Two guy friends of mine just love doing this, however they always use images of anime that they either draw or just find on Google. Last night the older of the two friends suggested they use real human photos instead of anime photographs. He was quite excited, had me help him design his character and then he went off, found a model that looked like his character and photographed her.
He was THAT excited.
(Image not the one he took but is an example of anime to real life.)
So today he was trying to help the younger one and the younger said that he really did not want to do real photos, just wanted to stick with anime. My friend snapped a little, saying;
Come on, get a little out of your element. It's best to be challenged in life otherwise it's all f[***]ing boring..
To which the younger merely typed out; "*shakes head*"
But when the older friend, the one who is closest to me, told me about this.... Well I thought about how my generation really does just seem to want to be told things and want things to be easiest for them. Where is the challenge in life if things get handed to us on a silver platter? If adults are always there to cover our asses when we screw up?
Granted that's what a mum or dad is for but what happens when all your life you've been sheltered? Staying inside your house all day until it was time to head out to school in the morning at 7:56AM, and were picked up right after school at 2:50PM (Heck yes I remember my Middle School times)... I mean come on of course you'll be used to getting whatever you want, you wont be socialized properly to society.
But what about others? Abandoned all their life, forced to care for themselves day and night. Not wanting to accept help from a Shelter because of pride that may be hurt. And then, most of the time I've seen, once they've been accepted into a family then they get special treatment for a while. Do you want anything? Do you have everything you want?
This generation is ALWAYS going to be asking for things on a silver platter. And what happens when we all grow up and we have to help the next generation survive? What happens when some of us have to become teachers and professers? The first to visit Mars? The first person to find a cure to cancer?
Well unless every one steps up their game and takes a few steps out of their comfort zone, everything is going to go to shit. We wont HAVE teachers and professors, or the first to visit Mars or a cure for cancer.
In Photography class, during the past month we have been working with what I call the "Flash Box". Now of course this probably is not the real name for it, but basically if you don't discharge the energy from it properly before unplugging it, the chances of you ending up dead are about 99%
In this class, so far I am the only female to touch the box willingly. I took a step out of my comfort zone, confronted the thing that could fry my brains out, and won! With a few little pushes by my wonderful teacher before-hand, I actually did it! The thrill I felt was amazing, and I couldn't stop playing with it. Discharge, take a picture or five, then discharge again. It really was great to know I had control over it.
But others in the class, boys and gals a-like are all just terrified. They want the teacher to do it for them. They want it handed to them on this silver platter. And I just roll my eyes and walk away because all you have to do with this box is turn it off, discharge it and unplug it.
Bringing back to what started this rant, if somebody asks you to step out of your comfort zone, then do it. If somebody asks you to use a human photo rather than an image from a graphic novel, do it and have fun with it. If somebody asks you to play street hockey instead of soccer that day, do it!!
Satisfied with my first real rant,
The Night Angel.
A.K.A; Tomo :)
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