Beautiful woman with a corset piercing

[lol101]

You made your point perfectly clear in you very first post so nicely entitled "Just plain stupid and looks like sh*t" (btw, what would you be saying if I had posted a comment directed at you using the same subject line?):

If I was sitting on a chair with rings through my arms with colored ribbons that matches my top - then I would not expect anything less.

You have nothing but contempt for this girl - it shows in your posts and it is only based on the very few informations you have about her. In fact, it looks like you have nothing but contempt for all the "piercing nerds" as you label them. Very sad and superficial.

So why the need to post on and on about a subject that you are not interested in?

If you look at my posts you see that I mainly answers questions - like this one.

It might be wise to refrain from that of course. Like it would be wise of you not to direct words to me or write about me if you dont want me to post.

Post whatever you like - it's what this forum is for.

You make what you can out of it I guess. Either by leaving a constructive footprint... or not.

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[Vaards]

Roland, not good...

(It's his discussion, it's his reality - why are you so occupied to participate here? Is it so hard to take away your hands from keyboard?)

Said so - I am also conservative. But I use main rule of democracy - freedom of speach. Freaks have right to know truth:

1. Girl is so so looking;
2. There is need to make corset piercing on back - to make stomach smaller;
3. This particular piercing examples look cheap;

4. Photos are weak (why making photo with background, writing about mega Nikon nano flash, whatafa... is it so hard to make background smooth, and one more meter away from gilrs body - why that vertical line between background of upholstery or its parts hits exactly girls body? Effort is made to make studio type photos, but sloppiness ruins all effort).

My observation is quite racistic - I assume 99% of piercing fans and owners are intellectually so so people.

But to find that 1% of Socratic Idiots who wants to look like piercing-malformed-martyrs, it's good effort. Even just to understand - why the hell they want this?

You made your point perfectly clear in you very first post so nicely entitled "Just plain stupid and looks like sh*t" (btw, what would you be saying if I had posted a comment directed at you using the same subject line?):

If I was sitting on a chair with rings through my arms with colored ribbons that matches my top - then I would not expect anything less.

So why the need to post on and on about a subject that you are not interested in?

If you look at my posts you see that I mainly answers questions - like this one.

It might be wise to refrain from that of course. Like it would be wise of you not to direct words to me or write about me if you dont want me to post.

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[korat68]

Hope she never gets into a "cat" fight, hair is not the only thing that will be pulled. Ouch!

 

[Roland Karlsson]

You make what you can out of it I guess. Either by leaving a constructive footprint... or not.

Thats always so ... whatever you do.

But you misunderstand. Probably because of my clumsy way of putting it.

I dont have any contempt for the girl. Neither for deth2mankind or for the piercer or for you. Or for people doing piercing in general.

I really meant what I wrote. If I did what she did and showed a picture of it, you are free to think its stupid and unactractive. And its perfectly fine if you say so. Or some other for me more reasonable tattoo, piercing or haircut or hat. Feel free to have an opinion.

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[CharlieDIY]

Their grandkids will be extremely proud of them when they have show and tell at school.

And their grandparents will carry photos of them---when they were toddlers.

It all looks silly until you realize it must have been very painful. A bit over 50 years ago, I got a tattoo, shortly after I finished boot camp at Parris Island. That hurt, and proved I was still immature. Piercing and today's immense tattoos have to hurt more, while costing a lot of money.

Silly and costly.

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[Pentax_Prime]

Or a guy with 15,000 posts on this board ... and seemingly very little photography to show for it.

PLease remember this is a "discussion forum"

You should only post on poor Pentax QC, FF/BF and stains....

Sounds like you're "shooting" the wrong brand if these are the most useful discussions that occur here ... in your eyes.

allow me to quote from the forum rules....
Posting many pictures: - Do not post many pictures"

I'd encourage you to hit the complaint button then - and start soon; you've got a lot of "offending" threads to work with. Something tells me you'll be wasting your time.

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[Kp0c]

I love people who spend hours answering threads just to tell others that they find the subject "uninteresting"... isn't it weird?

