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evoke any emotion from a work, light is the key in photography. My photography instructor constantly pounds, “We live and die by
light.” Dramatic lighting is key in provoking any mood from a studio piece. These are the words of a 19-year-old photojournalism
student who hates the studio and produces slightly-blurred movement shots, so you’re getting tips from a completely opposite view of
photography. In fact, my jaw drops in awe of your technical abilities, for I am far from producing such beautiful prints! However, if
your intent is to create a mood, at least consider my comments. I prefer criticism over empty praise, also, so forgive me if I seem harsh.
To Razak, the one who commented that nudes are unacceptable and should be kept private in order to sustain dignity in society:
OBLIVION in society is hollow and unacceptable. Children who are permitted to drink at early ages in other countries proceed to drink
responsibly, while American teenagers are drinking themselves and others dead. Particularly with tasteful nudes, as this site displays,
the unclothed body would be chuckled at less often by immature young adults if it was exposed more freely to them at youth. And
besides, we all wind up getting laid at one point. My site: http://hometown.aol.com/tooonist/Tooonist.htm (this is a rough unfinished
sketch of a page and is not NEARLY as impressive as this one is as far as construction goes!)
-- Danielle E. Corsetto, November 12, 2000
As someone who once had an interest in nude photography ( until society imposed restrictions on this interest ) it was refreshing to see
this site. I think the nude in motion is very hard to do get right, your shoot of the girl dancing in the studio is a perfect example. A nude
should not only be a record of the human body, but to give the mind something to think about, the photos' of the feet and arched back
are good examples, and some are to please the eye with magnificent backdrop of nature that take the eye from the nude so she/he
becomes second to nature. The one thing your site does show very well, is that even here in the work of a serious nude photographer,
male genitalia is still somehow tabu, even if it was not conciously done so. Otherwise some very good photography, keep clicking and
good luck with your future shoots. lance.
-- lance A, December 12, 2000
I like this page, but the author almost seems to apologizing for its existance in some places. Unfortunately, that attitude seeps into
the rest of the site. I have a number of nude images - art, not porn - posted here on Photo.net, and I have been flamed, both on the
boards and in private email, for them. I have asked the webmaster for help several times in dealing with the posted flames, and my
emails are ignored. This is a site with many well-educated, intelligent members. They are surely aware that the nude has
been a legitimate subject of art for centuries. Yet I still have to stuggle against criticism - not of my technique, which I do not mind, but
attacks on my morals and my character for taking such photos. I think that of the admistrators of this site could be more supportive of
artistic nude photography. They choose not be, which I find significant. I think it limits the site - people moan and complain about the
boring photos here, but until the site administrators show support for more personally risky photos, thats mainly what its going to be. I
like Photo.net - thats why I am here - but I wish it could be less...narrow.
Amy Powers
-- Amy Powers, March 10, 2001
Phil,
A few things. The first is that I really like your three graces and motion pieces. One of the issues with motion however is lack of
context. You were clearly playing with an undeveloped concept and I regard it as a sort of a "sketch" for the three graces set. The thing I
like most about "three graces is the humor you bring to the subject through the use of props. Others have objected that your studio offers
too serious a setting for smiling joyous models, I disagree; your picture of the three graces skipping rope with the cloth was the first
nude that has ever made me laugh. It captured a wonderful joie de vivre and speaks well of the working relationship among your
models.
The other thing regards Christina. You've framed it badly, tucking it away by itself and contextualizing it as a concession to thrill
seeking teenagers. Why did you actually work with her? There must be a story behind it, and you have done some marvelous work with
it. You've been accused on this comments page about being overly apologistic for your nudes. Nowhere are you more apologistic than
there. Rethink the way you are contextualizing the images.
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