Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/30

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Subject: [Leica] portrait of elizabeth (mostly safe for work)
From: phamard at numericable.fr (phamard@numericable.fr)
Date: Sun Sep 30 04:50:23 2007

Hoppy,

lack of camera? (wink)

Phil...x


----Message d'origine----
>De: "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>
>A: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
>Sujet: RE: [Leica] portrait of elizabeth (mostly safe for work)
>Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:01:47 +1000
>
>OK guys it is a striking picture and I admire the lighting and the pretty 
>woman with engaging gaze. I like the contrast of skin
>tones and the scruffy wall behind. Why does she have her skirt in her mouth?
>What does the picture say to you? Does it work because it is incongruent? 
>What is KC trying to say or what is the reaction he wants
>to provoke? What reaction has he elicited from you?
>Taken purely on content it is odd. Eye-catching but odd.
>Educate me. Tell me why you are impressed.
>
>Respectfully
>Hoppy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Subject: Re: [Leica] portrait of elizabeth (mostly safe for work)
>
>Nothing wrong with it to my eye, I like this lighting... and the portrait.
>
>Jim
>
>
>Kyle Cassidy wrote:
>
>> elizabeth in the studio.
>> 
>> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2007/liz-dress1.jpg
>
>> 
>> 
>> leica d200 with a 50mm 1.8 at f 2.8, alien bees monolight strobe in a 3x2 
>> softbox above the model and slightly to camera right.
>> 
>> i really like this lighting -- not sure if it's because it actually looks 
>> nice, or i've been brainwashed into thinking it looks
>"professional". but i'm suddenly thinking that if i had 30 portraits with 
>the exact same lighting it would make a pretty cool show.
>> 
>> or maybe it's my brain just trying to convince me that it's okay to be 
>> lazy.
>> 
>> kc
>
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