COLLABORATE Photo Challenge: People - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Manic_Skafe · 11-18-2008, 11:11 PM

Post your portraits!

Use your lover, neighbors, co-workers or total strangers as subjects. The challenge is purposefully open-ended so that everyone can contribute. It doesn't matter what sort of camera you use or the extent of your technical skill - just attempt to tell a story and post your results.

It could be a story about someone's beauty, the way they make you feel, their process or completion of a task, someone hamming it up or their complete obliviousness to the camera. It can even be a self-portrait.

The main goal is to keep the images evocative and get shooting.

(keep the images recent and as always, 18+)

noodle · 11-19-2008, 04:12 AM

he humors all of us. all of the time.

mixedmedia · 11-19-2008, 09:57 AM

I don't like people much - most of the time. I especially don't like being around ALOT of people at any one time. But on this day I was around A LOT of people and I loved them all, all the time.

Unfortunately, most of my favorite shots of the day feature children - the place was crawling with them. Including my own.

Barack Obama rally, downtown Orlando, FL - October 20, 2008.

Here's the most we got to see of Barack and Hillary, lol. But that was okay.

Manic_Skafe · 11-19-2008, 11:27 AM

Hilarious way to kick it off noodle!!

Great shots as always mm. I especially loved the shot of Jesus at the railroad crossing and your shots of people in profile and from behind.

Perfectly framed and very evocative.

Charlatan · 11-19-2008, 05:08 PM

Great shots everyone... I really need to find time to take more photos.

dlish · 11-21-2008, 08:55 AM

some historic pics MM.

mixedmedia · 11-21-2008, 12:42 PM

Thank you, folks. It was one of the best days I had had in a long while. A happy day. Topped only by election day.

dlish · 11-24-2008, 11:28 AM

i really did try really hard to grow a mow for mowvember. didnt last very long.

bobby · 11-25-2008, 08:24 AM

.........taken at our annual gathering ! xoxoxoo

WillyPete · 12-03-2008, 01:09 PM

This guy drives you up to the ski hill everyday in Fernie, British Columbia.
Simply a fountain of good will in a leather shirt.

Manic_Skafe · 12-03-2008, 09:45 PM

Keep 'em comin'.

That's an awesome hat WillyPete!!

dlish · 12-04-2008, 02:50 AM

Just after our rugby finals win.
the fruits of Hard Yakka

mixedmedia · 12-04-2008, 03:55 AM

This person moved out of my house last weekend. Even though she wasn't home much of the time anyway, looking at this photo this morning still makes me feel sad. Or maybe I'm just feeling sad anyway and I love her. I remember the day I took this picture...we had fun. It captures everything I love about this girl.
(note: she was 18 when this was taken)

Magpie_1 · 12-05-2008, 10:52 PM

Here is my best friend and her boyfriend.

ring · 03-28-2009, 06:41 AM

1988 - Traveling companion - Amtrak.

edit: sorry, i just saw the part about keeping it recent,

but this is a good thing,
it will encourage me to venture out of my apartment.

mixedmedia · 03-28-2009, 07:15 AM

I really like this photo, ring. Nice.

ring · 03-28-2009, 08:39 AM

yes, thank you.

I often think about, Pace...(pronounced, pahchay.)

He was a brilliant talkative restless entity.

I chatted with him, while traveling from San Diego, to some small train station in Colorado,
where i remember seeing, 'Dean Moriarty', spray painted on concrete.

Bacchanal · 03-30-2009, 04:38 PM

The house was a little messy, but I was fucking around with Windows Live Photo Gallery the other day and wanted to make a panoramic photo. I couldn't get it to work the way I wanted it to, but either way...

The other one is from my birthday a couple weeks ago.

