I can't help it . When it comes to photographing old barns, rustic buildings, or your run-o-the-mill areas of decay, I can NEVER settle for shooting "just the building." WHY?
During eight years spent studying Fine Art Photography in University, those mean, controlling, tactless Masters Of Photography who instructed me buried into the farthest recesses of my brain that certain images are simply NOT, nor shall EVER be, Fine Art Photography. For the record, what falls into the no no's to the Fine Art Photography category include: snapsots, family album pics, trite pet pics, zoo pics, that "single lonely tree" pic, flowers, pretty faces, and, of course, anything relating to calendar quality old barns. Our hands were slapped with the intellectual equivalent of the wooden ruler any time any of us Masters students so embarked upon such overused subjects.Failing to heed such Fine Art rules subjected the offender to such intense ridicule that the error was, most oft, never repeated.
However, the Fine Art Nude is ALWAYS considered classic, welcomed and good Fine Art Photography fodder.
That being stated, what if there exists just such a cool, timeless, old barn nearby that it practically SHREIKS "Photograph me!"? Well, friends, you end up wth a photo like this one. At least, you do after eight years of University!
THIS is my solution to the shooting of the rustic, decayed, falling down, old barn. I added the classic nude. NOW, I'm in a place where I can hold my head high, and not have to bother with the rioting hoards of angry Fine Art Photogarphers who might otherwise shun both my efforts, AND this JPG category.
Here we have "The Nude in an Old, Decayed Barn."
On a personal note, I like the contrast between my round, pink human form in reddish light, compared to the sordid greys and barren look of the barn.
22 responses
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Alexis Gerard gave props (6 Sep 2009):
LOVELY Laura! Wonderful light, perfect framing...great
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Benjamin Arthur said (6 Sep 2009):
Another great shot. VOTED
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Karen Zimmerman gave props (6 Sep 2009):
YES! I love old barns, and a nude only adds a warm element of life! A wonderful contrast. Great shot! Of course I voted!
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Karen Zimmerman said (6 Sep 2009):
Oh! I meant to say that I loved your narrative as well!!
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((pigotta08)) said (6 Sep 2009):
well done!!!!
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Alexis Gerard gave props (7 Sep 2009):
Back to vote :)
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Hugh Taylor gave props (7 Sep 2009):
Good photo, good logic
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Robert J Ross gave props (7 Sep 2009):
Great image! Adding life where life once thrived. I too had Fine Art Masters, but I also have a rule about rules - who made them, what's their purpose, and how many can I break?
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Karen K Smith gave props (7 Sep 2009):
Brilliant brilliant brilliant!!!!!!!!!
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Jay Olson-Goude gave props (7 Sep 2009):
Very nice!
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adniloj gave props (9 Sep 2009):
bringing life & decay, perfect combo! and a + for the contrast you mentioned
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Travis Richardson gave props (10 Sep 2009):
nicely done and of course you're right the warmth of your figure is a wonderful compliment to the cold decaying barn. thanks again for sharing.
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Jeff Weber gave props (10 Sep 2009):
Great shot and beautiful framing. Your eyes go jumping all around it, finding one cool thing after another. Must have been hard to expose right, but you nailed it.
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Timothy Little gave props (12 Sep 2009):
well done!
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Ib Corneliussen Nielsen gave props (15 Sep 2009):
I like the contrast between highlighted body and barn, fine light and colors
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Jason Platt gave props (17 Sep 2009):
so love this...cannot wipe this smile off my face..fine art photographer and add writer too!
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John Linton gave props (28 Sep 2009):
Hell YEAH! Rad!
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Jean Pierre Vacherot gave props (29 Sep 2009):
Great compo, my vote
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Farras Abdelnour gave props (2 Oct 2009):
beautiful, powerful composition. you've made super usage of light, imho. plus, i love shooting barns
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Farras Abdelnour gave props (2 Oct 2009):
voted
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Leanna Lomanski gave props (10 Oct 2009):
Brilliant use of light, as usual and I'm sure your profs would be proud.
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Paul Lavallee gave props (27 Oct 2009):
another great job with the lighting. amazing foresight!
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