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Massimo Di Maggio
{K:-53658} 1/14/2006
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Hi Kevin, you wrote me “I was just having this conversation about one of my images with another UF user…”. I see what you mean. Usually the eye contact is one of the more important point of portraits, but I think it’s not an absolute rule, sometimes the best thing is… break the rules!!! The invisible eyes give me a sense of mystery, the darkness and the blur increase this sense in my opinion, the only thing I don’t like too much is the digital noise. Anyway you have a good photographic eye and I liked a lot of the images of your portfolio. Keep up the good work! Bye, Max
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Darlene Boucher
{K:15739} 1/11/2006
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Very mysterious image Kevin. Really well done! Darlene
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Dr. Rafael Springmann
{K:89517} 1/9/2006
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You actually made yourself look like a painting in tweaking your autoportrait in P.S. Looks like a 70s movie portrait. Quite an interesting reply you wrote to Squirl & I agreed with every word in it.
Thank you for your kind comment on my "Friendly cardgame."
Best regards,
Rafi
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 1/7/2006
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Hi again, i guess you are right about the mysterious touch when not seeing the eyes 
Jeanette
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 1/6/2006
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Nice grainy effect Kevin.. a good one for your Bio.
Andre
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Kevin Christensen
{K:3891} 1/6/2006
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That is an interesting point, Jeanette, and thanks for commenting about it. You've made a good point about the dreamy nature of the atmosphere.
I think the eyes being visible could have brought a lot to the shot, but at the same time, I think there is some sort of mystery to having them hidden, that just seems to work
thank you so much for giving your thoughts, I appreciate it a lot.
-Kevin
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 1/6/2006
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interesting shot and quite impressive light dear Kevin!!!
as for your PS work on it I like the results too!!!
my very best wishes for the New Year
Marian
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 1/6/2006
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I don´t want to ask why cause the fact that you posted it as it is means you like it somehow. What i like here is the light (greenish) behind and also partly on the face, the blurriness make me think of movement of course and also adding a more dreamy atmosphere then a sharp and crisp one would. Maby eyes with a intense gaze would make this even better - if you see what i mean.
Jeanette
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SQirl
{K:2742} 1/6/2006
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Thanks for your very detailed answer, Kevin! I really appreciate it. That's a great point you make about not seeing things in an image that maybe you're expecting to be there - I hadn't thought of leaving things out with the deliberate aim of drawing attention to them. I'll bear that in mind when I'm experimenting. :)
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Kevin Christensen
{K:3891} 1/6/2006
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wow, I think that's the best question anyone's ever asked me on UF. I'd have to say a number of reasons. I think it was the lighting that I saw in the mirror that made me run and grab my camera. I'm a fan of minimalism, and I liked the way I could define my face with just the 'line' of my nose and the 'line' of my cheek.
My second reason is that it's different than a typical portrait. I'm not the best at doing this, but creating a mood in an image that the viewer can connect with is something I love doing. It's dark because it's more dramatic that way. It's not perfectly sharp, because having the 'dirtiness' added to the shot, more than a cleanness would.
Third, I think sometimes not being able to see something in an image can be just as powerful as seeing it, in a different way. you might not notice the eyes until you can't see them. Robert Bresson said about films, "The soundtrack invented silence" if a movie has sound effects and music, it can be even more powerful emotionally to remove it completely for a moment.
Just keep trying things, is my advice. I usually find that sometimes new ideas work and sometimes they don't. Sometimes you find that something turns out better than what you set out to find.
-Kevin
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SQirl
{K:2742} 1/5/2006
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Hi Kevin,
Interesting shot of you. :)
I'm just curious as to why you chose to edit the shot the way you did? I'm completely new to self portraits and I'd love to know your reasoning. I was really just wondering why you chose not to keep the image sharper and lighter?
Anyway. Cool pic. :)
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