I've been following this underwater photographer called Elena Kalis on social networks for quite some time now and today I decided to blog about her works :) The photographs she takes are one of the most beautiful and calming scenes i've seen. It is all set underwater. And her models are some awesome swimmers too!
She features her children and friends in the photos which make it truly inspiring to see a family and close friends star in her own artworks. Not only that, the benefit of water buoyancy is what give underwater phtography a dreamlike effect.
Through her stories and photos, I learned that she is really a sea lover by nature. She could spend all day long just immersing in the waters or basking in its beauty by the coasts. Though she's a full time mother, she is still devoted to her passion to the sea and the wonders that it holds. I am in complete serenity every time i come across her works. Its like sitting on a cloud. It just feels out of this world! Simply beautiful!
there're so many kinds of creative minds in this world, one of them is the musically creative ones. ThePianoGuys who are widely known in the YouTube community creates beautiful song covers with the piano and cello. I subscribed to them since the first 10 seconds of the first video i saw of them. hahaha. And their latest video involved 5 guys playing 1 piano altogether! it's really one of those 'wow' moments.
Though you can't really say it's a completely original idea to have more than 2 people playing on one instrument at the same time, the composition and arrangement of the song cover is amazing enough to bring a smile to my face. If sounds can come from pressing the piano keys, then sounds can definitely come from plucking the piano strings itself! I once had this curious thought when I was little too. But never had a chance (and courage!) to try it for real. Watching this video of them really making music out of plucking the piano strings impressed me so much and made me flashback to the little naive me again. It is possible. :)
I've played in a full band and sang in a choir team before so I know it's really not an easy task to work with people to make the song sound just nice. Even if it's just a small team of 3. It's really the entire package, from the improvisation of the song to the practices to the real video recording. This's a kind of creative art where it is not possible if one person is missing. Where the team members rely on each other, trusting that each other will play on beat and in tune.
Okayyy, maybe i've not talked much about their creative skills in this post, but I'm more inspired by the way they worked together so passionately. Just look at the smiles and enjoyment on their faces! The true joy of creating art. This is what it's all about! :D
Saw this piece of work on Facebook shared by my friends and it caught my attention immediately. It's a cycle. An abusive parent, an abused child, growing up in that environment thinking he/she deserves to be abused and never got to escape that cycle. That's what is happening in lives around us, maybe even as close as our neighborsnext door. As disheartening as this two scenes are, the concept of the photos are pretty creative.
The cycle has 5 characters in them, all 5 actually portraying the same person. The arrangement of progression of these characters were nicely put, creating a smooth flow that naturally directs the viewers' eyes to see what the designer wants them to see first, then the next, then the next, ... letting the viewers' "connect the dots" themselves. All 5 characters represent the different stages of growing up, from childhood to teenage years to parenthood. The emotional build-up is strong too. As the designer shows how the innocent victim begins to pile up the hatred and anger in their hearts, ultimately resulting in the explosion of the anger towards their next generation. The emotions are quite vividly shown on their faces and that's why the viewers can understand what's going on.
The lighting of both of the photos are dim and warm. It sort of sets a gloomy feeling to the entire message. Domestic violence is nothing funny. The low values used in these photos successfully emphasized the seriousness of this issue. The house is dark and living in it, is an unhappy family.
I believe these photos were made to raise awareness to many people, to not take domestic violence lightly. Reminding the vast majority that the way they raise their children is a long chain of circumstances leading down the generations. Many more will have to suffer if no effort is made to break the chain.
Photos taken from http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/564116_391754137548645_728864165_n.jpg on 7 July 2012
