Spot the difference

Do you come here often? Then you might notice a slight change to the blog.

Change has been on my mind a lot in recent weeks. I am trying to make positive changes in my work and my personal life.

Oh yeah, its going great! Pffft.

After review, I thought the old blog was looking a bit stale. So I have just sat here for the past two hours looking at layouts and themes, changing fonts, colours and backgrounds. 120 whole minutes playing with and I will be frank, the fucking pathetic selection of layouts that Blogger.com offers. (seriously, dude, can we have more selection please?)

So yes, after all that, what do I come up with... FUCKING TRANSPARENCY. You can now see more of the shitty ass background that I chose 8 years ago when I signed up here.

*patting myself on the back for a job well done*

But hey, at least the picture is new right? The last one was at least 5 years old. The new one was taken yesterday. (notice more lines around the eyes and a more weathered, cynical look) Who a I kidding?! There are no lines. That's what filters are for. Can't Photoshop cynical though.

BTW I'm totally recommending (something I never do) Snapseed, photo editing software. Guys, you can do all kindsa of cool effects on there. Ladies, its great for making you look less haggard.

I did however totally amuse myself last night with the Facebook filters. I look great as The Night King, I'll have you know. Not so great as My Little Pony. I'm not usually a fan of those kind of filters. The Snapchat epidemic of dog filters makes me homicidal in fact. Why do people insist on taking a pic on Snapchat with floppy ears and a big nose and then posting it on Instagram or Facebook???

IF I WANTED TO SEE SNAPCHAT FILTER PICS THEN I WOULD HAVE FUCKING SNAPCHAT!!!!

I did have it once actually, waaaay back in the day before it was "cool". All I got sent was dick pics so I removed the app. I'm sorry but some of you guys have some really ugly junk and trust me, if I wanted to see it, I'd just come out and ask. I'm not shy!

But it really does amaze me just how far photography has come. Back when I started (using film and fuck off, I'm not that old) I was constantly frustrated simply by the wait to see what my work looked like. When I got my first digital SLR a couple of years later, I was like a dog with two dicks. Anything that stood still long enough was photographed. It did turn me into a bit of a photo snob though. Photography used to be an elite craft and for many years I thought that using Photoshop was a crime against Kodak. Then came iPhones and filters and everyone thought they were fucking Annie Leibovitz for a time and for a while I just sat back and watched the madness, rarely using my phone or Nikon camera. Now, I'm an Instagram junkie and I am constantly searching for better apps to manipulate my pictures and even come up with brilliance now and again (if I say so myself) with the occasional selfie thrown in for good measure.

I now welcome the revolution and look forward to what's to come.

“Photography is the story I fail to put into words.”
— Destin Sparks