Terrible lighting, poor styling, no concepts, flagged for being blindingly amateur. posted by infinitefloatingbrains at 11:34 AM on October 23
I actually like some of these. Like the first commenter said: cute but kinda creepy.
I don't feel up to the Disturbing Effects of Pollution in China right now (maybe later, after it is dark). I'll be fine with the shocking pink and purple shots of cupcakes and bunnies for now. posted by marxchivist at 11:44 AM on October 23
Terrible lighting, poor styling, no concepts, flagged for being blindingly amateur.
You tell'em, man. posted by kbanas at 11:44 AM on October 23
Hey infinitefloatingbrains, how about you make your own FPPs about those other photographers instead of shitting in this one, which is about Liz Wolfe?
I found most of Wolfe's photos surprising and interesting. Thanks for posting this, isopraxis. posted by applemeat at 12:22 PM on October 23 [1 favorite]
And your's, Horace, has too few. posted by isopraxis at 12:59 PM on October 23
*Anxiously awaiting proper apostrophe usage pedantry. posted by isopraxis at 1:03 PM on October 23
Woah, that's what a light meter is? I had no idea! Thanks for the link! You're adding so much to this post! posted by kathrineg at 1:03 PM on October 23
I was really hoping to like these more. I like the ideas of them, and I imagine they took a lot of work to make, but I guess the photography itself left me a little dead and bored inside. The subjects/scenes were creative, the photography not so much. I think the scenes she creates could actually look even more interesting if everything wasn't always in perfect flat focus. If I had to pick one, my favorite would have to be the roses with the tentacles. posted by rozziland at 1:25 PM on October 23
kathrineg you missed out on a nice HAMBURGER opportunity there.
I, for one, like the photos. Like the post. posted by mannequito at 1:25 PM on October 23
infinitefloatingbrains, it would have been entirely possible to make the points you're making without being jerky about it. posted by oneirodynia at 2:06 PM on October 23
I was really hoping to like these more. I like the ideas of them, and I imagine they took a lot of work to make, but I guess the photography itself left me a little dead and bored inside. The subjects/scenes were creative, the photography not so much. I think the scenes she creates could actually look even more interesting if everything wasn't always in perfect flat focus. If I had to pick one, my favorite would have to be the roses with the tentacles.
For reference, this is an example of not-snarky criticism backed with a little humanity which not only informs the reader, but could potentially help and encourage the artist.
Notice the criticism is not trivial: "dead and bored inside" - but credit is still given for the concept, the detail, and the amount of work and skill required.
Note also, the criticism is followed by a constructive observation: "look even more interesting if everything wasn't always in perfect flat focus" posted by device55 at 2:19 PM on October 23 [1 favorite]
Some of these were pretty good but I agree.. not really FPP worthy. I feel like I've seen every single one of these photographs before, done better by someone else. A lot of the styling is really sloppy for this kind of work.
infinitefloatingbrain's is being kind of dick but his recommendations were good. Jamie Chung is a personal favorite of mine and it's crazy how young he is. posted by bradbane at 2:28 PM on October 23
I apologize for being jerky. Blame it on a high threshold for quality photography and the flu.
I do wish Liz success in her career, but she has a long way to go in terms of lighting her work professionally as well as coming up with a coherent vision. The portfolio is haphazard and needs to be edited so as not to show her inexperience with the medium.
One day I'll get around to doing a post on the most amazing commercial photographers, who in many respects are at the forefront of the medium today (compared to fine art photographers). In the meantime I'll call it like I see it. posted by infinitefloatingbrains at 2:35 PM on October 23
Wow, it's creepy to put dead animals in flowers. Who knew?
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