Deadflow3r said:

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..ok!!!...fashion is so ugly 2 us women...we have 2 change it every 6months!!!!!
...spring '10.....fall'10...clothes are on the run-ways as we speak
..mzsexybaby

mzkqueen03 said:

well, you are entitled to have your own view on it for sure. I admit that as a professional art buyer for glossy magazines and trained photographer myself I do have strong criteria in judging photos. Just compare P's photos to the professional pics of B and you will see the difference immediately yourself and will know what I mean. On top I can't see any lively magic in P's photos of her. Bria looks quite uncomfortable with herself (as mostly), like a statue with much 2 much make-up on.

baschmi said:

Totally agree with you Bashmi. I'm not going to comment the technical aspects, but as far as art go, these pictures don't move me. They have like a bland vibe. The model is protrayed with the same expression on all of them, and it sounds like there is no complicity with the photographer... Where is the human emotion that P. expresses so divinely in his music?
To me, in these pictures, Bria appears like a doll, a perfect doll from her toes to her hat, beautiful & lifeless. Just my perception, but maybe I don't get the aesthetic experiment he is trying to deliver...

Stella06 said:

Maybe he just wants to deliver photos of a good looking woman, not capturing what her essence is or anything deep.

steelyd said:

Mayte has that look that says (in my best Kramer voice) " Look away! I'm hideous in this silly hat"

ROTFL. Jking... I know this picture was posed and actually I really like it. The hat is very avante garde/artistic style and Mayte has such flawless complexion and pretty features that it really works.

Bria's picture works as well... but Mayte did it better, better looking model and better looking hat.

baschmi said:

Actually, I was going to say something about the shadows in Bria's picture and also on 2nd look I noticed that Mayte's picture was in black and white save the luxurious red felt hat in Mayte's picture.

And you are on to something about Prince having strong feelings for the subject... I mean you would think he had some thing better to do than take pictures of Bria... unless there IS nothing better for him to do.

DesireeNevermind said:

Ah... so he gets in to the production of creating things. :Hmm2: maybe that is why he gives such great live performances... he gets into the "art" of things which means studying them, getting a new perspective, really becoming engrossed in the subject.

I find that incredibly enticing.

Deadflow3r said:

that presupposes that they're romantically involved.

baschmi said:

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..yeah the pose is bad....VERY STIFF INDEED...almost wax-like..
...mzsexybaby

mzkqueen03 said:

Oh MY GOD!
You just spoke english, coherent english. A real sentence, with a start a middle and an end (kind of). And u made an actual comment. And behold!.. it was a negative comment.

Has a small crack has formed on your fluffy purple exterior?.








oh and by the way, that mirrored table does not look like it was meant to support that type of weight.
I bet it snapped 2 seconds after the pic.

baschmi said:

I agree...Bria looks pretty stiff in many of the photos. Just like a perfect statue without expression. Like a (sex)object. I really dislike the coverphoto for "Elixer", for example. I don't think it fits with the smooth music at all, and it really annoys me. I like Elixer very much and actually listened more to it than the other CD:s at first, but everytime I take it out from the case and that picture hits my eyes, I want to look away, though I'm afraid I will dislike the music because of it...LOL! Bria is such a beautiful woman, and if she's been modeling before she should know how to express herself and how to pose to really nail it. I don't know, but when it comes to Prince, he seems to be so aware about to keep a certain "image" about himself, that everything he does becomes strict poses, pretty far away from his sincere, heartfelt, wonderful music...I somehow don't get those extreme contradictions, but I suddenly understand why people want to work for him. I've been feeling the same when it comes to certain issues lately, and it's really sincere...I would love to be his "artistic adviser"
[Edited 8/29/09 3:23am]

sweet Jesus, can the man just not be allowed to point the fricken lense and click without being judged now!. I swear if he sneezed on stage some would analise every aspect of it and rip him apart. Some on here really have their heads too far up their ass!

funkyhead said:

"Welcome to the org...you've just accessed the experience"

funkyhead said:

Put something into the public domain and it will be judged.
If you don't want other peoples opinions don't show it to them (or send it out on an official/unofficial PR slant).

I still haven't listened to the Bria CD...

Should I finally take a listen? I have really bad expectations....

thedance said:

You should definitely take a listen! There's some great music imo.

thedance said:

Of course you should! Don't get fooled by the CD-cover!

Rorywan said:

bollocks as usual.Opinion is 1 thing but to analise every last bloody detail about shadows, lighting etc is a step way too far.

ThreadBare said:

I feel comfortable assuming that they were romantically involved at some point even if it was never announced. Had they not been romantically involved Elixer might have been a nice little Shelbv J CD that Prince included along with his other two as a gift of great music to all his loyal fans.

funkyhead said:

Sorry, but lighting is not a detail it's the essence of photography.

I'm not good at this at all, but I made a new, simple cover for Elixr. This picture fits the music much better than the other one, imo (at least Prince make us creative)

Vanity45 said:

Hey, I really like that! P should give you a call

VenusBlingBling said:

I totally agree with you both. This photo is relaxed and sensual with a focus on her full mouth and long neck. She looks like someone who has just been kissed very nicely. The shot he chose made you notice the lazy eyes and her beautiful neck was lost in her shoulders.

baschmi said:

Just because she traded her smile in for the "sexy" look doesn't mean she was uncomfortable, I think that shows an element of confidence.

I think her serious expression looks more like boredom instead of pondering anything. This is not picture where I wonder what the model is thinking. I think she's thinking "this hat ain't me and you know it!"

funkyhead said:

Analyzing Prince related material on a Prince website is surely not bollox?
Not something I would be interested in sure, but obviously many do.
And of course this is the place to do it. All people are doing here is giving their opinions.
I would question however one person believing their opinion is more valid than anothers. Maybe discussing props/pose and use of shadow should be on "photographers weekly" website not here. And I know there are a lot of professional media types here (print/photography/film..I'm one of them) and a lot of them will post quite valid comments on these pics i.e. they are fucking awful.

But my opinion is quite simple..She looks like ..a he. And these pics do nothing to help that.




And what do you mean "bollocks as usual"?
hmmmm?
[Edited 8/29/09 8:51am]

Vanity45 said:

Well its certainly an improvement!

JesusFreak said:

I simply did not say that she was uncomfortable BECAUSE she tried to look sexy. Read my post again, please.

Rorywan said:

Bria indeed looks a little bit like a transvestite - lots of make-up, jewelry and extremely womanlike outfits do not help the case at all - to the contrary if you have features like that.

baschmi said:

BASCHIMI:
Eye am curious as to what professional photos you are referring to?