the tragic death of halloween
Ron Richardson
everyone once in awhile a project comes along that really gets the creative juices flowing. utata's iron photographer 33 was that project for me.
the project requirements are that the shot be in black and white, shot at night, and contain a dramatic light source.
i am about 98% happy with this shot. two things i would improve are 1) more visibility of the pumpkin faces and 2) more rain drizzling down.
many many thanks to fellow utatan joesnitty and his gal for being my models. seeing two people with plastic pumpkin shells on their heads is quite a sight. it was a fun shoot. can't wait to see what he posts for his submission.
The Iron Photographer Challenge
The elements for Iron Photographer 33 were inspired by the recent Sunday Salon on Brassaï:
1 - shot at night
2 - dramatic light source
3 - black and white
The first element, shot at night, is abundantly clear. You can tell it's night because the sun has set. If the sun is out, it's not night. We don't care if you shoot the photograph inside or outside so long as the sun has passed below the horizon.
The second element, dramatic light source, is the most ambiguous one. You'll have to decide that for yourself, but it won't hurt to take a look at some of Brassaï's work.
Finally, we want the photograph to Brassaï be in black and white. We don't care if you shoot black and white or if you make it black and white in post-processing. How you get it to be black and white is entirely up to you.
That's it. Go get Parisian.
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