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Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Puppet Steve "Highlights" January 16-31 (plus Chris' 7th IG Retirement)
Before we get to the "highlights", there's something major to address. Chris has since changed the CB Network description to say that Irate Gamer is now retired. Basically saying "thank you for the 9 years, and the haters too". No video, no explanation, just a lazy "it's over, go away" channel description. … And I don't buy it.
See, Chris recently posted another shilling video, for some crappy mobile game called "Best Fiends Forever" where you just tap the screen a lot. He mentions some event that will happen in February, but the text on screen says "event ends January 23rd". Five days before he posted the video. Smoooooth.
Now what's weird is that despite being "retired", his posters are still up. You'd think if he was truly done, he would take those down since he only has them for "Irate Gamer". Not only that but all his games are still there behind him. Put them in storage or sell them off. Chris has done this before, where he cries retirement but then comes back. Probably trying to pull "no don't go we still love you". He's really bad at hiding it. Of course we don't know for sure if fans want that since the latest video disabled comments and ratings. Pretty sure your sponsors don't like that.
If you really really REALLY are done Chris, make a video. Explain why. Tell the fans the truth, they deserve it. Stop being a coward for once in your life.
Now then, here's the "highlights" for the second half of January on Puppet Steve. Eight videos.
Minecraft Wild Animal Pack Action Figure Jazwares Set Unboxing - Puppet Steve
- Chris really should use a different puppet if he's barely going to talk about Minecraft.
- Zombie Steve can't pronounce "animal" properly. Saying "aminals". How old is he again?
- "This all new animal wild pack brings us all new animals" I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!
- His idea of the sheep "dancing" is to push it up and down. Laaame.
- "Black fur" It's called wool! How dumb are you?
- Not even the end of the video and we already have a Zombie Steve tries to eat a toy "joke". Who finds this funny?
- He claims the ocelot is the same as last time. It's not, the new one has darker spots. It's noticeable in the side view. Are you color blind Chris?
- And another eating toys joke? God damn it
- "Hostile Woof"
- Ah yeah, great features like a tail and legs that barely move. What fun!
- Dumb bit where the wolf does tricks. Uggggh.
- Actually that's a Mooshroom, not a "Mushroom Cow". Chris continues to show how little he knows about Minecraft.
- Awful bit where ZS and Steve are action figures instead of puppets. What's the point?
- "He has a tail with a butt! Heh heh, butt" …………. Are you 2? I know the age gets lower every time, but… my god.
- It snows… indoors. Because ZS turned down the thermostat. … No.
- See this is why he fails as a reviewer. Any other reviewer worth their salt would bring up how the head and legs barely move at all and doesn't make for a good toy. Chris is too much of a whore to care.
Five Nights at Freddy's Series 3 McFarlane Toys Parts and Services Playset Construction set Fnaf
- Well the FNAF crap didn't take long. At least it's a short video.
- Wonder if he's going to brag about being one of the top channels that covers McFarlane Toys' FNAF sets.
- Oh what the fuck, this isn't even about a toy he has. This is about a toy that's coming out.
- How can you even compare sizes when you only have a picture?!
- Dumb false jump scare from ZS
- Dumb bits involving multiple Foxy's and Freddy's. For some reason one of the Foxy's call the FIVE Freddy's "losers" because Chris doesn't know how words work.
- Do his fans care for previews? Seriously?
SING illumination Movie Exclusive Action Figures Unboxing Review 2016 Puppet Steve
- Oh yay, crap from Illumination. Burn the Minions. Yes I know this is different but still, burn the Minions.
- So apparently Chris went to Universal Studios Florida. Where are you getting the money? Not only for toys but trips to Florida with your family that consist of your wife (?) and her two kids? That's not cheap! Was it more ghost shit?
- It's an exclusive toy, and Steve outright explains what "exclusive" means. I'm sure even the five year olds watching already know what that means!
- Buster Moon is holding a $100k contract. Steve demands ZS to sing so they can win. … It's not real!
- ZS does the lamest rendition of Ghostbusters ever. Sounds nothing like it, and I know Chris wasn't try to avoid copyright since he uses the theme ALL THE DAMN TIME!
- "That was terrible" So was your impression Chris, that sounded nothing like Matthew McConaughey. Not alright alright alright
- "I have to give that one 3 Poop Emojis" … How do you do fellow kids!
- Pointless singing bit with Ash who is voiced by ScarJo but sounds nothing like her. Sounds more like a chipmunk than a porcupine.
- Another pointless singing bit with Meena who is voiced by Tori Kelly, though looking at the movie's official soundtrack, she doesn't sing Shake It Off like in this video. I get the feeling Chris didn't bother to research.
- Ends on Johnny, a gorilla voiced by Taron Egerton from Kingsmen. Chris makes him sing like a woman. … DUMB!
Five Nights at Freddy's Fnaf VS. NewIsland Lego Police Unboxing review
- *looks at title* … What?
- We got some knock-off Lego that you can probably find at a dollar store. Why is this a video?
- Did Chris make these names up? They're absolutely retarded. Penelope von Worcestershire Sauce? What the fuck?
- Oh and a Minecraft figure of Steve tries to "hit on her". I think…
- These not-Lego vehicles look like crap
- Stupid stop-motion bit. … Is this the only reason this video was made? To have you "ride a motorcycle"?
- A police go-kart? What kind of crap is this?
- Then a zombie figure that's meant to be Zombie Steve drives away with it.
- But then FNAF figures out of nowhere. Why? Because click bait and Chris knows these knock-off Lego would not make a popular video alone.
- And then a bunch of skits where the FNAF mascots steal vehicles. WHERE IS THE JOKE?! This is beyond retarded I mean wow.
- *slams head against wall* What was the point of this?!
MInecraft Mini Figures Playsets Series 1 Cave Biome Collection Playsets Unboxing Puppet Steve Show
- More stupid contests for FNAF garbage
- "Each one of these figures is super cute and cuddly" They're plastic! Plastic is not cuddly! Do you even know what that word means?! They're also waaaay too small.
- Looks at a playset called Mining Mountain "Let's mine into this one. A HEH HEH" Steve's laugh is starting to give me DSP vibes…
- "Grassy parts, mountain parts" Top notch reviewing!
- Ugh, dumb bit with spiders…
- "Check out this cool playset. It has lava, cool!" STOP SAYING COOL!
- "Arrows in my head" They aren't in his head Chris.
- So he pushes the zombie mini-figure into lava, and adds custom fire to him. That seems like a lot of wasted effort Chris. Do you understand priorities?
- The third playset comes with a Creeper, which eventually results in Steve insulting them and getting blown up. Do Minecraft kids think getting blown up by a Creeper is a good joke EVERY TIME? Then again, I did see that awful Minecraft joke book where every punch line was either "he was blown up" or "what do you think happened". Someone wrote that. I wonder if that's where Chris got the inspiration for Minecraft "jokes"
- The final playset is called Waterfall Wonder and he says "I wonder what this one is about". YOU'RE NOT FUNNY AND NOBODY ABOVE SEVEN LIKES YOU!
- The Alex figure reveals the waterfall … and the "Got an Item" jingle from Zelda plays. Good lord even here he can't get his franchises right!
- "What is this, an episode of Indiana Jones or what?" Episode? Indiana Jones is a series of movies, they're not episodes. Yeah there's The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles but I don't think that's what he was going for.
PowerPuff Girls Laboratory Flip To Action Playset & Figures Packs Professor, Blossom Unboxing
- Oh no, toys from the awful reboot.
- Alex tackles Steve offscreen. Thank you.
- "Their girl's toys" … I guess? I mean, the original show was enjoyed by everyone and I think that's what they wanted with this reboot too. Then again, I don't know what they wanted.
- When Alex points out there's a toy box, Steve claims it looks like a toilet. Why does Steve keep bringing up toilets when Alex reviews stuff? It's almost as bad as the AVGN and his toilet humor. Does Chris think that all girls hate toilet humor?
- Zombie Pigman? What?
- Steve thinks Utonium got Chemical X from Professor X of the X-Men. … He's not that kind of professor Chris. Your jokes are not funny!
- Also his Utonium impression sucks.
- Why does Blossom come with a stuffed dinosaur? Must be something in the reboot.
- "Stuffed animal she has is a rubber ducky" Rubber duckys aren't stuffed animals.
- ASDOFIlj;aedfijkasdlkjrtkl;aetj;klq34j; 6klkl;jst Sorry, there's a retarded bit where Steve wants the PPG's to work with Professor X to become the "X-Girls" so they can fight the X-Men. Afkkjladrtgsdfkl;kl;jsdfhjkl;se5gtk,kgkl'szegkl;sdfgkl;sdfgkl;arf
- "That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard" Tiny bit of respect gained back for Alex.
- Chris, making Steve annoying isn't endearing, it's painful.
Minecraft LEGO The Iron Golem Set 2017 Building Toy 21123 Unboxing Review Puppet Steve
- I still think Minecraft Lego is redundant.
- No Puppet Magic to put it together? Good, hopefully Chris realized that was idiotic.
- "We got grass, mountains" TOP NOTCH REVIEWING
- "Weird looking cave thing" What makes it weird?
- "Some flowers. SNIFF SNIFF" … Really? You couldn't actually make the sound of sniffing? You had to outright say "sniff sniff"? How dumb do you think your audience is?
- Dumb bit involving a Snow Golem puppet. The Snow Golem is a thing in Minecraft.
- Steve is mad because the set doesn't come with him. Not everything is about your stupid character Chris.
- "Lego bacon. A-heh-heh" No.
- The stop-motion seems lazier here than in previous videos.
LEGO Dimensions 1980's Gremlins, ET, A-Team, Mr. T, Harry Potter Themed Sets Unboxing Voldemort,
- Last video… and it's Lego Dimensions. I can do this!
- Sets based on franchises from the 80's. Wow, stuff that came LOOOOOOOONG before your target audience was born. Your stupid 80's boner is showing Chris.
