Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]These very much fall into the ?tasteful nude? category. Beautiful light and composition. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 07 May 2018, at 06:37, Richard Clompus via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > I attended a Leica Master Class with Ralph Gibson at the Leica shop in San > Francisco with nude models. I have admired the path Ralph took early in > his career by publishing his own work. My wife of 42 years convinced me > to take the course. She?s worked with male and female nude subjects for > her sculptures. None of us are getting any younger and the class was an > opportunity to spend 3 days with a photographer who?s photographs have > made me think about developing my own vision. I have read Edward Weston?s > day books many times and felt his nude images appear timeless. I shot > with a Leica M240, 50/1.4 pre-aspheric Summilux, 90/2 pre-aspheric > Summicron. I also borrowed the 50/2 Apo Summicron and the 135/3.4 Apo > Elmar from the Leica shop. If I could have afforded the two apo lenses, I > would have taken them home. Wonderful optics. > > Concentrating on Ralph?s technique of pre-visualization was a requirement. > I went back to the hotel exhausted each evening after the class to review > images with my wife. She?s a much better artist than I?ll ever be. I?ve > never photographed anyone who wasn?t wearing clothes. There were about 30 > photographers in the class (both men and women). There were four women > models that were more comfortable without clothes than I was wearing them. > I was a bit uneasy the first day: how do I react, how do I photograph > subjects with a unique vision standing next to 29 other photographers. > > The experience was a valuable lesson. Using northern window light was a > revelation. I wrote an article detailing my daily experiences along with a > portrait of Ralph, many ?Ralphisms" and a some nude images from the master > class. His photo critique could be devastating but also revealing. I > have not found a publisher for the article yet. If anyone would like to > read it, I can provide the PDF. Spending 3 days with a world class > photographer who has strong opinions on the creative process was a unique > treat for me. I realize I may never photograph nude models again. It > taught me a lot about myself and photography. I also thanked the models > for their kindness in posing for the class. > > Here is a link to the 4 nude images in the LUG Gallery. My apologies in > advance if anyone is offended. That is not my intent. I printed a > portfolio of my best work from the class that remains on a shelf in my > home. Comments welcome. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rclompus/L1006623.jpg.html > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rclompus/L1006623.jpg.html> > > Be well, > Richard > > Richard Clompus > California > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information