... He is actually a amazing photographer!( I play around with " filters and frames and split imAges"and I think that ruins the picture) I'm going to do another " shoot" with him very soon and I'll leave all those pictures alone lol) he does it for free as he is a fan of bodybuilding/ bodybuilders (I get that this is " getbig" and attacks are the norm here... just sad that I have to defend buying bodybuilding DVD's while in my 20's .. and that a respectable physique (esp at 53 years of age) gets slammed by the usual gimmicks and idiots that have infested and plagued this site for years!... safe to say if your getting multiple compliments on your physique daily ... you don't suck all that bad ...😉😊
Attack? Haha...No! Mick, I'm not hating just telling you the truth. If you're messing with filters you're not doing this guy a favor. The photo looks like shit. I'm not trying to attack or hate. I'm just telling you the truth and any other real professional would also agree. If he is "great" as you say, the background does nothing for you and you're standing way to close to it...whatever it is. Listen, Just because he's a fan of bodybuilding doesn't make him a great or even good photographer. Just like shooting a bunch of models and hot women don't make you a great photographer. The pose is good and I get the ripped t-shirt but the processing or filter you say makes it look bad and the background is just not doing anything.
I mean if the background is not important to the telling of a story at least step down and the bokeh will increase making you(the subject) pop. I don't know what the photographer is trying to put fourth with this photo....I see you, a ripped shirt and you're standing in front of a garage door. Are you a mechanic? Are you a blue collar worker? I just don't know.
I don't care if you buy DVD's of Colt Steele. I think you look great. Find a new photographer. If they're not shooting with the top of the line Canon or Nikon they are not serious. In fact real studio photographers that shoot exclusive in studio shots shoot with a Hasselblad .
Hope this guides you. If you're putting yourself out there then you need a professional ( not a so called one that shoots Hooters Bike Night and Girls in his basement) to showcase you.