______Sorry about that - staff must still be recovering from last night's party >From Portland on iPhone __________________________________ From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lea Murphy [lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 1:08 PM To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: Re: Gallery Comments Trevor, Thanks for your comments. Some data from my last submission was left in with this one. This is definitely not an iPhone photo but photographed with a Canon 5D. I'd be happy to talk about lighting white any time! Lea all will be well On Aug 7, 2010, at 11:08 AM, Trevor Cunningham <trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Walter Mayes - Lonely Boater > I like the motion of this image. I can imagine the pleasuring journey the boater will have up the river. It feels a little tilted left, but the back-left horizon says otherwise...I don't know. The contrast is a little heavy too. Maybe a curves adjustment is in order here? I wish the trees on the left weren't there, but oh well. A nice, relaxing image. >> Andrew Sharpe - Rock face, Aspen, Colorado > Hmm...not working for me this time Andrew. It's probably my monitor, but it looks a little green. The midtone in the cloud makes it look a little flat, almost to the point of merging with the rock. The centralized comp, with an absence of foreground (other than what's on the right), makes me wonder what impressed you so much about the subject. Sorry, I just feel left wondering what I should be looking for here. >> Christopher Strevens - Love through the wire > This is probably my favorite picture from you Chris since your Mum series. You've finally given your paranoid blatherings context, and the pixelated blurs are an excellent accent to an already interesting image. >> Lea Murphy - Edyn Mae, my newest niece > Two things to comment on here: image and gear. First, amazing capture of the smile...and everything else seems to be perfect as well, save the depth of field issue on the right...but it's an iPhone. I am always impressed by how you work with white. I remember you entering a white chair image you had indicated you use to practice lighting with. I just got some studio lights, and as soon as I have my umbrellas (the Paul C. Buff PLM umbrellas are STILL on backorder) I'll pick your brain about this. Now, the fact that you used a phone camera for a studio capture is impressive, almost to the point where it could be a marketing item for Apple...although, I've never gotten the impression they try to sell their product with its camera. >> Mark Harris - C-Fresh in a Window > Fantastic nude. It's a shame about the scratched neg and the uneven development. Did you try making a print with fresh developer? Otherwise, excellent comp and exposure. Although, I wonder if you could have used a little reflection to fill in her front with all that light behind her. >> Elson T. Elizaga - Inanimate Behavior > I'm left wondering what this is more than appreciating the image. I see sand and what I think are the eggs of some marine species. Nice arrangement, makes me think of crop circles or Inca land sculpture. >
