hard not to look into them!
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Sylvia – always lovely to hear from you :)
J.K. York

i love how isolated the flash effect is. the spot light really brings out the structure of this man’s face dramatically. once again that 6×6 format is awesome. excellent use of negative space around subject. cheers!
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks James for your great comment .. I really love this format too :)
Scott d'Almeida

excellent
Deborah Parkin replied

Thanks Scott :)
hsien-ku

really wonderful work – i love the tones you get with the hasselblad!
Paul Tupman

I feel like you have come on with leaps and bounds with this photography course and it is such a joy to see some of the results. This is a great portrait, with real depth in those eyes! Once again, fantastic control of the light. Brilliant work Deb!
Mel Brackstone

Bummer, shame about the copyright across his face on the large version, but still, I don’t blame you for using it….lol! The tones here are immaculate, Deb, LOVE what you do with monochromes…