Hi,
to put my view back to photography, I have some comments on Shel's
photograph here:
First I thought the photograph a bit bland in composition elements.
Then, I kind of liked the simplicity. Interesting are the postures
of both. Her stare, the way she holds the joint (or what), sort of
mix between somebody hurt and a movie star. Still, visually, I
would like the visual elements more interesting. Perhaps even
looser "crop" with some other visual interesest as well?
To contradict Paul, I don't find fishnet stockings to hint at
prostitution - lot of my friends wear them ;-) I guess it's just
that I am younger.
Shel, the photograph does have a high amount of sharpening for my
taste - I think it would look better on the web with lot less USM.
I don't find the photo that much political or "sadistic" <g>. As
you wrote, you were photographing them for a longer time. They
definitely didn't mind, or they would have told you so. Do you have
more of a story in the rest (of the photographs of these two)?
Good light!
fra
