Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 8/9/03 10:10:01 AM, dante@umich.edu writes: << http://www.dantestella.com/past/past23.html >> Dante, I'm impressed by the all around competence of your work. In particular, the study of Ciara strikes me as very good. You concentrated on dark hair to frame her face. The rough bark background offsets her smooth complexion but insinuates the contrasts you carry out in rendering the features. The curved shadow made by her chin reinforces the shape of her face. Instead of filling in these pronounced shadows you set your lighting to render a strong personality by creating contrast. The tilt of the head and the lighting create a curving directionality, so the portrait is dynamic. However the smoothness of the skin suggests you did some prettifying. Those of us on the LUG know what a Leica lens can do. It shows the pores of the skin. So there's something too stage-managed about this study. But all is well because you gave Ciana the view of herself she wanted. And the viewer enjoys a Mozart divertimento. But, hey, to be mentioned as Mozart-like as a photographer is no small compliment. br br - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html