- Oh and Steve & ZS are wearing stupid 80's glasses.
- "So many" … There's four sets.
- "Gremlins? I remember that movie" Chris is probably stoned on "member berries" on a daily basis.
- Gizmo has old 3D glasses on his base, and Steve tries to see him in 3D. … Dumb. They're there because Gizmo wore those in the movie.
- Gizmo comes with a cookie, causing Zombie Steve to eat him. Woooooow that totally isn't ripping off a much better puppet show. God, you can not be original at all can you Chris?
- E.T. comes with a flower… SO THAT MEANS A PLANTS VS ZOMBIES REFERNCE HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR HUR fuck you Chris.
- E.T. phones for pizza instead of home. … This feels like a rejected Family Guy bit.
- Next he looks at the A-Team set. "Oh man, gotta love that show" Your audience is five! They don't know what that is!
- "Mr. T himself" No, that's the character he played on The A-Team, B.A. Baracus. While there are occasional references to the actor, that's meant to be the character in the show. In fact, there was a recent video posted to introduce Knight Rider into the game where KITT refers to him as "Mr. Baracus".
- "Comes with the iconic A-Team bus" That's a van you idiot! Way too small to be a bus! Also after he calls it iconic, he says "so iconic". Stop with the redundancy.
- He's looking at Harry Potter. Which didn't come out the 80's. He acknowledges it didn't so why is he covering it? Also, Harry Potter came out in the 90's with the first book out in 1997, the first movie wasn't until 2001. Then again, this set is based on the movie so … I'll let that part slide.
- You know, he could have waited until Knight Rider and The Goonies sets came out.
- He gave Harry Potter a high-pitched chipmunk voice. WHY?
- "The Harry Potter car" That's Arthur Weasley's flying car from Chamber of Secrets.
- Then a bit where Voldemort is run over by the Hogwarts Express
- "All the new Lego Dimensions sets" Nope. No Mission Impossible or Sonic the Hedgehog.
- Video ends with Zombie Steve donning Jason Vorhees' hockey mask. No Chris, they're not going to put Friday the 13th in Lego Dimensions, the idea is family friendly franchises. Friday the 13th is the opposite of family friendly.
That's the rest of January. So far February will bring more TMNT, more Minecraft and more fucking FNAF.
Also it seems Chris has deleted all the Box Wars videos. I guess even he realized that was a terrible idea. So much useless crap.
179 comments:
This is the 7th time he says he "retired"? At this point, not even a grain of salt will make any statements he makes believable!ReplyDelete
If he closes his channel, that would definitely make a big statement. (To be honest, I don't want him to do that, as it would be the ultimate fuck you to all his fans.)Delete
His Box Wars playlist is is still on his channel, you can watch them on it, as well as his holiday gift guide.ReplyDelete
BTW, you mean RON Weasley, right?ReplyDelete
Oh, and for the record his car is, IINM, a 1957 Ford Anglia-- a very popular car in the UK.
And I hate to imagine what toys could get the Puppet Steve treatment next...
1.) Hanazuki: Full of Treasures (Love that show, BTW-- reminds me a bit of Steven Universe)
2.) Voltron (Because 80s, even though it's based off the 2016 revival on Netflix)
3.) Moana (And he'd probably mispronounce Auli'i Cravalho's name when and if he's talking about the voice cast)
4.) Trash Pack (A Moose Toys product-- the same company that makes Shopkins and Grossery Gang toys. And call me crazy, but I'm beginning to enjoy the Grossery Gang cartoons.)
And lots more to come...Replies
Arthur Weasley is Ron's father, he's the one who owns the car. They make that clear in canon.Delete
Oh, okay. I haven't watched the Harry Potter movies in ages.Delete
You do know it was originally a book series right?Delete
Oh, yeah, I do. I just hear more about the movies than I do the books.Delete
Something tells me Chris hasn't heard Harry Potter was originally a book series, though...
I haven't commented here for a while, just wondering, what has Chris done outside of IG/CB Network/Puppet Steve?ReplyDelete
Has he still been using his LadyBuggin account for soapbox ranting?
BatDan, will you ever believe Chris is done on CB Network? I know you hate the man, but seriously don't you think reality is finally hitting Bores? He's fast approaching forty, he's got a wife and two kids to raise, he might be the provider and needs the money on Puppet Steve to take care of his family, and CB Network isn't giving him hardly any views anymore. His latest shilling video has only over six thousand views and that was over a week ago. And hasn't he also been filming at a different angle during his shilling videos, meaning that some of his posters and gaming memorabilia are gone. None of the videos on CB Network he did in 2016 got close to a hundred thousand views and he's gone for the channel for weeks on end. You even said that he's probably hoping his fans don't all unsubscribe and he can still shill for money now. And seventh time he's announced retirement? He likely put that in the description to tell his fans that he's retired. Puppet Steve has over a hundred thousand subs now and that channel will likely surpass CB Network in a few months. Puppet Steve has a growing fanbase of five year olds and it gives him the views CB Network can't. Doing those shilling videos are really the only way he's making money on the channel and as you said months ago, CB Network has become a shell channel to funnel money into Puppet Steve. And Puppet Steve is as you said beyond formulaic with Steve showing the toy, Zombie Steve says something, he talks about the toy with as little detail as possible, wacky jokes, the toy comes to life, wacky jokes, end on a wacky joke. Basically every video he doing is still the same except with different toys. And Chris, if you want to get rid of your posters and gaming memorabilia, trying selling it at a pawn shop, or sell some of your more valuable games, consoles and posters on EBay. Selling all of that will definitely land you a profit and actually make a farewell video and say goodbye to CB Network now. You don't need the channel anymore and Puppet Steve's giving you the views and money now! Just cut your ties with CB Network and move on now.ReplyDelete
And BatDan, if you do reply, I'm letting you know that I've got nothing against you and while I don't care for Chris much, I wrote this as a piece of advice for him. And to let you know that Bores has to know that reality's got to have hit by now, don't you think?Replies
Thanks, you really summed up something I have been thinking lately but you put it better than I could, particularly the part about him aging and having a family and all that. However, if he really does just keep the old IG channel up and stick to that CB Network and release the odd shilling video and delete it later, who cares? Despite the controversy surrounding the Bores I still think he his channel should be up to do what he wants with it. Maybe he is deleting videos because he wants to preserve it a certain way (of course him being a "public figure" leaves it open for debate on this/these subjects). Hey, he is leaving his 2 most putrid videos, opening up and ebegging the spoof, so at least he is still leaving the core pieces of what he is doing up so we can go back and remember all the weird fun we had in all this. Its like a little scrapbook of his. And as far as getting rid of games,posters, etc, so what if he wants to keep a little bit of his past if he has room for it? Maybe his kids play those damn games. I could go on but I will stop here and say, none of us know the guy personally.Delete
by "delete it later" i meant if he wants to keep a shilling vid up for x amount of time and delete it, not the channel.Delete
You're welcome, Gary. Reality's bound to be hitting him now and Puppet Steve's giving him real YouTube money now. However, he does need to let his fans know he's done and moved on though.Delete
Yeah I suspect not many people bother to read the channel description, so it would be nice if he made a little video. Sometimes on his videos people ask where IG is and I tell them to check his "other channels" tab,I suspect some of these fans are young and would like Steve. I also am quite happy Chris is doing well, everyone (for the most part, barring murderers, rapists, etc) deserve some kind of happiness in this harsh messed up world.Delete
Richard Hatch, Star Of Battlestar Galactica, Dies At 71ReplyDelete
I wish I could chat with someone. I'm still working on the game. Sprites and battler graphics are trickling in.ReplyDelete
I wish I could draw them myself and save money, but my art skills make Chris-chan look graceful.
Most of what's going on now is plot related.
Honestly, this is becoming a little sad even for him. He probably won't read my comment here, but I just want to leave this here..ReplyDelete
What I feel is that Chris should completely drop Irate Gamer or anything associated with his rough past on YT. I think that he has potential, but he just need to put EFFORT on things he do.
Like, say... a documentary? No, not another HOVG. With some effort and zero lame jokes, he could do a "History of [something]." Anything!
What about Audio or Special Effects Engineer? He clearly shows interest in special effects, so... again with effort, he can do small-scale tasks for other YouTubers or some indie studio.
As for book publishing, I personally don't think he is interested in one. He once abandoned a project (The Dark Chapters & its sequels) and Ghost Hunting 2.0, from what we can see, is utter rubbish.
So yeah, Chris... just put in some effort. Stop shilling for those tech websites or whoever that is offering you free stuff. Maybe invest more time on your writing, special effects, whatever. There's no such thing as "Free lunch", so if you want money, fame and recognition, you have to work on it.
I hope this rant makes sense to you guys here. Just putting it out there.
EDIT: Formatting and grammar fix.
Another load of Chris' usual shenanigans. I must say, as an adult I feel insulted by the level he stoops to for.....reasons I hope I can fathom some day.ReplyDelete
But let's not let ourselves be taken into a rut when things get especially boring with the big lug. So to start, how about that Owlboy? Cracking good game. I bought it on a whim, left it high and dry for a month, dusted the old Steam library and gave it a go. And what a go it was! 9 out of 10.
What say you? Anyone on this blog try Owlboy, or at least heard of it?
