Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Young Dancers - On Going Photo Project

How did this start?
My daughter is a dancer. She also loves to photograph dancers.
Now combine this with her father's photography and image editing enthusiasm. Where does it go to?
Exactly. A joint project. A father and daughter reunion, if you like...

My beautiful daughter in action:

The Process
The work process in this photography project is fascinating for me. The girls choose the locations, the outfits and the staging. At this stage, I am just a consultant (and the driver...). We decided to use only natural light.
Then we start the shootout. Both of us are shooting, using different camera bodies, different lenses and shoot from different angles. This way we don't step on each other's toes... It is a very interesting experience because photography is actually an individual creative process, so how can it be done in couple? Well, with some patience and tolerance it can be done and we found out that it is very-very pleasing.
After we get back home, we check the photos, trash the wrong ones, sort them and post process them.

The First Location
As mentioned, the girls picked up the location - an open field right outside our hometown:














The Shootout
Here are some samples of the photographs. I will post more samples during the week:

























All images shot as Raw, developed with Photoshop CS5

Monday, April 11, 2011

Self Portraits - One hell of a Challenge...


Self portraits are quite a challenge for any amateur or professional photographer.
I've been struggling with this issue for quite a while now and still, not sure what is the definition of a self portrait. 
Is it a well planed studio photo with perfect lighting and perfect intention?


Should the photo have a well pronounced message?


Should it spontaneous?


Is it a snap shot taken somewhere?


Maybe it is a collection of photos from my close living environment?...?


Well, I guess it's a little bit of each and more...
In this never-ending-journey of seeking my "self portrait", after getting a mail from Artist Wanted I decided to combine some photos and create a small portfolio in their very interesting project The Power of SELF.
Some more samples of this on-going project can be found in my Self Portraits galley at pbase.

All photos are shot as Raw files and enhanced with PSKiss Productivity Filters and PSKiss Pixel Gear Suite.