phokus

thanks for stopping by!

john

thanks for stopping by!!

john

This is sort of a prequel to my previous entry "detention"...

thanks for any views

John

your words are much appreciated, and even being mentioned in the same sentences as masters of art is special...however, I have a rather humble opinion of myself, maybe because I am self-thought and spend a lot of time studying the "real" masters of photography. 

I hope to contribute more in the years to come, and again, thanks!

the text on the blackboard translates to "I shall never again be mean/bad".

the story behind can be many things I suppose, but the idea is a woman having been raped (as punishment), and returning to school where it happened (some time ago). the location is an actual 1800 century school, now a museum. very hard to maneuver light here...

any views valuable...

John

body paint and swim hat...

what else is needed:-)

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john

she is 9, and more or less new in front of the camera

thanks for comments

john

thanks for viewing!

John

any comments appreciated:-)

John

this was shot on a sunny afternoon (it was heavily clouded just 30 mins

before shooting :-().

the birds however were there in this shot.

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well, they (the birds) were not there, so I did spend some time working on this...and the lens blur was added later, similar processing as with tilt/shift, only slightly different masking.

Thanks

Thanks for viewing!

John

Thanks for viewing!!

John