Greg,
Thanks for the review.
This was done with two lights only...a large softbox to my left and a
much smaller one to the right acting as my fill. I don't yet have a
third to use on the background but will be adding one to my studio
before too much longer. Two lights are great and you can do quite a
lot with them but a background light is just about mandatory with
with a darkish background.
Lea
On Dec 19, 2005, at 1:39 PM, Gregory Fraser wrote:
Well you probably already know the PF gallery is here
http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/gallery.html.
Jeff Spirer (Boots) - Right away I notice the lack of shadows where
the leather meets the pavement and the relative sharpness of the
boots compared to the steps makes this look to me like a composite
image. Why no shadow on the boots when the debris seems to have
shadows? Why would Jeff do this? Maybe because he feels like it.
OK. Well the legs are spread quite widely in the image trying to
force my eyes to move in opposite directions at once. I can't pick
one boot over the other. I'm torn between two leathers. Ha! Get it?
Oh man, I crack me up. Anyway, I don't like it. The whole thing
bothers me. The competing boots, the lack of shadows, the lines of
the steps and debris on the steps, its all freakin' me out man. Of
course perhaps that was the artist's intention.
Rich Mason (Peaceful Storm) - Wow, exact opposite. While there's an
oppressive, dangerous power in the darkness the gently curved strip
of light draws me in to safety although I'm concerned I won't get
there quickly enough. I like the hint of magenta in clouds too.
Actually Jeff's shot and Rich's shot both have a powerful effect on
me and to me that's the only reason for art.
Museki Abe (Autumn Color 4) - Like the other images in the 'Autumn
Color' series, this shot confuses me with its beautiful, gentle
leaves and natural forms on the one hand and the sloped lines of
the building. It would work far better for me if the building were
far more out of focus.
Emily L. Ferguson (Abby in the morning sunshine) - You should move
the copyright notice to the left of the image. Someone stealing
this could crop out the copyright without really messing up the image.
Lea Murphy (my little mimic) - Nice light. The shirt is white but
not blown out however you need to teach Rachel to hold the meter so
you don't get a reflection off the display. Do you have a light on
the backdrop or is it just spill? It looks just light enough to set
the shadow side of her hair off from the backdrop.
D.L. Shipman (Black and White Parrot with Yellow Eye) - The title
sort of speaks the obvious but I love the yellow eye amongst the
grey plumage but only because of the green background. Its just
enough green to work the yellow properly. Very nice.
Thanks Andy staff for your continued diligence and thank you
esteemed image suppliers.
Greg Fraser
Past Master of Funk
http://home.golden.net/~fraserg
lea murphy
www.whinydogpress.com
www.leamurphy.com
