1x.com - L'été Meurtrier I by Koen Pieters

Photos Artists Forum Tutorials Critique Books Buy Prints About

Stumble 1X

Tour

Join

Sign in

Click on the photo to see another

L'été Meurtrier I

Model : Rose

Related photos

Write

Steve Hill 1 year ago

That is one bad-ass girl. Sign me up!

Bruno Mazzetti 1 year ago

Très bon ! Cher compatriote en effet :-)

michael dixon 1 year ago

like a still from "Sin City"........ very cool

Intimefantasie 2 years ago

Immagine intensa, lo sguardo e la composizione dicono tantissimo.

KoPi molto grazie :)

Ingo Dumreicher 2 years ago

Stunning picture. I love it!

KoPi thank you Ingo

Balazs Pataki 2 years ago

Still one of my favs ever. (Popped up in the random images today.) Ohh and I missed your answer somehow - we live in Brussels. Maybe we should get together one day?

KoPi :-) Really need an excuse to pick up the camera again Balazs, so just let me know and I'm on my way to brussels.
btw, do you know the Belgian photographer stephan Vanfleteren ? http://www.stephanvanfleteren.com/
Just bought his book 'portraits'. takes the 'great' right out of my photos :-(

Balazs Pataki Thanks for the link! I haven't been to the photography museum in Charleroi yet, maybe you want to be my guide? :)

KoPi err... I have never even been in Charleroi Balazs :-(
That said, it seems like a great place to visit. An old industrial town. So I would love to go, but if you're counting on me as a guide, then also count on getting lost :-)

Javier Miqueleiz 2 years ago

Awesome shot. The contrast between the tattoo and her soft white skin is simply magnificque.

KoPi thank you Hendrik, Daniel, Javier.
Yes Javier, Rose was quite pale, allthough I admit to having emphatized the pale-ness in post processing. thank you for dropping by and leaving a comment

Daniel 2 years ago

Nicely composed. I like the slouch and the tat.

toothpilot 2 years ago

Absolutely fabulous image. This one jumps right out of the screen.
Wonderful.
Hendrik

Balazs Pataki 3 years ago

KoPi, I live in Belgium for 7 years now and always asked myself where are the great Belgian photographers. Well, here is one. It's absolutely stunning and I'm glad I found it through Frederick Lim Cung Wei's "Women" gallery. I will study this photo whenever I want to know what "story" means.
Only because you mentioned that you aren't 100 % satisfied with the conversion dare I to remark that the black bra could use some details, but as it seems this has no effect on the successful perception of this photo. Grace a Dieu...

KoPi thank you Balazs for the feedback. yeah, I had quite some problems with the conversion for this one. was obsessively occupied with her face (the whites) - still not overly pleased with the result - and basically just ignored the blacks.
Where in Belgium are you living btw? We (the little family) recently returned from Bangkok to live in Belgium

Rosco 3 years ago

Koen,

this is a stunner of a portrait.
Great angle and above all the eye contact is to die for.

robert

KoPi hey Robert. good to see you here. stick around :-)

Rosco am planning to.
I understand that posting criteria are high and that not all photos are accepted. let's see how it goes.

Robert

Mitchell Kanashkevich 3 years ago

Awesome!

KoPi Thanks Mitchell. still a bit surprised how well this is perceived. still have some issues with it (the b&w conversion) myself I guess

Andreas Suojanen 3 years ago

epic portrait, love the attitude!

KoPi thank you Andreas

bliba 3 years ago

my fav of your brilliant work Koen

KoPi hey Ollie. Was wondering when you would show up :-)
Looking forward to seeing your first shots. the site can do with some quality lensbaby shots.

Ollie Tudoras Cheers Koen for the reply....
missed you and some other's on EPZ....
got the tip from Nic...
the site looks great ...fantastic images,great photographers....very inspiring!!!

thanks for the clicks on my L.Begley series...

ATB

ollie

www.olivertudorasphoto.com

Alexander OBrien 3 years ago

Absolutely fantastic!

KoPi thanks Alexander

Steve Charles 3 years ago

Long time, Koen... I was wondering where you were, I see you are still active here. Glad I came looking, this is an awesome shot.

Koen Pieters yes, I'm afraid my epz days are over Steve. Thanks for dropping in though. As always it's appreciated

jojo 3 years ago

Beautiful...jojo

Koen Pieters thank you jojo

Toffeur 3 years ago

Excellent!

Koen Pieters thanks folks :-)

Ardy Soejoenoes 3 years ago

Love the photo :)

Pooch 3 years ago

This is a excellent koen I feel like I've been zoomed in and somebodys jammed the brakes on.