Chris doesn't seem to know anything about Harry Potter (despite him reviewing the sixth movie). "Expeliosis" is not a spell! Did you mean "expelliarmus?" Is this another "Wahh!! I have an accent!" thing? Wait, "expelliarmus" is the disarming spell, it doesn't make things appear. You could have made him say "Accio car!" and then have the car fly towards him. Bores obviously knows nothing about Harry Potter and just threw together random words to make awful sketches. Honestly, I take his opinion about Harry Potter with a grain of salt after saying the last two movies "sucked" and giving no explanation.ReplyDelete
Off-topic, but you guys have seen the Protomen short film thing Light Up the Night, right?ReplyDeleteReplies
Honestly, is it even worth it to continue covering Puppet Steve at this point? I know we all just about hate Bores, but seriously most of us are gamers and what harm is he doing to us now? He's not bashing beloved classics and great games, he's not making lazy half-assed reviews, he's not making beyond asinine "CRAZY" reviews on movies and games, he's not doing his pointless and stupid dead history series, he's not doing his pointless 80s obsession and getting everything most of the information wrong, he's not throwing James Rolfe under the bus and attacking him, he's not going to E3 or any gaming event anymore, and he's not doing absolutely evil shit like disrespecting and profiting off the dead. Should we even care about this channel? Puppet Alex is really the only positive on the channel because she talks like she cares about reviewing and wants to review the toys, but the channel is beyond formulaic with every video being basically the same thing over and over again but with different toys. I mean, if we were five and saw this, we'd probably think it would be funny. I get that kids deserve better, but honestly there's worse things that kids can watch. Kids can already play M-Rated games and watch Family Guy and South Park so they already know about sex and how to cuss and other stuff. My point being, just about everything wrong with Bores, aka the Irate Gamer has been covered and with basically no content left what's the point of continuing? All we do, is hope that Bores somehow evolves Puppet Steve and can make the channel grow so it doesn't die like the Irate Gamer. I can give him two things on Puppet Steve, he's at least putting out consistent content on the channel and not doing everything himself. Bores has already been established as a fraud and scumbag, but just about everything wrong with him has been covered. If he wants to play with puppets all day let him play with his toys. All we can do is hopefully give him tips on how to improve and hopefully he can grow his toy channel. As for the IG fans, why now make a blog post and say to them that it's time to unsub and give them a link to Bores' Puppet Steve channel and let them know he's moved on.ReplyDeleteReplies
Part of me feels like covering Puppet Steve is like covering how (spoiler alert) Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny aren't real.Delete
Yeah, to me covering Puppet Steve is almost pointless. How many people on this blog care about most of the shit he posts on that channel? I'm not even a fan of Lego Dimensions, but even if I was, I'd definitely find far better channels to watch about the gameplay and figures. I'm a fan of Skylanders and I watch far better Skylanders content and gameplay from other better YouTubers.Delete
Yeah and even if Steve Bores gets some facts wrong, I can't imagine his target audience (young kids) coming across this blog.Delete
Chris published a masturbatory video on Puppet Steve about reaching 100,000 subscribers. Munch on this word salad title: PUPPET STEVE REACHES 100,000 SUBSCRIBERS! Thankyou Fans! Fnaf Plush, Lego Batman, Minecraft etc,ReplyDeleteReplies
And he says he started doing Puppet Steve fulltime last summer, meaning he was ending things off on IG last year and making it just about shilling and ghosts. I think that's our confirmation that Bores is done on CB Network and it'll be the shill channel now.Delete
"Over the weekend, we managed to hit 100,000 subscribers! And we want to personally thank all the fans out there for subscribing to this channel, because without you, we could have never have done that!"Delete
...Goddamn, I think he's right.
That might be the funniest thing Bores ever said.
"Without you, we could never have done that!"Delete
Wayne Campbell: "I was not aware of that."
Seltzerberg are making a Star Wars parody because potatoes.ReplyDelete
Will the name of this blog change to Puppet Steve Sucks?ReplyDeleteReplies
Don't you think it might be time for this blog to reach the end? I mean everything IG related has been discussed and just about everything wrong with Bores has been covered. I mean, it would be pointless basically covering the same thing over and over again and just about all of Puppet Steve's videos are "same shit, different toy". Besides he's not bashing games anymore and has now gone full circle into toys.Delete
Most likely. It's starting to remind me of how the media keeps trying to find reasons to bash Donald Trump 24/7Delete
Right. Is Puppet Steve even worth caring about? I don't care about the channel and hardly watch any of the content. It's really just something that needs to be ignored.Delete
Guys Beware! Chris has made another account to comment on this blog.ReplyDeleteReplies
Then we'll just delete his comments. Simple.Delete
Is he posting as himself or his mommy?Delete
how do you know this?Delete
Batdan, please get LadyBuggin out of here.Delete
And guys, I've said it before and I'll say it again. DO NOT reply to LadyBuggin when "she's" on here. It's pointless. "She" refuses to listen to any format of criticism and will just insult whatever comment you leave. And honestly, I feel like "she's" purposely trying to get reactions. Just stop replying to LadyBuggin and "she'll" eventually go away permanently.Delete
I feel bad because sometimes she compliments me, lololDelete
His Mommy. Please Batdan just ban him do not give him the chance to comment.Delete
So, anyone else here excited to see Lego Batman?ReplyDeleteReplies
Better than Dawn of Justice... :DDelete
Off-topic, but did anyone see the Gunvolt anime that just came out?ReplyDelete
New Puppet Steve video, with a Minecraft Snow Hideout LEGO set (or as Bores calls it, a "snow hangout").ReplyDelete
There's also a new video with more Grossery Gang toys prior to the Minecraft one.ReplyDelete
And call me crazy, but I actually find Grossery Gang cartoons to be hilarious... especially when it involves either Putrid Pizza (or "Pizza Face" as he's called in the cartoons) or Rotten Egg (he's called "Egghead" in the shorts).
And I still hate to imagine what it'll be like if he looks at Hanazuki toys without even mentioning the cartoon (which just had its second batch of nine episodes last night-- they put out nine new episodes every full moon, which I think is a neat way for them to market the series).Replies
Correction: The new batch of Hanazuki is supposed to come tonight. Apologies.Delete
Does anyone here have that Sopranos video Bores made back in 2007? I'm thinking of making an article for the Lost Media Wiki about the videos Bores has deleted.ReplyDeleteReplies
Puppet Steve's new video is a sequel to his most viewed video, the FNAF 5-inch articulated figures.ReplyDelete
In other news, E3 is being made open to the public.ReplyDelete
off-topic: For fans of indie games, Steam is doing away with Steam Greenlight. They're going to put another system in place.ReplyDelete
I haven't had a chance to find out all the details, supposedly it's going to help curb the amount of shit games that wind up on Steam (i.e. Digital Homicide's crap)
Unfortunately, it might make the platform less indie-friendly, even for good indie games.
How old is Puppet Steve supposed to be? If he's a kid, then where does he remember The Gremlins?ReplyDeleteReplies
Still at work on the game and plot.ReplyDelete
We now have a definite title for it now: NEW FAIRY TALE.
If I could get in touch with someone on this, it would be great. I want the game to advance without holding your hand too much.
Like, not having to leave an area without completing a task and having a box appear that says "Can't go that way yet" and stuff.Replies
"NEW FAIRY TALE"... Why do I feel like that's a jab at the New Super Mario Bros. series?Delete
Really more of a satire of JRPGs. The title was derived from FINAL FANTASY.Delete
If you wish to parody Final Fantasy in much the same way The Last Scenario did, then may I suggest you name it The First Story?Delete
It's not just FF, it's the genre in general.Delete
Puppet Steve's officially reached rock bottom! His latest vid shows him reviewing Happy Meal Toys for Teen Titans Go. He's really gone beyond the point of not caring now, wouldn't you say?ReplyDeleteReplies
Fun Fact: I just checked, and Teen Titans Go now plays on Cartoon Network on weekdays more than Nickelodeon plays Spongebob on those days. Nickelodeon shows 7 11-minute episodes of Spongebob every weekday, while Cartoon Network shows 10 11-minute episodes of Teen Titans Go on those same days. So Cartoon Network's love of TTG makes Nickelodeon's Spongebob adoration look tame.Delete
It's pissing me off how that stupid piece of shit is being played all the damn time now. Are those hacks Jelinc and Horvath giving Miller drugs or something? It's CN's 25'th anniversary, for god's sake. Toddler Titans to me is like the Funko Pop of animation. It's everywhere and it just won't go away. Just read the TV Tropes article on how much Toddler Titans is Adored By The Network if you want more info.Delete
This is ridiculous!!! When you make Nickelodeon look normal by comparison, something is clearly wrong with your network!Delete
Hell, Discovery Family doesn't rerun MLP to death as much as CN does with TTG...Delete
"Teen Titans Go figures made by McDonalds!"Delete
Um, correct me if I'm wrong, but I seriously doubt McDonalds makes toys
PewDiePie has been fired.ReplyDelete
Good. :DDelete
Hopefully, Disney can hire better YouTubers-- ones who deserve to go viral.
Errrrr......... Guys...........Delete
Please give it a watch.
Kinda ironic that the same media that Felix mocks for taking somethings that people like him says out of context for their own sinister agenda ended up doing somethings that he fear would happen to him.Delete
It's probably a little late to be asking this, but why has Konami killed all their franchises? Don't they still need to keep making money? I'm pretty sure Silent Hills would've sold pretty well.ReplyDeleteReplies
It's the darndest thing, really, but just recently they revealed TWO NEW BOMBERMAN GAMES!Delete
https://www.konami.com/games/bomberman/r/us/en/ Nintendo Switch Launch Title
http://kotaku.com/konami-turns-bomberman-into-bombergirl-1792210126 And also this thing, because why not?
I suppose we'll have to wait to see if they're any good. Your point, however, still holds firm, friend.
Dan, get over here. Buggin's at it again.ReplyDeleteReplies
There's a new Puppet Steve video of the LEGO Batman Movie's Batmobile. Cue unfunny Family Guy-style sketches.ReplyDeleteReplies
Let me guess...does Batman say 'awesome'?Delete
I need some advice on this one character in my plot, but her trait is something I don't want to say out in the open or I'd spoil it for too many people.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm sorry. I thought I could get a little help with this so it doesn't come off as overly silly, but it's the default position to ignore me.Delete
Hi guys, here's Shitload of Fuck - 10th Anniversary Edition. Can't believe I've been ripping on IG for 10 years... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=150UY9KhlhQReplyDeleteReplies
Those took me back to the past! Hard to see just how much he fell, didn't he?Delete
To think that One176/BlackFaceKermit made a really good re-take of this video, too bad that he switched sides to became pro-bores and Anti-James Rolfe because he wanted to be noticed by Senpai Asalieri, i am not even kidding guys.Delete
I still have that video tough.....
