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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">What's the big news I mentioned last week? Here it is! Ravimi was recently contacted by a gallery to exhibit his work as their featured artist! So we are happy to announce that on November 11th we will be holding an exhibit at Davidson Fine Art Gallery in Saint Petersburg, Florida. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The event will be from 5pm to 9pm and will feature several Aluminum Art Prints of different sizes. If you ever wondered what a massive 24x36 aluminum art print looks like up close then I highly recommend you go! And for those that decide to invest in a new piece we will be including something special with your purchase (which we will go further into in a future post).</span></span><br />
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ravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com0St. Petersburg, FL, USA27.7518284 -82.626734527.302272900000002 -83.2721815 28.2013839 -81.9812875tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-60115524159654371332017-10-07T13:49:00.002-04:002017-10-07T13:58:54.573-04:00Upcoming Developments! (TBA)Hello everyone,<div>
Just a quick heads-up; we at Ravimi Photography have been working very hard backstage planning several large events for you all. News on the upcoming events will be announced early next week so keep a close eye on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ravimiphotography/?hc_ref=ARTMG-kiZTX11LwbODAeBkUzzPnI_ywFPtMBmF36S7wXRWpeX4W9JCVnAew96izMNgA&fref=nf">facebook</a> page and this blog. While you wait we welcome you to check out Ravimi's latest art at www.ravimiphotography.com </div>
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Blog Viewer's Perk: As readers of the Ravimi Blog you get a little hint on one of the many upcoming events: I recommend you check out the <a href="http://dfaprintandframe.com/info/all-products/">Davidson Fine Art website</a>; very cool place to see art.</div>
ravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-80855559016712222842017-02-02T18:12:00.001-05:002017-02-02T18:12:32.376-05:00Something About the Grain: Shooting Film for PleasureThe back snaps open with the pull of the metal nob; film goes in, unwound a few inches for insertion in the receiving spool; the back is snapped back in place with a mechanical *click* vibrating the frame; crank cocked, body straight, camera on face and with a press blades snap....closed.<br />
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ravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-7682181817611310252017-01-09T11:19:00.001-05:002017-01-09T11:29:36.772-05:00Is Photography an Art? Capturing Emotions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Whenever I'm contacted to do a photoshoot the first thing I ask is, "Once you get to see the final pictures what do you want to see; how do you want them to make you feel." Since I don't edit my work (not even my event/model photography) it's imperative I understand what the client wants. But simply asking, "what do you want" will only get you so far since not everyone comes with a clear idea. However, asking them how they want to <i>feel</i> always gets me the answer I need.<br />
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What I enjoy most about portrait photography is getting to understand the people I photograph. Even if two people want to give off the same emotion in their pictures, they will always produce completely different images because each person brings their own unique personality into the images. The images I produce also depend on how quickly the model and I are able to build a relationship (rapport). </div>
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My style of model photography is ever evolving and maturing. My process for improving does not just lie in producing better images (using composition and lighting) but also getting better at expressing the individuals in the image. Many times I've discovered that by trying to capture the portrait of someone I end up including my self in the image. My landscape and still like photography require me to transmit my emotions into the final image, and usually I end up doing the same process with pictures of other people. It's a bit intimidating at times considering that I expose my inner feelings to anyone that closely examines my work, but on the flip-side it's also interesting to imagine that every image I take becomes a page in a wordless autobiography. </div>
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Next time you view an artwork I challenge you to not only examine how the image makes you feel, but to also ask yourself how do you think the artist felt when making the image. When I take a portrait I become aware that the portrait is also one of myself; how I "see" and "feel" about the person is sometimes expressed through my work. See if you can spot the emotions of the artist, and ultimately if you can have a conversation with the artist through the art.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />As I was sitting on the sand looking at the sun set for the last time in 2016 I considered all the things I have experience these last 366 days (it was a leap year). I learned what I want to do as a doctor; Geriatric medicine. I also learned a lot about art and photography and how it’s not always just about the picture as much as it is about the emotions they offer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I learned a lot about the country I consider my home; for example, everyone has a different idea of what makes “America great again,” but on the flip side everyone shares that desire to make America a wonderful place. I also learned that not all weird things happen in Florida e.g. creepy clowns chasing you down, and the zodiac killer running for President (sorry, not sorry TD). </span></div>
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Thank you to those of you that have supported me from the beginning and to those that are just starting this journey with me. I truly do appreciate your patronage. My process of making art does not end with me taking the picture and then printing it, that's just the start: the other half belongs to the viewer, and lastly the investor. Even without funding I will always make art (it's what I love) but with your support I'm able to go beyond what I can do by myself. Just as the process of my art does not end with the click of the shutter, your investment also serves the purpose of continuing my work; with your help I've been able to travel to Cuba and take pictures of the place I was born, and the city I grew up in; I was able to travel to Puerto Rico with my camera and explore the rivers and mountains that exposed me to the beauty of adventure; and with your help I was able to travel to Colombia, one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen in my entire life which further developed my work as an artist. </div>
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Next time you are considering buying one of my art pieces remember that you're not only buying one art piece, you're investing in the future of art. </div>
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Rafael Migoyo (Ravimi)</div>
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<i>Contact: ravimiart@gmail.com </i></div>
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<i>Website: www.ravimiphotography.com</i></div>
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<span class="s1">Our small group of family and friends gathered outside the busy patio of a restaurant with a sign that read, "Pa'Las Que Sea!" We started toward a small inclined dirt road on the other side of the highway, El 18. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">We weaved through cars and people, trying not to lose their footing on the loose dirt covering the rocky path. Once we arrived at the summit, a cool breeze and spectacular view reminded us what it means to view the world from atop a mountain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I stood there at the summit of Cali, Colombia in the presence of El Cristo that had a chip torn of it's cranium by a lightning strike a few nights before. I looked over the railing surrounding the tourist section and looked to the city I was slowly falling in love with.....</span></div>
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Photographers take pictures of the world and its properties and make them art by adding elements to the image that inspire human emotion. The art of photography is not capturing what <i>is </i>(in terms of nature), but what <i>is</i> to <i>us</i> [humans/the mind]… and with that, we con.</div>
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A landscape becomes beautiful because it looks, and afterwards <i>feels</i>, natural (within the context of human interpretation). A portrait is simply an image of a person, but in the eyes of some it can become art when the artist is capable of using their skill to help the 2-dimensional image (the portrait) transcend a physical meaning into a physiological dimension (the mind) - by this point, instilling emotion.</div>
