Baraka’s Butterfly Photoshoot .2.
baraka's, butterfly, clothes, photo, Photography, shoot
7
Jan
31
I know I haven’t posted anything for a while..but I didn’t have any interesting things to write about. Haven’t finished the book, haven’t seen any movies, haven’t looked for any good artists… But I have some new photos now, from the photo shoot for Baraka’s Butterfly 
Hope you’ll like them.
Model, make-up and clothes: Irina Irimia (Baraka’s Butterfly)
Photographer: me
Random thing
fashion, look, looklet, random
4
Jan
23
I was reading Cristina’s blog earlier and she had some images of looks she created on Looklet … and since I am bored I thought I’d give it a try and “play stylist”. Here’s what came out:
Well..that’s it…
Secretary (2002)
Film, gyllenhaal, james, maggie, movie, Quotes, secretary, shainberg, spader, steven
None
Jan
18
directed by Steven Shainberg
Since the book I am reading now has more than 700 pages and my reading time is limited and I felt like writing something here, I thought I’d try to write about one of my favorite movies.
Secretary is a story about an unconventional love between Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and her boss, E. Edward Grey (James Spader). After being released from a mental institution, Lee gets back to her dysfunctional family and starts trying to have a normal life. After a difficult beginning caused by her alcoholic father, she manages to get a job as a secretary at Mr Grey’s law firm. At first, her lack of experience and social awkwardness seems to bother Mr Grey, but after a while we realize that he is attracted by her submissive behavior.
We witness the start of a relationship between the two characters. Many would describe it as weird or way out there, but who are we to decide what’s weird and what’s not. People act the best way they can at any given moment. I think I wrote about “normal” before, but even if I didn’t, I don’t really feel like blabbering about some things most people wouldn’t care about. So, back to our story. I really like a phrase used to describe the synopsis on the movie’s official site :
The tender beauty of two people coming slowly together in a mutually quirky and unconventional harmony is captured perfectly.
I’m not going to try to put that in any different way.
After a while, Lee gets fired because of Edward’s shame in what he was feeling and doing. Pressured by her family and boyfriend she accepts the latter’s marriage proposal. But, just before the wedding, she runs away to Mr Grey’s office and declares her love to him by sitting on his desk chair for three days without moving. That’s quite a love declaration, right?
He finally comes after her and they live happily ever after. The End
Tune of the day
area, clear, heap, imogen, Music, the, tune
None
Jan
15
Imogen Heap – Clear the Area from the album Speak for Yourself (2005)
Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain(2001)
amelie, audrey, Film, jean-pierre, jeunet, movie, poulain, tatou
2
Jan
10
directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Sometimes I like watching a movie I’ve seen years back because I am curious to find out if I still like it. So, today I decided to watch Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain. And yes, I still like it
Amélie grew up in a rather cold family environment. Her mother died when she was little and her father touched her only for the monthly check-ups. She didn’t have friends and her only dream was to make enough money so she could leave their home and live by herself.
After many years, we find her working as a waitress and living alone in the city. One day, after finding an old box filled with memories she decides to find the owner and return the mystery box. That was the day when Amélie found her destiny. From that day on she started planning and scheming to help people around her. It would be nice if more people would do nice things for others, try to help them in any way they can, wouldn’t it?
In the middle of her adventure she falls in love with a guy named Nino (Mathieu Kassovitz), who is working at a sex shop/video store and a ghost train in the amusement park. She decides to play a little “hide-and-seek” game with Nino instead of just meeting face to face, but they end up together eventually
You know, I wonder, are there people who actually do that? Play little games like that to get someone’s attention? Maybe they are, who knows.
It’s funny, romantic and a bit weird. I love the colors and images. I like Amelie’s character, though I really like the actress that plays her too – Audrey Tatou. She has this pretty, innocent face that makes her look adorable. I also like Nino’s hobby – collecting thrown away photos from photo boots and putting them all together in a catalog. I always found observing people as interesting – looking at their faces, gestures, listening to their voice and looking at their photos.
Memorable scenes:
Narrator: Amélie still seeks solitude. She amuses herself with silly questions about the world below, such as “How many people are having an orgasm right now?”
[scenes of various orgasms taking place]
Amélie: Fifteen.