Maybe i could share it.
The Blob's all but disappeared after his cover got blown.Delete
Awesome to see you Joey. Glad you haven't fallen to the pro-IG side. No idea why so many people did that. Just because you don't like James Rolfe doesn't mean you have to like Bores. What's critical thinking?Delete
I still think the reason why so many people became pro-Bores and anti-Rolfe was because people were believing Chris' lies in his "Opening Up" video from 2014, along with his "spoof" regarding E-beggers back in 2012, around the time James was accused of doing such for Cheetahmen II, even though the Kickstarter wasn't his.Delete
And yes, I'm glad to see DP800 again! Man, it's been a long time since I saw the Shitload of Fuck video-- and I can't believe it turned a decade old this year.
Meant to say "doing a Kickstarter", my bad. He's not really known for e-begging, despite what Chris thought 4 1/2 years ago.Delete
OT: Thinking of getting a PS4 just to play Kingdom Hearts 3 when it comes out. Any rental options?ReplyDeleteReplies
They have Lucky Charms oatmeal now. I wonder what Bores thinks of that. (Besides "burkfast is rooned")
Yet another FNAF video is up on Puppet Steve. zzzzReplyDelete
Has anyone here ever played the game Fate? I bought it on Steam a few days ago. It may be one of favorite games of all time.ReplyDelete
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If you have any IG deleted videos, can you send them to firstname.lastname@example.com,plz?ReplyDelete
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OT: Has anyone on this blog ever heard of Pavement? (Asking because i'm bored)ReplyDeleteReplies
The band? The thing roads and sidewalks are made of? or something else?Delete
I'm referring to the band.Delete
Not my style but not bad for an early 90s alt/indie/college rock bandDelete
I enjoyed their first two albums, with the exception of tracks five and seven (or as i like to call track seven, The Moaning Song) on Slanted And Enchanted, and track eleven on Crooked Rain Crooked Rain.Delete
Watching that QBert episode again, do you think Michael Buckley wrote his own lines for his part, or do you think Chris Bores wrote it for him?ReplyDelete
At long last, the lawsuit comes to an end.ReplyDelete
Farewell and good riddance, Romine Brothers. Don't let the door hit you both on the way out.
And also congratulations to Jim Sterling for this well-deserved victory. Thank God for Jim F***ing Sterling, son!Replies
Let's hope that this won't happen again. Amen!Delete
He's Jim F****** Sterling, of course he won! :PDelete
I need to see that video soon.
Let's see if Jim Sterling will make a follow-up video talking about the end of the lawsuit. It will be glorious. :DDelete
I'm not a fan of Sterling, but the Romine's were 100% in the wrong here. I'm glad it worked out for Sterling (though I haven't heard all the details, hopefully his defense didn't cost anything?)Delete
Considering the only thing the Stupid Brothers are good at is whining, is it any wonder Jim won? Heck, when they initially gave him a lawsuit, they backed out when he revealed that he was prepared!Delete
Yeah, "each party to bear its own costs and attorney's fees"...Delete
It sucks that Sterling would even have to pay one cent for this. Hopefully it wasn't very much.
Who is irategamerfan4life?ReplyDelete
Probably Chris Bores.ReplyDelete
He's been caught red-handed using other accounts like that.Replies
Is he still doing this? Why? Didn't he "retire" the IG for the umpeenth time? And isn't he trying to erase any evidence of IG? So why would he care? Besides, hasn't he learned anything from the pr- oh who are we kidding? Of course he learned nothing! Truly an idiot!Delete
Not sure. As for the whole retiring thing, remember how BatDan stated in July that retirement meant no more free videos that hardly give him any views and just does paid shilling for money? Bores has officially reached the point of not caring anymore, though it could just be a troll, like how there was that other troll pretending to be Chris last year.Delete
Oh how wonderful. Bores is back putting on his mommy mask. You know, Chris, this beyond the saddest thing you can do by posing as your mommy. You just make yourself out to be more of a loser.Delete
Hell, he probably types as LB777 wearing that grandma outfit he used for the Punch-Out review. Hi Chris!Delete
OT - Discovered this YouTube channel a while back related to Disney news (mostly related to the parks). The guy in this video reminds me of Mike Matei.ReplyDelete
I feel so sorry for Ben Affleck. He gave it his all in Batman Vs Superman, yet I constantly hear people say "he sucks as Batman." It's like because the movie itself was bad, they are subconsciously believing Ben was bad as well. It's like no matter how many good things Ben does, he will always have that Gigli/Daredevil/Jennifer Lopez stigma stuck to him. Because having a few bad years automatically makes the rest of your career bad. Poor Ben Affleck.ReplyDeleteReplies
I feel sorry for him too. He actually won a Redeemer Award from the Golden Raspberrys for directing Argo. Now, he's being nominated for Worst Actor for his performance in Batman V Superman. Honestly I think it should have been Henry Cavill who gets the nomination instead, not Affleck.Delete
Oops, sorry. I meant to say only Cavill should be nominated for Worst Actor. NOT Affleck as well.Delete
And Live by Night was a thermonuclear flop.Delete
New Puppet Steve video showing off more fucking FNAF plushies and doing the same shit over and over again. However, Bores is at Toy Fair 2017 as Puppet Steve. Toy Fair has now become is new E3 event. So fucking sad and pathetic now. He's now gone fully into toys.ReplyDeleteReplies
And it's not even good toy reviews either like what Mike Mozart used to do.Delete
When was he NOT into toys? He always seemed to care more about toys than games! Skylanders is a good example!Delete
However, he doesn't give a shit about Skylanders now besides the first game. FNAF is his new fetish!Delete
Oh yeah! I completely forgot that he hated the sequels! Thanks for the reminder!Delete
But still, FNAF is still a good example that he cares more about toys than the games themselves!
I don't think Bores cares much even for the toys, but for the sweet ad revenue he can get from videos with little to no effort. And the FNAF videos get him the most views, therefore are the most profitable, and Bores therefore does more videos about it not because he actually cares about FNAF, but he knows he will make a ton of money off of it, regardless of the actual quality of the content.Delete
Say what you will about Scott Cawthon releasing four FNAF games within the span of a year back in 2014-2015. At least the games themselves were all of good quality and brought new elements to the table each time. What Bores is doing with the franchise over on Puppet Steve is the definition of milking it to death, especially when he doesn't bring in anything new aside from a different toy/plushie to look at.Delete
The man has absolutely no shame, does he? It's all about the easy money.
iDuck: Also, he's doing videos on Puppet Steve for paid promotions like Peppa Pig. It honestly makes me wonder if Bores really cares about anything. Do you think he even cares about anything at this point?Delete
Shadow19: Remember during his Wisdom Tree shilling vid BatDan said this, "GOD DAMN IT CHRIS! Are you done caring? Do you no longer have any shame? Are you just going to pretend the past never happened?" I think it's very safe to say Bores is done caring at this point, wouldn't you say?
Compared to how many subscribers you had at the height of your popularity over on Irate Gamer/CB Network, that's probably small for Puppet Bores Chris. The only reason you have that amount is because of kids who don't know better. Now keep on bitchin Chris, cause we all know it's you, no matter how many times you type wearing that grandma outfit from the Punch-Out review. Rage on Chr-ooo, sorry, "Linda". :DDelete
Am I too far ahead of my time with my ideas that I'm not comprehensible... or are they just too stupid to be acknowledged?ReplyDeleteReplies
I've been working on a satire of JRPGs and I wish I could talk with someone about this one character (who is an important player in the story).Delete
Well, if you want to talk to me, I'm pretty sure you already have my email? We discusses RPG Maker (and I think Blender), so feel free to reach out to me directly.Delete
OT: MST3K will return April 14th.ReplyDelete
Dan, you know what to do, get Buggin out of here again.ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, this is the SEVENTH time he's announced retirement? Now, this is just desperate.ReplyDelete
OT: James Rolfe is now coming out of the closet and admitting he never watched Power Rangers before except in passing. Now he's going back to watch the entire series to review it.ReplyDelete
Meh, I like the AVGN and all but I don't see the point of this when there's already Linkara's "History of Power Rangers" series.Delete
He actually referenced Linkara in the video, LOLDelete
I think this is probably so he'll have a reference to fall back on when he inevitably reviews the new movie.Delete
Yet more Puppet Bores videos on FNAF figures in Toyfair. Get used to Puppet Bores (Or should I say Putta Bores?) folks. It's become his new cashcow thanks to FNAF. History repeats, it seems, for The Bores.ReplyDeleteReplies
And like everything else on Puppet Steve, it's more of the same shit different toy. He'll just milk his channel dry with all FNAF. He fails at being a gamer, paranormal investigator, and now a toy collector. And does he give a shit? Not at all.Delete
"...And Q*Bert's enemy, the snake!"Delete
its "Pubta Bores"Delete
Keep deleting those comments, Dan, you're the man. We can do this all day with Buggin/Chris.ReplyDelete
Maybe this has been covered in some blog post or in some comments section, but I don't recall this, and its an interesting piece of the "did Bores give AVGN enough credit as an inspiration?" puzzle. This is the description for the IG TMNT video:ReplyDelete
"Uploaded on Sep 10, 2007
The Ninja Turtles Nintendo Games are next on the chopping block!
Yes James was an inspiration for starting my show (and maybe this episode?) Yes we get it already, but come on. Who didn't play this game in the 1980's. What a cowabunga piece of sh**!" I'm guessing that isn't the original description?Replies
Don't remember this description, maybe it was edited recently? If I recall, phrases like "next on the chopping block" were commonly used in descriptions of more recent (2015-2016) episodes, and Bores has been editing a lot of titles and descriptions lately (such as his Naughty Bear E3 video).Delete
OT: Hey guys, have any of you ever heard of Ai Kizuna? World's first ever (maybe?) Virtual YouTuber? Check her channel here:ReplyDelete
I'm thinking of reviving the blog.ReplyDelete
I kinda want to give the same treatment to "You May Now Kiss the, uh... Guy Who Receives" that I gave "Meet the Quagmires" -- the whole nine yards from an AK47 at a point-blank range and taze the corpse for good measure.
What do you think?Replies
Being handed the exposure YouTube gave him for merely plagiarising someone else's work, undeservedly becoming one of the most subscribed channels, then slowly pissing all that blind luck away to the point that you essentially delete half your channel's content and shut your shows down because its no longer profitable really does take a special kind of stupid.ReplyDelete
Chris is like the guy who inherits his dad's multi billion dollar business through birthright and his staggering ineptitude results in him being declared bankrupt.Replies
It should be noted that Bores got lucky making lightning strike twice with Puppet Steve, but he will most likely once again piss all that blind luck by putting even less effort into his content. History repeats itself.Delete
HEY KIDS! PUTBA BORES HERE!Delete
The same thing is going to happen with Pubba Steve that happened with Irate Gamer. The kids will grow up and wonder why they ever found that horse shit amusing.Delete
I'm gonna play devil(Bores)advocate a bit here, so IG was something that was pretty big and plummeted. Let's say the same thing happens with Pubta Bores. But you know what they say, the third time is the charm. (and cliches these days seem to speak a lot of truth to me) Who knows what Bores might come up with if he has to? (and I realize Bores may have violated the 3 rule already (much like he did the comedy 3 rule in several videos) he also tried (still tries?) ghost stuff, mythbusters parodies, etc, but I'm thinking the cliche could stand if we think 3 successes)Delete
Bores won't get successful for the reasons Dan has more or less explained in the newest post. He's pandering, talks down to his audience, has no respect for them, has no original ideas, can't create, can't make friends with his peers, plaigarises constantly and is a batshit insane conspiracy theorist who feels free to call other people snowflakes while being incapable of commenting online unless he puts on a virtual dress and acts like Norman Bores because his most staunch and strong identity is that of his own mother.Delete
Quite bizarre that a man careening towards 40 who is only capable of engaging with others if he dons the guise of a late middle-aged woman obsessed with emojis and his own self validation would be so politically conservative really. Let us in Chris. We're all friends here. Let it all out, big guy. Tell me where James Rolfe spiritually wounded you.
Alright, this needs to stop now! People have said this before, but seriously just ignore Bores when he puts on mommy mask. He's coming on here to simply piss us all off and get a rise out of us. Don't feed into his immense bullshit. It's what he wants. Seriously, just ignore this sad excuse of a man child and pretend he's not on here. He's once again brining up politics to troll us and we don't need to feed into this shit any longer. And BatDan, you've got more spam of his to clean up and maybe block him from getting on here now!ReplyDelete
Shockingly poor attempt to make it look like Puppet Steve was at Toy Fair in the Steven Universe/South Park video. It was amusing to see the top of Puppet Steve's head disappear while he was talking at the end.ReplyDelete
You'd think Chris would improve after all of these years. Unfortunately, he is too lazy to bother.
I wonder which is more formulaic. The Pokémon anime or Puppet Steve?ReplyDelete
Help me out, why do people write "Pubta" Steve or Bores?ReplyDeleteReplies
As I recall, apparently Bores mispronounces the word "puppet" when Steve says "hey puppet Steve here". There was some debate as to whether it was Pubba or Putta, and someone came up with the compromise "Pubta".Delete
I think I only saw two episodes, both of them he seemed to say "pupple"Delete
oh throwing another variation into the debate, nice. Pubtla Steve FTW bitchazzDelete
Even with your compromise Gary, people are still using Pubba, although I think Putta sounds much better, in my opinion.Delete
Okay, it's official. Chris does not know who is audience is. South Park toys? You can't review South Park toys and Peppa Pig toys on the same channel! Just...what? Who the heck is this meant for? What's next? Is he going to review Dora The Explorer and Rick And Morty figures in the same video? PICK YOUR AUDIENCE ALREADY!!ReplyDelete
Oh, and he refers to Professor Chaos as "Captain Chaos." Some South Park fan you are.Replies
Oh crap, I just noticed he also looked at Rick and Morty figures in that video. I stand corrected. "If Rick and Morty's your favorite show..." *Earth's colors jumble* Oh crap, the universe just divided by zero.Delete
It's just like when he references things like Mr. Magoo, the Three Stooges, and Bob Uecker in his Irate Gamer videos, that his preteen fan brats wouldn't get.Delete
Not sure. As for the whole retiring thing, remember how BatDan stated in July that retirement meant no more free videos that hardly give him any views and just does paid shilling for money?ReplyDelete
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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Professor Mathew Hughes said Hontiveros action is a criminal offense as quoted in LA Times. "The Filipino people voted her as senator, not an activist who poison the minds of young generation by distributing black propaganda against the former president," Hughes said.
Hughes also added that the book is publised by a person who had personal grudge against the Marcoses, and not the voice of the Filipino people. "I think the Department of Education does not authorize to distribute such book that contains black propaganda. I think DepEd should ban the book and not allow any people, including a sitting politician to use students for their personal motives", Hughes added.
Prof. Hughes taught Sociology at University of the Philippines – Diliman, from 1969 to 1973, and had been a member of MMST Board of Trustees shortly from 1973 to 1974 during the height of Marcos' administration."The Duterte administration should seriously look into this. Hontiveros could face multiple charges like rebellion, abuse of authority, and sedition among others if this happens here US, japan, or in other democratic European countries.
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Wow, a year and no-one has answered your question. There is no online co-op/multi-player functionality. Also, there is nothing to "boost" in this game, but it's a hell of a lot of fun. It can be played co-op locally though.
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[show]*1 Behavior
Behavior [1]EditThey are playful and rambunctious, often at times mimicking Sid or dancing with him. They often get hungry and will cry when they want food. They can also be very brave, seen when they defended Sid from their real mother who was about eat him. When Sid was taking them to the playground they used their strength to destroy the playground and eat most of the other children with means that they are very incautious. They eat smaller mammals but they were even chasing a young Macrauchenia. When they get older they will be the major predators in the Dinosaur Valley because Rudy will possibly be dead by then.
Appearance [2]Edit
Egbert has blue eyes, while his sister Shelly has orange eyes, and Yoko's eyes are red. Yoko has a darker skin tone than Egbert and Shelly. Shelly's stomach is more pinkish-yellow than her brothers'. Shelly also has freckles on her nose.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs[3]Edit
The eggs of the baby dinos were first found in the ice cave by Sid, who took them away to be warm. The next day, their mother came out from the Dinosaur World to find them. They hatched into three baby T-Rex which Sid named Shelly, Egbert , and Yoko, who then presumed he was their mother. While the song "Walk the Dinosaur" played, Sid bathed them, fell asleep, and they mimicked him. Later they were playing hacky-sack with Scrat, then they jumped on Sid, and bit his fingers. He then went to get milk from an ox, he finds out it's a male, and it chases him, with the Baby Dinos in tow. Later, they want to go into Manny's Playground, Sid let them in and, of course, that led to trouble: all the kids in the valley rushed into the playground, and began to destroy it. Manny and Ellie showed up when Yoko ate Little Johnny, Madison, and flung Ronald through the air. Manny appears, Yoko spits up the two kids he swallowed, then he ran past Manny's Ice Mobile, knocking it loose, and shattering it. The three baby dinos returned, when Manny was about to lecture them, but their mother showed up, and took them away, along with Sid, back to the dinosair world. She let the baby dinos go, but preceded to pull Sid, while hanging on by a vine, flinging him up into her nose. She sneezed him out, and the baby dinos watched in disgust. She tried to eat Sid, but the baby dinos stopped her by getting in her face, but they could stop her from flicking him with her tail, and tying him up in a tree. Later Sid was trying to feed them various vegetables (broccoli, mushrooms, etc.), which they declined, flipping the the table on him. Momma then drops the Flightless Bird down in the vegetables place. She flicks Sid into the pond, he comes back as they are about to eat Flightless. [4]Hungry kids? How's chicken sound?
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Sid says, "It's too fleshy..." then it wakes up, and clings to Sid, scared. Out of his normal stupidity, he throws flightless off a cliff, without thinking if it can fly or not. It is grabbed by Roger. Momma then brings a large leg of meat, which they eat off-screen while Sid and Momma are arguing. They are revealed to be plump with the leg. [5]Full Baby Dinos
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It makes Sid angry that they like meat more than vegetables, but Momma's gloating is cut off when she hears a loud roar of Rudy. She gets the baby dinos to go into the jungle with her, along with Sid hanging by her tail. The last time they are seen up till the end of the film is them playing around, with each other while trying to evade Rudy. They disappear into the jungle, not knowing they left Sid behind. They are later seen again briefly watching Roger take Sid away. They appear one last time after Momma shoves Rudy off the cliff, roaring in victory. [6]Baby Dinos roaring in victory
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They are soon shown with Momma snuggling them, then running over to Sid to be with him one last time.[7]Momma, and the babies last appearance
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They run off with their mother, possibly to find a new home or see their father.
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My Photography
Photography has always been a passion of mine even during the days of film. I remember the days as a kid I used to play with my dad's old Pentax SLR while there was no film in it, just messing around with the dials & levers not really understanding what they actually do. When I was young, I always thought that an SLR was something only experts knew how to operate. I would wonder how year after year, that my father knew exactly what to do to create those wonderful looking family portraits of us in color! Back then I could never really understand how the mechanics of a camera worked, just that they were marvelous contraptions capable of producing magical images on paper, something we humans cherished for generations & looked at in photo albums time after time. It was that moment captured in time which resonated with us, sometimes funny, at times eerie especially when we reminisce with our past. It was as if the subjects inner thoughts were projected through their eyes looking at you in the most peculiar way, as if showing you their happiness or sadness all at once at that moment in their lives. To me these feelings still resonate with me till this day.
