It's a big honor for me to be able to help in that way, both in words, and in action.
The ones of you that follow my journals, already know the format, so let's go...
I invite you to take a look with me, at 10 of my favorites Under my weekly spotlight.
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One of the most popular photographic themes on DA must be the category of Emotive portraits.
The one added value of the work in this category is that if in good conceptual or photojournalism you feel symbolic emotion, in Emotive portraits the emotion you feel is very personal. The idea is that the portrait reveals something very personal. The look in the eyes, the wrinkles, or the eyelashes, the smile, the soul as it reveals itself in the expression. When it's done right, the connection is immediate. You feel something - It could be affection, or despise, but you feel it, and that's effective.
The secret to a good Emotive portrait work is not as commonly considered, the model.
Of course the model is important, but I believe that a good photographer can tell a touching story about every one of us, if he does it right. Emotive portraits have to do a lot with technique – Light, angles, composition, and focus. But, not technique is the secret either. IMHO the secret is in the answer to the question: "What is it that I want to tell you about this man (or woman)?" After you answered that question, all you have to do is use all you got to show that special emotion. When it's done right, it's hard to find something as touching a face with a story.
Before getting to my favorite in this category, let me digress for a second and say that Emotive portraits are even a little too much popular in DA. Not because this is not a worthy theme, it is. Because it seems to me (in my humble opinion) that even average and banal portraits are considered Emotive and getting much too much attention and popularity. I would like to see higher standards in that theme. We would only get better by challenging ourselves to do the best we can, right?
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Now, this is what I'm talking about.
You can see so much in this.
Basically, this is minimal and simple. But when you concentrate enough, the spirit runs wild. The body tone and look in the eyes. Nothing else needed to be said.
If you want to see more wonderful Emotive portraits as selected by Tachy-on just click here ---> news.deviantart.com/article/20…
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I invite you to take a look with me, at 10 of my favorites Under my weekly spotlight.</b>
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Talking of Emotive portraits...
Well, I would have said this is so cute, but it's forbidden.
Find other words like wonderful, touching, huggble...
Total views up to now: 353
Total Favorites up to now: 35
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What do you believe in?
What do you look up to?
The decision to shoot this portrait this way is exiting. This is the beauty of a photographer work. This could have been done in thousend different variations, and the fact it was done like that is telling us a story. The story itself is hiding in our interpatation. brilliant piece of photography.
Total views up to now: 32
Total Favorites up to now: 4
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Abstract, yet full of details.
I love the architecture power here. Very powerful with angles, lines, sharpness and colors.
Total views up to now: 182
Total Favorites up to now: 32
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Atmosphere.
Nothing much more than that.
How do you feel watching this?
This is what this is all about.
Total views up to now: 157
Total Favorites up to now: 20
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Technique.
Not just the thechnique of hitting a ball with a small stick. The technique of capturing it in this sharpness and freezing time to a small portion faster than than the time it takes us to breath. Sit back and examine the details captured here. The dynamics. WOW
Total views up to now: 205
Total Favorites up to now: 6
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Freezing time is also the key element here.
I have seen so many water freezing that it liiks boring to me, but not this one.
the shape and dynamics, and the overall composition.. beautiful.
Total views up to now: 20
Total Favorites up to now: 4
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Suggestive.
The naked leg.
A story told with the simple of frames.
Total views up to now: 50
Total Favorites up to now: 9
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One of the very best street shots I've seen.
The dynamics, composition, colors...
All fitts into place. Exiting stuff.
Total views up to now: 170
Total Favorites up to now: 24
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A child carrying a mask.
What does that mean?
Well, I don't know.
But, it works.
Total views up to now: 143
Total Favorites up to now: 23
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Do you know the way out?
What a beautiful way to show expressive and creative photography.
an example of how smart photography can look what some of you would call: "Manipulation" when it is actually - brilliant!
Total views up to now: 298
Total Favorites up to now: 46
OK,
Allow me to share some more great stuff I loved this passing work:
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It's amazing to see how much beauty and quality is passed un-noticed here in all one week. I hope that more great work will get noticed here. It's up to us. Use the comments favorites power to support the un-noticed.
Keep supporting!
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A few more things,
My past journals, If you missed it:
1. Art is all about expression
2. About Photography, and Israel too
3. DA Thoughts
4. Infra Red
5. Let me shed some Light
6. All the Info you can probably get on me – The BTL with G
If you didn't hear about the wonderful project of ArtistsForCharity now its the time! go, share, and help.
These are three prints of my work, I gave to the project so far:
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Yours, G