CedricVerhelst Posted March 24, 2012 Share #1 Posted March 24, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) This is Michiel P, a painter and close friend of mine. A couple of months ago I made this portrait of him. In return he painted a wonderful portrait of me with my M9 (my avatar). And I thought it'd be nice to share the picture here and read your comments. The painting of the sneakers in the top left corner is his. It somewhat gives you an idea of his artistic 'style'. He is inspired by simple everyday objects, but tries to paint them in a fairly objective and estranging way. That is why I wanted him to look 'objectified' too. I also thought it was the perfect painting to portray him with because it's such a recognizable symbol if you know him. He always wears sneakers. Especially these, they were on his feet for years. The picture was taken with an M9 and 35mm summicron. I took it in his attic studio, with natural light, but put up a silver reflector on the right hand side, to soften the shadows. The other pictures from this shoot are on my tumblr-blog, click here And if you are interested in Michiel's work, have a look at his tumblr-blog. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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roguewave Posted March 24, 2012 Share #2 Posted March 24, 2012 Cedric, Welcome Aboard. Lovely image. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyjoe Posted March 24, 2012 Share #3 Posted March 24, 2012 Cedric, I like the mood of this image. Brings back art school of many years ago. Congrats on the M9 and 35 cron, and welcome to the forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 26, 2012 Share #4 Posted March 26, 2012 Cedric - Excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turner Posted March 26, 2012 Share #5 Posted March 26, 2012 Cedric, Well seen.... Turner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimofnyc Posted March 26, 2012 Share #6 Posted March 26, 2012 not only well seen but well written. What a good story... Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedricVerhelst Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share #7 Posted March 27, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thank you for your comments. I saw Michiel again just after posting this thread and I'll be making a second series some time soon. His work has already evolved and maybe so should my portrait(s) of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Allsopp Posted March 27, 2012 Share #8 Posted March 27, 2012 A fine portrait Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 27, 2012 Share #9 Posted March 27, 2012 Hi, Nice portrait, I like the lighting. Personally I think I'd crop it a little to the left side. I'm interested by the painting. I paint a little myself and did something very similar - it was inspired by Van Gogh who did a series of paintings of a pair of his old boots. I wonder if your friend was inspired by the same painting? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosophos Posted March 27, 2012 Share #10 Posted March 27, 2012 I like this. Very strong portrait. Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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