快樂牛郎

I deleted the first one -sorry. I like this one more.

快樂牛郎

LOL, that person must be US American.
chobit 發表於 2012/5/1 00:49

Not really. China is big on conceptual photography these days. Most of the prominent artists use photoshop extensively to create surreal illustrations. But none of them has any foundation in traditional photography. As a result, while their shots look "cool", there's simply no history to it.

Japanese, lots of influential masters but they mostly became active in the 60s and 70s. But Robert Frank already redefined photography in 1958. So the time gap is about right. I am not familiar with Japanese color photography but I believe it didn't gain status until the last couple decades. But in the US, Steve McCurry and William Eggleston have been doing this since the late 60s/early 70s.

Look4chrisng

Portrait: moment and personality is everything.
Here is a quick photo before heading out to dance lesson.

快樂牛郎

Portrait: moment and personality is everything.
Here is a quick photo before heading out to dance  ...
Look4chrisng 發表於 2012/5/1 08:17

good - I try to stay away from this traditional center vertical portrait but yours looks good.

快樂牛郎

Portrait is really an interesting area. There are so many ways to do just one thing.  At some of the shoots that I go to, I have seen other photographers with huge umbrellas and lighting, but at the same time they come up with shxt poses in front of a garbage background. I also blame that on digital. It totally disrupted the regular process that people go through to learn and refine their craft.  Instead they pore through the internet to look for what is cool and simply copy it with their digital camera. So nowadays you have millions of uninspiring and copy-cat stuff floating everywhere.

I just started reading Joyce Tenneson's stuff.  In the old days, artists went through years of refinement and self-exploration before they finally broke loose and created their unique vision. There are still artists like that today, but most of them still shoot film and go through the tried and true process.  Those that practice digital fast-food simply won't get anywhere.

Sharing another shot from last weekend.

chobit

I really like this picture.  It would be a good picture for her to keep for life.
The higher contrast lighting usually bring out more of the un-perfect skin on people's face, yet that's what allow us to be more creative with kids, since they have some of most perfect skins.
The 2 things which IMHO can improve in here.
1> Catch Light on the eyes.  Not something you can easily do when outdoor or with just a flash, but should be much easier in studio settings.
2> Just a hair of light on the hair =D

Thanks for sharing =D

Portrait: moment and personality is everything.
Here is a quick photo before heading out to dance  ...
Look4chrisng 發表於 2012-5-1 08:17

chobit

I don't usually shoot with squre format in mind.  The format I used are mostly 4x6 & 4x5.
So, I'll try my best to share what I see.

1> The pose, it's almost like the person is showing the hair under the arm.
2> When the eyes are lookign in an extreme angle, I think it usually looks better if the face is not facing the camera too straight.  Plus capture close enough where the eyes are not leading anywhere.

What I like ares the yellow and red color, and the makeup around the eyes look interesting.

With this p

快樂牛郎 發表於 2012-5-1 01:01

chobit

The like the compoisiton better on this picture.  The eyes are still looking away, but because of the angle, and the extra space, it allow the extra distance between the eyes and the end of the frame.

The bokeh looks nice and soft, I don't like the dark object in the top-right which I think is a distraction, but then I can't say for sure if it's better w/o it.  If would have put less of it in the frame so that the green would still be the outline of your key subject.

I deleted the first one -sorry. I like this one more.
快樂牛郎 發表於 2012-5-1 01:48

快樂牛郎

The bokeh looks nice and soft, I don't like the dark object in the top-right which I think is a distraction, but then I can't say for sure if it's better w/o it.  If would have put less of it in the frame so that the green would still be the outline of your key subject.
chobit 發表於 2012/5/1 11:19

Agreed on this point. I only scanned 3 last night. I have like a whole roll for this girl. I think there are some interesting ones that I haven't looked at.

chobit

I have many of the same person in the same series, so please bare with it.

Location: UBC - Library

I don't have too much that I dislike about the photo, as the overall wide angle capture the enviroment, but not to override the main subject is what I have in mind.  Her expression seems ok, showing a little of her personality.  If anything, I would say it would look better if her eyes a lite up a little more.