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Dan is a drummer from Killing Lazarus and a good friend of minecheck Killing Lazarus at myspace [link] they play very cool experimental rock!
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Thank you dear Jenna, glad you like it!
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you're very right, his work is very inspiring!
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true.
if you allow me some criticism?
i think that you created this image in order to get attention beacause it resembles an Avedon, and those are famous and very recognisable, you want to apply his 'trick', but the difference between you and him is that for Avedon it wasn't a trick, it was his style, this is just copycatting someone, your composition is the same as his, and even the line of the negative is still left on your image
but what you cannot percieve, is the feeling behind Avedon's portraits, he photographed his sitters, you made a picture. and makes this, when being good looked at, a very weak image.
I do not dare say you are not a creative person, i dont judge people on their own creativity, because everybody is creative in their own way and i was just being objective here, and this had nothing to do with taste.
Even though his work is inspiring, and i feel the same way, it is, why do you copy it? an own original twist to it, so it resembles an Avedon, but has your heart in it, would make all the difference and would make it a whole lot better.
I just think this portrait of that perticular person and of everyone you will make a portrait of in the future, would 'speak' a whole lot more if you put your own perception of showing a person behind a photograph in to it, because then, it has your signature. not someone else's, don't make copy's, it never works. nobody is the same
I hope i did not piss you off, but art needs to be criticised.
Michael
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copying someone is very strong, harsh, and offending conclusion really.
names stated in my profile are there for purpose. anyone who is about to have a look at my work might found influence by these.
if we talk about Avedon's work, e.g. In American West, in 4 or 5 years he took thousands images of 700 different people. whole project presents only 120 images. Avedon was observing, looking for interesting, photogenic faces with particular features, expresions which would look good on photographs and as a project. as far as i know he was inspired very much by Diane Arbus work and her 'feel'..
Daniel is happy with the result as picture is representing and reflecting his natural charism, elegance or intelligence. it's a classical portrait and i had no intention to make it look anyhow intense or emotional. it's not a part of any project or so. hence calling this photo weak is quite disrespectful.
if you r looking for my personal expressive work go back in my gallery where is majority of images delivering it my very own way.
i realize by many years of practice and studying others work, the frame can help viewer to focus on subject or even complete, or to visually close the composition. this is what i m counting with all the time i'm making image even under the enlarger. the technique simply suits my needs. this '
Avedon never use tilt technique or rather say its effect in his portraits. they are all perfectly focused from the bottom to the top. as you can see clearly on my image (not only this one) there is significant difference.
yet again you can not judge my decision of making this composition and saying it's copied from someone. this is what i felt will be the best for what i was looking for. it's a classical portrait and as i already mention i m always putting my composition in full frame. 4x5 format allows me to be creative enough to play and use any 'rule' i want, and feel would be appropriate. this has nothing to do with 'Avedon's composition' (donβt think something like that even exists in meaning stereotyped of being Avedon's composition? surely not..).
here [link] you can see the background, the environment of where the image was taken. there was no white background only the sky and the water. Dan was standing on this very same spot with this shot as well..
Avedon's subjects are not posing intentionally apart from all mine.
you are judging my work with no accurate relevancy. your argumentation is very tendentious, superficial, having no other contraindication apart from Avedon's work. if you want to be competent, able to objectively(!) analyze someone's work on artistic or semiotic basis for any reason without request, you need to have much larger knowledge about the issue. art should be always criticized by someone who knows the matter, than it would be appreciated. you are giving me your personal interpretation not an objective critique.
wishing you much pleasure with studies
Vlad
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Hello,
Thank you for not getting pissed off at me, I have only begun studying 'art' for myself like a year ago.
The reason why I said those things is to get something clear for myself, because I am growing up in a world of copycats, and seeing such an image like that, in a gallery that is so different from that perticular piece just made me feel that you were copying someone elses work in order to get attention.
Seeing your very extensive explanation i see that i was dealing with someone who knew what he was doing, that made me happy so to speak
I may have said some harsh things, and i apologize for that, i was getting a bit carried away, that's more or less the fault of my inviroment. Again my apologies.
Thanks for a lesson learned, and you really do have awesome, strong work.
I will be getting back to you though about your comment, if you don't mind, it has alot of interesting, debatable things in it.
Sadly for now i'm a bit to busy to get that typed out.
Michael
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wow so cool! reminds me of richard avedon's portraits
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being involved very much indeed
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well done!!! I think I have that same coat LOL
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thanks! cool coat you have boy!
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