Kay-Noire

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Kay-Noire

Sep 1, 2016

.update on life and feature feature feature.

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.update on life.

Hey love kittens!

How are you?

It's been a long while since I've heard from most of you.
What's up with me? I graduated from Brooks Institute in December 2015 so I now finally have a degree in Professional Photography. When I graduated from my university in Germany we didn't have a cap and gown ceremony, so it was really fun experiencing that here in the USA.

I'm still living in Santa Barbara, but I'm in the process of relocating to Los Angeles. I will miss my little SB, but LA is where the market is at, so this fish needs to swim in the bigger pond

I've been slacking from photography a bit, since I've started writing a young adult book, which has been keeping me occupied. But I have a few fun shoots planned in the future (mermaids and milky bath tubs anyone?) so I'm giddy to share those new photos with you all.

So what have you been up to in the last year? Tell me in the comments.

-Kay

.feature.

And now on to wonderful work from my 8 groups. ENJOY!

Rosiere for Sinical Magazine by luciekout

Ragnarok Online Cosplay - Banshee by Ashitaro

Angelsjburnstudios By Jburnstudios-d5v82at by Jburnstudios

$Autumn Refracted by Bimmi1111$

Watch the barrier as it bends2 by noritsu-koki

-Morning dusk of the leaves- by Janek-Sedlar

San Francisco, unseen night 2 by alierturk

S E L F P R O M O T I O N

.when men become gods and gods become mortals. (3) by Kay-Noire

.when men become gods and gods become mortals. (2) by Kay-Noire

.once you go noire... . (I) by Kay-Noire

.my friend from space. (III) by Kay-Noire

.current love.

Check out my friend Dustin's gallery if you haven't already. He's amazing

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Kay-Noire

Oct 20, 2015

.my second Daily Deviation.

4 min read

Hey love kittens-

To my surprise, I received my second DD today

and for a product shot, too. I can't believe it. Thanks for all your support, especially a thanks to Mrs-Durden for featuring it.

My second DD:

My first DD:

This is like an early birthday present, since my birthday is next week haha.

Love you all.

xoxo
-Kay

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Kay-Noire

Aug 15, 2015

It's been a year...how have you been?

6 min read

Hey love kittens!

It's been a year since I've uploaded a journal to DA and I know I have been terrible, terrible kitty. I haven't had the time to do my weekly features, heck, I haven't even had the time to upload 99% of the photos I've been taking and trust me, my days are filled with shooting, retouching and printing. It's basically ALL I do haha.
Nothing much new from me. I'm still in sunny Southern California, although I might have to move away from cozy Santa Barbara and into loud, filthy Los Angeles next year haha, I hate LA. LA is dead to me ahahaha. It's a long, personal story you would not want to hear.

But that is a career-decision I probably have to do. I still love to shoot (with a camera), dive, I've taken up surfing, I'm taking better care of myself, meaning I no longer stay awake for 5 days to get shit done, I sleep more and take care of my health better, even when it means I have to reduce some of the time I dedicate to photography. But I would have worked myself to death otherwise.
It's August so I'm at the point in the year where I'm sick of the perfect sunny weather that is always the same in SB day in day out and cannot wait to visit family and friends in Europe in December and plop into a huuufe pile of snow haha. My German genes are showing. Or my love for nature. I crave the seasons. I need some change in the weather. It can't always be the same, clear, sunny sky.
So Life's good. The bunnies are still spoiled flufferknuckles. I'm surrounded by amazing, talented, creative people and between shooting and chilling at the beach or by the pool at home or by the pool at the studio - there's really nothing to complain about. This is mini-paradise and I'm enjoying every second of it.

So more importantly, how have YOU been?
And please comment with a few of your newest deviations! I want to see what you've been up to while I was away.

I've missed you love kittens!

xoxo,
-Kay

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Kay-Noire

Aug 13, 2014

Essence of People / Portfolio Show

6 min read

.essence of people.

UPDATE:
I've posted 6 of the photos onto my deviantART account! I hope you like them!

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You can see the first 12 photos of my new series -printed and mounted by me- on Thursday, April 14 th 2014.
The show will be in Santa Barbara, California.
The show is open to the public.
If you wish to attend send me a note and I'll tell you the address!

I have a new series and it's titled 'Essence of People', in which I combine my love for scientific photography with people photography.The concept is that this is an anti-environmental-portrait. I take portraits of people but don't try to define them via props, environment, clothes etc, but instead they are very tight crops focusing on their faces. Then I take samples of the people of what is 'essentially them' (like their blood, their hair, their cheek cells the ink of a tattoo artist or the make-up of an make-up artist etc) and make microscope slides out of them. After making the slides, I photograph them under the microscopes and exhibit the diptychs: the realist portrait on one side and the abstract microscope photo on the other side.

