lathe screw
by grigrigirl

Comment by RiderGal:
I like the contrasts in this photo... between the live thing and the metal thing and the fact that metal is so harsh, put the pic is kind of dreamy light hazy. Interesting... -8-

illuminant shroud
by grigrigirl

Comment by Jaxson:
WOW. From the thumbnail it looked just like an old painting.

illuminant shroud
by grigrigirl

Comment by GeneralE:
Check the "remnant table" at the fabric or craft store. They will often have the last yard or two at around 1/2 price. Velvet can be pretty expensive sometimes.

illuminant shroud
by grigrigirl

Comment by grigrigirl:
My only tiny "complaint" is that the lightening shows up the creases in the background cloth. A piece of velvet (or maybe crushed velvet if you want more texture) would be expensive, but just maybe worth it if you wanted to re-create this shot for print

Suberb idea! I will be looking around for this cloth immediately...thanks!

Message edited by author 2003-08-25 11:41:54.

illuminant shroud
by grigrigirl

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by grigrigirl: I purposely lightened the background to create a sense of texture and that of an old painting.

That's exactly the way it looked to me -- excellently done.

My only tiny "complaint" is that the lightening shows up the creases in the background cloth. A piece of velvet (or maybe crushed velvet if you want more texture) would be expensive, but just maybe worth it if you wanted to re-create this shot for print.

illuminant shroud
by grigrigirl

Comment by amsmyth:
Having just added this to my favorites I realize that I have ten so far and three of them are yours. I guess that means you should go into favorite photographers...thanks for your work. Anne

illuminant shroud
by grigrigirl

Comment by grigrigirl:
I purposely lightened the background to create a sense of texture and that of an old painting. It also brought out more detail in the various shadows. My monitor is darker than most I suppose. I tried to reach a happy medium..knowing others are going to see this lighter than some. If I could print the image...then everyone could know exactly how this was meant to look. The background is black...and seemed a bit too cliche to leave simply black...i was playing with light and playing in general. I never expected this image to do as well as it did. I was figuring in the low 5's at best. BUT...I really liked the image...so submitted it anyway :)

illuminant shroud
by grigrigirl

Comment by lionelm:
Loved that picture and guessed it was you (without being able to put a name on it). Nice 'oldish' tones and I usually do not like backgrounds that shows if they are black, white or purple) but this one does serve the mood and gives to me the sensation of not a 'portrait in the present' but a 'reproductio nof a model posing for a photographer long time ago'. Do not know if it is was was neant .. but I like it. Very good job. Lionel

illuminant shroud
by grigrigirl

Comment by glimpses:
Great idea, not so great background.
I wonder how it would have performed with a background increasing the contrast both in texture (having no texture at all) and color (being completel black for instance).

illuminant shroud
by grigrigirl

Comment by timmi:
Very beautiful setup. Was the green cast intentional? Green is usually not associated well with body shots. It almost look as if it were shot through a thin green silk screen. Lovely composition.