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              [Pics] Is a Portrait Still a Portrait Without a Face?

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              Shape is an eery black & white portrait series by French photographer Quentin Arnaud, who used low-key lighting to highlight the shape of his subject’s heads while obscuring any definitive facial features. Let us know what you think.


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              • http://twitter.com/DListPhotos Daleon Listhrop

                Creepily amazing…

              • http://twitter.com/carlo_parducho Carlo Parducho

                Not in my book. For me, a portrait is supposed to convey character, emotion. How does that happen without a face…or at least eyes and a mouth? Beats me.

                Then again it’s just semantics, right ^_^

              • Robert Simpson

                Wow! That’s an eerie effect! Still though, with the raid features mid-face missing completely (i.e. the nose, cheekbones, eyebrows) the finished effect would have to be at least part photoshoped, wouldn’t it? The angles don’t appear to be *that* drastic ….

                I’m a HUGE fan of less-is-more, so I’m giving these photos 5-stars and two-thumbs-up! :)

              • http://www.gannonburgett.com Gannon Burgett

                Wonderful concept and perfectly executed. Well done.

              • Greg Jacobs

                These are amazing!

              • http://twitter.com/chidalgo Claudio Hidalgo

                 if you can get the essence of the subject, it’s a portrait

                nice work!

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=706836567 John David Pittman

                Interesting concept. I appreciate creativity in lighting, therefore I greatly appreciate these images. However, I don’t think I personally care for them. 

              • Quentin Arnaud

                Thanks for the article.
                I’m working on identity. Think about it. 
                Faceless people have identity. Watch them beyond the “eye-nose-mouth” usual recognition.
                Thank you for the support again. Much appreciated.
                Quearn (http://fb.me/quearnphotography)

              • http://thegirlinthemiddle.wordpress.com/ Molly_Mac

                Incredibly un-nerving.  Remind me of the kids without faces in The Wall.

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=37514348 Pratik Naik

                Amazing! It takes away all the emotion and brings forth an empty shell of a person. 

              • http://www.facebook.com/MSCS.photography Mike Tarsitano

                I agree with you on this one… I dont care for them either 

              • Anonymous

                I’m for it! when we were in studio in college we called this lighting set-up demon lighting because of the horns of light that were cast

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Joacim-Roboman-Schwartz/100001190769681 Joacim Roboman Schwartz

                Is it pretty similar to Arnold Newmans setup “Devil lighting”?
                http://iconicphotos.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/newman.jpg?w=339&h=416

              • http://twitter.com/thecurtis76 Aaron Curtis

                Well executed. And, yes, a bit creepy. 

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Fernando-Garcia/705346784 Fernando Garcia

                LOL! The more you stare at each photo the creepier it gets. (Alien like)
                Great stuff.

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Corne-Smetsers/100001529575533 Corne Smetsers

                por·trait  [pawr-trit, -treyt, pohr-]
                noun1.a likeness of a person, especially of the face, as a painting,drawing, or photograph: a gallery of family portraits.It is still a likeness of a person, so yes it is a portrait. Do i like it? Well… hell yeah :)

              • http://www.monsieurNede.fr Nède

                j’aime!

              • http://www.facebook.com/barrosandrew Andrew Barros

                i like it alot. reminds me of the movie dick tracy with the man with no face, played by Madonna in a mask.

                [img]http://adland.tv/files/theblank3.jpg[/img]

              • Anonymous

                yeah exactly! that’s where we got it from haha

              • http://www.mikefolden.com Mike Folden

                I don’t know if it’s a portrait but it’s creative and I love it! 

              • http://profiles.google.com/simon.lynchsae Simon Lynch

                Makes me think of the whole “We are anonymous” movement… Well executed, cool looking, but I don’t think it will stick in my mind for a very long time. I don’t know… maybe it’ll grow on me.

              • Paul Pride

                Great concept and execution. Is a portrait a portrait without a face? Look at Albert Watson’s photograph of Mike Tyson and then you’ll know that yes it is!

              • Paul Pride

                Great concept and execution. Is a portrait a portrait without a face? Look at Albert Watson’s photograph of Mike Tyson and then you’ll know that yes it is!

              • Paul Pride

                Great concept and execution. Is a portrait a portrait without a face? Look at Albert Watson’s photograph of Mike Tyson and then you’ll know that yes it is!

              • Paul Pride

                Great concept and execution. Is a portrait a portrait without a face? Look at Albert Watson’s photograph of Mike Tyson and then you’ll know that yes it is!

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=853075006 Rino Sadha

                Amazing idea and execution

              • Eleanor Ryder

                wow this is a great idea for my A level photography project on hidden identity :DDD

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