Thanks Derby and all others who have responded to this post. Actually, I'm starting to experiment more with deep shadows and fashion or figure photography. Check out some of the fashion pics in Vogue and New York Times Style. Some of the top fashion shooters are using shadows in interesting ways. Paul On Dec 22, 2007, at 2:31 AM, Derby Chang wrote:
> Good shot and even more interesting story. > > At first the shadow bothered me a bit, but then thinking 'noir', it > probably works well that way. > > D > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Thanks Tom. She was actually somewhat cold and troubled. She >> appeared to be the owner of an expensive clothing store in upscale >> Birmingham, so when I asked her if she wanted to model I assumed >> she was much older than she really was. Turned out, she was only >> 19. She had grown up in Toledo, Ohio and had taken up with a young >> Russian entrepreneur who didn't seem to treat her very well. I >> think he was angry when he found out she had modeled for me, >> although this was as sexy and revealing as it got. She didn't like >> the way she looked in the photos, although not for the reasons you >> mention. She thought her hair looked bad, and she had various >> other complaints. Shortly after this, she ended up pregnant. >> Several of her boyfriend's businesses, including the clothing >> store, failed. They married and moved back to Toledo. Hope she's >> doing better now. >> Paul >> -------------- Original message ---------------------- >> From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> Nice job, Paul. But! Always a but, isn't there. She is most >>> likely a very nice >>> person but from the photo and her expression I would not want to >>> know her. If >>> you were trying for the "gangster's girlfriend", or "prostitute" >>> look you nailed >>> it. >>> >>> Might make a nice cover for a "Private Eye" type paperback. >>> >>> Graywolf >>> Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com >>> Blog: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/ >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> --- >>> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>>> I redid this pic to give it the look of a slightly faded fifties >>>> Kodachrome >>>> >>> transparency. At least it's my interpretation of that look. It >>> was actually shot >>> on Portra NC 160 with the 6x7 and 105mm lens. >>> >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1625224 >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly >>> above and follow >>> the directions. >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
