Nadya ([info]nadya_lev) wrote,
@ 2009-03-22 23:36:00
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Adventures in Feeling II
OK, I know that LJ is a ghost ship. I should be posting this on a nicely-designed blog that I took the time to make for myself, but that's still in the works, so for now, here it is.

I haven't been doing as much photography, because the magazine has been taking up all my time. But that's OK with me, because I love Coilhouse. It's been an incredible adventure so far, and it just keeps getting better and better.

But I still do photography from time to time! I even update my old-ass website (which I don't have the heart to take apart and rebuild, because even though some of the pictures are way old, I love the way they all look combined). At the end of 2008, I shot a portrait of my friend & fellow editor Meredith Yayanos. Here it is. And yesterday, I had the pleasure of working with Seattle-based choreographer/dancer Finn Von Claret. (check out her amazing work on stage!) This picture definitely borrows a page from one of my earliest inspirations, Albert Watson, and I've also been thinking about that gorgeous Watchmen Portraits book. To me, this picture is like... if Laurie Juspeczyk is the updated version of the 1950s Silk Spectre, this person would be the updated, 1986 version of the 1950s Silhouette: 



Model: Finn Von Claret

Makeup (though you can't see it in this shot): Elizabeth Prokopiak

Wardrobe: Skin.Graft Designs

 


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[info]the_magdalene
2009-03-23 07:07 am UTC (link)
I still really like lj - it is my favourite of the 'social networking' sites. When people have their own blogs, even though they look cooler and they are more personalised it means having to check lots of different sites everyday. With lj, all my friends and their blogs are in one place!

Lovely photography as always :)

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[info]ulorin_vex
2009-03-23 02:27 pm UTC (link)
ditto!

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(no subject) - [info]gothicimage, 2009-03-23 07:15 pm UTC

[info]lolla
2009-03-23 08:23 pm UTC (link)
I agree about LJ and blogs...there is just so much time for internet in my day...

Also, love the picture. ;)

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(no subject) - [info]nadya_lev, 2009-03-23 11:45 pm UTC

[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:45 pm UTC (link)
Well... you can use an RSS reader to aggregate everyone's blogs, but something keeps me coming back to LJ.

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[info]tanthe
2009-03-23 07:11 am UTC (link)
Awesome pictures, as always.

I wish you were nearer (where are you now anyway? lol), so I could hang out with you again and pester you to take my picture :)

♥

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:46 pm UTC (link)
Thank you, M!

I am still in LA... for now.

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[info]mr_d
2009-03-23 07:11 am UTC (link)
No one posts on LJ anymore...it makes me sad.
Nice work though, I dig the Meredith shot.

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[info]kumimonster
2009-03-23 07:45 am UTC (link)
yes, i am trying to keep the LJ up. it's like fastfoodblogging which is good sometimes. but not really meaty blogging


i like fotooooo n albert watson stuff!

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(no subject) - [info]mr_d, 2009-03-23 02:06 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]nadya_lev, 2009-03-23 11:46 pm UTC
we all
[info]circle23
2009-03-23 07:22 am UTC (link)
eventually come back to LJ

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Re: we all
[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:48 pm UTC (link)
It calls to us.

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[info]slurketta
2009-03-23 07:29 am UTC (link)
OH my merciful Goddess that is a magnificent picture of Finn. It's so beautiful, so elegant, so powerful and and so completely true to her that my head asplodes.

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:48 pm UTC (link)
I could say the same thing about your sketches of her!

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[info]lucylle
2009-03-23 08:31 am UTC (link)
Glad you're still photographing!
Love the Meredith shot, what a mass of hair... it almost looks haunted! :-D

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:49 pm UTC (link)
Mer IS haunted.

Love your pictures with Nana... so powdery-soft.

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[info]ideafix095
2009-03-23 08:35 am UTC (link)
очень красиво)

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:49 pm UTC (link)
Spasibo. :)

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[info]jaborwhalky
2009-03-23 08:35 am UTC (link)
Keep to LJ
More people read it then other things they just glance at.
Do the blog on the web site as it will make more hits.
But do keep posting in your LJ so you keep in touch with people who do not look at your site all the time.

and I want that outfit been drooling over skin graft for years now , there stuff is so well made.

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[info]ladyxjade
2009-03-23 02:11 pm UTC (link)
looks great! i really like how the boarder was added. it's too far to long since i've had any art classes to intelligently state why i like the boarder.

please keep up LJ! everyone i meet that's great moves away from philly.well, not everyone, but a lot. and less and less are keeping their LJ's, and i'm just not a myspace person.

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:50 pm UTC (link)
Thank you! I love grungy borders, no matter how 90's they are. :)

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[info]vonslatt
2009-03-23 02:26 pm UTC (link)
Wow! Fantastic! I love the way you captured the almost anatomical elements in her outfit and Finn is, as always, breathtaking and positively regal!

