Growing Pains

[Charlotte Thompson]

These were taken last night in my beautiful returning West evening light on the patio
Brother and Sister growing up-each was treated with different shadow effects-candid shots but I did pay a dollar for the Peyton girl model who runs from me when she sees my camera so the dollar worked-

 

[Rachel Foster]

I love the first one, Charlotte. The model is, of course, glorious, but the lighting on his face makes the image.

 

[Charlotte Thompson]

Rachel

yes that West light is a God to me! finally returning! I was coming back to add Peyton's color shot in that same light-the same night to show the difference from the black and white in the light- thank you for looking and always welcome ideas and reflections on my work

Charlotte-

 

[Charlotte Thompson]

Venus as a Boy

title-Bjork

 

[Asher Kelman]

These were taken last night in my beautiful returning West evening light on the patio
Brother and Sister growing up-each was treated with different shadow effects-candid shots but I did pay a dollar for the Peyton girl model who runs from me when she sees my camera so the dollar worked-

Of course I think the $1 was well spent! If the lighting of the boy's face, above is right here for your esthetics then the following one is off.

I prefer the boys images, maybe it's the freckles but really it's the fact that right side of the picture works. The blown out space is like a void we might usually accept when it's black. This over-exposure is fine as an effect if that's to be your trade mark. The latter effect you seem to like. If so, it should be a consistent feature of your style. I feel that making one eye of the girl look sharp as it looks up disassociates it for her. It's a weirdness that I'm not comfortable with. I prefer to see the lips defined since that is a major source of emotional signals.

 

[Charlotte Thompson]

Asher

So good to see you in my thread
and yes the girl shot didn't have the west light just right as the boy! light was leaving rapidly-
I am trying for the shade/shadow effect in my work now and you are right I will stick wth that very feature in my work of the future
it gives me great pleasure to show my work as this trademark" it very much suits me*

Charlotte-

 

[Rachel Foster]

Again, the lighting on Venus as a Boy works for me.

 

[Charlotte Thompson]

Rachel

yes
it would!

thank you for coming back to see another poem

Charlotte-