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 (33)
jwiest
That naughty elf thing sounds like fun. :D Gorgeous portrait you've cropped from it.
angelbearzs
she is beatiful;0
Doriutz
Superb portrait :)
RGUS
Holy naked arse.. gees mate.. this is the shot to kill any other sex appeal.. I, of course, hate this women... she's not in my life... but maybe in my dreams.. wowwowowowowowowowowow... you got her phone number... sigh.. sigh.. sigh
C-Style311
She is gorgeous. Beautiful portrait.
DaveDavis
Oh yes, I'm so sad to see her moving to Hawaii, but happy for her of course. We're shooting Wednesday and its going to Sizzle!! so I have that to live for LOL You can check out Tiera's professional modeling portfolio here if you wish; http://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=464954
frankman
Great Portrait shot of a beautiful Model.
cbender
a good one...!
alexsm
beautiful eyes, and stare..... :)
beachzz
Oh those eyes!!!
stuart83
Beautiful shot Dave, excellent close crop
Thelby
Very Alluring and Totally Enamorous Look!!! Her Beauty is Very Appealing and Intoxicating!!!
telber
a fantastic crop the expression is beautiful
Mechanismo
very bloody pretty.... shes moving to hawaii you say... i volunteer to hold her bags..!! me .. me ... me !!
Alex_Antonov
very excellent work! 5!
Agun
She is absolutely beautiful. Words cant really express it but from an artistic stand point she is a flawless beauty. Your shot has captured a mood perfectly. Truly a great work here my friend.
BigDen
She is beautiful. Her look doesn't haunt me, the word starts with h but haunt it ain't. Oh I need a cold shower....
krakosky
impressive look of her very good close up.
delaorden_ojeda
She looks like an angel, very beautiful portrait, fine art !
spselfr
great title and fantastic portrait
Chaos911
brilliant work!! Have a nice day! Adrian www.Foto-ka.de
mizoli
Wonderful portrait!
danob
Stunning model and superb portrait
CaressingTheDark
I think I have died and gone to heaven. Beautiful shot
mark.spooner
Nice work.
cjoe
wow what a look! excellent!
wadej
In the imortal words of Joey Lawrence "WOOOW!" INSTANT FAVE!
DarkStormCrow
What a face.. excellent work ..
PoserSecrets
Great render! Wich character is this?? LOL Stunning shot!
e-brink
Very nice portrait!