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These are such big words for such a simple process of composing the frame around a subject and then pressing the shutter button. But this is exactly what research in photography covers: the relationship to the images we create and even more obscure topics that include the study of diaspora relating to the artist and even <i>more </i>obscure topics like the relationship between an object and its name. </div>
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I personally judge the greatness of my art, and vice versa, on the depth of its content. Some of my art is only meant to represent a small puddle for the viewer to cool off in after being in the hot sun that is the social world (sometimes, even our own minds). But some of the other works I've composed represent much more than a little trickle of water; my deeper work is meant to be a spring, a spring that gushes inspiration from its origins and whets the appetite of the viewer but makes them desire more once they realize how much there is left to experience. </div>
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I'm still a toddler in this world of thought, but that won't stop me from writhing out of the muck and reaching for the stars in that dark yet profound sky that is the mind and the world around it. Each step forward consists of experiences, and with each experience I'll be there with a camera at hand to photograph what I <i>see</i>, as well as inadvertently marking where I currently am, and, eventually, where I was.</div>
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My goal as an artist is to experience. To grow and create a physical representation of the metaphysical thoughts within my mind, and others. I hope to create images that resurrect the soul out from the daily miasma that sinks us into lifeless repetition and brings forth a human with desire for more out of themselves. </div>
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I hope to do many things - that is part of being young - but even that thought is a trap because the older minds aren't lacking of curiosity. We may find insecurity when dealing with obscurity but everything was once obscure; water was once a mystery to our minds, but once we quenched our thirst with it, it was no longer obscure and had now become secure in our minds as a source of life and continuation. </div>
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The only security I have in my photography is my camera and my skill; <i>that</i> is the exact reason why I don't edit my own photography and only use my camera's computer to process it. Everything else is obscure, but within that I'll find the solid path and that alone is enough to inspire me.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I was recently invited by a Fine Arts and Photography Museum in Cuba to exhibit 30 Landscape photographs from my collection. Since the invitation, I have worked on filling the 30 slots and so far I am at 17 images (Most from Cuba). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In order to fill the remaining spots I will be doing short (1-3) day road trips to different States. Unfortunately I do not have enough money, as a full-time student, to cover for the trip expenses (specifically Gas and food along with the occasional bed if sleeping in the car is not a, safe, option).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Therefore I am reaching out to you in the hopes that you may be interested in supporting my short missions to gather more images. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">All images that are on sale on my <a href="http://www.ravimiphotography.com/#!/index">website</a> are now 40% off until July 1st, 2014 when you use the keyword "support" on checkout. Any purchase made on my website from now till July will go into the trip funds. If you have kept an eye on a specific photograph in my collection NOW is the time to make it yours.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">If the Exhibit in Cuba goes well I hope to open another here in the U.S. But the future of these exhibits lie on my ability to produce more work for your enjoyment. And I need your help. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Please Share this post</span>ravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-78605380430408158822014-04-03T15:03:00.003-04:002014-04-03T15:03:49.639-04:00Las Manos: Portraits through the hands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #141414; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One of the subjects most discussed in photography, especially in
contemporary photography, is that of “Identity.” After reading several articles
that blew me away (because of their depth and detail), I realized I had found
the second path that I've been looking for within the past year that would lead me
to the next chapter of my work- context.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, I wanted to sound dramatic there; hopefully it worked!
But, honestly, I did encounter what I felt I was missing. My work, no matter
how good it was (relative to the past few years), lacked definition, context
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What does context mean? in my case...</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #141414;">It refers to the relationship between the viewer and my images.
For the past few years, I've been working exclusively and intentionally on
building a strong, capable, photographic skill base. My focus was solely on
composing (correctly), lighting (correctly), and vision (being able to
discriminate between good and bad shots before even lifting the camera to my
face). And these basics (composition, lighting, vision) will always be works in
progress, no matter how skilled I get. But now I'm slowly expanding my
work by bringing </span><span style="color: red;">meaning</span><span style="color: #141414;"> and </span><span style="color: red;">audience</span><span style="color: #141414;"> </span></span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">into the frame. (I'm such a </span><b style="color: #141414; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">pun</b><span style="color: #141414; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ster)</span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Because of my new academic involvements I've started thinking, "Why not give my work a deeper,
more intentional meaning?" So this is the first blog</span></span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">[actually, the second, lol. The previous post was the first]</span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> about such attempts. Except I will supply one
element that has been referred to in the past couple paragraphs:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #141414; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This collection was originally focused on just getting nifty-looking pictures (remember, I was only focused on building a base)...But, with new intentions, I'm adding some meaning to this collection.</span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This post covers Identity, through people’s hands. The title, "</span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Las Manos" (Spanish for “The
Hands”) refers to a collection I started in Cuba on my last visit. I wanted to express the value our hands hold in our lives. Hands produce action from our thoughts; and from action they produce character, Identity.</span><br />
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<i><u>Las Manos</u></i></h2>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Born and raised in Cuba. </span></i></div>
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ravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-63192955052046735832014-03-29T13:40:00.001-04:002014-03-29T13:49:57.813-04:00Thoughts of Collection (People of Cuba)<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">One thing I've learned about making these posts is that the hard
part isn't really coming up with a topic. The hard part is mustering up the
power to break from the chains of procrastination and write the topic fast
enough lest I lose interest in it. That would leave it to wither away in the
dusty corners of the unpublished section of the internet- shame, shame.<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">That's what happened to a post I was
working on that discussed my hand photography. It actually became tough trying
to put into words its meaning<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: red; font-size: 11.5pt;">without</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">giving it meaning; it was difficult to
give a subject verbal meaning without "polluting" the viewers'
opinions. [I like thinking that my viewers' opinions are raw, like my Sushi.]<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">So the light bulb of intense literary
inspiration that burns the procrastination chains away temporarily came on.
