Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/01
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I think it would help if they were in black and white. The whole brown
Rembrant look just doesn't seem to come off as anything by cheesy in
color. Take some of the jpgs off the site and turn them in to greyscale
images in Photoshop.
feli
Craig Semetko wrote:
>
> Okay, I agree entirely that these shots all look heinous, but what exactly
> TECHNICALLY makes them look so cheesy? If these were goth chicks of today
> instead of middle Americans of the 60's and 70's, and if they were shot in
> B&W, and they were more relaxed rather than posed, would we still feel this
> way? My point is, is the LIGHTING good? I'm trying to get better at formal
> lighting as well and I'm wondering if lighting is causing any of the
> justified distaste for these shots. Or is it just hair, clothes, retouched
> color and forced smiles that are doing it? I'm trying to learn here.
>
> Here's the link we're talking about:
>
> http://www.zuga.net/freelessons/JZCH1.shtml
>
> Craig
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