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Subject: [Leica] IMG: New casual portraits ..Grace
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 09:32:25 +1000
References: <CAE3QcF742ATvB187YxwLH4rrmxoHsUMfVhzA36HTU9dvdsb7iw@mail.gmail.com> <A9F8C612-2AD5-42DA-A527-784E175A478B@sfr.fr> <262E0BBA-77D3-4B9B-BA0E-AA82336E6B8A@icloud.com> <CAE3QcF5C6d771znJt0yN8UbwgAXJwbYaH04dF6aTdD4fvgx1QQ@mail.gmail.com> <7E369971-7F22-4A2B-99D5-ED5B2A98E4BC@icloud.com>

thank you George


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 15 November 2013 09:05, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at 
icloud.com>wrote:

>
> On Nov 13, 2013, at 11:41 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
>
> > Gaah! the faster I shoot with the least structure and effort the better
> the
> > impressions! Seems to be a theme.
> > 30 seconds in front of the kitchen cupboard with no prep and no
> retouching
> > at all in developing. zero strobes, reflectors,professional models and
> > make-up artist, studio, posing effort, direction, series shooting and you
> > folks liked them over the 100+ shots I posted from about 300 shot of the
> > professional  models in studio with I think 30k of lighting and an M
> with a
> > Nocti!
>
> For me Geoff
> The very best of the "fashion photography"
> Has the look and feel of
> effortlessness, as if with no prep and no retouching
> where strobes, light modifiers, stylists and makeup artists,
> cameras, lenses, et al
> have disappeared from our attention.
>
> And you did in fact achieve just that
> in more than a few of your more labored efforts; too.
>
> That's what makes for the best
> photograph
> film
> painting
> sculpture
> poem
> novel
> dance
> band
> vocalist
> athlete
>
> the look of ease
> that comes from intense practice, concentration, and focused intention
>
> "Easy reading is damn hard writing." -- Nathaniel Hawthorne
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
>
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