Forgotten Soldier II

This is the second photo of Tony, a homeless man from Bristol, UK. Tony is a veteran of the Falklands War and has never been able to deal with its aftermath.


Given it's freezing at the moment I hope he's doing ok.

A very striking portrait. Did you pay the sitter?

Jonathan said:

A very striking portrait. Did you pay the sitter?

Click to expand...

Thanks Jonathan. No, I didn't pay the subject. Given his unfortunate circumstances I opted to buy him a sandwich and a cup of tea. Cheers

blacksquare said:

Thanks Jonathan. No, I didn't pay the subject. Given his unfortunate circumstances I opted to buy him a sandwich and a cup of tea. Cheers

Click to expand...

Good man. Thank you.

This is a very nice portrait. If you google "dragan effect" and try that process on that shot, you'd get a winner exhibition shot. You certainly captured the moment and the feel of that poor man.

Very nice!! I'm curious, how did you light your subject? The lighting, or your PP....or both, really makes this image spectacular.

Marcel said:

This is a very nice portrait. If you google "dragan effect" and try that process on that shot, you'd get a winner exhibition shot. You certainly captured the moment and the feel of that poor man.

Click to expand...

Hi Marcel, I'm very familiar with the work of Andrzej Dragan. Whilst I admire his work I have no interest in trying to replicate his style. Instead I'd try and develop my own particular look. Cheers.
@Dave, the subject was lit using ambient light although i did use a reflector.

This is a great striking portrait, you can see so much in his eyes and then only wonder what he has seen and experienced. Wonderful shot, these men and women should be immortalised for what they have been through and not forgotten like discarded rubbish.

Great photo

You've captured the soul in that image!