DRAGAN ZLATANOVIC

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2012-02-07T22:27:00.008+01:00

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Slovenian Press Photo 2011

2011-03-13T11:17:00.001+01:00

This year for the first time, I've send two series of photos on the Slovenian Press Photo competition. The photos were made in the 2010 and there is quite a lot of contrast between them. The first one is covering the category of Entertainment & Culture, with the great Correfoc of "La Mercè" festival Barcelona. Lots of time reportage photography is connected with heavy and sad subjects, that's why I though this one could show something totally different and fresh. Energy, happiness, tradition..

On the other side, the story about sex tourism and prostitution in Thailand as an entry for the category - People. Probably not such a taboo theme anymore, but still very actual. I've called it "Love affair in Patong beach".

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Correfocs, literally in English "fire-runs", are among the most striking features present in Catalan festivals. In the correfoc, a group of indivudals will dress as devils and light fireworks. While dancing to the drums of a traditional gralla, they will set off their fireworks among crowds of spectators.

25. september 2010, La Mercè Festival, Barcelona, Espana

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Prostitution in Thailand is illegal, although in practice it is tolerated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. Local officials with commercial interests in prostitution often protect the practice. Trafficking in women and children for prostitution is a serious problem. The precise number of prostitutes is difficult to assess; estimates vary widely and are subject to national and international controversy. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex turism destination.

March 2010, Patong, Thailand

Ciaos,

Dragan

NATAŠA + ZORAN

2011-02-16T19:05:00.001+01:00

Po outfitu lahko uganete, da fotke iz tega predporočnega snemanja niso ravno up-to-date.. “Danes” sta Nataša in Zoran že krepko mož in žena!

Pred objavo njunih poročnih fotk, pa mislim da bo zanimivo, če se malo spomnemo kako sta izgledala še kot fant in punca :)

As you can see from the outfit, the photos from this engagement session are not so up-to-date… “Today” Nataša and Zoran are already married :)

But before posting their wedding pictures, I’ll show you what was going on, on a September Wednesday.

Ciaos, Dragan

Zima

2010-12-18T18:41:00.001+01:00

Skrajni čas, da se dvigne malo noge v zrak.

Poletje 2010 / FUJIFILM 100 / Bad scan :)

WPJA - BRIDES Contest 2010

2010-11-13T18:59:00.001+01:00

Local Wedding Photojournalist Dragan Zlatanović Recognized With Prestigious International Awards

Koper, Slovenia – 11. November 2010 – Dragan Zlatanović today announced his celebrated success with the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA), an International, membership-based organization representing professional photographers skilled in the documentation of weddings and events in a candid, unobtrusive style. As a WPJA member, Dragan Zlatanović ranks with some of the most talented wedding photojournalists in the world as judged by their technical, creative and visual aptitude.

Dragan is held to strict membership standards regarding image quality and content, technical and creative technique, website and marketing professionalism, business ethics and communication. He has earned the following awards in recent WPJA contests:

2010 Bride Contest 2nd Place Parents

http://www.wpja.com/wedding_photography_galleries/contest/?contest=45&category=08&placing=2&tie_order=0

2010 Q1 Contest 19th Place Creative portraits

http://www.wpja.com/wedding_photography_galleries/contest/?contest=42&category=07&placing=19&tie_order=0

www.wpja.com

Boys Love Girls

2010-10-29T22:51:00.002+02:00

Few images, that simply can’t get out of my mind.

MEMBER OF

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Viva España !

2010-10-05T19:53:00.001+02:00

Venice – Barcelona – Granada – Malaga – Gibraltar – Sevilla – Venice.

What a great experience.

Besos de Polona Alvarez y Dragito Sanchez ! ;-)

WPJA 2010 Q1 CONTEST RESULTS

2010-08-19T20:33:00.001+02:00

Few more images of Mara and Alessio.. the beautiful couple from Rome, Italy.

www.wpja.com

Kodak-400 in London-2008

2010-08-06T17:19:00.001+02:00

I was cleaning up my car, while I found a 3 years old roll of B&W film never developed. Yesterday I took it to the lab.. and this is what came out.

We are all _________

2010-07-31T20:39:00.001+02:00

Hidden Heart in Silence

2010-05-05T00:37:00.001+02:00

Prodam: Sigma 28mm 1.8 EX DG Macro za Canon

2010-04-02T18:50:00.001+02:00

Odlično razmerje kvaliteta/denar, široki kot, oster že od f1.8 naprej. Primeren za Canon full-frame ali crop.

Kupljen pred enim letom (rabljen samo čez sezono / poletje 2009) pri http://www.sigma-si.com/cenik.htm .

Prodam za 319€.

Za karkoli dosegljiv na info@draganzlatanovic.com .

First-Finger, 2nd season !!!

2010-03-27T13:36:00.001+01:00

2009 has been a great year for us!

An emotional rollercoaster, resulting in 10.000 photos and many satisfied clients. Can it get any better? We’re confident it can! And we can’t wait to see what 2010 has in store for us! To kick things off, a massive update to our galleries is here – new faces, new weddings, new happy couples.

And a new FlashTheDress. Three words: rocks, underwater, woods. Curious? Check our website!

www.first-finger.com - The Evolution Of Wedding Photography!

First-Finger Team - Dragan Zlatanovič, Ciril Jazbec, Matjaž Tančič
Flash The Dress styling: Maja Lazar
Flash The Dress make-up: Anja Kert
Flash The Dress assistant: Uroš Žuraj

Red Bangkok

2010-03-24T22:49:00.002+01:00

I’m back from Thailand, where I took place on the demonstration in the streets of Bangkok. I got a lot of calls in that time from parents and friends, asking me if everything’s OK, because media reported that the demonstration are becoming very hard. Well.. I have to admit it was everything but violent. Smiling children and old people were dancing in the streets, offering drinks and food for free, listening to the speakers on the main square.. they were happy to show their expressions to my camera.

I saw a great nation.

Soon, tons of picture from Cuba, London, Italy, Paris, Thailand and a HUUUUUGE UPDATE on First-Finger.com !!

Stay tuned.

Dvatisočdeset

2010-01-04T19:57:00.001+01:00

Da bi se vam v letu 2010 obrestovalo vedno, ko boste zamenjali čakalno vrsto pred blagajno.

Da nebi več slišali besedo gripa v asociaciji s katerokoli živalsko vrsto.

Da bi se imeli dosti radi in bili vsi zdravi.

Srečno dvatisočdeset.

MOJA POROKA “V objemu narave”

2009-12-27T18:04:00.001+01:00

Zgodba Arwe in Boštjana je bila objavljena v zadnji številki “Moje poroke” z naslovom “V objemu narave”. Čudoviti dogodek, poln emocij, v Jeruzalemu, med zrakom, zemljo in vinogradi,.. Oglejte si spodnji članek!

A great couple, Arwa and Boštjan, were featured in the winter edition of the magazine “Moja poroka”. It was really a great wedding, full of emotions, on a great sunshiny day in Jeruzalem,.. Check the editorial below!

Še nekatere po lastnem izboru..

Few more personal choices..

Hvala Arwi in Boštjanu, reviji “Moja poroka” in asistentu Markotu!

Thanks to Arwa and Boštjan, to the Magazine “Moja Poroka” and to the assistent Marko!

Za to in še več First-Finger zgodbic, klikni na spodnjo povezavo: / For more First-Finger stories, click also:

http://first-finger.com/blog/

Back from Pariiiiis

2009-12-23T21:44:00.001+01:00

“Art is boring”

Thanks to Sanja and Denis for a wonderful time! It was everything, except boring!:)

Soon, more to see…

Touching minds in special places

2009-11-25T21:39:00.001+01:00

First of the series.. More to come.. Soon!

November 25 is a great day to remember!! SAY NO TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN!

25. November je mednarodni dan boja proti nasilju nad ženskami. RECI NE NASILJU NAD ŽENSKAMI!

00:08:10

2009-11-20T19:51:00.001+01:00

November rain

2009-11-06T19:53:00.001+01:00

Kot komad od Gunsov.. tisti, ki so všeč moji Poloni:)

Jaz sem zaljubljen v dež! Takoj za soncem je to vreme ob katerem najbolj uživam. Voda, zvok, mir..

