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brad industry posted:I really like this one, but then I am a sucker for clean lines. They have their own elegant beauty and the subdued colours add to it Regression posted:I promised some content in return. I might have the following from the art thread, which I haven't read in a while: I don't like this one. The loungers clutter up the image and your eye fluctuates between two different points of interest (them and the girl) If the photographer was aiming to capture an emotion, he should have just included the girl and the pool, so we concentrated on her and thus were more likely to empathise with her. It's too messy to convey anything
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spog posted:If the photographer was aiming to capture an emotion, he should have just included the girl and the pool, so we concentrated on her and thus were more likely to empathise with her. Personally I hate the tension at the point where the pool railing bisects the girl's waist. Maybe the photographer aligned it that way intentionally, but to me it's like a finger twisting at the back of my neck. Just unpleasant to see.
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spog posted:If the photographer was aiming to capture an emotion, he should have just included the girl and the pool, so we concentrated on her and thus were more likely to empathise with her. Do you really think this photo is about the girl? Or an emotion? Seems like he shot her back to emphasize that it's not about her.
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brad industry posted:Do you really think this photo is about the girl? Or an emotion? She's slap bang in the middle of the frame and the only object that is in focus. So, yes, I think she is the key subject here. If his intent is elsewhere, then to me, it simply looks like a poorly composed and misfocussed shot.
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Twenties Superstar posted:Sometimes I am honestly not sure Despite fairly often disagreeing with you, I appreciate your posts because you're not just an uneducated armchair artist come to give knee jerk responses, and as such there is often challenging ideas or opinions. spog posted:She's slap bang in the middle of the frame and the only object that is in focus. So, yes, I think she is the key subject here. All the leading lines take you away from her directly after seeing her, and the bright of the top cement also forces you to take in the whole photo. If anything, it's about summer days, not her.
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Twenties Superstar posted:I'm curious to see if you can try and explain why you like this image: Thanks for the extrapolation! As to the photo I chose, I actually DID realise when I chose it that it (in ways) is sort of similar to the one I DIDN'T like. I like the sense of space in this one. I'm not sure how to explain it. Somehow, the woman "should" be close than she is, and the fact that she seems further off than she "should" adds depth. It has to do with the perspective, I guess. In contrast to the other photo, this one does impart a sense of balance and tranquility in me. It probably has to do with the nearly 1:1 ratio, and the fact that the woman is dead centre on the horisontal dimension. Note that both of these factors break "the rules", and yet it works. I also like the subdued colors, and the way there is only really two colors (woman's skin = concrete). But because the two colors are what they are, there is still a lot of contrast between the them. As to the lines, they probably please me subconsciously. Maybe it's the way she sort of creates a triangle with the railing and the edge of the pool. The railing and the edge of the photo create another triangle; while the railing, edge of pool, and edge of photo approximates another triangle. There is a final approximation of a triangle in the top part of the picture, with the pool edge as the bottom border. I agree that the top part might be a bit distracting, but when I look at the picture I *feel* [tranquil, something], and my eyes sort of unfocus and float away - perhaps like the woman is doing , looking at the scene before her. So yeah, to me it is more the sense of melancholic tranquility that I get from it. Also, as to its "stand-and-shoot" position, it works here because I'm not looking at something I see every day (some random ugly street). Here I am looking at something I actually WOULD LIKE to be looking at. I would LIKE to be in the position of the photographer, looking at this scene. Therefore it is good that it is taken from a position that simulates me being there. Also, although it is taken and stand-and-shoot height, we are looking slightly down, whereas the first photo was straight ahead and therefore feels more point-and-shoot. Regression fucked around with this message at 15:29 on Jun 3, 2010 |
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spog posted:I really like this one, but then I am a sucker for clean lines. They have their own elegant beauty and the subdued colours add to it Worst of all, I can't see her rear end.
