London photographer Roman Sakovich has hit a nerve – many nerves that is, including mine – with his recent portrait series titled “Half”. Thru some simple but astute post production, Sakovich combines the two halves of a person…on the left ‘before’ addiction & abuse, and on the right, after, at full throttle. Certainly the studio photos have been enhanced, but the results don’t waver. Simple photographs, compelling + robust narrative. Signs of good art. #Respect. Great series, Roman.
Visit Roman’s site is here. [caught this via PSFK + Hypenotice]
Yeah, the huffington post said it was all done in studio (slight post-production).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/photographer-roman-sakovi_n_2118624.html
Petapixel had an interview with the photographer that said it wasn’t done through post, but with makeup. Still very cool.
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/11/08/split-face-portraits-exploring-what-drug-abuse-does-to-people/
Amazing stuff! Great shots, simple, effective, poignant… It’s got everything. One of those things you’d wish you thought of…
Food for through, as well.
Great job!
Tell you the truth, I’ve been quite surprised at the attention these photos have received. They’re certainly well enough executed, but in a narrative sense they don’t go any further than any number of similar efforts, and they are weakened by being models and makeup. I found the “faces of meth” series, while less ‘artsy’ dramatically more moving, just because they were real people, and the changes weren’t simulated.
I think I agree with you. These are really well done, but less moving than real instances of drug abuse. I think faces of Meth are more artsy, and less contrived than these. I applaud the team that created these images, but they aren’t quite as jarring as the real thing.
aaah!!! You found this too and yeah they are very compelling. I saw these too.
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