Purple Heart
Canon 300D , EF 17-40/4.0L USM @ 29mm , f/4.0 , 1/60s , ISO 400 , RAW , Flash + Soft Box
Purple is this week’s ThemeThursday challenge. This shot just melts purple to me, for obvious reasons. And lots of love to my wife for being both a beautiful, and patient, model. Hopefully it won’t be the last time!
The harsh light in this photo really makes the purples stand out. It made my lovely model a lot more pale and eerie than she normally looks! Also avoiding the standard portrait soft-focus gives an edge here that I like.
April 29th, 2004 at 6:29 am
Wow! the color purple is a beautiful color made more beautiful with your wife as the model. (how can she be so patient to stand in for such a role?)
Your title is so apt. i was expecting a medal or sorts, but you have here your best medal of all! congrats.
April 29th, 2004 at 11:49 am
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purple should be worn
during births or funerals
happy sadness sheen
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April 29th, 2004 at 12:01 pm
Purple once was my beloved color… Your beloved carries it very well, and your photo shows it. Beautiful!!!
April 29th, 2004 at 12:17 pm
what beautiful, rich purples!
Mrs. Koffel, you are a beautiful model. Will, you are lucky to have your ‘purple heart’ pose for you. i look forward to seeing more of your work together.
April 29th, 2004 at 12:51 pm
Great shot.
April 29th, 2004 at 12:55 pm
*beautiful* all around
April 29th, 2004 at 2:23 pm
Lady of purple
Bathed in ethereal light
You captivate all
April 29th, 2004 at 2:48 pm
Lovely shot of a lovely model! By the way, I, too, would have liked less shadow and more color saturation in my photo, but all I have to work with is a very cheap digital camera. :(
April 29th, 2004 at 7:52 pm
Nice photo. Is that really the color of a wall in your house? Very bold!
April 29th, 2004 at 9:59 pm
Yes, Brian, it is a wall in our house, in fact. :-) But actually the wall is more of an eggplant color. Under the cool lights I was using, it really brought out the purple, and played-down the warmer reds in the wall. So it’s not quite as bold as that, but still the boldest color in the house!
May 2nd, 2004 at 12:06 pm
Oh you put my purple to shame.. great shot.
January 19th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
that’s a cool shot i like it.