Comments for E l i R e i n h o l d t s e n

Comment on The Invisible Photographer by Eli R.

Eli R. — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:53:11 +0000

Haha, Brian, Love it!

Comment on The Invisible Photographer by Brian Miller

Brian Miller — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:09:56 +0000

Eli,

I know what you mean. My kids have gotten to the point where it is so common for me to be in their face with a camera that they tend to not even notice, or at the very least even have a reaction.

Brian

Comment on That Cold Blue Look…? by Matt

Matt — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:41:20 +0000

Nice! I really like that look. It definitely give it a much more cold appearance than the original. Thanks for sharing how you did it.

Comment on Perfect or good enough? by Eli R.

Eli R. — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:59:30 +0000

Oh he was singing all right :-)

We figured that was the only way to make it look real. Thomas had his iPhone in his pocket with the music on an earplug, and was singing to it. The opera roof wasn’t very crowded but there were people passing who stopped to listen and applaud.

After the credits at the end there is a small sequence where you can hear Thomas singing without any music accompanying him. Except the traffic :-) I was actually surprised at the quality of that sound since we did not use an external microphone – as we weren’t planning to use that sound – but the camera records sound with the images anyway.

Comment on Perfect or good enough? by Brian Miller

Brian Miller — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:01:32 +0000

Really beautiful stuff, Eli. I too like the visible breath. It really lends to the feeling that he is singing the song while you were filming. And the images are just stunning!! Good work.
~Brian

Comment on Perfect or good enough? by Eli R.

Eli R. — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:49:05 +0000

Dear Tina, Kerstin, Peter and Deb,
Thank you for the kind comments :-) I just got back from the celebrations.

Tina, I have struggled so much with the “good enough” bit and I sort of think it is all in my mind. That there will always be people who don’t find resonance (?) in my work. Some may say so and some may not and that is okay.

So maybe I’m satisfied with less but it helps me being more free to play, experiment and learn. Which in turn I believe takes me further on the journey :-)

Deb – I was wondering if anyone would comment on the breath, actually:-) I am not sure if it show because we are shooting against the light, even if on an overcast day, or just because it was so damp.

-e

Comment on Perfect or good enough? by Deb

Deb — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:52:56 +0000

You know what I love about the video the most? (Aside from the gorgeous music, that is.) The way you can see his breath in the air on many of his exhales. Something about that just grabs me.

Great job, especially since it was an early-learning-curve effort!

Comment on Perfect or good enough? by Peter Zurla

Peter Zurla — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:44:45 +0000

Thank you for the beautiful Christmas present.

Peter

Comment on Perfect or good enough? by Kerstin

Kerstin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:35:44 +0000

From Southern California, thanks for sharing the beautiful music and video and the very true words on our passion, photography.

Comment on Perfect or good enough? by Tina Blum

Tina Blum — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:12:38 +0000

Dear Eli and Thomas,

I am sitting here a world away from you in Central Point, Oregon, USA, moved to tears by your beautiful work.

As an amatuer photographer who is constantly questioning whether my work is “good enough”, your words of encouragement are heartening. The images from your home town are so well suited to Thomas’ lovely voice.

You’re right, this video is not perfect, but even more beautiful because of that. I look forward to your next “learning and sharing” moment!

Merry Christmas!