So yesterday I was making some high res scans from my "Why am I Marrying him?" series and I came across the top image. Taken at the same time as the bottom image which is one that I have been using in this series. So the bottom photo is obviously lude and yet beautiful and so it grabs your attention right away. The top one is more of a conventional beautifully made portrait. Does the initial shock of the bottom image make it less interesting and more annoying over time whereas the top one just gets better with time? Or is the top image too boring and lacking in substance? What do you think?
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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Nice to see that top shot again. I forgot about it.
ReplyDeletePros to the top: Skylight is nice, lovely lines coming off the chin and neck, love the way the nipple takes on a womanesque curve at the bottom. Left arm is a lithe-like bird arm.
Cons: The safety sticker on the visor, single dome light compared to two. Staring off into the distant pose not as arresting but not as annoying or forced either.
I have to think about it more. Not sure anymore which I prefer.
-C-
I agree with C (above) that the sticker on the visor is a con. I do like the way the light hits his face in the top photo, but I prefer the bottom one. Sure, its lude, but its interesting and the photo works as part of the series, especially in light of the comments from your previous post (re. showing how rich and varied one personality can be - if that is an objective). If so, the photo can't get annoying because the subject is so charming (and maybe even endearing) through out the entire series.
ReplyDeleteI really like the first shot, actually - not because its lack of "shock content" but because the lighting is lovely.
ReplyDeleteGosh I envy you your talent.
Thank you C, Tatiana and Angie for your feedback. All great comments and interesting insights. For now I am still going to stick with the original but I'll definitely keep that second one around.
ReplyDeletethey both are so different.
ReplyDeletebut i love the awkward-ness in his neck in the top image, not boring at all.
but in the context of the series the 2nd one adds something.
i love the series and intention of the work
i prefer d bottom one ... its gt mor character ... thrs a mystery to it ...as in wht on earth cld he possibly b thinkin makin an expression lik tht ...n blends wit ur series whereas d top is mor of an commercial shot of trying to sell Car Sunroof Visors (lol)....
ReplyDeleteregards ..viky m
I like the top image because it's mysterious and raises questions in the viewers' minds: What's he doing naked in a car in the rain? Is he stranded? Etc.
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha! Great comment Lisa. In fact we were camping and it started to pour and the only shelter at that point was this fancy rental car that the rental agency had upgraded us to. So we were kind of stranded.
ReplyDeletei think the top one is better. i could care less about the lewdness you feel the bottom one represents, b/c in actuality it seems contrived, which is annoying. the top seems more natural. however, this is just my opinion and as it is your series and your marriage, you should decide.
ReplyDeleteokay, stranger with a voice of dissent here - I think the top one is disturbing - it looks like he is recovering from a seizure or about to have one - the hunching shoulders just look kind of weird....but the bottom one shows personality - and I don't think it looks lewd at all - it makes him look alive, somehow.
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