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Karla Jean Davis' photostream
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www.imdb.com/name/nm1983143/
photo by Troy Stains
As a narrative filmmaker type, I enjoy photography as a hobby which keeps me sharp. I'm more or less serious about it, depending on when you catch me.
I enjoy: analog, preproduction over post, strong concepts, good raw materials, building things, planning things, shooting things, getting things in one shot, and not sitting in front of a computer.
My favorite camera for the past 10 years has been my Minolta x-700, but I've been playing around with medium format during that time using toy cameras like Holga and Diana. Last year picked up a Yashica 124 Mat G, which is my main camera these days. I'd like to learn larger formats. My digital's a Nikon D90, which was purchased mainly for video. Sometimes I'll put them on Vimeo.
My key pursuit is and has been filmmaking (narrative storytelling); it's what I went to school for, and it's what I enjoy most. I like: goofy and earnest tonality (genuine but not taking itself too seriously), long takes of wide shots with three or more actors in a frame, the suspense element within every genre, and characters just hanging out in their own space. I despise: too much coverage, preachy dramas with no sense of humor, films that exploit the fragile senses of the audience in order to make some lame artistic point, and nudity.
I have a rad husband and daughter. They are both good at things. James is a designer and Olive...well, she's mainly just good at being super cute for now.
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Contacts (291)
Groups (50)
- Retro Renovation 7,458 photos, 1,108 members
- Midcentury Neighborhoods 3,239 photos, 359 members
- Atomic Ranch 5,804 photos, 897 members
- 2011 Mid-Century Modern Georgia photo contest 80 photos, 64 members
- Modern Church Architecture 2,038 photos, 208 members
- Creative Loafing Atlanta 12,494 photos, 660 members
- Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 406 photos, 291 members
- PREGNANCY AND BIRTH 3,069 photos, 1,060 members
- Your Pregnancy birthingExperience 139 photos, 512 members
- you drive 60 photos, 9 members
- Canon 5D Mk II Videos 1,301 photos, 897 members
- The Sixties Male (1960-1969) 656 photos, 140 members
- Fuji Astia RAP 100F 2,229 photos, 325 members
- Vintage Photographs (pre-1945) [Directory] 2,287 photos, 921 members
- Its Hip to be Square..Portraits 11,078 photos, 2,277 members
- Twin Lens Reflex vault of images - TLR cameras 8,488 photos, 475 members
- 120 333,661 photos, 11,123 members
- Medium Format 511,784 photos, 20,089 members
- Americana 43,091 photos, 2,269 members
- Kitsch, Trash and Glamour Fashion 659 photos, 214 members
- Kitsch People Postcards 404 photos, 101 members
- Quirky Stuff ! 33,084 photos, 1,641 members
- SLIDE FILM (*Not Xpro*) 42,159 photos, 2,649 members
- Yashica Mat 124(G) 20,778 photos, 1,668 members
- Yashica Mat 52,917 photos, 4,206 members
- Take me as I am: Analog Portraiture 415 photos, 101 members
- 6x6 -COLOR- *120Film ONLY* NO Toycamera, NO X-Processed 97,606 photos, 4,428 members
- It's a MYSTERY To Me! NO full faces please! 5,927 photos, 803 members
- CrossProcess for iPhone 6,670 photos, 610 members
- Picture This! ModCloth's Diana Camera Contest 305 photos, 106 members
- Atlanta Photo Strollers 3,246 photos, 621 members
- Girls in hats 6,093 photos, 1,113 members
- This is why I love Film 63,150 photos, 3,377 members
- indie girls 11,418 photos, 2,034 members
- Atlanta Tattoo 563 photos, 157 members
- Tattoos 61,884 photos, 19,295 members
- i heart sunflare 2,431 photos, 532 members
- New Vintage Wardrobe 1,436 photos, 529 members
- Animal habitat museum dioramas 269 photos, 40 members
- Dioramas 11,416 photos, 694 members
- Racial Americana 96 photos, 15 members
- HUH. Magazine Submissions 156,428 photos, 7,154 members
- YEAH Magazine Contributor Search 40,026 photos, 2,642 members
- retro photos 7,129 photos, 591 members
- INDIE AND ALTERNATIVE FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY 61,133 photos, 4,972 members
- Kilted Life - A Celebration ! 11,072 photos, 2,064 members
- Presetting Lightroom 30,736 photos, 8,669 members
- ModCloth Style Exchange 3,421 photos, 2,708 members
- Trailer Life 1,251 photos, 282 members
- Ring Bling 1,186 photos, 346 members
Testimonials (4)
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Or.ro says:
" So not only was Karla one of my first contacts on Flickr but she was also my first contact that used only film. Her skill with the film camera goes far beyond any I've seen. Of course her love for Elliott Smith was just bonus points.
In a nutshell, she's really cool. And knows it."24th June, 2007
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`avivi says:
"you got a pretty vision in your head :) xo"
10th February, 2007
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Billy Somerville says:
"Karla pursues her vision with conviction, and against all odds. She is undeterred by the naysayers, undaunted by the leering philistines. She is an aircraft carrier of art, sailing into a harbor near you with a 40-foot wake as a warning."
15th December, 2006
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MarcTurnley*BurlesqueAtlanta says:
"Getting to know Karla is like meeting Spike Jonze pre-"video days."
She's gonna be big!"16th October, 2006
- Name:
- Karla Davis
- Joined:
- February 2006
- Hometown:
- Lynchburg, VA
- Currently:
- Atlanta, GA
- I am:
- Female
- Occupation:
- Freelance filmmaker-type. Sometimes editor.
- Website:
- KarlaJeanDavis.com