Comments on: Film As Inspiration

By: Colin Young-Wolff Photography

Colin Young-Wolff Photography — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:59:00 +0000

Thanks everybody for your comments and I am definitely impressed with everybody’s work. Hopefully I will make it tonight so I can meet some of you and give comments in person.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:14:00 +0000

Carolyn- Love the light and color you added to it! You must of had a really good assistant. haha

By: tamar

tamar — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:25:00 +0000

Jenn- I agree with Chris. I like how you played with the window frame. It is really unconventional. Ryan, I love your lighting. It is really beautiful. Carolyn, you got the feeling of Virgin Suicides but made it very you in terms of the subject and composition. Great job to everyone!

By: Carolyn Fong

Carolyn Fong — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:21:00 +0000

Okay, so I took forever to get mine up.
apologies.
I have been blown away by everyone’s entries.
It’s nice to see how many interpretations of one theme there really are. I feel like everyone’s voice is coming across really nicely.
I’d have to agree with everyone’s comments so far – I honestly didn’t realize that Colin’s were his shots – I thought they were doubles of film stills – you totally rocked it.
These are all incredible! Keep up the good work everyone!

By: Christopher Dibble

Christopher Dibble — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:04:00 +0000

One of these days, Im going to get mine up. Ryan – love the detail of the tv in the background. Colin – really love those shots – really captures the feeling. Jenn – I wanna be on the fire escape – I love the light and I really like the image of her playing with her head being separated by the window sill. Claire – love your still life’s. Blake – the verticle one is gorgeous. Tamar – over the top great job. Really caught that feel of the show.

By: Claire

Claire — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:40:00 +0000

Ryan,
Thanks for the comment, I need to get more involved with commenting.
I have been playing around with cross processing in photoshop after re-watching Amelie, the whole film feels crossed to me.

By: Claire

Claire — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:39:00 +0000

just sitting down to read all of the comments!
Colin totally nailed the styling, color, and lighting of the 70′s.
Tamar you also have great styling and I am such a sucker for 50′s inspired shots. Your images really make me want to watch Mad Men.
Blake, I love your lighting

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:12:00 +0000

colin- the feeling of those images are so 70′s. great locations too! good job.
tamar- i’m so obsessed with that show too. you totally nailed the whole feeling and lighting of the show. especially with the direction of the models. um is weird i think don draper is totally hot?

By: tamar

tamar — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:22:00 +0000

Colin those are really great. They really do seem like they were shot in the 70′s. Great great styling as well.

By: tamar

tamar — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:21:00 +0000

Thanks Ryan. I wanted to make that shot look sort of like an old ad for hard alcohol from the 60′s, with the lighting and color palette from Mad Men. I wanted to make it look like a really masculine game/trophy room. The more I watch the show the more obsessed I am with the art direction. It is really amazing.