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day two/fourteentitle: what we used to be.
I am disappointed. I don't know, I expected this whole concept to look a lot more interesting and now I am just not satisfied with the outcome. There is something about it that just makes me not like it. I feel like I failed. 
Please tell me how you like it, I'd really appreciate some proper critique on this!
About today, I didn't go to work today. The woman I am working for is ill so I couldn't go and I just relaxed at home, went to the dentist ... I took this around 12pm while my mother was cooking lunch and she was laughing at me all the time because I almost burnt my fingers (yeah, thanks mum).
So overall, a quite normal day, I guess.
photography & edit (c) me
model: moi.
equipment used: canon eos 1000D & canon 50mm f/1.4
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Eine Kerze reicht, um zu feiern; ich glaube, du brauchst nicht mehr.
Du hast eine sehr eigene Art, dich auszudrücken, und es gibt niemanden, der wie du ist. Überrascht dich das?
Sicher nicht wirklich; dabei sollten meine paar Worte so etwas wie eine Geburtstagsüberraschung sein. Ein Geburtstag ist etwas Besonderes, und egal, wie man zu Geburtstagen steht, ich glaube, man sollte ihn niemals vergessen.
Ich hab letztes Jahr an meinem eigenen etwas geschrieben, das ich The Resistance genannt habe:
April 16th, day of birth, my birthday.
Act of birth, always an act of resistance, 'cause we're born into a land that's the empire of death, and until now nobody survived.
Day of birth, always the day of a mighty promise to our mothers. All the children are saying:
"Yes, I try! I'll make it, and I do it for you and all the others that came before: I'll find the hidden path to Neverland."
One thing we learned, and one thing's for sure: We must keep our promises.
16 4 makes 11, and eleven makes up to 2. Up to what? 2 eternity. That's my promise. So help me God.
Wanna be part of The Resistance? U are. Everyday.
Klingt fast schon martialisch, und beinahe sieht man den Terminator durch Ruinen stapfen, aber so ist es irgendwie: Die Zeit...zerfällt, die Kerze brennt beinahe unwiderruflich ab, und was immer du anzündest, brennt nur ganz kurz ganz hell.
So ist es bis jetzt.
Aber ich seh's dir an, denn du denkst wie ich: Ändern wir die Dinge!
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Nikolas.
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Hey, danke für dein liebes Feedback! Keine Ahnung, für was ich ein Auge hab, aber es freut mich sehr, dass meine paar Worte so gut bei dir angekommen sind.
Es tut mir leid, wenn es in den letzten Wochen nicht gut bei dir läuft - aber was ist das schon? Du gewinnst Erfahrungen, und manchmal gehören auch Durststrecken dazu, um mit irgendetwas weiter zu kommen. Und warum sollte ich an dir zweifeln? Du hast alles, was du brauchst, um Großes zu vollbringen, und gestern habe ich auf deinem tumblr einen Text von dir gelesen, den ich selbst gerne geschrieben hätte.
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Mich würde es jedenfalls freuen, denn hier bin ich nun mal vorrangig, wobei ich auch ab und zu gefrustet bin von der Oberflächlichkeit vieler deviants. Andererseits denke ich, dass Oberflächlichkeit ein Zeichen unserer Zeit und überall anzutreffen ist. Also suche ich nach den Perlen - ganz egal, ob hier, bei Facebook oder bei tumblr 
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Perlen. 
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Hey Nikolas, wann waren Suchen mal nicht mühevoll
Ich hab erst Ilkes deviantART-Account gefunden, und ein paar Tage später habe ich sie auf Facebook geaddet. Sie hat wirklich großes Talent!
Auf tumblr stört mich nach wie vor ein bisschen, dass viele der Blogs dort ihre eigene Identität zu sehr in der Masse der Reblogs aufgeben, und darum fällt es mir schwer, dort so richtig heimisch zu werden.
Deine Gedanken und dein ganzer Ansatz zu den Menschen, denen du folgst, gefallen mir sehr!
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Oh ja, das hast du gut gesagt. 
Was mich am meisten stört, ist einfach, dass niemand mehr schreibt, niemand mehr redet, so als wäre so etwas unwichtig geworden.
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Ja, geht mir auch so - ich meine Letzteres. Als ob wir alle nach und nach zu oberflächlichen, hirntoten Soziopathen werden. Aber ist ja auch irgendwie kein Wunder, wenn man sieht, was insgesamt so abgeht, und dass sogar unser so hochgelobtes Deutschland kein bisschen besser ist als jede beliebige Bananenrepublik.
