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Shaun Stubley Uwe Langmann

Mads C. Forchhammer

Bill Gekas

Sietske Hoekstra

Kazuyuki Iijima

Rob Jenkins

Yamba Karn

Michael Ken

Awen Dominic Lauron

Hengki Lee

Janina Leonaviciene

Maciej Leszczynski

Peep Loorits

Zsoka Lorincz

Hamoraon Lubis

Jorge Maia

Kaushik Majumder

Katerina Man’shine

Mario Marino

Sergey Melnitchenko

Nima Moghimi

Robert Moran

Abdulmajeed Abdullah Alessa

Nader Mansour Yaseen Alhddad

Hikaru Arai

Niki Barbati

Yury Bird

Arunas L. Birutis

Marcus Björkman

Roberto Bon

Valentina Bunic

Marsha Cattaneo

Andreea Chiru

Stefania Cruceru

Alper Çukur

Mohsen Daemi

Iringo Demeter

Delinggan Dipitiga

Fahad Dossary

Jon Downs

Mukti Echwantono

Luca Ferdinandi

Mia De Fleur

Naufal Mq

Francesca Parità

Pierre Pellegrini

Esteban Rios

Jafar Ranjbar Saadi

Saad Salem

Paolo Scarano

Gustavo Scheverin

Parisa Shademan

Mont Sherar

Gaurav Singh

Mj Suayan

Junya Suzuki

Chot Touch

Marco Virgone

Vinay Kumar Vishwakarma

Francis Willey

Linda Wride

Qin Yongjun

Plosz Zoltán

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Remembering

Steve Jobs.


“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living some-one else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

Steve Jobs1955-2011


Shaun Stubley - Queen for the Night6 / www.fotoblur.com

Shaun Stubley was born and raised in the market town of

Loughborough in the heart of England. His interest in art

started at a very early age, inspired by the “chiaroscuro”

painters who used techniques to create the illusion of

three-dimensional forms. His fascination for this tech-

nique greatly influenced his illustrative style and is evident

in his current photographic artwork. Now living in Milan,

he works as a freelance photographer and designer.

Fotoblur got a chance to talk with Shaun Stubley about

his views on artistic philosophy, creativity, and expres-

sivity.

ARTISTIC PHILOSOPHY

I think that the main purpose of photography is to evoke

emotions - it makes no difference what the subject

matter is. A wedding shot, a holiday shot, a landscape,

or a flower - the viewer should get a certain feedback

from the image. It could be one of joy, sadness, love,

fear, surprise, pleasure, or intrigue. This may sound ba-

nal, but history has taught us that the most successful

photographs are those that succeed in stirring strong

emotions within us. Naturally, as a portrait photogra-

pher, my prime aim is to capture the inner essence of

the subject as well as creating evocative images.

I believe that art is the means by which artists convey

their passion, unleashing their creativity to evoke emo-

tions. True artists create with their hearts, a philoso-

phy which I always try to adhere to, no matter what I’m

photographing.

CREATIVITY

Without creativity, the world would come to a stand-

still. In photography, creativity is fundamental. It helps

us in our journey to develop our own personal signa-

ture style which will ultimately get our work noticed. At

times, content and technical know-how alone are not

enough to achieve our goals. It’s the way we photo-

graph our subject that sets us apart from others. I think

it’s true to say that many successful photographers put

creativity before technical know-how. When teaching

photography, I try and stress the fact that one doesn’t

necessarily need to have the latest camera with the

most megapixels to achieve the best results.

Shaun Stubleyhttp://www.fotoblur.com/people/shauns

http://www.artesphotography.it

continued on page 15

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER


Shaun Stubley - Sensitivity8 / www.fotoblur.com

Shaun Stubley - Debutante Issue 12 fotoblur / 9

Shaun Stubley - Storm14 / www.fotoblur.com

Discovering our own creative potential can be a lengthy

process and often only comes to light after a period

of practicing, experimenting, and studying the work

of others. We should try and break away from what is

considered “normal”; think outside of the box, think

differently. If we want that light bulb to glow brighter

then we must start thinking that creativity is the most

important element in a photograph. Being inspired by

whatever we’re photographing helps us to capture the

subject in a more creative way. Experiment by shooting

at different angles, try different compositions, don’t be

afraid to make mistakes but above all, be open minded.

