Pinklather 465 Posted November 30, 2016 Nicely executed. 'Looks like 2-light illumination, which seems less dramatic than the shadows created by a single or one-sided source. As is, its striking & nicely done. Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted December 2, 2016 This is how men are often depicted when nude, so I don't really fault you as much as I do our culture. There's something very dehumanizing about these centuries-old Greek type poses with single column or cube. Even in a nude "study" I like to think of the model as a person, and in these cases I'm often not able to, there's so much drossness at play. I see the grace of many of your women and this just seems so distanced and objective by comparison, kind of stone cold. Link to comment
latphotography 1 Posted December 2, 2016 Thanks for all your comments.Fred, you are right there is a de-humanizing factor on this type of portrait, but this is what I seek for in this type of sessions. In the case of female models, I want to de-sexualize their nudes to focus on the geometry of their bodies, so I have to instruct them to behave as stones and keep away from the erotic-minded body language they trend to be requested. In the case of the subject of this photo, I just followed the same scheme, regardless he is a man. On the other hand, while on other kind of portraits I do ask the model to show emotions and try to take them up, I believe that capturing the inner essense of the person being subjected in a photograph is the utmost challenge a portrait photographer can face; and I acknowledge that this is too high for my current skills. Link to comment
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