mauricio_jos__schwarz

Still another look for Maria C. I know a pair of good-sized

earrings might have helped here. But besides that..?

A totally different look and setting with the same model, María C.

I'm working with a series of new models and I welcome all comments

both on the girls working with me and on the images themselves.

There is this place where old workers' dwellings from the nineteenth

century are preserved. I took there this young Estonian amateur

model, with a definite aim at working on composition using the large,

empty walls and the windows going to nowhere. Any comment will be

appreciated.

This is about the end of the variations on the last session with this

model. Although theory says this is an unflattering angle, it seems

to me it's not, at least in this case, and I'd especially like your

opinion regarding this aspect of the image.

In this shoot, we tried to have some photos that might make it as

stock images. I'd much appreciate it if you have this in mind when

commenting on the shot.

Several kind people, in their comments and emails, mentioned this

time I had sort of a dark mood photoshoot. But no, as you can see,

Sonia still knows how to smile. Comments much appreciated.

A completely different take than the previous photo, Comments

welcome, especially appreciated if you can take the time to compare

the various photos in the folder.

All comments welcome.

I, of course, thought the highlights on the glasses balanced out the dark right side, pulling my view towards the left. I had another version with less noticeable reflection, and chose this one based on that element.

Problem with the b/w version is that you lose Van Gogh's colors, of which I am a fan. Y have no ambience portraits since all the project, while I was working as producer in Semana Negra, was precisely to isolate people from the crowd, and I concentrated on that.

An experiment in candid portraiture The project: create candid

portraits of people (mostly editors and writers) during a

multitudinous meeting, creating a false sense of intimacy, isolating

them from the environment. In this case, a Spanish novelist and

editor. The background were the three versions Van Gogh painted of

his room in Arles. There is no posing and no setup by the

photographer. The subject was listening to his colleagues speaking in

a round table, and there were some 200 people in the audience. I'm

interested in knowing how it works for you.

An experiment in candid portraiture

The project: create candid portraits of people (mostly editors and

writers) during a multitudinous meeting, creating a false sense of

intimacy, isolating them from the environment. In this case, a

Spanish journalist and novelist. The background were the three

versions Van Gogh painted of his room in Arles. There is no posing

and no setup by the photographer. The subject was listening to his

colleagues speaking in a round table, and there were some 200 people

in the audience. I'm interested in knowing how it works for you.

The project: create candid portraits of people (mostly editors and

writers) during a multitudinous meeting, creating a false sense of

intimacy, isolating them from the environment. In this case, a

Spanish comic book scriptwriter. The background were the three

versions Van Gogh painted of his room in Arles. There is no posing

and no setup by the photographer. The subject was listening to his

colleagues speaking in a round table, and there were some 200 people

in the audience. I'm interested in knowing how it works for you.

Beautiful and intriguing shot. I'd try to clone out the shadow on the top right corner.

Fantastic treatment of a usual but always challenging subject. Composition is amazing.

I've continued this series and have been becoming more minimalist

with time. Does it work?

Another triumph of simplicity and a good eye as the basis for our craft.

Very good composition and example of how to take the ordinary and rethink it into a compelling image. Pity the DOF is not wide enough.

Beautifully ugly. With a good caption it would make a great postcard!

Interesting, but the composition is too straight, making it uninteresting. As a suggestion, the gloves could go under the cap and glasses, leaving the right of the frame as negative space.

This is part of an ongoing series with hand-folded, colored paper,

trying to experiment with one light source, textures, forms and

colors. All feedback on this and the rest of the folder will be

appreciated.

Part of a series with paper and one source of light.

Some people seem to have thought the metal lion actually has hazel

eyes. The eyes belong to lovely Lara, a model with her own folder in

my portfolio.

Technically flawless shot.