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this is steven.he is homeless.
he has the kindest most radiant soul you can imagine.
he loves seattle, LA and chicago.
he dislikes san diego.
he reads anne rice, adores michelangelo and
likes to visit museums.
(he had me at michelangelo).
he says most everyone is nice to him
and only about 1 in 100 people
are assholes.
that's not too shoddy.
stories.
sit down with someone like steve
and swap stories.
it will change who you are.
* the white outline around his head is
not due to treatment. it's just the way
the gameworks awning looks framed
around his head.
or maybe he's an angel..? hahaa..
FULL-VIEW, for me.
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well, last i heard he had decided to stay here is seattle instead of going back to chicago
and he had applied for some housing help. i was with my brother so i didn't want to
pry too much but i'm going to go back downtown soon and i'll ask him further
what's up with him. i still don't really know his story. i just assumed he was
a nomadic type but never really asked just why he was homeless.
his eyes are so clear that i (again) assumed that he's drug and alcohol-free
but i have no idea really. i just want to sit down with him over some lunch
and find out more about him. if that happens i'll include an update here for sure.
thanks sweety for your nice comment.
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lunch with steven...now that's a great idea! Next time I'm in Seattle I'll keep an eye out for him.
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I opened the Steven's picture again..
i dunno..
his looking is so expresive.. i think he can tell his life through his eyes
That picture really inspire me.. and makes me think of how lucky i am.. and so bastard i am.. always wanting more things everyday... and ppl like Steven get happy with this Scrapbook..
But well this is life..
our life .
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aww, you're not a bastard, baby - you're just human. just be grateful for what you DO have, ok?
and maybe when you can, you'll help someone like steven some day.
i know you will jonnyheart. 
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I don't know... i'm so.. dunno how to say in english.. FrΓo (cold) with those ppl, dunno why... sometimes reminds me when i was child and i lived in a poor house.
My past is something that i try to forget
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oh, i don't think you should ever forget where you came from honey.
i can't believe that you are cold! i never saw anything in you to
indicate that. you are always so warm and so full of love.
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yes u're right..
but my past give me bad memories... so i try to forget those "bad" moments
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I did something much like this one day.
Actually twice.
It's a very nice thing to do every once and a while.
I'd never met either of them.
I was at Shaker Square poking around with my camera a while back and I stopped at Papa John's pizza and bought myself a cheese one. I sat down and started eating it and noticed a peculiar man sitting at the table beside me. I looked up at him after he crushed a can with his foot and then started talking to him. He told me all about his job as a mail man and I tried to explain him some things about myself.
Then I was at Coventry sitting in the park when I started taking to this guy named Joey. He was really interesting and we talked for an hour or so. I explained to him things about cameras and photography and he told me about his love for reading. He had me listen to his music and it was nice to hear something different.
I never talked to either of them again... I doubt I'll see the mailman again but there's a chance I'll see Joey if I go back to the park. I got a picture of Joey though sadly it didn't turn out exactly the way I wanted to. I didn't meter it right and I guess instead of getting the shadows, the center weighted thing was overpowered by the highlights in the background so his face was dark. I don't know if I'll put it on dA. I might get criticized for underexposing it.
Well anyway, I was just sharing some stories of mine... if you read them, thanks.
I really enjoyed yours.
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thanks for sharing your stories hon.
there are some photoshop tricks i can share with you
that might shed some light on your portrait of joey.
i'd be happy to help. just note me love.
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You're very welcome. I guess I just wanted to return the favor.
If it was a favor at that.
I sent you a note...
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Thank you so much for providing the background to the picture. It adds so much to it. He seems so very kind and sweet... by his eyes and smile. Even though he has a bit of a smile... his eyes still look sad... for some reason it makes me want to cry. It looks like he still has hope and a purpose. I'll admit that I'm afraid of most people I run into on the street in my town... I was waiting for the bus in my downtown (btw my city has 3 buses that loop around and a population of about 35 thousand) and this one guy started talking to me (I was with a few people but he was looking at me mostly)... I was drawn by his stories... his life. I was still pretty scared of him (this was sorta increased when I noticed he wasn't always looking at my face... *ahem*) but I'm drawn to knowing a piece of someone else's life. I've lived a sheltered life... so meeting and talking to someone like Steven would be something I'd want to do. People... oh! That's another reason why I like so much of your photography... they're people... you captured a moment in someone's life. Side thought... they say that when your picture is taken, it steals your soul. Well, pictures like yours is proof that a bit of their soul is instilled in the photograph. Oy, when you get me talking and commenting I can't stop...sorry!
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well, that's always my hope. to show the moment when the mask falls away.
in steven's case it was easy because he had none. his whole presence
was soul. i was honoured to speak with him.
stay tuned for an update on him coming soon!
yikes. i sound like a commercial.
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one beautiful man and a beautiful shot !
i love the look in his eyes, and your way of capturing, and describing it..
very well done!
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thanks so much. i'm glad his beauty, inner and outer, shines through.
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I love how focused it is, and the emotion on his face.
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yes, his face is so expressive & beautiful.. a tender soul. thank you for stopping by. 
