Re: [Leica] DAS Week 23: something new?

[Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>]

What was the joke?

On Saturday, August 9, 2003, at 03:40  PM, bdcolen wrote:

> ROFLOL!!
> (Not at you, Dante! Not at you. :-) )
>
> B. D.
>
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>
> 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
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