Coincidentally, a new idea decided to board the inspiration train.<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This post's subject is the "<a href="http://www.ravimiphotography.com/#!/portfolio/C0000MBOigsCWK94/G0000QL2.HVa4YbI">People</a>"
gallery within the "<a href="http://www.ravimiphotography.com/#!/portfolio/C0000MBOigsCWK94/G0000mNxfMBxuuZg">Cuba</a>"
collection on my website.</span><o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this image. It really captures the spirit I see within the kids.<br />
Would you call it innocence... or something else?</td></tr>
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My People</h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the topics of my research for photography (yes, there is
such a thing as research with photography) is the study of Identity within
photography and the photographer. As you already know (maybe not), I was born
in Cuba! *silent whispers from the audience* And I actually came to America at
the age of five. You don't really have to remember that, since I'll most likely
bring it up again in the future (for a legit reason). <o:p></o:p><u1:p></u1:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">During the 16 years that I've lived in
America, I've traveled to Cuba five- maybe six- times, and the last two times I
went as a photographer. The "People" collection of the
"Cuba" folder isn't just a portrait of what I see in Cuba, but it is
also a portrait of myself, as a person. Each image represents how I<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>see<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>the country and its people, my
people. So if anyone ever wants to write about me (obviously you would), then
just look at my photography work as your main source of information.<o:p></o:p><u1:p></u1:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Photography is a very<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i><span style="color: red;">expressive</span></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>art medium. Unlike painters, we can't
express our emotions through the motions of the brush, but the image itself
tells the viewer (almost) exactly what we<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>see.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>More to the point, it shows you
what<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i><span style="color: red;">we are looking at</span></i>.<o:p></o:p><u1:p></u1:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyways, I'll probably go into a
philosophic photography rant some day, but not today :) So no worries, my good
reader. <o:p></o:p><u1:p></u1:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So here are some of the images I took and
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my classic rock-loving uncle. He's 20 and represents a lot of how I'd describe the<br />
youth population in Cuba. Not all, of course. There's a really large range of opinion in Cuba,<br />
which is shown by the different types of personalities. He just follows the "against-the-man" nature.<br />
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After I left, he was drafted.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture is called "Perdidos en La Habana," which translates to "Lost in Habana." Why?<br />
Well, I didn't originally think of naming this picture what it is called now when I took it, but the<br />
name came when I showed it to my Cuban family, and they all started laughing. They said that the licence<br />
plate was from Guantanamo and that they had broken down in Havana (both are very far apart).<br />
It's one of those "I can't believe this shit" laughs.<br />
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So that's how I got the name. "Perdidos en La Habana" represents breaking down far away from "home."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I REALLY like this picture, because it really captures a massive part of the Cuban situation with the rest of the world. <br />
The guy's expression (in foreground) is awesome too. I won't go into detail about<br />
this image, so I'll leave it to you to give it an interpretation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manga (pronounced mAHn-ga, not Man-ga) and Anime are MASSIVE in Cuba, especially with the younger gen.<br />
This guy happens to be a member of Cuba's largest Manga and Anime organization, maintained by the <br />
Cuban youth. They actually have contacts in Japan, and they talk about the latest and greatest in<br />
the culture's happenings. And Magic the Gathering and other card games are really popular as well. <br />
Fun Fact: Shingeki no kyojin is the most popular Manga right now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture was really awesome to get. When I saw it a big light bulb turned on,<br />
which is ironic since this image represents the frequent power outages throughout the entire<br />
country.<br />
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many more images in the "<a href="http://www.ravimiphotography.com/#!/portfolio/C0000MBOigsCWK94/G0000QL2.HVa4YbI">People</a>"
collection on the website, so I recommend you check them out. Every single
picture on the folder represents a unique aspect of the Cuban identity and the
things they currently face in everyday life. It also represents a part of me-
the image hunter (as my cousin, who is a professional painter, described). In
the comments section, feel free to share some of what you<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>see<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>when interpreting these pictures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On a last note, I'd like to thank the new addition to my editing squad, Eric Staab, for looking over my crappy writing. Without him (and the other editor, the wonderful <a href="http://fuckyeahfitzgerald.tumblr.com/">Mercedes Flowers</a>) you'd be looking at random words with cat emojis everywhere. And yes, I have an editing squad. Mixed feelings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Till next
time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Ravimi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Edited by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/EricStaab">Eric
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ravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com0Sancti Spiritus, Cuba21.930413290144092 -79.43538755178451521.456816790144092 -80.08358105178452 22.404009790144091 -78.78719405178451tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-61270386629570541512014-01-22T20:09:00.001-05:002014-01-22T20:12:26.299-05:00Taking Someone's Last Photograph<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">I recently read a blog post from another photographer
that </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">spoke of his experience taking the
photograph of an actor who had just found out his father had passed. It was a
very powerful read and if you would like to read it, click </span> <a href="http://jeremycowart.com/2014/01/john-schneider/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">So this brings me to a similar topic. There have
been two moments in my life where I realized I was taking the “last photos” of
a person. The last images that visually proved their existence. One happened a
couple years back and I had this realization just before the shoot and the
other happened last summer in Cuba and my realization of me being the person’s last photographer came a few
weeks ago when I heard they had passed away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'll tell you about the second instance.<span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Pura</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">So as some of you may know, I was born in Cuba. More
specifically, La Habana. When I was born, I lived in The Capital for about a
year but then moved to Sancti Spiritus with my mom and her family after my dad had left on a raft to the U.S.
(which leads to me being here, now a 16 year US citizen). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">When I lived in Sancti Spiritus there were many people that took care of me,
as some say, "it takes a village," which in this case it did. I was a
handful for sure, but not in a bad way...I hope. Anyway, one of the villagers
in this community of care takers was my babysitter Pura. She was the
neighborhood babysitter of sorts: she would take care of children from around
the neighborhood. I even had a close friend that I grew up with, recently arrived from Cuba who was also taken care of by Pura when I was living there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pura was an old lady even back then, but with her loving husband
and her daughter she ran an awesome daycare.<span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Last Summer</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">So last summer I visited Cuba for my 5th time, but
it was my first as an adult, and most importantly to this post, as a
photographer. My main focus for this trip wasn't really to see family, it was
on documenting the country where I was born with my eyes and my camera. I
wanted to give my self some cultural definition regarding who I truly am, Cuban
or American (I know now). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">During the entire trip, I had my camera, for
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">When I went to visit Pura, we found her bedridden –
she had fallen a couple months before and had broken her hip and due to her
advanced age, she was not able to recover quickly. In the U.S., you would
immediately go into surgery and, well, have a repaired hip. But due to the low
amount of resources, Pura was not able to get her hip surgery. So she was
literally perishing on her bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was a huge shock to see my Pura in such a state.
