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Published: 2011-01-08 02:57:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 10859; Favourites: 337; Downloads: 0
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| JFotography | Facebook | Tutorials | Stocks | Actions/Scripts |Dire one and desired one,
Savior, sentencerβ
In an old allegory you would carry
A chained alphabet of tokens
Untrusting I court you. Wavering
I seek your face, I read
That Crusoe's knife
Reeked of you, that to defile you
The soldier makes the rabbi spit on the torah.
"I'll drown my book" says Shakespeare.
Absence,
Or presence ever at play:
Let those scorn you who never
Starved in your dearth. If I
Dare to disparage
Your harp of shadows I taste
Wormwood and motor oil, I pour
Ashes on my head. You are the wound. You
Be the medicine.
- Robert Pinsky
Tutorials and Resources
- Take self-portraits: [link]
- Bounce lighting: [link]
Materials and Methods
Nikon D80 + 50mm F1.8 Nikkor + SB-600 for bounce lighting against a wall. See my FB for the lighting setup. GIMP for post editing. Desaturated with channel mixers. S-curves for contrast.
Additional Comments
FULL VIEW is a must!
I like portraits that demonstrate my age 
See my FB for the rest of the series. One of my favorite poems. Also part of my 2nd Concept List: [link] This image is protected under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License . Licenses for commercial and derivative use of this image are available for purchase. Please contact me if interested. Under the Creative Commons license, this photo may be displayed on other websites as long as:
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Comments: 48
Great Prose, and Beautiful Portrait. I especially like the fact it`s Black and White.Β
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Done 
This was absolutely beautiful to draw.
Thank you
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I still can't quite get my head round you being a "hobby" photographer. You have talent, your skills are developing and your vision is maturing. Science's gain will be photography's loss.
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Did I ever tell you that you are one of my, like, fav artists on DA? And that's a lot to say considering I watch probably too many people. But yes, now I've told you 
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Excellent use of lighting. There's a great sense of depth in the image.
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I like this shot -- there are a lot of meanings behind orchids, and that makes this conceptually intriguing. However, I like the contrasts the most -- the sharpness between the black and white and the softness of the greys really works well!
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This is a beautiful picture... the flower, the expression, and the overall composition work together perfectly
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You are absolutely MAGIC. Refined, elegant, talented. Beautiful...!!!
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I never have the right words to express my gratitude for your comments, so I will just use emoticons 
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Definitely yours...
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You're so beautiful, no matter the age. And that poem is equally as beautiful. (: Nice job.
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there is a lot I liked about this photo... nice BW, Nice eyes...
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it's really pretty, i like the focus of the flower and the contrast of the 2 subjects
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i like, nice focus(depth), contrasts(lighting), shes very pretty to...
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Cool, i love when you show your face in your photos, and the guy up there have reason XD its amazing how you make this photos when you are not even behind the camera n_n
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I posted this comment elsewhere, but figured I could post it here too:
"It amazes me how you can do shots like this with such amazing depth of field...and you're not even behind the camera."
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Hehe it takes a lot of trial and error I suppose
Sorry for not replying to comments on photos on FB 
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You know, admitting that is very admirable. There are always those that will pretend they can achieve perfection on the first try, and quite frankly, a lot of people do it. To readily admit that you have to try to achieve what you do is refreshing.
Don't worry about the FB comments. I don't usually comment there unless it's one of your exclusives, because FB seems to glitch a lot. Not that DA never glitches, but FB is very temperamental.
Anyway, as always, your work is very inspirational. I'm in film and even though they are different mediums, I get a lot of inspiration from your photos.
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