Oh my! I've been neglecting my blog again, le sigh. I have a few shoots to post, I'll get on that.
Lots has happened over the summer; I'm completely remodelling my approach to my personalized photographic art in order to provide higher level of service and a higher quality of product.
It's taking much longer than I had hoped!
Over the summer I tried to find a steady mua/hair person to work with on shoots. (I'd been hiring it out before, at cost.) I'm adding it as a part of my base service to give a more complete experience to a fashion inspired portraiture session. However, for some reason, I don't know why, I just couldn't find anyone. I think make up artists that do hair styling (not cutting) are hard to find!
Ack! I really didn't want to become 'that' photographer, you know, the one who does everything themselves; style/costume. producing, mua, hair, shoot, retouch, print, deliver... Guess who's getting their certificate in make up artistry along with a hair styling element? Yup, this girl...and I have lots of volunteers to practice on! (Thanks Ladies!)
So, my new service didn't start as soon as I wanted, but it will start! Make sure you've 'liked' my facebook page and there will be a special voucher for you, once we get re-launched!
I've accepted the fact that I can't sell. I came to that conclusion during my failed...err..I mean the "learning experience" I had during my 3 year stint as a Realtor. It's ok, I'm ok with not being able to make, err, I mean, guide people into buying something that isn't perfect for them. "Georgina!" you say, "if you're not going to sell us, how are you going to make a living." "Simple," I answer, "I'm going to provide a wonderful service, and make beautiful images of you, and you're going to be so happy, you're going to want to buy." If I do my job right, I won't have to sell. Now that's something I can do.
I've also decided to price for what I'm worth at this point in time, based exclusively on the Professional Photographers Association's industry standard of 35% cos for a photographer working from home and and no longer worry about what everyone else is doing.
I did, however, find a printer who is awesome. I think he's the best I've ever seen. The paper and ink combo I choose for black and whites, well, I swear there's soul in there. Soul in the print, emotion, feeling, changing. The way the light hits and moves it brings the photo alive, know what I mean? He's way, way, way more expensive; but well worth the money.
I truly believe that every woman deserves to feel beautiful, because they are beautiful. To be inspired by yourself, to be reminded of who you are, inside, a goddess. I think all of us hate something about ourselves, it's our nature. I hate my weight, another hates their toes, another hates the mole on her cheek...it doesn't matter if she's a super model or a mother of 5, we all criticize ourselves. And it sucks. We shouldn't do it, but we do. I'm doing this because I want to create something where a women can be reminded of who she is.
Say it with me, "I'm a gorgeous heart breaking seductress who's kick ass independent, with an I'm sexy and I don't need you to tell me because I know it attitude, kinda girl."
We all are. I think over time, we forget it...I know I did. My photographic goal is simple; I want you to remember that you are that goddess and I want you to see yourself the way the world sees you.
I'm a beauty photographer and I do fashion inspired portraiture...
G
georgeMetzler Photographer.
putting the Hot back in photography.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Jan 13, 2012, Friday the 13th!
something a little bright and happy on Friday the 13th!
sumi filter and a linear dodge to bring back the sparkle
original image i took a little dark and moody, but I was really feeling brighter and happier today!
Jan 12 Edges
This is a pic of the waterbulb - you know the ones used to feed plants? I used it for texture on the canopy pic a few days ago, this time, I added a glowing edges texture to get more of an automatic painting kinda feel. It reminds me of some of my oils on canvas!
and the original below.
When it comes to
painting, as I imagine most art forms, you have to be able to do the real
before you can do the surreal. That didn't sound right. Let me tell you a
story;
When I was 11, I was
over at my Aunty Donna's house, I was taking dance lessons and Joey, my cousin
was in grade 8 piano and practicing 'the entertainer' non-stop and he always
had the metronome going, tick, tick, tick, in perfect rhythm and harmony. I remember
dancing while he played piano. Anyway, my point is, it was always noisy, rhythmic,
and dynamic environment. I loved it. One day, I think my Aunt went to the store
and Joey wasn't there. I was sitting on the couch, all by my lonesome staring
at a decorative chair in the corner. (You know the one, popular decor in the
70's, straight back, small, solid wood that no one could sit on.) No TV, no
Radio, no noise, just silence. I decided to sketch it.
I grabbed a piece of
paper and a pencil and a book to draw on and curled up on the couch and got to
work. It took me 4 hours, but I had a perfect sketch of the chair. I think I
gave it to my Aunty, but I don't remember. I just remember that when she saw
the finished sketch, she said 'wow'.
At 11, was the point
in my life when I was able to sketch photorealism, with perfect balance and
light, and I did it all the time...fast forward to age 12.
When I was 12, my
family and I went to Europe. An 8 week back pack trip through 7 countries. We,
of course, visited museums of great artists. They had displays of the processes
the greats took to achieve their works. I didn't know before that that you
could sketch it out first. I also didn't know that almost all the great
modern/automatic/impressionist artists started in realism and then moved to the
alternate style. You can see the progression in their work. You can see Picasso’s
decent into madness as well as van Gogh, Monet, etc. That's when I realized,
that an artist must be able to do the basics, realistic, how the light moves
and plays with the colours on a visual level. He or she must be able to see the
light for what it is, see the colour for how it is, see the balance of actuality
before he or she can start to interpret it into something else, something more.
Don't get me wrong, artists who can do realism to higher levels are
awesome...but I've always loved the surreal.
My epiphany; I
realized that by drawing my technically perfect sketches, I had now earned the
right to paint from that part of you that is emotional and not logical.
In other words; you
have to be able to do the real, before you can do the surreal.
Oh, and before I
digressed, I wanted to say that, I like how in automatic paintings, everyone
sees something different.
take care!
George.
Jan 11, 2012 Barometer
Slight angle...I know, cheating...but only a little....I really liked both of them... :)
taken on a tripod.
I tried to do the zoom thing, but I seem to have lost my touch!
I'll keep practicing.
Jan 9 Canopy
Jan 8, 2012 Orange
Sorry! Had to redo everything, my point and click...well...I lost the cord and have spent the last few days searching for it. Le sigh, I guess those particular pictures will have to wait until I can get my hands on a new one!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Jan 6, 2012 Snow Star
had a little ps fun with an outside decoration. it involved layers and a fibre filter...
original shot:
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Jan 5, 2012 skull
Here's a different shot I took.
Still having issues with the point and click! Should have used the SLR at the game and for the examiner article.
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