James Quantz Jr portfoliio

[palms]

while reading through some posts i will quite often look at members web sites, today i looked through retouchpro's member "Quinter's!

Wow Wow and double Wow superb work I love it all but if you dont look at any other just look at portfolio 2 ( under work heading)the animals there are beyond words ( and yes there are cats there )

http://www.quantzphoto.com/#a=0&at=0...=10000&s=0&p=1

great work James will look in again and hope others do


Palms

[Swampy]

Palms, I think what makes his animals so striking is 1) good sharpening technique 2) dark backgrounds instead of the expeceted whites.

[Qinter]

Wow, thanks for the very kind words. I don't get a chance to post too often here so recognition from two legends is quite humbling! Swampy, I do use some selective sharpening as well as saturation for the desired effect on those images. I gravitate toward the dramatic(only in imagery!) and when developing the series of animal portraits I felt black would give them a nice effect by accentuating the "painted" light.

[Swampy]

Quinter... I don't know about being a "legend", but thank you. :-)

It is nice to go to a gallery where the images aren't all washed out and grungy looking! LOL Yours are super images.

[palms]

me a legend not

Such a great portfolio needs recognition (and not just the animals ) and some might find it strange (that it is not a cat) but my favorite has to be the Orca did you take the photo as well ?

Palms

[amica999]

second the above, stunning work :-)

[Qinter]

Yes, I photograph all the elements used in my imagery(no stock!). That doesn't mean I can't use "models"...

The "Orca!" image is actually one of my first in this style of imagery. I figured if I was going to construct a composite I may as well make it as outlandish as possible just to see if I could pull it off. A more detailed story(better written than I could do myself!) about that image and a few others is coming out in the next issue of AfterCapture magazine.

Thanks amica!

[palms]

Originally Posted by Qinter

Yes, I photograph all the elements used in my imagery(no stock!). That doesn't mean I can't use "models"...

The "Orca!" image is actually one of my first in this style of imagery. I figured if I was going to construct a composite I may as well make it as outlandish as possible just to see if I could pull it off. A more detailed story(better written than I could do myself!) about that image and a few others is coming out in the next issue of AfterCapture magazine.

Thanks amica!

Thank you for the info, I am off to have a major sulk now as i would LOVE to see a orca/whale let alone photograph one ( mind you i have seen dolphins )

Palms

[CJ Swartz]

Palms, thanks for bringing up Mr. Quantz's work - I've looked through it before, and it is so good that it's a pleasure to look at again. I especially remember the elephants in the carwash -- love that concept!

James, I agree with all the above accolades, and also think that your work on the rhino is especially good; the lighting (whether pre or post production) brings out the skin texture and the shape of the ears and even emphasizes the eye in a way that brings out a level of attractiveness that I don't normally ascribe to a rhino.

Love the lady and the tiger leaving the upscale restaurant, the lions appreciating the portrait of a gazelle, the photographer facing the inhabitants of Area 51, your WWII images... etc.

Now I'm going to read your blog.

[Qinter]

CJ- Thank you for your feedback. I always enjoy hearing other people's take on some of my work. I hope to see you on my blog sometime.

Palms- Note I mentioned "models" - Mr. Orca is sitting right here on my desk(along with a few planes and helicopters)!

Best,
JQ

[palms]

Originally Posted by Qinter

Palms- Note I mentioned "models" - Mr. Orca is sitting right here on my desk(along with a few planes and helicopters)!

Best,
JQ

Oh major sulk over now, never thought of that so thanks for the idea

Palms

[Quantum3Studio]

Originally Posted by palms1

while reading through some posts i will quite often look at members web sites, today i looked through retouchpro's member "Quinter's!

Wow Wow and double Wow superb work I love it all but if you dont look at any other just look at portfolio 2 ( under work heading)the animals there are beyond words ( and yes there are cats there )

http://www.quantzphoto.com/#a=0&at=0...=10000&s=0&p=1

great work James will look in again and hope others do


Palms

Oh, lot of faints!!!!!!! What a nice link you've provided!!! Thanks for sharing it!

[Quantum3Studio]

Originally Posted by Qinter

CJ- Thank you for your feedback. I always enjoy hearing other people's take on some of my work. I hope to see you on my blog sometime.

Palms- Note I mentioned "models" - Mr. Orca is sitting right here on my desk(along with a few planes and helicopters)!

Best,
JQ

Wow man, your retouchs and pictures are amazing... Very neat! All is great and you know that. Fantastic!!! I have faved your website and stumbleupon it

[palms]

Originally Posted by Quantum3Studio

Oh, lot of faints!!!!!!! What a nice link you've provided!!! Thanks for sharing it!

You're welcome, I love looking through this site

Palms

[Quantum3Studio]

Here is my aport:

http://konstantinov.blogspot.com/

This is a must have: http://www.poetictech.com/

http://www.eoloperfido.com/portfolio.htm

http://www.timtadder.com/

http://www.erwinolaf.com/

Enjoy!

[Qinter]

Thanks for the kind words. Currently working on several ad campaigns so I should have some new cool stuff up in the near future but back to work for now.

JQ

[palms]

Originally Posted by Qinter

Thanks for the kind words. Currently working on several ad campaigns so I should have some new cool stuff up in the near future but back to work for now.

JQ

That is teasing ! go on get your work done so we dont have to wait to long !

Palms

[palms]

Just keeping up to date on what you have been up to

and took a look at your layer animation on your blog site
that is pretty awesome and great work ( although i would like to of seen it bigger so i could study it better, it's these old eyes you know )

Palms

[Qinter]

Hey Palms, thanks again for the kind words. Unfortunately my blogger site wouldn't size down the animated GIF so I had to make it smaller in order to fit it on the page. You can see the final image on my site though.

More stuff lined up for the next few weeks so hopefully I'll have new work up again soon!

JQ