Grab Portraits Challenge: Fast Grab- Portaits: No lights, no reflectors.

[Asher Kelman]

Jim,

Great use of the discovered new environment with flamboyant flying curtains framing a fabulous woman!

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The convergence of verticals from ceiling to floor pushes attention to the center and the isolated young woman,

.....both hands on her knees posed symmetrically, equal portions of “Cleopatra-groomed”, orange hair, to each side of her perfectly lovely face!

Delightful and stylish, and almost British, Twiggy-Beatles era pop fashion!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Note: others might correct the verticals and that would be the death of the picture!

Asher

 

[nicolas claris]

Deux amoureux dans le bleu…

 

[Asher Kelman]

I appreciate so much the superb lively pictures and the beautifully rich language of Baudelaire, Voltaire, Hugo and Sartre!

Re: Languages: Diversity is a superb idea. I can only manage French, Spanish German with considerably more difficulty and Hebrew with help!

Dutch, Portuguese, Russian Arabic and Turkish and hundreds more, are so beyond me! I will look for automatic translator admins!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Getting ready...

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I am enthralled by this simple and elegant post and composition. Kudos, Jim!

Thanks for sharing!

Asher

 

[nicolas claris]

Getting ready...View attachment 1766

On se demande pour quel rendez-vous elle se prépare…
Elle est belle et elle le sait !
Mais l'élu le sait-il vraiment ? Connait-il sa chance ?
Merci Jim pour ce beau portrait qui nous laisse rêveur…

 

[nicolas claris]

I appreciate so much the superb lively pictures and the beautifully rich language of Baudelaire, Voltaire, Hugo and Sartre!

Re: Languages: Diversity is a superb idea. I can only manage French, Spanish German with considerably more difficulty and Hebrew with help!

Dutch, Portuguese, Russian Arabic and Turkish and hundreds more, are so beyond me! I will look for automatic translator admins!

Asher

A propos des langues, j'imagine que tu fais référence à ce post ?

 

[Asher Kelman]

A propos des langues, j'imagine que tu fais référence à ce post ?

Oui!

Ce ca!

Je n’arrive pas trouver les accents avec mon iPhone!

Asher

 

[nicolas claris]

Oui!

Ce ca!

Je n’arrive pas trouver les accents avec mon iPhone!

Asher

As-tu essayé d'appuyer longuement sue le "E" par exemple ?

 

[Asher Kelman]

È
Il Faut employe deux doigts a la meme fois!
Trop difficile!

Je suits au lit a ce moment!

Asher

 

[Winston Mitchell]

I was attaching a camera strap when Peter walked up to the table...

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[nicolas claris]

On espère qu’il n’a pas mangé la table !
Good shot !

 

[nicolas claris]

È
Il Faut employe deux doigts a la meme fois!
Trop difficile!

Je suits au lit a ce moment!

Asher

Sleep or sick?

 

[Asher Kelman]

Sleep or sick?

pas malade, que tout a fait extenue, Grace a Dieux, les yeux, ouverts!

Recomposed with Google:

Pas malade, dieu merci, vivant et éveillé les yeux ouverts, donc regardait le forum!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

I was attaching a camera strap when Peter walked up to the table...

The best!

I love that he came to you and there is such a bond between the two of you!

Winston, did you show him how it works?

Asher

 

[nicolas claris]

pas malade, que tout a fait extenue, Grace a Dieux, les yeux, ouverts!

Recomposed with Google:

Pas malade, dieu merci, vivant et éveillé les yeux ouverts, donc regardait le forum!

Asher

Ah ! Tant mieux !

 

[Asher Kelman]

I couldn’t resist!

Asher Kelman: “Woman Channeling Princess Leah”​

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Hey Asher!

Been a bit.. but picking up the camera again

although older image.. figured I'd add a few natural light images (actually pretty much the only type of light I use for portraits.

These are from window light (a BNB we stayed in during a trip to Montreal.. and this sitting room was just windows (and gaudy furniture )

Jim Collum: “Siblings”
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Beautiful moment!

Asher

 

[Tim Dolan (Longwatcher)]

SO hopefully a two picture post. With one that fits the theme.

First the quick snap, just because I wanted to get a picture of the lady in the beautiful dress.
And then the after ask, permission, and specific posing, and a bit of exposure correction.

From this past weekend, where I forgot that hot light in the sky is indeed hot and I should have worn a hat or at least sun block.

All other shots were more deliberate that weekend

 

[Asher Kelman]

Tim a very strong character! What was the occasion?

Asher

 

[Tim Dolan (Longwatcher)]

Tim a very strong character! What was the occasion?

Asher

The occasion was the local SCA barony's 40th Birthday Event.

In case were not aware of them.
SCA=Society for Creative Anachronism; A recreation group focusing on basically Cave Man to ~1600 AD, although the majority are in the 1300 to 1600 AD range. World Wide.

Local Groups are either Shires or Baronies, in this case Barony of Tir-y-Don (northern half of the Hampton Roads area of Virginia).
It was a kingdom level event (Kingdom of Atlantia), so people show up in their fancier outfits.

Kingdoms are the regional group level Atlantia is the mid-Atlantic region, I only know a few others, Caid Being Southern California, Calontir being the midwest centered somewhat around Nebraska, An Tir (being Northwest think Oregon/Washington)
Ansteora being Texas, and then Drachenwald being Germany. Several more, including a group in Japan, South Korea, and Australia.

Complete Trivia: in the SCA I go by Timothy Longwatcher, a Byzantine scout-archer turned merchant.
Edit: And since I have an Award of Arms, I am considered a noble in the SCA (which about 90% of the SCA member get Awards of Arms at some point if they are at all participating in some fashion.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Fascinating.

So do you have pictures of yourself in regalia too?

Asher

 

[Will Thompson]

Here’s my grab shot with a EF 300mm f2.8 L IS USM with a celebrity no less that uses it as a promotional photo.