Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thank you George Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 15 November 2013 09:05, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com>wrote: > > On Nov 13, 2013, at 11:41 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > > > Gaah! the faster I shoot with the least structure and effort the better > the > > impressions! Seems to be a theme. > > 30 seconds in front of the kitchen cupboard with no prep and no > retouching > > at all in developing. zero strobes, reflectors,professional models and > > make-up artist, studio, posing effort, direction, series shooting and you > > folks liked them over the 100+ shots I posted from about 300 shot of the > > professional models in studio with I think 30k of lighting and an M > with a > > Nocti! > > For me Geoff > The very best of the "fashion photography" > Has the look and feel of > effortlessness, as if with no prep and no retouching > where strobes, light modifiers, stylists and makeup artists, > cameras, lenses, et al > have disappeared from our attention. > > And you did in fact achieve just that > in more than a few of your more labored efforts; too. > > That's what makes for the best > photograph > film > painting > sculpture > poem > novel > dance > band > vocalist > athlete > > the look of ease > that comes from intense practice, concentration, and focused intention > > "Easy reading is damn hard writing." -- Nathaniel Hawthorne > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >