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Subject: [Leica] IMG: New casual portraits ..Grace
From: george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:05:42 -0600
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On Nov 13, 2013, at 11:41 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:

> Gaah! the faster I shoot with the least structure and effort the better the
> impressions! Seems to be a theme.
> 30 seconds in front of the kitchen cupboard with no prep and no retouching
> at all in developing. zero strobes, reflectors,professional models and
> make-up artist, studio, posing effort, direction, series shooting and you
> folks liked them over the 100+ shots I posted from about 300 shot of the
> professional  models in studio with I think 30k of lighting and an M with a
> Nocti!

For me Geoff
The very best of the "fashion photography"
Has the look and feel of
effortlessness, as if with no prep and no retouching
where strobes, light modifiers, stylists and makeup artists,
cameras, lenses, et al
have disappeared from our attention.

And you did in fact achieve just that
in more than a few of your more labored efforts; too.

That's what makes for the best
photograph
film
painting
sculpture
poem
novel
dance
band
vocalist
athlete

the look of ease
that comes from intense practice, concentration, and focused intention

?Easy reading is damn hard writing.? ? Nathaniel Hawthorne

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist



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