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Description Milk is the newborn's blood.

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I know I don't usually take this kind of shot, I hope you like it anyway. This was inspired by =WordoftheWeek 's theme : Essential.
The truth is, I've just joined the club, wishing to trigger my inspiration and conceptual photography, and immediatly this word aroused many images and ideas in me. Essential. It could be anything, everything. We can all interpret it in our own way, it's a fabulous word.
Other pictures inspired by this word will come, maybe too late for submission, but that doesn't matter anyway.

For those who are interested...
This photo is supposed to evoke a newborn's hand wallowing in its mothers milk. In reality, none of it is true, neither the milk, nor the hand. Illusion.
This is actually a plastic doll's hand wallowing into semi skimmed cow milk. A truly refined realistic and perfect doll, but a doll nonetheless.

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ESSENTIAL

–adjective
1. absolutely necessary; indispensable
2. pertaining to or constituting the essence of a thing.
3. noting or containing an essence of a plant, drug, etc.
4. being such by its very nature or in the highest sense; natural; spontaneous
5. Mathematics.
a. (of a singularity of a function of a complex variable) noting that the Laurent series at the point has an infinite number of terms with negative powers.
b. (of a discontinuity) noting that the function is discontinuous and has no limit at the point. Compare removable (def. 2).
–noun
6. a basic, indispensable, or necessary element; chief point
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Comments: 42

madameATP [2011-12-11 22:04:24 +0000 UTC]

Even if it is fake, it's still a beautiful concept photograph.

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ascariosa [2008-09-16 17:37:42 +0000 UTC]

great idea

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greenandyellow In reply to ascariosa [2008-09-16 21:12:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ! I'm glad you liked the concept

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ascariosa In reply to greenandyellow [2008-09-16 21:20:02 +0000 UTC]

you are welcome

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crnamacka [2007-12-02 16:53:04 +0000 UTC]

intelligently... bravo

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greenandyellow In reply to crnamacka [2007-12-02 19:16:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, it was a nice concept to work out for me

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FerdydurkeZabelin [2007-09-13 05:16:46 +0000 UTC]

Belle idée. Une poupée prenant vie en buvant du lait. La réalisation est une réussite. Très veloutée.

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greenandyellow In reply to FerdydurkeZabelin [2007-09-13 07:07:22 +0000 UTC]

Merci beaucoup ! Je suis très heureuse que le concept te parle... Et que tu aimes aussi la photo en elle même.

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FerdydurkeZabelin In reply to greenandyellow [2007-09-14 08:22:26 +0000 UTC]

Ben oui! Elle est très réussie et très émouvante aussi. Du très beau travail.

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Lucecul [2007-05-29 15:46:02 +0000 UTC]

The Title makes the picture xxx

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greenandyellow In reply to Lucecul [2007-05-29 19:43:08 +0000 UTC]

I know, I find it's often the case with conceptual art

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Ottokees [2007-03-20 10:07:19 +0000 UTC]

So creative and intense!!!. J´aime. Besos, Serge.

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greenandyellow In reply to Ottokees [2007-03-20 12:29:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks For the comment and the favourite and for taking the trouble to browse through my gallery

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Ottokees In reply to greenandyellow [2007-03-20 12:37:53 +0000 UTC]

.....thanks to you...it is not a trouble..it is the most sweet and artistic pleasure....Besos, Serge.

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cerisenougat [2007-03-16 09:03:02 +0000 UTC]

cette photo est vraiment vraiment jolie... La lumiere, les couleurs... Bravo

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spoiled-cocoa [2007-02-24 18:12:38 +0000 UTC]

great shot.
amazing effect.. i'm loving it.

kisses

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greenandyellow In reply to spoiled-cocoa [2007-02-24 19:04:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you found the concept mving enough to comment on.

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Lazulyte [2007-01-27 05:24:49 +0000 UTC]

this is a very unique and powerful picture....loved your description...

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greenandyellow In reply to Lazulyte [2007-01-27 17:42:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much. I am so glad my words could help give meaning to this picture, which many friends of mine have found destabilizing...

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v-anhelsing [2007-01-16 00:43:06 +0000 UTC]

this one is really sweet..well the whole idea is sweet..hey where do u get such lovely idea hun

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greenandyellow In reply to v-anhelsing [2007-01-16 07:44:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh thank you for thinking it's sweet
The idea just sort of popped into my head when I thought about the word "essential". I really couldn't tell why. Something about the hand trying to hold something...