EXPRESSIVITY

To some extent, all my artwork expresses two strong

recurring elements: elegance and romance. Not all my

subjects are models - some are friends and some are

women who simply want to be photographed for many

different reasons. The end result, however, must al-

ways embrace these two fundamental elements which

have, over the years, helped me establish my signature

style.

To obtain this, it’s important that my subjects have

complete trust in me and feel completely at ease in my

presence. They need to be totally relaxed before I start

shooting, they need to understand the kind of mood

I’d like to create so we can work together in harmony.

I always ask my subjects to visit my website before we

arrange the shoot so they can see my style. There’s

nothing worse than photographing someone who has

never seen your work. I need my subjects to have to-

tal faith in my ability, but also to be very open minded

and understand that we’re not taking passport shots!

It’s important for me to photograph my subjects in a

way that they’ve never been photographed before. Soft

lighting and elegant poses are of the utmost impor-

tance and both help greatly to enhance their femininity

and create romantic, elegant images.

Photography has become my main creative outlet. As

an artist it enables me to express my opinions, stir up

emotions, communicate my message and, at times, al-

lows the viewer to understand my character.

Portrait photography has become a challenge for me,

almost an obsession. To be able to capture the inner

essence of a person in my own personal style is ex-

ceedingly rewarding, both for myself and my subjects.

This in itself is a powerful motivation!

Radiance My Future

Wonder

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER - Shaun Stubley


Uwe Langmann - Warden


Uwe Langmann was born and currently lives in a small

city near Munich, called Memmingen, Germany.

Uwe Langmann’s journey into photography began

while pursuing a career in filmmaking. While shoot-

ing photos of locations for a film idea, his friends and

family began noticing his talent in photography. This

happy accident eventually led Uwe

to focus on photography as his main

medium of artistic expression.

Uwe’s work possesses a mystical

simplicity and an almost dream like

quality. Uwe says that the intent of

his work is to not portray the world

as it is. He explains that “I’m more in-

terested in showing a sense of poetry

in the ordinary. Like a painter creates

an abstraction of what he sees.” He also tries to avoid

communicating any specific idea through his work,

but instead, wishes the viewer to formulate their own

opinions and ideas. “For me, art must not tell a story

but is something that exists solely for its own pur-

pose.” He describes his work as open for interpre-

tation where one might see an interesting arrange-

ment of objects while another sees a metaphor for

societal issues. Each person should formulate their

own interpretation of his work. However, Uwe admits

that many of his images lend to feelings of loneliness

and despair and occasionally communicate a lack of

connection to the world or even emptiness. But he

says optimism can be found in many of his images,

especially where he intentionally captures connec-

tions between objects such as in his image “Family.”

While shooting, Uwe looks for subjects that feel des-

olate, that seem alone in an open space. He will often

include small elements of human presence such as

poles, fences, and machines. His ultimate goal is to

look for subjects which possess interesting shapes,

rhythmic patterns, and which resonate with one an-

other. As Uwe says, his intuition guides him while

looking for the right scene to capture.

Limited edition prints available on request.

Uwe Langmannhttp://www.fotoblur.com/people/uwelangmann

http://www.uwelangmann.com

[email protected]

I’m more interest-ed in showing a sense of poetry in the ordinary. Like a painter creates an abstraction of what he sees.

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER


Uwe Langmann - Scales - Car & Pylon


Uwe Langmann - November Road II


Uwe Langmann - Quiet Movements


Uwe Langmann - Family


Uwe Langmann - Out of Sight


Uwe Langmann - Ad Infinity


Uwe Langmann - Winter 010


Uwe Langmann - Foggy Grove


ISSUE 12GALLERY



Nader Mansour Yaseen Alhddad - I Love My Place


Marco Virgone - Into The Hole


Gaurav Singh - Boundless


Gaurav Singh - Immortals


Francesca Parità - Decadence


Mario Marino - Karo Boy, March 2011, Ethiopia Issue 12 fotoblur / 47

Kazuyuki Iijima - Repetition


Peep Loorits - Dots and Squares


Robert Moran - Floor 10


Maciej Leszczynski - Romeo and Juliet


Linda Wride - Curve 2 of 458 / www.fotoblur.com


Junya Suzuki - Fragment of Life


Mohsen Daemi - What If?


Mohsen Daemi - The Last Breath


Paolo Scarano - BLACK Issue 12 fotoblur / 81

Janina Leonaviciene - Irish Flight


Nima Moghimi - Scar of Life


Arunas L. Birutis - / | \


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