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I'm sorry for a cut-and-paste note but it's the only way to reply to so many comments.
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Firstly, thank-you for taking the time to view and coment 'Passion s 2'
. It was a difficult decision weather to submit it or not, which image to submit, and I actually regret not posting my original choice, which was the direct follow up to 1: just heads and shoulders, and a kiss that could be interpreted in so many ways (from playful to loving to lovers).
A few thoughts in reply to some of the comments:
- I submit work on DA to share it with people, not to upset anyone: it seems that the subject matter however is considered 'sick' by a number of viewers. I apologise to them, however I fail to see how beauty and positive emotions (love or passion) between adults are 'sick', whilst bloodied bodies or staged suicide pictures (both very common and approved on DA) are not. Again however, apologies, and maybe avoid clicking in the future if the icon hints of an image that might upset you
And by the way, I have 12 submissions in my galery, 2 are 'Passion': I don't put my work in DTF, I just submit whatever I think is worthy of sharing, you guys do the rest. Not my "fault"
- As stated before, I believe that the merit is indeed with the wonderful and wonderfully expressive models, however does that make the image less worthy of sharing? It might make me talentless, but here we are appreciating this image, not me
And so what if they are beautiful? I don't think beauty is a bad thing, not just in people: I rather photograph a beautiful landscape than a garbage tip.
- I'm a little disturbed by the constant references to sickness, porn and perversion. Frankly I think that if it was a man and a woman in the embrace, no-one would have called it sick nor porn. Is two girls such a disturbing and perverted sight? Never mind that one is married, they are best friends, and the emotions can be interpreted in so many ways: some playful, some more. There is nothing explicit here, so it's the viewer that is interpreting.....
That's all I can think of now, sorry if I missed addressing your particular issue or question
To everyone that took the time to comment, thank-you, and to those that enjoyed the two images, I am considering doing a quick web page in the coming weeks with the 10 best images from the shoot. BTW, in response of some accusations of "taking money from the deserving artists": I'm a humble amateur, I work in an unrelated field, art is just a hobby and I make $0 from it (in fact it costs me time and equipment). I wish....
Thanks again,
C