Manic_Skafe · 03-30-2009, 04:49 PM

It's good to see you, Nick. Good job scoring twins.

fnaqzna · 03-30-2009, 06:47 PM

Our chef tonight:

Jehu · 04-08-2009, 09:43 AM

A friend of mine bought the old Reno firehouse for developing into condos and commercial units. I showed up with a medium format camera. She asked me to get some candid shots. There was a girl there that was strikingly beautiful. I asked her to pose in the stairwell where the natural light was awsome. We have no idea who this girl is but it's some of the best portraiture I've ever done:

thirdsun · 08-31-2009, 05:27 AM

I took these portraits on August 28, using my beloved 80mm. The face is someone known to long-time TFP folks (aka mixedmedia). She's my favorite subject, best friend, lover, and pardon if I state the obvious: a beautiful model. I think I especially captured her genuine personality, wit, intellect, and sweetness in these two:

mixedmedia · 08-31-2009, 05:30 AM

gawrsh

Manic_Skafe · 08-31-2009, 10:13 AM

Wow, those are stunning. Brilliant captures, whitesportscar.

ring · 08-31-2009, 06:24 PM

My mother:

My youngest sister:

Recent enough. The three of us traveled 37 rural miles one way, on a saturday,
towards the one place that served fresh carnitas, only on saturdays.

mixedmedia · 08-31-2009, 06:41 PM

I love that portrait of your mother. I see a lot of you in her.

ring · 09-01-2009, 09:03 AM

Thank you.

ring · 09-02-2009, 10:06 AM

My good friend who lives in the apt. right next to mine. He's 90 something years old.
We have a mutual crush thing going on. I clean and bandage his skin-tears
that have been happening more often, lately.

He was arriving home from a fourth of july parade this day.
He served as a combat medic during world war two. He isn't comfortable
talking about his experiences there. He has the most beautiful eyes.
I would like to take more pictures of him, but he's quite shy, so I won't push it.

mixedmedia · 09-02-2009, 10:10 AM

since I can post kid pictures now...these go along with the Obama rally set up there:

filtherton · 09-02-2009, 03:29 PM

I'm liking all these people. MM, I like the crowd shots.

mixedmedia · 09-02-2009, 03:58 PM

nice! I respond most to candid street shots. I love these.

fnaqzna · 09-04-2009, 10:10 PM

My cousin has the most amazing eyes. Took this last week.

dlish · 09-05-2009, 01:34 AM

here's my contribution

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Two Yemeni boys in Shibam

mixedmedia · 09-05-2009, 04:16 AM

fnaqzna, it's good to see you around. that is a stunning portrait.

very nice, dlish. I'd like to see more of those if you have them.

dlish · 09-07-2009, 08:58 AM

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Omani Kids asking for "Masari" (money)

---------- Post added at 02:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:49 AM ----------

thirdsun · 09-09-2009, 03:15 PM

dlish, the Two Yemeni boys in Shibam is just really great photography work, like National Geographic work. That photo tells all kinds of stories, but the expressions are the most telling.

filtherton · 09-09-2009, 03:35 PM

Egg coffee? wtf?? Fucking swedes.

_DSC5796.JPG

thirdsun · 09-10-2009, 11:02 AM

She didn't want to be photographed (but she did want to be photographed), so it turned into a game of shutterbug chase. There were no clouds that day and this was shot in hard shadows, using manual focus with a 50mm lens. Taken Sept 6, 2009 in Ft Myers, FL

dlish · 09-10-2009, 12:02 PM

thanks whitesportscar..thats quite a compliment. my photography skills are no where near that calibre..lucky shot i guess??

i have another one or two of the yemeni boys which ill post sometime today

dlish · 09-11-2009, 12:35 PM

The Two Yemeni boys in Shibam..

these are for thirdsun and MM!

