Elena

Yuri Pautov

Want to share with you some photos of Elena
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2 Dont know why but her eyes here remind me JFK ....

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4 She is a student and always has a pencil with her ...

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Spasibo,
Yuri

clemensphoto's

Once again great job Yuri!

I do have a question about the crossed arm possing; I remember reading in a few posts that it is recommend not to have a model/client in a crossed arm pose. Even though it works wonders with the models you find ; is there a general guideline/rule when to have models to use this pose (with obvious reasons - such as to express attitude or digust, etc.) or is it more of a preference with the specific photographer?

Yuri Pautov

clemensphoto's wrote:

Once again great job Yuri!

I do have a question about the crossed arm possing; I remember reading in a few posts that it is recommend not to have a model/client in a crossed arm pose. Even though it works wonders with the models you find ; is there a general guideline/rule when to have models to use this pose (with obvious reasons - such as to express attitude or digust, etc.) or is it more of a preference with the specific photographer?

Thank you!
I use this pose mainly for the first shots during the session in order to calm the model, when I see she / he needs this.
As you know this is a 'closed' pose and one feels her/himself better in this pose.
Sometimes this pose is needed to make composition (our eyes are directed by the hands-arrows) with an endless loop so to say...
Sometimes we need it to make the breast a bit higher or round .... So many reasons... as you see.
Sorry for my English,
Yuri

LAB.rat

Yuri Pautov wrote:

2 Dont know why but her eyes here remind me JFK

OK, I will tell you why
It's called sanpaku eyes. You can get it when you're nearing death or in a very unhealthy state. At least, in the Far East it's not considered a sign of good health.
Others seem to attach other value to it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanpaku

The look is often used on purpose in photography, because it seems to fascinate us. I've wondered that maybe we know subconsciously that this could be a sign of grave health and that we therefore are struck by it, like maybe we're thinking this could be the last chance that we can see this person alive or something

There are even esoteric inclined people that say these looks are often done (or chosen) on purpose by bad-meaning powers from "higher up", because they would subtract energy from us or open us up to whatever that may be.
I hadn't noticed, but I see Obama is listed as well? "Conspiracy nuts" would probably say this may have helped him to get chosen ("picked from higher up" of course) and might well be contributing to the fact he's considered such a captivating speaker.

I'm not excluding anything. Anyway, I don't much like to see it and I would hate to have it myself

Love the skintones on 1 & 2. Others seem a bit too warm (yellow), but probably on purpose.

Hey Yuri? Could you please repeat why Russian girls don't smile much in pics? I've read and forgotten it...

tomthephotographer

Wow

All I can say is as always I want more.... That is a great set.

Nikolai

LAB.rat wrote:

OK, I will tell you why
It's called sanpaku eyes. You can get it when you're nearing death or in a very unhealthy state. At least, in the Far East it's not considered a sign of good health.
Others seem to attach other value to it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanpaku

The look is often used on purpose in photography, because it seems to fascinate us. I've wondered that maybe we know subconsciously that this could be a sign of grave health and that we therefore are struck by it, like maybe we're thinking this could be the last chance that we can see this person alive or something

There are even esoteric inclined people that say these looks are often done (or chosen) on purpose by bad-meaning powers from "higher up", because they would subtract energy from us or open us up to whatever that may be.
I hadn't noticed, but I see Obama is listed as well? "Conspiracy nuts" would probably say this may have helped him to get chosen ("picked from higher up" of course) and might well be contributing to the fact he's considered such a captivating speaker.

I'm not excluding anything. Anyway, I don't much like to see it and I would hate to have it myself

Love the skintones on 1 & 2. Others seem a bit too warm (yellow), but probably on purpose.

Hey Yuri? Could you please repeat why Russian girls don't smile much in pics? I've read and forgotten it...

Wow, I learned something new! Thank you for the explanation of the sanpaku and the link!

Re you last question: tough life and centuries-old social "rule" demanding a person to be serious at all times (parties being the notable exception:-)...

LAB.rat

Nikolai wrote:

Re you last question: tough life and centuries-old social "rule" demanding a person to be serious at all times (parties being the notable exception:-)...

And thank you.

I had asked an intelligent friend and he was guessing they needed to come over as "serious" since in early days they didn't have much else to do than read books anyway

I told him "Well yes, maybe!", thinking "Naaah, that wasn't it "
I guess he was half right then.