Tale post je za Anžeja, ko me skozi brca, da kej objavim!:P

BAZAR

2009-09-18T19:31:00.001+02:00

Ravno razlagam vsem kako se ponovno počutim kot v srednji šoli! Situacija, ko imaš res ogrooomno za se učit, pa se nikakor ne moreš lotiti zadeve.. Najprej vse pospraviš, se pripraviš, greš lih neki še pojest, pa za vsak slučaj še 1x na WC, pol si pa spet malo žejen, pa ugasneš TV, pa si radio prižgeš, potem nekaj časa strmiš v isti list, na kar se odločiš, da boš zaprl knjigo in od jutri začel čisto čisto zares! No samo da se meni to dogaja z editingom..

In ker sem se že vsega lotil, vse pospravil, napolnil vse baterije, zglancal lense za jutri, pregledal vse forume, maile in vse ostalo, mi je ostal le še Blog! Ja,.. malček me je sram, da je tako nizko na lestvici pomembnosti, ampak obljubim (tako kot sem že večkrat) – sploh pa mojima FF frendoma, da bom začel zdaj to redno delat.. mogoče.. :)

Evo, pred kakim mesecem sva z Majo (Btwy, Maja danes praznuje rojstni dan – HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAJA!!!) delala editorial za novo nastalo revijo BAZAR. Zadeva je še čisto v povojih in ima še dosti dosti prostora za napredek,.. Vse možnosti so, ker obstaja ogromno ljudi, ki radi delajo, ustvarjajo, sanjajo.. bomo videli..

Skratka, objavili so bore malo tistega kar smo pofotkali, imen pa sploh niso navedli zraven fotografij.. tako da ne vem, če si zaslužijo ravno heavy promocijo iz moje strani, ampak vseeno dejte malo prelistat, že če vam pride pod roke.. :))

Pa še ostale..

Photography: Dragan Zlatanović

Styling: Maja Lazar

Model: Ninočka @ LOOX Model Management

Make up: Anja Kert

Assistant: Marko Udovič

KATJA

2009-07-23T00:04:00.001+02:00

Tokrat brez teksta. Samo fotka, nastala pred dobro uro. Preview, za vse, ki so mi danes pisali da pogrešajo nove objave.

TEAM: Super Katja. Super Polona. Super Blaž. Super Hvala.

Preprosto rdeč!

2009-06-25T21:53:00.003+02:00

Simply gorgeous! Simply 80’z! Simply red!

Dosti nimam za povedat. Edino kar mi hodi po glavi je to, da sem se mogoče res rodil en četrt stoletja prepozno:)

Nekaj bi pa ziher pogrešal v tistih cajtih! Mojega IXUSa, ki me spremlja kamor “ta velike” ne spustijo:))

Do you want another one?:)

Pravijo, da je bil to poslovilni… upam, da ne mislijo resno!

Dnevi so doooolgi..

2009-06-22T17:07:00.003+02:00

Sej razumete kaj mislim:)))

Soon nove objave.. pravijo, da bi počasi bil že čas.

Google je naš!!

2009-06-12T13:43:00.005+02:00

..oz. od Tančiča.. če mu bomo seveda pomagali. Gre za natečaj, kjer je prišel v ožji izbor, da bi njegove fotke krasile Googlovo pasico.

Zakaj glasovati za njega: ker je FFjevec (www.First-Finger.com Team Member, za tiste dve osebi na planetu, ki še ne vejo kaj je FF), ker je poslal res dobre fotke, ker potem ko bo zmagal bomo lahko vsi našim frendom razlagali, da te fotke poznaš ker so od enega tipa iz SLO, ker je je**č (čeprav je fashion fotograf:), ker (nisem siguren) ampak ziher ima rad tudi živali, mir u svetu, ne nosi krzna (ooops), ker piše res hud blog, ker mi je obljubu, da če ga spromoviram mi bo vedno prinesu kej opreme iz anglije ko bo funt slab iiiiin... in zadosti! Razlogov je več kot preveč.

Gas oddat svoj glas!!!

KLIK, KLIK, KLIK!

Če slučaaaajno koga zgornje besede niso prepričale, naj si prisepevek prebere še TUKAJ.

"Pa še Voting za Telebane"

Ciaos, D.

Viva La Revolucion!

2009-04-04T16:18:00.004+02:00

Zanimivo je, kako danes zmrzujem pod istim soncem kjer mi je še pred nekaj tedni bilo božansko vroče.

To bo prvi prispevek o Kubi. Itak verjamem, da je že vsak slišal takšno al drugačno zgodbo o tej deželi, sigurno ste jo mnogi že obiskali in imeli različne izkušnje. Moje, ko potegnem črto, so bile kar v redu.. Mogoče je problem v temu, da sem tip človeka, ki ga en negativni prizor zaznamuje bolj kot 1000 lepih trenutkov.

Ta objava verjetno ne bo prav takšna kot jo večina pričakuje. Žal je ideja o tej seriji nastala prepozno, le par dni pred koncem mojega dopusta. Pred tem sem videl prizore, ki so bili še malček bolj grozni. Čeprav se sprašujem ali se tisti vsi poginuli nimajo celo boljše kot tile na fotkah. Te, še vse to čaka.

Ljubitelji psov, nikakor nebi imeli lahkega bivanja na Kubi. Za objavo palm in plaž pa je itak še časa;)

..zanimive ulice..

..lepi trgi..

..nabito polne restavracije restavracije..

..mega peščene plaže..

..dokler ne zraste..

Hard work, hard rest!:)

2009-02-18T09:51:00.003+01:00

I'm packing my bags and leaving... destinaciòn CUBA!!!

Photo: Karim

Bye bye winter..

First Finger - Evolution of wedding photography!!!

2009-02-04T00:32:00.002+01:00

We proudly present a very special project. Months of hard work and research. Released today. Take a deep breath and enjoy.

Three words colour your white wedding – perfection, enchantment and photography.

You plan the first.
You let the second happen.
And we create the third. We are simply the best at it.

We create visually stunning wedding photography for magazine covers. Exhibitions. Wedding portfolios. For ourselves. But above all, for You.

And we set new standards along the way.

We proudly present our work in our online Gallery.
Join us!

www.first-finger.com

First - post in 2009! Amy..

2009-01-17T12:31:00.002+01:00

I think my blog deserves a great post to start the 2009. I'll go back in the summer time, when I met Amy. I posted a photo of her already once, but there are many others still unseen. She is from NYC, with origins from Texas, a boyfriend from Ljubljana, working in India at the time we were in contact for the first time.. Haha, that's called an international lifestyle:)

I'm not going to write 10 pages on how gorgeous she is.. I just remember she said she loves Slovenija.. and I think Slovenija would love her!!:)

P.S. Joooon, I'm still waiting for the backstage photos!:P

Kaj je prinesel Božiček..?

2008-12-27T16:19:00.002+01:00

Objavo v reviji H.O.M.E.!

No, če smo prav natačni, ni ravno božiček, ker je revija izšla že 5. decembra, ampak spet je bilo eno tako bussy obdobje, tako da nisem utegnil prej..

Fotkal sem ustvarjalko, TV voditeljico in veliko poznavalko mode. Vsi ki objavljajo v revijah malo več kot jaz sam, pravijo, da uredniki izberejo vedno ravno tiste fotke, ki jih ti nočeš. In ja, zdaj jim verjamem. Pa mogoče mi ni niti tolko zato, ker niso izbrali tistih kot bi jaz, ampak ker ležeče fotke zrežejo in jih objavijo namesto pokončnih, pokončne porežejo, da naredijo ležeče itd.. jah, takle mamo, kaj čmo:)

U glavnem, tistega ki zanima kaj več o Lorelli Flego, naj si prebere spodnji članek!

Pa še dve besedi o njej,.. prijazna, simpatična, 100% pozitivna.. skratka ženska z okusom!:)

Še screenshot par meni ljubih posnetkov..

Ciaos, D.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-25T18:06:00.002+01:00

Coastronica

2008-12-07T22:00:00.004+01:00

I'm back home from some hardwork! Trying to make serious, someone who is laughing even when he sleeps it's a painfull job!:) I'm going to post two really fresh photos, taken some 2 hours ago.. It's about a perpspective DJ team called "Coastronica". They love what they do, the way I love photography and that's why we made some great portraits!

For the electronic music lovers, check out their promo sets on Myspace:

Andrew Smith (the laughing one)

and Connecro (the serious one)

For some technic-chemical-forgetfulness problems, we didn't make all the shoots we wanted.. So expect a second part soon!

