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For anyone who is interested, here are some links to some slice

of life stories I just added here. All where shot in 2001.

 

The story of an African American boy adopted by a white family

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=321949

 

The harbor in my hometown

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=321952

 

A slice of life on a boy who was paralyzed at 16.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=321936

 

A slice of life about a teen mother

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=321942

 

And some various singles that I liked from that year

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=301744

 

I enjoy looking at what others have to offer and feel that it is only

right to give something back for others to look at. Enjoy. � DKM

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<i>"And are we supposed to comment on this or is that only permitted if we tell you it's wonderfull..." --Harvey Platter </i>

<p>Of course there's no accounting for taste... but someone whose uploaded picture portfolio consists of nothing but travel snapshots, a mirror self-portrait (oh, how original), and fisheye distortions, should refrain from calling serious work such as Mr. Mulinix's "trite".

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Nice work!<P>

 

Hope you don't mind, but I think you will get more people viewing the images if they are easier to get to, so I made the links clickable.<P><a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=321952"> hometown harbor </a>, <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=321936"> paralyzed at 16 </a>, <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=321942"> teen mother </a>, <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=301744"> single shots </a>

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It's as if somebody revived the old Life magazine! I don't find the framing too unorthodox, I think you had lots of that style of composition 40-50 years ago. Appropriate that it would appear in this forum, as I think this way of shooting came out when Leica began replacing Rollei TLR as the basic tool of Photo-J. It's very informational, but it's dynamic. My favourite is the boy at the "mud truck" event; there's so much character in that image. Makes you speculate about his personality, his parents, his culture, etc. Not even a mediocre picture in there. We're priveleged to have you among us Damian.
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Thanks Damian for sharing. I like the cowboy shot most. The compositions are not unorthodox, just simple and effective. I am also wondering how you got to do stories like these? Do you know these people or ?

 

ANd thanks Albert for the links.

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"someone whose uploaded picture portfolio consists of nothing but travel snapshots, a mirror self-portrait (oh, how original)"

 

Coming from someone who's uploaded zero, that's a really cool comment but I'm sure you take fascinating pictures, Al.

 

Hey, I'm just glad to see the cult of St Damian in full swing.

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I like them all. Good work! I dilike moste of the junk posted around here (I'm not saying mine is different) but this is good stuff.

 

I like the way the colors look in you color work.. particularly the teenage mother series. What film(s) do you use for you color stuff?

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Thanks all for your compliments and critiques.

 

Travis, I've been able to do these stories because I have worked

as a photojournalist at newspapers for the last 7 or 8 years and

have been lucky to work at some where stories and narratives

are a high priority.

 

As for the film, nothing special. Whatever was the pro Fuji film at

the time is what we were buying. I usually shoot with ISO 100 for

most stuff, unless at night or dark rooms where I use the ISO

800. I really never use flash, haven't really for several years

unless studio lighting. And no I don't have super fast F1.0 lenses

either, I just know how to work with what I have. And I think I know

what I can do as far as exposure goes in certain situations,

wther it be low light or what not, and feel comfortable going

without flash.

 

And finally Mr. Platter, I bless thee my son (I say as I draw a

cross with my finger). The Saint has spoken!!

 

-DKM

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