creative portraits A session with Erika. Makeup by Domenico Sanna (smallstudio). We were in Ostia Lido at the sea, 30 km from Rome. It was winter.

Well.. first of all thanks for all the comments... I really appreciate... the prints are made in dark room and then some minor photoshop here and there. She is not a musician and anyway i decided to do not let her hold the violin in a normal way because i was looking for some kind of surreal atmosphere... i was trying to make her offering the violin to the sky... well... something like that :-) ciao ciao !!!!

 

Eolo Perfido

http://www.smallstudio.com

 

I like haveing the two photos here, while the left one descripes a person the right one tells a story, great work.

 

Sveinn R Joelsson

eolo. been a fan of your work since your NECRON days. It's a great inspiration for me.

I don't see the message "love of music" in either of these images. The right image looks as if she is not quite sure what to do with the props (they look like props). The left image is lovely. I like the way the shirt is indistinct from the background. Accents the face and hands.

Incredible website- The pose is a bit unclear. But technical details are all there.

So much for the usual comments about looking at the photo or the portfolio. Here we have the best of both worlds. I'm also a long time fan of Eolo's work and his website. There is a link on the website called "backstage" that has additional information about the creation of this series of photos. I think it is well worth looking at the smallstudio.com website for some additional insight into how the photographer works.

I like these two photos but I believe the picture on the right would convey more of a sense of passion that she has for her music if she had the violin up to her chin in playing position with the bow strewn across the strings; as if she was about to play a piece. As for the picture on the left, I find it very attractive except for the blown-out shoulder area. Some more burning-in around her shoulders to help define her from her background would really accentuate the crisp whiteness of her shirt. Good work and congrats on the POW.

interesting idea, but to be honest i like the other fotos on your website way more (and the one 2 along, wow how great!)...

thats not to say that these arent great photos by the way. like the others they show real professionalism.

Eolo,

 

Questo era un'immagine molto dura per me giudicare. Entrambi le foto sono individualmente forti e di alto merito, ma quando ha combinato in questo modo sembra indebolire l'un l'altro.

 

Il riposo del suo portfolio è eccellente, ma questo lascia volere di me.

 

Le congratulazioni su POW.

I enjoy the surrealism of this photo, as well as it's technical aspects. Eolo, I've been enjoying your smallstudio site for a long time now. I hope to create portraits like yours someday. Keep up the great work.

IMO, an image has a single, central point of focus or center of gravity. This has two, which presents a dilemma for my eyes. Where do I look, what is the message? The connection between the two halves of the image is not clearly stated and both halves of the image compete for my eyes attention.

 

IMO, the solution to this problem is clear. The most distracting feature of this image is the model's small finger on her left hand, which obscures part of her eye. If the finger position allowed the entire eye to make contact, it would be the only place in the entire image to make solid contact wth the viewer. It would very strongly draw the viewer into the image and, once there, the viewer would be able to shift attention over to the right side.

 

There are more comments that could be made about the rest of the image. But, that's probably enough for now.

As fine a PoW as has ever appeared here. In fact, I like this so much that I'm too excited to explain why. Maybe later, after my passion has ebbed a bit . . . .

Left photograph is a very beautiful idea. Slightly shifting the finger from the right eye of the model would have added more details to the photograph

I must say I really like your photos, both what you have posted on photo.net and on your smallstudio.com site. I reagurarly come back there to see if you have posted any recent work. Your photographical style is between the appartently commercial and the spontaneous. I think most of your photos have the sponatenous look that doesn't reveal all the planning and preparations behind then, which is really good.

 

I am definitely a sucker for collages and maybe that's also a reason why I appreciate your work and your page in particular as it fills the screen with photos (nice to have a fast connection :-) ).

Hey Eolo, much has been said above and sounds like most agree you have a wonderful work here. I love to use XP2 just for the reason your shot demonstrates here, such rich tonality, great low range tones and nice contrast. I can't tell you how to even begin to make this shot better, it's great and professionally done. Hope we see you on photo of the week again. Brad

I have to agree with a technical criticism of the content made above: the fact the the violin lacks a bridge and strings, first, and that she's holding it in a way that no violinist would hold the instrument, two, really distracts. Compositionally, I find the right side a bit jarring, too.

 

Having said that, wonderful wonderful, great contrast and, really, a strong effort.

Hey Amigo, Don't even THINK about attempting to satisfy the various nitpiks of the critics. Let them say whatever they want. Life is too short and the clock is ticking. All that matters is how happy, excited and thrilled you are with a photograph that displays exactly what you wish to express. For me it is a brilliant portraiture well done...

Damn! So I'm not the only one who knows: Ilford XP-2, developed C-41, then printed on silver paper, is an incredible combination. My recent first prints with this combo had me dancing in the darkroom!

 

Eolo, I too am a fan of your work, and regularly visit your website. Fabulous stuff. Too much fashion photography (especially American) has a negativity, a tinge of sleaze, but yours.......... wow.

 

 

Realy unique. I like the left one better then the right, but, they are both memorable. The reason that I like the left one better is because of the dramatic gesture of her hand on her eye. I also like the lighting and feel that a good job was done with her makeup. I do not like the fact that she is holding the violin the way she is holding it.. It looks less like a musical instrument and more like a knife or a gun.

molto motlo bene gratulazioni

Your range of tones if wonderful. I really feel the photo on the left. Something strikes me in the photo.

The right photo I can live without. But they both show your knowledge of lighting and printing. Congrats!

one of your great works ... :)

Very interesting concept and well executed.

i like it ,the picture is beautiful