Im very proud of myself today, i have managed to finish the back straps on my top. It was hard, considering i had to fight off our tiny cat Maneki Neko, who was trying to attack my needles, falling over, running away only to come back to jump on me again and again. She is very sweet though. I will have to get some pictures of her soon.
Then there was this whole nanny issue today in the morning. Our adopted cousin who's staying with us at the moment, told me yesterday that my baby Unity sat on the sofa all day "shouting"and that gave him such a bad headache that he couldn't look for work on the internet. At first i didnt think about it, but then it suddenly dawned on me - why is Unity sitting "all day" on the sofa, when im paying nanny to take her out, entertain her and encourage her development in all sorts of ways?! So i had a massive pop at nanny, almost accusing her of not doing her job properly, telling her i was surprised at her behavior, and that it was unacceptable. She of course got very upset, i got upset, Colin got upset, and then Talik (the cousin) turns around and goes - "well may be it wasn't the whole day she sat on the sofa." I demanded the exact time, and it turned out she hardly sat on the sofa at all. He was just in a bad mood last night and exaggerated the whole thing to make an excuse for himself.
So i have apologized to nanny for misunderstanding. I think i'll get her a nice box of chocolates for emotional distress. And i hope Talik will learn from this experience that you cant expec't to say things without thinking and have no repercussions. Hehehe and he will have to make it up to her.
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Monday, 16 June 2008
Dear Photographers
Dear Photographers!
Be nice to your retouchers!
If you are, if you bring us cookies and fruit, make us tea and ask us questions about our children, not to mention treat us to some nice hip hop or a latest CGI blockbuster update time to time, we will love you back. We will come towards you with outstretched arms and hug you and ask you about your mum's health. We will show you the latest thing in the nerdy world we call ours. But most importantly, we will make your pictures great. We will take pride in getting that last colour separation sorted, gently balancing out the skin, we will make the best mask for the hair and we will follow you on your brief and more, oh yeah, much more. We will turn your editorial into a Dior advertising campaign worth.
But if you are not... We will follow your brief. We will even smile at you and make you some tea. But dont expect any creative suggestions. No expertise for you. And when you turn around and ask - "Why my pictures look like THAT?" We will calmly reply : "This is what you wanted, this is to your brief. This is the before and after. If there is anything else you'd like me to do, you are more than welcome." And watch you trying to make the best out of your lack of ideas.
So, dear photographers, remember, retouchers are important part of your work. We are like expensive equipment. So treat us with respect and care and you'll get it right back.
Be nice to your retouchers!
If you are, if you bring us cookies and fruit, make us tea and ask us questions about our children, not to mention treat us to some nice hip hop or a latest CGI blockbuster update time to time, we will love you back. We will come towards you with outstretched arms and hug you and ask you about your mum's health. We will show you the latest thing in the nerdy world we call ours. But most importantly, we will make your pictures great. We will take pride in getting that last colour separation sorted, gently balancing out the skin, we will make the best mask for the hair and we will follow you on your brief and more, oh yeah, much more. We will turn your editorial into a Dior advertising campaign worth.
But if you are not... We will follow your brief. We will even smile at you and make you some tea. But dont expect any creative suggestions. No expertise for you. And when you turn around and ask - "Why my pictures look like THAT?" We will calmly reply : "This is what you wanted, this is to your brief. This is the before and after. If there is anything else you'd like me to do, you are more than welcome." And watch you trying to make the best out of your lack of ideas.
So, dear photographers, remember, retouchers are important part of your work. We are like expensive equipment. So treat us with respect and care and you'll get it right back.
Weekend in my family is the most manic time of all. On Saturday i had my hair cut and straightened. Its nice to look pretty and groomed for a change. The hairdresser though, well she just didnt find me funny. I tried and tried, but with no result. Mmmm was the best i got. When i got home, i told Colin about it to which he replied: "Well, you do have a peculiar sense of humor."
Peculiar? I suppose. At least i amuse myself.
And then there was a manic preparation for Grandma's Unity party. Cake was iced, salad was made, fruit salad was prepared, also i made a quiche for lunch and to top it all up I HAVE CLEANED THE COOKER!!! And all of that before midday. I know, im great.
One thing i didn't find time to do this weekend was knitting. There were so many things to do, i don't even remember myself sitting down. Oh, on Sunday we watched The Kite Runner. Im still not sure if i liked it. I found it extremely disturbing.
Today is gonna be an easy day. A breather before the nightmare begins all over tomorrow. Anyway, we'll see. Here is a picture of the green carrot cake.
Peculiar? I suppose. At least i amuse myself.
And then there was a manic preparation for Grandma's Unity party. Cake was iced, salad was made, fruit salad was prepared, also i made a quiche for lunch and to top it all up I HAVE CLEANED THE COOKER!!! And all of that before midday. I know, im great.
One thing i didn't find time to do this weekend was knitting. There were so many things to do, i don't even remember myself sitting down. Oh, on Sunday we watched The Kite Runner. Im still not sure if i liked it. I found it extremely disturbing.
Today is gonna be an easy day. A breather before the nightmare begins all over tomorrow. Anyway, we'll see. Here is a picture of the green carrot cake.
Friday, 13 June 2008
Conversation
My husband Colin ( who is a retoucher as well) :
Great job! That head looks much better.
Me:
Yeah, now i need to deal with that cyan in highlights. And it is too hot.
Colin:
What about the drop off on hands?
Me:
Lets just get rid of that magenta and brighten the whole thing up.
