BACKSTAGE

Emulating the fancy backstage works of my friend John Peri, without his

charme, of course.

In the details it says"Handheld, low shutter speed, blurred".

It's definitely blurred and the shutter speed is clearly too slow for a hand held shot.  This looks posed so I'm not sure why you didn't use a tripod and get a much sharper image.

Well, I can't answer for you Carlo, but I personally never work with a tripod etc, no artificial lights either, other than a flash.  My reasoning is that I want to catch those little moments that escape us very often when a scene is too composed and the model too. To everyone his taste, his preferred style and priorities of course  .. 

For me the majority of your work is characterized by its personality, the shadows, the obscurity, sometimes the lack of fine focus, all of which compel the viewer to enter into the storyline and search for the truth, albeit one that will vary with the interpretation. If I had taken this particular shot it would be classed among the "backstage", those moments when the model is sitting, waiting for us photographers to get their act together. Strangely, the shadow looks more like what may come later and it contrasts nicely, almost strangely with the sitting figure. 

An interesting photo that led me to open up the thumbnail and examine it further. Like with all our works, to some it will mean more than to others. Best wishes,  John

Thank you for your time and your comment on this work. As John have pointed, I do not use tripod in this type of sessions. About the pose, she is not posing, she is relaxed, talking with the other photographer stand to my left, please watch the entire series and you will appreciate the difference between a posed and not posed photo. Or should I say between a performance and a resting time?

Anyway, I am glad with your visit.

John

I share your concept about the use of tripod,  the use of available light (I mean not professional studio lights), natural or not, and now I am trying with a flash like you (I am learning and it is fascinating) 

I appreciate your deep insight about my photography (technically I consider I am far of your very high level). Once I told you that usually I think too fast  forgetting the adjusts to refine the technique, I still prioritizing the emotional impact with an average result, sometimes better, sometimes worst. Whatever, I recognize my lack of skills.

This night the model was a bit tired after a long session started in the afternoon, she was relaxed, waiting for the following stage instructions about mood, context, etc.   This is my humble homage to your bacstages takes.

Thank you very much John.

Thank you Carlo. I don't know if your introduction was there before or if it came later when posting this image for review, but I had not seen it earlier, that is why I refer naively to "backstage" in my previous comment.  I am most flattered, thank you very much.

That said, some of your work is exquisite, and I could not approach you in the mood and settings you create. I am even more impressed after having walked by things I know that you have photographed and given meaning to, whereas I had seen none there before.

I'm not so sure about the charm .. : -) .. it's the models that have that.  I guess our challenge is to get them to share it with us. 

Best wishes to you and to all our other friends on PN at this time of festivities. 

The intro was uploaded with the photo.

About the charme, I am sure ;-D

My best wishes of peace and happiness for you and Poppy, and all your staff of models!

Carlos.  I think you captured the moment well.  You can tell that she is waiting for the next thing to happen.  I also think that John has it right about her relative to the shadow.  She seems casual and the shadow seems posed.  Cool.  Dana...

Very interesting use of lights and shadows!

Hi Carlos,

I like the effect that you obtained from the slow shutter speed, and any motion blur introduced.

Unfortunately for myself, I can hand hold most lens far below those that have been at my side using their VR/IS and other vibration reduction lens/camera schemes. However, I submit that I would not get the same impact from this image if I had taken it under the same conditions. So, you have  accomplished with your model and your own technique what you set out to do. Again, nice result , with a sincerity of what transpires backstage. 

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2014 to you and your family.

Best Regards my friend, Mike 

I like the informality of the shot and her expression. I like the idea of the shadow but I do feel the shape of the shadow along with the size does take too much attention away from the model. I might also have liked to see more of her reflection in the floor. I hope my comments don't sound too negative because I do actually like the shot a lot.

I am happy with your comment, this image has a curious value for me despite the obvious defects.

Thanks a lot my friend.

David 

Your comment doesn't sound negative, on the opposite, it sounds flattering for me. Thank you very much David.

Thanks you for your time commenting my photo, and you hit  the nail! She was waiting for the next thing to happen.

Mau

Tante grazie amico!

Marvelous Image! and I love the shadow too...

-r-

Hello

I like the composition with this photo, I think the shadow in this photograph is perfect. This photograph shows how you paid just as much attention to the shadow as you did your subject. VERY WELL DONE.