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v-anhelsing In reply to greenandyellow [2007-01-16 14:47:52 +0000 UTC]

cool keep getting such ideas popped in ur hear

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CelestialxMoon [2007-01-13 18:11:22 +0000 UTC]

A very lovely a meaningful shot. I love "Milk is the newborn's blood." I love the idea of the baby's hand in the milk bowl.

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greenandyellow In reply to CelestialxMoon [2007-01-13 18:52:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this very nice comment. I am so glad I could move you with this concept.

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Toolow [2007-01-12 12:28:48 +0000 UTC]

Nice concept and very, very, well done.

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greenandyellow In reply to Toolow [2007-01-12 15:43:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much I'm especially glad you like the concept.

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Toolow In reply to greenandyellow [2007-01-14 22:52:30 +0000 UTC]

Glad you shared the details!

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Coralay [2007-01-11 16:05:27 +0000 UTC]

Iiiiiiirk, tu l'as prise! J'ai eu peur au début vu que je pensais que tu avais pris Mimi lol, je me suis dit qu'elle avait un probleme! Bon euh...la photo est tres bien mais moi elle me fait peur...

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greenandyellow In reply to Coralay [2007-01-11 16:42:07 +0000 UTC]

Hihi eh oui. La vérité, c'est qu'à moi même elle fait un peu peur... On dirait une main morte, un peu. Mais c'est le concept de base. Si je pivais réaliser ce qu'il y a dans ma tête, il y en aurait de bien pires !!
'Fin merchi quand même

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pastseeker [2007-01-11 13:22:19 +0000 UTC]

This is outstanding! I not only love the photograph, but the text that you wrote is also very moving. Truly beautiful! This is a profound shot, very well done and so very beautiful!

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greenandyellow In reply to pastseeker [2007-01-11 14:42:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I am really glad that I was able to move you with my art.
Above all I am happy that my words meant something to you, especially with my rusty English. I don't usually write texts to accompany my photos, but I've understood that they often help conceptual art, give it more meaning.

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average-jeau [2007-01-11 03:30:11 +0000 UTC]

WOW!
That's a fantastic picture! The hand looks so real.
You've outdone yourself with this shot, Natacha. It's a perfect shot to portray Essential. You should be proud of yourself.
Love it!

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greenandyellow In reply to average-jeau [2007-01-11 07:44:03 +0000 UTC]


Thank you so very much for these kind words.
With this shot, I don't actually know if I should take myself seriously or not (I felt a little stupid holding a doll into a plate of milk ). Your support means a lot !

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average-jeau In reply to greenandyellow [2007-01-11 14:23:21 +0000 UTC]

You're quite welcome.
Why shouldn't you take yourself seriously? You're exploring a means of self expression. Same with your music. Just have fun while taking yourself seriously.
Lots of shots can make you feel silly, especially if someone is watching. The important thing is to have vision--know what the shot will look like before you take it, know it will be a great shot, know it will have an impact.

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greenandyellow In reply to average-jeau [2007-01-11 14:47:03 +0000 UTC]


I had this shot so precise in my head before taking it. Of course I'd imagined it with my little brother's hand, but then I was afraid he wouldn't cooperate very well and when I remembered we still had this doll, everything became clear

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average-jeau In reply to greenandyellow [2007-01-12 01:57:05 +0000 UTC]

Cool!
You're getting better all the time.

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acutely [2007-01-11 01:45:23 +0000 UTC]

The tag line for the milk commercials here in California is "Milk does a body good." That would be a cute and humorous photo to use with this tag line over here. Very cute!

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greenandyellow In reply to acutely [2007-01-11 08:06:38 +0000 UTC]

Haha well I guess I'm not very original, I have the same references as milk commercial, that's pretty reassuring : the image of milk just popped at me at the thought of "essential"

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acutely In reply to greenandyellow [2007-01-11 15:13:53 +0000 UTC]

I do think this is very original.

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DerekProspero [2007-01-10 22:27:09 +0000 UTC]

Nice picture, and good lighting. I like the composition of the hand over the plate.

On a side not, I read that cow's milk has been shown to be a leading cause of allergies & ear infections in children.

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greenandyellow In reply to DerekProspero [2007-01-10 22:50:41 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad this speaks to you
You are right about cow milk. I should specify this in the description, this image is actually pretty sly : even the hand is not real. It is a doll's hand... A very realistic and detailed one indeed, but a doll nevertheless.
Just pretending to be truth.

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yoursecretkeeper [2007-01-10 22:24:24 +0000 UTC]

That's an amazingly cool photo. I love it.

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