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From my series of pictures named with a song title Be Yourself- Audioslave
The song (and picture) mean a lot to me. The song has also grown in significance recently. Inspired by: Someone falls to pieces Sleeping all alone Someone kills the pain Spinning in the silence To finally drift away Someone gets excited In a chapel yard And catches a bouquet Another lays a dozen White roses on a grave Yeahhh... And to be yourself is all that you can do Heyyyy... To be yourself is all that you can do Someone finds salvation in everyone Another only pain Someone tries to hide himself Down inside himself he prays Someone swears his true love Until the end of time Another runs away Separate or united Healthy or insane And to be yourself is all that you can do (all that you can do) Yeahhh... To be yourself is all that you can do (all that you can do) To be yourself is all that you can do (all that you can do) Heyyyy... Be yourself is all that you can do Even when you've paid enough Been pulled apart or been held up Every single memory of the good or bad Faces of love Don't lose any sleep tonight I'm sure everything will end up alright You may win or lose ¨ But to be yourself is all that you can do Yeahhh... To be yourself is all that you can do Not seen/heard it? Watch the music video here A moral? Yes, there's a moral. Be Yourself. Forget what everyone wants you to be. The Words- Beautiful, Shy, Gorgeous, Strong, Stressed, Loner, Morbid, Loud, Stupid, Scruffy, Goth, Liar, Selfless, Judgemental, Sick, Calm, Angel, Insane, Vindictive, Energetic, Mosher, Hostile, Condemned, Intelligent, Self-Obsessed, Faceless, Contented, Slut, Ugly, Agile, Funny, Selfish, Arrogant, Loving, Destructive, Rude, Smart, Masochistic, Popular, Caring, Violent, Quiet, Coward, Hating, Sadistic, Creative, Freak, Emotional, Sweetheart, Understanding, Friendly, Perfect, Clumsy, Angry, Diseased, Fake, Sexy, Sly, Callous, Cool, Worthless And Be Yourself Model: me 08/03/2007 EDIT- This picture has been taken again using a better camera. That is all. I give my full permission for ~VisualMelodies and ~PortraitGallery to display this deviation in their club galleries This is NOT Stock photography. You do not have permission to use this image. CommentsThis is beautiful.
An interesting change to it, would be to do the exact same thing, only have the writing on your face and pull off the blank white mask that unveils all the different things that you hide underneath. Again, this is fine the way it is. But a nice compliment would be an inverse. Keep up the good work V cheers. nice idea! may be a little harder to do since i had to do this on my own. i did have a few other ideas i did in the same photoshoot, but they didn't look...right.
thanks for your comments -- I used to care... but now I take medication for it Visit my Gallery This is a great idea. I do like the mask idea. I purchased a similar mask from Micheal's in hopes of doing something creative with it. Good job grrl. I like Vgrid's idea also, might be pretty interesting.
-- -toodles. My Website thanks! as i said, i'll need someone to help with it. pretty hard doing this on my own. we'll see.
-- I used to care... but now I take medication for it Visit my Gallery awesome concept! nice image and composition!
-- Gather with me, Join my ministry. I'm the way, the future guide. I'm the self-acclaimed god of wicked games. Sinister, repugnant bringer of pain. [link] thanks very much! is it ok considering i aint posted one up for forever?
he he need to get some models!! -- I used to care... but now I take medication for it Visit my Gallery its A-ok!
lol, i'm sure your fanbase would disagree! they'd probably say there's not enough self portait shots in your gallery -- Gather with me, Join my ministry. I'm the way, the future guide. I'm the self-acclaimed god of wicked games. Sinister, repugnant bringer of pain. [link] well, i've never been a massive fan of my own face, and it's hard being in a pic and having to direct someone with a camera if it's too hard to do it myself. thanks for the compliment
i'll work out some more pics to do. i have quite a few ideas in line, but they involve other people! dammit..... -- I used to care... but now I take medication for it Visit my Gallery |
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I like how all the things we're trying to hide from the world are written on the mask to show off, but at the same time making the mask more complicated to hide behind. The positioning of the mask is also very effective; how half the face is hidden as if not wanting to reveal their whole personality to the world (even though it's written on the mask) but the eye can be seen, like through a mask.
I also adore how many of the word contradict each other and some stand alone to make their stand against the others. The overall image is stunning and beautiful idea which has been pulled off expertly well.
It's composition is simple and straightforward, however it's meaning is clear and genius. By choosing to have the image in black and white, except for the words "Be Yourself' shows the priority and importance of this advice - essentially screw the stereotypes and false shells; be yourself.
Many members of our society hide behind masks of false personalities and we should all just be ourselves rather than who others want us to be. Well done to @Xerces for bringing this issue to light in an orginal way that hits a nerve in everyone who happens to stumble upon it. Simply; inspiring.
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