Shower by Cristina Faramo
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Lately, some very interesting contributions with a lot of dead space, or rather non-speaking (but so potent, so essential) space, as i did not mean the usual geometric vacuum one usually calls dead space in a photo. the Love rooms from Korea, the Chevron station, the subtle sensuality that comes from this whisper of a shot. The fact that it is posed rather adds to it, IMO. It escapes brazenness and leaves it much undefined, something the “blah” hue conveys masterfully.
no !!! here, rather: …
Lately, some very interesting contributions with a lot of dead space, or rather non-speaking (but so potent, so essential) space, as i did not mean the usual geometric vacuum one usually calls dead space in a photo. the Love rooms from Korea, the Chevron station, the subtle sensuality that comes from this whisper of a shot. The fact that it is posed rather adds to it, IMO. It escapes brazenness and leaves it much undefined, something the “blah” hue conveys masterfully.
no !!! here, rather: …
Hot, sensuous photo….don’t know anything about Jesus, Satan or Buddha….must have come late to the party but I do like images from the dark moist part of life where things begin to grow…..a homage to the vibrancy of the human condition….to life itself. Don’t know about the editorial or photojounalistic….Shakespeare said the world was a stage or as Elvis says, “Are you lonesone tonight?”
David….Eric Burton said, “Spill the wine, take that girl”…..I say drink the wine, take that girl. peace and love.
wet skin is so delicious.
very arousing…
ANTON…
good point…and thanks…honestly, we really have been spared much of what i see on some sites….please have a safe trip to New York and i will see you on Sunday afternoon…you might not have to sleep on the floor!!
cheers, david
CHARLES…
rest assured i will not come to Seattle without finding you amigo…
cheers, david
… and me! :))
can’t wait.
thanks for the clarification !
Hey, I am not anonymous, only pseudonymous.
Charles Petersen,
I too am an Asian food freak. I don’t get to Seattle often, but when I do I MUST eat either Korean or Vietnamese. Where in Seattle do you go for the “most killer Vietnamese food?” Please tell me!! If you don’t want to publicize it here, click on my name and email me thru my contact info…
Sidney
I’ve come here for the comments/long analysis, I hope the noise and UFO’s are removed. I would hate for this place to turn into Flickr. Not trying to sound elitist but what I expected of Flickr can be found here, and I appreciate that.
Yep… I agree..
For the best Vietnamese in seattle
please call Charles P…
:)))))))))))))…
( and ask for a table upstairs…)
Akaky … Zero problem(s)….
Yeah right..
:)))))))))
DAVID
mmm… “not” the floor… does that mean the couch? really?? i have been upgraded??
wow this IS good news amigo :-)))))
running to pack my bags now… next time i log on it’ll be in the BURN offices :-D
cheers
anton
Did someone said “the Doors”..
:)))))
Sydney,
Green Leaf is the best imo, and I’ve been to Vietnam five times so I have pretty good handle on it (though there are some things just not replicated anywhere outside VN).
Here ya go: http://greenleaftaste.com/default.aspx
Of course Vancouver is no slouch in Pacific Rim eating either….
Charles
KATIA…
yes, yes of course…i will find ALL of you folks hunkered down in the great Northwest…a good time will be had by all…promise!!
cheers, hugs, david
Sidney/Charles:
y’all must come to TO for Vietnamese….will knock your socks off :))))…though, im sure seattle’s got some great places…
incidentally, 2 weeks ago, finished reading Andrew PHam’s extraordinary ‘The Eaves of Heaven’ his biography-cum-memoir of his father’s life in Vietnam…a kind of follow-up to his extraordinary Catfish and Mandala….i recommend BOTH books immensely….Eaves is just major major book!!!
enjoy the Bún chả :))
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bob
The EEves of Heaven
Seems like you guys are planning another BURN Top executives summit :):):). Have fun and I am sure a lot of creative juice will come out of this again. Wish I could be with you guys in New York.
Eric
Hi David,
Thanks for your reply. Did you mean the mai 2008 issue of national geographic? I can’t find the picture on the webpage of natgeo. or the internet, can you let me know who shot that image you mentioned?
I don’t think anything is wrong in using illustrative images and like both “fiction” and “non- fiction”, but I do think it can be important to be clear about which type of image is presented. I think in general one should know what they’re looking at especially if there’s that thin line, if an image tends to make something look like reality while in fact it is not. I think in that case the viewer should know this or shouldn’t have an image presented as reality, this especially in news and documentary.
With this photograph f.e. I’m just not sure what I’m actually looking at, fiction or non- fiction, is that mood in the picture true or not? Am I not looking at a picture that is in fact not erotic, steamy etc at all? Could it be that the reality was very much different than what we see? So it raised a few questions to me about photography in general.
To me it does matter if a picture is directed or not. For me a picture that represents a “captured” moment in real life is more powerfull then the same sort of image which would be directed, just because of the fact, for me, more truth is captured in it and therefore more pure.
I think a less powerfull or more subtle image on the outside and at first glance, but with a strong story behind it which you can read in the caption can be much stronger than pictures that are more dramatic on the outside but with no real story or vision in it.
Question that remains for me is, to what extend (and in which genre) is it ok to use techniques/ directions to create a strong personal image without twisting reality too much? F.e. colour-, saturation adjustments etc on images? Kind of a grey area to me…
Looking forward to your (all readers) opinions on this!
Best, David
great and grand!
Georgeous image, but I read it as a bit dark.. The combo of the concrete grey (cell block) and the hand print (blood mark) and her without a head (reverse praying mantis scenario) makes me feel like I would not want to be in this scene…
David and All
Thank you for all of your comments on this photo and it is great to hear so many different responses, suggestions and questions about my photography.
I am sorry that I have not responded sooner but I have been very busy recently with work.
This image is part of long-term project that I am working on about couples in the mood for love is about the celebration of love through the intimacy of couples. Most of the couples who I photograph in this project are friends or people close to me so it is easier to interact with them. I enjoy exploring aesthetic mood, experimenting personally and researching life in many ways through my photography. I am not focusing on any specific style like photojournalism etc…but more focused on visually experimenting for myself.
The subjects in these photos know that they are being photographed and I stay with the couples for a long time so they can become comfortable with me. I do not direct the activity. Of course they know that I am present but the moments that I capture occur naturally. I’m not interested to make erotic photos. This image portrays unique intimacy for me along with an almost unreal atmosphere
which is very real.
Usually I adjust the color of images before capturing the pictures and I do very little in post production. I do not like to change the photos – I do not like to create fiction. I enjoy spending time with the couples and I patiently wait to capture moments that are happening in front of me – in real life. I look for unique moments that explore inside.
I am always open to different points of view and greatly appreciate all of the comments that you have shared about my image. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts and I look forward to sharing more images with you soon.
cristina
This picture gives me the creeps–I love it!
I find the responses to this photograph amazing. Either people ‘read it dark’ and it creeps them out, or they (like myself) find it erotic and charged with positive sexuality.