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Nude

Postby Geoff M on Sat Aug 13, 2005 10:22 pm

I attende a photo course at the QCA, Brisbane. 'Photographing the human form'................highly recommended. This pic is straight from the camera, absolutely no PP or filters used.
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Postby redline on Sat Aug 13, 2005 10:28 pm

interesting stuff, was it expensive to go?
would might trying some stuff like that
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Postby Geoff M on Sat Aug 13, 2005 10:32 pm

Hi Redline

It was a great day with excellent models, the cost, just $70 for the day.

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Postby ajo43 on Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:45 am

Geoff

Can you give us some info on the shot and how you did it?

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Postby wendellt on Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:48 am

Very stylish and innovative executionof abstracting the stark nude, well done!
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Postby chris1968 on Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:53 am

geoff - fantastic - as far removed as can be from those terrible, smutty shots that seem to inhabit far to many 'camera club' walls.

Echo the question above - how did you do it, especially as this is straight from camera....

And finally -love the blue monochrome feel but i've really got a black and white bug at the moment - reckon your shot would look timeless in b+w
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Postby gstark on Sun Aug 14, 2005 3:26 pm

wendellt wrote:Very stylish and innovative executionof abstracting the stark nude, well done!


Oh, that I were to look that good.

:)

That said, this image doesn't do it for me. Not as a nude, nor as a bodyscape.

It seems too static, with no texture and little form.
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Postby Geoff M on Sun Aug 14, 2005 4:22 pm

Hi all

I would like to say that this photo was planned but unfotunately it was not, in fact to be perfectly honest it was a total fluke, a purely accidental result.

It was produced on my Sony F717, manual mode, 1/30s f2.3, ISO320 focal length 28mm.

The course was stuctured so that all students had 1/2 hour sessions with the model directing and shooting as desired. This photo was taken 'over the shoulder'of a fellow student while taking there turn at direction. I framed the shot and pressed the shutter release at exactly the same time as the studio lights were triggered by the other student and therefore this over exposed image resulted.

I mentioned in another reply to redline that the course cost $70, great value except it ended up costing me nearly $3000! I had been contemplating upgrading to a DSLR and attending the course highlighted a few limitations of the Sony. The following week I invested in my D70s with standard kit lens and a 70-300 f5.6 ED, now considering a 60mm f2.8 macro to add to the collection and satisfy my lens lust.

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