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i'm not even a photographer, just an observer. but in my opinion, there is a lot going on. the background has a lot of things in it and if i were taking this picture i'd focus more on the flame and your face. i'd darken your surroundings so that the flame is the brightest part of the picture.
it's still beautiful
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I see where you are coming from, but to me that'd have been "too typical", in that sense, I've seen so many pictures of a dark room with someone burning or lighting something. I wanted to show where this was taken. What surroundings this has, because it adds to the concept just as the main focus. But I totally accept your criticism and will think about it more next time I'm shooting something like that. so, thank you.
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I like the subtle contrast between the blue tones of the picture & the yellow/orange flame. Nice.
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Thank you, I'm glad.
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So you asked for a critique but I'm a shit photographer so I have no real authority to criticize. But I could suggest something? I feel like if the setting was darker the light on your face would make more of an impact and would be the focus point even more so than the burning photographer (or piece of paper, or whatever 
I really like your work tho, they inspire narratives in my head and are really awesome so I hope you continue practicing photography for awhile to come
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Oh, everyone is legitimated to give critique, no matter how much of knowledge they own. I mean, it's always helpful at least at some point. and I appreciate the fact that you did write it down!
thank you a lot.
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also ich finde ehrlich gesagt der hintergrund ist ein bisschen zu ablenkend..vllt wenn der hintergrund dunkler gewesen weare nd das kerzenlicht die lichtquelle heatte es etwas stearker gewirkt..konzept gefallt mir aber sehr gut (:
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ich denke, ich werde das irgendwann mal ausarbeiten, um zu sehen, wie es dann wirkt.
also, vielen dank für die ehrliche kritik!
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I love the fact that you pour so much emotion into all of your art, it makes it so much more intimate when viewing it. This photograph especially caught my eye from the first moment you uploaded it, and I've just gone back to stare at it so many times already I felt like I needed to post a comment to convey how much I love this photo. Just something about your lack of expression and all the warm elements of this just provokes a sort of melancholy-mixed joy in me. Hard to explain, really. I especially like how the grey in your sweater matches your thick socks, it makes you not overly distracting and adds to the warmth of the photo. I also think the orange of your face, highlighted by the fire, is nicely contrasting from the blue-ish tone of the background, which makes you stand out while also balancing the photo as a whole. But all the technical aspects aside, this picture just truly inspires me and somehow finds a way to cheer me up whenever I'm feeling down. I imagine that your perspective of this is probably way different than mine, but in my honest opinion I think you achieved something very powerful and successful with this photo, even if it wasn't what you were striving for in the beginning. Keep on going; I love the personal style you've created for yourself and your photography and I love looking at all your new creations. (:
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That actually just made me smile. 
thank you so much, my dear, you are amazing for saying this.
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That sometimes happens to me as well, once I tried to take a picture 'as if a monster was coming out a closet' and I had a lovely picture in mind, but the result was very, very dissapointing!
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Wow, I REALLY love your style. Your photos are incredible
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haha, thank you a lot!
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You're very welcome
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do not worry, Nikolas - photo looks great. :>
for me, it seems nostalgic with some sort sad feeling.
burning pictures - erasing memories... that's more than nostalgic.
well, now I am kinda objecting to myself but I hope you get that I like this picture
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aw, thank you!
I really appreciate that you said that!
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oh you wanted a real critique? Well I like how his face is lit up with the orange light of the flame and the rest is this hazy blue twilight color. I like your posture and clothes, it makes you look like a boy, and like you're trying to get rid of childhood memories (hence the photo album). I like that candle. I want that candle.
Not that YOU ARE trying to get rid of childhood memories. But the concept, it's like it has a story behind it. You're playing the main character and he's trying to get rid of child hood memories.
Oh and I've always liked getting rid of things that hold memories in them, by burning or burying, so I love the concept.
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I honestly love it.
It really spoke to me, it's simplistic yet so complicated. It has so many layers of meaning and emotion behind it in one single shot.
I love the composition of it.
Maybe I'm looking into it too much, but it's deep and I love it
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No no no, I am so glad you said that!
so, thank you!
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No problem, sweetie, I just really connected with it. I think it's lovely
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ok this is sad, your girlfriend just broke up with you is the interpretation, and it's possibly christmas and yer sitting there burning the pictures... @_@
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maybe it's because I am?
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loser 
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I think it worked out perfectly fine! The DOF is great,
the light of the fire reflecting off your face, the whole
mood and atmosphere... there's a subtle ingeniousness
to it.
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Wow, thank you a lot Megan! 
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You're most welcome, it's my pleasure. :]
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oh wow, i really like the atmosphere of this photo <3
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Thank you, I am glad!
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this is stunning. It completely moved me and I actually started to cry
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