Tuesday, February 3, 2009

A call for words...

I need your help. I have been trying to get this post together for quite some time. Finally it's ready. This is an interactive way for ALL of you to help me define my style. Please look at the pictures and then just give me 5 adjectives that you think describe my work.
Leave me a comment. Please feel free to share this with anyone you choose. The more the better. Try not to read other peoples words till you have written your own. Thanks for your help.


























15 comments:

Serenity Rachel said...

Okay, here goes--looking through all the pictures versatile was a word that came to mind--you are just as good at fun action shots and creative layouts as you are with classic portraits, as good taking pictures of large groups as individual portraits, etc. Guess classic as well as creative could be two more words. I don't know what word would describe it but you are good at making pictures look natural even if they are posed.

Terri said...

Gusti,
As I went through your pictures I felt they covered life in all aspects, from the beginning
(birth) to later (elderly) & all the times in between. For the adjectives that came to mind:
Precious & adorable babies.
Blue & wide eyed children.
Beautiful bride.
Ordinary & quiet moments of the families. (Could have been any family, but not the normal you generally see in a family)
Glamorous young girls.
Tender of the elderly couple.
I guess what strikes me the most is your ability to capture the special moments in your pictures, which is what makes them exceptionally good!
Love you , Mom

Krista Lou Cook said...

In the moment
spontaneous fun
reviling possibilities
free-spirit

Krista Lou Cook said...

sorry, that was

revealing possibilities!

candace said...

Love the picts and of course you know I love your work:
professional
artistic
meaningful
emotinal
real

Gretchen said...

You always do such good work. You know I love all of it. You always know how to capture someone's "face". Even if it's from the back! There is always so much meaning in your pictures. They tell a story that everyone can see even if they don't know what it is!

Anonymous said...

The phrase "slice of life" kept coming to mind... but that is so cheesy. Your works are snapshots of the human existence (literally and figuratively). So, to sum up (what was she saying again... oh yeah), one final, beautiful word came to mind:

Quiet

Anonymous said...

I'd say you are a conservative illustrative photographer with great natural light skills.

Quinn said...

So sorry I haven't answered sooner. I didn't read anyone else's till after I had written mine down, but I did accidentally see Reni's word: 1) versatile, I would say that is a perfect word as well, then I would add
2) modern (with the times);
3) artistic;
4) genuine or real (real was said and so was natural - goes along the same lines);
5) creative (I guess that is the same as artistic - after looking at the other words again) you know too though that I LOVE your work, I've probably always been one of your biggest fans!

Anonymous said...

the overall theme to your photography seems to invoke images of 'family' in 'rural' and 'simple' settings, with 'natural' light.

this seems to put focus on the subjects in a calming environment, with 'serenity' and 'peacefulness' in a 'classy' expression of your vision of 'purity'

martin~

Nita said...

OK, I would have to say these are my 5 adjectives: Fun, warm, soft, realistic, and classic! By the way I love your style and think that you do an incredible job!

Franziska Patterson said...

ok, this has been a tough one for me. Usually I'm not at a loss for words, but I've never been a fan of the "give me _____ adjectives to describe _____". So, I actually HAVE looked at the other peoples comments, which has helped me figure out what I think (mostly because I'd read something and think, yeah I agree, or nope I disagree)...

So, here are some words that I came up with:

trendy, vivid, artistic, well composed

Anonymous said...

endearing
significant
kin
striking
affection

~A Quick

Tiffaney said...

First all I have to say is WOW!! They were captivating and so heartfelt. They seemed so personal each one. They were amazing pictures. The background and some of the posses were very creative. You seem to capture who they were in a single shot. Looking all the pictures including the ones in the gallery brought me to tears since I know so many of them. You captured time in the truest form in a lot of the pictures. Truely beautiful!!! My five words are captivating, heartfelt, personal, amazing and creative.

Anonymous said...

Liebe Gusti,
I lobe your pictures and here are my low skilled poor english words:
touching, sometimes funny, including nature so well and with this creating harmony, moment catching, get the best out of the people

I do look a lot better when you are taking pictures of me :-)
Alles Liebe,
Coni