Edited at 2009-03-23 02:27 pm UTC

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:51 pm UTC (link)
Thank you so much!

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[info]ulorin_vex
2009-03-23 02:27 pm UTC (link)
I always get excited when I see a post from you, cos I know the pics will be awesome. and they are :)

i've heard a lot of people say no-one uses LJ anymore but I honestly don't see it! Maybe just cos I update mine so often. I like how I can read and comment on eveything in one place here though, instead of having to visit individual sites via feeds etc

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[info]tequilazaire
2009-03-23 06:28 pm UTC (link)
"...instead of having to visit individual sites via feeds..."

Same. After a while it feels like white noise with so much coming in.

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(no subject) - [info]nadya_lev, 2009-03-23 11:53 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]ulorin_vex, 2009-03-24 08:57 am UTC

[info]sakara75
2009-03-23 02:35 pm UTC (link)
i love LJ, its just so much better to have everyone in one place lol
You may not post on here often, but when you do you post stuff like this!!! That picture is amazing!

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:53 pm UTC (link)
Thank you so much. :)

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[info]carpe_jugulum
2009-03-23 04:29 pm UTC (link)
Super awesome--these look fantastic, Nadya. I'm envious. I'm sure you and Finn had a wonderful time. She's very fun to shoot, isn't she? :)

\m/

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:54 pm UTC (link)
She's definitely really fun to work with. She's very agile and stays upbeat even when it's totally painful and we've been working for like 7 hours straight. What a pro.

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[info]_defyingtheodds
2009-03-23 05:47 pm UTC (link)
I miss your posts! :) Because I love looking at your work and the photos are always very inspiring. :) This one's so pretty, I love the outfit and the hair and the pose. And I love the Watchmen references. XD

Glad that the magazine's been doing well, I'd definitely buy a copy once I have money. :) I'm still freelancing, not to mention getting sick here all the time. It sucks that I haven't adjusted to the climate yet.

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:55 pm UTC (link)
Thank you so much. :)

Freelancing doing what?

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(no subject) - [info]_defyingtheodds, 2009-03-24 07:17 am UTC

[info]nathan_fhtagn
2009-03-23 05:50 pm UTC (link)
I love your 'old-ass website'. And I -really- love the shots you got of Finn. :)

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:55 pm UTC (link)
Thank you, sir. :)

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[info]tequilazaire
2009-03-23 06:20 pm UTC (link)
Great composition and grabs the eye with that dramatic shadow on the face, and position of her left arm. Add in the great curve of her back and drape of her right arm...all quite eye catching! Great work as always...hope you do more B&W work!

If we're talking Watchmen portrait book this is a much stronger more textured look. Wasn't too big a fan of the book admittedly (not for any fanboy reason just thought they overworked the images a bit too much.)

Finn Von Claret...stunner of a woman but oh how I like saying that name.

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:56 pm UTC (link)
The name IS fun!

Thank you for the great compliment, this shot definitely lent itself to B&W and I could feel that when I took the picture. Really glad it came out the way it did. May do a series like this.

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[info]dethany
2009-03-23 08:23 pm UTC (link)
Fantastic work as always!!! We should talk soon about some new stuff I have in the works. Willing to travel. ;)

Many congrats on all the hard work.

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:56 pm UTC (link)
Thank you!!!!

Absolutely, let's talk. I still want to do the lions-mane thing.

And I want to hear about your dream!

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[info]bobsully
2009-03-23 09:30 pm UTC (link)
an update from time to time, that's all I ask. :)

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:56 pm UTC (link)
Gladly. :)

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[info]___io___
2009-03-23 10:26 pm UTC (link)
There's my gorgeous lady!

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-23 11:57 pm UTC (link)
She IS gorgeous! Love your work with Vara, btw. Sorry I missed you in LA.

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(no subject) - [info]___io___, 2009-03-24 12:32 am UTC
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[info]mb2u
2009-03-24 02:25 am UTC (link)
I love your work, and this is a great shot. But I'm also very fond of Sihouette.

And LJ is far more about community than most other networking sites. Plus, if it's not the "hot place" that means fewer trolls and such...

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-26 08:52 am UTC (link)
Thank you!

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[info]telecart
2009-03-24 03:56 pm UTC (link)
Rowr.

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-26 08:52 am UTC (link)
Indeed.

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[info]kambriel
2009-03-25 05:05 pm UTC (link)
Greetings from one of the ghosts ;)

Personally, I love it when you post in here... Usually, I delete "abandoned" journals, but I always keep yours on in case of unexpected gift appearances such as this...

I'm debating coming out to CA in July ~ let me know if you want to get together then!

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[info]nadya_lev
2009-03-26 08:51 am UTC (link)
Thank you so much! I got the pictures you sent - amazing. I love the atmosphere! Something happened with my email and a month's worth of email disappeared, including that one, so I thought I'd comment here. Tell Tina Dolin that I thought she did a great job!

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