Steve, it is interesting that you find a contradiction in pose and outfit in the second shot. My photographers never know nothing about their own stuff :)
--Sasha On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 6:28 PM, steve harley <p...@paper-ape.com> wrote: > On 2011-02-05 17:03 , Sasha Sobol wrote: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5417967058/lightbox/ >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5417990214/lightbox/ >> My daughter asked me to take some photos of her. >> I appears she had something in mind and spent quite some time preparing. >> Tell us what you think, what works for you and what fails to work. > > she looks strong in the first, vulnerable, even scared in the second; both > impressive as photographic craft, but my critique would be more about what > is conveyed: > > the first looks more posed in expression, perhaps a little too tense, and > would be more interesting for me with a little of the vulnerability (maybe > not quite head on vantage point, or eyes not directly into camera) > > in the second there is a conflict between her expression and the slightly > overwrought costume; i would consider reducing the illumination below the > shoulders, or even a less striking outfit to avoid distracting from that > vulnerability > > of course if she's wanting that look of strength, you could pretty much > invert my suggestions, and maybe make a more active pose in the second, > though i doubt they'd be as compelling to me personally > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