Photography makes love stronger

2008-12-02T22:16:00.006+01:00

After long time, I will try to write again some post in english.. it takes me much more time, but it's worth, even if just for one visit more! I would also like to excuse in advance for all the mistakes in the text.. my english is not perfect, but I'm sure you will understand anyway what I want to say..

Once I was already explaining how changed my view on weddings, couples and family portraits photography during the last two years.. I realize that there is nothing better than a photo full of life, love, emotions. Capturing moments and show their energy through your lens is a priceless feeling.. Usually I'm trying not to show the photos during the session, because the surprise is much bigger when they see all the story at the end. It's a kind of ritual.. haha, I'm really happy when I see how their curious expressions starts to change into little smiles.. then they look to each other, resmile again and continue to watch the photos.. At the end they are in love much more than they were before the photo session!

That's my theory on how photography makes love stronger..

What do you think?:)

On the photos Radmila & Jadran.. in love much more than before!:)

They are really great!! And now some of my favourite close-up..

With love...

D.

Saturday Night Fever

2008-11-15T22:53:00.007+01:00

Wuuhuu, na obali dogaja!! Spet se je nekdo opogumilm ker verjame v obalčane in okolico, vložil par mio € in odprl novo diskoteko v Luciji!! Ja, zadnje cajte zelo aktualna debata tudi v medijih o Operi Club Lucija, ex Extreme Bowling... veliko zapletov, nestrinjanje krajanov, nestrinjanje župana, inšpekcij, policije, občine, vojske, biološke postaje, slovenske marine.. in ponovno so odprte stave, kdaj bodo danes, na otvoritveni dan, žurko prekinili! 00:00? 01:00? mogoče zdrži do 02:00??! We'll see..

Vsekakor zanimiv projekt, ki hoče ufurat k nam nekaj čisto novega, po zgledu starega legendarnega Studio 54 iz Ny...

Omejitev vstopa na starost 21 let, vstopnina in extra izbira klubske muzike! Zanimiv recept, ki sigurno deluje po svetu!! Ker pa obala ni svet, "Que sera sera":)

Destination Calabria

Music: Alex Gaudino feat. Crystal Waters - Destination Calabria

Buona notte a tutti..

"Workshop", night shooting and a joke

2008-11-04T23:36:00.008+01:00

Ja tak je to.. kot, da nebi treniral dva mesca, pol pa vsak dan noriš s skleci in počepi, dokler ne fašeš orto-muskl-fibra in se spet uležeš počivat za neki časa:) Vezano na pisanje mojga bloga seveda..

U glavnem non stop neki dogaja in tudi, če imam občutek krivde, da premalo fotkam, mi na zunanjih diskih konstantno zmanjkuje placa!? Nekaj ne štima. In vseeno vem, da premalo fotkam.

Pred kakšnim tednom ali dvemi.. mogoče že celo tremi, smo z Matejo, Majo in Tanjo improvizirali en "mini workshop"! Prvo kar smo se naučili in ugotovili je to, da sonce ne sije samo za nas 4 in da bolj, kot je ura pozna, manj je sonca. Drugo: lokacijo je potrebno izbrati že prej, drugače je lahko med iskanjem taprave, sonca še manj:) Ampak hvala g.Paulu Vierkotter, ki je leta 1925 patentiral modern flash bulb po domače fleš (ja nisem tolko pameten in nimam pojma kdo je to, ampak sem zdej poGooglal:), smo lahko zadevo vseeno speljali.

Formula: 4x zaklop + flash/umbrella% x 3 modelke / fotografinje =

z vseh strani so jo:)

Ko nisem držal odbojnika, sem še jaz ukradu kak trenutek (na fotki Maja)

In en lep portretek Tanje

Aja, pa še nightshooting! Mitja povabu na en brzinski shooting lokalnega banda v nedeljo zvečer.. Lokacija Luka Koper.

Formula: 5 članov banda + Iron Maiden na Vol.33 iz haube Volvota x 22 22 firma na črno - 2400W Brona direkt u bogega IXUSA SD860 IS =

Pa še joke of the day, ki sem ga slišal včeraj:
"boljše voda u kolenu, kot kamen u ledvicah!"

Zdej pa bo počasi že zadosti.. do naslednjič..

Ciaos

Hello(ween)!

2008-11-01T22:13:00.006+01:00

OMFG, 1 mesec in pol gladovne stavke na blogu. Ampak gre za izjemno produktivne čase, tako da sploh ni nobene panike!

Aaaaa, say hello to my new logo!! Do you like it?

Post sploh nima veze z Halloweenom, razen tega da je vsepovsod ogromno enih žurk.. v The Clubu super muzika z Exo Beltramom (nor sem na njegove mikse (!!!)) , v AG David Guetta (pobirajo se stave ob kateri uri bo policija tokrat končala žurko - Juš, I wish all the best anyway - pridem čez pol urce te pogledat, I promise:), v Tivoliju tudi nekaj obalnih DJjev, itd itd itd... ni druge ko dvignit rit in it od vrat do vrat, pogledat če bojo res čarovnice letele z metlami po zraku.

Verjetno e-kids, ki so rojeni after 1998 sploh ne vejo, da je 1.november dan mrtvih. Se bo kar prijelo, da je to pač Halloween:)

Ko pa je že tolko govora o žurkah sem se spomnu na en stari shooting, ko sem naredil par fotk za Banota aka Boltzmann (clikc click za malo promocije!), one of the founders of SDJF!
Mislim da bi s takim izrezom super pasala na coverju CDja!:P

Uuuuuu in skoraj bi pozabu! Včeraj je mel rojsnti dan Tondin, danes Mr. Tančič in jutri ga ima MEDO!! VSE NAJBOLJŠE GUYS!!!

Samo za vas en videospotić:

Goodbye Summer

2008-09-13T15:59:00.007+02:00

First September rain. -10°C. I think it's over for this year..

Photo: Polona
Music: Olive - You're Not Alone

Summer impressions

2008-09-05T12:49:00.007+02:00

Days full of emotions..
Days full of love..
Days full of joy..

I think I fell in love with weddings.

Just few impressions from this summer.. Much more to come;)

Mood: Focused

Music: Anouk - Michel

Thoughts: Hardwork is aphrodisiac:)

Weekend numbers 4 (z zamudo II.nd part)

2008-08-12T09:16:00.005+02:00

A week(end) to forget!

- 100€ za novo gumo, ki jo je razneslo na avtocesti..
- 4 kg školjk ("kapelunge") romalo u kanto za smeti, zaradi "tehničnih težav v kuhinji" (Dano dobro, da si šou na dopust, da si opomoreš od stresa!!:)
- 4-6€ stane E vitamin, ki bi ga rabu za spomin, ko grem prodajat 400d v LJ, brez 400d:) (OK, lens je ostal doma, ampak smo na koncu rešli! juhuuu)
- 80km/h in več so dosegali sunki tramontane na obali!!
- XY polomljenih barčic po stari semedelski cesti
- ..and many more..

Teden samo za Ctrl + Del.

Še nekaj lokalnih fotk.

Vremenoslovci so stalno na preži.. pravijo da se je tam dol umirilo za nekaj časa.. upajmo;)

Music: ( I LOVE 80'z !!!)

Weekend numbers 3 (z zamudo:)

2008-08-05T08:14:00.005+02:00

1. vič da sem poleti zbolel!!

0 dni dopusta si lahko še vzamem to poletje

1. obletnico praznuje moj blog (tudi to z malo zamude - sry my blog:)

5.8. je dan, ko se bom dokončno poslovil od svojega Canona 400d (mogoče)

4. fotka tedna na Slo-Foto..

Striped

P.S. vprašanje za uporabnike Bloggerja!? Kaj se tudi vam dogaja, da ko uploadate fotke, vam razmeče vse vrstice z tekstom, eno fotko bolj gor, drugo bolj dol, !?#(=$(?!"#

Počasi razmišljam o ustanovitvi strani www.ihateblogger.com! Grem brat navodila, kako se exporta vse v Wordpress template!

Fotopub 2008 & my photo story

2008-08-01T08:27:00.016+02:00

OK, zdaj ko se je malo pomirila after Fotopub mrzlica, bom objavu še jaz svojo zgodbo in napisal mnenja in vtise..

Da začnem s koncem. Če bi šel še enkrat, bi nekatere stvari naredil drugače. Izbira teme, izbira mentorja, način dela.. pa ne da je bilo slabo, ampak samo zato, ker vem da bi se dalo narediti vse skupaj še dosti boljše.

