Not even thinking about the sexual content etc, very intriguing depth and shadows, tonal quality. Very moody. Very impressive! well done!

I have put one on the middle of a lake (mind you she is standing on 3 milk crates)
H3D39

I put people in boxes ... but its not about sexuality, its about how people build walls around themselves. A lot of my images have to do with the idea that it hard to decide what to do with oneself. The box is a metaphor for holding you in, containing you and preventing you from taking action. You create your own box by not being able to decide what to do with your life.

Rollei 6008 / P20 / schneider 40mm

You put them on milk-crates, I put milk on them
but I love them anyway.

LOL

by they way love the milk one, reminds me of a David Lachapelle shot with a fridge
But still different enough

Do I perceive you to be starting a new religion?

Rob C

Man, don´t you realise there are people starving to death out there?

Rob C

Strong picture - the milk one - it certainly makes you look! But has it got any meaning beyond what one sees?

don't worry, I hear that soya milk is good for the skin.
Speaking of starvation, here's something totally politically incorrect

It's a tribute to hawkers in Singapore. part of a series. it'll only make sense if you've been to hawker centres there. On the other hand, it's also good if it doesn't make sense

Jing, keep posting, your pictures are great fun!

Edward

Frank,
Despite any personal opinions here you have achieved something that most photographers can only dream about. I can scroll through thousands of pictures on internet and in a split second I will recognize Frank Doorhof work even before I see an Elinchrom logo. It is unmistakable yours, your style - love it or hate it.
The only other photographer I can say the same about it is Jorgan Teller. Most people I know can't even understand the phenomena of his success, my young assistants are saying " the King is nude"
but never less is the king.

I personally have a problem with the statement that photography is an art. I believe that photography can be an art, but it take an artist to make it an art. Has nothing to do with the media of photography by itself.
Andre

<<I personally have a problem with the statement that photography is an art. I believe that photography can be an art, but it take an artist to make it an art. Has nothing to do with the media of photography by itself.
Andre>>




I agree 100%.

Photography can be a form of art. Like writing, singing, painting, gardening or cooking.

But i don't think that Ronald Mc Donald or the Colonel Sanders of KFC are great artists. But they have a lot of "restaurants".

And their products are easy to recognize !

PdF

I personally agree that while anyone can take a photograph that single act does not necessary make the person a photographer. Same with art, it takes a very special talent to turn a photograph into a piece of art; add to that, a mechanic has a skill while an artist has a talent. This thread containing a heck of a lot of images reinforces (at least to me) that we are privileged to have some very great talent amongst our members.

don

Hi,

A series of studio portraits of a group of people that live together on a veranda in the inner city. Some stay behind to guard their few belongings while the others go to beg on the street corners. They make about R50-00 ( 6.5 usd ) per day.

Thanks, Ivan

Hi,

some more, thanks, Ivan

another one

Ivan

Hi,

More 'boemelaars' as we call them.

regards, Ivan

Relax, even my vegetable images got bad-mouthed. Disrespect to vegetables, ha !

Edmund

[quote=eronald,Aug 18 2008, 02:25 PM]
Relax, even my vegetable images got bad-mouthed. Disrespect to vegetables, ha !




Look at it this way: the vegetables got off lightly - they could have been eaten!

Rob C

Michael,

This is a great image. I noticed you shot it with the 80mm AF. If this is the newer Mamiya lens can you comment on how you like it?

I am about to take delivery on one and wondered about the quality and sharpness.

Regards,
Ed

thanks. last image to post for awhile,in respect of vegetarians I thought it was fitting that we should have some vegetarian monks on display
we just got this done yesterday and haven't had the time to clean it up yet...but what the heck right?

Hi Ed,

Thanks. I have an older 80mm AF lens. Still, it is very sharp, though I find 55 mm even sharper at the edges. Good luck with your lens.

Regards,

Om Mani Padme Hum

Namaste,

Yavapai Point South Rim Grand Canyon



don

Nice contradictory/juxtaposition. Monks flanked by 2 big LCDs on the side.

one from today



Greetings,
Frank

One shot from the latest try to illustrate waiting.

RZ/65mm P45

Ray

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Approaching storm San Juan Mountains.

