Leroy just wanted to eat.

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    Leroy wanted money for food, so i asked him to pose. I got the best of that deal.

    I wanted to share this old shot with the PushPins.

    Canon 20D - 70.200L IS

    Comments and faves

    1. JC Couto (65 months ago | reply)

      Very impressive portrait !! Well done !!

    2. stksave27 (65 months ago | reply)

      Love the portrait, curious as to how you set up the encounter and where you were. Something very genuine in the face.

    3. RussellReno (65 months ago | reply)

      We were downtown Atlanta shooting the skyline at night when this gentlemen came up to us. Sometimes i ignore the homeless, but i was in a charitable mood so I asked him to pose after i gave him some cash so he could eat.

    4. fototracy (65 months ago | reply)

      Great lighting on his face, are you using on camera flash? Vert Nice portrait.

    5. RussellReno (65 months ago | reply)

      @fototracy

      It was too dark, and I wasn't prepared for a portrait, so I just used the on camera flash.

      I would have used my 580 plus the Apollo Micro Diffuser if it was handy.

    6. i.c.green (65 months ago | reply)

      Great photo, I really like his expression.
      I used you photo to draw from here:
      www.flickr.com/photos/icgreen/359180144/

    7. blue4duke [deleted] (64 months ago | reply)

      Wow what a powerful, and wonderful portrait, thank you both for sharing!!! 100+views

    8. RussellReno (64 months ago | reply)

      Thanks IC and Blue.

    9. vasi v (64 months ago | reply)

      for shure you've got the best deal! great portrait!

    10. MarcTurnley*BurlesqueAtlanta (63 months ago | reply)

      really nice capture.

      you should try out a couple of different filters in PS. he's a smidge too gold almost yellow. bronze would be nice balance.

    11. Ronen M (62 months ago | reply)

      reward from One Of A Kind group
      This is one of a kind piece of work !!!
      please take a moment to join One Of A Kind
      we'd love to have your photo added to our group.

    12. brookenovak (59 months ago | reply)

      I really dig the lighting!

    13. grainofsaltjd, eclipse115, and Thomas Hawk added this photo to their favorites.

    14. Thomas Hawk (46 months ago | reply)

      fantastic street portrait Russell!

    15. RussellReno (46 months ago | reply)

      Thanks Thomas.

    16. Thomas Hawk (46 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called $2 Portraits, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    17. jaho, Michael W. May, and anonymouscoward added this photo to their favorites.

    18. Michael W. May (44 months ago | reply)

      This is still one of very best portraits I've seen on, well anywhere; top 5 listee

    19. RussellReno (44 months ago | reply)

      Thanks Joffi222.

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