Razstave, projekcije in predavanja te dobesedno zasvojijo s fotografijo še bolj kot si zasvojen prišel tam. Za dobro zgodbo se moraš res potrudit. Verjetno se je v enem tednu niti ne da končat. Pomembno je, da te mentor pravilno usmeri in spremlja, da ti razloži njegov pogled na fotografijo, da razume kdo si ti in da ti pomaga priti do končnega izdelka.

In tukaj leti moja prva graja mentorju Chris DeBode-ju, kateri se je naši celotni skupini posvetil celih 20 minut v celem tednu (+/- 10)!! :) Ponavljam, vem da uspeh ne temelji samo na delu mentorja, sigurno pa je "a must" za vsakega, ki se je prišel učit. Zakaj sem njega izbral, mislim, da ne bo potrebno razlagati, ko si boste pogledali njegov site (tisti ki slučajno še niste)!

Največje pohvale pa gredo... tntntttt ttttt (<-- zvok trobent).. Chris DeBode-ju. WTF!? Ja kot mentor je bil totalni crap, kot umetniški direktor Fotopuba pa je bil legenda! Showman, hud organizator, improvizator, govorec.. živo si ga predstavljam na kakem večernem TV showu. Res obvlada.

Svoje razočaranje sem mentorju razkril tudi na 4 oči, on pa me je "potolažil", da drugo leto ne bo več mentor, saj se bo posvetil samo vodenju festivala.. no, super in škoda:)

Po večdnevnem tavanju in monologih za izbiro primerne teme, sem se odločil, da grem na pošto. Narediti zgodbo o poštarju. Od zgodnjega jutra, do popoldanske pivičke. Klasika? Mogoče..

Hotel sem narediti zgodbo o navadnem poštarju. Potem sem spoznal Manuela.

MANUEL

To je extended verzija tistega kar ste vidli na sobotni projekciji v LokalPatriotu.. Na zalogi je še ogromno dobrih fotk, ki bi verjetno vsaka zase dobro zgledala, v seriji pa nimajo veze. No, dosti takih je že tukaj vmes, vem:)

Zanimivo je tudi kako bi lahko iz skupine fotk sestavil več različnih zgodb. Kako bi lahko Manuela predstavil na 10 načinov,.. kot samotarja, kot veselega poštarja ki ga imajo vsi radi, kot zaskrbljenega moža, kot __________ (izberi sam). Mogoče v prihodnosti nardim ta poskus in sestavim 3 različne zgodbe iz iste serije fotk. To bi znala bit koristna domača naloga.

Music: Deep Dish - Flashdance

Ajaaaa, Manuel je prava LEGENDA! Res.. Cela vas ga pozna, hudo zanimivo življensko zgodbo, 1000000% pozitivec, faca! Manuel printe in DVD s fotkami dobiš.. po pošti!:P

Weekend numbers 2

2008-07-28T08:23:00.005+02:00

5 obiskanih fotografskih razstav
6 (mogoče 7 al 8 al tudi več) pogledanih foto projekcij
7 rekordnih dni, preživetih brez interneta (OK, če ne štejemo unih 3x ki sem samo za sekundo skoknu na mail..)
8 predavanj o fotografiji (verjetno kakšna manj, samo da ne pokvarim zaporedja)
15°C je blo v Novem mestu
33,5°C ko sem se vrnil nazaj v Koper
1.vič bil na Fotopubu

Pa 100% se bi dalo številke razvlečt čez eno A4 stran, ampak se moja domišljija vžiga danes kot dizel mašina od Golf enke sredi januarja ob 5:00 zjutraj..

Cel teden je bil v znamenju Fotopuba.. hudi mentorji (skoraj vsi:), hude fotke, huda družba, dober žur.. Bom kaj več napisal v naslednjem postu, ko objavim še foto zgodbico in ostale vtise iz foto festivala.

..otvoritev prve razstave..

Intimate strangers in Lokalpatriot:)

Brainsucker

Četrtkova nagrada.. res hude projekcije! Bravo naši..

ta hudi..

Music: Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own (Live in London)

Naredu sem fotko za 1.500€ !!!

2008-07-16T09:40:00.008+02:00

Privlačen naslov a! Počakaj, ni nateg..

Da razložim.. 15.07.2008, cca.20:30.. mogoče kej več. Na drinku z Markotom, fotografske in fotografske NOT debate, ki jih prekine pogled na huuud sončni zahod. To ni prav moje področje, ampak v roki sem imel 2 tedna starega 16-35 II f2.8, ki si ga je privošču Marko... v ozadju roza, rumene, sinje modre nijanse.. crazy! Gas v avto na koprsko plažo. Že na poti sem obračal na "M" in 30sek:)

Ko smo bli na lokaciji je enih par nijans že zginlo. Ampak že ko si tam se vseeno odločiš poskusit. Prvi, drugi, tretji,.. popravim kompozicijo.. četrti, peti,.. vse do 10tega shota, kot po maslu. Vedno ob stojalu bujno spremljal kaj se dogaja.

11 shot.

Nastavim, sprožim in se obrnem k Poloni, da ji rečem, da je to reeees zadnji škljoc in da gremo domov, ker je u japonkah počasi že začel stiskat mraz. Cele 3 sekunde je trajalo, da je na obisk prišel fu**ing prekleti je**ni pe**r Murphy!!! Crashbzščćh.. in 35cm stojalo, fotkič in lepotec 16-35 2.8, so se ulegli malček na obalo. Noge so bile kmalu u "Čunga Lunga Mode", dokler nisem zadeve pobral in ugotovil, da je zmagovalni tandem fasal samo nekaj odrgnin. Še vedno nevem če se temu lahko reče sreča, verjetno pa bi lahko bilo dosti hujše!

Marku bo treba verjetno porihtat lens v stanju kot je bil a.k.a. kupit drugega, jaz si z UWA nimam kej pomagat, tako da bom tega prodal za 1/3 cene manj od novega iz trgovine. Interesente pa vabim v razmislek... Canon 16-35 II f2.8, fully functional (!!!) dve do tri odrgnine (pošljem fotke po mailu), še celoletna garancija, možnost testiranja, itd itd itd.

In ja, tako je nastala moja najdražja fotka do zdaj. OK, 1.500€ je mogoče malo pretirano, naredi pa zgodbo dosti bolj napeto. In še tukaj nastala umetnina:

Pa še par manj vrednih:

Za nakup objektiva ali fotke: zlatanovic.dragan@gmail.com

Music still: ROISIN MURPHY - Sow Into You

Weekend numbers 1

2008-07-14T09:52:00.007+02:00

683 prevoženih kilometrov

10 ur spanja

13°C zjutraj

31°C popoldan

15 je zaščitni faktor kreme (ki je ostala doma)

800-1000x je zaklop naredu škljoc

35€ bi porabil za cestnino

100% sem utrujen

300% bi vse ponovil še enkrat!

Kreiral sem novo kategorijo "Weekend numbers"... kratki recap vsega kar se je dogajalo za vikend v par številkah. Zna se zgoditi, da bom reden.

Pa še ena fotka, ki nima nobene veze z vikendom,.. no vsaj s tem zadnjim ne. Pred kratkim sem si kupu backup body:) OK, nekateri že vejo za mojo novo tehnološko pridobitev, tako da ugibanje mogoče ne bo tako zanimivo. Zadnje čase ga sprobavam v vseh možnih pogojih (ampak res vseh:) .. testi so tako ekstremni, da bi jih lahko Reuters patentiral za svoje reporterje! In roko na srce, pobira sama odličja!

Uganete model..?:)

Music: Róisín Murphy - "You Know Me Better"

Potegnil sem črto

2008-07-02T13:08:00.007+02:00

Hahaha, evo v prejšnjem postu sem potegnil črto... nad tišino:))

Hvala za izkazano podporo, čeprav ste vsi dobili malček zgrešen občutek.. na srečo! objave se niso ustavile zaradi pomanjkanja idej ali inspiracije - vse drugo! kot sem že v enemu od prejšnjih postov napisal, sem čas za srfanje in blodenj po 1097380237.ih portalih na katere sem prijavljen (vmes se šteje tudi blog) zamenjal z delom!

Kaj se je dogajalo ves ta čas, bom pokazal s fotkami.. step by step.. ene bodo segale še v pomlad, druge celo do zime, danes pa samo en mali poletni avans..

