Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hoppy, lack of camera? (wink) Phil...x ----Message d'origine---- >De: "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> >A: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> >Sujet: RE: [Leica] portrait of elizabeth (mostly safe for work) >Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:01:47 +1000 > >OK guys it is a striking picture and I admire the lighting and the pretty >woman with engaging gaze. I like the contrast of skin >tones and the scruffy wall behind. Why does she have her skirt in her mouth? >What does the picture say to you? Does it work because it is incongruent? >What is KC trying to say or what is the reaction he wants >to provoke? What reaction has he elicited from you? >Taken purely on content it is odd. Eye-catching but odd. >Educate me. Tell me why you are impressed. > >Respectfully >Hoppy > >-----Original Message----- >Subject: Re: [Leica] portrait of elizabeth (mostly safe for work) > >Nothing wrong with it to my eye, I like this lighting... and the portrait. > >Jim > > >Kyle Cassidy wrote: > >> elizabeth in the studio. >> >> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2007/liz-dress1.jpg > >> >> >> leica d200 with a 50mm 1.8 at f 2.8, alien bees monolight strobe in a 3x2 >> softbox above the model and slightly to camera right. >> >> i really like this lighting -- not sure if it's because it actually looks >> nice, or i've been brainwashed into thinking it looks >"professional". but i'm suddenly thinking that if i had 30 portraits with >the exact same lighting it would make a pretty cool show. >> >> or maybe it's my brain just trying to convince me that it's okay to be >> lazy. >> >> kc > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > ------------------------------------------------------------- Noos, votre bureau virtuel sur Internet : Mail... Web : webmail.noos.fr