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Pompous Rhombus posted:Worst of all, I can't see her rear end. What people are missing is that this photo was taken when photos like that were new and awesome... Hooray exciting banality - in color!
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Yeah, and much of Shore's work includes elements that make them very easy to place in time. Nothing like that in this one, but I don't think it needs it, as it's a strong image without temporal context. And are those birds perched at the water's edge? Let's say she's looking at those birds. A photograph being in part a gaze, Shore's captured her gaze, too. Very abyme, but it also creates a sort of tension--a holding of one's breath so as not to disturb a delicate scene. The railing not only directs our eye toward her, but it obscures her sexuality (as does the distortion of the water affecting her legs), so we begin to see her not as a beautiful woman in a pool but as a person in the midst of contemplation. The edge of the pool, the furniture, the body of water, and the far shore in the top of the frame all create pleasant lines that direct us toward the top right, toward the birds and the objects of her gaze. If those aren't birds, well, whatever, most of those visual elements still work.
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I think a good case could be made in pulling out a sense of "where the male gazes at the female, the female gazes at the birds." Which is especially interesting considering some of the discussion of the photo in this thread 
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spog posted:She's slap bang in the middle of the frame and the only object that is in focus. So, yes, I think she is the key subject here. I just asked because to me it seems like Shore has taken aggressive steps to not make her the subject of the image, despite being in the center of the frame. Angela Strassheim was a forensic photographer but is now a fine artist.    Her newer work, "Evidence":   
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For the Shore image, I agree with the sentiment that the girl is not the focus. Instead, I see her a compositional element, a starting point. The first thing after seeing the girl, my eyes immediately slide upwards to the strong diagonal water/land line. The bars at the bottom are there to direct your attention away, sort of "keep going, keep going, nothing to see here."
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So I'd been following My Little Dead Dick back when it started (2006), but they broke up and it was bad and all the photos disappeared. Well I decided to take a look for them today and it looks like they're friends again and the photos are back up - http://www.hellopatpat.com/mldd_e.html This is probably my favourite autobiographical work ever. 
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brad industry posted:This is really great.
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brad industry posted:I just asked because to me it seems like Shore has taken aggressive steps to not make her the subject of the image, despite being in the center of the frame. I'm embarrassed that it took me a second glance to get the Botticelli reference. Having said that, the perl/ball thing seems like it is out of place. Venus was the jewel in the shell, and it has the subtlety of a sledge hammer. But maybe the reference isn't meant to be subtle? (I'm a total hack at this stuff.) An amazing piece though.
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i love most of melanie einzig's work but this goes beyond the beyond
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I HATE CARS posted:So I'd been following My Little Dead Dick back when it started (2006), but they broke up and it was bad and all the photos disappeared. Well I decided to take a look for them today and it looks like they're friends again and the photos are back up - http://www.hellopatpat.com/mldd_e.html The more I've gotten into photography the more I dislike this kind of work. I think its maybe the self indulgence, I don't know, or I'm getting older and young people are starting to poo poo me. 
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Spedman posted:The more I've gotten into photography the more I dislike this kind of work. I think its maybe the self indulgence, I don't know, or I'm getting older and young people are starting to poo poo me. I'm generally the same way (even with older people who do it, I've gone through a few such books [picked up by accident when pulling books at random from library shelves]), but I thought the photos from the series linked were actually pretty good. I don't have the theoretical background to defend my stance on disliking most self-portrait series, it's just a gut reaction not really rooted in aesthetics.
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Pompous Rhombus posted:I'm generally the same way (even with older people who do it, I've gone through a few such books [picked up by accident when pulling books at random from library shelves]), but I thought the photos from the series linked were actually pretty good. Yeah I think it is the self-indulgence that shines through and is off-putting about people who spend a huge amount of time on self-portraits.
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I really like this series, unfortunately I can't find any big versions   http://www.surfingstoke.com/photography/riding-a-wave-with-dustin-humphrey/
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slightly bigger:  Click here for the full 842x596 image. a bunch of his work was given out as posters in various surf magazines a year or so back.