I say, "my Pura," because that's the only way I could describe how I
thought of her when I saw her. I couldn't stop staring at her, I didn't want to
because inside I honestly felt this would be the last time I saw her, and,
unfortunately, I was right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I had such a strong mixture of different emotions
ranging from complete sadness, to anger,
all accompanied with the strong desire
to act. Which brings me to something I had mentioned previously: this was the
one time I did not have my camera.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">For the first time in my life, I was in a situation
where all my photo-journalistic (to give it a name) senses where firing
off...and I was camera-less. “Fuck me” was the only thing I could think of in
that second.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">But thank God I had my cellphone. And so, with the
intent of capturing the last moments with Pura, I took these images.<span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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After taking these images I
sat down on the bed across from her own (where her husband sleeps) and just
looked at the pictures. To see her on the screen of my phone almost made me cry
because I realized that this really could mean the last time I would see her,
the last memories of her. These pictures meant everything to me at that point,
these pictures held similar weight as the first instance I had encountered
taking someone's last photograph, but this time it was a "family"
member.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nothing in the world mattered
to me more than getting at least one photograph that would accompany the image
I will always hold in my heart of her. The images of her taking care of me as a
small child along with the memories of her colorful backyard covered in banana
trees and chicken pens were
"photographs" she gave me to remember her by. And I hope to use these
images as the "photographs" to share with the world that represents a
lady who was Pure.<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6553730918375618131" name="GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-67375150947062682882014-01-20T17:47:00.001-05:002014-06-24T16:09:35.134-04:00Great Misconceptions!!!<h2>
Hiya! </h2>
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So...Photography</div>
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It's easy, and yet it's hard.<br />
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What do I mean?<br />
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Well, it's now been about 5 years since I first picked up a camera for reasons other than taking a random family picture. When I first started I didn't think it would become what it is now: a tremendous part of my life. I became obsessed with it from the get-go. I spent months and months (literally an entire summer) studying photography, nonstop, for more than 15 hours a day. Studying meant going outside and taking a couple hundred pictures after having spent 10 or more hours studying techniques and theory and other such stuff online. I remember several instances where I would stay up 2 entire days studying feverishly. As a close friend recently told me, "You were in <i>flow</i>" (as psychologists say). I guess it's true since I never felt tired: I always went to bed afterwards and wouldn't fall asleep until 1 or 2 hours of photography theory had finished running through my head. But, really never did stop running around in that noggin.</div>
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And that was the easy part, but only because I liked it. I did it because I had no other choice, both as a high school kid during summer vacation, and as a photography freak...it sounds kind of weird to me being serious when I say that.<br />
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Hard money...</h3>
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So the hard part was mainly made up of two things (that are strongly tied together): money and being self taught. More specifically, I'm referring to lack of money and lack of an <i>official</i> art environment full with resources. Photography is EXTREMELY (I repeat) EXTREMELY expensive. I've calculated that, in total, I spent about $1,500 within the first 2 years without a single dollar being made back. And $1,500 is on the cheap end of things, considering my camera (the one I still use) is only an entry level professional camera. The body alone, without a lens, was $800 at the time.</div>
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Once I started doing some gigs people would mostly say, "Oh, since you're new, will you do it for free? Assuming payment would be the experience," and obviously (to me at least), I would be excited to just do more photos, so I would either do everything for free, or maybe make $50 for what I would now charge $800 worth of work (I'm not trying to show you how greedy-which I'm not ;D). This just goes to show how much work I did for free in order to gain experience, and help friends out.<br />
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Anyways, I'm glad I did do all those things for free, as I learned a tremendous amount from each experience that I pushed myself into, but obviously it was difficult since I didn't have a car (my parents had to spend money on gas, which I felt bad about), and once a couple of years passed it felt like people still asked for free work, acting as if they thought photography wasn't expensive (and sometimes I still do free work, but life is getting real these days, so I need real <i>non-monopoly</i> money). And yeah, that reminds me, photography is EXPENSIVE (3rd time's the charm!) and a lot of people asking for me to do their photos don't realize that.</div>
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.........and a long flat path</h3>
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The long flat path mainly has to do with having started photography and having decided to remain self taught; school had started up again and was taking up most of my time, I also didn't have money for photography classes. During the first few years (3-4 to be more precise) I was like a boy-with-a-camera in an egg that would just not want to crack and allow the world to see me. Like being under a cellar-door that won't open when a bad guy (or lady) is coming after you......about to stab you with a knife so ghetto you feel like shitting your pants just looking at it. </div>
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<i>Back on course-</i><br />
Since I wasn't "good enough" to actually merit any attention from people other than my parents and some friends, I felt like my progression, which really was big (other people said it...not me) was not being acknowledged,<br />
like Gosh! give the man some credit, YEARS of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori" target="_blank">Hikikamori</a> style studying, can someone give me at least one clap?<br />
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This lack of acknowledgement mainly showed itself when I first started publishing my work online and not many people would react to it (actually almost no one...except my best friend (fist-bump best friend))<b>***</b>. Many times I felt like not even posting anymore and deleting the social networks, especially dA (which I don't use anymore since it's now the mecca (not talking about Saudi Arabia) of hentai and porn and most legit work is drowned by cartoon character porn and people trying to be cartoon characters, while doing porn (can you do porn? or ARE you porn? DAMMIT DIGRESSION!).</div>
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<b>***(correction) best friend(s)...I don't need anymore hate mail.</b><br />
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Anyways (again), as time passed, I started getting more attention from the public [yay!], but then I came to realize there are different types of public...("what the hell does that mean?," you ask?) Well there's the public that consists of regular citizens which has subgroups that are made up by buyers, and<strike> loiterers</strike> non-buyers....Then there's the public of Art (specifically photography; the **<i>art world**</i> of photography [very shiny]) which is the public I am now starting to dip my toes in.</div>
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For the last 5 years I've been COMPLETELY focused on the first type of public (<strike>loiters</strike> people and such...no buyers...well, maybe 1-2). It wasn't a mistake to do so; I found MANY amazing people in the non-art community, but the main focus of this long sentence is the second thing I mentioned WAAAAAY at the beginning <i>(talking about being self taught, and its difficulty)</i>. Being self taught meant I never took a legitate art/photography course. This means I never dipped my toes (as I am doing now, currently, this moment, ahora) into the art community. I'd describe my life as a photographer, before starting my path into art, is like me being a cat that acts like a cat for the sake of the humans, but doesn't even pay attention to the fact it is a part of the greater cat community/catmanity (no, not a cat/manatee) missing out on the nice fish bones around the corner......so sad. </div>
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<b>/////Btw crazy story, I <i>just</i> saw my neighborhood cat eat a squirrel....shiz B cray-cray./////</b></div>
