Hello, everyone!
Beginning of another year – and time for a new report from you favorite club
I was recently talking to a friend, she said at times thinks that format square is overused, so it is good to have a club where good works get highlighted for everyone else to find some inspiration… So, without any other introduction, let me showcase the admins choices from December squares.

Mr. ’s selections

it's an obvious fact that a photo is defined by what we put in... but what we don't put in is also important, and is a whole part of the art of photography... and sometimes, the most important is out of the photography, playing with our own imagination, own real-life, and creating much suggestive ideas or mood, reminding memories... here are 3 pics to illustrate that idea....

"I can't show you my idea itself. If I could, I would write a text and I would hang it on the wall" Thomas Demand, photographer

from submissions




and from the journals




Mrs. Stefanie says:

From submissions
A good example as why squares work in support geometric shapes.
Abstract, yet so definable. The limits of it being in a box, isolate the subject and making light and darkness feel and look so alive.
Again I am drawn to this because of the geometric details.Perhaps elongated might cause this to look more ordinary. Fine lighting and contrast add to the composition. Well done.

And from journals:
This image just fascinates me. The darkness of the tunnel leading into such vibrant display of colour and openness is so well executed. The subtly of the light leading unto the exit assures this is indeed well done.
In looking at this--i feel a sense of serenity. That were my vision ever to go, having a suggestion of light and colour--would be enough.
Square within squares within ... while an image like this can be quite boring, the photographers handling of light and composition, are what make this extraordinary.

And finally, yours truly,

From submissions:
a splendid abstract, with a touch of ‘film noir’; as it happens, I know for a fact that the author is a movie freak, so I suppose this image was well prepared
who said simplicity was overrated? and the colors are there to sustain it
the composition works very well in the chosen format, the subject is expressive and the overall feel is addictive – I can’t take my eyes away.

From journals:
this model, often met in the photographer’s work, displays a touching vulnerability, a submissive yet adorable shyness – the tablecloth and the frail plant peeping from the left compliment the delicate position aimed to fit the square.
an unusual and refined approach to illustrate winter mood – composition and a very well used subtle texturing makes it a good example of what abstract photography should look like
a woman trapped in her own fishbowl – how many of you are thinking Pink Floyd? Ok, people over 30 please answer!!! A superb allegory of womanhood, solitude and silence.


And now – THE INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH
Today we introduce to you mister , in our opinion one of the best photographers and promoters of Abstract Photography on DA. Apart from his excellent work, Dave has been very active on an interactive basis too, his submitted news articles are always well put together and filled with splendid images.

1.Introduce yourself - when did you start photography, who are you apart from a dA member?

i am davespertine, i started photography 10 years ago, when i borrowed a digital camera
and took photos from the moment i woke up until i fell asleep, until i had to give it back

i hate to define myself, it always feels like a limitation

2.Why is it that you present your images in square format as opposed to landscape/portrait perspective?

portraits are too tall, landscapes are too wide, squares are just right

3.Do you own a medium format camera? Which one, if the case... if no, when and how do you decide on square (before/after shot, with the subject...)?

i never liked film, it was too expensive to be excessive, if i couldn't photograph everything, i would photograph nothing
square format has made me so much better at cropping, although sometimes, i have just resized an image to a square, with disregard of the proportions
sometimes i will distort an image to get more of what i want into a crop

4.Do you view yourself as a square freak? How do you think *SixbySix is helping square loving photographers?

yes i am a square freak, sometimes i comment saying "i would love to see this cropped square" and sometimes they do


it would be a great competition theme "find an image by a deviant other than yourself that you think would make an interesting square, and with their permission, crop and submit as a collaboration"

there seem to be an increasing number of images in square format, *SixbySix can take some credit for that.

5.Do you photograph a mirror or a window? what are you attempting to show in your photography?

in an ever changing world, i try to gather things as they are, then display them as they never really were - context changes everything.
there is possibly less reality in idealism, than in reality itself, but that doesn't change the fact that idealism is better

6.Your inspiring square works/artists on dA?






i don't like limitations, it's so hard to choose
next time it will be different.
Thank you Dave - keep up the great work!


Hoping nobody fell asleep just yet – we wish you a wonderful 2009, and GIVE US MORE GREAT SQUARES!!!!



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