Michelle

Beautiful model and nice soft light. Rrrrrr



jan

Classic composition, framing, lighting, great technique, and a pretty model dressed up and posed like a slut. I don't get it.

Peter Gomena

Classic composition, framing, lighting, great technique, and a pretty model dressed up and posed like a slut. I get it.

(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

No reason for harsh words.
The lighting's very nice and the composition with the window's spot on. I noticed her face before anything else to be honest. A nice mix of industrial feel with a pretty model, to me it's a pretty good photo.

Robert, wonderful image. As has been said, the pose, light, model and scene are refreshing, to say the least. Thanks for waking me up with a smile.

P.G. You have my condolences. tim

I agree with the lighting choice, but somehow I get the feeling you could have done more with her; let's see some more!
Btw, "gomena" in greek is slang for "girlfriend", "loose woman" or "interesting female" ("gomenos" being the male equivalent).

I love the contrast between model and surroundings. Classic!

While I wouldn't have used the word "slut," I understand the comment.

I read photographs. Who is this person? Why is she dressed like that? What are her surroundings? What is communicated by her appearance in that location? What is conveyed by her body language?

Frankly, I'm thinking that those questions in this instance have more to due with the social implications of the image and are quite dependent on the context in which the image is seen and used.

Seeing it here, I see the convergence of technical skill, an attractive model, a location the photographer has a fondness for and an interest in idealized glamour photography.

Since nothing appears relaxed, spontaneous or genuine about the scene the camera is trained upon, I see the artifice. At the same time, the juxtiposition of the living doll at the factory/warehouse/loft window isn't stark enough to provide irony.

The site of a woman presented this way can be loaded for some viewers in some contexts. I don't get the sense that this is anything other than other than a concerted effort to make an attractive image. I don't see any implicit comment in the image or an awareness that all images communicate more than just the specific, literal content.

I don't want my critique to be taken as condemnation of the photograph. It's a good photograph. I'm just not seeing mindfulness of the *image*.

I could be entirely wrong.

(just noticed the subheading for the image...that shifts a lot of my commentary to the mindfulness of the model, as I'm sure she was a less passive participant in the creation of the image. I *am* impressed that she could be that still for two seconds.)

Very nice shot of a very attractive model. Victoria's Secret shots should be this classy.