11-18-2008, 11:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Manic_Skafe More Than You Expect Location: Queens	Photo Challenge: People Post your portraits! Use your lover, neighbors, co-workers or total strangers as subjects. The challenge is purposefully open-ended so that everyone can contribute. It doesn't matter what sort of camera you use or the extent of your technical skill - just attempt to tell a story and post your results. It could be a story about someone's beauty, the way they make you feel, their process or completion of a task, someone hamming it up or their complete obliviousness to the camera. It can even be a self-portrait. The main goal is to keep the images evocative and get shooting. (keep the images recent and as always, 18+) __________________ "Porn is a zoo of exotic animals that becomes boring upon ownership." -Nersesian

11-19-2008, 09:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	I don't like people much - most of the time. I especially don't like being around ALOT of people at any one time. But on this day I was around A LOT of people and I loved them all, all the time. Unfortunately, most of my favorite shots of the day feature children - the place was crawling with them. Including my own. Barack Obama rally, downtown Orlando, FL - October 20, 2008. Here's the most we got to see of Barack and Hillary, lol. But that was okay. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

11-19-2008, 11:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
Manic_Skafe More Than You Expect Location: Queens	Hilarious way to kick it off noodle!! Great shots as always mm. I especially loved the shot of Jesus at the railroad crossing and your shots of people in profile and from behind. Perfectly framed and very evocative. __________________ "Porn is a zoo of exotic animals that becomes boring upon ownership." -Nersesian Last edited by Manic_Skafe; 11-19-2008 at 11:31 AM..

11-19-2008, 05:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Great shots everyone... I really need to find time to take more photos. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

11-21-2008, 08:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	some historic pics MM. __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy

11-21-2008, 12:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	Thank you, folks. It was one of the best days I had had in a long while. A happy day. Topped only by election day. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

11-24-2008, 11:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	i really did try really hard to grow a mow for mowvember. didnt last very long. __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy

12-03-2008, 09:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
Manic_Skafe More Than You Expect Location: Queens	Keep 'em comin'. That's an awesome hat WillyPete!! __________________ "Porn is a zoo of exotic animals that becomes boring upon ownership." -Nersesian

12-04-2008, 02:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	Just after our rugby finals win. the fruits of Hard Yakka __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy Last edited by dlish; 12-04-2008 at 04:06 AM..

12-04-2008, 03:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	This person moved out of my house last weekend. Even though she wasn't home much of the time anyway, looking at this photo this morning still makes me feel sad. Or maybe I'm just feeling sad anyway and I love her. I remember the day I took this picture...we had fun. It captures everything I love about this girl. (note: she was 18 when this was taken) __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

12-05-2008, 10:52 PM	#14 (permalink)
Magpie_1 Insane Location: Ontario, Canada	Here is my best friend and her boyfriend.

03-28-2009, 06:41 AM	#15 (permalink)
ring ░ Location: ❤	1988 - Traveling companion - Amtrak. edit: sorry, i just saw the part about keeping it recent, but this is a good thing, it will encourage me to venture out of my apartment. Last edited by ring; 03-28-2009 at 06:46 AM..

03-28-2009, 07:15 AM	#16 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	I really like this photo, ring. Nice. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

03-28-2009, 08:39 AM	#17 (permalink)
ring ░ Location: ❤	yes, thank you. I often think about, Pace...(pronounced, pahchay.) He was a brilliant talkative restless entity. I chatted with him, while traveling from San Diego, to some small train station in Colorado, where i remember seeing, 'Dean Moriarty', spray painted on concrete.

03-30-2009, 04:49 PM	#19 (permalink)
Manic_Skafe More Than You Expect Location: Queens	It's good to see you, Nick. Good job scoring twins. __________________ "Porn is a zoo of exotic animals that becomes boring upon ownership." -Nersesian

03-30-2009, 06:47 PM	#20 (permalink)
fnaqzna Meat Popsicle Location: Left Coast	Our chef tonight:

04-08-2009, 09:43 AM	#21 (permalink)
Jehu Upright Location: Reno	A friend of mine bought the old Reno firehouse for developing into condos and commercial units. I showed up with a medium format camera. She asked me to get some candid shots. There was a girl there that was strikingly beautiful. I asked her to pose in the stairwell where the natural light was awsome. We have no idea who this girl is but it's some of the best portraiture I've ever done: Last edited by Jehu; 04-29-2009 at 03:22 PM..

