Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK guys it is a striking picture and I admire the lighting and the pretty woman with engaging gaze. I like the contrast of skin tones and the scruffy wall behind. Why does she have her skirt in her mouth? What does the picture say to you? Does it work because it is incongruent? What is KC trying to say or what is the reaction he wants to provoke? What reaction has he elicited from you? Taken purely on content it is odd. Eye-catching but odd. Educate me. Tell me why you are impressed. Respectfully Hoppy -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [Leica] portrait of elizabeth (mostly safe for work) Nothing wrong with it to my eye, I like this lighting... and the portrait. Jim Kyle Cassidy wrote: > elizabeth in the studio. > > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2007/liz-dress1.jpg > > > leica d200 with a 50mm 1.8 at f 2.8, alien bees monolight strobe in a 3x2 > softbox above the model and slightly to camera right. > > i really like this lighting -- not sure if it's because it actually looks > nice, or i've been brainwashed into thinking it looks "professional". but i'm suddenly thinking that if i had 30 portraits with the exact same lighting it would make a pretty cool show. > > or maybe it's my brain just trying to convince me that it's okay to be > lazy. > > kc _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information