On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 03:08:55PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote:
Walt, this is where some understanding and experience with light pays
off. Light coming from the same direction as your lens shows no
surface shadows. Angled or oblique light shows increasing amount of
surface detail. Light coming
On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 02:27:35PM -0500, Walt wrote:
I thoroughly enjoy doing shoots like the one I did with LeeAnn -- as
most men would, I suppose. Unfortunately, my lack of experience
shows in too many of my shots, and I just flat-out don't know any of
the experienced photographers in my
On 5/21/2013 11:10 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 02:27:35PM -0500, Walt wrote:
I thoroughly enjoy doing shoots like the one I did with LeeAnn -- as
most men would, I suppose. Unfortunately, my lack of experience
shows in too many of my shots, and I just flat-out don't know any
On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 01:07:25PM -0500, Walt wrote:
On 5/21/2013 11:10 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 02:27:35PM -0500, Walt wrote:
I thoroughly enjoy doing shoots like the one I did with LeeAnn -- as
most men would, I suppose. Unfortunately, my lack of experience
shows in
On 5/21/2013 1:42 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Does she have any friends still in the area?
This is one of those cases where word of mouth really helps.
Unfortunately, she wasn't around long enough to develop a lot of
friendships with other young ladies in the area. For the most part, she
hung
I got mine when frys did a price match of an adorama sale.
Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
On 5/21/2013 1:42 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Does she have any friends still in the area?
This is one of those cases where word of mouth really helps.
Unfortunately, she wasn't around long enough to develop
Speaking of available light... Doug, are you going to peso that shot you posted?
Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm just so attuned to using
available and ambient light that it's become a crutch for me, and not
having
Amazon has used copies of the latest edition of Light Science Magic
for less than $30.
http://www.amazon.com/Light-Science-Magic-Introduction-Photographic/dp/0240812255/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
From: Bruce Walker
On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm just so attuned
I'd photoshop out the cellulite on the back of her thighs. Okay, I do not
understand men's fascination with photographing women. Heh. And often the
model is one I think isn't that great looking, even though the men usually
do.
Considering all that, nice gallery and I like the shot you
It's the eternal dance. It doesn't have to make sense.
From: Eactivist
I'd photoshop out the cellulite on the back of her thighs. Okay, I do not
understand men's fascination with photographing women. Heh. And often the
model is one I think isn't that great looking, even though the men
I was sort of joking, you know. I don't find most men's shots of women all
that engaging.
Marnie aka Doe ;-)
In a message dated 5/18/2013 9:25:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
jsessoms...@nc.rr.com writes:
It's the eternal dance. It doesn't have to make sense.
From: Eactivist
I'd
Thanks, Marnie.
It's strange, but when you (or I, at least) see the girl's thighs in
person, there's not the slightest hint of cellulite. Of course, I
suppose that's something I just overlooked.
I did try fiddling with getting that out of a few shots using a skin
softening brush in
Walt, this is where some understanding and experience with light pays
off. Light coming from the same direction as your lens shows no
surface shadows. Angled or oblique light shows increasing amount of
surface detail. Light coming from 90 degrees to your lens will reveal
a lot of surface detail by
Thanks for the tips and links, Bruce.
I did make an effort to try an minimize the shadows as best I could, but
I was cursed with a very sunny, clear, blue sky that day. My biggest
challenge was getting her as well lit as I could without pointing her
face directly toward the sun so that she'd
These are great, Walt, but I think you can have a tighter edit.
On 16/05/2013 3:25 AM, Walt wrote:
I finally managed to get the young lady I've been pestering for a
photo shoot to get out and take photos yesterday. Here's one of my
favorite shots:
On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm just so attuned to using
available and ambient light that it's become a crutch for me, and not having
a flash unit has become a bit of an excuse for me to not learn anything
about it.
Knowing about light applies to _all_
On 5/16/2013 6:01 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
Standouts for me Walt:
1561
1686
1740
1761
1813
1893
1902
Bin everything else. These are fantastic.
Thank you, Steve!