08-31-2009, 05:27 AM	#22 (permalink)
thirdsun rolls good	I took these portraits on August 28, using my beloved 80mm. The face is someone known to long-time TFP folks (aka mixedmedia). She's my favorite subject, best friend, lover, and pardon if I state the obvious: a beautiful model. I think I especially captured her genuine personality, wit, intellect, and sweetness in these two:

08-31-2009, 05:30 AM	#23 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	gawrsh __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

08-31-2009, 10:13 AM	#24 (permalink)
Manic_Skafe More Than You Expect Location: Queens	Wow, those are stunning. Brilliant captures, whitesportscar. __________________ "Porn is a zoo of exotic animals that becomes boring upon ownership." -Nersesian

08-31-2009, 06:24 PM	#25 (permalink)
ring ░ Location: ❤	My mother: My youngest sister: Recent enough. The three of us traveled 37 rural miles one way, on a saturday, towards the one place that served fresh carnitas, only on saturdays.

08-31-2009, 06:41 PM	#26 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	I love that portrait of your mother. I see a lot of you in her. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

09-01-2009, 09:03 AM	#27 (permalink)
ring ░ Location: ❤	Thank you.

09-02-2009, 10:06 AM	#28 (permalink)
ring ░ Location: ❤	My good friend who lives in the apt. right next to mine. He's 90 something years old. We have a mutual crush thing going on. I clean and bandage his skin-tears that have been happening more often, lately. He was arriving home from a fourth of july parade this day. He served as a combat medic during world war two. He isn't comfortable talking about his experiences there. He has the most beautiful eyes. I would like to take more pictures of him, but he's quite shy, so I won't push it.

09-02-2009, 10:10 AM	#29 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	since I can post kid pictures now...these go along with the Obama rally set up there: __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

09-02-2009, 03:29 PM	#30 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	I'm liking all these people. MM, I like the crowd shots.

09-02-2009, 03:58 PM	#31 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	nice! I respond most to candid street shots. I love these. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

09-04-2009, 10:10 PM	#32 (permalink)
fnaqzna Meat Popsicle Location: Left Coast	My cousin has the most amazing eyes. Took this last week.

09-05-2009, 01:34 AM	#33 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	here's my contribution ---------- Post added at 07:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:21 PM ---------- Two Yemeni boys in Shibam __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy

09-05-2009, 04:16 AM	#34 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	fnaqzna, it's good to see you around. that is a stunning portrait. very nice, dlish. I'd like to see more of those if you have them. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

09-07-2009, 08:58 AM	#35 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	---------- Post added at 02:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:48 AM ---------- Omani Kids asking for "Masari" (money) ---------- Post added at 02:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:49 AM ---------- __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy

09-09-2009, 03:15 PM	#36 (permalink)
thirdsun rolls good	dlish, the Two Yemeni boys in Shibam is just really great photography work, like National Geographic work. That photo tells all kinds of stories, but the expressions are the most telling.

09-09-2009, 03:35 PM	#37 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	Egg coffee? wtf?? Fucking swedes. _DSC5796.JPG

09-10-2009, 11:02 AM	#38 (permalink)
thirdsun rolls good	She didn't want to be photographed (but she did want to be photographed), so it turned into a game of shutterbug chase. There were no clouds that day and this was shot in hard shadows, using manual focus with a 50mm lens. Taken Sept 6, 2009 in Ft Myers, FL

09-10-2009, 12:02 PM	#39 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	thanks whitesportscar..thats quite a compliment. my photography skills are no where near that calibre..lucky shot i guess?? i have another one or two of the yemeni boys which ill post sometime today

09-11-2009, 12:35 PM	#40 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	The Two Yemeni boys in Shibam.. these are for thirdsun and MM! __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy