John Hooton
John Kindly let me borrow his D3 and lighting gear to take this shot in his new black tent studio.
Nikon D3
Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 at 160mm not cropped
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/13
ISO 200
Studio flash
Bowens lighting
Processed with Photoshop CS3
John is an extremely talented photographer that has a career in photography that dates back to the ‘60s.
John Hooton belongs to the following groups:
! 100% !, All Around the Styles, Black and White Photography, Ebony and Ivory, Nikon DSLR Users Group - 2 uploads per 24 hours, Strictly Human Faces , Studio Lighting (2 images per day, no genitals.), The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Fine Art of Photography and THE WAIST UP - Portraiture Photography 2 per 24 hour limit
Sharon Perrett
Fantastic shot of John, love the lighting, just how i imagined he’d look :)
Nic Relton replied
Thanks Sharon, he tells me you have gods gift when it comes to attracting and photographing birds, i’ll drop by and check them out! Thanks again : )
Jeannette Sheehy
this is fabulous :)
Nic Relton replied
Glad you think so JLS, thanks : )
Anibal
you are so lucky!!! I wanna shoot in a studio!!! this is a great photo nic… Picture perfect…. wow.. so when are you gonna let me in on your secret…:0)))))
Nic Relton replied
Thanks Anibal, you know you already have a studio right? You just haven’t used it yet ; )
Larry Varley
Excellent shot, a great character portrait
Nic Relton replied
Thank you very much for the comment and feature Larry!
Marleia Main
This is one of my favorite pictures you have done!! Really great work!!
Nic Relton replied
I am glad you really like it, it’s a slightly different style but I think I could get used to it, it’s great for getting through the winter lol.
John Hooton
Congratulations on getting this accepted by The Fine Art of Photography – the toughest group on Redbubble!
Nic Relton replied
That’s what good teaching does for you! Thanks John!!! : )
madworld
Great shot…and congratulations!
Nic Relton replied
Thanks MadWorld :)
jwinman
wonderful light and pose!
Nic Relton replied
Thanks very much, I am lucky to know John… He is a great photographer in his own right!
carlosramos
Perfect in all aspect !
Nic Relton replied
Thanks Carlos : )
Dennis Gay
G’day Nic!
So this is the real John Hooton! He doesn’t look like his avatar at all! 8-)
Apart from your subject being a handsome and compliant model I really like the dramatic lighting, the strong contrast and the limited tonal range. This has to look good as a glossy B&W print!
I do feel though that some “housekeeping” is in order:
1. Bring our right edge of frame in a bit more to eliminate all evidence of Mr Hooton’s ear,
2. Clone out those slightly distracting highlights in our bottom right corner, and
3. Carefully clone out the very distracting bright button growing from John’s finger.
The tight framing and good use of the diagonal line of hand and cheek, following the “line of light” has been very well thought out. All in all a most impressive portrait.
GB
Dennis
Nic Relton replied
Thanks for the feed back Dennis, I will experiment when I get a free minute! Busy planning and packing for a holiday right now. I like the the “Housekeeping” ideas!
Karen Scrimes
A very impressive portrait. Dennis has given some marvellous feedback too. A handsome model :)
Nic Relton replied
Thanks Karen, you’re right Dennis gives good advice. I should do that house keeping soon. ; )
awdigitaldreams
Your gorgeous portrait has inspired me to greater efforts!
Nic Relton replied
Cool, it’s always nice to hear that someone has appreciated something enough to encourage them to take on new challenges. Thanks AW : )
Paul (Quixote)...
Excellent composition. I love the depth and isolation of the image against the background. Superb tones as well
Nic Relton replied
Thanks Paul, I count my self lucky to have met Mr. Hooton not only is he an interesting guy but his coffee is great too! When I go to see him I get to play with gadgets that are slightly outside of my price range ; )
Christine Boretti
Great portrait
Nic Relton replied
That’s very kind, thank you very much!!