Seriously - whats your point?

A girl that temporarily puts some rings in her arm for the purpose to attach some ribbons that color matches her top. Not all that exciting.

Enough already... I have not read page 4 and 5 yet, but I'm confident you must have repeated you opinion at least another half a dozen time. This thread would be a little easier to read if you could say everything you want in one post, and don't say it again every 10 posts. I think that we understand you disliked the idea of having piercing in the arm and that you did not find the girl all that attractive, which for all I know was not the idea behind the shots. Anyway. No offense intended.

 

[rondeann]

I was talking about the subjects in the pictures.
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[jonska]

First: nice journalistic/documentary series. I have seen other work from you (both here, in earlier days when I used to post here, and on your blog), and this is not your best - but you know that, I am sure. Nevertheless, not bad.

As regards the quality of the photos, I agree with others that the next-to-last is the best. The first could also be great as documentary if you could have captured better the evident agony of the subject ... perhaps with a tighter shot and more creative pp. The second could be good too, but suffers a bit from noise and the shadow across the girl's back. The model shots also suffer a bit from the background, which clashes somewhat with the model, her clothing and her painful new embellishment. But no doubt you made do with what you had at hand. The third could be great too, but the greyscale treatment is a bit bland. I hope this is constructive (as it is meant to be). Keep up the good work.

As regards the model's looks, which have been much discussed, the 6th and 7th show that she is in fact quite attractive. A bit of "portrait pro" (as seen on your blog) would help in the seventh. If the model's intention was to make herself more attractive with this treatment, I would suggest that a stint in the gym would perhaps have had greater effect. I have never actually been to a gym, so this is hearsay, but I could (but won't) submit photos of my three daughters as hard evidence.

As regards the whole question of piercing etc. I have no set opinion, except that I would not myself submit to that sort of mutilation (and "mutilation" is the proper anthropological and technical term), nor would I like it if my daughters did. I will freely admit, however, that of the four of us (my three daughters and myself, that is) I would probably stand to benefit the most.

Finally, it seems to me that your argument to the effect that piercing is admirable because it was practised by cavemen is a bit weak. I can think of a number of things that cavemen used to do that we no longer condone. There are various reasons for this. The word "progress" comes to mind.

Cheers.
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[jamesm007]

Nice shots...

I like how at the last pic you get both of your models/subjects to open up. That guys smile says it all, he is proud of his work, he feels good. Also she is pretty.

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[dqnielg]

Just report his rude behavior and ignore him. You're not going to win an argument with somebody on a topic like this.

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[Stefan Carey]

1. I think the photos are quite interesting and offer an interesting record of the times

2. Many other cultures will laugh at men wearing suits and ties, and women in high heels. It seems like our uniform is also self-inflicted discomfort for fashion.

3. Other cultures practice facial and full body tatttooing, nose piercing with bones, silver rings around the neck, and impressive jumping up and down. These are considered normal and desirable by them, but a bit odd in ours. These differences help us define our tribe, and they theirs. They are just different to us.

4. I remember an aboriginal workmate laughing at the suburbanites habit of washing our cars on the weekend. He thought this was hysterical and felt there much better ways of spending his time. I still ask myself, why do we keep millions of cars clean even when there is a drought? Cultural practice might seem to make sense to us, but might make little or no sense to someone else.

5. Body piercing has become really popular, perhaps as a reaction to the conformity of the modern day culture, and maybe because there is an element of taking pleasure in seeing the rejection by the tribe (think pink mohawk haircut). Whatever the reason, it is fascinating and looks like a really good way to get attention -- and accidentally snag yourself unexpectedly on a door handle etc. Ouch!

6. Could make a handy, mobile tie rack.

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[Kesha270057]

I agreed also.

I like the model, she is pretty.
And keep post your work.

Don't let this get too much to you.

Look at these guys putting up personal attacks on you and then draping themselves in self-righteousness ("What did I say that could be possibly taken as a personal attack? Is being called a nerd a problem for you? You'd better grow a thicker skin...")

Pitiful really.

But it doesn't matter.

