The Rose

Mike McCarty · 07-02-2004, 08:29 PM

Nice job Jean,

I like the first of the second bunch. If it were mine I would play around with making the chair seat a dark solid color. I would give several more inches above her head than you have shown, and, I would be inclined to simplify the floor. I might even crop it just at the bottom of her dress an eliminate the feet. If I did the feet I would not include the flowers. I think there is a big enough story to tell above her hem line.

Beautiful dress and model.

Jean Kelly · 07-02-2004, 09:18 PM

Hi Mike, thank you, I feel that I have been blessed by the photography God.

I asked my husband for his gut reaction and that's the one he picked also. I think you may be right about the cushion, changing it will be no problem. Eliminating the flowers is easy also, I looked at it cropped higher (at the dress line as you suggested) and it certainly does look more elegant. I will think on the feet, with everything simplified they may still work. I know its not "congruent", old rebellions die hard. I planned on giving it more head room on top, as for cropping I'll have to check on the scale (canvas size) as I'm having a stretcher built for this and I'll have to catch Steve before he builds it if I need a different size!

The first photo has a Billie Holiday feel to it. That's the first thing I caught from it anyway. I'm going to do a small one, 20"x14" or so just for fun. Maybe pastel.

Thank you for looking and commenting, I appreciate it. Wanna see my tornado???

Jean

Mike McCarty · 07-02-2004, 09:28 PM

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Wanna see my tornado???

That sounds like a trick question. But, I'm easily tricked and confused, so let's have it. It would in fact be a portrait of a tornado, right? You could delete it later.

I think with a composition like this you can be very generous in leaving space above, below and beyond the subject.

Jean Kelly · 07-02-2004, 09:45 PM

No, not a trick question. I't's digital zoom, just before it actually touched down. I ran for the house when I realized it really was a tornado, guess the sirens are for real! We went into the area that was hit, and I took some photos there too, Tom and I helped with some of the clean-up. An F-3 hit a few miles up north too, we are officially a disaster area times two now (floods and tornado damage). It sure is good to be kind of back to normal now and able to work.

Jean