.: ALONE IN THE DARK :.

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I admire all of your work, but this one is by far the best yet. Thank you very much for sharing this one with us. Total emotion here.

Hi.. love this one..seems you have done everything right here:) great work of art ..

-willy-

Kind of looks like a still shot from a movie and that is the problem with it. The image conveys to many possibilities and fails to get a single message across to the viewer. Maybe if she were holding a knife in one hand, or if there were a chain and link connected to her leg, or hands reaching down to her from above, that would help narrow down the message. The title states "alone" so that removes any possibility of another being present, yet her eyes are starring directly at the viewer, which implies you are there, confusing. Maybe I would change the title to "alone together". But then again she is not smiling or even slightly positive as she peers forward, which implies an negative feeling to the viewer being present with her, I am confused now and will quit writing on this one.

I liked this a lot but I'm still not sure if I like how she is looking straight at the camera...

Krasne osamotena, vyzyvava

Dobra praca.

I can't imagine the need for any more drama in this shot.

Very good photo. Congrats.

This is a very nice photograph. The framing is very good and I particularly like the feeling create by this lighting. Well done!

Excellent photo!!

Great ambience, beautiful lights, nice composition.

Not sure I like the implied context of imprisonment? Technically its outstandingly good.

Perhaps the emotional response is a sign of a good photo.

Technically it's pretty well done. I won't waste any time talking about whether the highlights are too bright etc. The technical quality of your photos shows that you pretty much know what you're doing in this respect.

 

What interests me, and actually puzzles me, in this photo, is the actual content. What I see is a beautiful girl, sitting naked in a dark prison cell, with a pose an expression totally unfitting to the emotions likely to be carried by a girl in this situation. It is not just meaningless, in fact it is hurtfully meaningless for the viewer.

 

Ho-ho, I'm imprisoned and I'm naked. That would suggest absence of freedom, humiliation and the possibility of sexual violence. Yet my hair is combed and I sit there comfortably in the corner, choosing to sit so that my private parts are in contact with the pissing-spot of the cell, take a teasing pose as if this were another glamour shot, and give onlookers a half-inviting, half-satiated expression, because this must be the flirting etiquette in prisons. DUH?

 

I'm not trying to make fun of the photo, but seriously, look at the ideas/interpretations I described above vis-a-vis the elements of the photo and I'm sure you'll learn something about how it could have been made a stronger photo.

 

For example, what about a pose/expression that shows protectiveness of her naked self, as opposed to 'controlled revaling of sexy deatails'. The former is for prison cells, the latter for fashion photography. What about scruffier hair? Contrasts don't need be as simple as sticking a gorgeous girl in a sirty place. They could be subtler like, a grorgeous girl made to look as less-than-gorgeous to the effect that they're currently sitting in a prison cell. There's more along the same lines that one could think, but I believe the point is clear already.

 

If it's not yet clear, here's the point in one sentence: "A beautiful sexy girl is naked, in prison - what about it?" The photo is not about the first part, it is about the "what about" part. In which it fails miserably.

 

In all honesty, what I see in this photo is a photographer who knows how to take technically competent photos, but who hasn't got a clearly defined vision and sense of directing in setting up environmental photo-shoots. (and I stress, in THIS photo, the comment does not apply to all your work) What I see is a simplistic approach of sticking a sexy girl naked and teasingly revealing in the shot and the hell with everything else. Doesn't work quite like that.

 

I am not as accomplished a photographer as to point you to learning example in my own work, but I will point you to look (if you haven't so already) at Rene Asmussen's work here in photo.net, from whom there is a lot to be learned about dark/rough environmental shots of beautiful women. The difference is that most of the time there is clearly some directing and background thinking behind the photo, and it shows in the work of poses, expressions, details, etc.

 

Best regards.

 

 

Artistically & technically very good work

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Excellent !!!!!!!

The bars on the windows are horizontal not vertical, so ergo not a prison cell. So I would much rather imagine her exploring old buildings with her lover and being caught up in the moment, then of course her hair would be combed, and what lover could resist this look of surrender or is the look one of total control? But no matter what, it is a very powerful image.

From my inexperienced point of view this is an awesome photograph, This is the type of picture that inspired me to pick up a camera in the first place, to take picture such as this which really draw people into them.

I agree with Nikos. She is not alone, she has complete contact with the photographer through her eyes. What I think of when I see this image is that her butt must be uncomfortable, it connotes little else. Is the light great, the setting intriguing, the technical aspects good, yes, but to what end?

 

Max

Shadow and Light create a suggestive atmosphere. The young model is very nice too. Congratulations !

un senso di mistero traspare da questa immagine..ottima l'atmosfera creata! ottime anche la gestione delle luci e ombre e la composizione!

Well~

Really love to see your works!

They are so expressive and you good in control lighting ....Thanks for your sharing!

Excellent work. Congrats!

Great mood. Love this shot!

So many allegorical meanings deserve consideration here. I see the strong style of the old masters whose subjects displayed a pious calmness in spite of their suffering. As for technical: (a) the light emphasizes the aloneness instead of providing comfort. (b) the bars are a heavy force in the scene and surround the model, but do not cover her or distract from her appearance