Musician Portraits

**Joshua Hakin** · 02-10-2007, 03:46 PM

I did some shots for a local folk guitarist to use as some promo prints.
And yes, the heavy processing and wacky colours are intentional!*

Using a 16-45mm and an A28mm 2.8 on occasion too.
Temperature -16ºC, but we managed... barely. We found an old abandoned mill to use as a backdrop.

**Joshua Hakin** · 02-10-2007, 03:47 PM

And some more...

**Marko** · 02-14-2007, 09:13 AM

Hi Josh,

This is an interesting mix of photos. My favourites are the middle photo from set 1, which has a dark moody feel to it.

From set 2, I like the first shot and the last shot. The last shot makes the model look quite pretty. For portraits where the goal is to make the model look pretty, I would have had her lower her head just a bit. That would have made her roundish face just a bit slimmer, which most women subjects appreciate.

Most importantly, was the model happy with the results?

Marko

**tegan** · 02-14-2007, 12:32 PM

I see exposure problems and the resultant loss of detail in all of them.

Tegan

**Joshua Hakin** · 02-14-2007, 05:38 PM

Thanks for the comments.
I was incorporating a processing technique I've been studying used by Anton Corbijn where he flattens out the midtones and compresses the contrast in the shadows to a strong degree. I took more liberty in this method with the highlights also by compressing that end of the contrast spectrum too. The odd colouring was something Anton Corbijn does too but in a very different way than these... where he tends to favour more cooler colours (but warm toned BW) I am partial to the warmer tones, at least for these shots.

Marko, she was absolutely ecstatic over these photos and thanked me many times. It's a pleasure to do photos for musicians as they tend to like the extreme looks and are always happy to see the limits pushed.

**Joshua Hakin** · 02-14-2007, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by marko

Hi Josh,

My favourites are the middle photo from set 1, which has a dark moody feel to it.

Marko

That's my favorite too... even if it is too close to an Anton Corbijn rip off!

**Marko** · 02-27-2007, 10:04 AM

Learning through emulation is a good thing to do and helps us find our own style.

**JAS_Photo** · 10-15-2009, 11:57 AM

I have never seen these before. Sadly, Joshua does not come on the board any more. I really like these and I believe that they were intentionally processed to look they way they do.

Here is another from Joshua:

http://www.photography.ca/Forums/f11...ario-1931.html

I would have to say one of the best photos on this board for sure.

Also from Joshua:

http://www.photography.ca/Forums/f2/...7.html#post327

Just some real interesting stuff, I think. One of my favorite photographers on this board.