The world of 9-5

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By: Noemi Jurado
Copyright ©2007

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Photographer	Noemi Jurado {Karma:8849}
Project	#49 Dramatic Portrait	Camera Model	Nikon D50
Categories	People	Film Format
Portfolio	Portraits	Lens	Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S
Uploaded	11/8/2007	Film / Memory Type	Digital
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Views	422	Shutter
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Critiques	27	Rating	6.50 / 6 Ratings
Location	City - Houston State - TX Country - United States
About	During a drive back home from work there is a giant billboard with 2 images: During work. After work. The first shows several welders lighting working fires. The second shows the same welders riding raging bicycles…carrying huge smiles. This is a great marketing add. A striking concept: Work Hard. Play hard. Much can be thought of here. From there an idea: a 9 to 5 concept, and leaving that world behind. Nothing glamorous just monotone…simple. Yet by no means making it boring, on the contrary and this is what makes play afterwards more enjoyable! Enjoy what remains of your work week :)... De manejo rumbo a casa se divisa un billboard gigante con 2 imagenes: Durante el el trabajo. Despues del trabajo. El primero muestra varios soldadores encendiendo sus fuegos. El segundo muestra a los mismos montados en sus motos rebeldes..y portando sonrisas enormes. Esto es buen marketing. El concepto es llamativo: Trabajar duro. Jugar duro. Mucho mas viene a la mente. De alli una idea, el concepto de 9-5 y dejar ese mundo atras. Nada glamoroso, es simple y monotona. Mas esto no significa que lo hace aburrido, al contrario y esto es lo que hace el juego mas sabroso! Bueno, adelante a sacarle provecho a lo que resta de la semana : )...

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Nick Karagiaouroglou

{K:127263} 12/1/2007

I thank you for the further explanations of your intentions, Noemi, and of the whole reasoning behind it. There is of course the question of wasting a substantial part of time by doing aome job only for satisfying conformity. And the follow-up question is, who defines that conformity.

But I guess, some things we should be able to also forget for some minutes ;-)

Cheers,

Nick

Noemi Jurado {K:8849} 11/30/2007

Thanks Pembe for stopping by. So glad you liked it!

Pembe Emir {K:1347} 11/30/2007

it as a very creative idea/concept noemi and the shot is nice as well...
cheers

Noemi Jurado {K:8849} 11/29/2007

Thanks Nick for all your elaborate thoughts, they are always pleasure to read.

Precisely the thought behind the project was that it could be anybody – attire preferences aside of course ;) Dull tones to convey monotony…odd pose in hopes of peaking at least a slight interest. It makes me so glad that you liked it :)

Work habits can certainly wear a person out, but friends and family helps remind of the life outside, maybe even a second job can too, ha ha. A joke at home is to often...very often to remind the company and suggest a rewind to hang work baggage under the garden oak trees, I sure have grown fond of those oak trees : ) Cheers!

Nick Karagiaouroglou

{K:127263} 11/22/2007

Talking about the photo itself - not about the idea behind it! - it does possess many self-perception elements but without turning to that kind of cheap self-presentation that we often see here from diletantish under-amateurs that want to impress. No, you put a lot of thought herein, as the omission of the "dramatic pose" and the inclusion of a rather subtle focus and much grain show. They diminish the meaning of the particular person, but strengthen the idea of a "generic" person in the sense that this could be me, this could be you. (OK, OK, I would rather have different things on ;-))

Then the tonality and the dynamics that range from incredibly light (on the right shoulder) to almost completely black on the skirt.

And then your about box, which adds much tension for me since I was in that kind of monotony and it almost killed me.

Tism image I would use for an album cover of some band like for example the old Ramones or Biohazard. It carries much of a silent attitude but also too strong a tension for me. The latter of course only because of my own life as far.

Cheers,

Nick

Noemi Jurado {K:8849} 11/15/2007

Gracias JP. Me agrada que te haya gustao. Un placer tu visita :) Saludos.

Noemi Jurado {K:8849} 11/15/2007

Thanks AliMo, that is sweet of you.

JP Spicer-Escalante {K:3831} 11/14/2007

Simple, poignant message, Noemí. I like the sepia-like tones a great deal.

Saludos,

JP

AliMo Nafisi {K:438} 11/11/2007

very good shot, Noemi, if what you write is as good and poetic as the picture you take, I am interested to read them too.

Noemi Jurado {K:8849} 11/10/2007

Gracias Alicia tus comentarios siempre son bienvenidos :)

Noemi Jurado {K:8849} 11/10/2007

Thanks Pablo. You can say I like chopping peoples heads of (in photography that is) especially when it's mine ;)

Alicia Popp {K:87532} 11/10/2007

Excelente About e imagen que nos presentas!
Exclente uso de la luz lateral!
Felicitaciones!