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So as a lonely cat (with a camera). I did not realize my brethren and sistren cats where the bees-knees (incorporating lots of animals today) and that I should have started focusing on them as well. Like a cat in a room filling up with water with the only way out being the open window on the other side of the room, I realized I was screwed...unless I jumped in.<br />
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It turned out that being trapped in that hikikamori-like egg shell (with a camera) for so long while spending money on building a website, printing stuff, and doing a ton of free portfolio-building work was actually a blessing in disguise. How?</div>
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Well, for one, having decided to not post-process ANY of my pictures from the moment I started photography actually forced me to work EXTREMELY hard on everything I did. I wanted to get good, fast...very fast, which explains the Japanese lock-self-in-room style of living (pretty much the definition of Hikikomori, if you were too lazy to look it up.....you jerk).<br />
But because of that ridiculous addiction to learning photography very quickly, it now looks like the giant swamp monster that lives in the "Art Public" swamp is not letting me simply dip my toes in the water, it wants to suck me in...which obviously has me a bit nervous. But since I have built a strong support system (having focused on the "Regular Citizens" public in the early years) I feel like there's a ladder next to me which will help me ease my descent into the (swampy) arts-side.<br />
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<b>***sorry, I pull these things metaphors out of my butt; they stink, don't they? (leave a comment and let me know how much you hate them...or love them)***</b></div>
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Well, after having spent that $1,500 in the first 2 years I decided to make a website in my 3rd year costing $30 a month, make several prints of my photos, and throw money in the yard (#moneytree), which I'm guessing put me in (imaginary) debt at about $2,300 (which happens to be the amount I'm paying for my new lens in a few days) But because I had a <a href="http://www.ravimiphotography.com/" target="_blank">website</a> (very nice one) and prints to show off my work I was recruited by a museum in Cuba to do an exhibit this coming summer. AND.....well other stuff which I can't say now since it ain't solid. But it's big...real big. When I know what's going on, for sure, I'll lay it on you <strike>like a nice warm turd. #neversorry.</strike><br />
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The money I've spent over the years is progressively being made back with jobs I've done for the Bucs (The Tampa Bay Bucs) and some other major gigs. It took a LONG time (felt like it at least) but now things are working out...and it feels like I'm now walking on a sandbar (a moist sand bar) waiting to be fully immersed by that Swamp Monster. </div>
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My point is that <strike>there is no point</strike> I just wanted to talk....see ya</div>
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Anyways, my point is that I'm starting to feel really good about my work, after a long time of feeling like a cat with no other cats to support me; I had humans there giving me pats on the back, maybe some tuna on payday, but I didn't really have another cat to show me around the corner and guide me to the fish bones. BUT, because of that, I worked so hard knowing that every picture I took and every hour I spent studying represented a small piece of wall being chipped away the Great Wall of China between me and some tasty fish bones. </div>
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So, now that you read all of that, I will summarize it in a few words (because I'm actually the swamp monster, didn't see that coming, huh?....actually, me neither)</div>
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In summary, shiz be gettin' cray-cray.</div>
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P.S. show<b> <i style="text-decoration: underline;">sum</i></b> love by sharing, commenting, and liking this long, time-wasting post...it will mean a lot to a little cat like me.</div>
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Also, I may start writing a lot more often...maybe once a month (compared to once in 1 year). So if I do...I'll see you next time.</div>
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ravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-718577836069494832013-08-31T01:17:00.001-04:002013-09-06T21:38:16.133-04:00Photo and Personal Style: Nothing made into Something (part 1)<h2>
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It started as nothing...</h2>
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When I first started photography I really did not think it would become one of my strongest passions and skills in life just a few years down the road. I started in highschool when a club I was in asked for a volunteer to run the Media team. Being an upperclassman I decided it would probably be best to take the initiative and become the Media Director for the club. </div>
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And that's where it began.</div>
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Seriously, I picked up my professors camera and never put it down (well sometimes when I went to the bathroom, but only sometimes). </div>
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Since I didn't have my own camera I had to borrow, with an unnecessary amount of begging, my mom's point and shoot camera. After a month of unnecessary begging I begged one last time and got my very first camera; Casio Ex Fh100.</div>
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Once I had the Casio (took months of research to find the best cheap camera, with the most manual control I could get) I stopped everything and started taking pictures.</div>
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But I loved it.</div>
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Because I was so intent on learning as much as I could I had decided (before even getting the camera) that I would do EVERYTHING (pretty much means whatever the camera would allow) in manual mode. And after a month and 10,000-15,000 pictures later (no joke), I realized the beauty of the Casio, and unfortunately the limitations.</div>
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After my first 1000 hours of photography (this includes studying and pure shooting) I new I had discovered a life long passion. And most importantly I decided to never let go of my <i>no post processing </i>photography style, along with a complete dedication to manual mode.</div>
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By this time I had my first DSLR (same one I still use btw) and within the first couple months of having it my style grew stronger, along with my knowledge.</div>
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Second stage of development: first (and current DSLR)</h3>
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These pictures were taken just before a 1.25 years of starting photography<br />
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There are multiple reasons why a great photograph is "great". Some of those reasons just deal with the subject, technique, or many other elements that touch the heart of the viewer. These photographs are created by skilled photographers that are able to capture, not only what they see, but what they feel, or don't feel. I personally have many photographers I admire that make me think of how wonderful it is to be a part of the action that creates those inspiring images: photography.<br />
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One of my favorite photographers is the amazing and equally famous photographer Steve McCurry. His most famous photograph also happens to be one of the most well known photographs in the world (according to multiple sources, <a href="http://www.worldsfamousphotos.com/" target="_blank">this</a> being one of them), <i>Afghan Girl. </i>McCurry captures the individuals he photographs for who they are at the present time. When I look at his portraits I'm always sucked in by the eyes of the individuals, but most importantly the soul behind those eyes truly helps me experience the <i>soul</i> of the image.<br />
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If Mr. McCurry ever read this I would share this picture, of mine, with him.<br />
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<i>I took this on my last trip to Cuba. This lady is almost 100 years old and she has completely lost her mental ability. During my visit she would yell out "MAMI! MAMI!" (which means "Mom! Mom!"). But what surprised me wasn't that the people around her would not get irritated, but instead her own daughter would respond, "Estoy aqui," (which means "I'm here."). </i><br />
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Another one of my favorite photographers is Arno Rafael Minkkinen (you can see his pictures <a href="http://www.robertkleingallery.com/gallery/main.php?level=album&id=142" target="_blank">here</a>). Minkkinen uses his own body in his photography. His long slender form is blended into the background at times to create a sense of unity between the world and the human form. But at other times his limbs extend outwards as if trying to reach the infinity of the horizon. It's a very intense collection of photographs and as someone that has a great appreciation for the human form I truly admire his work; especially <a href="http://www.robertkleingallery.com/gallery/contemporary/minkkinen__arno_r./aah/" target="_blank">this one</a>.<br />
