venerdì 8 ottobre 2010

Diana Castro photography: Portraits,fashion,weddings


We document weddings in an unobtrusive and relaxing fun way to capture your natural beauty and personality.Some call it storytelling.

We believe that good wedding photography should incorporate all these styles to bring out the uniqueness of your day.

We provide a variety of services to accomodate your specific needs,including destination weddings,on-location shoots and studio portraits.

You ca trust us to capure the beauty and the magic of your most important day.

Diana Castro and her  well trained professional photoraphers are dedicated to providing individual attention to every couple.

Diana Castro prides herself on offering the best in creative wedding , fashion photographyand postProduction.


Diana Castro website

lunedì 20 settembre 2010


Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees”
Art knows no prejudice, art knows no boundaries, art doesn't really have judgement in it's purest form. So just go, just go. 

Diana Castro: "magic Arts" Artwork






What do i mean by "Magic Arts"? i mean that each human being is actually a divine one since we have a part inside of us that survives death and natural psychic abilties.

Do Magic really exists? We establish the value and the power that people or things have over our minds. Magic Art exists if we believe it does.

those such called "magic arts " are not  really Magic they are just a potential of our minds.

of course i'm not a superstition person, but is evident that there's something in the universe which is much much bigger than us. 

The universe communicates with us anytime although we don't even realise it most of the times .

Universe talks to us through signs . So if your lucky symbol is  a butterfly for example and you need an answer the universe will create for you events of syncronicity to give you the answers that you need . and you'll tend to encounter more and more butterflies in your daily life.

The universe can talk to you through the words of another person or even through the phrases a song that is "accidentally" played when you feel particullarly doubtful.


Some might say it's just an illusion or concidence but "coincidence" is another name of The Holy Spirit.

  there are thousands of things that we cannot see with our eyes but it does not mean that thay not exist... none of us  can see the waves of the radio, but who can say that radio is an illusion?


i 'm very happy for being born in this wonderful era .

today Wisdom and knowledge are at the hand of everyone. You just establish the way to communicate with the universe. you establish your own luck and destiny.


All the things that we have in our life (both Positive/Negative) are just the results of what we have attracted .


My work "Magic Arts has been considered as Surrealistic Art by many. but i can tell you that i never been so real and accurate. Each image has a specific meaning.


i chose to express myself by using  symbols and icons that probably are not understandable for those who believe only in  Five senses.


The image called  "delivery in waters and lotus " can look weird but.... water is a symbol of birth , rebirth and purification .

 Our terrestrial journey resembles a lot to the evolution of a lotus.

 The roots of Lotus are planted in the soil of the pond or river bottom, while the leaves float on top of the water surface. the lotus represents  our spiritual evolution.


The Image called  "Leonardo and Monalisa" is very funny and full of imagination.(is whispered that Leonardo attended esoteric groups)

 Monalisa was probably an appartion or she was just in his imagination.

how can you justify the way that this brunette woman who is not so attractive obliges you to stare at her  and to leave reality until you are subject to her glance ?

 Many people claimed to feel a strange energy coming out from that painting.

besides artistically  that painting is not even Leonardo's best one...

And yet  there 's not price in this world to buy "Monalisa".


My Work "magic arts" is dedicated to all of you who are still able to believe in our natural self-healing power, in our inner Light and Love for The "Unexplainable".


Diana Castro

http://dianacastroart.jimdo.com/

 

Diana Castro: About Photography and digital editing




Status = 

Taking in work, just message me if you are interested and I will reply to you asap! 

No TF at the moment, only paid assignments. 

Serious inquiries only please. 


- Contact me for rates 

- My rates are very reasonable. Normally around £10 $15 per image. 

- I can also do contract monthly work on one payment. 

- Turn around time varies between 24 hours to a few days dependant on my work flow and schedule or you can pay a little extra for super fast turn-around times. 

- Anything is possible. I make sure you are 100% satisfied with the work. 

- Payments are done via PayPal.com 


Hello I'm Diana.. I have learnt a lot in a short space of time, I am a published retoucher.. a HUGE perfectionist, I retouch pixel by pixel. I NEVER use blur, if a blur effect is wanted then I still retouch pixel by pixel to give that effect. I like the control it gives me for the overall image. 

I'm very easy to work with and friendly. Many of my clients have also become good friends. 


Photo retouching started out as a hobby for me which quickly turned into a passion.. I have retouched for a long time now and retouching has become my second activity (after working as photographer )

, I wouldn't change it for the world. I love creating beautiful images and showing clients the potential of their work and I look forward to picking up more work through this website and expanding my business with new clients.

http://dianacastroart.jimdo.com/



domenica 19 settembre 2010

Diana Castro "About Fashion"


1. Always pick a striking avatar!. It must stand out! I browse through hundreds of profiles daily (its fun) and I've discovered that avatars can be first impressions (or last) 


2. Pick your target audience Photographers? Wardrobe designers? Makeup Artists? What genres are you interested in? Do you want more paid gigs at this point or just trade shoots? (Write down your expectations  from each collaboration. ) 


3. Ask yourself "how should I represent myself to my target audience?". You, yourself, and just by yourself are a company and corporation. You have profits, losses, and assets. You can outsource your makeup, wardrobe, location, and even ideas. But eventually your success will depend on good management of your own resources. 


About presentation: if you want to meet wardrobe designers, pick an avatar which shows off how well you carry yourself, preferably in a complicated outfit. If you're looking for makeup artists, your avatar could be a simple headshot presented as a canvas. You like glamor modeling? Fine. Your avatar has outlines of your body, the curves, and legs! In your portfolio you can go wild. 


How to critique anything (replace poem/poet appropriately): 


            "I thought that some of the metaphysical imagery 

            was really particularly effective. 

            .. and ... 

             interesting rhythmic devices too, 

             which seemed to counterpoint the ... 

             counterpoint the surrealism 

             of the 

             underlying metaphor of the ... 

             humanity of the ... 

             of the poet's compassionate soul, 

             which contrives through 

             the medium of the verse structure 

             to sublimate this, transcend that, 

             and come to terms with the 

             fundamental dichotomies of the other, 

             and one is left with a 

             profound and vivid insight 

             into ... 

             into ... 

             Into whatever it was the poem was about!" 


              -- Douglas Adams (1952-2001) 


             Douglas Adams was author of such critically acclaimed books as 

             Last Chance to See, 

             Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and 

             The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul 



  http://dianacastroart.jimdo.com/            

venerdì 17 settembre 2010

Diana Castro Photography: Chaosville exhibition


Location:

1011 N.Clark St

  Chicago, IL

 Dates:

July 3rd, 2010

08:30 PM

-

02:30 AM

Event Coordinator:


Michelle Bruni

Event Planner

773 961 6792

photodreamstudio@yahoo.com

Registration:

are NOT required to register for this event.



The “Chaosville” seen by the “prophet artist” Diana Castro 


seven images created by the italian american photograher/Artist Diana Castro. 

Chaosville a realistic surrealistic landscape .  

"this loss of spirituality is turning the human being into a primitive man. Men don't have any scruple anymore , they do the worst things and also expect that the other side of the world to justify them! when somebody loses his/her spirituality and respect for others becomes like an animal! "  Diana Castro said. 

The raw  images are strong and captivating. seven images oil on canvas in which the human figures are grossly hilariously painted : rapes , brawls, orgies are interpretated with an ironic bitterness in contrast with the beauty of a perfect oil on canvas landscape. 

So then the modern man is destroying  this  world? 

S.Miller 
Chicago Art world community 


http://dianacastroart.jimdo.com/