On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:38:28 -0700, Pat White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Last week I was watching Fashion Television (they often do segments on > fashion and art photographers), and saw a bit on the 4th annual Naked in the > House competition. It's a location shoot, with only 10 photographers > entered (most, if not all, are pros), with a large entry fee. They get to > see pictures of the location before the shoot, but not the actual site. > They're restricted to one camera and one lens, and have only 30 minutes with > the model to produce a winning nude photo. > > Previous locations have been Victorian mansions in Toronto, but this year's > event was held at a waterfront estate somewhere north of Toronto. > > A couple of months later, the top photos (16x20 B&W) are shown at a gala > evening and sold. > > To get to the point, _all_ the photographers used medium format cameras, > mostly 6x7s, although one used a Hasselblad. Not a digital in sight. >
Ah, Fashion Television! Soft core porn for the common man: "No, honey, I AM NOT watching it because I like to see skinny models showing their breasts! I was hoping to see what Versace is doing for this spring..." I saw last year's version of the contest you mention, Pat. First of all, it was very tastefully done - lots of nudity, no eroticism or titillation. Last year, I didn't see any Pentaxia. Seemed to be some 'Blads, a coupla Mamiya MF RF's and several non-Pentax 645s - can't remember what type. Glad to hear that we were better represented this year. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
