On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 2:41 PM, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4/5/16, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Camille approached me to shoot nudes. She had taken a half year break >>from modelling, had recently been working out, was feeling great about >>her body, and felt that now was the right time to end the hiatus. I >>suggested that we use Jeanloup Sieff as an inspiration and she loved >>the idea. >> >>We shot on Monday. Here are the first two retouches I arbitrarily > selected ... >> >>Nude study #1 >> http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/143841595407 >> >>Camille in garters and stockings >> http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/143851057972 >> >> >>645Z, DFA645 90mm/2.8, f:8, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO >> >>Key light: 5' extreme silver para, above-left. >>Two background lights: 5' strip box right, 7" gridded & barn-doored >>reflector left, rear. >> >>Model: Camille Boire ~ http://www.modelmayhem.com/3358891 >>Makeup & hair: Judi Willrich ~ http://judi-willrich.com/ >>Styling, lingerie: Gigi's House of Frills ~ >>https://www.facebook.com/Gigishouseoffrills/ >> >>Comments welcome, as always. > > Well you're preaching to the converted here Bruce - as you know. > > Jeanloup Sieff was a major inspiration for me in my college days. > Although I never had the wherewithal to take on nude studies as a > student (the studio was always in use by advanced students with plenty > of self-confidence), I did look at the reportage and other work he did, > and tried to emulate his ideas. > > Of course, later in life, one appreciates the nuances and subtlety of > some of the images I once thought of as pretty pedestrian, and > admonishes the work that (at the time) seemed avant-garde. I guess > that's life. > > Sieff's nude work is sheer brilliance for me, and I have to say I think > in these two photographs I think you've managed to capture two of the > contrasting styles of Sieff very well. > > The first (Nude study #1) is very representative of Sieff in both pose > and lighting. Really like it, and a mischievous hand adds a nice touch > (quite literally). You've really nailed it mate. Superb homage. > > The 2nd (Camille in garters and stockings) is a raucous pose with huge > sense of fun and the unexpected. I remember looking at similar images as > a student and really not liking them at all. Decades later, with a > little of life experience under the belt, I now know how wrong I was. > What I really like here is the hint of tattoo that adds an extra bit of > interest - creating brief uncertainty - and finally a shrug of the > shoulders. One isn't certain if it is a hidden message in light and > shadow or some other playful thing. > > In fact, it was Sieff's way of saying 'actually I don't care what you > think'. For as he was so infamous for saying: 'I make the photographs > for myself. If you should like them as well, too bad!' > > Very well done mate. Take my hat off to you. > > And maybe eat it. > > ;-)
I am positively delighted that you enjoyed these so much. You have made my week, Cotty! -- -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.
