Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At 08:53 AM 7/22/02 -0400, you wrote: >>I think she's really outstanding. As good as any of the PJs out there >>working in color, and better than most. Far better than VII Photo's token >>woman, Alexandra Boulat. As you know, I am a b&w guy and much prefer >>documentary/pj work in b&w. But she makes such wonderful use of the color, >>that wanting to see her photos in black and white didn't even cross my mind. > >She says that she is proudest of the black and white work that she >did in Africa. She only started photography full-time in 1999! > >>And, needless to say, the website is fabulous. In fact I've already traded >>Emails with the company that did it and will be talking with them later in >>the week. ;-) > >I don't like 90% of the Flash sites on the web, but this one is very >appropriate and not unnecessarily "flashy". I wrote them, too ;-) Hi Tina, well in response to my note Ami writes Thanks for writing. I use digital for much of the work-- the Nikon D1x is phenomenal. Sometimes the latitude between highlights and shadows is better than on any kind of film. I also shoot Fuji negative film for some clients. I think I use Superia and not the professional film because I am in very hot locations for long periods and the colors on professional films might go off. But basically my rule is that I do not even bother shooting in mid afternoon light if I do not have to. The key is waking up early or waiting until the sun sets. The light is just amazing in some of the places I work. India is particularly stunning because its so polluted and Africa is dusty so the colors can also be amazing. I love Africa because the light is so moody. So her appearance on the agfa site may be "misleading". Certainly excellent work - -- Alastair Firkin http://www.afirkin.com http://www.familyofman2.com ()" "'() ( '0',) (,,)(")(") - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html