Photography Envy

[swan_tower]

Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but I've just been turned green with photography envy. The Coyote's pictures from the Concordia game remind me just how much difference there is between the kind of photography I do (quick shots snapped off, sometimes with thought given to composition, but little to no understanding of light and other such matters) and the kind of photography you get with a good camera and knowledge of how to work it to the best advantage in the circumstances.

Case in point, three pictures of me from the Concordia game.

I'd link to the whole album of pictures if the Coyote hadn't requested we keep the password private. Suffice to say that the compositions he directed his subjects into go a long way towards capturing us-as-characters, rather than us-as-players-in-funny-clothes, and that the colors come through with wonderful richness. Coyote, I may hire you someday as my photographer for research purposes, since once of my recurring questions has been, how the hell can I show photos of what I'm working on, without them looking flat to an outside eye?

And yes, that would be the dress which ate my life lately. I'll have to find other excuses to wear it. (Once I replace the now-destroyed sleeves. And either get a new crinoline, or widen the waistband of mine so it stops pinching a nerve in my back.) ) You can see more detail of the fabrics, and also what I did to my hair, in this shot, but watch out for the blinding glare of flash off satin -- I was shiny that day.

Methinks I might photoshop these shots a bit -- with permission, Coyote -- to get rid of the scars and weirdnesses like that inexplicable patch of red on my neck. They're fantastic pictures, and I'm thrilled to have them.

Comments

[lillornyn.livejournal.com]

Makes me want to work on my body language as well as my photography.

To me, still shots rely *so* much on the face. You can be posed perfectly, but a flat expression will still rob the shot of its power. In these photos, where we're portraying fantastic characters, I think that's especially important, and in all of them I think it comes through perfectly. Had I not already known Morwen's role in the story, after looking at those pictures I would not have been the least surprised to hear it. Well done to you *and* the Yote.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Whereas I, as a dancer, tend to not be as swayed by the power of an expression if the rest of the person's body is just standing there.

And yeah, I was trying to look pensive and slightly doomed, so I'm glad it came through. ^_^