Aaaaah, romantic chatter has taken up a whole new meaning.
Great job! That head looks much better.
Me:
Yeah, now i need to deal with that cyan in highlights. And it is too hot.
Colin:
What about the drop off on hands?
Me:
Lets just get rid of that magenta and brighten the whole thing up.
Aaaaah, romantic chatter has taken up a whole new meaning.
Friday 13
Today as it happens is my sister's birthday, she is 26. I have invited her and her husband to mine for dinner on Sunday, im making my famous chicken lime and ginger hotpot. Im also gonna make a cake today, a carrot cake, partly because i was requested to do so by our wonderful adopted grandma Unity, and partly because it really is the easiest cake to make. I think i might make the icing green this time.
I finally have taken some pictures of my Drops Top, which is so close to completion it hurts. Even though i didn't do any knitting last night because Heroes was on. And what a splendid episode it was indeed! Absolutely mind bogging. I think Heroes is my favorite show EVER. It just responds to everything i have dreamed of when i was a little (and a bit nerdy) girl.
Anyway, back to Drops Top
that is how it looks now. Im a little unclear on how to dec the armholes, but hey, what the worst that can happen, i just might have to redo it couple of times.
And of course my main occupation: another day another young mediocre model needs to be made to look like she is the most beautiful woman in the world. Its funny, someone asked me once - does it bother you to look at these beautiful girls day after day, does it make you feel inferior? And you know what - it really doesn't. Nobody's perfect thats what i say. In all my 8 years of retouching i have not seen an absolutely perfect woman. There is always things that can be done to make someone appear better. So perfect - now thats just a made up term. Perfect is just what any one person at one time considers attractive, the symbiosis of proportions, light, shadow, colour and tone. I had one photographer shouting "i hate boobs! Take those things off her!!" about a 14 year model with hardly anything that even vaguely reminded of "boobs". I have completely reshaped human face, not only changing the proportion of the existing face, but "comping" bits from other faces, not even the same girl. As a matter of fact, i have created a completely different persons from bits of other people, all in the name of perfection. So really, im happy with the way i am. And if im not- well gym is just around the corner.
I finally have taken some pictures of my Drops Top, which is so close to completion it hurts. Even though i didn't do any knitting last night because Heroes was on. And what a splendid episode it was indeed! Absolutely mind bogging. I think Heroes is my favorite show EVER. It just responds to everything i have dreamed of when i was a little (and a bit nerdy) girl.
Anyway, back to Drops Top
that is how it looks now. Im a little unclear on how to dec the armholes, but hey, what the worst that can happen, i just might have to redo it couple of times.
And of course my main occupation: another day another young mediocre model needs to be made to look like she is the most beautiful woman in the world. Its funny, someone asked me once - does it bother you to look at these beautiful girls day after day, does it make you feel inferior? And you know what - it really doesn't. Nobody's perfect thats what i say. In all my 8 years of retouching i have not seen an absolutely perfect woman. There is always things that can be done to make someone appear better. So perfect - now thats just a made up term. Perfect is just what any one person at one time considers attractive, the symbiosis of proportions, light, shadow, colour and tone. I had one photographer shouting "i hate boobs! Take those things off her!!" about a 14 year model with hardly anything that even vaguely reminded of "boobs". I have completely reshaped human face, not only changing the proportion of the existing face, but "comping" bits from other faces, not even the same girl. As a matter of fact, i have created a completely different persons from bits of other people, all in the name of perfection. So really, im happy with the way i am. And if im not- well gym is just around the corner.
Thursday, 12 June 2008
What happends when your 3 year old gets hold of your digital camera
So young and already a genius. I can just see his pictures huge in Tate Modern ;0)
Today i pretty much succeeded in doing no work at all, just looking at pretty pictures of knitting projects and salivating over yarns on ebay. I have this urge to buy yarn, a lot of yarn, and trying to justify it by constantly looking for patterns i can knit.
Oh, and my Drop Tank is coming along nicely, i'm up to armpits now and have not made any mistakes so yoohoo, soon i will rule the world.. or was it finish the top..
I suspect my husband does not share my enthusiasm for knitting. I got that feeling whilst telling him about the next project im planning, that involves the famous Missoni yarn and that other pretty shiny purple yarn that i got from Not Just Yarn on ebay. May be it was that look of a desperate boredom that was written all over his face.. or may be it was the fact that he tried to change the subject to ferns that still haven't been delivered from the plant nursery.
And now i have to get back to this guys photos, and not to be blunt or anything, id rather gnaw my own leg off than look at this amateur crap again...Some so called photographers should just give up. I mean, i fell asleep twice, hitting my head on the graphic tablet. Twice!!
Oh, and my Drop Tank is coming along nicely, i'm up to armpits now and have not made any mistakes so yoohoo, soon i will rule the world.. or was it finish the top..
I suspect my husband does not share my enthusiasm for knitting. I got that feeling whilst telling him about the next project im planning, that involves the famous Missoni yarn and that other pretty shiny purple yarn that i got from Not Just Yarn on ebay. May be it was that look of a desperate boredom that was written all over his face.. or may be it was the fact that he tried to change the subject to ferns that still haven't been delivered from the plant nursery.
And now i have to get back to this guys photos, and not to be blunt or anything, id rather gnaw my own leg off than look at this amateur crap again...Some so called photographers should just give up. I mean, i fell asleep twice, hitting my head on the graphic tablet. Twice!!
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