How I take Critique

I take it really well, preferably with Diet Coke. I don't care of you don't like something, and write that the photo is crap. All you have to do is to prove that you can do better. If you are attempting to critique someone in a technical and constructive way - be a goddamn photographer, and have some good work for me to look at. If you shoot Little League Baseball, any kind of sports, snapshots of your toddler - you are forever banned from critiquing my pics. :)

My Demons

Had this shoot a month and a half ago anf just now found some time to process a pic or two. Some personal work. very very simple setup but some outstanding models made this idea happen :)

Bending the Light

I've been hanging out with some high end photogs lately. Yaya lucky me! :)

check this guy out - amazing creativity and technique. http://rashap.livejournal.com/

he insipred me to do some light bending aka shooting through glass (or in this case through my glasses).

I think the shoot was a success, considering an unexperienced model, who def. added some complications to the whole process.

I resorted to using my newly beloved 100mm macro lens so because of it's close focusing distance. The 85mm L is just not cutting it in this department. Though I used both lenses and I don't quite remember which one i used in these. Look at the EXIF if you are so interested :)

We used a bunch of class remains from one of my old lamps, brought to the studio from my apartment, that hopefully will be going through some major renovation.

two light setup (deep octa and my lovely Quadra with a Hensel 500Ws Monolight equipped with a red gel. Easy setup. Incredibly hard to execute concept (at least I know how it's done now)

Some mafia noir

Yarik, a long ime friend wanted some mafia noir pics. He came by the studio in his pimpin coat and was ready to get some results.

We used for light to achive this dramatic light. One bare reflector was placed directly begind him to create that outline that separates him from the dark BG. I also found out that it is important to create more space for th emodel to move. We shot at a 2000sq feet set and placed the lights almost in the corners. We flagged the lights to avoid the flare and that created some ample room for our model to walk around and act tough :)

Friends

some of my friends. These are all taken at different times under different conditions.

Mysteria

Long exposure galore.

Nina and the Artist

some BW art modern for ya. Inspired by one of the famous art nude photogs in Moscow.