With naturalness

With naturalness

Ottimo questo nudo e ottimo colore!!!!

Cierto, muy natural

Transmite paz y sosiego. El fondo, perfecto. Sí ³e�or!!

I like a lot the brown-golden tones of this photo and the light, so natural like the woman is.

Very well done, wonderful tones.

Simple, beautiful, good lighting! Pnina

For you model photographers out there ... a difference exists between nudity and nakedness.

 

This is simply a photo of a naked woman that the photographer thought would improve with the inclusion of a brown mottled backdrop ... it didn't

 

For starters, unless you're trying to emphasise something about the background (and I don't see what), center-up the model in the frame.

 

Secondly, the fill lights were not properly applied.

 

A nude should always suggest or elicit sober, cogent thought or wonder. A nude is art.

 

A naked shot simply says "Hey! Will 'ya look at those tits!

 

I respect your opinion about the light but I not agree with you. In my opinion the ilumination is correct. About if is simply a photo of a naked woman, yes, it is, but this was my intention (See the title), in my folders there are pic from her and another women posing but I did not want this in this ocassion. OK? You are right, but this is what I wanted to do. Regards.

 

Phil you are basically stating that this is not ART. For someone that seems knowledgeable about photography, you seem ignorant about art. I find it amazing when someone feels they are the ones who can put ART in a box! Especially when that person doesn't put his or her own "art" up for review.

Now I'm an amateur with lots to learn but as I learn I hope with that knowledge doesn't come arrogance. IMHO

I think the piece is art and beautiful at that.

 

Pedro, I ordinarily don't respond to comments. But I do in this case because I simply felt you are on to something, and I urge you to calmly consider what I am saying.

 

You have all the basics in place ... the wistful glance of the model ... her stance ... the angle of film plane incidence as referenced to the body.

 

With no other changes to your work, I simply suggest you re-consider the earlier comments I made especially concerning the light drop-off.

 

Equal highlights on both sides of the human body does not convey naturalness ... the theme of your work. Equal lighting suggests studio work. My reference theory for this comment is the effect of sunlight *alone* falling on a model. Sunlight would not "scallop" the subject like the sources of light in the existing image. Indeed, my comments were in regard of *your* stated theme of naturalness.

 

Shoot again. I'm confident that--with the very minor alterations to your otherwise fine work I am suggesting--your work will be a real winner ... or shall I say, artwork.

I agree with Phil D. about the light. But for me the model's pose and stare fail to replicate the grace of antic statues if that was your intention. This background is also horrible. Sorry, but I really dislike inelegant nudes.

Everone makes there own judgement on what is art in respect to the naked human form. For me I see it as something that delivers a message. In this photograph I see a a simple but beautiful nude. The message is beauty. Great lighting.

 

Good Work.

very natural!

Pedro: I enjoy looking at your work, as you seem to constantly experiment, with greater or lesser success, with all sorts of different subjects. As to this picture, I am bothered by the placement of the model; she just looks off-center, rather than artistically off-center. This sort of placement might work if she were looking into the frame, rather than out of it (in other words, if the negative space were to the right). However, the more I look at the picture, the more I like the pose, because it makes no attempt to play to fantasy; the model is not in a contrived pose; isn't flirting with the viewer; does not appear to be an exhibitionist; does not even appear to be aware of the viewer, and is not in the least self-conscious. Perhaps that is what you mean by "with naturalness."

the background does give it an unreal cast, but works fine with the pose and lighting. placement of model good also.

 

Thanks to all for your time, comments and advices I always appreciate your support.

As I see it, there is a sense of power/calm/dignity in the model, as if she is not swayed by the trappings around her (as are evident by the backdrop, unnatural lighting showered from all sides, off center pose etc). It might not really be her natural self, but it very well might be, she seems undisturbed enough. If this was the intention of the photographer, then it has been brilliantly done. Testament to that are the presence of so many comments above.

This is one of the best nude i've seen,the expression of the woman is so natural.Congratulation.