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For Mr. Minkinnen I would love to share this picture I also took in Cuba.<br />
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The other picture hasn't been released to the public yet since it will be part of a collection I will be exhibiting in Cuba (possibly this coming 2013 summer). If somehow Mr. Minkinnen does read this please contact me and I would be more than happy to share the original picture with you.<br />
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<i>The picture above was taken in my college dorm living room with a really dark blue sheet as the background and 2 regular desktop lamps. </i><br />
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I have many many other photographers I admire and would love to present my pictures to as a <i>gift</i> of appreciation for showing me their world, through their eyes. But that would make this into an entire book instead of a blog post haha.<br />
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Anyways, in this post I shared with you who inspires me to continue on my path of photography. Ultimately the <i>world</i> I see is what truly inspires <b>Creative Purpose.</b><br />
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I went back on the streets two days after I had first gone, as a photographer. The atmosphere just pulled me in like a vacuum collecting dust from a shaggy carpet. I started off my second day completely different compared to my first day, I was full of confidence and desire of capturing the city. I began with an image that I feel correctly separates the multiple elements of tampa's downtown park.</div>
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Then something awesome happened. I encountered the "City Posse" as I'd like to call them. Separate they all had character to spare, but together they created such an amazing scene in my mind. But why write about it when I can show you....</div>
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I continued on my journey through the city and encountered more of the things that had originally sucked my attention from my first visit. I began to see more of a subtleness to the city life, that lived inside the insanity. This included:</div>
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Just seeing these "raw" moments made me feel the sense of being a scribe for human life in the city, just like the first time I came. </div>
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The character these two individuals gave made me feel like I was watching super models from 1950's Bronx, it just blew me away.</div>
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After encountering the "Duo from Bronx" I had decided to return to the park I had started at, but I took a different route. I'm so glad I did.</div>
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I decided to take a path between some buildings (instead of the sidewalk) and while I was walking I saw a giant hole between two buildings. It gave me this kind of vibe that means I'm looking at something unique, so I studied it further and this is what I saw.</div>
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This is by far one of my favorite pictures that I have taken. Since I do no editing of my pictures after pressing the shutter I took about twenty pictures (good ones) before I felt confident enough to look away. It was another story trying to walk away. </div>
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At the park I found a large group of children playing in the Fountain Springs and it was awesome seeing the incredible smiles on their faces from simply running through jets of water. I got some really awesome pictures of the children playing, while trying to not seem like a creeper to the parents haha:</div>
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It was such an incredible day. Being able to experience such moments in the lives of other individuals, and capture incredible parts of the city was what makes street photography an art that I think will never stop blowing people's minds, especially my own.</div>
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I hope you enjoyed reading this blog. I've been very busy for the past couple of months with college as a premed student (I'm a self taught photographer). But I hope the length of this post makes up for the time lost :). </div>
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ravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com2Tampa, FL, USA27.950575 -82.457177627.726155000000002 -82.773034599999988 28.174995 -82.1413206tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-91422734227864984722012-07-16T18:14:00.001-04:002012-07-16T18:14:22.567-04:00Photo and Personal Style ~ Photography called StreetGrab my camera and my 50mm lens, drive into the Downtown area, walk up to a random stranger whip out the Canon AND.....stand there. lol, yup that's what happened. It's incredibly hard and difficult (for the first time ever) to take a picture of someone completely random in the streets. I'd have an easier time taking pictures of a tiger while I'm inside the cage with a Philly Cheese tied onto my back. <div>
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Suckish work for what I hold myself to. But I kept on going and working for those magical images I had seen on the web to make inspiration and desire kick me out into the streets. As I progressed throughout my first day out on the streets the first thing I noticed was how artistic the city can be. I never really noticed it since I never actually took the perspective of a photographer in the city. Finding this out gave me a little bit more inspiration and I started getting better pics:</div>
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The more pics I took the more I began to start figuring the best things to do in order to feel more comfortable and produce better pics; I began talking to people and getting to know them a bit and my usual "pick-up line" was, "Hi! I'm a street photographer, can I get a picture?", and it worked like a charm every single time: </div>
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By the end of the day I had experienced a field of photography that was completely foreign to me, before that point. When I had only about 1 hour left I began to experiment a bit and like a rock to the face I discovered the ABSOLUTE MAGIC of "Shooting from the Hip". It was like a Chocolate Milk: AMAZING lol. Anyways, I started doing some interesting angles:</div>
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And as I had mentioned before I discovered the magic of City Architectural Photography:</div>
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With the end of the day coming and finally getting home and taking a shower after the Florida rain had me more wet than a lake I started reflecting on my latest adventure, and I felt realized a new connection in my life. I felt personally involved in the lives of the complete strangers I had photographed. I felt like they would represent a relationship in my life completely separated but not unaware of their existence. Seeing the "typical" business person walk around town and the Homeless (some within a family of homeless, which is something incredible that I realized, others completely separated from the world) sitting on the side of the road or selling little crosses made of palm leaves made me feel like I was the author of their novels; their personal Scribe. It was aw inspiring to feel that for someone I had never met, and it was something I had never felt with anyone else, even if I knew them. This feeling was what made me go back.....to be continued.</div>ravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-75476896103456044792012-07-05T14:06:00.001-04:002012-07-05T14:06:59.494-04:00Photo TIPS! ~ "Fireworks, Lightning and Birds"So today I will be doing a post on a topic that was requested: Fireworks, Lightning, and Birds. In essence I will be talking about speed photography and precision (for the Bird and Lighting photography). With my explanation for each I will include a picture (except for lightning photography since I haven't been able to practice that one recently; therefore, lack the images). I will try to make each explanation as short and full of content as possible.<br />
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Yesterday was the 4th of July! which means the left over fireworks will be in the sky tonight and this will make great practice for those who want to try this out. Taking great pictures of fireworks can be very difficult because you have to figure out WHERE the explosion will be and (harder part) WHEN and how long the explosion will be.<br />
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The simplest way to figure out the direction in which a firework will head and where it explodes is to have an experience reference
(lol don't look it up on Google, it's my own made up word), in other words, a past experience that you
can refer too. To build this experience reference you just have to first
experience what you want to capture in a photograph before actually attempting
the shot. Shoot a couple of fireworks up in the air (or watch others do it) and pinpoint the area where the fireworks most explode. Of course this area will vary greatly if
you use a different firework every single time so try to make it easier by
watching an area that has at least 2 or 3 explosions from the same type of firework. <o:p></o:p></div>
