Monday, November 5, 2012
Off Duty Models, Johannesburg, SA
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Simbarashe
November 5, 2012 at 8:02 pm
Hot composition. I love the dull, underrated light.
http://lordashbury.com
SM
November 6, 2012 at 12:45 am
I love this photo! It looks like it belongs in a magazine – very editorial
!
http://untrucoudeux.wordpress.com/
axeaboutme
November 6, 2012 at 8:38 am
totally agreed. it’s fantastic.
http://www.axeaboutme.com
andreea
November 6, 2012 at 2:41 am
an albino: she looks so cooool! :)
http://lilaesthete.wordpress.com/
Brimberi
November 6, 2012 at 8:23 am
have you ever thinked about what it means to be an albino apart from ‘looking cool’? she rests not only for her little break in the shade, i guess…
j
November 5, 2012 at 8:17 pm
21st Century Gauguin
Monsieur Marcel
November 5, 2012 at 10:24 pm
Good call. Also, the lounging model, having her arms behind her head and her elbows jutting out, evokes Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. I suppose one could say Gauguin influenced Les Demoiselles.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Les_Demoiselles_d'Avignon.jpg/300px-Les_Demoiselles_d'Avignon.jpg
Joyacoustics
November 6, 2012 at 2:31 am
I was thinking about art also. The model in the back looks very sculptural, like she is modeling for a painter/sculptor. Very nice!
http://joyacoustics.blogspot.co.uk/
yaz lim
November 6, 2012 at 5:52 am
Yeah, Gauguin-ish!
Nancy
November 7, 2012 at 10:54 am
She reminds me of Pisanello’s “Allegory of Luxuria”:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pisanello_-_Allegory_of_Luxuria_%28recto%29,_c._1426_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Teres
November 5, 2012 at 8:33 pm
Off duty? This looks like an editorial. Beautiful!
Margherita
November 6, 2012 at 2:57 am
I was thinking the exact same thing!
http://www.theironyou.com
Daisy Nguyen
November 5, 2012 at 8:43 pm
SERIOUSLY, I wished I looked this good lounging around while off-duty! :-)
XOXO
-Daisy Nguyen from the PS BANANAS! fashion blog: http://psbananas.com
Laura
November 5, 2012 at 9:20 pm
Jesus. Those ladies look stunning.
EIleen
November 5, 2012 at 9:29 pm
The girl on the right went to my high school! Her name is Diandra Forrest and she was at the Vivienne Westwood show for SS13!
Miami
November 5, 2012 at 9:35 pm
These photos from Jo-burgh are beautiful and inspiring! Thank you for sharing them with us.
Diva In Me
November 5, 2012 at 9:48 pm
Nice and easy going..
YOUR MIRROR
November 5, 2012 at 9:48 pm
love it
http://www.your-mirror.com/
trendy handbags
November 5, 2012 at 9:59 pm
Beautiful look.
Rachelle
November 5, 2012 at 10:03 pm
Legs for days, great shot there’s something nostalgic about these pics. Love!
xo
Rachelle
http://pinksole.com
Jennifer
November 5, 2012 at 10:06 pm
beautiful!
xo Jennifer
http://seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com
bellaconscience
November 5, 2012 at 10:15 pm
i love the “realness” of these models in these photos:))) i am probably not making sense and sounding pretentious
bellaconscience.blogspot.com
nadia
November 5, 2012 at 10:21 pm
serious art.
like a painting.
gawd. this is amazing.
MaJor15
November 5, 2012 at 10:22 pm
Look at those Goddesses!
Kellyn Kusyk
November 5, 2012 at 10:24 pm
Mr. Schuman, I find it off-putting when you tag these pictures “legs”. It verges on sexism.
dcinDC
November 6, 2012 at 11:34 am
I try to be pretty nice when responding, but all I can say is “Get over yourself.” Why do some people on here (and in the world in general) have to find trouble where there is none. For that matter, MANY people on here comment about “legs” when they especially stand out in a particular photo – and most of the commenters are women. It’s not like he has a category called “Huge F*ckin’ Gazongas”! Sheesh… And furthermore – “The term sexism is most often used in relation to DISCRIMINATION against women.” How is Scott discriminating here?