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Wow. This is a great photo, and you gave a wonderful description. He sounds like such an interesting person. This is such an up close and personal photo. I really feel like he's looking into my eyes. +fav
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thanks so much. i'm glad you can feel this. it is about feeling.
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I had to come back and look at this piece again - just because I like it so much. The second time around the thing that struck me the most is how honest his face is - I think that is a rarity in portraits that I see now, and because of that this photograph really stands out.
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you know evan, i think you nailed it there.
his honest face - yes, that's it.
that's what stopped me in my tracks.
it always does.
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he's beautiful. your very very good at this.
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the story is striking, so does your nice portrait
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his kind soul is gushing out from every single stoma, it's not "the beauty" but it is definitely there and it is more beautiful...
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Seriously, this guy is incredible. that pic is strong. Everyone should help him.
Martin
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what a lovely thing to say martin, you're a good guy, aren't you? yup.
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well i hope i ain't the worse...
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One of the cutest bums ive ever seen, no wonder most everyone is nice to him...Does he live in seattle? maybe i could go visit him sometime
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he's in seattle but not for much longer..
he's going back to chicago in the next week or two.
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Oh well thats cool...I'm glad you guys met eachother, sounds like he left an impression on your life a little bit.
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a lasting impression, yes - absolutely.
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christ..look at his features, he could model.
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yea.
oh yea.
he could.
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This picture is absolutely fabulous!!!!
I mean, I love looking into peoples faces and read them and I love to talk to homeless people!
They know the life from a different angle and some of them can really teach you lessons in life
and the ones who aren't drunken all the time also are so down to earth, just great people... (well most of them)
what i want to say is: It seems to me that you two really enjoyed talking to each other! He is like really paying attention to you, and he kind of "invites" you into his world! Ah I don't know if you know what I mean, but I just want to say that this shot can change people in the way they see homeless people.
Because one look into his eyes, and you respect him for what he is!
GREAT, GREATER, GREATEST, THIS SHOT
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ahhh, thank you sooo much for such a wonderful comment.
yes, i really did enjoy the time we spent talking.
he is very.. peaceful. i felt very at ease
with him.
light.
he is light.
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wow.. sounds like a lifetime moment to me!
You know what? I think you are in love!!
Ohh.. and what I'm so curious about but always forgot to ask: Did you find him again?
kisses
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this is beautiful.
//danielbaΓ«r
Sorry this comment is lame and short.
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he's the hottest homeless guy i've ever seen. and he's got such a great personality, from what you've shared!
why aren't there any like him around here?
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He/ this is beautiful. He looks really comfortable and at ease in his own skin. Hes got gorgeous eyes..Window to his soul Im guessing. Did you tell him to go be a model?! hehe
What a lovely story to go with it dear. Nice capture
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This got a small smile from me. Inside and out. It's kind of hard to explain, but it makes me sad and happy at the same time. It really is a touching photo. His eyes and his smile. I like how he drew little stars on the sign, too.
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wonderful portrait, although I think without the overexposed back it would be better. I mean not overexposed but bright, but with still visible structures. A little bit of dodging and burning in his face could have made it much more impressive. Too bad you did not take it on b/w film.
Great that you found him and gave him a print 
Bernd
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what a great comment - i simply love constructive
criticism even more than praise..! hahaa..
i would love to see how you would dodge/burn
the face to make it more impressive..
if you have the time to give it a whirl
that would be great.
hmm.. the background too, uh?
you think it should be darker
but leaving all elements visible?
you might have something there..
i like how the bright almost forces
your eyes in back to his face. but
perhaps darker would be better.. more subtle..
thanks so much for stopping by.
and you're not so bad
yourself, y'know.
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imho it's just not good for a b/w photo if there're areas where things are not visible anymore because of too high contrast or just because they're overexposed. bright is ok, but burned away goes into the wrong direction. That's for example the reason why things like the zone-system were inventend - to make sure neither the bright areas are overexposed nor the dark ones are underexposed.
and to the face: i would darken the very bright areas a bit, there's a reflection of sunlight or a flash in there, and i would lighten up the left, darker eye a bit. to change it radically (would only be possible with a not-overexposed background) you could make the background much more dark, could be interesting, too. although I don;t know it that would work, it;'s just an idea. And the reason why I think you need a film cam
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firstly, I just *cannot* get over the beautiful detail in this mans eyes...
...in his entire face I should say...
what a wonderful moment you've captured.
truly.
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yes, the detail.. i hardly ever use macro but decided to
on this one shot and it really helped bring out
everything on his face. very effective
for this, i think.
thanks, love.
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whoops, shit
thing said:
people like you that can realize homeless are less
thing meant:
people like you that can realize homeless AREN'T less
that was a really bad typo
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this photo is wonderful, and the story to go with it only adds to it!
i hate when people aren't nice to the homeless. i mean, the fact that they are homeless doesn't mean give them special personal attention, but people take that to mean that they aren't human, that they don't fuction how people with homes do.
i met a hoemless man who just wanted to buy a sandwich, so i took him to lunch. neither of us could've been happier! i met a wonderful person, and he got something wanted too. people like you that can realize homeless are less of people are beautiful.
i love this lighting in the photo, it's almost surreal. when i saw it as a thumbnail i thought that it was a well done drawing. simply gorgeous
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