robiek

...and wonderful monochrome.

Many thanks for the professional and detailed comment. I appreciate the insight and help.

TMAX400 film (in 6x7 formate), ambient light and no photoshopping leaves me often with work that could be done better. The negative or final print scan to be placed in the web portfolio is lacking any digital retouching (apart from dust removal).

I am striving to make the pose, negative exposure and final lab print as perfect as possible without any manipulation.

Well, this is a spontaneously composed scene. The models take a brake in the shoot and look out at the busy street below. We are in a building that is made in 1913 and for me it is very inspirational.

The head- and footgear is just to bring some fun in the shot...and perhaps give a feel of welcome warmth in the radiator.

One has to pause at times...only photography is important, and even

that is not important...

Thank you for the kind comment. The model is her wonderful self.

The room and interior was very strangely decorated. The wood panel to the right is a huge sliding door.

Natural light from a rippled window pane...faces to the block courtyard,

fifth floor, downtown Helsinki...

Thank you for your constructive comments.

The model is facing the room window which floods daylight, the high (4m) ceiling (spot)lights are on reflecting some light from the walls...the rest is TMAX400 and a slightly adjusted scan of the print.

I only photograph in "surrounding darkness" a challenge I am far from mastering...

Many thanks for the creative comment.

This shot is actually made on a very soft, almost white bed spread overturned. The very "moderate" depth of field gives it a cloudy feel.

The floating pic I refer to earlier is; http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8105079

John you are welcome to post anything in my portfolio...and many thanks for your comment.

I'm quite fond of this new work and a similar called "The Wait", 2010.