Black and white

I recently found this photographer Zhou Mi, online. He's got really lovely black and white shots, now I don't know much about the technical side of photography, colour or black and white, I only know what I like.

I love his shots because they always seem to be capturing some sort of action and not just of still life or portrait. I especially like shots with some sort of movement in them or shots that are on location and I think he's able to show fluidity and time through an instance.

One other guy I chanced upon is William Klein. Again, I don't know much about photography but I gather this guy was pretty innovative in his shots and apparently broke new waves for fashion photography. He personally did not give much for fashion and its look and like to bring his models out on location, in part also due to the fact that he did not have much studio experience.



This is really the kind of fashion photography I like: out on the streets where fashion truly lies - in people and their style, where the shot is not just about the clothes and how good the model looks but about the feeling behind the clothes.

Fashion is consumed by people and the streets and should be shot as such.

Disclaimer: I do not attempt to pretend to know much about photography, I just know what catches my eye and what I find attractive

Panic Attacks.

You know I'm starting to think that I'm suddenly the black sheep of my group. Every other person is doing well, and their lives are on the way, upwards. They're moving ahead. Me? I'm still here. Here in nowhere. I'm not complaining, I know the consequences of my actions and I choose my own fate and all that bullshit, I'm not regretting. This is just something on my mind. Why is it so hard for you to be sure of yourself when other people are not sure. Shouldn't you have final say in your life, and if so then why do we always let the words of others affect us. Please, stop asking me when I'm going home (no, I'm not talking about you Cheryl) and when I'm going to graduate. This is my life, I will do things at my time. I'm young, curious and spontaneous, even if I have nothing I still have these. Don't take that away from me.

Foam

This is my favourite museum in Amsterdam. Mainly because it doesn't deal with renaissance art, classical paintings and a bunch of history. It's modern, direct and hip. Even the interior is clean, with a kind of industrial designer feel; it's mainly large white walls and steel bars, steel staircases.

They're having The Kate Show now, which I personally think is not much to look at, although the cocaine buffet was a nice touch. Another exhibition to check out is Risk, where 12 artists share an experience of a chosen issue through photojournalism. My favourite was the one on Glasgow: Murder City of Europe (I think it's called). Here's something on one of their new exhibitions:

This offering is by Dutch photographer, Paul Kooiker, who uses the female form as an object for his fascination with perception. I haven't been to see this, but it's on till Feburary, so once I go, I'll tell you guys about it.

I already like this shot because it's so unconventional, ugly but beautiful. That's the whole thing about Amsterdam, it's just so liberal and unconventional, and it feels like there's not so much judgement hanging in the air of this city. The exterior doesn't look great, but it still draws you into the mysterious allure of the inside.

People are on the streets, they're homeless, and weird, many of them rude.
But the fact is, they're there.

They're not brought off the streets to be locked up and punished for being themselves, call it too much freedom and not enough welfare to back it up (that's actually probably what it is), but at least they're not skeletons in the closet.

Look.

Oh and another thing, check out this cool advertising agency's website. It's a little quirky and out-of-the-box fun.

Definitely not your average website.

http://www.kesselskramer.com/

blog-spot

Forgive the pun, I couldn't help myself.

Anyhow, I've spotted this blog online, http://likeafuckinvirgin.wordpress.com. Ok, before you go ahead and point fingers, "Eeee.. mummy look, online stalker..", I am not. In fact, friends can testify that I hardly spend any time updating my blog.

But I just thought this girl's blog is so unpretentious, down to earth and just fun, like how any young person should be spending his or her time; being yourself, taking full advantage of your youth, and not giving two shits about what other people say.

Because we're young.

3 weeks to christmas.

hello everyone!

i want a new lomo camera, one with flash. it costs 60 euros.

and one more thing:

"where oh where can my baby be, the scrooge took her away from me..."