Her name is Amy. She is from Texas, living in New York and she is absolutely gergeous!!!

Hope to work with you again very soon...

Mood: Fantastic!
Music: Reamonn - Supergirl

ciaos, D.

_________________________

2008-06-30T17:34:00.002+02:00

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Gear is almost gone.. Mini legends still available!

2008-06-05T08:14:00.004+02:00

I sold almost all the equipment.. it remains just the Canon 400d for 400€ ! Disposed to negotiate;)

STILL AVAILABLE THE "MINI LEGENDS"! For free you can get a mini champion in cuteness..

For more details: zlatanovic.dragan@gmail.com

Ciaos!

I'm still breathing

2008-05-22T12:26:00.007+02:00

I'm celebrating 1 month and 1 day of absence from the blog! For the more pesimistic I have to say I'm alive and still breathing:)

I replaced the time of absence from the internet with photography.. and I have to say I'll do the same in the future. A lot of great stuff to post..

Coming soooon!

Mood: Wise
Music: Red Alert - Basement Jaxx
Thoughts: The summer will be too short!!

smArt Doll from "Flash Magazine"

2008-04-20T10:01:00.011+02:00

Wow, I'm excited to present you a series of photos made by the greatest photographer and friend of mine Mitja Božič. He invited me to assist him, so I could see for the first time how it looks like to work with professionals.. we had a great model from Next Models (London), a lot of equipment, make up artists, stylists, etc.. The shooting took place in Tomos, an old motorbike factory near my home. A perfect place for creating contrasts between all the fashion and heavy machinery.

A really useful experience and a lot of hard work behind all those preatty shots. I hope to take part again of such shootings in future.. Mitja?:)

I'm posting just a few scans from the entire series.. to appreciate the prints at their maximum quality, go to the first kiosk and buy the magazine! And if you don't have enough, go get some inspiration and burn the bandwidth on his site: www.mitjabozic.com !

SRY GUYS, THE PHOTOS ARE COPYRIGHTED. GO AND GET YOUR COPY OF FLASH!

D.

Mood: A runner
Music: Susanne Vega - Tom's Diner
Thoughts: Editing sucks!

Finding life in a glass of water

2008-04-08T16:39:00.005+02:00

This time I tried something different, from what I shoot normally. The weather outside was really bad and boring, that's why I decided to try some »macro / still life« in my room. I was looking around for an idea that would go beyond the usual falling drops.

The answer was in front of me on the desk. Drawing pins!

I knew that I would need a lot of tryings, but had absolutely no idea how many.. well, maybe I was lucky or maybe I have a great synchronization between my arm and my camera:) I took about 30-50 photos and here are the results.

But the best thing of this shots is that I made out of them some mini stories! Yes.. I compare them with life. You can see how things are going on everyday.. sometimes all the thumbs are up, sometimes everything goes wrong. But you have to be determined, to reach the goals in your life!

Hope you like them..

Mood: Determined
Music: Diana Krall - The Look Of Love - live (*warning!! the song is not adequate for real "Machos":)
Thoughts: It's going to be a hectit 2008!

Day 2 and morning 3, London

2008-03-30T12:13:00.007+02:00

Dan dva (dve po slovensko) v parih besedah:

- zjutraj Camden town: vse kar se norega da videt se vidi tu! če nimaš vsaj pobarvane herokeze in najmanj 6 piercingov, te bodo vsi postrani gledali.. tajsko/kitajsko/azijsko/indijska hrana je the best! poceni in okusno za znoret..
- popoldan Soho: center mesta.. tudi dogaja z vseh strani. Bli smo v Chinatownu. V Starbucksu sem porabu 8€ za 2x pol litra vrele rjave vodice a.k.a. kappuchino, ki sem ga vrgu stran celega,.. pol sem igral še eno srečko za kavo u McDonaldsu za 2,6€ in sem jo spil.. pa tudi ta ni bla dobra. Živela turska Barcaffe`!
- proti večeru: National Portrait Gallery, razstava portretov od Vanity Faira.. sedi 5+!

Drugače pa super, od 9-12x dnevno reskiram življenje s prehodom čez cesto in lih ko se bom navadil da je treba pogledat prvo na "napačno stran", bom ponovno u Sloveniji in jovo na novo z reskiranjem:)

Aja, pa še morning 3..

C'ya! ciaossss

Day 1 and mornign 2, London

2008-03-29T09:38:00.008+01:00

Vsako sekundo bolj ugotavljamo, da bo čas zletel.. spisek kam vse moramo it je ogromen, zdi pa se neskončen..

Par fotk od včerajšnjega prihoda. S tremi potovalkami na hrbtu in solznimi očmi, ker nimam vsaj še dveh rok, da bi lahko pofotkal vse kar sem vidu. Zaradi majhne količine pofotkanega lahko danes objavljam ta post.. London Day 2,3,4.. verjetno ne boste dočakali:)

*Reklamno sporočilo: Matjaževo stanovanje je mmmmega!! Tako, da tisti ki še ni bookiral, sploh nevem kaj čaka!?!!

Nina je že na vlaku vsakemu počekirala usodo s kartami..

..ZA VSE TISTE KI PRAVIJO DA U LONDONU NI SONCA.. Well, take this basta***!:)

Fotke nalagam iz Nininega prenosnega, tako da nimam pojma kako zgledajo barve, svetloba, itd itd..

Ajaaa in kaj je iz morning 2? Ena fotka polna simbolike!:)

Dosti svetlobe, London in fotoaparat = perfect combination!

Bežim, ker me čaka nekaj črnega kot pekel, močnega kot smrt in sladkega kot ljubezen!! Ugane kdo kaj je to?:P

Haha, ciiaaoooos!

Before and After

2008-03-25T17:24:00.006+01:00

Well, it's not a real post at all.. and I'm not going to talk about post production.

Can you guess what's the connection between this 2 photos?

Answer: the second pic is made exactly 10 minutes ago and the first another 15 minutes before.. sun, snow, sun, snow, rain, sun, wind, sun, snow.. as it seems, Al Gore was f*cking right!!:)

P.S. I'm realy busy in the last time, but I have a looooooot of new photos to post, so stay tuned!

Music: Underwater Love

8. marec

2008-03-08T20:46:00.009+01:00

Namenjeno vsem ženskam.. tudi tistim, ki ne berejo bloga.

Dedicated to all women.. also for those who don't usually read my blog.

Mood: Serene
Music: Chris Lake Ft. Laura V - Changes
Thoughts: Empty folder.

My new ID

2008-02-18T20:37:00.004+01:00

I have a big problem! I made a few beauty portraits for my new ID and I can't decide which one is the best!

I need your help my friends! Help me choose and write down your favourite.. and laugh as much as you can.. it's all on me this time!!:)) Hahaha..

Photos by: Polona

P.S. looks like a big joke, but I'm preparing a brand new series with this kind of idea;) And don't worry, I'm not going to be the model!

Mood: Autoironic
Music: GALEON - So, I Begin
Thoughts: I'm FullFrame attracted:)

Back from Schladming

2008-02-11T16:40:00.002+01:00

Še eno smučanje je za mano.. živi in zdravi (skoraj vsi) smo ponovno gostovali v Rohrmoosu, kjer ima/ta bajto v najemu dve faci slovenske snowboarding scene iz Maribora, brata Žiga in Anže Suša. Tipi skačejo, letijo, se vrtijo in še miljon nekih angleških sposojenk za izrazit čimbolj smrtonosne fore z desko. Pred kratkim sta skupaj še z nekimi člani, posnela prvi slovenski snowboard movie "Ehhh!", tako da zaslužijo heavy promocijo - poglejte si nujno teaser!!

Meni gre vsekakor boljše fotkanje od rok! In tudi če sem letos začel z 15 centimeterskimi jumpi, mi na kraj pameti ne pride, da bi se spustu po kakšnem zaledenelem parku brusit robnike po štangah! In preden me začne kakšnem frik zaje*avat, naj povem da sem 100% primorc in da po 27. letu starosti začne nivo kalcija u kosteh drastično padat:)))

Da ne bom razlagal kakšno je blo vreme in pa kok fajn smo se imeli, bom podal par praktičnih podatkov. Smučarska karta je relativno draga, 1 dnevna 38€, 6 dnevna 182€, kar pa kompenziraš z relativno dostopno ceno apartmajev - nekje 15€ na noč + Billa, Hofer, Ildi, Lidl, Ildo, Dildo trgovine kjer cene tudi niso Sultanske.