Morgan
November 10, 2012 at 4:34 pm
sexism can mean a whole array of things. i too am a bit uncomfortable when a woman’s legs are tagged just like tweed coats or blue dresses. objectifying kinda sucks when you’re on the other end.
Kellyn Kusyk
February 18, 2013 at 10:55 pm
dcinDC: “finding trouble where there is none”…. hmm….. let me see if I can explain this to you. Objectifying women means seeing them as a collection of body parts to be coveted: thick lashes, big breasts, a small waist and big hips; long, sumptuous legs. It means reducing women to being categorized and prejudged by their genetics. Objectifying can be seen in an act as simple as tagging an image “legs”. It’s not that much different than if he took some pictures of large breasted women and tagged the picture “breasts”. It’s saying to the viewer, “it’s okay to see these women as nothing but body parts. let’s not critique their fashion choices or their artfulness of style choice- instead, let’s slobber over those sexy legs they’ve got going.” This is of course unfair to the women, who I am sure would wish more to have their style choices appreciated. Even a little bit of sexism is still sexism. And yes, you are right, many women do also contribute to the objectification, but that does not make it any less wrong- the women in the picture are still being objectified.
E
November 9, 2012 at 5:36 pm
Their legs are pretty much the focus of the picture!
Sabrina
November 5, 2012 at 11:26 pm
There’s a 90s vibe that I absolutely love about this picture. So great!
Sabrina
apixiesviewonfashion.com
Hanna
November 6, 2012 at 12:24 am
the lady on the right is the fabulous Diandra Forrest!
She is the one and only female albino model!!!!!!
so gorgeous in every way.
http://www.whereisyoursting.blogspot.com
Clara
November 6, 2012 at 12:25 am
It really looks like a painting!
Great light and composition!
Gabrielle
November 6, 2012 at 1:37 am
The light! So beautiful! And this shot makes me think about the history of this country.
Dip It Black
November 6, 2012 at 1:44 am
What a stunning picture!
Would kill for legs like that!
X
http://dipitblack.com
Katie
November 6, 2012 at 2:01 am
What stunning, graceful ladies. Great shot!
Sweet Apple Lifestyle
Busi
November 6, 2012 at 2:13 am
OMG, Their legs go on and on..Gorgeous.
But also they look like like real people…beautiful real people.
fashmongers
November 6, 2012 at 2:22 am
Light is perfect, models look like posing. Amazing composition.
http://fashmongers.wordpress.com
adele
November 6, 2012 at 2:59 am
cool shot! the denim top is cool too.
Soulofashopper
November 6, 2012 at 3:04 am
ugghhh such great bodies!! I envy them ;) xo, Alma
http://www.soulofashopper.com
bestdressedpoland.blogspot.com
November 6, 2012 at 3:31 am
“..Tedious monotony..” by Marcel Proust-my eternal dream
Serdane
November 6, 2012 at 3:32 am
So glamourous !
http://www.younglington.wordpress.com
THE STEL STYLE
November 6, 2012 at 3:33 am
nice picture!!
http://thestelstyle.com/
Denisa
November 6, 2012 at 3:34 am
That pics look great. Nice relax.
http://www.fashiondenis.com/
Marián
November 6, 2012 at 4:51 am
nice picture!!
http://marianjusue.blogspot.com
Abdel
November 6, 2012 at 4:52 am
Love it! One one hand you have the golden goddess with the rays of the sun reflecting off her body and on the other you have the nubian queen!
Gian Luca M
November 6, 2012 at 4:55 am
wow! one of the most beautiful images I’ve seen on this blog
Gian Luca M
http://gianlucamarinoblog.com/
Laura
November 6, 2012 at 4:57 am
OMG, those legs!
http://www.laurablogmode.com
Boopy
November 6, 2012 at 5:01 am
Is that Diandra Forrest?
Carola
November 6, 2012 at 5:29 am
beautiful girl!
Carola
http://www.pursesinthekitchen.com
TMinus
November 6, 2012 at 5:37 am
Pose in Olympic proportions! What mannerist style – structure lines and composition compel forever. Where’s Manet or Courbet when you need em? Someone give em’ a dollar!
