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| JFotography | Facebook | Tutorials | Stocks | Actions/Scripts |"All this technology has somehow made you a stranger in your own land."
- Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Tutorials and Resources
- Natural lighting (for even indoor lighting): [link]
- Take self-portraits: [link]
Materials and Methods
Nikon D80 + 18-55mm Nikkor + IR remote. Exp +3.0. Window lighting from the side against an angled white wall. GIMP for post editing. Darkened highlights to get rid of the blotches of white over exposure and lightened midtones. Minor color balancing with curves. Not much else.
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Slowly chugging through Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I'm not fond of the literary style but I find the Sutherlands interesting. I find it rather illogical to believe that machines, as the children of human intellect, could possibly dehumanize us. Rather, machines may help us define and realize our very humanity
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Comments: 247
Ah, I am reading that book for my TOK class
Lovely photo, btdubbs.
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Wow that baby robot thing is really...creepy
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Someone already mentinoned it... In heaven there is belived no need for technology... everything can acomplished with just thought...
Or it could be what is hinted at in 'Johnathon Livingston Seagul'... we might transcend to the next level until we reach heaven...
[link] the book at wiki... [link] Amazon
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Yeah I've seen that belief frequently targeted in cartoons
Cool thanks for the links
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I like the work on light, the shoes go very well with the amp, great job!
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"Plus I never really understood why Heaven and other paradises are generally portrayed as being devoid of technology in western literature." Your're right, interesting point. And isn't it right that there is no disappointment, sadness, fear and other bad feelings up there? Does that means there are no challenges? Sound like a really boring place to me
And one of the few deviations on the front with CC-license - awesome!
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That's one of my favorite books, I was just reading a passage today actually. Beautiful work.
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Gosh your skin is so smooth XD and i love your lips so much.You're very sexy and very attractive. More of pictures like that !!!! And i love amplifier of course !!! FAV
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The pose is beautiful; I especially like the mirrored curves created by the twisting cord (on the hand) next to the lines of your legs. I also love the simplicity of the white-on-white; it really gives the picture a "quiet" feel while still holding depth.
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This is an incredible picture. From the top it has a futuristic look and then fades to retro with the shoes and the amp. The colors, pose and props are perfect.
And I'm glad that you didn't opt for the lab coat. I don't think it would have had the same effect.
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hmmmmm...
Mainly the legs, and the pose.
Its quite a proud pose, and kind of primal. (which is a super cool juxtaposition with the tech)
I think its mainly the legs though.
I wish I could give more of an articulate answer...
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There's just something to this...
Simplicity, anonymity, allure, even a personal influence and style. I suspect it's not just a combination of said attributes, but a synergy of.
Kudos :]
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i have the same amp, i use it for practice
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this is such a good concept! and i love your shoes! suits the picture well and is absolutely stunning
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This is really beautiful. I like how the amp and your shoes really stand out, and your pose is perfect
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and now turn it up to 11 :/
i guess Heaven and other paradises are generally portrayed as being devoid of technology, because its considered as a place where you don't have any needs but you'r just satisfied and happy.
How needs an airplane if you have wings, right?
At least they should have some harps^^
btw great picture, awesome use of the given natural lighting...
i like these pictures where the face isn't fully shown. even, in this case, i wouldn't that bad either, hehe^^'
your kind of s-back pose is great too and the clothing works really well - somehow like separation between your clothed torso and the "naked" legs
Just one question... would you say this is already a high key picture?
(sorry for my bad english. I havn't slept for more than one day, so i'm just too lazy to really think about what i wrote. 
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But I think that's a very Westernized train of thought 
I would not consider this a high key picture because the lighting is not that even. The window is to my right but had I been facing the window and such high exposure was also used, I would probably call it high key
Your English is really good 
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The western perception of paradise has been formed during the Roman catholic era when scores of painters, sculptors, etc were commissionned by the church and other wealthy nobles to depict the scenes as described in the bible. Those scenes were the mostly from the artist's mind with some strong direction from the church.
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hehe the whole "wings and harps"-thing was ironic anyway^^'
as an agnostic i don't really care much about how heaven could be since i can't change it or prepare for it.
if there is really a heaven, i just hope it's a better place then earth...
maybe everyone will get his one version of heaven and you will get your ROBO-City
and with "no needs but satisfied and happy", i just mean you don't have to eat, drink or sleep or so unless you want too^^
and it does not necessarily mean that it will be a vast nothingness, just that you don't have to surround you with all these things you don't really want. like annoying cell phones hehe^^
personally i hope there will be a good library haha^^
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I love th pose...all the poses you make, look so great
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Hehe thanks
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No problem ^.^
Haha, maybe that's the reason,
but just a real idiot would post a photo, which presents him in a negative way...
I mean...every crap-photo of me will be deleted
Okay...er...where do you get your inspiration to such amazing photos??
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Once again: Great pose and composition. I also like the lighting a lot.
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I really like this.
Where did you get those shoes?
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I got them at Burling Coat Factory. More info on my outfit can be found here: [link]
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Paradises vary depending upon culture ^^
Some view technology as the work of satan and other as the work of improvement.
Though with you standing on the speaker I'm sure I'd go with the work of god 
(And yes that was cheesy lol)
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that's 1 way to be on top of your music.
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