People and their sofas

Hertz van Rental

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When I was doing this for a living I used to like taking semi-formal/informal portraits of people, couples, families in my own time. It wasn't until a friend looked through my work and pointed it out that I realised that 95% of these pictures were taken with the subjects sitting on their sofas. It wasn't a conscious choice on my part. But once it was pointed out I started doing it on purpose... and so it stopped working for me.
I used to have dozens but now I can't even find the negs. Two prints have just surfaced (and two of my favourites at that) so I thought I'd share. Besides, I'm sure lots of you have pictures of people sitting on sofas so this could be a good thread.
I'll post more if I find them.

It's the way people start to behave when they begin to get bored with what you are doing - especially children - that I liked. And the way their behaviour countrpointed the formality of the more patient adults.
I particularly like the feet in the second one.

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For some reason I was watching the intro to a show about Van Halen - and Terry Jones popped into my head.
 
:mrgreen: (it's the most appropriately smug smilie I can find) and the other guy is Mike Rosen. Well I did say I used to do this sort of thing for a living.....
 
Now I like that one. Love the harmonising colour - makes the pic. Not sure wether I like her eyes looking out of frame though... No. You're right. It works. Maybe a bit more air over her head to balance the feet though.
Nice one.
 
Hertz van Rental said:
Now I like that one. Love the harmonising colour - makes the pic. Not sure wether I like her eyes looking out of frame though... No. You're right. It works. Maybe a bit more air over her head to balance the feet though.
Nice one.

Thanks.
A lot of people are iffy about the eyes being up that far. Its actually a self portrait and Im not big on having my pic taken so I usually look out of frame. Plus people comment all the time that I have huge eyes... I never got that till I did a few shots like this.
 
NikonChick said:
As soon as I saw the theme, I was reminded of this shot.

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Excellent job for a self portrait..........I have not yet mastered taking a pic of myself..........although I am sure I have captured some good ones, but I absolutely hate pictures of myself.
 
Thanks. Portraiture isnt my strong suit(in the slightest), especially getting self portraits in focus, but I was pretty happy with this one. :D
 
Hertz van Rental said:
No, not DiNero. Guess again.

Wow! I thought he looked familiar when I first saw this post. Did you meet him as a photographer, or some other way?

Here's my theme contribution...

camera: Rolleiflex 3.5E Planar
film: Arista Pro 400
hand held, Vivitar 285HV flash bounced off ceiling


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Oh my. Can't compete with any of these here, but the theme instantly reminded my of these photos of my son, who apparently likes "his" (?) sofa very much, and in all positions:

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(Taken by this young man's little sister with her cheap point-and-shoot camera)

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(Taken by same photographer as above, but with my [film] camera)

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(... and draped over the sofa again watching telly - no! Sorry! Shortly interrupting this 'activity' by glancing over to what his mother's doing).

Are they too different from your original idea, Hertz?
 
ksmattfish said:
Wow! I thought he looked familiar when I first saw this post. Did you meet him as a photographer, or some other way?
I went to photograph him, we got talking (as you do) and we found we had mutual friends.
If you want me to start name dropping... :mrgreen:
 

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