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Hello. My art represents my 40 years of my involvement in photography. In my photography I try to capture something extra. Yousef Karsh was a great inspiration to me during this time. He had a way of capturing a person's spirit. Yousef was quoted as saying, “Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can. The revelation, if it comes at all, will come in a small fraction of a second with an unconscious gesture, a gleam of the eye, a brief lifting of the mask that all humans wear to conceal their innermost selves from the world. In that fleeting interval of opportunity the photographer must act or lose his prize.”
This has been my challenge, to be able to find that "secret" in all subjects that I photograph, not just in people. When I build an image, there is usually an underlying story, maybe the story is just in my head. But, that "secret" is there, and I have made it my goal to capture that and present it in my images. You might have to look closely, but, it's there, just waiting for someone to find it.
What photography means to me; The one thing I learned about photography; like music, photography has no borders, no race. I may not be able to pronounce the names of some photographers from around the world, but I can feel and see each one in their images. Like, musicians, photographers are a family of people who tell stories of the world as they see it. I get to see the world through the soul of each photographer. When you see one of my images, you see a little bit of myself. My hope is that you can see a little of me in my work.
Thanks Dennis
Posted by Dennis
on 09 February 2019 - 12:02 PM
Posted by Dennis
on 30 January 2019 - 09:37 AM
Nice set.
The first image is Ring Necked Duck
I would "guess" the last pic are the females, but can't be certain.
Posted by Dennis
on 23 January 2019 - 10:14 AM
Well, I'm going to be a little different. The watch and the ring, those are a part of a person. If they wear these things all the time, I believe they should be part of a portrait. However, I would reduce the exposure on them in post, so they can be part of shadow details. I would, at first just darken the two bright spots on the watch, to match the shadow values of the rest of the watch. If it looks good, then that's all that is needed.
Also along these lines, the shadow of her watch elbow is really dark. I would work on it so I could get a good fading from foreground to background.
The ring has its own issue in that the gems are very bright, if not blown out. Being a D810, I would think you can pull that down a bit. I would try to reduce the ring, and then reduce the hands with the ring. It all depends.
Depending on space, these could be dealt with is a larger (50-70 inch softbox/dish or diffused umbrella) that is forward if the subject and only allowed to have feathered light fall on subject. Being large and not directly facing the subject should also handle the jewelry issues.
Lets see, their is 1,000 way to skin a cat. The most important thing is, Mark's instructor liked it and I see Mark growing with each new image that he presents. Well done Mark.
Posted by Dennis
on 19 January 2019 - 01:37 PM
Posted by Dennis
on 18 January 2019 - 10:49 AM
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