Re: New Orleans wedding

Chris,

The last two photos that I saw on the opening page- where the bride is viewed 
from behind- are really beautiful abstractions. The forms are beautiful, 
ethereal. I think if I were working them in Photoshop I might strive to bring 
out some of the textures in the fabrics a little bit more. I worked every fold 
of fabric in this picture:

http://www.socphoto.com/jsgmf2006/pages/MO2005_R17_29_Raw3d_Final.htm

and this one:

http://www.socphoto.com/jsgmf2006/pages/MO_0605_09_27_8_Final.htm

Indeed, I darken and lighten and build form in just about every photo I work on 
now. If you look at paintings by the masters you'll see how much emphasis they 
devoted to constructing form.

Also, (this may fall under the rubric of personal esthetic) I think I might 
have worked my curves so that I have just a glimmer of close to pure white; a 
couple pixels here and there at around 245-250 just to give it a sparkle. That 
said, I'm always amazed at photographers who can successfully pull off their 
prints printing flat. Or dark, like Roy DeCarava.


Carl Sander Socolow
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Christopher Williams 
  To: Leica Users Group ; leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:51 PM
  Subject: New Orleans wedding


  I know you missed them, and they are back! Weddings every weekend in front of 
your naked steaming eyes......

  http://gallery.leica-users.org/album435

  Souped with a special Neopan 1600.

  Chris

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