No, so pa v zameno smučišča zrihtana u nulo, na vsakem najmanjšem parkingu ti redarji poiščejo free mesto in častijo "Guten morgen" ko izstopiš iz avta, tekoče stopnice do vlečnic, superoblazinjene osemsedežnice in premični nosilčki (na točkah z lepo panoramo) kamor nastaviš fotoaparat za grupne fotke. Detajli res naredijo razliko!

Priznam, da sem presenetljivo malo fotkal.. tukaj le nekaj utrinkov. V naslednjem postu pa še kakšen "Extreme" Video in panorame..

Večer je nakazoval na profi jutro..

..in tako je tudi bilo!

Kava, Kisik, Sonce in Razgled

Silence..

vztrajnost tudi ob slabšem vremenu.. in reportaža skozi okno od sobe:P

Window Vista 3.rd edition

t.i. Background surprise

Goood morning Schladming.. btwy, pozna kdo to deklico? Možno, da ste jo že videli na blogu:)

..to pa je ELANov Extreme Artec Team!

..eden redkih trenutkov, ko nobenega ne rabim prosit, da se mi malo nastavi.. ideje jim kar same letijo po glavah.. verjetno je to efekt gorskega zraka..

..za tiste, ki jim je smučanje živi dolgčas..
In back home..

Mood: Relaxed
Music: Jakatta - American Dream
*Movie: Lucky Number Slevin
Thoughts: Could be nice to buy some equipment from the US:)

Carneval De Muja... 2007!

2008-02-07T14:00:00.001+01:00

Ta post čaka na objavo že tretji dan! Pišem že stoto verzijo, kot da bi moral doma razložit da sem padu maturo, za tem ko sem bil 6 vikend zaporedoma zunaj pijan.. u glavnem.. gre za pust.. to je tisti dogodek, ki preseka zimo z barvami, energijo, trenutki.. sicer govoriti o zimi pri 16°C zunaj je malo smešno. Nimam navade se preoblačit v pustne šeme, letos pa sem dogodek kar preskočil in ga zamenjal z smučanjem.

Ker pa nebi rad, da moj blog ostane brez, bom letos objavil fotke lanskega pusta!:) Takrat še nisem imel bloga, ko pa sem ga začel pisat, ni bil primeren čas, da bi objavljal maškare. Obdelane in pospravljene čakajo še od takrat. To je bilo prvič, da sem šel lovit trenutke na nek event (če odštejemo rojstne dneve & Co.) in zato so mi tudi tako pri srcu.

Redki trenutki, ko nobenega človeka ni sram se nastaviti pred objektiv. Vsak se počuti lepšega za svojo masko.

»A Muja el carneval xe una roba seria«; 16.2.2007, Milje, Italia.

Per il resto dei miei visitatori:

Carnevale e un evento che fa un taglio all'inverno. Riempie le strade di colori, felicita e momenti.. di solito non ho l'abitudine di mascherarmi, e quest' anno non sono andato nemmeno alla sfilata, perche sono stato in montagna a sciare.. niente male comunque:P

Pero non vorrei che il mio blog rimanga senza foto di questo evento, percio vi faccio vedere le foto del 2007! Rittocate e pronte gia da 365 giorni! Era la prima volta che sono uscito di casa, con lo scopo di catturare momenti da un evento del genere. E devo dire che e una grandissima occasione per chi vuole imparare,.. perche carnevale e uno dei rari momenti, quando nessuno ha paura di mostrarsi d'avanti alla macchina fotografica. Nascosti da una mascera, tutti si sentono piu belli.

»A Muja el carneval xe una roba seria«; 16.2.2007, Muggia, Italia.

Mood: Springfull

Music: Skunk Anansie - You'll Follow Me Down

Thoughts: Chris, where are you?

*New entry! Film: It's all gone Pete Tong

Bye Bye Orto Smart

2008-01-22T08:00:00.001+01:00

..ali Welcome 27! Da, danes praznujem.

Vedno sem imel v glavi, da bom star postal takrat, ko ne bom mogel več imeti najcenejši paket pri mobilnemu operaterju. Še sreča, da sem danes šel na Simobilovo stran in vidu da je po novem Orto Smart za mlade od 15 do 30 let!!! Yesssss... še sem mlad!! Hahahaaaa.. še vedno bom pošiljal SMSe za par centov..

Pred nekaj dnevi sem prvič razvil DIA film in še zdaj nevem zakaj sem moral čakat celih 27 let, da se tega lotim!:) Super feeling! Nič PSja, nič selekcije, nič GB razdeljenih u 300 mapah, hude barve.. all in one. Zgleda skoraj perfektno, če nebi izpustil detajla, da sem na razvijanje čakal 1 mesec!!

Fotke, ki bom pripel sem "skeniral" z Canonom 400d, lepilnim trakom in omaro.. ostale bi rad skeniral na malo bolj klasičen način, tako da jih pripnem takoj ko se dokopam do kakšnega naprednejšega sistema!

For the rest of the world:

Today I'm 27, but still feeling young.. I hope I'm going to feel the same way for the next 70 years..

Few days ago I developed a DIA film for the first time and I really don't know, why it took me so long to do this! Great feeling! Nice colors, no need of PS retouchment, no selections and savings on hard disk! Everything seems so perfect, except the fact that I waited almost 1 month to get it from the lab!!

The photos I'm posting are "scanned" by a Canon 400d, an adhesive tape and my wardrobe.. I would like to scan the rest in a more traditional way, so I will post them when I find some more appropriate machine:)

Mood: I'm a big boy
Music: Mario Bondi - This is what you are
Thoughts: Película rulez!

Vabilo "Last minute"

2008-01-16T17:59:00.001+01:00

Evo ob brskanju po današnjem Žurnalu24, sem naletel na zanimivo vabilo k razstavi, ki se jo baje res splača it pogledat:) No, tisti, ki še ne veste zakaj se gre, si kar preberte..

Mood: Niti - riba Niti - meso
Music: Justin T. - What Goes Around... Comes Around
Thoughts: Je treba bit pridni!

Port Parallels

2008-01-07T21:25:00.001+01:00

Something different from my usual posts. I will try to tell you about me, about my city and about my job, by posting just one photo and writing just one sentence. I think it's quite funny when you know or do not excatly who is hiding behind all those photos from galleries and blogs, born in this digital-net era. I'm often asking myself what my other virtual friends do in their ordinary life. Who is hiding behind all those great landscapes, concepts, street, fashion or portraits? Is he/she a bankman, a shoemaker, a drug dealer, a glassworker, a pilot, a photographer or.. and does his work influence in some way his/her photography?

"More than one third of the day I am a commercialist, working on the liquid cargo terminal in the Port of Koper."

Mood: Motivated
Music: Gwen Stefani - It's my life:)
Thoughts: Rain is not bad weather!

Goodbye 2007

2008-01-03T21:32:00.001+01:00

Mood: A lion in a sleepy body
Music: The Roots feat. Erykah Badu - You got me
Thoughts: Probably I need some more RAM

Razstava 5. obletnica Slo-Foto.net

2008-01-03T17:56:00.001+01:00

Slovenski fotografski portal Slo-Foto.net (www.slo-foto.net), ki združuje že več kot šest tisoč fotografov ob svoji peti obletnici v četrtek 17.1.2008 januarju 2008 pripravlja fotografsko razstavo z naslovom 5. obletnica Slo-Foto.net.

Razstava bo zajemala najbolj opažene in ocenjene fotografije, ki so bile na portal poslane od njegovega začetka. Januarska razstava bo predstavila del skupnosti in obseg dela ter poznanstva iz spleta prestavila v drugo, bolj osebno sfero.

Vabljeni na prijetno druženje v četrtek 17.1.2008 ob 20. uri v prostorih KUD France Prešeren.

Odprtje razstave:
Četrtek 17.1.2008 ob 20. uri

Kraj:
KUD France Prešeren Trnovo
Karunova 14 (zemljevid)
1000 Ljubljana
SLOVENIJA
http://www.kud-fp.si

Razstava bo odprta do torka 5.2.2008

www.kud-fp.si

Less is more

2007-12-29T14:49:00.001+01:00

There are quite strange months behind me.. I don't know excatly what is going on, but I'm feeling somehow lost and I don't have any "the New Year is coming" sensation. But it doesn't mean I'm not happy:) I didn't make any Christmas photo and probably you would reather see anything else, than a christmas tree again..

