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Surrealism

Posted:
Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:36 am
by wendellt
Something i shot at the Oroton Spring Summer launch after the event when everyone left i found this
model in a swimsuit with a beautiful train dress and and found an appropriate location a drained swiming pool
there is post in this image
Fashion Azzollini train, Oroton swimsuit + accessories

Posted:
Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:11 am
by Geoff
Wendell - beautiful!!!
Did u have a fan on her to get the dress to blow like that or did she manouvre it for you? Awesome stuff none the less buddy, you creativity is enviable!! We're lucky to have you here buddy.

Posted:
Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:53 am
by dodge
WOW

.... very well done


Posted:
Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:56 am
by Reschsmooth
Awesome stuff, Wendell. I like the 'high altitude' feel to it, if that makes sense.

Posted:
Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:02 am
by ozimax
Next time Wendell, see if you can get the crane and glass fence moved...

, otherwise exceptional!

Posted:
Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:50 am
by Alex
Can't add much to what's already been said. You've definitely achieved that surreal effect. Fantastic image!
Alex

Posted:
Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:11 am
by surenj
Great photo!!!!
The background certainly looks surreal.. Did you add the sun? and the clouds?

Posted:
Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:14 am
by Glen
Very impressive Wendell

Posted:
Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:39 pm
by wendellt
hi thankyou guys
what makes the image surreal is the contrast between the high fashion subject and the industrial elements in the bakground plus the drained swiming pool a concept of harsh structuralism and organic flowing fabric
i got the ame to spin around a couple of times and i took this in mid movement over several tries, there was absolutely no wind all achieved by movement
i added the sun in the image for balance, clouds are natural

Posted:
Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:54 pm
by Reschsmooth
wendellt wrote:i added the sun in the image for balance, clouds are natural
I have never really concentrated on this in the past, but the sun position and shadow position seem inconsistant. If the sun was actually where it appears, and you used additional lighting at camera left, could you still achieve a similar result? I hope my question makes sense. Given the overall exposure, it just looks a little technically-unrealistic, although I accept you may not have been going for absolute realism.
I'll shut up now


Posted:
Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:59 pm
by Fortigurn
Outstanding!


Posted:
Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:22 pm
by Killakoala
I do like this one Wendell.


Posted:
Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:59 am
by Oz_Beachside
sensational, love it! love all the elements, and the still pose, but lots of movement in the dress.

Posted:
Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:04 am
by marcotrov
Love it Wendell. The colour, the contrast and I think the industrial backdrop and the empty pool really play well off the gorgeous
model. The
models train I think also mimics and balances the long line and power of the crane's boom. Terrifically powerful image.
cheers
marco

Posted:
Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:06 pm
by PiroStitch
great stuff wendell! very ingenious to create the wind through movement. at first i thought you added the industrial machinery through post, but great work nonetheless!

Posted:
Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:54 pm
by Alpha_7
Is this the swimming pool opposite garden Island ??
(and awesome stuff wendell).