Koen Pieters lol... eloquent as always. Missed you Pooch :-)

C Gîlmeanu 3 years ago

Great portrait and a beautiful Rose. :)

Koen Pieters Thank you C.

Jesper Larsen 3 years ago

Great portrait. So much attitude.

Koen Pieters Thanks Jesper

Koen Pieters 3 years ago

Thanks Helmut :-)

Helmut Schadt 3 years ago

Excellent photograph, beautiful model:-)
The surrounding very well included.

Khor hai chong mee kwarm suk mark² tee muang Thai na krab:-)

Koen Pieters 3 years ago

Dank je Leo Jan :-)

Leo Jan Jonkers 3 years ago

Wow, What a atmosphere. I love this picture. It is so let's say real.

Koen Pieters 3 years ago

Thank you Jacek, besarion & Jure

Jacek Stefan 3 years ago

Like it a lot!
All the best,
J.

besarion 3 years ago

its great!! and the background is good!

Jure Kravanja 3 years ago

superb

Koen Pieters 3 years ago

thanks a lot for the reactions peeps. off to sleep now :-)

Barbara Orienti 3 years ago

Great shot!!
Congrats!
B

Matej Baco 3 years ago

Great photo! =]

yuan 3 years ago

this is great.... contra with the man at back :D nicenice.. regards -u1-

Rosalinde Philippin-Lipscomb 3 years ago

great capture !

Robert 3 years ago

WOW! Perfect!

Greetings Robert

Olivier Sarbil 3 years ago

Great shot Koen, congrats!

Tim Corbeel 3 years ago

More than a fantastic portrait.
It's a great scene and there are lots of elements in this image which make me keep looking at this one!
Very well done :)

gerard sexton 3 years ago

Well done & congratulations Koen a edgy different image from you which is growing on me!

Fulvio Pellegrini 3 years ago

great composition KOen
F.

Alberto Peroni 3 years ago

Love the story and the mood!

Robert Larson 3 years ago

I don't think very clearly in terms of portraiture so to me the technical aspects of this picture are perfect, i like that she is a bit "too" white or blown out. This feels extremely spontaneous, and I love that.

Jack Rossetti 3 years ago

J'adore cette pose. Elle est surement capable d'être méchante et j'aimerais réaliser ce fanta.... hrmm. Est-ce que l'homme dernier est son père par hasard? Il ajoute un intérêt assez particulier à cette photo. Bravo.

Bon, ça fait 10 minutes que je la regarde... ouf

Koen Pieters Merci jack. Rose avait un peu l'air méchante; un très intéressant mélange de beauté plutôt bizarre et attitude. J'ai essayé de raconter une petite histoire, ou au moins de donner l'impression qu'on regarde une image d'une histoire.
J'aimais bien le décor (un barbier avec les vieux chaises typique). L'homme était un des barbiers, ou peut-être un client. J'ai essayé de lui inclure dans la petite histoire, mais il ne le savait pas. Il était assis là et nous examinait - surtout Rose qui avait enlevé sa chemise :-) Alors tout ce que je devait faire était lui inclure dans la composition, et de laisser Rose poser comme elle était bien consciente de ses regards (ce qui est plus claire dans des autres fotos). C'est pourquoi j'avais choisi le titre du film avec I. Adjani, qui interprète un rôle pareil dans "l'été meurtrier"

thanks jack. Rose had a bit of a (seemingly) mischievous/wicked demeanor; a very interesting mixture of unusual beauty and attitude. I tried to tell a little story here, or at least give the viewers the impression that they are looking at a still from a bigger story.
I very much liked the setting... an old barber shop with those typical chairs. The man was one of the barbers, or perhaps a customer. As he was seated there, I tried to make him part of the story, but he didn't know this. He just sat there and watched us - especially Rose as she had taken off her shirt :-)
So all I had to do was to include him in the composition and let Rose pose so that it seems like she's very much aware of his glances (which becomes clearer though in other photos I have of her). for this reason I chose the title of the film with Isabelle Adjani, as she portrays a similar role in l'été meurtrier

Tommy Strommen 3 years ago

Fab portrait, love the pose and attitude, but for me it's the setting that makes it work so well

Dragan Jovancevic 3 years ago

this is so intense, bravo

Marko Mladovan 3 years ago

Super

Peter Kemp 3 years ago

great shot compliments

Andrea Pizzini 3 years ago

wow! What a story!!! Wonderful!

Juha Saransalmi 3 years ago

Great portrait - and mood, Koen!

Andrew Stewart 3 years ago

Hi Koen, I really like the model's intense look, and the context created by showing more background. If you don't mind me asking, what was the reason you chose to render her skin so white?