This is going to be my last post in the 2007 and I would like to wish all of you a great 2008 and if you're reading this, it means you really deserve it!! Once someone said "less is more" and that's why I'm going to post just two photos. Again, you don't have to search deep stories inside.. I like them for other reasons. Hope you'll like them too..

Mood: Probably on the right way
Music: Amy's Valerie
Conclusion: Happy New Year folks!

Firefighter the video

2007-12-16T17:01:00.002+01:00

Kot zgleda višek časa, ki sem ga pridobil z predčasnim nakupom vseh novoletnih daril je ponovno obrodil sadove.. če gre tako naprej, bom darila za leto 2009 kupil že marca!:)

Skupaj sem spravil še nekaj fotk iz zaloge.. kmalu vam bo jasno, da jih nismo naredili ta vikend ampak v cajtu ko je vročino bilo treba gasit. Od prejšnjega posta sem se nekaj naučil, tako da mi je zdaj uspelo sestaviti video & komad.

Nekih globokih zgodb ne rabite iskat. Začelo se je dokaj resno, igrali smo se s poziranjem, lučmi in ambientom, dokler nismo zagledali njega. Gasilni aparat! Hahaha.. 1 + 1 = 500 in kmalu smo bli celi prašni.. fotke in več o tem v kakšnem od naslednjih postov;)

Enjoy!

Model: Polona
Komad: Ultra Nate - Free

Detajli iz arhiva I.

2007-12-08T11:04:00.001+01:00

Bliža se konec 2007 in s ponosom povem, da mi je letos uspelo!!! Ne, na žalost ne govorim o nobenem superfotografskem dosežku, ampak o tem, da sem že prejšnji teden končal z nakupom vseh daril! Wuuhuuu, bravo zame! Zadnja leta je to postajal že pravi mali stres, katerega se bojim še bolj kot holesterola, ki ga bom nabral med prazniki.

Zunaj je še vedno premraz za večurne sprehode, v BTCjih, TPCjih, WTFcjih, Inter-Mercatorjih itd. je bolj noro kot na kateremkoli partyju iz Gaviolija, doma pa ponovno idealni pogoji. Jaz, zunanji J:\Disk, 25'C, muzika, mir in photoshop.

Folder "Piran Sprehod" je skrival kar nekaj zanimivih detajlov, ki bi bilo škoda da se jih samo zapeče in pozabi na kakšnem DVDju..

Grem brskat naprej..

The Shot

2007-11-30T20:31:00.001+01:00

The main part of people who follows my blog will probably know, what I'm talking about:) But on the other side I'm sure, there are a lot of others, with less free time than me (this group is called "the overbooked one" like Ciril etc:) and maybe don't know what The Shot is!? And it's a pity!

In this invasion of reality shows we finally got the right one for us - photographers! It's about 10 amateur photographers who have the chance to live out their wildest fantasies in pursuit of their ultimate dream: to become the next great fashion photographer.

The show is interesting by itself, but what is making it even more than interesting is a competitor, well known from the most part of you! Yeah, I'm talking about Dean Zulich or Dee for some of you. A man, a photographer with a very inspiring portfolio of photos and some life stories, which seems to come out from a movie!! When I was searching on the internet about The Shot (or Click!:) I found a lot of details from his life and all I can say is respect and good luck! Man, your progress in the past few years is even more inspiring than your photos!

Hehe, arrogant or determined? Who cares.. all I can say (and that's my point of view) is that it's very important to act self-confident versus everything you're going to do! In photography, just like in your life, work, etc.

In conclusion, I think we can all learn something watching this reality. No matter if most of the time, they are getting strange and unexpected tasks, probably this are the moments where it's coming out who has fortune and who is the prepared one. Dean for sure, belongs to the second group!;)

Memories from infancy

2007-11-25T00:28:00.002+01:00

Pomahali smo jeseni, ki nas je samo povohala in odšla. Zdaj zunaj večinoma piha, dežuje in je mraz. Televizije itak že skoraj ne gledam več, okoli mene se nabirajo sladkarije in v sobi je preko 25'C. Skratka idealni pogoji, da se lotim odpret arhiv in poskusim ustvarit kakšno zgodbico iz fotk, ki jih še nisem objavil.. EXIF pravi, da je to bilo 10. junija... mmmm poletje, kaj bi dal za 15 dni plaže.

Serijo sem hotel predstavit v slideshowu s primerno glasbeno spremljavo in 7-8 sekundnim zamikom. Ker trenutno nimam na voljo nobenega primernega programa za to naredit, mi je pomagal Mr.Google z njegovo Picaso. Ni tako kot sem si zamislil.. ni pa niti tako slabo.

O sami seriji ne bom pisal nič. Naj si vsak ustvari svoje misli..

Enjoy!

Pa še vsaka zase..

A view of Autumn

2007-11-17T16:59:00.001+01:00

It has come just for a short time... AUTUMN.

Fashion Lessons

2007-11-04T20:57:00.003+01:00

Now, you all learned that I'm always posting things that happened almost few months ago!:) And this time will be the same. August 2007 was great!! I met one of the few realy best fashion photographers from Slovenija! I don't know how much presentation he needs, but after you will see his portfolio, it would be all clear.

He finished his studies like a fashion photographer in UK, London. Living in Izola, but main of the time working on the island. Last year he organized a big fashion event in our Port of Koper for a famous fashion magazine Issue One London, which is distributed in 14 countries with 5500 editions.

His name is Mitja Božič and you absolutely have to check out his works!

Great person, a professional, characterized by an amazing semplicity and disponibility. After five minutes of talking with him, you feel like you know each other from many years. I'm greatful, because after our first meeting he promise me, that we can go to make some shots together on a free day.. and so it was!

The photos I'm going to show, could be much better in my opinion, but at the time I was paying more attention to his suggestions and advices, than anything else. Overall, I can say I've learned a lot that day! About lighting, on how to compone a story, what is the sequence in a session and much more.

I still did not thank him in an appropiate way, so I would like to give him a little advance in here, by saying REALLY THANKS!

And a huge thanks also to the new discover of the year!! Mateja the model, my sister-in-law (but not really sure if it is the right word:) Anyway, you where great! Hope we will make a second part too..

Nature in Me

2007-10-18T17:53:00.001+02:00

Poletna serija, ki bo vsem pasala ob prihodu teh mrzlih dni. Dosti nimam za povedat. Mogoče bodo fotke same vzbudile kakšen občutek. Prav ti občutki pa se mi pletejo skozi po glavi zadnje čase. Kaj fotkam? Kakšno zvrst? Se mogoče omejujem? Fotkam res to kar mislim da fotkam? Se vprašate tudi sami kdaj kaj takega?

Ljubim koncepte, ideje, sporočilnost, zgodbe.. tudi fashion, ampak pravi fashion. Vem kaj hočem in kaj mi je všeč, nevem pa, če vedno delam ravno to. Fotografija je res zakon. Meje so daleč.. pri vsem prej naštetem pa vprašanje, če meje sploh obstajajo..

Polona.. dosti več, kot moj najbolj priljubljen model..

Guess The Gadget II

2007-10-10T15:32:00.001+02:00

Ponovno nagradna igra! Ponovno brez nagrade! Zakaj ponovno brez nagrade, se bo kdo vprašal!? Naj ostane skrivnost za enkrat..

Potekalo bo kot čisto prava nagradna igra, le da ne rabite zraven pripisat vaše davčne in da ni nagrade, tudi če uganete. Postavim vprašanje, prilepim fotko in dam možne odgovore, ..

Kaj počne Denis?

Denis je spil eno kratko, opravil malo potrebo in si pere roke.
Denis je spil dve kratke, se umazal s torto in si pere roke.
Denis je spil tri kratke in pere flash, ker je padu v morje.
Dragan je spil preveč kratkih in nima pojma kaj objavlja na blogu.

Pomoč: Vesel obraz je lahko zavajajoč oziroma posledica "ta kratkih". Lahko, da se ni umazal sam s torto. Lahko da flash ni padu iz njegovih rok u morje. *Četrto varianto sem naknadno dodal in ni pravilna, zato jo prosim ne navajajte kot možen odgovor!!:)

Pravilni odgovor, bo objavljen na Denisovem blogu v naslednjih dneh!

Rešitev še za vse tiste, ki niste kliknili na zgornji link:

Pravilen odgovor - številka 3!;) Neverjetno a? No, pa naj vam še povem, da flash še vedno dela!! Hahaha..

Italy Experience Part II.

2007-10-05T18:41:00.001+02:00

Novi mesec, novi post. Priznam, da nisem najbolj aktiven pri pisanju bloga, kar pa še zdaleč ne pomeni da je enako s fotkanjem. Prav v tem je problem! Materiala je ogromno, časa malo in tako oktobra objavljam fotke nastale marca, junija tiste, ki so nastale lani, novoletnih pa še taknil nisem:)) Eni pravijo: "boljše pozno kot nikoli".. zame je to samo izgovor! Osnova za uspeh je rednost, pa naj gre za fotografijo, učenje, trening, s..s, igranje flavte, risanje..

Redki grešniki, ki si slučaaajno niste pogledali Italy Experience I.st part, vam bo oproščeno s tem, da se takoj odpravite pregledat zamujeno!

Tokrat je na vrsti drugi del tega norega potovanja po Italiji. Road trip se je nadaljeval z naslednjo trojko fantastičnih mest: Firenze, San Giminiano in Lucca. Arhitektura, umetnost, zgodovina, fotografija, mesto, feeling, slikarstvo, ljudje, lepota, vino,.. in še enih tisoč ključnih besed katere bi morali dodati u Wikipediji zraven opisa teh mest. Fotke so kar deževale.. dogajalo nam je 24 ur dnevno, oziroma enih 19, ostalih 5 smo prespali:)

Rad bi pokazal čimveč, tako da bom zdaj objavil malo manj. Ker sem imel eno hudo borbo z selekcijo fotk (na koncu sem zmagal jaz) sem se odločil, da bom pokazal samo utrip Firenz. To pa zato ker si ne želim, da bi post postal predolg, bognedaj dolgočasen, hkrati pa bom dosti hitreje pripravil material za naslednjo objavo.

Enjoy Firenze..

Ladies & Gentleman

Sonce žge, oblaki mehčajo.. naravni HDR!;)

..evo fantje ideja za naslednjega Sv.Valentina! Ključavnica, verigica, ONA + ON, zaklenit pa ključek vržt v morje, Ljubljanico, Krko itd. In vaše pupike bodo čisto znorele;)

..verjamite, da včasih ni lahko.. tudi, če si to ob tej fotki težko predstavljate!:)

..pa iz svoje kože ne morem ne, da bi naredu kakšen portret pred odhodom u Night Life!

..Firenze by Night..

..still night..

Za konec pa kolaž še nekaterih fotk, ki so "padle" u borbi z selekcijo

Aja, pa da bodo vsi razumeli - C&C welcome!

My firts "Macro" attempt

2007-09-07T23:12:00.001+02:00

I was cleaning a little bit my old files and I found some interesting shots. They were made in July 2006, when I was still searching and exploring the world of photography, with my first DSLR with a tele-lens. At that time I was shooting everything I saw!

I admire some members from Slo-foto Portal, which are performing macro photography on very professional level. I would really like, that my portraits becomes perfect as their Macro realizations:) So let's post some photos to see comments about them and judge if I have to start to save money for a macro lens!

P.S. I'm just kidding. I think I will stay on my way. But as the title of my Blog says: You never know..

Ciaos

So Pure

2007-09-03T17:00:00.002+02:00

WoW, it was a veeeery busy month!! Now, I still don't have enough time to explain everything, but soon you will see a lot of new stuff on my Blog and undestrand what was going on the whole August. I like my Blog and I like all of you who are following me. That's why I'm going to train a little bit more my discipline and post more often!

OK, let's go back to the "So pure" series. I think I don't have much to say on this one. It reminds me a lot to some Nivea advertisement. Do you agree?

I hope you are going to excuse me for the long absence, with this one!

Model: Urška

Midnight High Heels

2007-08-15T14:01:00.001+02:00

Sometimes the best things happen, when you least expect them. I had this kind of experience few months ago in the late evening, when I got the "inspiration" to take some shots on the roof of my block!! I took the equipment, my favourite model and in about 20 minutes this came out...

Kids, don't try this at home! :-P

Citypark photo shooting

2007-08-10T16:35:00.002+02:00

On Monday I was invited to assist at the advertising photo shooting for Citypark. My very first studio experience. The "captain" of the project was the one and only, my big friend and a great photographer Ciril who probably don't need special presenations. The shooting took place at the Da! studio Ljubljana. Quite small, but very well equipped. It was great and also the work went perfectly.. Soon you will see roll and citylights all over the capital city!

Normaly, I took the oppurtunity and made some shoots..

..scenes from the Backstage..

..for girls happiness..

..for boys happiness..

..the Super World Chamipon Ana!! "levo, desno, vn, not.. to je to!"

..no comment :-)

Nina's Rules!

2007-08-02T16:39:00.002+02:00

This topic is dedicated to a friend of mine, who is following and supporting me the whole time. It was the first shooting with her and I think we did a really great job!

I also realize, that we can and we have to learn something from every photo session. One of the most important things is to know who are you going to photograph, to realize his/her temperament and on the base of this, give it the right role to play!

Well, we definitely gave to Nina the right role to play! She was playing her game, with her rules.. Nina's rules!!

Welcome back Nina!;)

Guess: "The New Gadget"

2007-07-29T17:58:00.001+02:00

Few days ago, I get some new toys.. Let's see who will guess what's new just looking at the uploaded photo!

GUIDELINE HELP: It's the mp3 player..?.. are the sunglasses..!?.. maybe Polona's Adidas shirt.. or something else,.. who knows?:)

P.S. Sry guys, for now no prizes for the winners. First I have to increase a little bit the visits on my Blog. Tnx to all who will voluntarily take part of it!:) The right answer will be announced in the next days..

And the winners are:

Yes, I get a new umbrella! Tnx to all who were collaborating!
Hahaha, I hope you appreciate the modest prize;)

Feeling the summer

2007-07-26T09:59:00.001+02:00

One of the main reasons to start with my Blog, is that I always submitted just one photo from the session on photo-portals, while all the others remained in some folder on the PC. Now I have the chance to show you whole sessions, backstages and much more..

I want to open the big series of photo session that will come, with (to most of you very well known) and my favourite model - Polona. The shooting taked place in Strunjan, near the natural beach were we are keeping the company with all of my friends and swimming every summer. A special tnx to my friend and great photographer Karim who is always helping me in my projects.

Like always, I'll try to post just the best photos..

Enjoy the summer!

I really appreciate all your critiques and comments.. also I would like to see your opinion and choice between the colour VS black&white ones.

Italy Experience Part I.

2007-07-20T14:03:00.001+02:00

One of the most difficult things in photography is the selection. Try to present some reportage in few photos and make a story of them. Since I'm usually posting portraits and people photos, I would like to try something new.. a category which I also love.. but still learning on it - reportage.

I will be quite brief, showing you just the meaningful things. Now, I'm going to present you my last trip experience. On March I went on a 10 day travel by car around Italy, with my supergirlfriend Polona and two other very special friends of mine - Nina & Urška (also seen many times in my photos).

*A fast explanation to the whole male population FAQ:

Yes, we were all sleeping in the same room;
No, we were not doing "those things" together.
I said NO!
Hmmm... I see you really don't want to understand..!?
But anyway we had a really great time!!

OK, the post is becoming in the "lenghtiness danger zone", so I will post some photo. I have hundred of good ones and that's why I decided to divide the experience in more parts. The 1st part is about 3 marvellous cities - Bologna, Lucca & Pisa.

Enjoy!

"Bologna"

"Lucca"

and "Pisa"

..and my Charlies Angels:)

P.S. Blog se trudim pisati v angleščini zato, da bi ga razumelo čim več ljudi. Občasno bom menjal in ga pisal tudi v drugih jezikih. Upam, da to ne predstavlja kakšne omejitve, saj se veselim vseh komentarjev, v kakršnem koli jeziku ti so..

..you never know!

2007-07-18T18:10:00.001+02:00

I would like to start, from the start. A big welcome to everybody!

A lot of time thinking about it.. reading about it.. dreaming about it.. but never start to have my own one. Maybe now it's the right time!

I'm starting with an image, which (as you can see) means a lot to me. It's about life, love, serenity, inspiration, freedom.. and much more. I hope you can feel it in a same way as I do.

Maybe a lot of you already seen it but,.. you never know!

Model: Polona