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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 (292)
Groups (50)
- Retro Renovation 7,457 photos, 1,107 members
- Midcentury Neighborhoods 3,241 photos, 360 members
- Atomic Ranch 5,840 photos, 897 members
- 2011 Mid-Century Modern Georgia photo contest 80 photos, 64 members
- Modern Church Architecture 2,047 photos, 208 members
- Creative Loafing Atlanta 12,524 photos, 660 members
- Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 411 photos, 291 members
- PREGNANCY AND BIRTH 3,091 photos, 1,066 members
- Your Pregnancy birthingExperience 139 photos, 511 members
- you drive 60 photos, 9 members
- Canon 5D Mk II Videos 1,303 photos, 901 members
- The Sixties Male (1960-1969) 655 photos, 140 members
- Fuji Astia RAP 100F 2,239 photos, 327 members
- Vintage Photographs (pre-1945) [Directory] 2,305 photos, 927 members
- Its Hip to be Square..Portraits 11,100 photos, 2,278 members
- Twin Lens Reflex vault of images - TLR cameras 8,500 photos, 477 members
- 120 334,637 photos, 11,148 members
- Medium Format 513,266 photos, 20,111 members
- Americana 43,149 photos, 2,270 members
- Kitsch, Trash and Glamour Fashion 659 photos, 214 members
- Kitsch People Postcards 405 photos, 101 members
- Quirky Stuff ! 33,123 photos, 1,641 members
- SLIDE FILM (*Not Xpro*) 42,166 photos, 2,648 members
- Yashica Mat 124(G) 20,868 photos, 1,670 members
- Yashica Mat 53,020 photos, 4,212 members
- Take me as I am: Analog Portraiture 415 photos, 101 members
- 6x6 -COLOR- *120Film ONLY* NO Toycamera, NO X-Processed 97,940 photos, 4,448 members
- It's a MYSTERY To Me! NO full faces please! 5,924 photos, 803 members
- CrossProcess for iPhone 6,640 photos, 611 members
- Picture This! ModCloth's Diana Camera Contest 305 photos, 106 members
- Atlanta Photo Strollers 3,263 photos, 623 members
- Girls in hats 6,116 photos, 1,113 members
- This is why I love Film 63,525 photos, 3,385 members
- indie girls 11,442 photos, 2,034 members
- Atlanta Tattoo 563 photos, 157 members
- Tattoos 62,011 photos, 19,306 members
- i heart sunflare 2,432 photos, 532 members
- New Vintage Wardrobe 1,437 photos, 529 members
- Animal habitat museum dioramas 269 photos, 40 members
- Dioramas 11,441 photos, 697 members
- Racial Americana 96 photos, 15 members
- HUH. Magazine Submissions 157,006 photos, 7,178 members
- YEAH Magazine Contributor Search 40,188 photos, 2,652 members
- retro photos 7,146 photos, 591 members
- INDIE AND ALTERNATIVE FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY 61,267 photos, 4,977 members
- Kilted Life - A Celebration ! 11,082 photos, 2,063 members
- Presetting Lightroom 30,860 photos, 8,683 members
- ModCloth Style Exchange 3,443 photos, 2,715 members
- Trailer Life 1,251 photos, 282 members
- Ring Bling 1,188 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