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in the way
she moves
attracts you like no other
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Photo taken at the inimitable "MEDITERRANEO Coffee & Lounge Bar" for its June 2020 Photo Contest.
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I'm trying something different with Soulful actions!!! :))
Actually this action is called "A princess hides", for this pic "A princess reveals", hehe :-P
Years ago, when I was very new to both photography and Flickr, I faved and commented on a magnificent egret shot that a man had taken. I was so impressed with his work, I began to follow him, and he began to give me advice. Since I was working with a very inexpensive point and shoot, and didn't know much about post processing, he suggested that I start to learn about composition and lighting, and that the best way to begin, for me, would be taking self portraits, since, as he put it, my model would always be ready, would always know just what I wanted, and would work for free, lol! I joined a self portrait photo group called the 365 Day group, and began posting a photo a day for a year. Consequently, in the beginning, I would take some 20 pics or more a day, trying to find the best to work on, and post, so my stream was mostly just me!
I soon found out that my contact was really interested in meeting up with me and doing a nude photo shoot! Well, I ditched him as a contact, but stayed in the 365 group. Within two weeks, I was extremely bored with my shots. After all, hand held selfies with a cheap P&S, or ANY camera, are limiting, and you wouldn't believe how soon even a creative person can run out of ideas! That is when I started learning to manipulate photos. My selfies became more artwork than photography, as I discovered how to airbrush on photos, and soon my face was transformed into everything from a vampire to an elf, and even a bald woman, in honor of cancer patients! I did one shot where I made my eyes blue to honor one of my grandmothers, who died from breast cancer, and whom my father said I looked a lot like except for having hazel-green eyes instead of blue, and dark brown hair instead of black. It was all quite fun, and the unusual selfies DID teach me a lot about what I could do with the rest of my shots.
After the year ended, I dropped out of the 365 Day Group and began focusing on other kinds of shots, with the occasional selfie thrown in. Those I did to keep in practice for portrait work, since I seldom have another model.
After years of post processing, my passion is still portraiture. I think I've proved I can take a good shot of a flower or scenic, but I dearly love the magic of being able to transform a face into something artistic, rather than just a good photo. Whereas when I first started doing this, I chose the best shots to work with, now I often choose some of the worst or most mediocre. to practice post processing on. This was one of the so-so ones.
This is a bit of a new technique for me, and I will be trying some other different work in the near future. I'm considering beginning to post to 365 again, but not sure I want the commitment. I do feel I've been in a rut, though, and want to try something different.
If anyone wants me to work on a photo of theirs, let me know. I need the practice, and love to work on faces OTHER than my own!
I wasn't going to upload these self portraits, originally, cause when I reviewed them later - I was shocked to see that they revealed something quite private about me. Like I was letting some parts of my indecision, the moments I waver before the crests & leaps of life, the parts of myself that are dark and gloomy and unlikeable be visible to my camera. I didn't expect those things to translate so clearly into the images and I felt so vulnerable about sharing them.
But I took some time and now I feel more objectively excited about the images, and if I find them embarrassing I can always delete them later.
Thanks for reading.
I wasn't going to upload these self portraits, originally, cause when I reviewed them later - I was shocked to see that they revealed something quite private about me. Like I was letting some parts of my indecision, the moments I waver before the crests & leaps of life, the parts of myself that are dark and gloomy and unlikeable be visible to my camera. I didn't expect those things to translate so clearly into the images and I felt so vulnerable about sharing them.
But I took some time and now I feel more objectively excited about the images, and if I find them embarrassing I can always delete them later.
Thanks for reading.
I’ve got just the very thing right here , yes I see your eyes keep gravitating to it , don’t be shy , touch it , feel it grow in your hands , guys like you need that extra something girls like me can offer you , no ordinary girl can give you the type of orgasm I can , oh yes and I will , give you my sweet man
(i'm empty empty,
full full full)
* this is an indesign document of an upcoming book (the 13rd and last book Atem Books will publish this year).
Ever think you know what you are photographing, only to see it in Large and find "something" doesn't look right? That is what happened here and with some research, this looks like a juvenile Blue Heron!
If anyone comes up with a better ID, please let me know...
Alu is surprised what happened after a relog into Second life, now she wears 2 outfits at the same time
Visit this location at T-C-X-A-M-K & Takio Hospital in Second Life
Vecchio pescatore nel porto di Anzio...c'era qualcosa di antico e di magico nei gesti con cui riparava le reti...
Old fisherman in Anzio harbour...there was something ancient and magic in the gestures he used to fix the nets...
Thanks to sgatto for help in post-processing :)
I was waking around doing some shooting from the hip. Practicing some zone focusing. There is something I love about the wide angle and silhouettes...
no crop
No children's sessions for a week, so I'm looking for other things to practice on! I have a hard time "seeing" close-up shots like this, so I played around for a while tonight. (This was taken with my 28-75mm 2.8 lens - I'm always pleasantly surprised at the shots it gets!) (Made Explore - caught at #184 on 7/4/07.)
Thanksgiving at Our House ~ Coral Springs, Florida U.S.A.
(left to right) My Mother Mary (81) - My Father Joe (84)
Laura's Mother Vivian (83) - Laura's Father Dino (84)
- Both couples are married to each other 60+ years -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_Springs,_Florida
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to see the slide show:
I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed.
Garry Winogrand.
Ain't that the truth!
Andy Murray is two sets to love down to Nadal - I have taken refuge in Flickr :-)
A few months ago First Potteries began repainting its fleet of 06-plate Scania OmniCitys into the new livery, in fleet number order no less. First being First, however, meant that the programme was forgotten about halfway through and so a number remain in Barbie. The new colours look well enough on the OmniCity when viewed from the rear, but from the front... uh, maybe not. All it needs is for the magenta to continue across the bumper. Here 65038 (YN06 WML) is seen in Newcastle bound for Stafford on the 101, these buses' home for their entire lives.