YouAreViolentRed

Two months ago when I decided to quit my job to pursue photography, I had no idea I would adjust so... unnoticeably. I suppose it makes sense that the transition would be easy, given that I was working against everything I wanted to do when I took coffee orders instead of taking photos, but it still surprised me today when I thought about how tomorrow is Friday and didn't feel the dread I thought would be engrained in my psyche for many years to come. Weekends were an unholy thing, made even worse when you're the only person you know who works a full weekend. Thursday's aren't great either; they almost touch the muck. Wednesday's, you're star

I've always had a deep infatuation with good cinematography. I say that, rather than 'with movies', because in all honesty, I'm not a big movie-watcher. My flatmates are consistently shocked when they come home with a huge famous Blockbuster and ask 'have you seen this?' and I say 'no'. The reason for that, usually, is that the 'good' movies, the famous ones that everybody knows, typically sacrifice art for money. For viewer-appeal. They are trying to make something which will appeal to and be enjoyed by as many people possible, so any kind of specific style or mood goes out the window. In art, we don't have those same restrictions. We can b

I really don't know how to classify where I've 'been'. I've been using the website, but not actively, and really just to upload something then go away again. This morning, I got my subscription back, and I intend to do the whole Deviantart thing properly this time. So, considering the last time I put words on this page was in 2008 and I was seventeen years old, here's what will be a re-introduction for some, and an update for others: * I am twenty years old * I live in a flat in Auckland city with three other people, two of whom are sometimes home * I used to study art, but I couldn't handle how bullshit it was, and was terrified of coming