New Orleans Model

C&Cs are welcome.

I did a little PP to this one; Does it stay on the fair play side of the bar?

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Wow- that is all I have to say! This is great!

wow- that is all I have to say! This is fantastic!

Yeah, that is freaking awesome.

Thanks guys. Showed it to someone here and he thinks it would be a stronger image w/o the beer -- sacrilege ! I tried a quick edit to remove it but I need to work on it at home. Will post that once I edit it!

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I think this is one outstanding shot, just as it is, Jeff :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Leave the beer, it adds atmosphere. Very nice shot GB, no need for critique :thumbsup:

Most definitely leave the beer. It totally adds a piece to the character. And what a character shot this is. Wonderfully lit, posed, etc., etc., etc. The only very very very small thing I don't like is the chair. Another type of chair might give more character. But please note how small that criticism is.
I've got a feeling his will be the next photo of the week.

Substitute whiskey for the beer. Or maybe a water pipe.

Thanks fellows! I guess it works.

Beer or whiskey? Seems everyone likes something there. Too bad we didn't have a 5th of JD there as a prop ... you try to think of everything of what you'll need, but it never works.

Arne, believe me, I know about the chair. My assistant and I were discussing this very point .. I thought it was too plain, he thought it would do. We didn't have anything else besides a half broken French chair so that was decided.

On a side note about the shoot, I apparently shot about every one of these images ~ 1 f-stop underexposed and not on purpose! I didn't use a flash meter and the studio was so dark, I guess the shots just looked properly exposed on my camera LCD, but seem really dark here @ home. Arrgg. Better dark than too bright, but I think I learned my lesson: always meter first.

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