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you have to set up your camera settings. The picture I took
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1/500 Shutter Speed<br />
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This image was taken at midnight on New Years and it was pitch black outside (when there were no fireworks exploding). I had experience reference already when I took this because there were already fireworks that had been fired so that made this image a lot easier to capture since I had an idea WHERE it would explode. Since the explosion is bright I had a faster shutter speed and high Aperture # because I wanted to make it very dark without having to use a super high Shutter speed. These settings will be different for different fireworks and how bright/dark the night is, but you can use this as a reference for your first time.</div>
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This can be figured out the same way as described in <b>WHERE; </b>with an experience reference. Watch a couple of fireworks in the sky,<b> </b>count the seconds from launch to explosion. Once the firework launches start counting 1-Mississippi, 2-Mississippi, 3-Mississippi, etc until the firework explodes in the sky. Make sure that the fireworks you are counting are all the same, if you don't you will have completely different timings for each explosion and you'll be more confused than when you started. Once you have the timing down you can then decide when you will press the shutter button. I like the full explosion effect and mid explosion so I press the shutter button .5-1sec (about) after the explosion and then 2-4 seconds for the full explosion.</div>
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Lightning isn't as hard to capture as birds or fireworks but it takes a lot more luck in my opinion (not as much as flying birds though). To capture lightning you do the complete opposite of what I did with the fireworks image. In order to capture the image you have to turn the shutter speed into a long exposed shot which means the camera will be taking a single picture for a much longer period. First make sure your Shutter Speed is longer than 1 second (to do this just keep moving your shutter speed down until it goes from 1/# to #. (ex: 1/20sec to 2sec). The shutter speed will affect how wide your Aperture will be; the longer the Shutter Speed the higher the f/stop # (Aperture). So with a shutter speed of 10 seconds you will want a very closed Aperture somewhere greater than f/15. Since the amount of light varies per lightning strike you will have to do a lot of changing. The reason we leave the Shutter Speed long is to make it easier to capture the lightning. The camera sensor only works with light so once the lightning strikes the light will be imprinted into the sensor.</div>
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-Patience and Persistence. (PnP)<br />
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To take pictures of birds flying you will need a lot of PnP
(Patience and Persistence). Have a Shutter Speed that is high enough to stop
the bird in flight while also removing the blur created by the birds motion. A
good Shutter Speed would be any above 1/800 (you can also do less since you are
moving the lens with the bird but 1/800 is a pretty secure base number) when
taking close up bird images, but the further away the bird is the lower the
shutter speed can be. The Aperture can vary depending on what you want in
focus: only the bird (Aperture less than 5), bird and background (Aperture
greater than 5). The higher the f/stop(Aperture) # the easier it will to get an
image with the bird focused since the DOF(Depth of Field) is much greater. Here
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1/2000 Shutter Speed<br />
5.6 Aperture<br />
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When I do bird photography I do 1 of 2 things: I find a flock of birds on the ground and lay on the ground in front of the group pointing my camera up, then I get a friend to scare the crap out of the birds from the opposite side of where I am so that when they fly away they fly towards/above me, and I fire away. The other option is standing in one place and trying to predict the flight pattern of the birds and have the camera set up pointing towards that direction.<div>
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<br /></div>ravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-18440183942408537082012-07-02T16:20:00.002-04:002012-07-02T16:28:22.625-04:00One of those Randoms! ~ "Parade!"So I've been out for a while because of a summer program I was a staff member at and other events (after the summer program) that I wanted to photograph and use as my back-on-track photos (so I avoided posting before then). So this post will be dedicated to showing some of the best pictures I took on that event, which happened to be the annual St. Pete Pride Parade! I hope you enjoy and if you want to see more just visit my <a href="http://ravimiphotography.photoshelter.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ISO 100<br />
1/400 Shutter Speed<br />
5 Aperture<br />
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1/320 Shutter Speed<br />
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50mm</td></tr>
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1/1000 Shutter Speed<br />
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<br />ravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-49830711416619307912012-06-19T12:57:00.001-04:002012-06-19T12:57:43.725-04:00Photo TIPS! ~ Bokeh<h4>
"BOKEH!!!!" </h4>
You might have seen that over the internet in the comments of a photograph, or even as the name of a photograph, but what does Bokeh mean?<br />
First lets start off with clearing up some confusion I have seen related to Bokeh. One of the big confusions that I see very often is confusing Bokeh with the actual background (the things that are in the background) but Bokeh is related to how the background looks when it is blurred. To further explain the confusion lets use one of my pictures:<br />
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If you look towards the right of the picture (the eagles left side) you might notice how the ferns (the green plants, also located under the eagle) begin to blur. The blur itself is the Bokeh. If you look even closer, the blur begins to resemble circles. The reason it is shaped like a circle is because the lens, in which the light enters, is circular.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*If you grab a piece of paper and cut a star shaped hole into it about the size of the front of the lens, and place it on the lens the Bokeh will become star shapped (once again, the shape of the lens where the light enters determines the shape of the Bokeh). </span><br />
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The confusion I see most often is thinking that the Bokeh is the background itself, and NOT the blur. The blur is what determines Bokeh, if the background is very clear and focused (normally when using small Aperture <a href="http://ravimiphotography.blogspot.com/2012/06/photo-tips-aperture.html" target="_blank">Click here for Tutorial on Aperture</a>) and there is no blur then there is no Bokeh.<br />
A picture with no Bokeh looks like this:<br />
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Now how do you make Bokeh? Well it's very simple. </h4>
Bokeh is created when the Aperture of the lens is very large (small f/stop #) and there is a small amount of focused space relative to the size of the background. What that means is that if I have an Aperture of f8 (8 f/stop) and I am taking a picture of a person standing 5ft away from me, and we are on a field that is 300yd long, then the background will be out of focus because the 8 f/stop number is not capable of focusing so much space in the background. In other words it is possible to create Bokeh (blurry background) with a large f/stop #, as long as the background contains a space larger than the in-focus area.<br />
The easiest way to achieve Bokeh is to have a very large Aperture (low f/stop #) like f1.8 (f1.8 = 1.8 f/stop) or any number usually lower than f5.6. This will create a very small amount of in-focus area when taking the picture and so if the background goes about 15ft further than the subject in focus then you should have the blurred effect: like this:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used a VERY small f/stop # (Big Aperture) therefore the background is completely<br />blurred.</td></tr>
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Good/Bad Bokeh</h4>
This, like art itself, is very relative to taste. Some people might consider Good Bokeh bad, and Bad Bokeh good. The background of the picture above of the flower might look nice to some, but ugly to others. In reality I do not know of, and doubt the existence, of a standard for depicting the quality of Bokeh. Bokeh is like air, it is what it is, and you either like it or not (I hope you like air for your own sake). So you are the one that determines the worth of Bokeh, but only for yourself. I love the image of the flower above because of the HUGE contrast there is between the in-focus flower, and the completely burred background. Yet the smooth texture of the flower blends in quite a lot with the smooth background.<br />
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If you have any questions let me know by posting in the comments section under the post. Let me know if you enjoyed the post, and if it was helpful. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and if you would like a free picture (after subscribing of course ;)] the follow this <a href="http://ravimiphotography.blogspot.com/2012/06/one-of-those-randoms-collage.html" target="_blank">Link</a>.<br />
