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Karen Siebert
{K:12076} 8/20/2003
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William, I love the lighting here. The glow and highlights that the sun makes and just the right touch of fill are simply wonderful. Beautiful girl, and wonderful portrait. Well done. I have enjoyed many of your portraits and will continue to keep an eye on your portfolio.
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Luke Luther
{K:14693} 8/8/2003
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i love going into random photos. this is a great portrait. i was drawn in by the backlighting and was surprised to find a great model to boot. i think the lighting is excellent and the halo provides some interest in the image. i also like the framing with the willows. nice discussion to about posing. i wonder often about manipulating people so i mostly stick to inanimates too. but if i could find models that would improve my inspiration, then my perspiration might increase as well.
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William R Eastman III
{K:2141} 6/21/2002
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Thanks, Michelle, I'll put some pressure on your brother to do some portraits. If I recall, he said: "So let me get this right, early morning light, backlit, fill flach, pretty girls--I need to get rid of the bugs, the lizards and the frogs. I need a model." From what I've seen of your photo, he has one...
Anyway, A final comment on the hands in this picture.
there is usually a 10/15 minute pre-session opportunity to observe people--and then of course during the session. If you watch how people stand, how they hold their hands and the unique body language when they are relaxed--and then incorporate it into your photographs, they look more natural to the people who know them (your real clients) not to your critics who might be looking for something else. This girl had a very unique personality--as well as very long arms. This is her normal, casual stance when no one is paying attention to her. So for me, it's a moot (though appreciaated) point because I shot her exactly the way I wanted to.
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M P-K
{K:251} 6/21/2002
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Without a doubt this is likely the most subtly, beautiful portrait I've ever seen. I love the softness and back lighting.
The pose doesn't bother me at all either. Maybe having her relax one (or both) of her arms to sit naturally at her sides would have given her a more at ease appearance. I agree that holding a flower would have looked hokey.
I wish I had one this nice of me! ...if only my big brother would quit chasing frogs and bugs around his yard. *WINK*
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Danny Provost
{K:812} 6/11/2002
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William, this is another great shot. The pose doesn't bother me a bit. It looks like a pose of apprehension. Are the hands going up or are the hands going down. She does look like she just turned to look at the camera. So let me get this right, early morning, back lit, fill flash, pretty girl equals this? I need to get rid of the bugs, the lizards and the frogs. I need a model.
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Chris Moore
{K:5591} 6/11/2002
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Hi William,
I also like the pose - to me it seems natural and "unposed" in a way - like she's just turned to say "aren't you coming with me?" before running/dancing off between the trees. I think this impression is enhanced by the bright highlights from the leaves in the near background, giving a sort of faerie world aspect to where she might be going. I think any more contrived pose would have lost this idea, which is what I see in the image. Of course, I may be off in a mad little world of my own, but in that world, I think the picture is great.
Chris
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Dawna G.
{K:7709} 6/11/2002
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Beautiful portrait work William, and quite frankly, I like the pose - it adds to the sort of sensual nature of the whole scene.
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Terrence Kent
{K:7023} 6/11/2002
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I don't have much clue when it comes to posing either, heh. Basically, she just looks like she doesn't know what to do with her hands, so they sit where they sit, is my impression anyway. No need to dance around my comments Phil hehe, you do much more portrait work than I do, im sure you'll master posing long before I ever even find a model - and its good to have a little discussion back and forth on these things (somebody's gotta disagree with me at some point, it gets odd when no one does heh). Bill basically hit it on the head, "static" covers it pretty well, it doesn't mean the image isn't great. The only suggestion i could come up with would be to (maybe?) use the standard hands on hips type pose, tho I'm not sure how that would play out with the vertical willows idea (I'm not sure I see the vertical here, other than the camera orientation)
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William R Eastman III
{K:2141} 6/11/2002
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Terrance and Phillip. No offence with the pose. It is rather static and there probably was a lot I could have done with her. I will post two more from this shoot today. This was one of about 140 shots I did in less than two hours with probably 13 outfits. My philosophy with posing is to put them where you want them and let them create their own body language. Hands on her hips in this case would not have been her--and flowers would have been hokey. The other reason I didn't force this pose was because I was trying to work with the strong verticals of the willows. But I loved the color.
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Phillip Filtz
{K:1792} 6/11/2002
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TK, I think the pose is OK. Unless she's holding on to some type of flower, or greenary, I don't know what else she could be doing "standing" in the middle of a garden as such.
I struggle with poses more than I want to admit. What is it exactly you feel isn't natural about the pose. How would you pose her?
I ask this question in hopes to better understand different opinions and comments.
No disrespect intended by the question to you.
Regards,
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Terrence Kent
{K:7023} 6/11/2002
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Sorry bout the willows, great shot, love backlit portraits like this, the fill is perfect (even enjoy the highlights in the background, tho im sure some would disagree with me), only quibble is that her pose isnt exactly natural, but you do what you can.
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