Following up on my previous post from my shoot with https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/12-post-your-photos/294345-people-lily.html.

K1000, Voigtlander Nokton 58mm 1.4 SL II, Lomo 800







(one digital for comparison: K-5 IIs, DA 35mm 2.8)


Rolleiflex 3.5, Lomo 400

[alan_smithee_photos]

(I bet I win the "fewest comments per view" prize here. Doesn't really bother me; ig and tumblr give me plenty of internet love. But it's interesting.)

[boriscleto]

Typing with one hand is too difficult?

Maybe it's because @Rupert only looks at ones labeled NSFW...

[fuent104]

Beautiful stuff.

[RGlasel]

I bet I win the "fewest comments per view" prize here

It's an old joke, but the poor farmer with subscriptions to National Geographic and Playboy explained he liked to look at pictures of places he would never have the opportunity to visit. I really like the reflections in the piano top, my question is did the old beat up piano come with your studio, or did you have to bring it in for this shoot? Well, one other question: your portraits always seem to have very unglamorous backgrounds, does that tend to appeal to your models, or do you have to sell them on the grunge look?

BTW, I really like your motif of "discovering" beauty in empty, unkempt places, but I suspect some models would prefer a different look in their portfolios. Or perhaps I'm wrong.

[Kerrowdown]

Conduit again my man, got get you some other premises...

Or alternatively get you on a Photoshop course so you can remove said conduit with content aware fill.

[waterfall]

First shot is my favorite. The final shot is captivating. The young model is truly a heartbreaker and that image captures her essence. Well done.

[old4570]

Some very nice photos
But being that close to a window , just got to watch the light .

[flaviopetrone]

I think this is an amazing work, in particular 2-3-4-5-6 are great. Thanks for sharing.

[alan_smithee_photos]

Thx all! Really appreciate it.

I really like the reflections in the piano top, my question is did the old beat up piano come with your studio, or did you have to bring it in for this shoot? Well, one other question: your portraits always seem to have very unglamorous backgrounds, does that tend to appeal to your models, or do you have to sell them on the grunge look?

BTW, I really like your motif of "discovering" beauty in empty, unkempt places, but I suspect some models would prefer a different look in their portfolios. Or perhaps I'm wrong.

The studio where I shot these (and several others) is a rehearsal space owned by a non-profit theater group. They do lots of dance, music and other theater; the piano and other accoutrements come with the space. Sometimes it's a random assortment of stuff - never really know what you'll get, except for things like mirrors and those big windows. After shooting there a bunch I've gotten to know what props typically wind up where (and hopefully how to use them).

And people seem to dig the spare, unadorned, kinda scruffy look to the place. It's a welcome change from the curved white wall with strobes thing at most studios. There's another place I use that's better for the boudoir style shots (with a wrought iron framed bed, etc.), but the theater space is cheap!

Conduit again my man, got get you some other premises...

Or alternatively get you on a Photoshop course so you can remove said conduit with content aware fill.

You know, I've actually grown to like like the conduit - at least some of it. I'll occasionally clone out a socket but I tell myself that it provides an interesting graphical element and leave it at that.