That’s very nice, Bruce! I like the rendering and the grain is very effective! Hopefully, we’ll get to see samples of your larger project. I’m intrigued! You know, I looked at her gallery, and interestingly, she has the photos arranged by photographer, right? Cheers, Christine
On Jul 13, 2014, at 8:25 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Christine Aguila > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Jul 11, 2014, at 8:24 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Honestly, wasn't my fave of the tops she brought either, but I wanted >>> some variety. It would have benefited from some back-light to define >>> her form more. >>> >>> Thanks, Dan. >> >> I agree with Dan and you, Bruce about the top and back-light. I have >> absolutely no formal training in studio portraiture, and the 2 times I tried >> it I was total crap! But I have thought about my experiences in a general >> sense and since you’ve been posting nudes on PDML I’ve wondered how I would >> photograph nudes. I think I’d borrow from the principles of dance—choosing >> models that had the “body lines” I was looking for and pose accordingly (not >> in dance poses, mind you—that’s not what I mean). It seems to me this model >> has great body lines (and not just because she’s thin) that evoke a fun >> spirited character. I liked very much the very first shot you posted of her >> on the chair. To me there was such great expression in her face—her >> eyes—and her body position. I think you have a model here with a lot of >> potential. > > > It is just such a project that I am working on that led me to hire > this model to work with. The work isn't ready for showing yet -- it's > in progress now. The images I've shown so far are taken from a mini > session at the end of my project session where I simply indulged my > love of posed portraits. Did you see the previous shot I posted called > Bronze? That's an outtake from the first session, and is all I'll say > about that for now. > > http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2014-July/380548.html > > Thanks, Christine! > > BTW, >> I think you have a model here with a lot of potential. > > Indeed. Check out her portfolio: http://www.fredauhoekstra.co.uk/ > > -- > -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.