Over the years I learned to play with point & shoot film cameras. In my high school years, I will often bring along a point & shoot for road trips often being behind the lens rather than in front of it. I found pleasure in capturing group outings then showing them to my friends who often place orders for copies of these photos. It was quite amazing that at the snap of a shutter, you capture what your eye sees but at the same time what your mind perceives. I've learned over the years that what the eye sees is but a moment, but what the mind perceives of the image is of a lifetime! A photo is but an image if without context or a story behind it. Even inanimate objects have a story to tell if you don't just point your camera at it & click. If you took a little bit of time to look at something from a different angle or perspective, you will find very interesting ways of admiring just about anything!
During the turn of the century, digital cameras came to be. For once photography wasn't just for the elite. The invention of digital photo cells to capture light was what I thought the pinnacle in photography. Much changed during that period. Film to digital was what black & white was to color film back in the 60's. This opened photography to the masses & for me was the period in my life that I truly began to explore different photography styles & genres which I would never have tried with film. I still remember my first digital camera was a Fuji-film point & shoot zoom camera which I began using for outings, zoos, bird parks & family events.
I got my first DSLR in 2005 & I have been shooting as a hobby ever since. My current gear consists of a Canon 5D Mark III & a few lenses. I shoot predominantly on a 50mm. A 50mm lens is the closest representation of how the human eye sees. I find that this focal range is most comfortable for my style of street photography. The photos that you see in this set were captured with either a Canon 7D or a Canon 5D Mark III using either a 50mm or an 85mm lens.
Up until recently I photographed mainly in color. Much of my work were urban landscape, stills & minimalism photography. My images were usually void of people or any direct interaction with people in general. Earlier this year things started to change.
I started pointing my lens at people. Not just friends & family but complete strangers in the streets of Penang. It takes a bit of nerve at first but it gets easier. With digital you can even fire your shots at the hip then pick your shots later. It gets a bit if getting used to but with some practice, it gets pretty easy later on. I also find that it is less intimidating to the subject if you use the live view on the camera. Armed with a little bit of nerve & these skills through practice, street photography isn't really that difficult even with a big DSLR like the 5D Mark III.
Even more recent, I started experimenting with shooting in black & white straight out from the camera. One way of black & white photography is to shoot in color then convert to monotone post production. While a lot of black & white photographers recommend this, I find that it prevents previsualization. When you shoot out of the camera in monotone, you force yourself to view the world in black & white. Removing oneself from the colored world & only focusing on shades & textures. Gone is contrast by color. Everything is black or white. It is also timeless compared to color. For some reason, black & white photos speak volumes for the subjects. The boundaries of time & space seem to collide between a black & white photo captured in this century compared to those taken at the turn of the last century.
Photography for me has been a journey of discovery. Undoubtedly it has opened my eyes to new possibilities in art & the art of photography. Capturing timeless images not only preserves the space of time but it also preserves the human soul.
Street photography with a big camera
At face value, it doesn't seem like the Canon 5D Mark III is a suitable camera for street photography. I am always a believer that any camera with you is the best camera you have however looking at the bulk & size of the Mark3 it's bound to turn a few heads & feel intimidating to people you are trying to capture on a photograph. Even so, the challenge of getting the shot using a big camera is enticing so perhaps we can talk a little bit about how to use a big camera when street shooting.
Use a small & short focal length lens
The shorter the better. Try not to use anything longer than an 85mm on a full frame sensor camera. That's about 50mm on an APC sensor body. I've shot using a 17-40mm ultra-wide angle lens on the Mark2 & the Mark3 before in the streets so it's doable. Avoid big lenses like the 70-200mm. You already have a big DSLR. Don't make it worse by putting a cannon on the thing! If you are a beginner like me, choose something comfortable like a 50mm where you can get close to the subject but not so right in the face if get what I mean!
Use the silent mode
If your camera has a built-in silent mode, use it! Usually this is only available on the higher end pro series DSLRs however I anticipate that Canon & Nikon may introduce this to later entry models. Besides street photography, I can see this feature being useful when shooting weddings & events if you are looking for candid moments. Extremely useful feature if you ask me so turn it on & leave it on for the duration of your shoot.
Live view
Somehow lifting the camera away from you while shooting something is less intimidating than lifting the camera's view finder to your eye. This is perhaps a psychological thing but try it, you'll find it easier to get a candid shot doing this & your subjects will mind less when you do this. Also for those who do not have silent mode on their cameras, shooting with the live view on is usually more silent.
Shoot blind!
Another technique which requires some practice, sometimes shooting blind helps. Without lifting your camera, just point it at your subject & snap. If you have silent mode, this helps. It requires a bit of practice to get successful shots so it's best to fire some shots in quick succession so you increase your chances of getting the shot. Don't do this all the time though. It's always best to allow the subject to know you are actually photographing them to create that connection between subject & photographer. This is important even in street photography.
Develop thick skin!
Street photography really is about battling it out with yourself. Pointing a camera at a complete stranger without their consent can be viewed as a violation of social norms which can make the subject feel uncomfortable. Being the photographer taking the photo can make you feel like a complete creep. I constantly battle with this every time I bring my camera out for street photography. Here are a couple of tips that I use when I go out street shooting with a big camera…
1. Make eye contact with your subject. Don't look away. Smile & nod your head. Lift the camera to your eye, compose & take your shot. Smile again & nod once more. You'd be surprise how this works most of the time.
2. You're not going to die if someone puts up their hand & says NO. Just stop what you're doing & say sorry or nod then be on your merry way.
3. Like what I mentioned above, use a wide-angle lens. The wider the better. Shooting with a long lens doesn't make you more confident, it turns you into a creep! 200mm lenses aren't meant for street photography, they are meant for stalkers & peeping toms.
The Canon EOS 5Dmk3 and Canon 50mm f/1.2 L combo
I will be honest… When I was using the Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM Lens on my Canon EOS 7D, I was suffering! Focusing was a problem & especially at narrow apertures between f/1.2 & f/2.0, it was quite problematic. Basically the lens will back focus when the subject is near & at times front focuses at infinity. This can drive a sane photographer nuts especially when missing those crucial shots!
For this reason I can never shoot a photo at f/1.2 without reviewing or chimping after the shot. Over time I learned to work around the problem & be patient with shooting wide open especially on a lens which has such a large opening that it felt like shooting with a black hole attached to your camera! I soon learned after scores of similar issues by other users this is something I may have to live with if I wanted to shoot with this lens. Despite the difficulties I hung on to this lens because of the scores of great photos I achieved with it over the past year or so. You can view my 50mm album on FLICKR if you like.
When I first attached the 1.2L on the Mark 3, I wasn't expecting much difference in the way of my photography workflow. I was expecting to chimp as usual for each shot I took & nothing made me thought otherwise. How wrong I was!
For some reason the 1.2L on the Mark 3 was awesome! Perhaps it is the lateral color fringing correction or perhaps Canon did something to the Mark 3's focusing system but it seems that all my focusing problems were solved! I mentioned before that 61 AF points didn't really appeal to me. Give me 9 points I can trust & I will be satisfied. This time however we get 41 AF cross-type points on the Mark 3. Still a tad too many for my liking but I'll take it. The Mark 3 & 1.2L combo is so good now even at f/1.2, I nail my focuses every time! The only way you can miss is if your subject is moving faster than your shutter speed can handle or it's basically your fault!
I was out with a bunch of mates doing some group street photography last Saturday & I was able to shoot candid photos of people moving tact sharp even at f/1.2… Something I would never have been able to do on the 7D or my old 5Dmk2. I set the AF to the area focusing & placed it right in the middle & the camera was fast enough to shoot from the hip or at eye level, whichever. I was even cocky enough to challenge my friends to a no chimping street walk! Boy did I get a bunch of very usable shots!
If focusing speed & accuracy is something you look for in a Canon DSLR, this is the camera for you. If you shoot L primes, this is the camera for you. Heck if you shoot Canon…. well…. I won't continue!
I leave you with some photos taken during my group street photography event. You can view the entire album HERE.
The Canon EOS 5D Mark 3… Is it worth the hype?
Canon's long-awaited 5D series successor to the 5Dmk2 has finally arrived. Aptly named the 5Dmk3, this full frame DSLR sports a 22 mega pixel sensor with an insane ISO capability of between 100-25,600 & full HD video capabilities. The Mark 3 now comes with 61 point AF system with 41 cross sensor type AF. A vast array of improvements include a headphone jack for video, customizable AF system & a reworked menu system, not to mention built-in HDR & multi exposure capabilities.
But before I continue, I'd like to mention that this is not a camera review. I am not going to touch on all aspects of the camera. Just the ones which I think matter to some people who may be looking to upgrade from their 5Dmk2 or 7D DSLRs. I prefer to focus on things that improve the cameras usability rather than image quality or ISO performance. All this is good, but I feel a camera is an extension of oneself which allows us to create photographs. I will try to talk more about such aspects when compiling my thoughts on this latest version of the Canon 5D series.
Noteworthy improvements
1. Auto focus accuracy & customizability
I don't care for 61 AF points to be honest. What I do care for is the AF speed & accuracy. I shoot mainly with a Canon 50mm f/1.2 L so the slightest misfocus will render an image unusable. I've suffered intensely when using this lens at anything wider than f/2.0 on any DSLR. On the Mark 3, even at f/1.2, the focus is accurate & the images at this aperture is tact sharp. The Mark 3 will certainly make many prime lens shooters very happy!
2. Improved ISO range
On my 7D & my old 5Dmk2, I dare say I shoot up until ISO 3200. I've only really shot 1 photo at ISO 6400 using the Mark 2 while I was at a Chinese opera performance last year. On the Mark 3, the ISO range has improved a further 2 f-stops to a usable ISO 12,800. The noise levels for ISO 25,600 is much like the old ISO 6400 on the Mark 2, which to me is rather poor. That said, the camera can still churn out pretty darn usable shots at ISO 12,800. Kudos to the Canon engineers who made this happen!
