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D. Brian Nelson
Gotta love him He makes me laugh  Jan 02 06 08:56 am Link I don't trust anyone named Brian. Jan 02 06 09:12 am Link lol Jan 02 06 09:15 am Link I've seen him naked...It's still all good. Jan 02 06 09:21 am Link Melvin Moten Jr wrote: Hmmmm.... don't want to go there........... Jan 02 06 09:23 am Link BCG in forum disguise. But a far better photographer. Jan 02 06 09:24 am Link Melvin Moten Jr wrote: really???? ooooh what's it like? Jan 02 06 09:24 am Link IsabelAurora wrote: Hear, Hear! Jan 03 06 12:38 am Link One of the most intelligent members of this site. He has my respect and support. (your are talking about Don, right?) Jan 03 06 12:43 am Link I've read some of the writings on his website and I give him kudos for them. Its nice to see the inner workings of a photog spilled out. Plus he's a San Diego guy..... Jan 03 06 01:03 am Link I was lucky to met him once. He's just a wonderful, awesome and generous person. Even though his pics are so much better and he's so ahead of me, he never even remotely looked down on me... He was interested in what I'm doing and how. I learned a lot in these very few hours. Plus, I have to say: Man - this guy has charisma... I can see why women get undressed for him  Jan 03 06 01:36 am Link I think he is cool. One of the better members on the site. Almost as funny as me..... Jan 03 06 02:07 am Link Proud to be his friend...how long has it been? Five years now, I think. He is one of the top five most intelligent persons I know on this planet. No bullshit. Courageous. Generous with advice. A mentor, a friend, a life-guide. Yes, gotta love him. Jan 03 06 02:10 am Link lll wrote: awww how sweet Jan 03 06 09:01 am Link he's pretty funny. he seems to love everyone... Jan 03 06 10:02 am Link That D. Brian fellow IS really smart. But have you seen his photographs? They're naughty. Jan 03 06 11:55 am Link IsabelAurora wrote: Love is a strong word between us macho guys, but he is pretty darned kewl! Jan 03 06 11:59 am Link Timm wrote: All the good ones are. Jan 03 06 12:07 pm Link Shyly wrote: ha ha ha Jan 03 06 03:52 pm Link Brian Diaz wrote: I... I thought his name was Don... Jan 03 06 04:14 pm Link Jay Bowman wrote: His name is Don. Jan 03 06 04:15 pm Link lll wrote: See, I'm not sure that I can trust Dons that masquerade as Brians. Jan 03 06 04:27 pm Link Great guy. I had the pleasure of meeting him just last week. He's fun to chat with. Jan 03 06 04:33 pm Link Suzi wrote: That IS the method to his madness! lol Jan 03 06 10:35 pm Link OMG Don has his own thread. Gotta love it! Let's see I came across the man on the old FOF forum. I readily admitted to not being a fashion photographer but I was there for the convo. The convo was really quite good there then, lots of vigourous discourse, without the mayhem here. But heated sometimes, and thought provoking. Who was often stirring the pot or at least getting things going? Two guesses. And who encouraged more voices to express themselves? Don. My one and only class in photography was from a guy by the name of Ted Orland. Turns out he wrote a book called Art and Fear. Check it out sometime, it's about not being afraid of things you see or want to see but can't because you're afraid. (And lots more too.) Ted is a great photographer, and pretty good teacher, and what was super cool about him is that above all he encouraged you to follow your passion. Stumbling across Don's work and ideas on FOF came for me at a critical point. I hadn't seriously picked up a camera for years, at least not in an artistic sense. I had been doing street and documentary work but nothing relating to things I saw in my mind or felt in my heart. Seeing someone who made no apologies for not fitting into a specific genre, not shooting because it paid the rent, admitting lust in his heart as well as his lens, doing work that was sexy AND intriguing, in some ways, unofficially Don was like my second teacher. I don't want to make this seem like a eulogy, lol, because obviously it's not. I'm just saying that if we're lucky, especially in communities of artists and craftsmen, online or in person, we get to meet, share, become inspired by others around us. Despite all of the failings of the internet, I've actually met or had contact with a number of really engaging thinkers and artists, some of whom are photographers. I'm glad Don's on Mayhem because I'm sure that even though there will be some (or maybe many) who don't get his work, or who are even threatened by it, there will be others who see his work or read his written salons, become inspired and realize that it's okay to follow paths that intrigue and excite you. Jan 04 06 12:19 am Link I like Don because he has been on the threads a lot lately, and he likes girls. Jan 04 06 12:24 am Link Jay Bowman wrote: NO! No Brians at all. That includes D. Brians, O'Brians, Briannas...ALL OF THEM! They're all untrustworthy! Jan 04 06 02:36 am Link The only people worse than Brians are Bryans. Jan 04 06 02:36 am Link Lapis wrote: Really? I must have been sleeping. Jan 04 06 02:45 am Link Brian Diaz wrote: A strange thing about Brians is some I write their names as "Brain" and the rest just as "Brian." I wonder if this means something. Jan 04 06 10:35 am Link KM von Seidl wrote: heheh me too- and I just leave it bec .errrrrrrrrr. well bec anyone who knows me , and has received emails from me? they all know I have my own language Jan 04 06 12:29 pm Link Is this a suck up thread or what? Just got home from the dayjob and Tiger mentioned this thread, so of course I've been scouring the fora trying to find it. Cool! **sniff** -Don (Actually "Donley Brian Nelson," so perhaps a little sympathy for my nom d' photography is in order...Brian.) Jan 04 06 06:32 pm Link D. Brian Nelson wrote: Just consider it a lonely positive thread in a sea of negativity! Jan 04 06 06:36 pm Link To a wonderful man who offered me a cot and a wand, who could ask for more? I have the pleasure of talking with him almost every day, and although we've yet to meet, I value his words over many who have been in my life a long time. You are awe-inspiring Don, truly a marvel to listen to. Thank you for existing, not being ashamed of what you do, and for being fabulous at it. I owe you a truck. Gotta love him. Jan 04 06 09:05 pm Link MHana wrote: yup. That's why I had to find new thread buddies... Jan 04 06 10:17 pm Link D. Brian Nelson wrote: see what happens if you wait your turn...now you aren't just one of the many names on the long list of 'photographers I wanna shoot with'...YOU HAVE YOUR VERY OWN MEMORIAL THREAD. I believe the only other people that have threads are the moderators...dawn, eric, theda, mhana.... Jan 04 06 10:20 pm Link Lapis wrote: well, audrey has one too.... Jan 05 06 02:59 am Link D. Brian Nelson wrote: Actually, I was just being a smart ass Jan 05 06 10:30 am Link |
