Elvira's DADA

The blog of Elvira Kalviste, NYC based photographer and videographer. I hope to use this blog as a platform for sharing my work and the bits of inspiration and wisdom I stumble upon from time to time.

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When, in the thick of summer wedding season, someone emails to find out how much I charge for a family portrait session… on my one weekend off

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When the reception venue tells you that you need to wait to eat once everyone has gone through the line

…so you can spend the next 45 minutes making people mad taking pictures of them eating and inevitably getting one minute to sit eat before the next event starts. So much logic.

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When someone posts a "Which edit do you like better?" post in a facebook group

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Lol

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WHEN YOUR NORMAL FRIENDS WANT TO EAT FANCY BRUNCH ON SUNDAYS

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Life of a wedding photographer

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WHEN YOUR NORMAL FRIENDS WANT TO EAT FANCY BRUNCH ON SUNDAYS

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Life of a wedding photographer

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Fun little experiment with the groomsmen:)

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#Summer is here!

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Gorgeous location for a nature filled engagement session @wavehill #newyorkweddingphotographer #engagementphotos

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Cali on Flickr.

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Week 4 Outtake on Flickr.

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Blown Away Like The Dandelion Seeds - Week 2 on Flickr.

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New day, new edits, new haircut #newme #goodmorning #ineedcoffee #ilovewhatido

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Week 1 Outtake on Flickr.

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Week 1 - Reemergence on Flickr.

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Some interesting info: This is very reminiscent of the Baby X experiments, in which it was discovered that people reacted differently to a baby’s behavior depending on whether or not they believed the baby to be male or female.  People were asked to watch a video of a baby reacting to a startling image (a Jack-in-the-box popping up), and describe the baby’s emotional state.  When people believed the baby to be female, they described the baby as being scared and upset; when they thought the baby was male, they perceived the baby to be angry.  This was very telling, as it showed that literally identical behavior could be construed differently based on the perceived gender of the subject.

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Now imagine a lifetime of gender specific socialization- male anger is par for the course while the same emotion in a woman is personal weakness. Ha oh sorry don’t have to imagine THAT’S REALITY 

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Yes.

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Vanessa on Flickr.

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lovely to find my work on tumblr:)