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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Apart from the images I enjoyed reading the Q n A as well!! Fantastic collaboration both of you!!

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

Glad you enjoyed the read, too! Thank you, Shital!

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perfectlight's avatar

thank you!

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Manuela Thames's avatar

Love, love, love this!! The triptych is superbe!

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

Thanks, Manuela!

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perfectlight's avatar

thank you! that triptych was put together by Susanne

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søren k. harbel's avatar

Great, you two! I am partial to the gothic window/cityscape! Truly excellent😀 can't wait to see what tricks you have up your sleeves next week. Thank you for this!

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

Thank you, Søren! That is probably my favorite one from this set, too!

We decided to broaden our collaboration a bit, but I am not allowed to share more just yet!

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Joseph D's avatar

The collaboration: a great idea !!

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

Thanks a lot, Joseph!

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Dan Jandl's avatar

Great collaboration!

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

Thanks, Dan!

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perfectlight's avatar

thank you!

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Julia Boyd's avatar

Such a fantastic and inspiring post - with wonderful photos coming out of this collab. Well done you two!

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perfectlight's avatar

thank you!

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

Thank you so much for your kind words (and the tea =) ), Julia! It is very much appreciated!

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Todd Haughton's avatar

Wow, these are fantastic, you two! I had missed the prior parts to this collaboration, so I cannot wait to go back and view them as well. I am so glad you included the interview with this one because it added a wonderful dimension to the work. Well done!

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

I am glad you enjoyed the interview and seeing the results of our collaboration, Todd! Thank you for taking the time to check them out.

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perfectlight's avatar

thank you!

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David A. Rosen's avatar

Susanne, your shots are very engaging in the double exposure. I really like the Triptych in its lights and darks and dark railing traversing the images. nice work. And I really think collaborations are so fulfilling. Perfectlight is a good foil with you.

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

Thank you for your feedback, David! I am so glad you enjoyed these. It is a fun collaboration and teaches you a lot about letting go of control and perfectionism. The results can never be predicted - that makes it so addictive and enjoyable.

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perfectlight's avatar

thank you!

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Hanz's avatar

All of this is awesome. Love reading the back and forth and the images have a lot to look at. Cheers!!

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perfectlight's avatar

thank you!

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

Thank you, Hanz! They definitely deserve a closer look. Thank you for taking the time!

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Marian Goldsmith's avatar

P.S. And the discussion is what inspired me to reach out to my friend. It adds a lot to audience experience.

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

That is excellent feedback, Marian! Thank you.

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Marian Goldsmith's avatar

Grand indeed! And inspiring. It inspired me to send a link to a photo friend to suggest our doing something similar. If he jumps I hope to have something for you eventually. Susanne knows I’ve taken in camera digital doubles of musicians performing and so have a “take” on a self directed process which is a lot of fun. But doing it collaboratively like this without so much control would be something more exciting and totally different. Plus I like the idea of embracing serendipity instead of exercising so much control.

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perfectlight's avatar

thank you!

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

Thank you for your feedback, Marian! I love it when a collaboration sparks inspiration and action. Should your photo friend not be interested, we might have something to offer next week! =)

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Marian Goldsmith's avatar

Sounds good Susanne. I’m standing by for more information when you're ready.

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Paul Votava's avatar

Like making music, there comes a certain harmony in the work. So much happening on the collab side, more is better! Congrats to both of you!

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perfectlight's avatar

thank you!

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

But more like music, that is very experimental music and with an intuitive, following-your-guts approach! =) Thanks so much, Paul!

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Juliette's avatar

These are excellent! It's so fun for me personally to be able to recognize some of Hamburg in these, but the bigger point is the lovely aspect to the collaboration. Looking forward to what's next!

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

I love to see how my image transforms into something else because of the second exposure. Always a surprise…

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perfectlight's avatar

thank you! keep your eyes open 😊

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Luz Mendes's avatar

Great team work! A long applause to you both!! I just saw your post from your last year collaboration with the photos in colour and the roll of film zine! Great idea and great photos too! I love the one with the Madonna!

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

Thanks so much, Luz! Yes, the Madonna one is one of my favorites, too!

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perfectlight's avatar

thank you!

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Mark Foard's avatar

Well done to the two of you. It’s a great collaboration resulting in some very interesting results (I especially like the first one with the arched window.). The interview was a great addition too.

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

Thank you, Mark! Glad you enjoyed it!

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perfectlight's avatar

thank you!

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Ralph Turner's avatar

A great complimentary article to the colour one on perfectlight's page. Some remarkably compelling, surreal combinations. It's interesting to see how the half images in the first selection were taken at 90 degrees to the other, full image. Surprisingly effective. Thanks for sharing, both of you.

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

Yeah, we had some trouble with that roll, but the were some nice results in the end.

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment, Ralph! Much appreciated! =)

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