Which of these two Abraham Lincoln photos do you like more?
(on the left) Abraham Lincoln: Face Forward
(on the right) Abraham Lincoln: three-quarters view
At first I liked the three-quarters view, cuz it shows more depth. But then I like the full in-yo-face character of the face forward.
face-foward. The nose is the focal-point of photo and it’s front and center. I don’t like how the nose is bleeding into the sky (white on white) in the three-quarter view. However, It’s nice to see how the nose goes from blackened bronze to greenish-gold bronze to white.
I like the 3/4 view better too. It actually looks like Lincoln in that photo.
There’s definitely a charm to the full on, but really as a Big Nose Shot.. The three-quarters view has a bit more depth and story. Um, three-quarters gets my vote!
3/4.
Face forward. I like that his eyes are uneven.
definitely full frontal lincoln. 1. Its got a more death-mask feel (‘specially w/o the treeline) 2. The rubbing marks make it more mask-like or face-painted. In fact, it is only the knowledge of the nose that lets me know it is lincoln. There is really nothing else to remind me if that bust is not known. Except maybe the vacant, “i’m married to Mary Todd and I’m shot in the head” look. That’s a signifier, right?
The the 3/4 view is the best. Never tried it, I’m thinking about giving it a try
Sparx took a photo of me taking these photos. View his photo at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sparx/1834163251