Fetish Wear On A Harley

Working on a series of self portraits, ranging from fetish wear, to

casual, to classy... any ideas?

Ordinarily this sort of thing just isn't my cup o tea. However.

 

For some reason, the lighting, the off-kilter angle, and the pose remind me of the cinematographic style of Stone or even Tarantino. The blown-out highlights and what appears to be a single flash (as if taken from a cheap disposable) make what would otherwise be a terribly hackneyed shot an effective one.

 

Nice work.

I dunno. Too "Biker Slut". The pose seems to hold no "passion". It is very stiff. The lighting really needs work. Shot on something like Ilford Pan F, and developed for fine grain would really work with the chrome I think. Also, a change in lighting would work better. Maybe light for highlights on the chrome (right now they are too directional...), show more of the chrome, and give it a more even light and I think it could work. I mean the idea is there....it just needs some work. The vinyl skirt could also use some better lighting. It needs to pop a bit more. The deep black vinyl contrasted with the bright chrome could really look nice.

Thanks for giving me ideas on how to take shots with this much chrome in them. They were kind of "spur of the moment" taken with the only lighting being from a yellow street light.. the flash seemed dysfunctional. I will take your suggestions and use them with any future similar postings. However, the "Biker Slut" Comment is rather superfluous, and defaming, so let's keep the critisisms to technical details and not to childish opinions on the subject's charcter, that cannot be catpured on film, you would have to meet her-BTW She is NOT Passed out or Drunk, merely stretching her back on a break from the ride.

The pose is very relevant. As I and others have pointed out, it isn't a great pose. To me, it does have a "Biker Slut" feel. Look at the way she is layed there. Stiff, legs apart, arms out. Looks like something from "Easy Rider" magazine. Nobody here is bringing up character, merely CHARACTERIZATION. There is a huge difference. A picture is a picture. Nobody here cares about this model's character or is trying to defame her. Her pose though makes it look like she is drunk or in some sort of stiff, almost crudely sexual pose. The point of the Critique forum is to help YOU take better pictures. This is valuable feedback on how the picture comes across. See, the idea is that NEXT time you'd snap the picture when she is in a better pose. You know what would probably look great? Instead of her "stretching her back after a ride", how about her leaning forward and resting her head on the handlebars in an expression of exhaustion? That could be a GREAT shot. It would add a lot of humanity and feeling to the picture and show a nice dichotomy. On one hand the model is in vinyl fetish gear, but on the other she is engaged in a very human activity. That with the right lighting could make a GREAT picture. At least I think so.

 

Again, this is a learning forum. People here are just helping you so you can take a better picture next time. And a better one than that the time after and so on. I thinkthe subject matter has some great potential. You just need to hone your technique a bit. Something we all need to work on continually.

more than you could know... I have only been learning photography since early June, when I recieved a great digital camera for my birthday, I appreciate all the help I can get, and will try out your suggestions. Perhaps I was wrong, but I related the Biker Slut comment to our personal E-mails. If I were to realize the hassle that the previous folder of "exhibitionism" would bring, I never would have posted it... That is not me at all. So, sincerely, thank you for the ideas, and if you would like, you can check back to see what I have done with the suggestions.

Tricia - I'd love to check back, and I will. I think there is quite a bit to explore here. I'd really like to encourage you to experiment with different films and different types of lighting within this type of genre. Personally I really like the contrast of the chrome and vinyl. There is something about "black-shiny" and "bright chrome-shiny" that works together very well. You also seem to have a good eye for unusual framing. Which is great! Too many times you see people only take pictures "straight-on". This picture is nicely framed here. I might change the angle a bit, but that is just my preference and taste. I'd like to see what you can come up with here. You certainly are doing some interesting things. And that is what really matters.

I like what you're trying to do here. I think you should keep all your experimenting works in a folder labeled as such. It's fun to see your work progress. Removing the other photos I don't think was the best thing to do, but that's up to you.

 

As you know, all comments weren't meant to be about you, but an analysis of the photograph. Go look at Amy Powers and Kevin Hundsnurscher. I hope you will keep your first experiments on this up and continue to add new ones. It's a project worth pursuing, but you have to really stick yourself out there.

 

Keep trying, don't give up. I remember when I first commented on your photograph of the trees with the dramatic sky. Your following images are much improved based on the comments given, and I'm sure you could do the same here. I like how you left the other one up. I hope that you do the same here.

I didn't remove the pics.. Photo.net kindly did that for me apparently by someones (hmmm) complaint or something.. I am in the progrss of reloading the pics, but seem to have a problem with anything that says "fetish"..Guess I'll call my next work:cat under tree. Thank you for the compliment, I am really trying hard here... since I've gotten my camera, it has been at my side. I do know that they are critiquing the work, and it has been helpful - I NEED to know HOW I can make it better, so it is very much appreciated. There were some e-mails however that didn't contain any helpful advise to my work - that was what I was referring to. I have looked at Amy Powers stuff, and think I'll ask her if she has had as much difficulty. I don't back easily so look forward to the continuation of this folder.