3. Automatic correction of lateral color fringes
Purple fringing was a huge problem when shooting using the Canon 17-40mm f/4 L on the 5Dmk2. The problem becomes very apparent when shooting against strong back lighting, like for instance, the bright sky behind some branches & leaves. Post processing was a nightmare & even after removing the purple tint, the images looked as if layered incorrectly on top of each other at the corners. This is a big improvement especially for those shooting with the Canon 17-40mm f/4 L & the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L II.
4. Silent mode
This is by far my favourite feature on the Mark 3. Turning off the focus beep & enabling the silent mode… I can shoot without disturbing others & is extremely useful when doing street or candid photography. I personally do quite a bit of street & candid photography so this function is god given! Of course in this mode, the continuous shooting speed is reduced. However in single shot mode, you will hardly notice a difference in the speed of execution.
5. Flash sync. speed in Av mode
You can now flash sync. your Av mode to between 1/60 sec – 1/200 sec variable, or hard set it to 1/200 sec. Aperture priority shooters like myself will love the ability to control this!
6. Other improvements
Other improvements include the ability to set your exposure bracketing to 7 exposures, improved ergonomics especially the thumb grip, headphone jack & touch sensitive rear dial while shooting video.
What still needs work!
1. The playback review after each shot
The playback review after each shot is very limited & prevents you from flipping between shots. In fact the only thing you can do is to switch from the different previews (eg. exposure information & histogram) & zoom in/out. If you wanted to compare sharpness between 2 shots by zooming in & then turn the dial to the next photo… you can't! You need to press the PLAY button which will temporarily bring the playback mode out & in again!? To me this crippling effect is dumb & is an oversight by the Canon menu designers.
2. The auto focus can sometimes slow you down
I don't mean the auto focus speed, I mean the time it takes you to move your focus point from one place to another takes quite a while. You cannot hold the little joystick down to move the cursor. You actually have to click it each time to move 1 square… Great! Now with 61 AF points, you should get what I mean by SLOW! By the time you move your AF point, you would have missed the decisive moment. Nice work Canon!
Also the focus point do not light up when you are trying to focus on a subject. The red light does illuminate the viewfinder for a brief moment when focus locks, however before that the focus point is but a black square. When you try to focus in low light, you will have problems finding where the hell the bloody focus point is! This is inexcusable & folks are going to waste a lot of time figuring out where they positioned the focus point especially in low light or while focusing on dark surfaces!
3. No focus illuminator & no pop-up flash
There is still no focus illuminator on this version of the 5D series. Missing also is a pop-up flash for those nice to have moments when you need some fill-light.
4. Stupid RATE button!
I am dumbfounded! This must be the most useless button on a DSLR ever! Wait! You can customize it!… but only to protect files from being deleted. You cannot program it to do anything else other than protect & add stars to your photos. Face palm!
5. Not all lens correction information is loaded
Information on a popular lens like the 50mm f/1.4, is missing from the factory preload of lens data on the 5Dmk3??? Good thing is that you can install it manually. It just seems very odd that a popular lens like this is not factory loaded by Canon when they shipped the Mark 3.
My thoughts
Although the Mark 3 is still lacking in some areas, it remains a formidable upgrade for 5Dmk2 & 7D users. The AF accuracy & ISO performance is good enough as any to justify getting the 5Dmk3. And for photographers who like being stealthy, the silent mode is a welcomed addition to the list of features available on this camera.
My verdict? Highly recommended!
Photography : Giving a useful photo critique
I've talked about how to take & get criticism in photography in my last two articles so it's inevitable that in the third part of this topic I will talk about giving a photo critique. Criticizing & giving feedback on anything is really quite easy; giving useful feedback on the other hand is quite a different thing. Giving good & useful feedback on something as subjective as a photograph is, well… something even more difficult.
I have seen my fair share of people who try to give feedback & most often we often fall into one of two categories. Those who bash in the most inappropriate or impolite way & those who are just too nice & aren't very honest about their opinions. With the addition of the LIKE button on social websites like Facebook, it's easier to just click LIKE & move on. Being overly nice & on the flip side, brash isn't going to help anyone.
Remember that there is no wrong or right in photography. Extreme technical errors can be deemed as "wrong" but sometimes it all depends on the artist. If a photographer wanted the image to be 'darker than normal', he would then dial his exposure down to achieve this effect. The question is that did the photographer do it on purpose, or he made a mistake & didn't know what he was doing. This is why I take some time to either name the photo appropriately or talk about the image & why I created it that way. Read my article titled, "Composition… how I view things…" It's true sometimes you will never know. But a photographer who really wants to learn, will be honest about his work.
Make sure the photographer truly wants a critique. Be sure that the photographer really wants a critique & really wants to improve in photography. Even if they are asking for comments on their photos, they may not necessarily want negative comments. It helps to ask first before you plunge into talking about the photo. Sometimes a simple, "Would you like some comments on your photo?" would help pave the way to ensure that the photographer is open to idea of having his work being critiqued. If the answer is NO, then don't.
Try to interpret the photo. When you view the photo, take a moment to look at the entire frame. What is the meaning of the image. What did the artist want you to see more of & what less of? Did the photographer include a title or short commentary of the image? What did it say? In your first few sentences, talk about the photo & how you felt when looking at it. That sometimes in a way is a critique in itself. If the photographer intended you to see something but you saw a complete opposite, that in itself is feedback to the artist that something went wrong!
Start off with what's good then followed by what can be improved. No brainer here. It's easier to get someone to listen when you begin a conversation on a good note. Once you have built the rapport & respect, you can move on to what are the things that need work. To make a photo critique concise, I normally find two aspects of the photo which I like & perhaps one quality of the image which I think can be improved upon. More experienced photographers can probably find a strew of things wrong with a photograph but this is not a competition. There is no prize for pointing out mistakes here. The 2:1 ratio isn't a rule, but I say taking one step back after walking 2 steps forward is still progress in the correct direction… Don't you think?
Be specific. This is something I almost always see photo critics fail at. Even when you give a positive feedback, you need to be specific. If so happen a good photo is a fluke, the photographer will not know how to replicate the conditions if he didn't know what he did right in the first place.
Here are examples of comments I have seen which add no value to a critique…
"Great photo! Nice colors!"…
"Fantastic portrait, I like your model's expression!"…
"Wow! What a moment!"…
All great compliments but nothing the photographer can use to better his or her photography. If not it helps to boost a bit of moral by ego stroking, nothing more.
Now imagine if the above 3 critiques were worded as such…
"Great photo! I like the saturation of photograph especially the contrast between the horizon & the sky. Great work in making the photo pop with the usage of colors!"…
"Fantastic portrait. I liked the way you managed to obtain that kind of expression from your model. You've managed to put her at ease throughout the session & your efforts have paid off. Nice work!"…
"Wow! You must have been very patient with your camera. You have ceased the moment well & you have captured a once in a lifetime photo!"…
These are just examples.
Be specific about the negatives as well. As with positive comments, you should be as specific if not more detailed about what you think can be improved. Don't just say, it's bad… Explain why you think it doesn't add to the photo & how you can make it better.
This is when you need to be honest! This is quite hard for a lot of us. This is where majority of use fall into the LIKE a photo category. It's easier to hit the like button & just move on. If you intend to tear someone's work apart, say so. If you want to help someone improve, you should be honest about it too.
Let's give a shot at giving a photo critique…
What do I see? When I look at this photo, I see a painting of a portrait of a man on the side of a building next to a partially opened window. The image of this person is perhaps someone of importance & he looks somewhat solemn as if sad.
How is this photo technically? This photo was probably taken on a bright sunny day. The image is somewhat overexposed because the colors seem washed out.
What I think? I like the idea which the photographer was trying to deliver. The composition was not bad with how he put the man's face to one side & the window on the other. The crop was as tight as it can be under the circumstances. There isn't much in the rest of the photo to make it really stand out. I think the bottom part of the middle section, probably windows to the ground floor of the building is rather annoying. The "landing pigeon" on the top left corner with its wings clipped off by the edge of the frame doesn't help. Neither does the few leaves creeping into the left side of the frame
This next part is where you give the real critique…
What would I do? I can certainly try to shoot using a different zoom range or crop the image to exclude the things I didn't care for. I would also increase the contrast, perhaps lower the exposure & increase saturation. I believe there are more details on the walls than this photo is really showing. Bringing out the details would enhance this photo & make the image pop more.
This is the proposed re-imagination of the photo. I've removed the distracting elements in the photo, brought down the exposure which increased the overall contrast & color. Pushing up the colors even more made the details appear clearer but at the end of it, it was the sharpening at the end of my workflow which brought out more of the details.
If you want to view a high resolution version of this photo click on my FLICKR link HERE.
There you go. Want to give photo critique a go? It's your turn!
Photography : How to get criticism
In my previous article, I talked about how to handle criticism when you post or share your photos. While it's true that some photo critics may not be tactful in providing feedback, it is always good to provide some context into what areas that you're trying to improve upon. Simply showing a photo & ask for comments or criticism sometimes just doesn't cut it. As photographers who are trying to improve oneself, we are the best people to know our own weaknesses & perhaps aspire to shoot images of a certain quality which we are not able to as yet due to lack of experience.
Get real, what are your true intentions?
You should really ask yourself that question. If you are part of a photographic community where you are absolutely the top guy when it comes to the landscape genre for instance, posting a top-notch landscape photo on your forum & asking for "criticism" is rather a vain gesture. Similarly a photographer who specializes in street photography, captures a once in a lifetime moment which obviously took experience, hard work & a keen understanding of the surroundings where he shoots…. posts a photo over Facebook & says, "It's just a snapshot!" or one of the more annoying comments like "Simply shoot..". Seriously, what are you trying to prove besides soliciting for LIKEs & admiration for your work? I honestly have very little respect for such people.
If you know you are good at something, share it with the rest in the form of a note explaining how you got the shot & what it took to get it. Share your experience with others. Do not portray your skill as something you are born with & little to no effort to reproduce. You will not be respected for that. We were once all beginners & noobs. It is the act of sharing & helping others that makes you a better person, someone people can look up to for guidance. If you are asking for input from someone or some group of photographers, please let it be because you know that there are areas to improve & you genuinely want to improve. Otherwise don't bother!
