Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was talking of the spud ;-) You need a 'gimmick' (e.g. Bruce Gilden) to get noticed these days.... john -----Original Message----- On Thu, 21 Jan 2016 John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr>wrote: >A mixture of having the big $$ name/contacts and being able to light a subject well.... >john ========================================================================================================== I don't think the self-portrait is lit well. It's unbalanced, too bright on the right and too murky on the left. It needs a bit of edge light from the left, or a small amount of fill to keep his cheek and shoulders from blending with the background. One-light portraits just don't make it for me, especially on black (which I prefer as a background). I need to see separation of tones/planes. - Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services (Retired) UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 amr3 at uwm.edu http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt