Intro/Bio;
Hi, my name is Dave, I am 50(ish ;) I majored in commercial photography/Art, but work as a Network Engineer - Consultant in the San Francisco Bay Area. I use photography and graphic arts as a stress release from the high pressure day to day grind. I prefer to think of myself as just a simple artist more then anything else, I love all art forms!! My personal style is very bright, full or color and life or dark and moody. I have been working with a few local fashion models with portfolio development and they're modeling in exchange for my personal more artist projects. I freelance part time/as often as possible, anything to make the equipment pay for itself. I realize my style is not for everyone, I am gearing my projects more towards the commercial advertising trends in today's market. In the commercial world realism is a concept, fantasy is real. As an artist I see it within my rights and my responsibility to alter any image so that it conforms to my artistic vision. I welcome constructive critiques and comments as I attempt to grow as an artist in the commercial world.
Technically;
I shoot with a Nikon D-200, at ISO 100, both in the studio and outdoors. I shoot in Nikon RAW format only. My cameras profile is highly tweaked (contrast, white balance, hue & saturation, intensity) so that it conforms to my personal style - vision and what you see here in my gallery.
I use a Nikon SB-800 (or two) for fill light when shooting people outdoors. Studio Lighting; Alien Bee 1600's with a 22" Beauty Dish as my main and a 8"x36" baffled softbox for fill. I usually go with a 3 light setup. All of my works pass through Photoshop CS2, at one point or another. From simple RAW file conversion to a complex creation. Photoshop is the only tool I have found with the ability to produce my true vision.
A Note On Skin Effects: I'm ask all the time how I process skin in Photoshop, with very, very few exceptions, I Don't!! Its the Beauty Dish that adds that deep rich color and glow. The Beauty Dish is designed for photographing makeup and fine portraiture and it has a "sweet spot" that is very difficult to find. It took me over a year to get to the point I am at now. I blundered into learning, its the feathered light that produces the rich skin tones. As with Tiera - Rapunzel, Rapunzel..
I am so moved by the works of other great artists that they have influenced my life and style. Some of these artists are; Michael Rosen, Luis Royo, Salvador Dali, M.C. Escher, and Olivia de Berardinis. There are a number of artists on this site that are so awesome and awe inspiring, you may notice they're influence soon :o) A special thanks to Rnofsky for collaborating with me, I'm honored and flattered he would take the time and share his own vision!!
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Regards
Dave
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Comments (25)
timtripp
brilliant!
CaressingTheDark
Great concept.
lanemtripp
gorgeous
kimariehere
What an amazing idea and result!! fabulous Dave! EYE love it!!
RobyHermida
Very nice.!!!
DCLEW2
Very cool
DarkStormCrow
Excellent well done..
beachzz
Oh, this is absolutely amazing, the eye just draws you in, and then you see everything else that's there -- tremendous!!
Platin
Fantastic macro and a good idea and execution!!!
GiMi53
Excellent macro here, Dave !
MaraP
Spectatcular!!!
Renderholic
This is awesome! Great concept and well executed.
artaddict2
A unique and imaginative work, excellent.
olivier158
héhé .. why not ? great idea !! a matrixed one ? lol
delaorden_ojeda
another fantastic artwork piece, excelent and creative job, bravo !
tizjezzme
Wow ... you are good. This is one great work of ART!
krakosky
cool idea.
mark.spooner
Excellent image.
Thelby
So this is a Fembot ;^) Very Pretty blue eye and nice work!!!
auntietk
Beautiful work! This is really well done. Good stuff!
Mondwin
Superbly and fantastic creation...bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
JaneEden
Superb macro and excellent idea - fabulous! hugs Jane xx
Alex_Antonov
Gorgeous!! 5!
darktower
Another great idea, well done Dave....bravo!
amlondono
IMPRESSIVE ! great title ,