2008-12-27

生命才是最值得珍惜的

二位寶貝,

最近電視上有位黎姐姐,好像是因為被男朋友拋棄而結束自己的生命,
她一定不知道當她的爸爸媽媽面對失去他們寶貝女兒時,心中的痛有多痛.....
那種痛
比你走樓梯跌倒,腳腳撞到流大血時....還要痛...
或邊吃東西邊說話時咬到舌頭...還要痛.....
或爬太快而撞到下巴時....還要痛....
或站在桌邊一直抖動而撞破頭....還要痛.....
而且那種痛的感覺...永遠..永遠...永遠....都不會消失的...
所以媽媽要你記住,請永遠要愛惜你們的生命.

漸漸長大後,
一定會有考試失敗的時候, 或跟朋友吵架的時候,或被拋棄,或被裁員的可能,
但那沒什麼大不了的,這些痛苦都會過去的,
上帝淮許這些事發生,為的就是要讓我們更感受快樂的滋味,
就像如果你每一餐都吃你愛吃的草莓公主蛋糕的話,你也不會有甜味及苦味的感受,
而且也不再會覺得蛋糕可口了,不是嗎?
生命才是最值得珍惜的,好嗎.....

2008-12-23

Photography-words of wisdom-Nigel Barker

在攝影及視覺藝術裡,有著一些發人省思的話語,值得品味
不定時增加,歡迎取用,所有權屬於每一個原作者的...

"...I had to teach myself that what matters isn't the cameras you have but the ability to use what you have."

"I learn to shoot in very small spaces, right on top of my subjects. I think that's important, especially when you are doing portraiture, because those images work when they are really intimate. When you are shooting from too far away, you can lose touch, and the photo becomes more about grandeur. That steps away from the essence of portraiture or fashion and becomes more about creating a beautiful picture. Most models like an intimate connection."

-Nigel Barker, photographer

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"Most people stiffen with self-consciousness when they pose for a photograph. Lighting and fine camera equipment are useless if the photographer cannot make them drop the mask, at least for a moment, so he can capture on his film their real, undistorted personality and character. "

Philippe Halsman joined Magnum Photos in 1951 and became a Contributing Member in 1956.

2008-12-22

Who is Matt Harding?

前些時候,在電視上看到VISA的廣告,一個胖胖的年輕人在世界各地鏡頭前跳著好笑的舞步
愛好marketing的我,心理還在想如果這支廣告不是VISA的話,不知道還會有多少人看
會有多少人覺得這個年情人在幹麻...



直到在youtube上看到了這位年輕人拍攝的原始片段...
點進去看到的時候眼淚都掉出來了...
就是這種人與人之間的交流讓世界得以繼續轉動下去






Matt Harding是一個1976年次的年輕人,他在2003年花費了他所有的積蓄出國旅行,在旅行中用一個簡單的跳舞記錄他到過的每個地方,並把所有的紀錄放在自己的網站,當初網站也只是要讓他的親人與朋友報平安,後來有人發現了這些影片並開始傳閱,接下來就有廠商覺得他的構想很棒,贊助他旅遊經費拍攝下去.

很簡單的舞蹈,很親合的笑容,很不一樣的生活...

這裡是他的網站Where the hell is Matt
裡面還有他說明如何讓當地的人參與一起跳舞,







great works, Matt...