Mamiya AFD II, 28mm, Polarizer, P30+

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@Grayhand,
Stunning use of colortinting, very very nice.

Love the DOF here.
Great shot.

well. dang it. I dont have a digital back but i'll send out two of mine anyway.

Fuji Reala 100 on a Mamiya 645 AFD with a 80 F4 (no AF, old lens)
Scanned on a Epson V500

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I don't think it HAS to be digital
Just share the MF files
Correct me if I'm wrong.

13,000 feet Charcas Plain in Bolivian Andes with the Huayna Potosi in the background (6,000m)(19,685.039 f) PhaseOne P25/Mamiya 150mm 3.5 two images (first attempt to stitch)

nice

don

Very nice! Thats something i wouldn't mind having on my wall. Well done.

Thank you don, I wanted to post something here --after admiring the good work of everyone else-- but my work with the Mamiya was mostly that, work. Now I'm stationed in Bolivia that is a silver mine of potential images and the Phase/afd is the perfect mining tool. I discovered that the LCD is not so bad after all since in bright sun you can tilt it until it works with incident light... two batteries -mine are old, so two new ones is in TO BUY list-- are good for a day shoot, and so are two 4G cards. The camera is as big as a big Nikon/Canon system, so I will post some more if you don't minid... : )

Hi Ivan Jou shots is fantasties.
Groete
Dirk

Dagse Dirk,

Baie dankie! Het nooit gedink ek sal 'die taal' hier gebruik nie!

Groete, Ivan

here are two from my "time" series.

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Mooi!

Ek het weer gekyk: Ja dis wierd Privaat! op n eienaardige publieke manier.
Dis ook vir my opvallend dat die mense wat hier na jou pics kyk sien n ander meer oppervlakkige beeld,'n beeld wat nie verder werklik openbaar kan word nie.
In die ou dae van Apartheid het die buitelanders nie werlik verstaan nie en dis nou nog so.
My hart bloei vir (die) mense wat eerlik op die spoorwe van ons samelewing goeie werk gedoen het en toe later slagoffers geword het .Met al hulle kommingheid het hulle steeds n beter job gedoen as die huidige staatswerkers.

Groete
Dirk
Terloops wat dink jy Van Roger Ballen end David Goldblatt se werk?

Jeetje lijkt wel Nederlands

Or in English.
It looks like Dutch

Ik ken deze werken niet. Is er iets op internet ?

Gooie namiddag, mensen.

PdF

Addicted to color





Greetings,
Frank

Looks like fun! But getting the paint tubes out of her hair might have been painful...

Mike.

Keep posting Chris, these are great!

Hi Frank and thank you for your comment!

Nice shots, I almost begins to understand the mening of the word "Color photo"

Ray

One more from my serie of "waiting" photos.
In this I try to drag the viewer in to the picture and emotions of waiting.

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RZ/65mm P45

Ray

Hallo Dirk,

Miskien eerder engels ter wille vd ander!?

I really admire and like David Goldblatt's work, especially 'some afrikaners photographed' I find some of his newer colour work also interesting.( My film personal work was all B&W) I think he is very principled and at his age he is still going strong. At a lecture, many years ago, we talked about Arnold Newman's portrait of that Nazi industrialist( I think it was Krupp?) and he deplored Newmans lighting that made him(Krupp?) look more evil. Said it was
artificial. I really could identify with some of those people in his photographs.

As far as Ballen is concerned it is more difficult. In my view a photographer has a great responsibilty towards his subjects. I find it embarising ( on their behalf) to look at some of the people he photographed, and the poses he got them to do. I wonder if those people really understood what happened and the power of the media. If they were more sophisticated would they still do it? But nevertheless his work is very powerfull. a bit like Arbus, although I felt she treated her subject with more sympathy.

My problem is I like all sorts of photography. It becomes quite emotional photographing these people. You know, i find in talking to them that many of them have a 'problem' and I am not so sure that better circumstances would have improved their lot. Some of them just can't function in society. But the gratitude for simple gifts(a meal and a cup of tea) brings on my tears!

But I look at them as our conscience.
Landscapes are much easier and contemplative! (And Italy is also great)

Wat jou laaste statement betref. ek stem saam! As mens kyk na die huidige vermorsing v geld en talent en plein incompetance is dis plain scary!

Groete,

Ivan