Florence, Italy
This feels like a 30's movie still to me - the little movement of the window curtain real makes the photo for me.ps
please click on the image to view at a larger size - the tones and contrast are better
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Friday, July 13, 2007
This feels like a 30's movie still to me - the little movement of the window curtain real makes the photo for me.ps
please click on the image to view at a larger size - the tones and contrast are better
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el guapachoso said ... (4:42 PM) :
post a commentImmediately makes me long to be in Italy! Beautiful shot and yes, the black and white is simple and perfect.
I find it best when you comment on your shots and, as in this case, give us some of the context.
For what it's worth, back in the sixties, at least in London, straight guys talked to each other about fashion and style at the drop of a (Locke) hat. A 'find' of authentic American button-downs was news!
In David Bowie's first hit "Space Oddity" this is reflected in the line "...and the papers want to know whose shirts you wear!" At the time celebs and wannabes belonged either to the tribe who had their shirts made at Mr Fish or the clan who preferred Blades as their supplier. (I still own a tie which matched on of my Mr Fish shirts.)
This is really a brilliant photo indeed.
The font, the shadows, and composition are all super.
Sart,
Great photo, the larger shot really tells the story. I have a question though, did you shoot in black and white or color and then convert to black and white in photoshop?
Fantastic shot. Your artistry is made so much more valuable by your understatement & reserve; speaking not through agitation but through holding very still.
Macthomson
thanks for your kind words
When I am traveling I always feel bad that i am not able to write more but I am so tired from shooting all day then correcting etc all night that I am mentally drained.
It is great to be home when it is a little quieter so I can write more and participate in my own blog!!
You're right that men use to discuss style more
I was just watching a Fred Astaire movie - I think Top Hat- am they were very earnestly discussing square or butterfly bowties.
What a beautiful photo. Working on a book soon?
I love your sign shots. Please give us more! And it would be great if you could tag all your previous signs so we can easily access them. Thanks!
Remarkable! You've caught the subtle movement you describe....
You are absolutely right. Without the curtain in that way, the shot would be all very hard-edged and abstract. It still is to a great extent-and very beautiful in that way-- but the curtain also adds a "real effect" that makes it all the more interesting.
You're very good.
Sart,
This shutterbug wants to know.
1. What rig were you using?
2. What was the setting used?
3. Any post production?
Thanks
Nice.
Is it just me or is it a bit over exposed in the sign area? I think this is why it is nostalgic, to me; it appears like an old faded photograph from the 60's.
Lovely and evocative.
you should make a book... I'd buy it
beautiful!
what is the shadow of on the street in the photo? you?
Beautiful shot.
I love seeing the world through your eyes! The pictures of people are fascinating and fun, yet this is like a fine sorbet between dinner courses.
Nice pic!
Looks like this is a continuance of Sart's "font phase," y'all.
Sart, you need to start selling signed copies of your pics off this site. (Although it depends on what kind of waiver your subjects sign).
You can't tell me your biz friends haven't mentioned this to you yet!
I'd get some/several/ALLLLLLL!
mltt
It's so lovely to see a bit of typography sprinkled into the Sartorialist. A marriage of two of my loves: fashion and good old typography.
Congratulations, Sart! This is an incredibly good photograph. Photos like this one - mainly in b&w - are precious to photographers/travellers, as they catch the aura of the place.
Doesn't surprise me...
This is so beautiful.
I love the shadows cast on the building- makes me wonder what time it was when this photo was shot..And the stone flooring just strike me that the colouring of the stone is probably the same whether the shot was done in black and white or colour...The hanging curtain was indeed a comforting contrast against the solid surroundings.Beautifully serene!!!:)
gorgeous.
Long admired your website, first time writing in. I like the way your photos not only highlight the style of your subjects, but also capture aspects of their personalities.
This Pellicerie photo is so rich in nuance and moodiness. Great shot!
Have you seen the Foto exhibit at the National Gallery in DC? It's terrific - many similarly complex-textured black and whites.
Long admired your site, first time writing in. Love the way you capture your subjects' personalities as well as their style. And doesn't that highlight the self-defining power of fashion itself?
Great shot of the Pellicerie - so nuanced and moody. Have you seen the "Foto" exhibit at the National Gallery in DC of Central European photography 1918-45? Lots of richly textured black and whites.
Thanks for your thought-provoking and inspiring blog!
Dear Sart
The photo is pure Edward Hopper; two or more sources of light, the sharp angles on the architecture caused by the light sources, and the ambivalence of the moving curtain.
Thank you for sharing this ...
beautiful shot.
i've got the same question as another fan...does your camera have the ability to digitally switch from black and white to color, or do you do that in post?