Immaturity

Graham Lea

Immaturity

This image is about the way immaturity permeates our adult society.

Many anti-social behaviours – vandalism, binge drinking and swearing, to name a few – are habits that begin as teenagers while we’re trying to fit in and be cool. A lot of people discard these habits as the responsibility of adulthood takes hold. Others, however, never grow out of them, and instead continue acting like a child for a large part of their adult life.

This is my second attempt at doing selective colouring (I’m buying a tablet, ASAP) and the first time I’ve asked someone who wasn’t a family member to model for a photo.
(Thanks again, Mark.)


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Immaturity belongs to the following groups:

Canon Photo 5, Experimental , PixElations - The Art of Photoshop, Street Photography and Photojournalism and Sydney Available for sale as

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Immaturity by Graham Lea
Immaturity by Graham Lea
  • sparrowdk

    sparrowdk

    i got a tablet recently and they are pretty fun
    nice concept

  • Graham Lea replied

    Thanks Sparrow. I just wanted to end my mouse frustration, but if you say tablets are fun then I’ll be getting one for sure!

  • Tim Beasley

    Tim Beasley

    I like the color paleness in this photo

  • Graham Lea replied

    Thanks, Tim. The graffiti was originally much more saturated, but I wanted the crayon to stand out more so I toned down the graffiti layer.

  • tiger3

    tiger3

    great shot, and these your shots for the canon competition, well done

  • Graham Lea replied

    Thanks, Christian.

  • housenbaby

    housenbaby

    your model is excellent – his eyes really draw me in. I love the overall tone.

    Good Luck in the comp !

  • Graham Lea replied

    Yes, he did an excellent job of looking suspicious!
    Thanks for you good wishes. Straight back at you.

  • Mohammad Khaksar

    Mohammad Khaksar

    great idea….

  • Faizan Qureshi

    Faizan QureshiAll Rounder

    What a wonderful image. I love how striking the face is in front of the background.

  • Graham Lea replied

    Thanks, Faizan. I used the Channel Mixer for the first time to make sure I got all the tones and contrast right. I think the model’s piercing look is the real draw card there, though.

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