CookyJar's Streetwalker Photos

[CookyJar]

A lot of you, in fact, most of you would have passed her up. Big Mistake!

Perfect CookyJar! That pic MAKES me want to see the rest! Awesome!

Her Sultry Eyes are what attracted me. She sensual charms held me.

If you're driving pass, looking out for traffic, Law Enforcement and all the other obvious distractions that permeates the avenue, you might easily miss those eyes.

CookyJar.

[Enveed05]

How is this for a tease?

CookyJar.

Perfect CookyJar! That pic MAKES me want to see the rest! Awesome!

[Cephlapod Love]

How is this for a tease?

CookyJar.

Darn dude! You gots yer eyes on steroids or something? LOL O recent have not seen a bad shot from you! Guess the boredom is over? Much improved! Great work!

BTW. How do I sign up for some of that? She looks good enough to.

[Bond 007]

My guess its Nikki.

[CookyJar]

… How does the artist see the girl, what poses can he get her into that show her best qualities? How do you get her to tease the camera / viewer?
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How is this for a tease?

CookyJar.

[Roamin Roman]

Becuause like many generalizations, there are so many exceptions as to make it useless. I can post lots of photos with ladies legs pointing into the camera that should get your attention. Any good photogrspher should be able to.

That is true. The main 'problem' with legs pointing toward the camera is that of foreshortening of the limb. But, as you imply, photography is an art, not a science. While rules apply to the general case (e. G. , Rule of Thirds; Arms / Legs not pointed toward camera; Sun at right angles to subject; Horizon not across middle of picture; etc.), an artist who understands his medium and his desired result can often violate those rules and obtain a standout photo.

[Roamin Roman]

Thanks, Roamin Roman.

And here is another generalization I missed: "If it bends, bend it. " I should have bent that leg. But, that is not the bad part as I see it. I missed an opportunity to capture a very pretty girl in an otherwise very nice position. Checkout her facial expression, her finger. I wanted to capture her with that nonchalant expression in a pose that wasnt just about her party parts. For me, this is another one that got away.

CookyJar.

That's a great point, CJ, and it ties in with Cephlapod's comment about lines. Angular lines, like a leg bent at the knee, adds a dynamic element to photos and can sometimes be used to guide a viewer's eyes to multiple highlight points.

[Roamin Roman]

No! It isn't just you.

I'm a leg man; I enjoy a shapely set of long legs. I also enjoy a nice ass. It doesn't have to be big, a nice apple bottom will do. And, perky tits anything that doesn't sag, suits me. Of cause a pretty face is always nice.

That's why I always try to show a variety. Perspective is what it's all about.

CookyJar.

CJ, if you want to see some excellent examples of "leg" photography, check out the works of Elmer Batters, whom I mentioned in a previous post. Some of his work is available online, but if you can obtain a copy of Legs That Dance to Elmer's Tune (Taschen publishing), you'll have an excellent source of material from which to draw any inspiration you might want. It never hurts to look at the techniques that other photographers are using.

Roman.

[CookyJar]

It might be just me, but I prefer the full length pics. They tend to offer more perspective.
PG.

No! It isn't just you.

I'm a leg man; I enjoy a shapely set of long legs. I also enjoy a nice ass. It doesn't have to be big, a nice apple bottom will do. And, perky tits anything that doesn't sag, suits me. Of cause a pretty face is always nice.

That's why I always try to show a variety. Perspective is what it's all about.

CookyJar.

[Member #5624]

For the record 99.999% of my pictures are cropped as part the resizing necessary to post on USASG. I also crop for effect (and to remove distractions).

Here is just a small example.

CookyJar.

It might be just me, but I prefer the full length pics. They tend to offer more perspective.

PG.

[CookyJar]

Portrait photography is one of the most difficult of this art form - but the one that seems to interest most.

I don't know if you visit the Southern NJ General thread. I just posted a few pictures there that may interest you. Click on this link: Maria teasing to check them out. I tried to post them in sequence but the forums new photo manager has a mind of its own.

CookyJar.

[CookyJar]

Thanks, Roamin Roman.

Basically, when an arm or leg is pointed toward the camera, a foreshortening of that limb occurs. The more the limb is in line with the axis of the lens, the "shorter" the limb will appear in the photograph. The visual result will usually be unappealing, because that limb is not in proportion with the rest of the body. An additional problem, as Cephlapod and CookieJar have been discussing, is the challenges posed in cropping such a photo. It's a rule of thumb in photography (but not hard-and-fast, as Elmer Batters so amply demonstrated in his body of work).

Cephlapod's point about the use of lines is another guidepost of photography, using them to lead the viewer's eyes toward the subject. You've probably seen any of the iconic photos of Monument Valley, for example, in which the photographer uses the road (which extends into the distance) to lead the viewer "into" the Valley. The use of a model's thighs, as he notes, to guide the viewer's attention to the focus of the picture is another example.

Thanks

And here is another generalization I missed: "If it bends, bend it. " I should have bent that leg. But, that is not the bad part as I see it. I missed an opportunity to capture a very pretty girl in an otherwise very nice position. Checkout her facial expression, her finger. I wanted to capture her with that nonchalant expression in a pose that wasn’t just about her party parts. For me, this is another one that got away.

CookyJar.

[CookyJar]

I learned the Rule of Thirds in my very first college art class, way back in the seventies. It was that and color wheels.

An interesting discussion on cropping. I try not to crop, but sometimes I have to because there is some object that I didn't notice when taking the picture and I cannot retouch it out. When I do crop, I try to follow the rule of thirds. In fact, I try to follow the rule of thirds when composing a photo...

Creative Cropping is the art of changing the original composition in order to show specific points or make a detail more prominent or dynamic.

Cropping can be done in the camera; Glockman's preferred method or during editing. I agree with Glockman, his is the better method, IMHO. The more that is done, the better the original and the less that will be needed to be corrected in the lab. (We don't need labs anymore, do we?) Most instructors, today, teach their students that a good photographer does not need Photoshop.

However, because of the situation that 99.999% of my pictures are taken, I need all the help I can get. Time is limited, squalid backgrounds and most of my models would rather be somewhere else and I am in the middle trying to capture whatever I can. I once had a session interrupted by a brawl and a brick being thrown through a window. In the neighborhoods I travel, the less equipment I have the better. Even the TV camera crews have bodyguards or police protection before going into certain sections of Camden NJ.

CookyJar.

[Roamin Roman]

As a general rule of photography, the subject should not have either leg pointed toward the camera lens. Bad results generally follow. Not always, but usually it's the case.

Roman.

Why is this so?

Basically, when an arm or leg is pointed toward the camera, a foreshortening of that limb occurs. The more the limb is in line with the axis of the lens, the "shorter" the limb will appear in the photograph. The visual result will usually be unappealing, because that limb is not in proportion with the rest of the body. An additional problem, as Cephlapod and CookieJar have been discussing, is the challenges posed in cropping such a photo. It's a rule of thumb in photography (but not hard-and-fast, as Elmer Batters so amply demonstrated in his body of work).

Cephlapod's point about the use of lines is another guidepost of photography, using them to lead the viewer's eyes toward the subject. You've probably seen any of the iconic photos of Monument Valley, for example, in which the photographer uses the road (which extends into the distance) to lead the viewer "into" the Valley. The use of a model's thighs, as he notes, to guide the viewer's attention to the focus of the picture is another example.

Thanks

[Glockman]

Why is this so?

Becuause like many generalizations, there are so many exceptions as to make it useless. I can post lots of photos with ladies legs pointing into the camera that should get your attention. Any good photogrspher should be able to.