Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brian David Stevens wrote: > > hello all > > Was doing a promotional shoot for the tranvestites I've been following and > photographing, took a few 'backstage' shots and rather like this one... > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/bds/image-32045.html > What makes this image to me so very successful is that fact that for one that this is not obviously a cross dressing thing going on her. I may not have known that if i was not told it. I'd have no reason to not assume that this was his completed "look." This is a fella wearing a white shirt and tie. It's only from the neck up that he does not quite look like the Brooks Brothers man! His "identity" is not obvious to us. There is no dress hanging on the wall he's about to put on. As far as I go drag queen shots are a dime a dozen you might as well be shooting homeless people or the mental ward. "Cheap shots" i call that whole thing how can you miss? But this fella is not wearing a dress. It does not obviously appear if that's happening at all that he's dressing up to be the opposite sex. Nothing in this picture is obvious at all. The compostion, subject matter, originality and technical quality all are the tops. One of the most intriguing shots I've seen in a while. Certainly on the internet. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.markrabiner.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html