arminw Posted July 6, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 6, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) M8.2, 50 mm lux, f4 and processed in capture one . I have now decided to get rid of my canon and just shoot on these portrait assignments with my M8 . it's so much nicer and more relaxed then having a SLR ... the glass is superb and the results speak for themselves. Antje is a designer and this was taken for a magazine coverage of her work . Hope you like it . Armin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 6, 2009 Posted July 6, 2009 Hi arminw, Take a look here A portrait of a beautiful women . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
rubenkok Posted July 6, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 6, 2009 Hi Armin, Wonderful image and model, perfect composition, fine colors and nice light. Great decision to go with the M8. "It's so much nicer and more relaxed" and it shows ! Kind regards Ruben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_g_wolf ✝ Posted July 6, 2009 Share #3 Posted July 6, 2009 Superb image, great work. Thx for presenting it here. Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted July 6, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 6, 2009 Armin, Beautiful woman caught in most lovely light and colours. My 'problem' with this image is the cropped hand and fingers and that part of a knee showing. Please, take this as constructive criticism and nothing else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
epand56 Posted July 6, 2009 Share #5 Posted July 6, 2009 Ullallà!! Absolutely perfect. Armin, even the picture is not bad at all... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdb Posted July 6, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 6, 2009 Great tones,colors but I must agree with Ivan. Although it may be perfect for the magazine layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soleforeal Posted July 6, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 6, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Beautifully done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted July 6, 2009 Share #8 Posted July 6, 2009 Beautiful picture of a lovely lady. Great colors and lighting. Sharp also. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminw Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share #9 Posted July 8, 2009 Thanks to all of you for checking out the image and commenting on it ... I appreciate it . Armin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplomley Posted July 8, 2009 Share #10 Posted July 8, 2009 I would not sell the Canon until I saw an M9. Just my 2-cents. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted July 8, 2009 Share #11 Posted July 8, 2009 I have now decided to get rid of my canon and just shoot on these portrait assignments with my M8 . it's so much nicer and more relaxed then having a SLR ... the glass is superb and the results speak for themselves. Antje is a designer and this was taken for a magazine coverage of her work . You may feel more relaxed with an M8, but the sitter seems extremely tense and nervous. The partial hand and knee reinforce this feeling: is that the effect you were aiming for? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted July 8, 2009 Share #12 Posted July 8, 2009 You have indeed caught her beauty and I like the cool colouring. However, as just posted she does not look at ease and she deserves to. You may of course have wanted the tension, in which case it will be perfect for you. The hand and knee presumably is a framing issue. The background would suit me better if it was toned down or less 'manufactured'. Overall a very pleasing capture and thanks for sharing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheewai_m6 Posted July 8, 2009 Share #13 Posted July 8, 2009 leica photographers definitely have an unfair advantage when comparing with the japanese slr. sure, i can still take a bad shot quite often, but when you get it right, there is no comparison. i love this photo. NOTHING about it is wrong. lovely shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminw Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share #14 Posted July 9, 2009 I do agree with some of you regarding the sitter, she was rather nervous, and having the art director from Vogue UK right next to her telling her how to pose didn't help . In fact I think using my Leica was a rather relaxing experience and I use it again that's for sure. Now some of you didn't like the tight crop and thats fair we all see our subjects differently. I like to compose very tight and intimately , therefore cropping is part of the game . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertekijker Posted July 9, 2009 Share #15 Posted July 9, 2009 The portrait drew me in - her nervousness added to the appeal of the composition. ------------------ Frans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iansky Posted July 13, 2009 Share #16 Posted July 13, 2009 Great image and having swapped all my Canon DSLR kit for my M8 recently I agree with you - I too have noticed that people are far more relaxed when facing the M8 than they were with a large DSLR in front of them. It is fine for people to criticise the pose and crop, however, if the image is required for a magazine article, quite often the lower part of the image will have text over it so the hand crop and knee are not an issue - the editor of Vogue obviously knew what end result she wanted and this image was driven by that. If you want them to keep using you commercially, you have to do what they want - basic rules of commercial bread and butter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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