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(şimdiye kadar 17 posta) | | Ey Güzel Kırım
Aluşta'dan esgen yeller yüzüme vurdu
balalıknım keçken yerge kozyaşım tuştu
Men bu yerde yaşalmadım,yaşlığımna toyalmadım
Keçken kunler sayalmadım ey guzel Kırım.
Ana, ata vatanım tep kozyaşı döker
Kartlarımız köğe turup dualar eder
Men bu elde yaşalmadım yaşlığımna toyalmadım
Keçken gunler sayalmadım ey guzel Kırım.
Keze keze turalmadım her yerlerde kalamadım
Vatanıma hasret boldım ey guzel Kırım.
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| | Obviously, the above comments on the imgaes attached to this workshop din't leave me warm and fuzzy. But it is one person's considered opinion and it does provide a jumping off point for some discussion. So here's my reply:1) But — sorry to write this — your posted imgaes for the pregnancy seminar fall far short of pro competence. Ouch! I've no idea what Steve's credentials as a photographer but here are mine. Thirteen years as a full-time professional portrait photographer, during which time I spent three years teaching at the Washington School of Photography, including figure study. I've had imgaes published, unsolicited by me, in Ebony Magazine and Popular Photography, the latter including a short essay on how I sell fine art imgaes in addition to those sold to my portrait clients. I was the education/program chairman for three years for the Professional Photographers Society of Greater Washington. I've also done several presentations to that group, along with almost all the major camera clubs in the DC area. And I have won first place prizes in two photography contests open to submissions on a national level. And more specific to pregnancy, I expect and regularly achieve sales easily in excess of $1000.00 for pregnancy sessions, which normally last about one hour. Since I offer a 100% money-back guarantee, I would think it safe to assume that my clients are happy with their investment.2) Ratio of fill to main is wrong for the subject’s emotional context Steve, have you ever heard of Rembrandt? Seriously, I think this is a style preference issue more than anything else. Low-key lighting, the technical subject in this workshop, is generally regarded as very well suited to emotional content. High-key lighting (white clothes and background, light shadows) is no doubt more frequently used for pregnancy but it also has it's drawbacks. In particular you see everything, which in my opinion distracts from the pregnancy and facial expression.3) Shooting angles do not show the model at her natural best No, these are not the ideal angles for figure. But by and large, they are the best angles for pregnancy. Why? If your concentration is on the tummy, as is the case in how I approach pregnancy, there are very few ways you can turn the body and have that show best, especially since this model was not yet seven months when I shot these imgaes. To be fair to Steve's criticism, the imgaes that were taken from a ladder, shooting down, certainly compress the figure and the lighting is somewhat flatter (less shadow = fatter figure). I shot these angles to illustrate possibility and to put real emphasis on facial expression, which is not the case in the imgaes shot while I was kneeling. Experience has taught me that a client is very inclined to purchase at least one image framed in this manner. One other comment: about half the women I've photographed in pregnancy using this type of lighting have remarked happily about how, overall, their tummies showed nice and big but their legs and butt looked pretty slim considering how much weight they had put on. I'll take that to the bank every time.4) A dark background leaves viewers clueless about space in the enviro Of course! That's what it's supposed to do. First of all, this style is about the pregnancy, not the nursery, conception bed or anything else. Second and most importantly, this is a workshop primarily intended for beginner/intermediate photographers. The style is very easy to grasp and set up, nor does it require a lot of equipment; composition is only concerned with the subject (again relatively easy to grasp); and it requires little or no props and/or the studio to store them in. In other words, it is something I can teach in three hours and have a reasonable expectation that the students will actually grasp it, walk away with a couple of portfolio-worthy imgaes, and be able to come close to duplicating it on their own. This in turn should allow them to make back the cost of the workshop several times over the first time they use it for a paying client without buying anything else except a sheer black scarf, assuming they have access to two lights. Sounds like a good deal to me. |
