Amber

[jimmyd]

since when do these kinds of pics have to make sense or have meaning other than it's a beautiful woman, attired or semi-attired???

personally, the whole concept of "a story" as voiced in many fashion shots is absurd to me. there might be a theme, but a story? please. it's just an attempt to validate the image in some way other than it's trying to sell the clothing or whatever or the girl.

[RodneyYoung]

you know, I was writing this long disurtation and pulling qutes from your post and trying to give a reasonable response to them. But I then found myself not liking what I was typing, it just reminded me too much of the whole fashion vs. glamour debate that made no sense then nor will it now.

jimmyd, you as well as everyone else on this forum as well as those walking GZod's green earth have an opinion on whatever the hell you want it to be on. If you like the image and it makes you think about riunning out and buying lingerie, then by all means my brother, run out and get all that you can afford.

I am ranting and the reason would be because I resent the fact that fashion, glamour, fine art nude, still life or any other form or concept of photography has to be justified, especially online. They are what they are, take it for what it is worth.

All I said was that when I see the image, it is a pretty girl in a barn, does not sell lingerie, (TO ME). Opinions are like, well we all know the rest.

Again, this is a rant, and trust me, it is somethinng that I rearly if ever do. To those of you that I may have offended, please excpt my apologies, to Jerry, it was not personal, and to Amber, girl you know how I feel about anythinng that you shoot, it's all good



*thinking*, (will this post be here when I get back?)

[imagesbyjerry]

Why on earth wouldn't it be? Anyhow, to jimmyd's point, nope, there are no rules that say that anything has to make sense, especially in advertising! Been doin' that for around 30 years and the only rule I'm sure of is that if the research shows that people will react the way you want them to react, i.e., go buy the product, then do it! It doesn't have to make sense! In fact, if it really jars the senses because it shows something you didn't expect, it is probably going to cause a reaction and, good or bad, that's what advertising is supposed to do. In the attached image of Martina, we were selling lingerie again...same company....and the folks are buying! This ad wasn't shot in a bedroom or bathroom or anywhere else that most folks would associate with lingerie...it was shot outdoors on a walkway around flower beds and vines at a hacienda in Arizona. Does it work? Well, the lingerie company says it does and that's what this particular work is all about. Harke-FineArt jerry@harke-fineart.com

[jimmyd]

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jimmyd, you as well as everyone else on this forum as well as those walking GZod's green earth have an opinion on whatever the hell you want it to be on. If you like the image and it makes you think about riunning out and buying lingerie, then by all means my brother, run out and get all that you can afford.

I am ranting and the reason would be because I resent the fact that fashion, glamour, fine art nude, still life or any other form or concept of photography has to be justified, especially online. They are what they are, take it for what it is worth.



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so... you're agreeing with what i said or you're disagreeing? cuz, well, cuz it seems like your agreeing but your tone seem like you're not... ergo, i'm confused. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]