Cedric, a portrait

Sheila  Smart

Cedric, a portrait

Cedric, one of Sydney’s street performers. I recently won the Society of Wedding & Portrait Photographers Traditional Portraiture International Photographer of the Year 2008 with this shot of Cedric.

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Cedric, a portrait by Sheila  Smart
Cedric, a portrait by Sheila  Smart
  • Tainia Finlay

    Tainia Finlay

    What a gorgeous portrait of Cedric, well captured Shelia!

  • Lisa  Kenny

    Lisa Kenny

    a fantastic portrait Sheila ~ he looks like a real character

  • dawndavies

    dawndavies

    wow what a face he has, lovely picture

  • ~ Ademac

    ~ Ademac

    Wonderful portrait….................

  • Peter Marin

    Peter Marin

    A very cool looking portrait Sheila. Great selection of focal length too, I’m guessing around the 300mm range?(: I love the direction the light is coming from also, I think you’ve hit on a perfect balance. All the best.

  • Sheila  Smart

    Sheila Smart

    It was taken with my most favourite portrait lens …the Canon 135 f/2.

    Sheila

  • Per E. Gunnarsen

    Per E. Gunnarsen

    Fantastic portrait, well captured!

  • Klaudy Krbata

    Klaudy Krbata

    Excellent portrait Sheila, I love it.

  • KBSImages

    KBSImages

    Oh Wow, A good portrait is more than a photo, it is a look inside of the soul. I do believe you achieved that with this. Outstanding Work!!!! Kim

  • Valli  aka Frankiesgirl

    Valli aka Fra...

    Absolutely amazing capture!

  • Marianna Patrauchan

    Marianna Patra...

    absolutely fantastic, and so deeeeep, I was even afraid to get lost in his eyes:)

  • Leah Highland

    Leah Highland

    Oh so superb!
    The light, the detail….....amazing portrait!

  • berndt2

    berndt2

    Wow : that’s an amazing portrait. The lighting and detail are fantastic

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    This says so much – huge amount of character caught – great shot.

  • George  Link

    George Link

    Simply AWESOME portrait!

  • Laurkat

    Laurkat

    phenomenal.

  • CateTownsend

    CateTownsend

    He looks as though he is reading my mind outstanding portrait

  • Arletta

    Arletta

    One thing that I like about this best is that it reminds me of many paintings and photos of elder men from all sorts of cultures, down through the ages. In that way, it emphasizes a basic underlying thread to humanity and that is lovely.

    Also, well, I just have to love his eyes. Cedric looks like a man with a thousand stories locked inside him, someone learned and shrewd, but capable of kindness and humor.

    And, strangely enough (to me) I was just thinking about Cedric and trying to come up with reasons to write about or reflect on persons with that name, this morning.

    Nice capture, by the way!

  • beekokweh

    beekokweh

    Beautiful portrait, love the lighting….he is an excellent subject to shoot…congrats on the home page props!

  • Victoria Rusnac

    Victoria Rusnac

    That beard tells stories.

  • Jen Wahl

    Jen Wahl

    This is one of the most amazing portraits I’ve ever seen…. spectacular.

  • Aimelle

    Aimelle

    I like the Dragan style this has… at least it reminds me his style. Fantastic portrait !

  • Holly Kempe

    Holly Kempe

    An outstanding portrait!!!

  • Gary Reaves

    Gary Reaves

    absolutely beautiful!

  • Dayonda

    Dayonda

    Congratulations on having your fine work Featured on THE EYES HAVE IT Group Home Page!
    08 Aug 2008, Friday, US Time
    One awesome photo. And probably one awesome man, too.

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    that is a really fantastic portrait. such humanity in it.

  • Jo Hoden   "C'est la Vie"

    Jo Hoden "C'...

    Fabulous ,congratulations:)

  • TerraChild

    TerraChild

    incredible shot

  • James Nielsen

    James Nielsen

    This is as close to perfect as you can get Sheila. I’m so impressed!

  • Shelby Paterson

    Shelby Paterson

    Extremely Powerful Shot!

    shelby
    xx

  • Maureen Brittain

    Maureen Brittain

    Wonderful portrait shot.

  • jaycee

    jaycee

    This is a sensational shot :) A face with a story I love it.

  • robsta5

    robsta5

    what can one say, this is just remarkable. just a perfect capture. this is going straight into my favourites.
    very well done indeed.

  • Caroline Gorka

    Caroline Gorka

    Great portrait …good work :)

  • JLDunn

    JLDunn

    Lovely portrait! What does he perform?

  • Andre Hillas

    Andre Hillas

    Beautiful lighting. You really have captured the essence of character in this work.
    Well done!

  • Sheila  Smart

    Sheila Smart

    My goodness, I hadn’t realised that Cedric made the Home Page. He is such a character and is very popular with tourists around Circular Quay in Sydney. He plays aboriginal clapsticks.
    Thanks all.
    Sheila

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    This is a very nice capture…gina

  • BenYameen

    BenYameen

    Beautiful, simple color. Great portrait.

  • everascot

    everascot

    Great character….hearty congratulations being on the Home Page today!!!!

  • Rajdev D

    Rajdev D

    A Master Piece

  • Chetan Raghuram

    Chetan Raghuram

    its a amazing portrait, i love it.

  • Olav Lunde

    Olav Lunde

    Such a cool guy!

  • coffeetea

    coffeetea

    extraordinary portrait! great .

  • retepk

    retepk

    Great capture and a wonderful portrait.

  • Deborah Milligan

    Deborah Milligan

    fantastic shot portrait sheila, and congratulations on the front page :)

  • AlexMac

    AlexMacGreeter

    Absolutley mind blowing, An image that has character and depth all through it, congratulations on the homepage

  • yorgi

    yorgi

    What a fabulous portrait. Well done.

  • Arthur "Butch" Petty

    Arthur "Butch"...

    Stunning work. The exposure is just perfect. Bravo.

  • Caroline Gorka

    Caroline Gorka

    Wonderful portrait..I’d seen it before, and thought I’d left a comment..maybe just faved it.
    Anyway..great exposure and expression.

    Hope he was good with it :)

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    Congratulations on getting the home page it is a great portriat…gina

  • Peter Hammer

    Peter Hammer

    Wonderful character and treatment Sheila. Excellent work.

  • fallenrosemedia

    fallenrosemedia

    it’s just amazing!

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    Outstanding portrait. Congrats on the RB Home page feature!

  • sami al-haj

    sami al-haj

    stunning picture sheila. its so beautiful. and congrats on the feature.

  • hairyfreak

    hairyfreak

    Gorgeous image with beautiful lighting. With the light on one side and the lay of his whiskers it almost looks as if he is caught in a timeless wind.

  • Charles Adams

    Charles Adams

    you captured such a great amount of character…..congrats as well for your win….....

  • Keryn Alexander

    Keryn Alexander

    Beautiful shot…congrats!

  • Craig Watson

    Craig Watson

    an award well and truly deserved!

  • Helen Chierego

    Helen Chierego

    Magnificent face!

  • eyestrange

    eyestrange

    Possibly one of the best portrait shots I have seen – you captured the character and twinkly eyes – SUPERB

  • Mugsy

    Mugsy

    Exceptional portraiture work….. worthy of any front page!

  • Tatiana R

    Tatiana R

    Great portrait, excellent capture, so much character! Congratulations on the RB Home Page on the Australia Day!

  • pmclaughlin

    pmclaughlin

    Wonderful Portrait

  • Sticky Flower

    Sticky Flower

    a well deserved win,and home page feature.Stunning stunning portrait.

  • johnnyjenkins

    johnnyjenkins

    My jaw almost hit the floor when i saw this. Wow

  • Crowmanic

    Crowmanic

    I knew I recognised this … from your PBase gallery (I think that’s what its called) ... anyway it was stunning then, and still is … welcome to the RB dear Sheila …
    +Fav of course.

  • Francesca Rizzo

    Francesca Rizzo

    superb portrait, you’ve captured so much character – well done and congrats on homepage feature :)

  • bidjara

    bidjara

    I do know this gentleman, very well in fact he is a well known friend of our family and you really took a stunning portrait of him. He looks so relaxed just as I remember him to be!!! Well done on the RB homepage feature too…..so very much deserved. Mel

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer

    Fantastic portrait!

  • Peacefulwarrior

    Peacefulwarrior

    OMG…........... stunning, simply stunning!!!!!

  • Paul (Quixote) Alleyne

    Paul (Quixote)...

    Fantastic image. Love the character of this portrait. excellent hues and tones.

  • Ken Mucke

    Ken Mucke

    WOW…what an amazing portrait

  • Chris Clark

    Chris Clark

    congratulations on the home page and it is true – a picture replaces a thousand words…... I would say this portrait is so outstanding that it would replace a whole biography

  • solareclips~Julie  Alexander

    solareclips~Ju...

    Beautiful portait!! Congrats on your win, and the home page feature!

  • Terry Best

    Terry Best

    Fantastic!

  • Peter Zentjens

    Peter Zentjens

    Such a striking portrait!

  • J. D. Adsit

    J. D. Adsit

    a portrait with deep character

  • Ghelly

    Ghelly

    Instant Fav, AWESOME WORK

  • bdazzled

    bdazzled

    Congratulations on the Homepage feature – It is a fabulous portrait :-)

  • oddoutlet

    oddoutlet

    Nice capture!

  • murrstevens

    murrstevens

    beautiful face….great work

  • Stephen  Van Tuyl

    Stephen Van Tuyl

    Incredible portrait Sheila! Congratulations!

  • moviemaker

    moviemaker

    wow this is so cool. love the texture and the light and the way it falls off into black awesome work

  • SwaggDesigns

    SwaggDesigns

    Great Shot!!!

  • cammiecakes

    cammiecakes

    Oh wow this is an outstanding shot….well done. Congrats on homepage.

  • CPTurner

    CPTurner

    Simply stunning shot!

  • Mahjabeen Mankani

    Mahjabeen Mankani

    stunning portrait! congrats on home page!

  • madworld

    madworld

    What an amazing shot…....beautiful!

  • Bruce  Dickson

    Bruce Dickson

    Superb portrait … but the soul aspect was there to begin with, not be extracted … the etched lines to the face and soulful eyes are definitely part of Cedric’s own story, I’m sure.

  • DonDavisUK

    DonDavisUK

    Hey there Sheila, thanks for sharing this great portrait. Congratulations on being featured on Redbubble Home Page. Don.

  • Debbie Sandersfeld

    Debbie Sanders...

    Congrats on the home page, I love this image, would love to meet and great.

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    This is one of the most powerful portraits I have seen, it is filled with wonderful dimension and spirt, and it is very beautiful! There is a fantastic depth and dynamic range. I love how you have honoured this man. Congratulations on your wonderful homepage feature!!

  • Priscilla Rodriguez
  • Andrew Harris

    Andrew Harris

    I love your portraits Sheila, particularly this one. Well done.

  • John Hooton

    John Hooton

    This is absolutely spot on. Not suprised you have won awards. Congrats on the ‘Home’ page, even amongst ‘pros’ your work is oustanding. :-))

  • Jean M. Laffitau

    Jean M. Laffitau

    OUTSTANDING portrait!!

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