A different take on a water portrait

image by emilymargaret@flickr

Poolside Pin-Ups

Poolside Pin-Ups

Void - Interesting word #3

void

/vɔɪd/ Show Spelled Pronunciation
[void]

–adjective

1.	Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.

2.	useless; ineffectual; vain.

3.	devoid; destitute (usually fol. by of): a life void of meaning.

4.	without contents; empty.

5.	without an incumbent, as an office.

6.	Mathematics. (of a set) empty.

7.	(in cards) having no cards in a suit.

–noun

8.	an empty space; emptiness: He disappeared into the void.

9.	something experienced as a loss or privation: His death left a great void in her life.

10.	a gap or opening, as in a wall.

11.	a vacancy; vacuum.

12.	Typography. counter 3 (def. 10).

13.	(in cards) lack of cards in a suit: a void in clubs.

–verb (used with object)

14.	to make ineffectual; invalidate; nullify: to void a check.

15.	to empty; discharge; evacuate: to void excrement.

16.	to clear or empty (often fol. by of): to void a chamber of occupants.

17.	Archaic. to depart from; vacate.

–verb (used without object)

18.	to defecate or urinate.

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Origin:
1250–1300

Related forms:

voidness, noun

Synonyms:
3, 4. See empty. 5. vacant, unoccupied. 8.vacuum.

Fluid - Interesting word #2

flu⋅id

/ˈfluɪd/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [floo-id]

–noun

1.	a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.

–adjective

2.	pertaining to a substance that easily changes its shape; capable of flowing.

3.	consisting of or pertaining to fluids.

4.	changing readily; shifting; not fixed, stable, or rigid: fluid movements.

5.	convertible into cash: fluid assets.

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Origin:
1595–1605

Related forms:

flu⋅id⋅al, adjective

flu⋅id⋅ly, flu⋅id⋅al⋅ly, adverb

flu⋅id⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. See liquid.

Intangible - Interesting word #1

in⋅tan⋅gi⋅ble

/ɪnˈtændʒəbəl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [in-tan-juh-buhl]

–adjective

1.	not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things; impalpable.

2.	not definite or clear to the mind: intangible arguments.

3.	(of an asset) existing only in connection with something else, as the goodwill of a business.

–noun

4.	something intangible, esp. an intangible asset: Intangibles are hard to value.

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Origin:
1630–40

Related forms:

in⋅tan⋅gi⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅tan⋅gi⋅ble⋅ness, noun

in⋅tan⋅gi⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. vague, elusive, fleeting.

Photography: Cinematic inspirations and revelations

Just a testing..Messing around sort of Shot, with three images into a panoramic
Location: Forestry Road, Three Mile, 5.15pm





These two images were for my Photography BVA1 Assessment, use of dramatic colour palettes, lighting, wide angle, cinema still effects.

Location: Fryatt Street & Fish Street, 2am.

Frames: "Bombs Away!"

Kinda an Andy Warhol take on this series, I really
like the manipulation of time, and capturing the essence of the "thing"

the 12 x 7 also seperates, but incorporates the images as a separate
and as a whole, if you get what I mean..Keeps it in a series.

Artist "Ross Kirton" - Fashion Photographer

Photographer Ross Kirton I came across a few years ago, I particularly like his portrait of Alison Goldfrapp. - Her marvellous shot with a flowing peacock tail for the album "Supernature".
But when I checked his work out in more detail, found he has some vibrant portraits of other well known (if you're youthful, that is..times move so fast these days) celebrities.

Artist "Richard Avedon" - Celebrity Portraiture

Richard Avedon has been around the block a few times, i've figured. His works span 30-40 years, and i particularly like the untouched expression in his portraits.

I'm still tossing up whether or not I like portrait photography myself, although it is somewhat of a neccessity in this age, with Fashion and media etc..

Anyway, though i'd just include in this post a few of my favourites of his.

Marilyn & Liz, beautiful expressions, beautiful people.

Moving Inspiration: "Hysteria" - Muse and "Rest My Chemistry" - Interpol

Current Inspiration: Cinematography

Recently, after my photography assessment, i'm become fascinated with cinematography, film stills and all round filmy-ness..A big inspiration to me are directors
David Lynch (Particularly Mulholland Drive),
Stanely Kubrick (Lolita, A Clockwork Orange and Dr. Strangelove)
Leon Shamroy (Cleopatra)
Zack Snyder (300, The Watchmen)
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Samuel Peacocke.
Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds, Death Proof)
Robert Rodriguez (Sin City)


Photographic Artists that have a similar approach:

Aaron Hobson - I particularly like his panoramic photography and focal points
Gregory Crewdson - Loving the mood he gets with each photo and his use of powerful lighting.

Various film scenes i've come across on flickr:

frames frames frames @ www.yooouuutuuube.com