petert531 Posted August 31, 2006 Share #1 Posted August 31, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Working on my craft...I thought lighting was going to be the hard part to 'master' (OK who ever masters that LOL), but I realize in this fashion thing, posing is the hardest part for me to learn. I even think my 'styling' (clothing selection) is better. Hope you guys like... Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vic vic Posted August 31, 2006 Share #2 Posted August 31, 2006 oh peter - u just have it as i already mentioned it previously :-))) no - i wouldnot take those photos as "selected" for fashion work, simply becasue they are niether perfect nor original enough - but still, u do a very good job. with lighting... u have a basic set-up - u cannot go wrong with it from the moment u make it work well. as for the dressing - well - in fashion, among many jobs like photographer, model, makeup, hair etc etc, there is one more important role - the stylists. they do the style. now, some fashion photogs, just accaept what the stylist have done - it is a fully devided role concpet or approach. others (including me too) get in creative discussion (or bull fighting sometimes) with stylists. but even in that case, i (and any other fashion photog i suppose) would not dare to get a fashion set-up without stylist. it is just a very important job. but u watch what others do. not the photograph, but try to get through the photo to the stylist work. his selection, his creation etc. about posing... well, here i would suggest to do the next.. try to watch people - really watch. now, without getting too philosophical.. try to "deconstruct" their behaviour and their condition - means - their mimics, their body languege etc ect. now, in every mimic and body languege, mood, condition - there can be found a visualy dominant part. take this dominant part and try to find a "still" representation of it on the photograph. sounds eassy or complecated - whatever - it comes with time - u just develop eyes and sensitivity (mentally) and then u find the creative implimanattion in photo making process hope i write clearly :-))) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted August 31, 2006 Share #3 Posted August 31, 2006 Actually, the model is rather lovely but the poses don't endear me to her at all. In fact, vic vic is correct. You need to deconstruct her body more in poses which look unique and unusual. Try a different angle of oddity. That's what I try to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 31, 2006 Share #4 Posted August 31, 2006 Peter - I'm still your fan. In other posts you've had some very imaginative set-ups (still one of my favorites is the one with cables stretched across the frame, held by silver clamps with red gripping surfaces – You might want to post that one again). Your ideas for posing and studio environment, as well as your use of lighting and exposure, are what you contribute to the commercial shoot. The stylist and client name the rest. Regarding these two photos, I like them quite a bit, even though I find the second to be slightly forced. I think the pose might have been less forced if she were leaning against a stationery object that was topped by a hemisphere, causing her to bend her spine as shown on your shot. However, the ball does give it an unusual flare and tension, and it might be on target for the right client and situation. It also shows off the dress and the model's figure well, and so much fashion photography these days hides too much of the product. Regarding the other shot, it is surprisingly intimate in spite of everything being well covered, and it is rather charming, as is Karen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted August 31, 2006 Share #5 Posted August 31, 2006 Again, I'm afraid that I do not agree. The fact that the model's face doesn't connect with the viewer doesn't seem to inspire much emotional reaction from me. It's like she is distracted. If you had her stare into the camera or try some odd Brandt-like angle then that will help you know? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 31, 2006 Share #6 Posted August 31, 2006 What camera, lens and film are you using here, Peter? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haris Posted August 31, 2006 Share #7 Posted August 31, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Peter, if you look at French Photo magazine, which some say is arguably one of most influental magazines today for photography, including fashion, you may notice that past several years models are posed like they have broken bones, like they are beaten up and shot and left to lay on street and like that. It that is originality, I prefer not to be original, but if you want to be in fashion, that is current trend you must to follow. So... Yup, I don't buy and read Photo anymore... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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