Oh, I did not realise that there were galleries either--maybe it's the language thing. All I saw were the 5 or 6 fashion show pics. I will go back for more.
I just liked the look of the pages.
Having looked at the pics a second time, my last comments seem rather harsh. I
did like most of the pics--a lot. The girl has an eye.
My advice, if she needs any, is to consider facial _expression_ as much as she does composition.
--
Alex Georgiadis
http://georgiadis.googlepages.com/
On 8/20/06, Guy Glorieux <guy.glorieux@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> 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/
>
>
