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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Riaan van Wyk on May 12, 2013, 06:36:32 am

Title: Sitting
Post by: Riaan van Wyk on May 12, 2013, 06:36:32 am
Thoughts please?
Title: Re: Sitting
Post by: WalterEG on May 12, 2013, 07:57:01 am
Why the decapitation?  It lends an entirely unfavourable clue as to the intent.

W
Title: Re: Sitting
Post by: RSL on May 12, 2013, 11:54:18 am
Same question, Riaan.
Title: Re: Sitting
Post by: Riaan van Wyk on May 12, 2013, 12:44:10 pm
Thanks for looking Walter and Russ. The picture is about curves- I have been looking at the work of Lucien Clergue/ Ralph Gibson/ Francis Giacobetti and a host of others for the last year or so and I like the way they compose, so I this would be a poor first imitation of their work. If this is offensive I sincerely apologise and will remove.
Title: Re: Sitting
Post by: amolitor on May 12, 2013, 01:22:24 pm
The decapitation and the treatment make it clear to me that this is a picture of a dress, and quite a good one. The way the skin blends with the background is quite wonderful.
Title: Re: Sitting
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 12, 2013, 01:54:11 pm
Tri-X?
Title: Re: Sitting
Post by: nemo295 on May 12, 2013, 02:33:08 pm
Visually, it's more about the necklace than anything else. But it's kind of pointless without the head.
Title: Re: Sitting
Post by: petermfiore on May 12, 2013, 04:47:36 pm
Visually, it's more about the necklace than anything else. But it's kind of pointless without the head.

I wonder if the head were included would we bother take a second look. I find it interesting as is.

Peter
Title: Re: Sitting
Post by: wolfnowl on May 12, 2013, 08:41:57 pm
To me it objectifies the model - making her a mannequin and not a person.  Not my style, but YMMV!

Mike.
Title: Re: Sitting
Post by: francois on May 13, 2013, 03:01:02 am
I like it and have no problem with "decapitation"… I'm seeing is beautiful and smooth curves  :)
Title: Re: Sitting
Post by: Heinz on May 14, 2013, 08:12:23 am
Riaan...did she get the chop?