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…and all that is life.

Pearls Before Swine

Here’s a new piece I started working on today. It’s been about 3 years since I last wrote anything and I actually wasn’t even in the mood, but when I listened to one of my old songs and how accurately I was describing what I was feeling now, again… I thought I might give it a shot. Oh, and the song I was listening to was: My Dark Place.

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A Yearly Mantra.

Every year I choose a word to represent a flaw in me that I want to work on, to help me improve and surpass that specific flaw. 2009 it was “patience”, 2010 it was “humility” and this year the selected mantra is “equilibrium”.

e·qui·lib·ri·um
n. pl. e·qui·lib·ri·ums or e·qui·lib·ri·a (-r-)
1. A condition in which all acting influences are canceled by others, resulting in a stable, balanced, or unchanging system.
2. Mental or emotional balance; poise.
[Latin aequilbriumaequi-equi-lbrabalance.]

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Making an intro for a review isn’t always easy.

While making an intro for a review, things didn’t go quite as expected.

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Colourful words of wisdom, update #8

firegirlI’m so full of myself that I actually quote myself. People should do that more often. You know, every once in a while you spit out that pearl which just makes you go: Aaahh. You repeat the words to yourself, tasting them as if they were a delicious piece of chocolate.

#8 “The Apocalypse will not be delivered by God, but by religion.”

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Tory is a pretty girl with a pretty weird last name

My original idea for the shoot was an almost demonic, strong, feminine, wild and natural concept.
She didn’t really agree with my vision and decided to show up with full makeup and tight dresses.
The result became a compromise but I tried really hard to get some good powerful shots to balance out her otherwise very paintbrushed and streamlined portfolio. She’s incredibly beautiful just the way she is. Good fun!

My original idea for the shoot was an almost demonic, strong, feminine, wild and natural concept.

She didn’t really agree with my vision and decided to show up with full makeup and tight dresses.

The result became a compromise but I tried really hard to get some good powerful shots to balance out her otherwise very paintbrushed and streamlined portfolio. She’s incredibly beautiful just the way she is. Good fun!

Click the image to view the whole photo shoot.

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