Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi George, thank you for your comments, and... I agree with you 100%! This is why normally I do not show the costuming pictures because they are not up to the standards, whatever they may be. This one I showed for fun, mainly for the Shooting from Shadow Side thing. The sad thing is, most of these costumers have very few half decent photographic records of their works, so in fact, my meager effort is usually some of the "best stuff out there" (sad but true). I fully hear what you are saying though. Fortunately, I do have a good source of costumers :-) and I will continue to push that photographic edge. At 07:54 AM 7/10/2006, Lottermoser George wrote: >Richard - while I'm not into this particular subject matter; I've >been looking at your work with these costumed subject for some time >now. What I find lacking in the images is your full immersion into >the subject. I think you need to begin to put as much effort into the >background and lighting as the subjects put into their costumes. I >don't really know anything about these characters; but I assume from >the literature that vampires don't dig daylight. Which, if true, >means that you, as their photographer, can't use daylight. You have >to use candle light and theatrical and film lighting to put them in >their environment. When that begins to happen you'll make a quantum >leap in expressing the quality of the costumes and scenes. > >Regards, >George Lottermoser >george@imagist.com > > > >On Jul 8, 2006, at 3:54 PM, Richard wrote: > >>http://www.dragonsgate.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=7104 // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)