MsMichelleLynn  04/17/05 @562

Yay! I'm first! This is very craetive Johannes. I like that. The lighting is wonderful. Rene has advised you well and you were smart to use her advise. She's excellent with self-portraits. My only crit here is the cropping. I feel there is too much space to the left. It's good to have more space with yourself off-center but because there is no detail to the background ... a bit less is better. Cool tattoos by the way. I have 3 myself ... all butterflies. Excellent work my friend.

tetbautista  04/17/05 @579

hmm.. this is verynice!

Madanapale  04/17/05 @603

Excellent Johannes!!! Great Mood !! I wouldn't change a thing...great use of empty space!!! Top marks +10/10 Carlos

w0lf  04/17/05 @648

great idea, i love tattoos... excellent! +8/8

parasite  04/17/05 @663

No suggestion!!! This photo had me speechless! p.s. agree with  wolf! love those tattoos!

robdesbois  04/17/05 @668

Wow very cool! Agree with  Michelle on empty space however. It almost looks like an abstract shape, makes me think of a bottle opener

cupcake  04/17/05 @669

Wonderful +10

audentia  04/17/05 @671

Wow, amazing!! Perfect! Very creative, very artistic. Looks like a poster. All my points!

Kurlowski  04/17/05 @726

gerat lighting love the negative space on the right. Nice tattoos! great work man dont unpublish it!

kittyKat  04/17/05 @762

wow 10+

bellas  04/17/05 @813

i like lighting!!!

Morre  04/17/05 @825

Finished your project, huh? I like it, it's very different. Has a very professional feeling, so to speak. Awesome lightning, and extremely unexpected!

darkorchid  04/17/05 @842

GREAT! Extraordinary figure and lightning!

Stratos  04/17/05 @941

gorgeous, stunning, superb ! Good night

Inabottle  04/17/05 @947

I agree with the space to the left... I think the portrait would be stronger if more attention was brought to yourself. THe lighting is fantastic, very good job, and awesome tatoo's

reilanchan  04/18/05 @017

Interesting how the head disappears in the dark... makes it all so "unknown"

Madilynnn  04/18/05 @079

Wow, good job!! I'm glad you were able to get such a great self portrait! It's an awesome shot and I also like the way your head disappears into the darkness. Very cool! Great job with the lighting as well! Neat tattoo work! I'm too chicken to get one! lol If I did, I think I would get an Egyptian scarab. Keep up the great work! - Rene

ClaraSoto  04/18/05 @106

Geeee !! this is so good !!!!

eowyn  04/18/05 @278

OMG....you have a very beautiful body... the tatoo is just PERFECTO!!! 10+ man you're hot

DigitalDust  04/18/05 @309

As nice as the concept is, I feel too that a "bodyscape" (much closer view of the figure/tattoos) would be amazing - almost an abstract of the figure w/ the tattoos lending a graphical definition of the. Nice idea/concept!

Andrzej  04/18/05 @363

well done... i like concept way in photography... anyway, now i wont read about tech. this picture... i lke Your vision and pose of model but picture have small unfocused... for me looks too flat but as i can suppose only for me so don't take this coment. under consider., u use good light on model but this picture can looks much better in proposed wide frame if u will be use some light to emphasize bacgroung... maybe just a line of wall of floor...like is now, i'll be cuting this capture to more squared frame.... anyway still good , good picture !!!

Jane  04/18/05 @404

The lighting is very good, and the concept and the mood as well. I know keeping a lot of the area to the left here dark and empty adds more to the mood, but personally I think it gets a little too boring. But never mind that, I think it's all about personal taste. Nicely done! +7

brainstormingin  04/18/05 @407

Nice. Agree with carlos. Just the lighting looks a little flat. Good job. +9

Storyteller  04/18/05 @439

Excellent shot. Very catchy and transfers the mood very well. As I always say, I don't know much about photography, but I think the black space on the left looks good as is. It sharpens the mood

jteixeira  04/18/05 @503

Great lighting and tones. I love the fact that it's not centered.. Nicely done my friend.

sami  04/18/05 @509

very very cool like the mood and the composition

Romeo  04/18/05 @551

Great concept and lovely lighting effects .. I agree with MsMichellelynn, I think if u add a little texture that looks like the tattoos on the left; it will be amazing well done Johannes ..max points

Abstractor  04/18/05 @593

Hey Johannes my friend, This is a great portrait man. I think you've done extremelly well here. your vision is excellent. I have had ideas for work and not the courage to post. congradulations. very well done. Keith

Dax  04/18/05 @669

What can I say? Perfect! Great light, pose, and tattoos add a lot to the shot! The only thing maybe, just a bit less space from the left... Really a wonderful portrait!

ohce  04/18/05 @678

what a great portrait shot of this... just wonderful~ This is really something different and something great in the pose... and the lighting is well... great composition... i like the black bg so much.... and those tatto on your body is just a nice touch to add some pattern to the shot~ I can say you did well in your portrait shot!

curlyhair  04/18/05 @708

Hmm..I'm not the expert nor photographer but it feels like this one is very professional.I like the light and composition,I like the fact that I don't see your face-head there (I'm curious now) Nice tatoos BTW

native29  04/18/05 @749

Hmm i dont know about portraits, but i like it Johannes Nice, good work on muscle, skin details, maybe i'd like to see a better shilouette, still, really nice job. Im up to do some of this kinda portraits, where the arms, the back are important, but i havent manage to make any acceptable, postable pics. Yet. But you've done well! 10

eremita  04/18/05 @779

Excellent lighting and mood, Very creative self portrait, beautiful, maybe you could start a series.... +10/10

ThruMyEyez  04/18/05 @939

Very good use of the empty space and lighting. Great tribal tattoos!! Well done!