Jaseeera
November 6, 2012 at 5:55 am
Love the aesthetic there. You seem to have plenty good shot. :-)
Biancamaria
November 6, 2012 at 6:36 am
This is an amazing picture, light, colors, shadows, everything is in the right place!!
http://whiteindoor.blogspot.it
evr
November 6, 2012 at 7:29 am
This photo is PERFECTION. FINE ART.
Opposite Lipstick
November 6, 2012 at 7:32 am
love!
http://oppositelipstick.blogspot.be
Lelli Family
November 6, 2012 at 8:31 am
It looks like a cover of a magazine …. AMAZING!!! another reason why I follow Sartorialist
Daddy Lele from Lelli, italian fashion family
http://leolelli.blogspot.it/
Te-uta
November 6, 2012 at 9:05 am
The atmosphere , light , compsition , just like a painting, beautiful !
Jen
November 6, 2012 at 9:21 am
Ultra-glamorous. Love the lighting!
-Jen
http://www.vibrantbeautyblog.com
fashionisserious
November 6, 2012 at 9:29 am
The beauty of the shot: light, environment and legs.
Sevan
November 6, 2012 at 9:39 am
I agree with the comments above and don’t have much to add.
Youth and beauty.
Great composition.
Billy Bob Castro
November 6, 2012 at 9:39 am
To paraphrase a line fromthe movie S.O.B. ” If that’s what they look like off duty, can you imagine what they look like on duty?”
Angela
November 6, 2012 at 10:28 am
Stunning, SA rocks!
ulrike
November 6, 2012 at 11:21 am
ooh, wow. I think this is my favorite photo by you so far.. there is so much life and stillness at the same time
milo
November 6, 2012 at 11:43 am
OMG. This looks likes an editorial shot for a magazine. Stunning women, love the lighting of this shot
Anthony
November 6, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Is it possible to shoot an off-duty model?!
*sP
November 6, 2012 at 12:32 pm
what are you talking about? models are NEVER off-duty. besides, they develop camera radar – they have to, it’s their business. i have long legs but i might not mind if my legs were that crazy long!
http://anna-and-klaudia.blogspot.com/
November 6, 2012 at 1:24 pm
Amazing photo :)
princessglee
November 6, 2012 at 1:34 pm
I swear, who looks this great just sitting around?
berenger
November 6, 2012 at 6:41 pm
I know! It’s disgusting… so well captured too, the angles and shapes their limbs make are awe inspiring. Yes like some earlier posters said, a bit like Gaugin, especially because of the langourious poses and the greenery behind the two girls. But for me so much stronger, so much more dignity for both the subjects and the artist.
Style begins at forty
November 6, 2012 at 2:58 pm
In Brazil we say “ColÃrio para os olhos” :-)
http://stylebeginsatforty.blogspot.it/
Nu
November 6, 2012 at 7:11 pm
Awsome photo. I follow your blog everyday and I think it’s your best photo I’ve seen here.
M
November 6, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Manet’s “Olympia” comes to mind. And there is a unique energy here, too. Really nice.
Jokey
November 7, 2012 at 12:08 am
Длинноногие девицы…
http://jokeyadvertising.blogspot.com/
Stella
November 7, 2012 at 9:32 am
Just IMAGINE having legs that long..
nini
November 7, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Off duty , posing however!
nini
Chimere
November 7, 2012 at 8:01 pm
Beautiful shot Scott. The colours are stunning, even down to the juice in the background.
@PRGirlLondon
Martine
November 7, 2012 at 10:48 pm
Aazingly l,ovely.
Bernadette
November 8, 2012 at 6:35 am
The legs on the black girl – so beautiful and elegant and her pose somehow very modest and unassuming; I am green with envy. As luck would have it I was blessed with legs exactly the opposite of hers! Poor me! and Lucky her!!! I’m sure I would be a different person if I’d be born with legs like that. Great shot Scott. B
Lucie
November 8, 2012 at 11:35 am
I’m obsessed with Diandra Forrest! What a stunner!
Rob
November 16, 2012 at 9:54 pm
off duty is the new on duty, sweeto
Lady
November 28, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Gorgeous photo.
go-tha
January 29, 2013 at 7:18 pm
this is so much like a gauguin painting!! i love it!
cool sneakers
April 22, 2013 at 5:52 am
Another timeless shot. These ladies are lovely.