The idea was born out of the realization that I often sensed a connection between how a compound looked under the microscope. For example, champagne looks very fancy out of the microscope and I thought it was fitting for this drink. Hence, I hope that viewers will find a sense of my subjects in their microscope samples as well.

I have always considered myself a nerd. I have always been attracted to various sciences, especially to the medical field. I love seeing and understanding how the world functions in ways that are logical and rationally explainable. People photography often leaves me unaffected. Perhaps because I’ve always claimed I have a bigger affinity with animals than with people.

It’s an attempt to learn more of that person, to help visually define them, but in an environment I am comfortable with, a surrounding I can relate to, a bridge I am crafting to combine science with emotions. I am also hoping it’s a more unique way of looking at people, shedding another light onto them.

I hope there will be this emotional link and the sense of belonging between my subject and their specimen.

You will see the final concepts and portfolio of my entire "Lighting People" class - all personal concepts developed by the individual photographers!

I would love to see you there! Especially because I've been neglecting DA so much and it would be fun to catch up!

.graduating portfolio show.

Additionally, the portfolio show of this semester's graduates of Brooks Institute will also be this Thursday, April 14th. The show is also open to the public and all the photographers will be there to socialize with you and to answer any questions as to their amazing work.
Once again, if you're interested in attending, send me a note!

I'd be happy to see you there!!!

Love,
-Kay

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Kay-Noire

Nov 28, 2013

.feature time.

9 min read

.GALLERY..NOTE ME..WATCH ME..TWITTER.

.on a personal note

Since I'll be busy with Thanksgiving and its aftermath

I decided to do this feature on a Wednesday, instead of a Friday.

If you want to win 666 points, then catch my 66.666 pageview and note me a screenshot. The details can be found HERE

.from my groups

S E L F P R O M O T I O N

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.current love.

Aloony89 has been on DA for a year. I think he's very talented and very underrated. Check him out!

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.update on life and feature feature feature. by Kay-Noire, journal

.update on life and feature feature feature.

Sep 1, 2016

.update on life. Hey love kittens! How are you? It's been a long while since I've heard from most of you. What's up with me? I graduated from Brooks Institute in December 2015 so I now finally have a degree in Professional Photography. When I graduated from my university in Germany we didn't have a cap and gown ceremony, so it was really fun experiencing that here in the USA. I'm still living in Santa Barbara, but I'm in the process of relocating to Los Angeles. I will miss my little SB, but LA is where the market is at, so this fish needs to swim in the bigger pond :giggle: I've been slacking from photography a bit, since I've started

.my second Daily Deviation. by Kay-Noire, journal

.my second Daily Deviation.

Oct 20, 2015

Hey love kittens- To my surprise, I received my second DD today :squee::la::happybounce::excited: and for a product shot, too. I can't believe it. Thanks for all your support, especially a thanks to Mrs-Durden (https://www.deviantart.com/mrs-durden) for featuring it. My second DD: My first DD: This is like an early birthday present, since my birthday is next week haha. Love you all. xoxo -Kay

It's been a year...how have you been? by Kay-Noire, journal

It's been a year...how have you been?

Aug 15, 2015

Hey love kittens! It's been a year since I've uploaded a journal to DA and I know I have been terrible, terrible kitty. I haven't had the time to do my weekly features, heck, I haven't even had the time to upload 99% of the photos I've been taking and trust me, my days are filled with shooting, retouching and printing. It's basically ALL I do haha. Nothing much new from me. I'm still in sunny Southern California, although I might have to move away from cozy Santa Barbara and into loud, filthy Los Angeles next year haha, I hate LA. LA is dead to me ahahaha. It's a long, personal story you would not want to hear. ;) But that is a career-decis

Essence of People / Portfolio Show by Kay-Noire, journal

Essence of People / Portfolio Show

Aug 13, 2014

.essence of people. UPDATE: I've posted 6 of the photos onto my deviantART account! I hope you like them! :love: -------------------------------- You can see the first 12 photos of my new series -printed and mounted by me- on Thursday, April 14 th 2014. The show will be in Santa Barbara, California. The show is open to the public. If you wish to attend send me a note and I'll tell you the address! :meow: I have a new series and it's titled 'Essence of People', in which I combine my love for scientific photography with people photography.The concept is that this is an anti-environmental-portrait. I take portraits of people but don't tr

.feature time. by Kay-Noire, journal

.feature time.

Nov 28, 2013

.on a personal note Since I'll be busy with Thanksgiving and its aftermath ;) I decided to do this feature on a Wednesday, instead of a Friday. If you want to win 666 points, then catch my 66.666 pageview and note me a screenshot. The details can be found HERE .from my groups #StunningPhotography (https://www.deviantart.com/stunningphotography) :iconBlackWhitePhotos: :iconBeauty-Of-EastEurope: :iconLetter-K: :iconTalkIntoTheMirror: :iconpi-nk: :iconBurstOfColours: :iconUnknown-Photography: