Young Musician

[Doughboy]

The son of some friends of mine is a very talented musician. 14 yrs old and is a wicked Blues player, guitar and sings. So at the request of his parents I have been taking photos of him, which is really helping me on the experience side. C&C welcome

[Maritimer1]

The first one stands out, for me, with the bit of colour in the B&W. The shot would work well on liner notes or a promotional poster. If he is on the road this summer, there is a big Blues Festival in Nova Scotia in August that he would enjoy. Lots of big names.

Myra

[Doughboy]

Blues festival sounds very cool, but he is not at that point just yet, but probably could be. Too bad your on the other side of the country

[Donald]

Bill

This is my pick of the set. Brilliant composition that packs lots of atmosphere into the image.

[Jim B.]

#1 and #3,outstanding.I like the concept of #2,but for me,it would have more impact if you could get him on a section of rail where there aren't any buildings.Maybe switch to an acoustic guitar for that shot?

[David]

I'm with Donald on this one in that #4 on the list before me is the one that has the most immediate impact. However, #1 and #2 where you have ghosted in several views of the young man are very clever. I would have tried to tighten all the shots, perhaps even overlapping a couple of ghost images. Also, given that this is a "blues" player, I might have tried a blue wash as a monotone. Just some ideas.

Cheers

David

[Doughboy]

thanks for the comments everyone. The buildings in the background on the rail one, i never thought of that. This was my first real shoot with anyone, so I will keep in mind to look for a rail system in a more rural area and possibly redo the shot. I am still experimenting and learning from my work.

[Doughboy]

Also, as for acoustic guitar, I wanted to bring one along, but his 12 string was being fixed at the time. But it will surely be coming out with us next time around

[jjbacoomba]

Left handed Strat! Way Cool! Love those shots!