Both are valid points Ann. BTW. The first one is 20% photography and 80% rendering.
-- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2011/3/24 Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]>: > Tim - > Being different for it's own sake is seldom if ever, a successful asthetic. > The best portraits are where the personality and character of the one you > are photographing is revealed in them without > your style and personality getting in the way. > I suspect you model (friend of yours?) liked the first one best because it > is so theatrical and he saw himself how he would like > to be seen... there is something very striking about it, but not quite real > - almost a fantasy. but if you photographed everyone > in that manner then we wouldn't know anything about them other than the > superficial structure of their faces. > > ann > > > Tim Øsleby wrote: > >> Thanks Paul. My opinion and experience is appreciated. >> >> The modell told me he _really_ liked the first one. Maybe you have put >> words on why? >> >> Let me explain why I explore these odd angles, to see if I can make them >> work. >> >> I am looking for something different. There is so many portraiters >> doing the same thing, using the same aesthetic. I want to do something >> that makes me a slightly different portraitist. I think I must be >> different to differentiate myself from the comptetition. >> I do find errors in what I've done here, but I think I should keep >> looking for a while. >> >> -- >> MaritimTim >> >> http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> 2011/3/24 Paul Stenquist <[email protected]>: >> >>> >>> I had looked only at the first. I went back to see the rest. I agree in >>> regard to the odd camera positions, as noted by Bruce below, although I >>> think the second shot (first color) is okay in that regard. But I find a bit >>> too dark and oversaturated. >>> On Mar 23, 2011, at 7:20 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>> >>> >>>> >>>> On 11-03-23 6:25 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Meet my college Ole Dan Johnson (four picks) >>>>> http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/03/o-d-johnson.html >>>>> >>>>> I lust for comments. I need to learn fast. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Tim, I *really* like the b&w headshot best. >>>> >>>> I have a couple of issues with the 2nd and 3rd seated shots. To me they >>>> make your subject look diminutive. Part of that is your PoV: above looking >>>> down. For male subjects especially, I'd prefer eye-level or very slightly >>>> lower that eye-level looking up. And I think you may have compounded the >>>> odd size issue by getting close with a wide angle lens. That causes the >>>> subject's head to be disproportionately large relative to his feet. >>>> >>>> Sorry for being so negative! >>>> >>>> -bmw >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >> >> > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
