sajad pishdadi wrote 3 months ago

wooow .
wonderful contrast ! so nice !

Mark Kitaoka replied 3 months ago

Sajad, thank you for your comment.

Tom Hoops wrote 3 months ago

ohh this is very nice.

Mark Kitaoka replied 3 months ago

Thank you Tom.

Richard Tarczaly wrote 3 months ago

Cudos to you Mark! Love the light! What did you use?

Mark Kitaoka replied 3 months ago

Thank you Richard. This was taken with a Photoflex soft box and an off camera EX580 flash unit fired by my ST-E2.

Carola Lundmark wrote 9 months ago

Great portrait! Love the facial expression.Perfect contrast.
Best regards ~*Carola*~

Mark Kitaoka replied 9 months ago

Carola, thank you. Eugene is one of my personal favorites for portraiture.

Bart Aldrich wrote 10 months ago

Beautiful portrait, congrats!

Mark Kitaoka replied 10 months ago

Thanks again Bart.

Carla Rho wrote 10 months ago

No words to express my deep admiration for this portrait!

Mark Kitaoka replied 10 months ago

Carla, thanks again. This is one of the few images in my portfolio where the image is truly a portrait in that Eugene knew I was there to photograph him. He is naturally photogenic and although a bit shy, does like his image captured. His hands and face are simply magnificent subjects, so in a way, I feel like I cheated by having a willing and knowing subject.

Carla Rho wrote 11 months ago

I stand up and applaude. This is an impeccably beautiful portrait.

Mark Kitaoka replied 11 months ago

Carla, thank you so much. Much of this image is credited to the subject matter, Eugene. His face is so expressive and genuine.

Steven Millman wrote 11 months ago

Great Portrait! Reminiscient of Yosef Karsh. It will last for ages.

Mark Kitaoka replied 11 months ago

Steven, that is very high praise and I certainly appreciate your thoughts, yet this image is not even close to his league. Thanks again though...

fulvio pellegrini wrote 11 months ago

I agree with Ralph ...a great shot
Regards

Mark Kitaoka replied 11 months ago

fulvio, thank you very much.

Steve Axford wrote 11 months ago

What a great portrait. Lots of expression.

Mark Kitaoka replied 11 months ago

Thank you Steve. Eugene is truly full of expression.

Jean-Luc Piedanna wrote 11 months ago

Great portrait, outstanding B&W!

Mark Kitaoka replied 11 months ago

Thank you Jean-Luc

Martine Bour wrote 11 months ago

Great details and very beautiful attitude!

Mark Kitaoka replied 11 months ago

Martine, Eugene's demeanor is such that it is pleasure to photograph him.

Stephan Sünderkamp wrote 11 months ago

Great texture and very intense expression.

Mark Kitaoka replied 11 months ago

Thank you Stephan!

Codrin Lupei wrote 11 months ago

...this is an awesome portrait...the 'Eugene' series is just great...this man is a very expressive person...I believe the first of your portraits I've seen was Eugene 2...another great one...what can I say more...the light, the contrast, the composition are excellent...in a word...awesome...like it a lot...
...all the best...
Codrin

Mark Kitaoka replied 11 months ago

Thank you Codrin. This image of Eugene was one that I took with studio lighting. His expressive nature and the texture of his skin is so wonderful to photograph.

Fernand Hick wrote 11 months ago

A so nice skin texture Mark and a look full of interrogation ! An excellent one !
Fernand

Mark Kitaoka replied 11 months ago

Thanks Fernand, Eugene has SUCH an interesting and photogenic face.

Ralf Stelander wrote 11 months ago

Very very strong portrait, great contrast. texture and mood!

Mark Kitaoka replied 11 months ago

Thanks much Ralf