Comments on: Tuscany street by clara rojas

By: Stefan Rohner

Stefan Rohner — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:06:50 +0000

the clean digital b/w tones are a pity.

By: Phil Wright

Phil Wright — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:05:11 +0000

Clara, there simply aren’t enough photographs out there that so eloquently speak of those rare moments of the “joie de vivre” that can occur so spontaneously in childhood. I love this photograph and actually think that it adds to our dialogue about the things in life that continue to make us smile, and be human.

Best regards, Phil

By: Ramon Mas

Ramon Mas — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:37:38 +0000

Clara,

Maybe because I am Venezuelan living in Spain for 20 years now, but this image as well as the other images in your website say sooo much to me. You brought me back home for a moment…

Amazing photos!!, Keep up the good work!

By: Mike R

Mike R — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:24:01 +0000

A addendum to my previous post (so I’m not breaking the one-post rule, am I?): although the photograph would work well on one page of a publication; it would not work as a double-page spread because the central character would be lost in the gutter between the pages. Something to be mindful of if you are shooting for the page. Still a good photo though.

Best,

Mike.

By: Jarrod Hall

Jarrod Hall — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:51:13 +0000

A moment. A story. An intriguing space. A powerful composition. It’s a classic. A photo to be damn proud of.

By: Mike R

Mike R — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:34:10 +0000

I like it; it’s getting difficult to photograph in the street these days: particularly children. A great shame. There is quite a lot of “empty” space to the right of the children, but a photo editor would love to overlay opening words in this space! As such it is a perfect opening shot for a magazine spread.

Congratulations Clara!!

Mike.

By: Patricia Lay-Dorsey

Patricia Lay-Dorsey — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:19:34 +0000

Interesting how differently we each see the compositional aspects of this photo. To my eye it is perfectly balanced in a sculptural sense, which is how I’ve been trying to look at frames since hearing Jim Natchwey bring this element up time and time again in the Look3 workshop.

Yes, the children with their sense of motion are to the left of center, but my eye is also drawn to the girl’s shadow framed within the arch of light on the street, and that shadow is in the right side of the frame. And I find it essential compositionally that the photographer chose to include the entire arch rather than cutting it off. I see other interesting negative/positive shapes in the right side of the frame–the black triangle in the right bottom corner, the arched door in the background that repeats the arch of light on the street. To my eye, the right side of the frame is what anchors the action on the left. And I’m with David B about the importance of that little girl in shadow who is turned back towards the center of the frame. She keeps my eye from falling off the edge.

As much as this photo is all about light and shadow, I also see it as showing motion and stability. And it gives me a sense of past and present. I find it a deeply satisfying image aesthetically and emotionally.

Patricia

By: david bowen

david bowen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:58:46 +0000

i like the lop-sided symmetry of the doors in the background, the triangle the girls make together and the 2 pools of light.. also the girl on extreme left turning her head quickly.. i think that she, as well as the shadows, push yer eye back into the frame..

By: Rafal Pruszynski

Rafal Pruszynski — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:42:06 +0000

Not a fan. composition-wise, it feels very off balanced, the people exiting the frame, leaving 2/3 of the picture pretty much useless emptyness that does nothing in the picture. Had they been entering the frame, it would have been much, much better, it would feel right, which still wouldnt get past the other problem: nothing happens here.

By: Bjarte Edvardsen

Bjarte Edvardsen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:16:28 +0000

Nice timing, fresh atmosphere and wonderful, sharp lighting. I can hear the sounds just by looking at this. I like how her hair seems to lift from the ground, but even better the girl on the left side which drag my eyes inside the picture instead of disappearing out of the frame.

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By: wendy

wendy — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:10:52 +0000

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By: AndreaC

AndreaC — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:02:13 +0000

I can’t decide whether I would prefer it if the photographer had let go of the complete shape of the sunlit arch and put the kids in the centre. Or if I prefer it the way it is. I keep worrying that all the action is on the far left. But of course that patch of sunlight on the right does draw the eye back there. A slightly strange version of balance. Anyway, it is what it is. I can’t decide how much I like it.

By: dellicson

dellicson — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:43:48 +0000

Ok, but this is no Cartier-Bresson 1958 Rome shot nor a Koudelka shot. You must go beyond the immediatey obvious.

By: Carrie Roseman

Carrie Roseman — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:33:23 +0000

Great moment!

By: Sidney Atkins

Sidney Atkins — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:11:04 +0000

Great photo, I thought “very nice!” the instant I saw it… clearly better in b+w than it would be in color, and I don’t often think or say that. If somebody asked me to define the term “chiaroscuro” I would show them this photo. The happy felicitude of the two figures in sunlight versus the two in shade, and the compostion that includes action figures whose shadows are in exactly the right position within the architectural space make this a classic.

By: pomara

pomara — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:57:55 +0000

Nice moment. That’s what keeps us looking. Nice light. The light will tell you what to do.

By: tom hyde

tom hyde — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:35:00 +0000

Wonderful photograph. Love it.

By: Herve

Herve — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:33:50 +0000

This one shoots a blank with me. I see very little to hold my interest, on any count (children photography, B&W treatment, compo, mood). Sorry…

By: Jim Powers

Jim Powers — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:07:04 +0000

Jason, snapshot isn’t a derogatory term.