This lovely portrait of Astrid in and over tiny but extreme
sunglasses by GAPP concludes her encore photo shoot.
Astrid, thank you so much for your major contribution to
the project over the past 18 months! You managed a high
standard of posing under time pressure and sometimes very
difficult weather circumstances. Among the many favourable
comments received, one is worth mentioning in particular:
"Astrid has all the hallmarks of a great model". Needless to say,
there is no definition for this - it's recognition rather than an
accurate description - but your portraits have one element in
common which is highly effective when modeling eyeware.
It has to do with the "counter point" in the composition. This goes
especially for portraits in strong minus prescription glasses that
change the natural balance between the eyes and the lips. Like the
visual equivalent in a fugue, the viewer's attention is first drawn
towards the eyes because of the glasses, then to the lips (as a point
of reference, for balance) and finally, the overall impression of a
portrait. This "balance" in your portraits struck me when I first saw
them. Another essential element in portraits was aptly described by
one of my followers as "camaraderie". Any good portrait is the
result of good team work between model and photographer, but
the best portraits really testify of that team work. There was tension
in the air when we started this encore photo shoot, but soon the
"camaraderie" was back. I really enjoyed working with you and
hopefully, an occasion to organize a catwalk at the opening of a
future exhibition will present itself soon. Till then!
A word of thanks to the Bach experts who helped me with the proper
English terms in describing the composition :)
Astrid, thank you so much for your major contribution to
the project over the past 18 months! You managed a high
standard of posing under time pressure and sometimes very
difficult weather circumstances. Among the many favourable
comments received, one is worth mentioning in particular:
"Astrid has all the hallmarks of a great model". Needless to say,
there is no definition for this - it's recognition rather than an
accurate description - but your portraits have one element in
common which is highly effective when modeling eyeware.
It has to do with the "counter point" in the composition. This goes
especially for portraits in strong minus prescription glasses that
change the natural balance between the eyes and the lips. Like the
visual equivalent in a fugue, the viewer's attention is first drawn
towards the eyes because of the glasses, then to the lips (as a point
of reference, for balance) and finally, the overall impression of a
portrait. This "balance" in your portraits struck me when I first saw
them. Another essential element in portraits was aptly described by
one of my followers as "camaraderie". Any good portrait is the
result of good team work between model and photographer, but
the best portraits really testify of that team work. There was tension
in the air when we started this encore photo shoot, but soon the
"camaraderie" was back. I really enjoyed working with you and
hopefully, an occasion to organize a catwalk at the opening of a
future exhibition will present itself soon. Till then!
A word of thanks to the Bach experts who helped me with the proper
English terms in describing the composition :)
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