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This is a place to comment my Week 9 self-portrait. This time no additional photos. No trivia or anecdotes. I will write about it later.

Now I want your opinions. What do you think? What do you feel? Leave your thoughts in a comment…

Today I would like to present you a bit different point of view – women’s point of view. I have waited with this article a bit longer because I decided that Women’s Day is a great opportunity to showcase some artistic and social insight. I’m not going to write too much so you can just watch, think and make your own opinions.

Let’s begin with a video that my friend Natalia has showed me today:

This short clip is women’s answer to the viral Dodge Campaign shown below. Do you find it funny? Interesting? I think both of them are greatly executed. However, women’s version wouldn’t be accepted into TV (swearing). I have read a few thought-provoking comments on it, and my feelings are kinda mixed. I understand that man’s version was meant to provoke, that’s basically why it went viral. Women’s version can be taken as a joke, strike-back or a feminists’ answer. I think of it as a funny strike-back, although I’ve seen many negative voices. I guess it all depends on attitude.

I’m not a particular fan of male artistic nudes, however, I have recently seen more and more greatly executed artworks featuring men. Art is art, the subject doesn’t matter, so here you go:

I hope it will get you inspired:)

For the end I’d like to show you a bit more political advert. It is NATO’s campaign that brings up an interesting problem: wars are men’s job. What if women had equal rights, would there still be wars? The question is actually very serious as nowadays wars occur in places, where women have little to no rights. Watch, think and decided yourself:

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This is my Week 8 comment thread, feel free to share your opinions and ideas.

I have a few additional shot’s for you today. The set-up is at the bottom.

Trivia:

• I was actually in a bathtub for this shot. It would impossible to get side-lighting in my shower…
• The process was a bit troublesome. Took a few test shots, I felt it should look good so I got myself under the shower head, took another couple shots just to find out that the light wasn’t quite as I imagined. Had to dry myself, change the set-up, air the room (the water was too hot at first and it got steamy) and get back in.

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When we take photos of a certain subject we can easily get used it. We begin to feel more comfortable and confident. Then, we as easily forget the whole process and stay in this comfort zone.

I have prepared a short video with my story about street photography. I hope it will encourage you to try it out yourself:

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This post is dedicated to my Week 7 self-portrait, feel free to comment and share your ideas.

As I mentioned in the Info, I had a completely different idea for today’s photo. Actually I have prepared it last week, but this one is way more interesting.

Trivia

• The ripple effect is obviously inspired by the Matrix.
• The idea popped into my head after the actual shooting. I was opting for “agent looking for evidence” look, but I took a few photos of me inspecting the mirror as well. Turned out to be a good choice.

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This is the final part of The Moving Pictures. If it is your first time here, I encourage you to take a look at Part 1 and Part 2 for the complete guide of searching inspiration in movies.

Today I would like to present you another movie: Mr Brooks. We will walk through a few frames and make some conclusions regarding finding inspiration in movies. Listen to this song while reading, it will assure the proper mood (music from the movie):

First of all I highly recommend watching Mr.Brooks. It is an incredible story about …