The Seven Deadly Sins- Gluttony 18+
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First in a series I have planned.
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Gluttony (gula) is often taken to refer to food, but it isn't necessarily confined to that- rather, it refers to gratification of the physical senses by ingestion, to the detriment of spiritual health. I didn't want to do the tried but true "fat person eating a lot of stuff" shot, so the spoon and the pen (which I will photoshop into a syringe somehow) are a drug reference. It's the modern form of gluttony as a privilege of wealth and a product of being jaded. The cords are supposed to represent the spiritual chains that bind the sinner. I still have some work to do on it.
Like I said, "I" didn't get it.
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Honestly, it it weren't you, I would simply not say anything. But since it's you...;-)
The image sucks.
Poor lighting. I'd even say "bad lighting".
Awkward pose, however if you were going into the fetish/bondage direction - not awkward enough, you kinda stopped half-way.
Most likely due to the poor lighting image is soft to the the degree of becoming OOF and shaken.
I'm not even going to dig into minor stuff: tilted horizon, dull framing, etc.
Dude...
All in all, I can only repeat what's been said many times before me: shooting a naked model well is much harder than it may seem
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too true. Strobes were, unfortunately, unavailable. Definitely needs a reshoot.
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I agree that the tilted horizon is a little off-putting but I think the film noir-ish lighting and her placement and pose all lend to an eerie surreal shot. I did get goosebumps looking at this and I was instantly reminded of Se7en or Psycho. Which is really not a bad thing at all.
This, er, setup screams with potential. Do you have other perspectives taken from this shoot?
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I'm looking forward to seeing more in your series.
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I have a few other shots, but they are mostly from this angle.
The physical location (my bathroom) is a real problem. On the one hand, the location looks pretty much exactly the way I want (tiled, not a terribly cluttered background, etc). On the other hand, it is physically hard to work in. Due to the fact that all the bathrooms in the building are add-ons (before the 20th century I think this place had common bathrooms in the courtyard) it is a weird shape. Also, external lighting is necessary because the room isn't actually well lit naturally.
It's about 5 meters long, with 3.5 meter cielings, and about 1 and a half meters wide. I have one light mounted inside the bathtub against which she is leaning. The other is behind me. It's not really possible to do lighting other than straight at the subject or from the side.
I put the main hot light above me, shooting down on her, and the light in the bath is kind of angled up to bounce of the tile walls. I'd like to draw up a sketch of the bathroom and send it to Nikolai to see how he would tackle this problem.
The simple solution is to get another bathroom. I really don't want to do this, however, as my other friends have bathrooms that are even smaller, or otherwise inappropriate.
Thematically, there are other elements of the shot that some folks aren't digging, that I actually do. I like the tilted horizon- in many respects this is supposed to be, perhaps not an ugly shot, but the vary least a shot about ugliness. I think the horizon is disconcerting, and I want to keep that. I also like the shadow on the face- it is one of the things that make me so loath to thrwo this away and start again. I'll definitely try to keep that the next round.
Fortunately the model does want to shoot again, she has a few ideas for something else and is into the project. Probably in December- she lives in another city and I am in the middle of grading exams and preparing some trips.
Thanks a lot for the advice, particularly the brass tacks. It is appreciated.
I didn't understand the gluttony part until I read the explanation (after seeing movie 7, I associate gluttony with food, but its probably more accurate excess of anything to ones detriment). Still don't understand the cords, or how they are supposed to be spiritual. I think they would have to be explained to most viewers.
Another idea on the angle maybe to tip it a little more, as so its very obvious that it was intentional, maybe being so close to horizontal it distracting. Just an idea, may work, may not.
I am planning to include cords, or some sort of binding, in all the other shots in the series as well. Would that be obvious to a viewer, or am I assuming too much that they're already in my head, so to speak?
Well then I can understand a consistent element that will be in all the photos. Since I was just looking at the one I didn't know that. Thanks for that info.