Good looking gal and crappy area

RPCrowe · 9th of July 2012 (Mon)

There is a style of shooting picturing good looking gals in crappy areas like abandoned buildings and trash and grafitti littered alleyways.

I just don't understand nor do I enjoy the juxtaposition of beauty and crap. Perhaps that's just me...

Tideas · 9th of July 2012 (Mon)

it's the same as photographing a plastic bottle in a forest I think. Just trying to juxtapose two things that you wouldn't expect to see near one another

AvailableLight · 9th of July 2012 (Mon)

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Originally Posted by Tideas

it's the same as photographing a plastic bottle in a forest I think. Just trying to juxtapose two things that you wouldn't expect to see near one another

That's pretty much it. Doesn't always work.

Elessar78 · 9th of July 2012 (Mon)

It's cliche now, but those abandoned, gritty locations do provide for an interesting ambience. Other times it's out of practicality, where else can you go and set up lights and not be bothered and have your model dressed (or not) in scant clothing? I've never shot like this, but I can understand why. Just like everything, it can be done very well or it can be done poorly.

nathancarter · 9th of July 2012 (Mon)

Well, it's better than an ugly, run-down model in a fancy, posh location.

AvailableLight · 10th of July 2012 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by nathancarter

Well, it's better than an ugly, run-down model in a fancy, posh location.

LOL! True.

Curly Bird · 10th of July 2012 (Tue)

Sometimes it can be done really well. However, an old friend has just had this done for her engagement - I'm sure there's a time and a place for it. In my eye, Pre Wedding pictures isn't one of them.

AvailableLight · 10th of July 2012 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by Curly Bird

Sometimes it can be done really well. However, an old friend has just had this done for her engagement - I'm sure there's a time and a place for it. In my eye, Pre Wedding pictures isn't one of them.

Yikes! They did that for an engagement shoot? Whatever floats their boat, I guess.

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Elessar78 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 14	Re: Good looking gal and crappy area It's cliche now, but those abandoned, gritty locations do provide for an interesting ambience. Other times it's out of practicality, where else can you go and set up lights and not be bothered and have your model dressed (or not) in scant clothing? I've never shot like this, but I can understand why. Just like everything, it can be done very well or it can be done poorly.

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Curly Bird Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: UK Posts: 1	Re: Good looking gal and crappy area Sometimes it can be done really well. However, an old friend has just had this done for her engagement - I'm sure there's a time and a place for it. In my eye, Pre Wedding pictures isn't one of them.

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