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Foxx_is_Dead t1_iuc6wws wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Stone Dance, me, photo, 2021 by SolsticeSon

Not a troll, your other photos poses are nicely posed, this one however does look very awkward and forced to hold it for the photo, it's not natural dancing caught in a photo, it's awkward and forced

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SolsticeSon OP t1_iuc7nyu wrote

I’m guessing people are under the impression that I stand there directing models but I prefer to influence and suggest rather than control. The model is as much an artist involved in the creative process. And the result is special to me because we both reached this crossroads together, whereas two dancers become a duet when their individual roles merge as one collaborative movement. So no, this wasn’t a held pose, it was a flow sequence. Notice her hair isn’t still, it’s sweeping in motion.

I happen to like how weird the motion was considering she was essentially dancing in ways that were influenced by the angles of the rock. I thought the conflicting angles were nice, the juxtaposition of both her strength and softness against the rigid stone. Its both unnerving and bizarre, yet ethereal and delicate.

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Foxx_is_Dead t1_iuc81fu wrote

When you break it down you make it seem like it's deep, but its not that deep. It still looks awkward to me. But hey, it's just one persons opinion, and opinions are like assholes, everyone's got them and they're usually full of shit.

Clearly people like it, but it's just not working for me.

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