On Jun 9, 2013, at 2:21 PM, RsLittle wrote:
I went over nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn (Editing by Squeak my studio cat) the bamboo shots and instantly recognized them as the same plants which took over my mother�s yard about 30 years ago. If you ever plant bamboo anywhere, make sure you really love it as you will get slammed. Bamboo is largely ignored both as a building material and as a decorative plant in the US, where any farmer worth his salt will go on and on about what a pest it is. But carefully lit and styled it will look as timeless as the material is. I�m sure the desire to �fix� its defects was great, and I think it is good they are still there. They are a series of elegant shots done is a way only studio light can muster. Chiat/Day impresses me a little as it is one of the largest agencies. APA is the mis-named American Photographic Artists which should be named either American Commercial Photographic Artists, or perhaps just simply, American Photographic Hacks. When ASMP imploded and lost a reported �hundreds of members� including me, APA could not get their act together to pick them up, and that was a serious mistake. I used to be a member, but... they don�t seem to have an opinion about anything substantive. I won�t go into the long story they gave me, but it was utter BS. My avice would be to go on your own and to hell with APA. They are not a safety net and clients don�t care what they stand for. NIce work all in all, but stay away from photo organizations which charge an arm and a leg for what? Art Faul The Artist Formerly Known as Prints ------ Stills That Move: http://www.artfaul.com Greens: http://www.inkjetprince.com Camera Works - The Washington Post . |
