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Model Credit: rachelcheeatow from www.bodynsoulmodels.com

The year is almost coming to an end, so I went back to my archives and am posting from the very first shoot I did in 2007, on January 2, Rachel cmae with Bombelman, and we had a quick session. I have a shoot today, so I will only be able to return to the blog tomorrow morning. Hope you enjoy it, just realised it is almost a year I am blogging on Shutterchance. I should prepare something special for that day :)

On another note, I have not beenblogging this week although I have some more material to post. Have had no time for the postprocessing as yet, but you should see it later this week.

For now, when you are done looking at Rachel, pay me a visit on my renewed bodyNsoul Photography website.

if the link doesnt work just go to http://www.bodynsoulphotography.com/
Martin from United States 11 Dec 2007, 00:41
Good tones. This has an air of mystery. Works for me.
Patrick Krolis: Thanks for liking it Martin!!
Michael Rawluk from Canada 11 Dec 2007, 01:24
I love the look on her face. The excellent lighting sure works on her body.
Patrick Krolis: Thank you so much Michael
rem_la 11 Dec 2007, 07:23
joli sujet
Patrick Krolis: Merci beaucoup!!
Gale from Cape of storms 11 Dec 2007, 12:01
Excellent lighting and love your colouring. You apprear to have soffened it. Great shot!!
Patrick Krolis: Thank you very much Gale, yes I postprocessed it quite a bit to get the tones the coloring and in full size a bit of grain, glad you liked it!!!
José-Angel from Spain 11 Dec 2007, 13:01
Espero que el día que celebres tu primer año, la imagen que pongas sea espectacular y maravillosa! Intentaré estar atento! Bonita foto de Raquel donde la luz es de nuevo protagonista!

I hope that the day that you celebrate your first year, the image that you put is spectacular and wonderful! I will try to be kind! Pretty photo of Rachel where the light is again protagonist!
Patrick Krolis: ahahahah, you caught me, I am still not sure what to post tonight, I thought I could maybe let it slip but you noticed grin thanks Jose-Angel that is what friends are for.
Aitor 11 Dec 2007, 13:12
Thank you for visit my site, it´s great to see a great photograph like you walking over there smile

I don´t use to comment your amazing work, but you can be sure I follow your photos with a lot of interest, trying to learn about them.

Ah...congratulations for you wedding....Hope you and your beautiful wife will be happy for a lot of years!!!

regards!!!
Patrick Krolis: Muchas gracias, es un placer visitar tu blog, tu tienes un ojo muy bueno!!
tim hitchins from uk 11 Dec 2007, 13:31
hi Patrick, what a beautiful portrait, i will not pretend i know too much about lighting etc, so from a lay mans aspect it sure looks good to me friendsmile
Patrick Krolis: that is what is all about Tim, looking good, glad you liked it!!
Neil Tandy from Johannesburg, South Africa 11 Dec 2007, 18:23
You are so damn lucky man!!! Beautiful photography and PP as always Patrick. Many kind regards, Neil.
Patrick Krolis: Hey Neil Thank you very much for the compliments. On the other hand I wouldn't mind trading one weekend in the year with you, then you can shoot my models and I will shoot one of your races. That is if I will remember to click, I guess I'll be so much fascinated by the bikes or the cars, that I might forget to do some photography along the way wink
Ellie from in front of the fire 11 Dec 2007, 18:56
It's a nice picture Patrick, but you know, I think you're doing better work now. smile
Patrick Krolis: Thanks Ellie, I think I am improving too, the thing I hate is that my portraits are getting visibly better, it is my art inspired photography that suffers. For most people my latest portraits are my best, and my oldest art is the best. While that might have it's benefits, it is where my photography is taking me, and not where I am taking my photography Wow, I sound complicated here, anyway, Thank you very much for your comment...wink
johnnyg from Great Britain (UK) 11 Dec 2007, 21:02
Ellie is right and I like your reply to her, strange how things work out but what would you prefer, to go where you will or let your photography lead you ? Not sure you can do both.
Patrick Krolis: Now that is a good question J. A very good question I am not sure I know the answer myself. I always firmly believed that one should do what one is good at. Having said that the question still remains how do you get better at what you do? Where is the real talent, where does the creativity come.

I would love to do art inspired fashion photography, I guess for that I would need, good technical skills AND artistic creativity smile We'll see, one thing is for sure, I definitely want to pay all the bills and more with my photography wink
Louis from South Africa 11 Dec 2007, 22:53
That thing about art and photography (reply to Ellie) - as the one improves the other will follow. It is like learning a new technique, as soon as you have mastered it you will start applying it. You will see smile

I think this is an excellent picture, mostly how you have managed light in the process.
Patrick Krolis: You definitely are shining a logical but new light on my creative identity crisis smile. I guess you are right, actually you got a point, learning a new technique and then applying it, that way one thing improves and the pther will follow. The thing I am most "worried" about, actually has a lot to do with that, I was feeling that I am improving technically and deteriorating my creativity along the way, but maybe, I have to be more patient and shoot my way out of this and see where it leads me.

Any way, Thanks for the comment and the compliment Louis smile
Gail Wiley from United States 12 Dec 2007, 00:39
Now that is a fantastic portrait. I love the softness and the lines.
Patrick Krolis: Thank you very much for the compliment Gail!!
Ginnie from United States 12 Dec 2007, 09:55
Gotta love it, Patrick! Everything about it!!!
Patrick Krolis: Thank you very much Ginnie!!
Kimberley 12 Dec 2007, 11:58
smile I love the shot I love the girl
BUt she already knows that.
Great work AGAIN patrick! you know I'm your number 1 fan
Patrick Krolis: thank you so much Kim, I am looking forward to shoot you both...
mal 12 Dec 2007, 15:54
wonderful moody image Mr K, beautiful. mal
Patrick Krolis: always a pleasure Mal!!!
Zebigleb from France 16 Dec 2007, 20:49
Beautiful !
Patrick Krolis: merci beaucoup Zeb!!
fotografa 18 Dec 2007, 13:26
This is one of my favourite images from ur archive. A lovely shot, the ligthing, mood and a very beutiful & Sensuous model smile. I very much hope u won't mind me asking u for tips smile.
Patrick Krolis: Thank you very much for the compliment, I sure don't mind giving you tips, I am very impressed with the catwalk stuff you do!!
Kimberley 2 Jun 2008, 11:31
patrick. we're waiting for some nice pictures of your angels... you forgot about your angels didn't you sad
Miss you
Patrick Krolis: ohkee now you know I did not forget about my angels, and I am a very lucky man, since this angel is in Suriname, and we'll be shooting some more soon...
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Don Harris 2 Jul 2008, 15:35
This is a fantastic portrait. Your lighting and processing technique is outstanding.
Patrick Krolis: Thank you very much Don, the model is soo good you don't want to know what she is capabel of, al that feeling she can express, makes the job for u photographers so much easier!!
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