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Here are photos from fans of Photoboxing for the “Film Noir” challenge. We highly encourage all photographers to participate in each challenge. If you do, send us your pics and we’ll feature you!

Left photo is from our ringmaster Cheyne Gallarde. Check out the full photo and some behind the scenes photos on his blog.

Right photo is from Film Noir fan Phil Velez. Love his perspective on the genre! Check out his work!

Stay tuned, the winner of Match #011 will be announced soon!

Lyan’s entries for “Film Noir”. Click on each photo to view larger.

I was really excited about the subject matter “film noir” being that im a huge fan of cinema and the film noir genre. I immediately had two films in mind once I heard what the assignment was. First was Kurosawa’s “Stray Dog” where a Japanese detective looses his gun and spend the majority of the movie hitting the streets trying to locate it. I had my friend Matt run through a smoke machine and down some hallways to try to capture that ‘gumshoe on the run’ feel. Another big stand out to me was Goyard’s “Breathless”. Whenever I think of this film my friends Rob and Devon always stick out on my head. Maybe It’s their looks or personalities, I can’t decide, either way they are awesome. I wanted the feel of them walking the streets as he tries to charm his way back into her life. Hopefully they convey those feelings with the photos. Those films mean a lot to me and I hope showed that.

Luke’s entries for “Film Noir”. Click to view each photo larger.

I chose “Film Noir,” as the theme because I thought it was a nice broad theme everyone could have fun with. Film Noir often deals with exaggerated lighting and mood. It’s a fun genre where every kind of lighting situation can be vitalized, even a dimly lit alley. 
I shot these both on film and digital, Canon Rebel EOS XS and a Canon 7D. 

While the photoboxers are shooting their pictures for the “Film Noir” challenge, let’s take the time to get to know our new challenger, documentary photographer and entrepreneur Lyan Rau.

  • Originally from: Kahaluu
  • What kind of camera(s) do you shoot with? dslr or film point and shoot
  • What are your strengths? I have a strong finger which makes pushing the button effortless :)
  • What are your weaknesses? I’ve broken the hand said finger is attached to, so it’s not as strong as it used to be :(
I always admire someone who can capture a great documentary shot, one that really encapsulates the moment for someone who wasn’t there. Browsing Lyan’s photos, you can definitely relive the moments he is in, which is a great skill. I’m excited to see what he creates for the “Film Noir” challenge!

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