Antidromic  04/19/05 @111

Nice portrait! I like this very much! It has alot of feeling and emotion behind it! Great work! This is true art in its purest form. Wes

Sven  04/19/05 @325

Stunning lighting!! I can only give you +10!

punkagrrlzero  04/19/05 @345

I love the fact that the head is not visible. It adds to the tension. The subjects tat is beautiful too. Very stunning.

hady  04/19/05 @528

amazing ...i like it 10+

Xris  04/19/05 @751

Unusual and very effective pose Johannes. Agree with Punk - it adds greatly to the tension. Very, very good! +10

piratezombie  04/20/05 @182

This is really awesome. The only thing that bothers me about the image is the negative space... there is too much for the image. Here's a little tip.. It's not proper to tattoo the pentacle... wicca or not.

nod423  04/20/05 @238

Brilliant, WOW good one very nice, +9

elf  04/20/05 @374

good light and composition..right tattoo is better than left

AkiJinn  04/20/05 @421

Wow , great concept. Great self portrait...something different from what I have seen. Good job !

Juanitou  04/20/05 @531

Brilliant

Medrano  04/20/05 @885

wow

sodakine  04/21/05 @041

One of a kind!!!!! Great work!!!

recluse  04/21/05 @065

nice shot. i'm definitely in the favour of leaving that blank space on the left! it adds so much to the photo! lovely work

illusiongirl  04/21/05 @209

wooww i like the astmosphere and your tatoo is niceee nice body too

Rela  04/21/05 @310

Hmmm very nice tattoo Love the composition...so unusual...

flowjoe  04/21/05 @328

Hi all.....not sure how to say this but......THANKS THANKS THANKS. That is some amazing comments and I'm really happy that this photo has done so well. Keeping in mind how very close it came to never being published I'm really suprised Thank you all Love Johannes

siffert  04/21/05 @603

Very good concept and mood!

OXXID  04/21/05 @636

Very very artistic Great photo +9

Arseny  04/21/05 @869

nice

lullaby  04/21/05 @869

wow, very artistic indeed..it's gorgeous!

deuce  04/22/05 @996

that's very nice...i would just like to see a little bit of the head...but this is very nice too, especially that you can't see a bit of the head at all...well done

vprivat  04/22/05 @230

Nice idea!!! Nothing to say about it except that the composition and balance on the image is so perfect... From the selfportrait to signature!! I wish I could give you 10 for this, but my maximum is 8!!

shyamshriram  04/22/05 @234

debunk  04/22/05 @513

Yeah! U really got something going on with the light there m8. Its so clean. Personally im one of those who just love empty black spaces in a photo. Two thumbs up

celticfish  04/22/05 @628

Wonderful!

dreams  04/22/05 @717

Great concept. The lighting is very good!

adiaself  04/23/05 @282

really cool for the concept really original one

Jerald05  04/25/05 @537

Awesome lighting. Love the post the model is doing. Great job!

kpekep  04/25/05 @557

wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!! awesome shot

chrispis  04/26/05 @267

wheeee,... nice!

SandraS  04/26/05 @603

wow I love the shadows and how your body seem to blend into the background. Don't know what to say, everything has allready been said! Keep up the work! This is one of your many best shots...

skulpturro  04/27/05 @061

I am always amazed at the beautiful forms the human body can take. Congratulations on being wise enough to capture it and fearless enough to present it here. A great success, even if I wasn't covered in tattoos myself.... 10+

DarkBlaze  04/28/05 @766

Very nice Flowjoe, I like the way you've used the lighting to produce this outcome, it forms out really well.

O29  05/02/05 @198

You're in the darkness alone in your skin. Your tattoos are your only friends. Really nicely done!

thehood  05/03/05 @030

wish i had such a tattoo or enough money for one like this

justcreature  05/09/05 @727

WONDERFUL!!!

kedayshi  05/10/05 @427

hey man u r doing good job i really liked ur work

Meagan  06/02/05 @553

Hey I really like this one

Mychelle  06/03/05 @182

are you praying to allah or something??? whatever floats your boat theres too uch blank on the left. Try shortening the picture so it just has you and not that bullshit on the side. or take out the worshipper and leave the darkness i cant decide which looks better

temnik  06/16/05 @630

Wonderfull picture! You did the tatoo too?

SudnDeath  07/05/05 @902

great shot and idea +7

moserArtist  08/31/05 @804

Unknown talents of yours while we worked together Johannes. Amazing shot and very artistic! My highest points!!!

acida  10/12/05 @966

very good light *nods*

pawlack  10/14/05 @445

Beatiful shot +9/9

blackshad  10/24/05 @589

very good work lights seems perfect

kylemac188  01/31/06 @728

Great stuff! I love tats!

Alleggra  03/03/06 @890

I swear I left a comment here the other day but now I don't see it. Maybe I'm losing my mind... I love this shot. It's very intimate. I love the lighting and the angle of your body. Nice work!

kittypaws  03/15/06 @413

words no enough to describe!!! love the space

Soet  05/23/06 @708

Anxiety is clear from this guy's posture.

FAV  08/03/06 @809

great lightning ! great shot Florin