This is Hauk, an acrobat from the UK. We had a portrait session just for fun. He showed up with his hair pulled back and in a pony tail and had no intention of doing a Jesus pose but after seeing him I had to just ask him to let his hair down and put his hand together for just one shot show. This was it. Both Hauk and I are atheists and had recently been reading one of Christopher Hitchin's books so in post to fun and intentionally a little controversial I added the digital crown of thorns and the writing on the t-shirt, which says in full "Science doesn't care what you believe".
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I think that I would get where you were coming from if we could actually read the writing on the shirt, but as it also covers his hair I think it detracts more than adds. I think the thorns would be a little better if they were solid white without the hair burning through. But honestly I just things that removing those two things entirely would really be even better. If you really wanted to poke controversy, just show a little more of his tattoos.
You might have done this for fun but the lighting (not including the fake glow from the thorns) I just can't get over. Immaculate.