I'll definitely put those on the print list. I still haven't quite got
the hang of separating the wheat from the chaff, so I
work!
cheers,
frank
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Subject: PESO: LeeAnn W. photo shoot
I finally managed to get the young lady I've been pestering for a photo
shoot to get out and take photos yesterday
ldott...@gmail.com
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Subject: PESO: LeeAnn W. photo shoot
I finally managed to get the young lady I've been pestering for a photo
shoot to get out and take photos yesterday. Here's one of my favorite shots:
http://www.flickriver.com
On 15/5/13, Walt, discombobulated, unleashed:
I finally managed to get the young lady I've been pestering for a photo
shoot to get out and take photos yesterday. Here's one of my favorite shots:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8741925218/
Here's the rest of the gallery should
I finally managed to get the young lady I've been pestering for a photo
shoot to get out and take photos yesterday. Here's one of my favorite shots:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8741925218/
Here's the rest of the gallery should anyone take a notion to have a
look. For some
Well done. You captured a feeling of earthiness. Powerful images. I like 1761
quite a lot.
Paul
On May 15, 2013, at 1:25 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
I finally managed to get the young lady I've been pestering for a photo shoot
to get out and take photos yesterday. Here's one of my
Good set. Cute girl. 1912 is my favorite of the bunch.
On 5/15/13 2:07 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Well done. You captured a feeling of earthiness. Powerful images. I like 1761
quite a lot.
Paul
On May 15, 2013, at 1:25 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
I finally managed to get the young
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 12:25:24PM -0500, Walt wrote:
I finally managed to get the young lady I've been pestering for a
photo shoot to get out and take photos yesterday. Here's one of my
favorite shots:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8741925218/
Here's the rest of the
An excellent set of shots from your outing, Walt. I'm glad to see you
tried lots of locations and poses. Good idea to include props and a
story (like the spray paint).
A lot of notable ones; 1758 has great light and a nice pose; I also
like 1602. I really like everything about 1648 (pose,
Thanks, Paul.
That was among my favorites, too. And she really enjoyed posing with the
graffiti.
-- Walt
On 5/15/2013 1:07 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Well done. You captured a feeling of earthiness. Powerful images. I like 1761
quite a lot.
Paul
On May 15, 2013, at 1:25 PM, Walt
Thank you, Doug.
I didn't get many keepers out of the railroad track set. I just couldn't
come up with any good ideas for poses, and my composition just flat-out
sucked when I did come up with them. I'm going to take another whack at
that location sometime soon, to see if I can figure out how
On 5/15/2013 1:23 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
I think that my favorite is the close up followed by 1560.
LeeAnn has a wonderful smile, and to truly show it off to it's
best advantage, you really need to come in closer and shoot
more portraits. Even if that means you need to invest in a 77/1.8.
:-)
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
On 5/15/2013 1:23 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
LeeAnn has a wonderful smile, and to truly show it off to it's
best advantage, you really need to come in closer and shoot
more portraits. Even if that means you need to invest in a
Many thanks, Bruce.
I really wish I'd had time to recruit a helper for the shoot. This thing
was such a hurried affair that I was thinking of places to go while we
were in the car leaving the previous location.
Hopefully, I'll have a chance to do a little prep the next time I get
out on a
On 5/15/2013 6:20 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
On 5/15/2013 1:23 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
LeeAnn has a wonderful smile, and to truly show it off to it's
best advantage, you really need to come in closer and shoot
more portraits. Even if
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 06:01:34PM -0500, Walt wrote:
Seriously though, whatever glass you use, she has a lot of wonderful
smiles in that series, and you should spend more time photographing them.
I certainly hope to, but I'm afraid she may be moving to Georgia
soon. It's still kind of up in
On 5/15/2013 8:11 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
I certainly hope to, but I'm afraid she may be moving to Georgia
soon. It's still kind of up in the air, so maybe she'll be around a
little longer. If so, I'm sure to get more opportunities.
Explain to her that moving to Georgia is a terrible mistake.
On 16 May 2013 03:25, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
I finally managed to get the young lady I've been pestering for a photo
shoot to get out and take photos yesterday. Here's one of my favorite shots:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8741925218/
Here's the rest of the gallery
On 5/15/2013 9:13 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
On 16 May 2013 03:25, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
I finally managed to get the young lady I've been pestering for a photo
shoot to get out and take photos yesterday. Here's one of my favorite shots:
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 08:25:44PM -0500, Walt wrote:
Where the hell are all these children coming from?
If you don't know by now, that probably explains a lot
about your romantic life.
--
Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc
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On 5/15/2013 10:24 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 08:25:44PM -0500, Walt wrote:
Where the hell are all these children coming from?
If you don't know by now, that probably explains a lot
about your romantic life.
This romantic life of which you speak; tell me more.
-- Walt
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