Hi Bob, I agree about the lighting. Nothing that can be done about it other than to photograph the scene at a different time of year and later in the day.
That there's not "enough" of Linda in the photo is also a part of who Linda is. Were there lots of memorabilia around, knick-nacks, and the like, that wouldn't be who she is. Her environment is rather clean and simple. It's a little odd hearing that comment from you in light of a discussion we had some time back about Nachtwey's office and working space, which we saw in War Photographer. There was nothing that we saw to show anything of his travels or exploits - it was very sparse - yet I recall that we agreed it showed something of his character and perhaps even his work habits and preferences, perhaps a need for him not to have reminders of the horrors he'd seen, and to be able to work without distractions. What you suggest of this photo is that it show more of Linda than she is, or something that she's not. I do appreciate your comments and insight, however, and will certainly keep them in mind for similar work I do in the future. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Date: 7/5/2006 1:53:51 PM > Subject: RE: PESO - Portrait > I think the success of Erwitt's photo of Casal's cello is at least > partly due to the fact the we know (at least from the context in which > it was published) who Casals was. I don't think the technique is > really very successful if you don't know who Linda is, or something > about her, already, although I'm sure it works well for her friends > etc. > > I think the way the photo is lit is rather bland and lifeless, to be > honest. A still life, for me, needs something a bit special to make it > stand out, and I think in this case the lighting could be improved and > there could be more evidence of Linda as a living person. For example, > she has a lot of travel books, but there is no evidence of her having > travelled. Is she an armchair traveller, or has she been to these > places? > > -- > Cheers, > Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of gibikote > > Sent: 05 July 2006 19:14 > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: PESO - Portrait > > > > very interesting. > > I hadnt heard of the portrait or the photographer (blissful > > ignorance!) - > > thanks for sharing that info. > > went on google and found it. The website also mentions this > > 'rule' which I > > hadnt heard either "Always include hands, because they are > > more expressive > > than the face..." > > > > thats a neat modification of Elliot's style. > > did you modify the items on the table - to represent > > more/less of Linda? > > > > regards > > Sridhar > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <> > > > Here's a recent > > > portrait of my friend Linda. > > > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/portrait.html > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
