Wednesday, 16 February 2011

Alan Brain




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Alan is a local artist and in a previous life a pilot and much else. He paints contemporary vivid abstract images that reflect his and the viewers feelings and mood. I called him up one day and asked if he would  allow me to take some shots of him  working. He works from a comfortable suburban home so the surroundings were not exactly the starving artist in a garret stereotype. I did some general shots of him working but the best were from the close up shots of his face. These are just two from the session.
Shot hand-held on a Nikon D70 and 18-75mm zoom. 
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5 comments:

  1. vegebug17 February 2011 at 02:40

    What an artistic face with the folding skin like a stunning scene on the forehead??Great portrait!!!

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  2. Peter17 February 2011 at 20:15

    Thanks Vegebug. He might not agree, however!

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  3. Unknown18 February 2011 at 15:53

    The first image has so much character and has always been a fave of mine

    Mark

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  4. Peter18 February 2011 at 21:33

    Thanks for passing by, Mark!

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  5. Anne26 January 2012 at 09:18

    I justt lurrrv that top photo - it's been a favourite of mine for a while now :-)

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