Comments on: The Amazingly Talented 19 Year Old Nirrimi

By: destiny Lane

destiny Lane — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:32:00 +0000

Okay, just for the record… Nirrimi has been doing this long before Intagram came around. Besides, her story is actually far different than what’s explained here. I’ve followed her for many years, at first for her writing and a few photos here and there. Nirrimi isn’t the only one doing photography in this style, but she was certainly one of the first photographers loved for doing so, so many years ago.

By: Muriu Kinuthia

Muriu Kinuthia — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:42:00 +0000

Glenn Marsh, dude, gotta learn when to quit. Seriously. I like the pictures myself. Lovely work!

By: Tony Guillaro

Tony Guillaro — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:16:00 +0000

I agree, Congrats on what she was able to accomplish, But most of her work is just snap shots..I dont get it??? Should I just start taking snap shot an I can fulfill my dream of becoming a fashion Photographer

By: icie

icie — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:26:00 +0000

I’ve been following Nirrimi’s work for years now, and her processing style pre-dates the rise of Instagram. Say what you like about the colours; you can even say she has the epitome of a hipster lifestyle (if you follow her blog), but here’s the thing: I’d have been impressed with her work even if she were a 40 year old man.

F-stoppers has posted a selection of her photos, mostly her professional work. But it’s her personal stuff that really gets to me: they possess a certain darkness or pathos, and dare I say it, honesty, that reverberates with me. Her processing is a facilitator of this: no more, no less.It’s a pity that the discussion around her work has been hijacked by the reaction against the current trends in colour processing. I suppose that is one of the limitations of the technically minded forum that is a photography site.

By: Jesi Langdale

Jesi Langdale — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:55:00 +0000

I find Nirrimi’s work to be very wonderful and quite talented. For all of the people hating on the colour effects, she is working for the industry, a lot of what she does is guided by those people who hired her. More of her personal photography (which is still quite stunning) seems to use less of this look. Also, the Diesel campaign was in 2010, so her photography has matured quite a bit. We all have our styles and quirks, which is what makes us different. I will agree that the colours and ideas behind the photography do seem to be emulated quite a bit, but that is what societies do, and then there is another ‘new’ thing that comes along, ad infinitum. Fashion photography is money, and even Nirrimi seems to point this out in her bios, that she does this for money, and has separate photography that is her love. As a young photographer myself and a mother I think this girl is amazing just for what she has accomplished, not to mention her obvious skills.

(Edit: For some strange reason it posted twice.)

By: Jesi Langdale

Jesi Langdale — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:54:00 +0000

By: Albi Kl

Albi Kl — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:18:00 +0000

It may be of interest to note that altering the colour of a motion picture or still image (colour grading) is not new and has been in use within the creative industry since before myself and perhaps many others here were born.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_grading

While Nirrimi’s style of grading may not be to everyone’s taste, it is not the only way to grade an image. Vimeo’s colour grading group provides countless examples of the different ways an image may be altered:

https://vimeo.com/groups/colorgrading

By: Danny Santos

Danny Santos — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:15:00 +0000

I agree. If you’re going to go on hating other people’s work, make sure you can back it up with your own work. Otherwise, you’re just asking for it.

By: Glenn Marsh

Glenn Marsh — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:05:00 +0000

Chris, just to be clear I am not feeling any heat. I have nothing to hide and I stand by every comment I
have made. Here is the brief summary, you are welcome to fact check it.

1. I complemented the girl,I did not attack her. (the very first
sentence in my 1st post )

2. I made a joke about the industry and the current love affair of this trendy photo style that is everywhere. (nothing negative towards the photographer just an observable fact).

3. If someone made a statement that was a misrepresentation of what I originally said ,I responded to clarify what I stated.

4. I never attacked anyone here nor did I say anything derogatory or disrespectful to anyone.

On the other hand you made it your mission to come after me, I admire that you were so industrious that you took the time to look up my website and posted it on this forum. When all you had to do was click on my name and it would have taken you right to my FB
page.

With regard to my summary of the fashion industry;

One does not have to be directly involved in the fashion genre of photography to have an interest in learning, reading or attend seminars to listen to experts in the industry discuss how the
industry is evolving. This is where I obtained the information so, are the experts of industry wrong or are you?

The work of mine that you have reviewed is 2 years old. I have not had the time to update my site nor do I need to. I think that some of it is good and some of it isn’t. I really don’t care. I don’t use it for business.

I don’t want to embarrass you but you really should get a dictionary and look up the word hypocrite and then reread your essay.

And finally you shouldn’t let someone’s opinion that maybe different from yours rattle your cage.

Now go out into the field and backlight your subject, open up your fstop, position your reflector and point that lens into the sun and fire away.

By: douglassonders

douglassonders — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 04:32:00 +0000

YOU GO MIKE NELSON