Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-03-06 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/7/2011 9:29 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 6, 2011, at 10:49 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 3/7/2011 8:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Just out of curiosity, what do folks who live in Jerusalem say on Pesach? "Next year we get together at your house? Oy! this cleaning is a such a pain!" ? I hon

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-03-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 6, 2011, at 10:49 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 3/7/2011 8:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> Just out of curiosity, what do folks who live in Jerusalem say on Pesach? >> "Next year we get together at your house? Oy! this cleaning is a such a >> pain!" ? > > I honestly don't have a clue. It m

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-03-06 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/7/2011 8:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Just out of curiosity, what do folks who live in Jerusalem say on Pesach? "Next year we get together at your house? Oy! this cleaning is a such a pain!" ? I honestly don't have a clue. It may be rather serious rabbinical question that you asked. Or may b

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-03-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 6, 2011, at 10:20 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 3/6/2011 2:06 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> If we were to both go out shooting film, it would be interesting to compare >> our frame counts at the end of the day. > > This can be arranged if you cross the ocean. I've two film cameras and there

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-03-06 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/6/2011 2:06 PM, Larry Colen wrote: If we were to both go out shooting film, it would be interesting to compare our frame counts at the end of the day. This can be arranged if you cross the ocean. I've two film cameras and there are shops in Tel Aviv that sell quality film. I can provide

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-03-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 6, 2011, at 4:44 AM, Bob W wrote: >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> Larry Colen > [...] >> But since my trip to LA, when shooting for myself, I've >> been trying to not take pictures that aren't winners. As a result, I've >> taken much fewer ba

RE: GESO Portrait Party

2011-03-06 Thread Bob W
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Larry Colen [...] > But since my trip to LA, when shooting for myself, I've > been trying to not take pictures that aren't winners. As a result, I've > taken much fewer bad shots. the important questions is, have you t

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-03-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 6, 2011, at 3:26 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 3/3/2011 8:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >> >> Think of it as bracketing the composition. > > I understand. Well, both you and I know that your approach (more that of > trigger happy combinatorics) and mine (more that of a 'try to make ea

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-03-06 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/3/2011 8:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: If the person who's being photographed is not standing, it does not seem too much of an issue. But if they are standing, such a viewpoint distorts the relation between legs and torso. Again, it depends on the goal and conscious decision of a photographer an

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-03-03 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 3, 2011, at 4:13 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 2/28/2011 12:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> Comments and suggestions welcome and appreciated. > > Larry, I have just one comment here. It seems you made more than one shot > where the camera was looking at the model(s) from above. Just one ex

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-03-03 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/28/2011 12:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Comments and suggestions welcome and appreciated. Larry, I have just one comment here. It seems you made more than one shot where the camera was looking at the model(s) from above. Just one example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5484491399/

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-03-01 Thread Christine Aguila
apparent when the women are together. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 4:56 AM Subject: GESO Portrait Party I've been thinking that one way to sell portraiture would be &q

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-02-28 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 28, 2011, at 12:13 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 28/2/11, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> By the way, is there anybody close enough to Santa Cruz that would be >> interested in and willing to help me out. > > I'll be along if I can! Great. The good news is that the guest bed is i

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-02-28 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 28, 2011, at 11:58 AM, Cotty wrote: > On 28/2/11, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Here's the birthday girl: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5484643997/in/set-72157626039968431/ >> >> Here's the whole set. I apologize for not having the energy to pare it >> down any

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-02-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/2/11, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >By the way, is there anybody close enough to Santa Cruz that would be >interested in and willing to help me out. I'll be along if I can! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottys

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-02-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/2/11, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >Here's the birthday girl: >http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5484643997/in/set-72157626039968431/ > >Here's the whole set. I apologize for not having the energy to pare it >down any tighter: >http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/7

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-02-28 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 28, 2011, at 11:36 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > My favorite of the series: LRC54312. > I liked the lighting in almost all of them. > I also liked the idea of the "portrait party" :) Thank you. > > For the single portrait, I just think it would be better to hide part > of her face (right

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-02-28 Thread Bulent Celasun
My favorite of the series: LRC54312. I liked the lighting in almost all of them. I also liked the idea of the "portrait party" :) For the single portrait, I just think it would be better to hide part of her face (right/or left) by witholding light falling on that part. This might have enhanced the

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-02-28 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 28, 2011, at 9:04 AM, Don Guthrie wrote: >> >> Here's the whole set. I apologize for not having the energy to pare it down >> any tighter: >> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157626039968431/ >> if you prefer the plain flickr interface: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ell

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-02-28 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Don Guthrie wrote: Message: 9 Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:56:28 -0800 From: Larry Colen To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO Portrait Party Message-ID: <3107d639-7eef-4f0a-9d4d-273a95c28...@red4est.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Here's the birthday girl: http:

Re: GESO Portrait Party

2011-02-28 Thread David J Brooks
I like the pose and the wisp of hair over the face. Nice eyes. Dave On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 5:56 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I've been thinking that one way to sell portraiture would be "Portrait > Parties".  Get a group of friends together, and by using the same setup on > all of them, and havin

GESO Portrait Party

2011-02-28 Thread Larry Colen
I've been thinking that one way to sell portraiture would be "Portrait Parties". Get a group of friends together, and by using the same setup on all of them, and having them help each other rate and choose the keepers, I could photograph four or five people in the time that it normally takes me