Hdr attempt
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3
Jan
05
For those who are not familiar with the term, hdr means high dynamic range. For more information on hdr imaging click here.
Natsuo Kirino – Grotesque
author, book, grotesque, japanese, kirino, natsuo, novel
2
Jan
03
A story of decay… decay of the human nature. A story about how society and other people can influence one’s life and make them turn into a monster. A story about childhood in the Japanese society and in one of the most prestigious schools there. A story about prostitution and a story about murder. That’s what the author lays in front of our eyes.
Our storyteller is a Japanese woman in her forties, who has always lived in her sister Yuriko’s shadow. Hating her sister for the extreme beauty she possessed, she had always considered her to be a monster and always tried to be nothing like her. Turning into prostitution at a very early age, Yuriko ends up murdered by a Chinese man, who came to work illegally in Japan.
We also have Kazue’s story, a girl who has been taught that all you need to do is try your best and you can accomplish anything you want to. But this disillusion turned her into a monster who thought that by being both a career woman and a prostitute made her better than any other woman out there. She ends up being murdered by the same man who killed Yuriko.
We witness the decay of these people. We witness their actions and emotions in a cruel reality.
Grotesque is a novel that can really make you wonder. It makes you wonder about how your actions can influence someone’s life and how your decisions and choices can influence your own life. It makes you wonder about your dreams and hopes. What ever happened to them? Every one of us had dreams, we all have goals, hopes for a better life, but in the end, how many of us will actually accomplish them? How many of us can say that they had all their dreams come true? Every human being starts their life in the same way…what makes us who we are today?
Have you ever wondered where you would have been if you had made a different choice at some point in your life? There are many things we cannot control, that would change our lives, but it’s up to us to try our best to have the life we want and not the one decided by society or any other person.
I started rambling..sorry, but these are the kind of thoughts reading Grotesque had me thinking.
Stardust (2007)
fairytale, matthew, movie, stardust, vaughn
None
Jan
03
directed by Matthew Vaughn
While I was visiting my parents for Christmas I decided to take a break from computers and internet, so I had nothing else to do but read and watch TV. That being said, on Christmas day I watched Stardust. They usually air happy movies and this one fits right into this category. It has everything they could fit into an easy-to-watch, happy-ending, fantasy movie.
We have our hero, a pretty girl, witches, evil princes, good people trying to help our hero and of course true love. The story is about a fallen star, that is actually a beautiful young woman, not your usual rock/meteorite formation, and the love story between her and a young man from an English village. Our happy couple goes through a lot of adventures, being chased by evil witches that read into animal guts and evil princes that want to be king, but in the end they get married and live happily ever after.
What can I say, it’s a nice fairytale, sometimes funny, but not quite my favorite kind of movie. I know i am too cynical, but the whole true love/live happily ever after thing is a bit cheesy. It did remind me though of all the stories and poems I used to read when I was growing up.
A philosopher once asked, “Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?” Pointless, really… ”Do the stars gaze back?” Now that’s a question.
Placebo – Sleeping with Ghosts
ghosts, lyrics, placebo, sleeping, song, with
None
Dec
23
I really like this song. The lyrics are kind of sad, but that doesn’t make it less beautiful.
Lyrics:
The sea’s evaporating
Though it comes as no surprise
These clouds we’re seeing
They’re explosions in the sky
It seems it’s written
But we can’t read between the line
Hush
It’s okay
Dry your eye
Dry your eye
Soulmate dry your eye
Dry your eye
Soulmate dry your eye
Cause soulmates never die
This one world vision
Turns us in to compromise
What good’s religion
When it’s each other we despise
Damn the government
Damn their killing
Damn their lies
Hush
It’s okay
Dry your eyes
Dry your eyes
Soulmate dry your eyes
Dry your eyes
Soulmate dry your eyes
Cause soulmates never die
Baraka’s Butterfly Photoshoot
acaju, baraka's, butterfly, clothes, fashion, photo shoot, Photography
2
Dec
22
A few photos from the photo shoot for Baraka’s Butterfly and a new theme.
I liked the theme i had before but it was too cluttered. I wanted something simpler and more spacious…
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Location : Acaju Cafe, Str. Sf. Sava nr. 15
Model: Daniela Maria Irimia
Clothes: Baraka’s Butterfly
Photographer: Me
