A few weeks ago John Cohen wrote:
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 6:48 PM
> Lasse's comment on my picture (of my daughter) with the spectrum on her face
> are exactly on target. I think I liked the picture because I like the
> subject so well, and it was an unusual way of looking at her; plus, she is
> never usually serious in a picture, so this was also interesting. But now I
> see that as a picture tout court (as us quebecois say) it is not as
> interesting as I had originally thought. I still am working on the idea, and
> hope to have something better.
>
> As for the smears, there are so many smears on my monitor that I thought
> they were there. Bad me.
>
> And I think Lasse's coments are a super example of honest criticism without
> any nasty edge to it. Thanks again.
Thanks for mentioning this, John.
Since you specifically had asked for comments, I assumed that you'd most of all
appreciate honest comments.
(And I did enjoy watching the picture, I think it's still a keeper for you and your
daughter.)
Lasse
> >Lasse's comments...
> "Woman at 400 to 700 nm" by John Cohen.
>
> Hm. It seems I am in a critical mood today.
> I think you should work more with your "subject". She is beautiful.
> However, this picture seems to fall between two chairs, so to speak. I am
> left wondering about about the purpose of the picture.
>
> She is not really being portrayed as a person. (Had this particular light
> from the prism been left out, I could have more easily concentrated on her
> face, the tranquility and shape of her head and face. But still, I guess the
> intention is not to present a real portrait of her.)
>
> Although interesting, this colorful light from the prism in my opinion
> doesn't really add much to the picture, other than the funny effect of it.
>
> A few words about the framing. Her head is firmly placed right in the middle
> of this horisontal frame. This will lock your eye to her face, but the empty
> dark space to the right makes it difficult for you to rest your eye in her
> face or follow the direction of her own eyes. I would definitely have
> cropped the picture maybe up to her left ear.
>
> (Just to complete this unfriendly comment I also notice some smear of
> whatever on the print that you should have cleaned up... :))
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