I wanted to drop you a comment to say that I really have enjoyed your work. You've got quite an eye for photography. I wanted to leave you with a couple of thoughts that I've had after looking over your work.
-Abstract-
I actually really quite enjoy the tonal range that you're using (instead of a standard black to white, there's a lot of slight off green that make your images appear almost as duo/tri/quad toned images). The variable depth of your portraits of self give a very interesting range into what might be constructed as personality.
Specifically, your portraits of others (the couples series) are really quite good. Capturing the aspects of personas in images is quite difficult. You've done quite a trememdous job. Keeping things three dimensional is also quite difficult. I suffer from a problem with my images often being flat, you balance your work trememdously.
- Technical -
Something I've noticed in your work, is that many of the pictures that you take are often in very low light situations. This can make it difficult to keep an image sharp because of the need for a lower shutter speed or aperature. (I noticed your using a canon ae-1 in a lot of your work, so your not working in digital). If you want (and I emphasise if), you might want to look into 3200 speed film for lower light. It gives you a much more significant range to work with. Ilford and Kodak both make tremendous 3200 speed film (although I prefer Ilford's as it has lightly less grain to it).
I also might examine messing around with your f-stop a bit to create a larger or shorter depth of field. Your shadow play is quite good in this, though I might suggest a bit more of side lighting in the future (side lighting provides much better detail).
Finally, I can't help but wonder in this specific picture what if it might have looked slightly better if your left hand wasn't 'cut-off'. When I looked at this picture, my eyes started fromthe bottom right (on the leg) went up the chest and then down the arm.
I hope you find this information useful, and I hope you continue post.
I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Comments
gulmunthos Says:
eh, nothing wrong with a semi nude.. just be careful, someone might consider it photographic pornography (which is why my id was taken down)
aesiraven Says:
Feh, don't sweat it. it's not like you have tumorous growths and you're not morbidly obese or emaciated, go ahead and bare all. or most.
I love the lighting in this. hooray for hard shadow.
darkcure Says:
I wanted to drop you a comment to say that I really have enjoyed your work. You've got quite an eye for photography. I wanted to leave you with a couple of thoughts that I've had after looking over your work.
-Abstract-
I actually really quite enjoy the tonal range that you're using (instead of a standard black to white, there's a lot of slight off green that make your images appear almost as duo/tri/quad toned images). The variable depth of your portraits of self give a very interesting range into what might be constructed as personality.
Specifically, your portraits of others (the couples series) are really quite good. Capturing the aspects of personas in images is quite difficult. You've done quite a trememdous job. Keeping things three dimensional is also quite difficult. I suffer from a problem with my images often being flat, you balance your work trememdously.
- Technical -
Something I've noticed in your work, is that many of the pictures that you take are often in very low light situations. This can make it difficult to keep an image sharp because of the need for a lower shutter speed or aperature. (I noticed your using a canon ae-1 in a lot of your work, so your not working in digital). If you want (and I emphasise if), you might want to look into 3200 speed film for lower light. It gives you a much more significant range to work with. Ilford and Kodak both make tremendous 3200 speed film (although I prefer Ilford's as it has lightly less grain to it).
I also might examine messing around with your f-stop a bit to create a larger or shorter depth of field. Your shadow play is quite good in this, though I might suggest a bit more of side lighting in the future (side lighting provides much better detail).
Finally, I can't help but wonder in this specific picture what if it might have looked slightly better if your left hand wasn't 'cut-off'. When I looked at this picture, my eyes started fromthe bottom right (on the leg) went up the chest and then down the arm.
I hope you find this information useful, and I hope you continue post.
I look forward to seeing more of your work.
TheGert Says:
*sneers* Ah, you got me all in the mood for photos...My fans are gunna be PISSED!..