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I really love Nick Brandt, have both his books. Medium format B&W wildlife!    You can see more here, or look through all his shots on his website.
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East Lake posted:I really love Nick Brandt, have both his books. Medium format B&W wildlife! Wow they're all great but the last one is amazing.
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East Lake posted:I really love Nick Brandt, have both his books. Medium format B&W wildlife! I was sure I had posted Nick Brandt in this thread but apparently not. I love him. A girl I dated was set to do an internship with him but she turned it down to date a guy (not me)
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 That guy turn out to be the man of her dreams? Also I have to ask since I'm a photography newbie but what kind of connections would you need to get in on an internship with a photographer like that?
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East Lake posted:
No, he cheated on her. Which worked out conveniently for me but not for her. I work right now for one of my favorite photographers ever and I basically got it by emailing her with how I could help her succeed more.
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I admit I'm still surprised but at the same time it seems like something that would work since it's so deceptively straightforward, aside from constructing the email itself.
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NSFWRyan McGinley and his coked-up naked kids.NSFW Edit: NUDITY!! Subjunctivitis fucked around with this message at 06:43 on Jun 24, 2010 |
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Subjunctivitis posted:NSFWRyan McGinley and his coked-up naked kids.NSFW This is awesome?
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Edward Burtynsky is awesome and anyone who doesn't agree.. uhm.. doesn't agree. http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/  Click here for the full 1024x683 image. There's a great movie about him and some shoots and places he's been. Landfills, huge chinese factories and such Youtube trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv23xwe0BoU And because I'm a huge patriot who just loving loves my country to death, here's some swedish photographers/legends to check out: Christer Strömholm Anders Petersen Lars Tunbjörk Fuzzy Cosmonaut fucked around with this message at 11:23 on Jun 24, 2010 |
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East Lake posted:I really love Nick Brandt, have both his books. Medium format B&W wildlife! These are fantastic. Is it the film that gives it that almost-sepia/slight brown-red tinge or is this something I can do with digital?
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Subjunctivitis posted:NSFWRyan McGinley and his coked-up naked kids.NSFW I'm not a massive McGinley fan but that whole series was loving amazing, probably the best work he's ever done. Speaking of McGinley, here is a video he directed where Carolyn Murphy makes out with a dog in slow motion: http://www.selectism.com/news/2010/06/24/video-ryan-mcginley-entrance-romance/
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brad industry posted:Speaking of McGinley, here is a video he directed where Carolyn Murphy makes out with a dog in slow motion: I really love the work he did with Tilda Swinton for Pringle of Scotland http://vimeo.com/8727939 Maybe not up to some of his other work - but it is one of my favourite photographers and one of my favourite actresses' together.
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Dr. Fishopolis posted:i love most of melanie einzig's work but this goes beyond the beyond Holy crap, this one is awesome.
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Timage posted:These are fantastic. Is it the film that gives it that almost-sepia/slight brown-red tinge or is this something I can do with digital? East Lake fucked around with this message at 00:54 on Jun 25, 2010 |
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:This is awesome? Reminds me of William Blake
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  https://www.dansaelinger.com I like this guys stuff. I've seen a couple of his images show up in the magazines I read. I've started to pay attention to photo credits a lot now. I'm trying to figure out how to do more photo illustration.
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He went to me and poop's alma mater, one of my best friends assists him. His work rules.
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AIIAZNSK8ER posted:
These are really good but the topaz adjust look is bothering me a little bit. It's a shame actually, because I looked at the site and all his stuff is really good. Especially this: 
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Moist von Lipwig posted:These are really good but the topaz adjust look is bothering me a little bit. The sharpening style didn't really bother me here because of the strength of the concept and execution. I think it overcomes the nitpicks. When I try to add some wacky editing to my photos they still just suck because its a bad photo to begin with.
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