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Pastor's Photo Session

I'm posting one of my old photo sessions where I photographed pastor Alexei Ledyaev. Alexei trusted me and let himself be photographed, where my task was to capture the most interesting and diverse frames possible.

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Alexei came to me with a request to make interesting photos for him. He told me that he had been to many photographers but hadn't gotten what he wanted. Alexei fully trusted my ideas and completely surrendered to the process. The photo session lasted ~6 hours. Some will wonder why so long. First of all, I don't like rushing. Better slowly, but qualitatively. A lot of time goes to changing clothes, lighting setup, and only about 30% of the total time goes to actual shooting. Judge the photos and the funny process in the video, not the people and your own views.

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18.	Agnese	2008-10-08 21:03:11
	Interesting video! So to say instructive, there is an understanding of how all this happens :)
17.	Vitaly	2008-09-09 12:13:18
	Andrei, you as always show the highest skill. Well done, keep it up!
16.	Renārs	2008-09-03 22:34:38
	Photos are good, it seems that the main quality of an artist is fulfilled - creativity.
15.	ĒriksM	2008-08-27 15:13:07
	Bug fix: cool ideas, at the end. ;)
14.	ĒriksM	2008-08-27 15:11:35
	Video I liked, also cool idea in photos. Interesting to ask - from those 6 hours how many photos at the end were delivered to the client?
13.	T.	2008-08-25 14:33:22
	You specifically focus on certain bible themes?
12.	reinis.l	2008-08-23 20:10:33
	but to him there 6 hours posing isn't too difficult...?
11.	Tatjana	2008-08-22 23:36:42
	Erik, I watched it, but he there only saw images on the camera screen, but what did he say in real life after receiving the photographs?
10.	Ēriks	2008-08-20 15:58:14
	Tatjana, oh, you watched the video? ;)
9.	Tatjana	2008-08-20 01:27:44
	And did he himself like the result?
8.	Aleks	2008-08-17 15:56:50
	Honor and glory!
7.	Aigars	2008-08-16 13:13:44
	All photos are good, but like the most those with smoke. Well done!
6.	Kārlis	2008-08-14 11:42:24
	Photos are excellent, maybe too glorifying, but technically super. My favorite is Ledjajev's silhouette against smoke background, who there holds the Bible like a weapon. Quite accurately depicts him, no?
5.	LatFoto	2008-08-14 08:25:27
	I think Alexei must now be satisfied with the result ;-)
4.	Ēriks	2008-08-14 07:23:17
	That someone's beliefs don't match the beliefs of the person seen in photographs doesn't mean anything. It's equally fine whether you photograph Ledjajev or Manson, the main thing is with the same devotion as usual.
3.	peech	2008-08-14 02:59:00
	Photos are really powerful - good work!
2.	G.	2008-08-14 01:26:15
	Will still pull into the sect... But work is good. :)
1.	Vecis	2008-08-14 00:03:34
	You remained the only one, because everyone else ordered the same a couple houses further.

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