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Keep on Snappin',<br />
Ravimiravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-74855752848652778352012-06-18T09:23:00.001-04:002012-06-18T09:44:07.176-04:00One of those Randoms! ~ "Collage Photography"So while I was navigating through my Blog I noticed something interesting; when I scrolled the page to just the right spot, the picture on the foreground matched up with the picture in the background! I saw this and I thought of how awesome it would be to put them together, but then I remembered that I would never published any edited pictures! Anyways I thought about it pretty hard and decided to do it for the fun and the art I could be making, almost forgetting it's a photograph and focusing on the Collage art aspect and that I would give it away for free to followers of my photography. Yes, the picture below is for you, it's a thank you for signing up on any of my social media sites and following my progress as a photographer.<br />
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<b>Fun Fact: </b>All the images used to make this collage were taken on the same day, within the same hour, and for the same theme: Sunset photography. Also, almost all the pictures are taken towards the same direction and are positioned (on the Collage) similar to where the were taken.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>ravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-89851665495324693222012-06-17T17:52:00.002-04:002012-06-17T17:53:20.733-04:00Photo and Personal Style ~ ContinuationHere are some more pictures I've taken! I hope you enjoy.<br />
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1/1250 Shutter Speed<br />
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1/4000 Shutter Speed<br />
5.6 Aperture<br />
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1/4000 Shutter Speed<br />
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1/4000 Shutter Speed<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0jXGqbXSq34buCuVt3GAjGUtjaVqHbQKjkhl3kfdUMMaNlk5A-wF5Mdtig6MjA_FRZ1HFcCSt_CzKSEsAVAXFU8akt0rZ2mWRFwjj0KhrhXADlX0Ft4lWI7zlsiaX89S1aqlfDwClvI5/s1600/IMG_5089+ravimi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0jXGqbXSq34buCuVt3GAjGUtjaVqHbQKjkhl3kfdUMMaNlk5A-wF5Mdtig6MjA_FRZ1HFcCSt_CzKSEsAVAXFU8akt0rZ2mWRFwjj0KhrhXADlX0Ft4lWI7zlsiaX89S1aqlfDwClvI5/s400/IMG_5089+ravimi.jpg" width="263" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ISO 200<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZu0_0JNACIn16UOvtyolcO5gLrhHzGZPhlMt5DNx07QC6P4ZZWdbIzaVTdhYFSokaej878ZZvkTkLC7yUTQ8bgQHI3ovdLuS33QLgdEnJR0VFH0vb8M4MFMGlVWgJQ9PdDRwEMpqC3hzf/s1600/IMG_5094+ravimi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZu0_0JNACIn16UOvtyolcO5gLrhHzGZPhlMt5DNx07QC6P4ZZWdbIzaVTdhYFSokaej878ZZvkTkLC7yUTQ8bgQHI3ovdLuS33QLgdEnJR0VFH0vb8M4MFMGlVWgJQ9PdDRwEMpqC3hzf/s400/IMG_5094+ravimi.jpg" width="263" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ISO 200<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjrUrsmFaErMdreGkNjCwrnsLlB0Qoe7TXkJVojatUp1eBuHmDhvoVA_el_NwRnTvcpHQvftXfUDM5E4kw2eU3vVaHjCL9RJCuLP196o4UzB5i5JqkFzs3dzi1CL-TzERFIO4Qcvzof7O/s1600/IMG_5133+ravimi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjrUrsmFaErMdreGkNjCwrnsLlB0Qoe7TXkJVojatUp1eBuHmDhvoVA_el_NwRnTvcpHQvftXfUDM5E4kw2eU3vVaHjCL9RJCuLP196o4UzB5i5JqkFzs3dzi1CL-TzERFIO4Qcvzof7O/s400/IMG_5133+ravimi.jpg" width="263" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ISO 100<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RhyWBiBHlgI526B01iJmX6k9nP_tkyCSDalVPjMUgmmnfUzbqCQqARIsp3cjhlTc5Ie93YBquiQxE89LCC0u6YvgE_yIs0I8SVj4lgw1X1_P9Ss1munmsbzQ0w5niGtg5-Aq67k_SUYH/s1600/IMG_5146+ravimi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RhyWBiBHlgI526B01iJmX6k9nP_tkyCSDalVPjMUgmmnfUzbqCQqARIsp3cjhlTc5Ie93YBquiQxE89LCC0u6YvgE_yIs0I8SVj4lgw1X1_P9Ss1munmsbzQ0w5niGtg5-Aq67k_SUYH/s400/IMG_5146+ravimi.jpg" width="263" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ISO 100<br />
1/400 Shutter Speed<br />
5.6 Aperture<br />
300mm </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbv-FGplmfL9D-1MpWg14NKchcPnCYbUdMvxq-kleGF80KM2gptI7tx8S2wdN5yx0BaOMFUgK15COhctg2VjtDUcjBGKSrRfgKsWPQsZBrbfk0yYy3R8QcAuf53CUJ0DcH_g67VErUohwt/s1600/IMG_5208+ravimi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbv-FGplmfL9D-1MpWg14NKchcPnCYbUdMvxq-kleGF80KM2gptI7tx8S2wdN5yx0BaOMFUgK15COhctg2VjtDUcjBGKSrRfgKsWPQsZBrbfk0yYy3R8QcAuf53CUJ0DcH_g67VErUohwt/s400/IMG_5208+ravimi.jpg" width="263" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ISO 100<br />
1/200 Shutter Speed<br />
5.6 Aperture<br />
300mm
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Keep on Snappin',<br />
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Ravimiravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-77056110083427404582012-06-15T14:25:00.000-04:002012-06-15T14:25:01.165-04:00Photo and Personal Style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
So I was looking at my latest pictures and decided it should be about time I shared some information about my photography process. The pictures below were taken during the afternoon Golden Hours near a bridge that connects two cities (both cities divided by a very large body of water).</div>
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The first image is of a wave breaker that had been broken down by the waves. The warm yellow and orange light from the Sun helped create a more lively subject. I focused on the middle because I liked how that section of the wall was lower and closer to the water.</div>
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*Some of you may have noticed the "Personal settings on camera" part under the image's description. This is part of the description refers to the camera settings used, ex: Sepia, Black and White, Purple, Green. Except I used my own settings that I developed through experiences with shooting SOOC (straight out of camera). All my pictures come directly from the camera and never go through any post processing after being taken. This made it difficult to sometimes get the "real" colors and details I saw with my eyes, so in order to stick with my self-enforced goal of being an SOOC photographer I used my knowledge to fiddle around with my camera settings until I found what best pleased my taste. </div>
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The second image was when the sun was almost at the ends of the earth (that means almost under the horizon). I really love this picture because it makes me think, for whatever reason, of the 1930's, which was a time in which I never existed. It also reminded me of The Great Gatsby kind of sunset. This image was also shot with my own personal settings. I used a medium sized Aperture in order to maintain the clouds in focus but not so closed that the magical detail created by low f/stops would be effected. Similar to the first shot, the Aperture that is closer to being more open (small f/stop number) the more focused and the better the lens tends to work (I recommend an f/stop between 2.2-3.5).</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ISO 200<br />1/250 Shutter Speed<br />2.2 Aperture<br />50mm<br />Personal settings on camera*</td></tr>
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Keep on Snappin',<br />
ravimiravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553730918375618131.post-5877318561679382102012-06-15T11:35:00.000-04:002012-06-15T11:35:21.800-04:00Contests! "Free and Worthy 7"So I've decided to start a post based only on Contests. I will Try and do one of these posts on a monthly basis. The post will contain a list of 7 contests that are, as the title states, "Free (no fee to apply) and Worthy (prizes are worth the investment)". I hope you like these posts, if you do make sure to share them with your friends.<br />
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1)<a href="http://vistabranding.com/vistacontest/">http://vistabranding.com/vistacontest/</a></div>
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2)<a href="http://www.tipa.com/english/index.php">http://www.tipa.com/english/index.php</a></div>
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3)<a href="http://www.serif.com/photoplus-competition/">http://www.serif.com/photoplus-competition/</a></div>
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4)<a href="http://www.worldphoto.org/competitions/about-the-sony-world-photography-awards/">http://www.worldphoto.org/competitions/about-the-sony-world-photography-awards/</a></div>
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5)<a href="http://www.minispace.com/en_us/background/19/?competition=19">http://www.minispace.com/en_us/background/19/?competition=19</a></div>
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6)<a href="http://www.worldatlas.com/photocontest/eucontest.htm">http://www.worldatlas.com/photocontest/eucontest.htm</a></div>
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7)<a href="http://www.solarphotoaward.com/">http://www.solarphotoaward.com/</a><br /></div>
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If you know of any other contests let me know and if I find it "Free and Worthy" I will post on the next contest post with your name/username being referenced (unless asked not too).</div>
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Ravimi </div>ravimi photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749971923464997157noreply@blogger.com0