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Dave Rudin

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Brooklyn, New York, US
Figures of Grace

Mayhem #38584
Photographer


MM URL: http://www.modelmayhem.com/DaveR

About me
I'm a fine art photographer based in New York City, but I also do a fair amount of travel (often to Las Vegas). My primary interest in working with models is the fine art nude image in black & white. My work has been exhibited and published (see below) and you can see more of my images on my website (above).

I use film.  That’s because I love film and the process of creating fine art prints in a darkroom, which is the ultimate goal of my photography.  Digital cameras may be fine for commercial work where the bottom line rules supreme, but I believe that the process of creating art should be something more personal and more hands on.

I do not pay models with money.  I already spend a lot on things like film, photographic paper and processing supplies (all of which are more expensive now), and as I am not a professional, I get little or nothing in return.  Of course, models will be compensated in a different way.  Some photographers like to e-mail photos to models or put them on a CD, but an e-mail with photos attached is not a work of art and neither is a CD with some computer files on it.

What I offer are original works of art.  For each photo session, models will receive two exhibition grade 11 x 14 inch silver gelatin prints that I hand craft myself in the darkroom.  None of them will be processed by a machine or printed out by a computer printer.  I take pride in what I do and I believe that it shows in my prints.

Of course, I’ll also send scans from which the two prints will be selected.  Reasonable travel expenses will be covered, too.

So, if you’re intelligent and creative and would like to collaborate with me to create some beautiful nude photographic art, do let me know.  I look forward to hearing from you.

NOTE:  If you are a model and you write to me or make a friend request, I will assume that you have read my profile and that you are willing to work with me on the TFP basis that I have described above.

My blog:
http://figuresofgrace.wordpress.com/

Credits
PUBLICATIONS:
Black & White, February 2011
Carrie Leigh's NUDE (Premiere issue, 8 page feature) - 2007
The Photo Review - 2007
"Naked Eye" (book) - 2006
PHOTO France - 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007
Photovision  -  2001, 2003
Best of Photography Annual  -  1998, 1999

EXHIBITIONS:
2012       The Human Form, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT
2011       Exposed: The Contemporary Nude, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010       Gallery Artists, Steele Pointe Gallery, Springfield, OH
2008     The Artful Nude, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2005       Community Zoe 2005 Exhibition, Photography on The Square Gallery,
                    Flagstaff, AZ
2004     Pax Americana: 2004 Art Exhibition, Lake Huntington Center for the
                     Arts, Lake Huntington, NY 
2003     16th City Island Art Exhibition, Focal Point Gallery, Bronx, NY
2003     Fall 2003 Art Exhibition, Lake Huntington Center for the Arts,
                    Lake Huntington, NY
2002       Life of the City, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
2000       Photography: Contemporary Prospect 2000, Historic Yellow Springs
                    Arts Center, Chester Springs, PA
1998     Annual Juried Photography Exhibition, Synchronicity Space,
                    New York, NY                   
1998     Enchanted Visions, Center for Photography at Woodstock,
                    Woodstock, NY
       

AWARDS:
Bronze Award, Black & White magazine Single Image Contest, 2011
Winner, "Golden Fluffie Award" for Best Overall Nude Blog - 2007
First Prize, "Assignment Earth" photo competition (Santa Fe Center for Visual Arts) - 1998

Some MM models I have worked with (most recent at the top):

Brooke Lynne  MM # 435770
Model Odette    MM #1926224
Cecilia St. Marie  MM #1051199
Kelsey Dylan    MM #1223875
Model Melissa   MM #1044019
filledevega       MM #634326 
Model Sarah Ann   MM #365519
St. Merrique     MM #772043
Arctica             MM #1356612
Goddess Angie  MM #538339
_G_                 MM #220390
Revielle            MM #775784
Nettie R. Harris MM #793764
E-String           MM # 43219
Lori Madison     MM #187354
Julie Max          MM #42773
Sibyl Nin          MM # 1662
Candace Nirvana   MM #5503
Jin                   MM # 937
Stephanie Anne Landers  MM #391890
Rebecca Lawrence    MM #155507
Claudineartnude       MM #664459
Rael Cohen              MM #5845
Madame Bink           MM #357794
Tamara of Arizona    MM #218526
Jessamyne               MM #152077
Variety                    MM #138037
Carlotta Champagne  MM #3155
Betcee May              MM #8001
Iris Dassault             MM #122520
Vassanta                  MM #209943
Jacqueline Chantelle  MM #192748
Model Sarah             MM #9510
Liz Ashley                MM #26159
Ella Modella             MM #136110
Natalia Faina            MM #172488
Nyssa Nevers           MM #1613
Theda                     MM #1518
Hope of Maine         MM #232406


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