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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
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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.
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Critique by !animation-enthusiast Dec 6, 2009, 7:34:02 AM
Okay here i go.

1) Firstly the way you have put the mask over half of your face is a great technique as it is a way of showing that people are hiding their real selves as you are hiding the left side of your face behind the mask.

2. The way you have made most of the picture black and white, then you have the words "be yourself" in bright red is just pure genius. I can see the message very clearly indeed from that.

3. The amount of personality traits you have written down on the mask keeps me looking at it for a while to see how many there are altogether :P that may or may not be intended but it is a nice touch the way you have filled it up I think.

Over all I think this is a top top deviation and definitely worth having as a print or a poster. A very important message to everybody. Be yourself.
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Critique by =Neitzarr Sep 14, 2009, 2:45:51 AM
I love how such a big thing is complied into one simple photo. Many people hide behind these masks daily and live their lives in them; they eat and drink, talk and play in them never thinking for a moment to remove them and show the world the real them, the person who they truly are.

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.
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~babesis1 Apr 28, 2012  New member Student Artist
i love this
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`Xerces Apr 29, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
thank you :)

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~herokuroki Jan 4, 2012
i love how "bitch" is written in the middle. very expressive. love it. :D

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~Felizias Sep 15, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Love this song. :love: I'm hearing it right now! :D
Love your picture too it really speaks to me. :wow:

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~KingxXxNothing May 17, 2011
this very beautiful. very simple but sends the message directly. great job!

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`Xerces May 18, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
Thank you :)

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Bernard: I can feel bits of my brain falling away like wet cake

Steampunk and vial jewellery by Xerces Art

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Mood: Love ~babajo Apr 22, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
i must say this beauty full....i like it

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No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. (Buddha)
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`Xerces May 30, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
thanks :)

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Bernard: I can feel bits of my brain falling away like wet cake

Steampunk and vial jewellery by Xerces Art

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Mood: Love !isabella-hellsing Apr 5, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
wow, how amazing photography :love: and the concept is fantastic!

Congratulations :)

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`Xerces May 30, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
thanks very much :)

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