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Post by Dave Watkins on Nov 21, 2008 1:27:03 GMT -5
So I came across this one in my editing today. I shot it during the first dance and the light I believe is another person's flash, so it was pure chance that it happened. To me it's one of those shots that many photographers might quickly reject before really looking at the image. In fact I think I actually had it initially marked for the trash before I took a second look at it, then I saw some possibilities. I really like it, perhaps not as an amazing wedding photograph, but as a photograph in general. It was a reminder to me that sometimes great things come from unexpected places. I firmly believe that one of the ways we progress artistically and creatively is by being on the lookout for the unexpected, and not falling into ruts that cause you to overlook these things. Noticing them is just a start though. We need to be open to the possibilities that they have, even if they maybe go against our grain a little. I think creative progress happens many times when we go out of our comfort zones, and we have to be willing to go there. After editing through many hundreds of images before I came upon this one, I had to jerk myself out of my comfort zone to see it's potential. I must say that it felt good. I felt like an artist again instead of just an image editing robot, which was really nice considering the backlog of work I have. I'd love to hear any other perspectives or critiques.
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Post by Heather K McManamy on Nov 24, 2008 10:40:41 GMT -5
Hi Dave! I've been looking at this for a couple of days, and am right now happy enough to ignore my *actual* work to open my big mouth. I know these moments well - most of my good stuff happened that way! I'm glad you did this - it's always fun for me to see what people think is outside what they would normally do. It takes me forever, but I usually look at every image (except for the really obviously bad ones) to see what can be done with it. I like this image. I find it a little bit strange, and I can't tell you why, but I still like it. She does look like she may be trying to break his neck - just a little bit - but that doesn't bother me. It also looks like she may be giving him the lip wrestle of a lifetime, as well, so I guess it depends on your interperetation. *I* would be trying to break Mike's neck, but that's just the kind of relationship we have. I like that the lens flair on the left echos the shape of both the people. And I like that it is simple. The only thing I find missing, and this is purely just my personal taste, is a bit more contrast. It may not even look good that way, but I like a really contrasty B&W almost every time. If you had control over the moment, I think it would have been great if we could see her whole outline in front of the flair on the right, but not so much that the flair looses it's flairy impact. Thanks, Dave, for taking the risk. When one artist puts it out there, the rest have to acknowledge that and remember to do the same on a regular basis. Actually, thanks a whole freakin' lot, Dave - now I've got to spend evem MORE time on all the galleries I'm way behind on to find all those little gems! Sheesh! :)H PS - I thought about you yesterday... I had a family shoot, and I got to use off-camera flash, and I thought about your OCF lesson at the church during the class with Pierre this spring. I didn't totally rock the session, but I'm somewhat pleased with the lighting results, which says a lot! Thanks!
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