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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Jennifer


I met and photographed Jennifer a while ago, when I was in a Dutch Angle phase.
Bob
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Apr 27, 2013 at 06:24 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Jennifer


Dutch angle? New to me.

Love the shot.
Apr 27, 2013 at 12:03 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Jennifer


Thanks Jim. The Dutch Angle is used to add tension, in cinematography.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_angle
Apr 28, 2013 at 06:08 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Jennifer


Learned something today, thanks Bob!
Douglas
Apr 28, 2013 at 09:38 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Jennifer


"Dutch angle?"
Is that like "going Dutch" on a date?
And do the Dutch disavow the expression the same?
I like the image, Bob- in spite of the angle- which always looks contrived to me.
The woman has a nice face, and you captured that look.
Charlie
Apr 28, 2013 at 05:01 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Jennifer


Well, there is the description by WiseGeek:
"In filmmaking, a Dutch angle is a technique that is used to put viewers off balance to create a feeling of disorientation. This type of shot is created by tilting the camera relative to the scene, creating an image in which the horizon is angled, rather than straight."

Then again, I'm not a WiseGeek.
Apr 29, 2013 at 04:08 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Jennifer


deinfaces wrote:
Well, there is the description by WiseGeek:
"In filmmaking, a Dutch angle is a technique that is used to put viewers off balance to create a feeling of disorientation. This type of shot is created by tilting the camera relative to the scene, creating an image in which the horizon is angled, rather than straight."

Then again, I'm not a WiseGeek.

Nor am I a WiseGeek.
I'm more like a Smart Ass .
WG may be right, but to me it's a technique to manipulate the viewer .
Charlie
Apr 29, 2013 at 06:09 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Jennifer


Well, I think that you are right. No doubt movie directors are trying to manipulate us.


Apr 29, 2013 at 07:08 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Jennifer


Saw this and found my way to your site and the 100 Strangers project. Loved the trick you used to get the shot of that couple (have her look at the camera while he whispers something to her that you should not hear), and thought many of your portraits were just terrific, such as the bookstore owner.

This shot looks like available light, but I was wondering whether you use any flash or anything else in your Stranger shots. Some are so well lit I thought you must have had help from something, but I looked in vain for notes on lighting (and maybe I just didn't look hard enough). One thing I'll do after seeing your project is dust off my 50 for portraits -- your stuff is a great example of why that's such a superb lens. Nice work!
Apr 30, 2013 at 02:33 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Jennifer


Thanks, George. Now I may have a swelled head!

Of all my stranger portraits, only once have I used flash - a couple that kept casting shadows on each other. When I am about to approach someone, I 'prequalify' the light first.
Apr 30, 2013 at 03:10 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Jennifer


Thanks. Pre-qualifying the light, huh? I'll try that next time -- it seems to work very well. An your use of black and white is likewise inspirational -- haven't done much of that since I transitioned from Tri-X about a thousand years ago, when I shot with Nikons and Nikkormats. I'm a Canon user now, but the results from your D90 are striking.

One more question, if I could: When you approach a stranger to ask to shoot them, what works best to get them to agree? I figure you've refined your pitch by now.
Apr 30, 2013 at 05:14 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Jennifer


Bob, Another great portrait - you are a master!
cheers, Steve
Apr 30, 2013 at 05:20 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Jennifer


The angle and comp don't work for me -- I feel like she's too up in my face, and her mouth/chin/neck dominate the shot in my eyes. I do not know if one of the purposes of your project is to flatter the subject (it needn't be, of course) but this shot does not, IMHO.
May 01, 2013 at 01:23 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Jennifer


Thank you, George and Steve.

Charlie, I don't try to flatter, or not flatter people. I certainly don't want to inadvertently UNflatter someone. I probably should have avoided so much neck in this image.


May 01, 2013 at 01:39 PM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Jennifer


I had seen it as "Dutch Tilt".
May 01, 2013 at 02:09 PM





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