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About Me Member Emotional Poet Cyril Helnwein32/Male/Ireland Recent Activity Deviant for 3 Years
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Hill Street

From my new "Downtown" series which was shot guerrilla style on the streets of Downtown Los Angeles using an old Pentax 6x7 and also Mamiya RZ67 II for some. All shot on HP5 120 film pushed to 1600, then "dr5 processed" by [link]

No digital-manipulation/photoshop.

Come see the exhibition opening for this series on April 11th, hosted by Danny Masterson at Edgar Varela Fine Arts/Phantom Galleries LA: [link]

Interview with me, by River Hunt

Fri Oct 2, 2009, 4:34 PM
River and I had a little chat over skype not too long ago, here are the results:

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Enjoy the read!

  • Mood: Peaceful
  • Listening to: Hayseed Dixie
  • Watching: Models of the Runway
  • Drinking: Beer

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Self-portrait after Dalí. No photoshop!

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Ireland and Los Angeles
  • Interests: art, people, life, etc.
  • Favourite genre of music: Everything, but bluegrass is probably what I've been listening to most recently.
  • Favourite artist: That person who leads a happy life.
  • Favourite photographer: I like a lot of the old school fellows.
  • Skin of choice: Milky-white.
  • Favourite game: life.
  • Favourite gaming platform: GAA field.
  • Favourite cartoon character: Baloo, Pink Panther, Foghorn, Elmer.
  • Tools of the Trade: Camera and lights. I avoid photoshop, defeats the whole point of MAKING a photograph.
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:iconmsdulcet:
Ireland and LA, eh? Interesting mix! I'm Ireland and Czech Republic right now.. soon to be just Ireland again. Good craic! Great gallery! :)
:iconcyril-helnwein:
Yes - the best of both worlds, going back to LA for a few months in January. :-) Nice that you're coming to Ireland, just a visit or permanent?
:iconmsdulcet:
Abandon Ireland when it's all wet and dark eh! Haha, fair play to you! Well I'm Irish, like I grew up there but a few months back I took the notion to buy a one way ticket with my whistle and some friends with their respective instruments and adventure around Europe some more... Worked out great! :) I think I'll appreciate it more when I go back.. I guess I'm just one of those people that get bored easily!
:iconcyril-helnwein:
Ah, that must have been great craic alright. So you're a trad head then? :-) Play a bit of the box myself but only for a laugh, not in a band.

And you're right - it's always important to have diversity...
:iconmsdulcet:
Ah, a bit, mostly a metal head I guess ha. And now there's some great folk metal out there so it worked out! We busked inbetween going to loads of metal festivals and drove around in a big van. I love a lot of trad like Planxty and the Bothy Band but I'm not a fan of those sessions where it's the exact same all the time. Some of it has lots its soul. The younger sessions have a lot more energy and life. I think it's great to keep it alive though. :)
:iconedredon:
Great work ! i enjoyed Downtown but i found a bunch of very interesting pieces of art in your gallery :clap:

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Le peu de choses que je sais, c'est à mon ignorance que je le dois...
:iconcscaboose:
I love your photos and I admire how you stay away from photoshop as much as possible. When I took film photography in high school, we basically shunned every photo that was photoshoped. And how you still use film instead of digital puts more skill into it in my opinion. I cant wait to see what else you make :)
:iconcyril-helnwein:
Thanks very much, I'm honoured. Nothing wrong with digital photography at all... I use digital cameras a lot too, film is just a lot more fun! :-)

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