November 2015 Portraits

[AlexGard]

[/url]Calypso by alex gard, on Flickr

8x10 Black glass ambro
Darlot 14" Petzval

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Here was the first one we did. I really like the setting but the pose is terrible. Is there any literature anywhere I can read on classic posing or something? I've got very little experience in portraiture.

[AlexGard]

Two young ladies from a local band stopped by for a visit today. 10x12 aluminum plate with a 16 inch Vitax set to sharp

Damn that is good. What kind of light did you have here? Afternoon light through some trees? Really lovely.

[Jim Jones]

AlesGard -- The Model by the often maligned William Mortensen, first published in 1937, is still valuable. The first and the nearly identical second editions are the best. The later and somewhat abbreviated How To Pose The Model of 1956 by Mortensen and George Dunham (still published as a reprint) is less dynamic. These are not merely guides to a variety of poses, but also analyze many faults to avoid.

[SergeiR]

8x10 Black glass ambro
Darlot 14" Petzval

Here was the first one we did. I really like the setting but the pose is terrible. Is there any literature anywhere I can read on classic posing or something? I've got very little experience in portraiture.

Very nice use of swirl and nice plates.

[matthew blais]

[/url]Calypso by alex gard, on Flick
Here was the first one we did. I really like the setting but the pose is terrible. Is there any literature anywhere I can read on classic posing or something? I've got very little experience in portraiture.

I actually think the first one is much more interesting. The less "posed" the better IMHO
So, nice work

[Mark Sawyer]

Damn that is good. What kind of light did you have here? Afternoon light through some trees? Really lovely.

You're doing some very fine work yourself, Alex! That was two-thirty-in-the-afternoon sunlight through the trees. I'd rather have had light overcast, but one takes what one gets...

[AlexGard]

AlesGard -- The Model by the often maligned William Mortensen, first published in 1937, is still valuable. The first and the nearly identical second editions are the best. The later and somewhat abbreviated How To Pose The Model of 1956 by Mortensen and George Dunham (still published as a reprint) is less dynamic. These are not merely guides to a variety of poses, but also analyze many faults to avoid.

Thankyou for the suggestions, Jim. I'll check them out.

[MAubrey]

I shared this in the Harman Direct Positive thread, but it also is a November Portrait:


Self-Portrait by Mike Aubrey, on Flickr