I want to start a "Talk" thread dedicated to photographer Bernd Daktari Lorenz. You'll find his Babepedia page here:
http://www.boobpedia.com/boobs/Bernd_Daktari_Lorenz
He started by discovering Bettie Ballhaus and started her site, although they split in 2004. Since then, he's photographed -- some exclusively -- these many other women which are also listed at Babepedia in a category just for him:
http://www.boobpedia.com/boobs/Category:Bernd_Daktari_Lorenz_models
I think Mr. Lorenz has utterly perfected the photography of the voluptuous form, well outside of any post-processing. He understands that when dealing with the models he photographs, the women make the clothes and the clothes hug the curves. He knows how to dress such curves, photograph from the correct angles -- all around as well as perfecting the frontal, back from side and other positions. He started in the '80s and seemingly went beyond the common Playboy pose and scenes (which are now cliche and Playboy itself avoids) and added far more originality, scene, contrast and highlighted the curvature of the woman as a whole, in her surroundings. I haven't seen this in any other outfit, although some photographers with DDF are almost as good in bringing out the best in curves, but still different (do they use Lorenz?).
He does this without massive focus on the breast and total avoidance of close-ups on the genitalia in general, unlike virtually every other, major publication house photograher in the adult industry. Even his bondage scenes are erotic, and I'm not into bondage. He avoids the "extreme sex" and "extreme focus" and seems to get it right in focus on the extreme curves and presence of the woman as a whole. Whether the woman is 36+-24-36 or 40+-30-40, the results are unique and extremely lustful to a new level, at least for myself.
Not only does his work with Bettie Ballhaus, Milena Velba (who is an exclusive) and Nadine Jansen which top many favorites, but his Tanya Song (fka Anna Song) and Katarina Hartlova (aka Kathy Kozy) work is absolutely their best shots. And then you have some, additional exclusives like Anna Marie and Sunny Wagner -- I absolutely love his work with Sunny, especially as she's widened and become extremely, drop-dead georgeous. I absolutely love his more recent sets of Angela White, who has always been the classic figure that has been making my draw drop ever since I first saw her at 18 (and took Voluptuous magazine's top title last year). I honestly wish Chloe Vevrier would use him, or at least stop the overkill airbrushing. I know she just hit 40, but damn, she's looking the best she ever did (including very much above the neck).
If God Herself could best paint a picture of Her most heavenly creations for the desire of every man from afar, She'd have results much on point with Lorenz, or at least Lorenz comes as close as he could in my book. About my only criticism is that some of the women in some of the scenes could use a tad less make-up, at they have natural beauty. At the same time, I will fully admit his scenes are both well complementary and the resulting skin and other tones in the scene quite contrasted perfectly with the make-up. Art is not always about bringing about the ultimate beauty in the woman, but setting a complete scene that is of ultimate beauty. I, for one, will say he has master the woman as the beautiful, often classy, centerpiece in any of his work.
http://www.boobpedia.com/boobs/Bernd_Daktari_Lorenz
He started by discovering Bettie Ballhaus and started her site, although they split in 2004. Since then, he's photographed -- some exclusively -- these many other women which are also listed at Babepedia in a category just for him:
http://www.boobpedia.com/boobs/Category:Bernd_Daktari_Lorenz_models
I think Mr. Lorenz has utterly perfected the photography of the voluptuous form, well outside of any post-processing. He understands that when dealing with the models he photographs, the women make the clothes and the clothes hug the curves. He knows how to dress such curves, photograph from the correct angles -- all around as well as perfecting the frontal, back from side and other positions. He started in the '80s and seemingly went beyond the common Playboy pose and scenes (which are now cliche and Playboy itself avoids) and added far more originality, scene, contrast and highlighted the curvature of the woman as a whole, in her surroundings. I haven't seen this in any other outfit, although some photographers with DDF are almost as good in bringing out the best in curves, but still different (do they use Lorenz?).
He does this without massive focus on the breast and total avoidance of close-ups on the genitalia in general, unlike virtually every other, major publication house photograher in the adult industry. Even his bondage scenes are erotic, and I'm not into bondage. He avoids the "extreme sex" and "extreme focus" and seems to get it right in focus on the extreme curves and presence of the woman as a whole. Whether the woman is 36+-24-36 or 40+-30-40, the results are unique and extremely lustful to a new level, at least for myself.
Not only does his work with Bettie Ballhaus, Milena Velba (who is an exclusive) and Nadine Jansen which top many favorites, but his Tanya Song (fka Anna Song) and Katarina Hartlova (aka Kathy Kozy) work is absolutely their best shots. And then you have some, additional exclusives like Anna Marie and Sunny Wagner -- I absolutely love his work with Sunny, especially as she's widened and become extremely, drop-dead georgeous. I absolutely love his more recent sets of Angela White, who has always been the classic figure that has been making my draw drop ever since I first saw her at 18 (and took Voluptuous magazine's top title last year). I honestly wish Chloe Vevrier would use him, or at least stop the overkill airbrushing. I know she just hit 40, but damn, she's looking the best she ever did (including very much above the neck).
If God Herself could best paint a picture of Her most heavenly creations for the desire of every man from afar, She'd have results much on point with Lorenz, or at least Lorenz comes as close as he could in my book. About my only criticism is that some of the women in some of the scenes could use a tad less make-up, at they have natural beauty. At the same time, I will fully admit his scenes are both well complementary and the resulting skin and other tones in the scene quite contrasted perfectly with the make-up. Art is not always about bringing about the ultimate beauty in the woman, but setting a complete scene that is of ultimate beauty. I, for one, will say he has master the woman as the beautiful, often classy, centerpiece in any of his work.
