About phitar / philippe tarbouriech  

thank you for the all kind words, the comments, the stimulations, the questions...

FAQ

can I refer to your image in my blog ?
of course, i'd love to hear about it

can I use one of your images in my orkut/myspace... profile ?
absolutely not. i find these requests very strange

i work for such and such NGO/non profit... and would like to use your image for free. is that OK ?
i get such requests at least 5 times a week. if your organization only uses volunteers, please ask, I am open most of the time.
if you or other people (designer, printer, ...) get paid, why shouldn't I ? if my work helps yours, I see no reason why we shouldn't both be paid, so please only ask if you have a budget, even small.

can i publish your work ?
please contact me.

what equipment/film... do you use ?
i use canon equipment: mostly a 1DMkIII and a 1Ds. some pictures also were shot with a D30 or an IXUS 700. you probably could not tell from the image.
i use mostly a 16-35f2.8II and a 24-70mmf2.8.
i sometimes use a 50f1.4, a 100f2.8macro, lensbabies 3G, 70-200f4.
generally I now try to keep the EXIF info in the images so clicking "more properties" will give you the run down.

do you retouch your images ?
I increase contrast and saturation on those images I feel need it. sometimes darken the edges also. I will not hesitate to erase an electric pole but I do not like retouching faces.

can I buy a print ?
if you are so inclined, you could purchase prints on imagekind. if the image you want is not on imagekind, ask me and i will upload a highres version so you can buy a print.

why do you shoot photos ?
shootin' the breeze interviewed me. it gave me an opportunity to think about why.

how do you get people to relax ?
a good rule: treat people as you'd like to be treated; with respect and dignity

do you want to add your photo to my group ?
sure, why not. only if the only thing i have to do is click, and if the "badge" is not too intrusive... as for "post 1-comment N" I'll probably post but won't comment or fav N because you have not read my rules first. have you ?

can I post my images into comments on your images ?
actually, no. i find it very annoying when i read comments to have to scroll through other images. I guess I'll start deleting those.

due to some misunderstandings related to the wording used in CreativeCommons license, all images are now "all rights reserved". however my intention is to allow the CC license (attribution/non commercial/no derivatives) with a special restriction regarding professional usage so if you'd like permission to use them, or would like some of them published on websites or any other kind of media, please contact me through my Flickr mail.



My most interesting photos according to Flickr.

I'm Male and Taken.

phitar photos
around geneva, between france and switzerland