It is true you can’t judge a book by it’s cover. While I liked the cover image, I was disappointed by the images inside or should I say I didn’t like and was distracted by teh cameras in the photographs. However, the women are beautiful and sexy and some of the compositions are well crafted.
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I bought this book on a whim. I had a feeling the women didn’t compose all of the shots themselves. Not because a woman couldn’t but because they weren’t professional photographers. Some of the lighting and composition wreaked of a professional photographer. After looking through the photos I read the intro and indeed it addresses the fact that Uwe Ommer helped with lighting and composition with some of the shots. So, kudos for not hiding that fact.
I think the book is beautiful works of art of beautiful women and their surroundings. I don’t believe for one second this is porn. There’s nothing vulgar or disrespectful here. Just really nice shots.
Also the book is a lot bigger than I expected. Highly recommended.
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The concept is a good one: let the model choose pose herself and work the camera, as Andre Rival did with Self-Images. Given Ommer’s past work, including Black Ladies, I had the highest hopes for a this new collection of figure photography.
Rather than use the controlled environment of his studio, Ommer tracked his lovely subjects to their lairs, to show them in their native environments. Ideally, the home and its content should have framed the model and exposed more of her personality. Instead, the backgrounds came across as cluttered and distracting. Even if the models controlled the camera and poses themselves, I counted on Ommer and his artist’s eye to select those few snapshots that truly rose above the ordinary. Instead, the collection conveys an amateurish look.
I hoped for better, and he’s done better. I hope he does better again in the future.
– wiredweird
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Could Have Been Better,
It is true you can’t judge a book by it’s cover. While I liked the cover image, I was disappointed by the images inside or should I say I didn’t like and was distracted by teh cameras in the photographs. However, the women are beautiful and sexy and some of the compositions are well crafted.
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|Truly naturally beautiful women in beautfully composed shots,
I bought this book on a whim. I had a feeling the women didn’t compose all of the shots themselves. Not because a woman couldn’t but because they weren’t professional photographers. Some of the lighting and composition wreaked of a professional photographer. After looking through the photos I read the intro and indeed it addresses the fact that Uwe Ommer helped with lighting and composition with some of the shots. So, kudos for not hiding that fact.
I think the book is beautiful works of art of beautiful women and their surroundings. I don’t believe for one second this is porn. There’s nothing vulgar or disrespectful here. Just really nice shots.
Also the book is a lot bigger than I expected.
Highly recommended.
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|Misses the mark,
The concept is a good one: let the model choose pose herself and work the camera, as Andre Rival did with Self-Images. Given Ommer’s past work, including Black Ladies, I had the highest hopes for a this new collection of figure photography.
Rather than use the controlled environment of his studio, Ommer tracked his lovely subjects to their lairs, to show them in their native environments. Ideally, the home and its content should have framed the model and exposed more of her personality. Instead, the backgrounds came across as cluttered and distracting. Even if the models controlled the camera and poses themselves, I counted on Ommer and his artist’s eye to select those few snapshots that truly rose above the ordinary. Instead, the collection conveys an amateurish look.
I hoped for better, and he’s done better. I hope he does better again in the future.
– wiredweird
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