Thanks Allan, Lea, Alexander, Mair, Jeff
These comments are much appreciated. I'm sure Marie will draw a lot of
ideas from them (if you allow me to pass them on).
My own personal reaction (before asking the group) was somewhat more
critical than Allan, Lea, Alexander, but the dittos are rather nice to read.
I actually was somewhere between Jeff and Mair, with a sense that this girl
had a lot of talent but that the web site needed some improvement and that
there was too much work being shown with a resulting loss of focus. I think
that hse needs to do a critical editing of the images to cut down on numbers
and keep only the most powerful images.
I'm glad that nobody felt that the lack of understanding of the french words
created a problem. It seems to me that the images spoke for themselves and
for the photographer. Actually, she could probably remove most of it.
Much like you, Jeff, I thought that the first two portfolios (fashion and
green) are really quite simpressive. The opening shot, with the model's
legs and the man with sunglasses and a digi-phone/camera in the background
goes far beyond being a simple fashion shot. Interestingly, the fashion
show (lingerie) was taking place in Algier and the local cultural/religious
taboos severely cut down on the possibilities for showing the garments...
A photographer that's worth keeping track of.
Best regards,
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Spirer" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
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Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: Web site
Guy -
Are you asking about the web site or the images?
I thought the web site was terrible to navigate. It was only by accident
that I discovered there were as many independent "galleries" as there are.
There is no indicated way to get back to the page to choose more
galleries. I am willing to bet that half the people that get to the site
don't see most of the images. There should be "home" or "back" or "top"
buttons on every page and there shoulod be thumbnails or a list for the
different galleries.
OK, that was the negative part.
I really liked many of the images. I though the fashion show documentary
was terrific, very effective as both individual photographs and as a
story. I thought the green stuff was stunning. I thought the black and
white was a bit hit and miss, with some excellent shots and some that
suffered from their "look" and could have been improved with some more
attention to the post, whether it was prints, scanning, or just the
computer work. This detracts from the overall vision, something I found
resonated with me. I will go back to look again, and if there was ever a
show somewhere, I would definitely go.
At 04:18 AM 8/19/2006, Guy Glorieux wrote:
Greetings all,
A colleague asked if I would comment on the web site of a young
photographer by the name of Marie Ozanne, travelling to Montreal from
France.
http://www.marieozanne.com/
There is some really interesting images on the site. But overall, I find
it a bit disconcerting. Some of it is obviously associated with cultural
differences in the treatment of images between France and North America.
But I wonder if this is the only thing that puzzles me.
Before I finalize my review, I wonder if anyone would care to have a quick
look at the site and tell me how they feel.
Thanks and best regards,
Guy
Jeff Spirer
Photos: http://www.spirer.com
One People: http://www.onepeople.com/
