The French Kisser

rwells · August 24, 2009

Walter,

While I don't get the title, I DO LOVE people shooting artistically. Outside the box

Thanks for posting.

wfeller · August 24, 2009

rwells wrote:

Walter,

While I don't get the title, I DO LOVE people shooting artistically. Outside the box

Thanks for posting.

And thank you. An expression of a recently unrepressed memory of an awkward first moment in my early adolescence. It was a great experience for this, then 13-yr old, pimple-faced kid, that only cost me 4 cigarettes. To date myself, it was during a double feature, Barbarella and Sonny & Cher: Good Times. I never saw the girl again, but 10-15 years later I read she had been arrested for prostitution at a local truck stop.

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Eia · August 24, 2009

That is scary (the pic that is)! Your stories are as interesting as the photos!:D

eL eSs Vee · August 24, 2009

Looks like a French watercolor from about 150 years ago.

Fantastic! I love it!

Dogdots · August 24, 2009

I don't know what to say -- the title drew me in

Very interesting photo. I like how you did your pp's on it. Just need to ask this --is it a doll?

Adolescences -- so many memories from those growing/learning years

thoth · August 25, 2009

wfeller wrote:

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...that only cost me 4 cigarettes...

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...but 10-15 years later I read she had been arrested for prostitution at a local truck stop.

It's a good thing you found her when she was cheap!

I love the shot, Walter. It does have a dreamy old-world quality to it for sure.

DaddyO · August 25, 2009

Nice result out of your effort. Composition looks well placed. Good work on
the PP.

wfeller · August 26, 2009

Eia wrote:

That is scary (the pic that is)! Your stories are as interesting as the photos!:D

Thank you Eia. I like illustrating my, "visions."

Check it out- I'm thinking of trying to find a shot for;

"The unfettered mind inevitably becomes bent on self destruction."
Sigmund Freud

-The quest begins.

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wfeller · August 26, 2009

eL eSs Vee wrote:

Looks like a French watercolor from about 150 years ago.

Fantastic! I love it!

Thanks Lee. Very much influenced by Toulouse Latrec. I'd been wanting to shoot this shot, or at least in concept for quite awhile, and when I finally walked by it, I knew what it was.

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wfeller · August 26, 2009

Dogdots wrote:

I don't know what to say -- the title drew me in

Very interesting photo. I like how you did your pp's on it. Just need to ask this --is it a doll?

Adolescences -- so many memories from those growing/learning years

Thank you. A little distortion (a lot actually) and some high contrast processing. I like the -blurred pencil and ink- effect I can get out of it.

Yes, a doll. I saw it standing in an old car as a prop during a carshow.

wfeller · August 26, 2009

thoth wrote:

It's a good thing you found her when she was cheap!

I love the shot, Walter. It does have a dreamy old-world quality to it for sure.

Thanks Travis. I was fortunate. Historically, politicians have always driven up the cost of renta-girl-friends beyond my meager.. -- ahem,...

Years ago I spent considerable time studying the French writers and impressionist painters of that time period. I enjoy being influenced by that, even in my landscapes.

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wfeller · August 26, 2009

Dogdots wrote:

I don't know what to say -- the title drew me in

Very interesting photo. I like how you did your pp's on it. Just need to ask this --is it a doll?

Adolescences -- so many memories from those growing/learning years

Thank you Mary Kim. I got my replies mixed up--I'm used to multi-quoting. Anyway, great catch on me using the doll. The light was perfect.

I used to think those years were awkward, misshappen and oddly horrifying, but as I grew older and heard stories from my friends, I realized they were all that, but not out of the ordinary.

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wfeller · August 26, 2009

DaddyO wrote:

Nice result out of your effort. Composition looks well placed. Good work on
the PP.

Thank you. Other than that, the rest of the day turned out garbage shots.

leaforte · August 26, 2009

wfeller wrote:

Thanks Travis. I was fortunate. Historically, politicians have always driven up the cost of renta-girl-friends beyond my meager.. -- ahem,...

Years ago I spent considerable time studying the French writers and impressionist painters of that time period. I enjoy being influenced by that, even in my landscapes.

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I would definitely step back to look at it on the wall. I am a major fan of Baudelaire (Paris Spleen, Flowers of Evil, et al), but relate this photo more to American impressionism.

wfeller · August 26, 2009

leaforte wrote:

I would definitely step back to look at it on the wall. I am a major fan of Baudelaire (Paris Spleen, Flowers of Evil, et al), but relate this photo more to American impressionism.

Thank you.

As I mentioned, the studying I did was a long time ago, and something I did on my own. It's kind of reassuring that the image reminds you of American impressionistic work, as I figure I'm an American influenced by the French impressionists. Now that I'm older and more into my own pursuits again (I strayed really, really, really far), I'll have to check them out.

DaddyO · August 26, 2009

wfeller wrote:

Thank you. Other than that, the rest of the day turned out garbage shots.

Understand garbage shots found in any one day of shooting. When I feel that
its creeping in I try to turn my attention to texture pics and the like.

Nice find of the doll at an auto show.

Since I don't study various artist
much I'm probably missing out in seeing interesting potential in things.

In looking at Toulouse Latrec, I found that your image bears a striking
resemblance in his work "In The Private Booth".

wfeller · August 27, 2009

DaddyO wrote:

Understand garbage shots found in any one day of shooting. When I feel that
its creeping in I try to turn my attention to texture pics and the like.

Nice find of the doll at an auto show. Since I don't study various artist
much I'm probably missing out in seeing interesting potential in things.

In looking at Toulouse Latrec, I found that your image bears a striking
resemblance in his work "In The Private Booth".

Thank you. I figure the signal to noise ratio was probably due to the fact that I didn't want to shoot what I was shooting.

It's been so many years, I think the influence is embedded in my subconcious by now.

http://jimmiescollage.com/2007/09/artist-study-toulouse-lautrec/

I see what you mean.

Without looking too much (because I could spend hours and hours just looking), the one's I remember the names of the most, the ones that impressed me, were Cezanne', Monet, Manet, Degas, Pissarro, Van Gogh and later Matisse transiting from the aforementioned into Picasso. Then I lose interest.

Curses-- I'm hooked again. Now I got to look --
The guys

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DaddyO · August 27, 2009

Don't you mean "The Guys & Girls"?

Bookmarked that page.
Thanks for the new homework thats hit my ta do list.

"Signal to noise ratio" That's a hoot.

Went to a local indoor car show once and found I wanted to leave
more than stay. Took some aspect shots then handed the camera
to my son to shoot while I RAN outside for air.

wfeller · August 29, 2009

DaddyO wrote:

Don't you mean "The Guys & Girls"? Bookmarked that page.
Thanks for the new homework thats hit my ta do list.

"Signal to noise ratio" That's a hoot.

Went to a local indoor car show once and found I wanted to leave
more than stay. Took some aspect shots then handed the camera
to my son to shoot while I RAN outside for air.

I decided to go through my car shots- I met a friend of my brother-in-law up there. Over two days he shot over 400 shots. I took 12. As I did my edit thing I got more and more into it. I'm kind of looking forward to next year.

http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=1198991#post1198991

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The French Kisser

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