I love people who spend hours answering threads just to tell others that they find the subject "uninteresting"... isn't it weird?

I prefer to answer threads I find interesting an not the other ones and this one got my interest FWIW.

See it that way D2M, you are taking pictures and posting them here for critics/comments and you got your share of on and off-topics ones, it's just a matter of discerning what's helpful here and what is just people expressing their views on the model, their opinion on the practice of piercing or other subject matter not really relevant to what you do.

Personnaly, I liked 2,3 and 7 best (and the model is very pretty on pic #7, more relaxed than onthe other ones).

I would have liked maybe a little bit more variations in angles and maybe a few detail shots on instruments/people.

Also I am not so sure about your choice of using exclusively the 50-135, what about some wide angle and getting closer?

Thanks for sharing and take care.

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[D2M-Photos]

First: nice journalistic/documentary series. I have seen other work from you (both here, in earlier days when I used to post here, and on your blog), and this is not your best - but you know that, I am sure. Nevertheless, not bad.

Oh for sure this is not my best work by far . in a week or 2 this girl and 3 other girls who are also getting this done on different parts of their bodies are going to a true professional studio and im gonna be tagging along to see how a seasoned vet will do things differently

i dont have alot of backdrops , this is all i really have and so t make it wider i had to put side by side . i know the line is bothersome . but its not a biggie IMHO for wha we were doing on this day .

i just wanna say honestly

thank you to the people that have looked pasted all the complaining on both sides

and wrote about the photos and not about their feelings how it was good or bad of that girl to do what she did .
as ive said before this was my first time using umbrellas a nd a hair light
so im hoping in time i will get better

also note to self dont upload photos from my tattoo shop anymore HAHAHAH

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[sevrom]

it just shows me , that humanity as a hole is a joke!
Quite a lot of holes actually lol...

 

[dragra]

Freaks have right to know truth:

1. Girl is so so looking;
2. There is need to make corset piercing on back - to make stomach smaller;
3. This particular piercing examples look cheap;

4. Photos are weak (why making photo with background, writing about mega Nikon nano flash, whatafa... is it so hard to make background smooth, and one more meter away from gilrs body - why that vertical line between background of upholstery or its parts hits exactly girls body? Effort is made to make studio type photos, but sloppiness ruins all effort).

5. composition is weak
6. girl poses are so so...

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[D2M-Photos]

really composition is weak?
i rather like them as i have them .

this is why i take photos for me . if others like my work great if not oh well . but i will take into consideration all that is good and negative
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being serious about it since summer 09
Pentax K7 - D-BG4 Battery Grip
DA* 16-50mm F/2.8
DA* 50-135mm F/2.8
Sigma 150-500mm F/5-6.3
Sigma 10mm F/2.8 Fisheye
Sigma 105mm F/2.8 Macro
2 - AF540fgz external flash
Silk U-212 Deluxe Tripod
Benro 98m8 CF monopod

 

[John Cafarella]

really composition is weak?

You could do with watching your backgrounds a bit more closely. The join in the backdrop is a pretty serious flaw when it is so close to the subject.

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[D2M-Photos]

im well aware of the slit . i know this . i am planing in 3 months to have actual backdrops . this is all i have for now .
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being serious about it since summer 09
Pentax K7 - D-BG4 Battery Grip
DA* 16-50mm F/2.8
DA* 50-135mm F/2.8
Sigma 150-500mm F/5-6.3
Sigma 10mm F/2.8 Fisheye
Sigma 105mm F/2.8 Macro
2 - AF540fgz external flash
Silk U-212 Deluxe Tripod
Benro 98m8 CF monopod

 

[stillman3]

Hi D2M

also note to self dont upload photos from my tattoo shop anymore HAHAHAH

Please don't stop posting your images. You don't have to satisfy their moralistic stance and personal attack (especially on your model - that is going too far).

I enjoy your work and think a few on this forum could do with a Prince Albert - (slowly inserted!!! lol).
Whether I or anyone else enjoys your work is irrelevant, it stirs the mind.
Regards Eric