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Galina Stepanova | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery 1 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Gallery 1


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Eli Bynum15-Jun-2010 14:56
Wonderful gallery! I really like your B/W's!~V
Shaun Reeder20-Sep-2009 19:48
Really lovely and powerful portraits...a real dignity in the subjects; thank you for posting them.
Fabienne12-Dec-2008 20:16
Des photos faites avec beaucoup de sensibilité et de talent. Les poses et les expressions sont magnifiquement saisies.
J'aime beaucoup la présentation aussi. C'est excellent.
Krzysztof Masłowski09-Nov-2008 21:22
I REALLY LIKE YOUR PICTURES. VOTE!http://www.pbase.com/krzysztofmaslowski
shatterbug23-Sep-2008 22:06
A most excellent portfolio by a true portrait artist!
Guest 04-Apr-2008 18:11
fantastic gallery! -v-
Guest 06-Jun-2007 14:23
very good and pro galleries here
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Guest 11-Mar-2007 10:30
I can't get out of my head these flash of life, of emotions of light...
Awesome.
bravissima

verdi-
Guest 28-Jan-2007 17:44
Beautiful portraits !!! voted
John27-Jan-2007 22:49
Wonderful Photo, beautiful face! How great is G-d!
Guest 10-Jan-2007 01:26
I get a really warm happy feeling looking at these portaits... just what I need from images... thanks! v:-)
Chris Sofopoulos30-Nov-2006 15:54
You have beautiful works here Galina. Most of all I prefer your portraits in monochrome that I believe that they are so expressive and strong. My compliments and respect for your work. v
nomada15-Nov-2006 20:18
Amazing collection of wonderful portraits!
Guest 29-Jul-2006 01:43
You have a wonderful eye for portraiture, Galina. I love your b&w tones. Excellent!
Kathy
Guest 27-Apr-2006 16:44
Love your sensitive treatment. Very nice work of at.
Ken McColl16-Apr-2006 12:05
Galina, I have been here before and I am back again ...maybe my ATTEMPTS will one day be as skillful and powerful as yours. Excellent work... regards KMc
Brother Bear 12-Apr-2006 22:37
So many good looks. So much individuality. They certainly are portraits of people's actual true to life personalities. No facades. Thanks for all the work there, it made my day.


God is good, Brother Bear
BrotherBear.org
Kees Terberg18-Mar-2006 22:16
I am glad that you have gone mainly for monochromatic. Where you could not avoid colour I understand but even those, would look great in mono.

I have enjoyed these pictures very much. In some cases the post processing may have been a bit over the top but the actual captures and the use of light are superb. I have made a reference to the following in my portrait galleries and I convinced that this is definitely true for your shots. You have captured individual idiosyncracies, characteristics, personalities. You have shot exceptional portraits. There is no way that these are just attempts. These are successes.

This is from my intro to portraits. It si definitely applicable to yours as well:
The dictionary defines “portraiture” as “a record of a certain aspect of a particular
human being as seen by an artist”. The most important attribute of a good portrait is
that it captures some individualism of the subject. The picture should not merely be a
shot of a pretty girl or an old man but a portrait of that particular pretty girl or
old man and no other person. Portraitists are first and foremost observers, noting human
traits, elements of character, idiosyncrasies, habits and gestures and singling out and
capturing the individual features of each sitter".

Succes!
Dan Chusid08-Mar-2006 07:26
Better to leave a little space for improvement
then to consider oneself a master before one's time.

Continue the excellent growth pattern Galina.
Guest 07-Mar-2006 15:16
Galina, I must agree with the others - I think you do yourself an injusyice by calling these attempts....they are Grade A++.
Voted for them

Andy
Guest 30-Dec-2005 16:56
Great mood portraits
Sean Blumenhein23-Nov-2005 15:45
If this is your "attempt", I would love to see the shots when you don't think your attempting anymore.
Guest 21-Nov-2005 22:18
Dear Galina, I think it's time you left out the 'attempt to" from this gallery title. You master this branch of photography. Voted, and twice if I could.
Guest 16-Sep-2005 16:08
Wonderful work here. Thanks for sharing.
Jim Chiesa22-Aug-2005 16:47
Galina, I love your portraits gallery. Some shots are so expressive, so well caught and 'portrayed' through a subtle blend of Black and White or monochrome. This is surely the most challenging area of photography. Congratulations for this achievement. I look forward to seeing more over time.
With kind Regards
Jim
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