Bob Shell wrote: > > On Nov 19, 2005, at 3:00 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > I'm not interested in this kind of photography at > > all, Bob, though I > > see the accomplishment of it at the same time. > > > > I did do a bit of modeling in my day think the > > position of her legs > > is unflattering to them. Again, it looks like she > > is straining to > > hold the pose to me - and as someone else put it > > (I'm skimming, so I > > can't remember who it was) she looks statue-like. > > Actually, she is a former dancer and was moving to music during the > shoot. She was not holding any poses. Hmmm and yet I'm not the only one who felt it was rigid. I can see guys liking it on a gut level...
That's not the way I work. I > give the model an idea and let her work with it. I always consider > the final product a collaboration between the two of us, rather than > my work alone. That's admirable and rare :) > > See if you like this one better. It was taken about a minute later. > The model loves them both, FWIW: > > > http://www.bobshell.com/PESO/IMG_9187bw.jpg > > Bob Yeah - she looks more natural in that one - less strained... But, as I said, I'm not much into posed anything - whether model caught in motion or frozen, so I'm not of much use. ann