Ask the right people
No-brainer, right? You don't ask a plumber to fix your electrical outlets when they fail, so you shouldn't ask people who know nuts about photography how to improve on your skills!
Don't just ask anyone. It makes perfect sense to look for friends or people in your photographic group who has a sense of style in which you really like. Just because someone is a professional wedding photographer doesn't mean he or she may take photos that you find to your liking. Professional does not equate to good, just that they are paid for what they do. Sometimes, amateurs shoot better because they shoot for the passion of photography, not the money!
Photographers in general are usually very poor at expressing themselves outside from the way of making a photograph. This is why we hide behind the viewfinder because we are basically introverts who prefer to capture the moment rather than being the moment itself. A good photographer with a keen sense of vision who can provide you constructive input, able to share his thoughts freely & willingly are hard to come by. These are the type of mentors you need to look for when you want your work evaluated to enable you to acquire the most out of their experience. They may be short on supply, but if you look hard enough, you will find a friend or a colleague who fits this description.
Ask for the right thing
When you ask for your work to be evaluated, provide context. When you ask someone to comment on your work, a simple "Can you give me some advice on how to improve?" just may not work. Likewise posting a photo on a group forum & asking a general, "Comments & criticism welcomed", the infamous C&C! You will not get much useful input with that. More often than not you will attract stray comments which does little to help you.
Structure your ask on one or at the most two areas of improvement. Be specific. If you were having problems composing the image, tell your audience. If lighting was your concern & you need to learn new ways of solving the problem, ask about lighting. Give as much information about how you took the shot & what you used to get it. Be prepared for questions that your critic may ask you to learn more about your understanding of photography.
If you broke some of the basic photography rules, tell your audience! I sometimes frame my images with smack in the middle compositions. I wasn't thinking of rules of 3rds because I intentionally wanted the photo to be different. I'd make sure that my audience knew that if I were to ask for comments. If you purposely 'underexposed' an image to obtain a certain effect, make sure you indicate it. This will avoid some annoying critics who will point out the obvious & ruin your day! Unless of course you don't know what you're doing then it's ok.
At the end of the day, you will only benefit from this exercise if you listen. Learn to filter out what is bad & learn from what is good. Learn how to HANDLE CRITICISM! Done correctly, asking for comments on your work will help you be a better photographer!
Photography : Handling criticism 101
The one thing that I sometimes hate about art is that it really is about beauty in the eye of the beholder. Often I come across images in which I see as a 10/10 somehow gets pulverized by another critic who sees it as trash. Not just beauty, it's about the interpretation of a subject or may it be even an ideology or opinion on everyday things that defines each individual. Like it or not it is the difference in each of us that defines us as who we are. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a difference in opinion because we will simply be mindless zombies if we just follow in another person's beliefs like a parrot learning how to talk. We are all wired differently from our upbringing to the people that we mingle around with. Things like education, society & more times than not, even our race & sex plays a role in our perception of our surroundings. These differences sometimes cause misunderstandings in which history has shown time & again to spark revolutions & wars just because we can't quite get along with each other!
So one day you happily capture an image on your camera in which you are almost certain is a masterpiece. Eagerly you post & share the photo on your favourite forum & anxiously wait for "positive" feedback even though you ask the audience to provide feedback & criticism. Instead of good feedback, you're hit with a barrage of unfavourable comments from the way you composed the photo to how you mishandled the lighting on your intended subject. Suddenly you lose focus and can't stop thinking about what they said or wrote. You know you shouldn't be bothered, but knowing doesn't help you stop thinking about it over and over and over. You try to justify & explain but the sheer numbers of these critics push you into a corner. Then you lash out… utterly demonstrating the ugly side of your personality which you never knew existed. Familiar?
Happens to even the best of us. Probably will happen to me if I hadn't played the scenario over & over again in my head, then think of a more sensible & level-headed approach to tackling the situation & stop it from escalating to something you absolutely know has no benefit whatsoever either to you or those who think your work is crap.
Understand the criticism
It is about a difference of opinion. When someone comments on your work, it's about what they think looks good. It's never about you! You can probably dismiss or ignore an opinion if it's only 1 or 2. But generally, some people can be wrong some of the times but all people can't be wrong all the time. Take a step back & think about it before you react.
When you ask for comments & feedback, expect the worst! When I was managing a team of people in my company a few years ago it dawned on me. For all the 9 good deeds that you do, people will criticize & remember you for the 1 lousy decision you made. It's inevitable! So in other words, we are damned if we do and damned if we don't!
It could be true! Don't let your ego drive you. As photographers we are here to better ourselves & the best way to improve is to find out what other photographers think of our work. The LIKE button & comments like "Nice", "Good photo"… isn't going to help you get better. If any it could just mean that the photographers in your community whether it is on Facebook or a forum simply think you are not worth their help so they will just continue to give you LIKE clicks & words of encouragement just to see you fail! Don't get me wrong, positive feedback is good on moral. But too much of it doesn't make you better. It's like playing chess with someone who is obviously lesser skilled than you. Your rate of improvement will be slower than say the noob that you are pitting your skills against. One day, he will beat you!
Accepting criticism
It is never personal. It only gets personal when you take it personally. Some people can be less tactful than others when providing comments. Remember that over the internet, words are words without any inclination of expression. The lack of face to face interaction sometimes contorts the intended meaning of a phrase if uttered incorrectly. You need to learn to recognize that.
Learn from it & toughen up! Remember that you are the one who asked for comments & criticism. Take it sometimes with a grain of salt if it comes from sources that you know is unreliable. However like what I mentioned above, all people can't be wrong all the time! If indeed this is the case, open your mind, perhaps even welcome it by expressing gratitude to your critic. It may not be nice to hear criticism, but such feedback is often a part of the learning process and can provide us with valuable insights into how we can improve and grow as a photographer.
Ask yourself, what was really your intention?
Was it really to obtain useful comments so that you can better improve? Was it that the comments weren't clear to you in which perhaps you needed to ask for clarity on the subject? Or was the whole thing just to satisfy your insatiable sense of pride & ego, expecting only dying admiration for what you perceive as glorious & unadulterated excellence? Seriously?


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Are you a part of the 75% of adults who admit they don't take the proper steps to prevent themselves from feeling stressed? I have to admit that I'm a part of this group (even with a variety of natural products to help me cope with stress). Sometimes we need reminders of how we can lift our spirits naturally and that's what you can find here—5 easy steps to reduce stress daily.
Step One to Reduce Stress: Calm Down, Take a Breath
It may seem like such an obvious step that it shouldn't be listed but think about the last stressful situation you experienced… did you give yourself a moment to think things over and slow your breathing? When we are presented with bad news, are in a stressful situation, or are worried/frustrated, our breathing becomes shallow and fast which increases our stress levels. By taking a moment for a calming, slow breath we are able to alter our rapid breathing patterns and signal to our bodies that the stress and anxiety we are experiencing are temporary. When we slow our breathing, our minds also calm and our stress levels can be greatly reduced. This step may require some practice but don't discount its ability to immediately calm. For an added stress buster try listening to soft music and breathing deeply to unwind after a stress-filled day; research showed it was as relaxing as a massage.
Step Two to Reduce Stress: Say No to Trans Fat
Aside from being bad for your waistline and heart, trans fats could also affect our mental well-being. Trans fats are found in processed foods and can be tricky to cut out since products labeled as "Zero Trans Fats" are allowed to still contain 0.5 grams of the stuff per serving. Steer clear of trans fats, processed foods, and partially hydrogenated oil to be sure you're not adding to your stress levels. The clear reason of why trans fats are linked to stress levels isn't completely clear but studies show that it triggers inflammatory changes in the body, each of which are linked to depression, stress, anxiety, and mood disorders.
Step Three to Reduce Stress: Get in a Routine
Don't discount the healing properties of doing something your way! Research at Tel Aviv University found that performing everyday tasks in a ritual-like way may create a sense of calm. When we are allowed to complete actions in a manner that is specific and comfortable to us personally, we feel a sense of control in an unpredictable world. Once you have an understanding of the steps that make you feel secure and give you a sense of control, consider adding in healthy activities that will boost your body's resistance to stress like exercise, arts, or a hobby you've given up.
Step Four: Power in Probiotics
The preliminary research from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that healthy bacteria levels in our systems can lower levels of the stress hormone corticosterone. Because it is believed that nerves transmit messages from microorganisms in the gut to the brain, there's a strong link between the health of our digestive tract and our emotional health. We shed more light on this in a recent blog here and hope you'll consider this shelf-stable probiotic from Kroeger Herb called Taurin Dophilus, made in a base of prune fruit for easy recognition by the body.
Step Five: Natural Happy Pills
Another reason to love Omega-3s! People who took an omega-3 supplement daily were 20% less anxious during stressful periods than those who did not take one. Experts believe that the healthy fat in omega-3 supplements may buffer against stress-related inflammation which has been linked to mood disorders, high levels of stress, and anxiety. Want to learn more about omega-3 supplements and what they can do for your entire body? Check here for a recent post.
No matter what the day holds, keeping these 5 steps to reduce stress naturally in mind will help you cope in a healthy way and combat the triggers. Exercising daily makes a tremendous difference in our mood and how we deal with stress so don't discount getting up and moving!


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One of the great natural treasures of Mexico is its extensive network of caves and subterranean rivers which have achieved world records for depth, length and size. Diving in Mexico can be a very varied affair because of the fact the pacific ocean is around the west coast and the massively different Caribbean Sea. Mexico hosts some of the world's most beautiful Cenote cave diving experiences and also the Yutacan peninsula allows you to dive the Great Maya Barrier Reef, which stretches 200 miles (320km) in the nortern tip of the peninsula down the Belize coast to Honduras. The truly amazing Maya Barrier Reef hosts a fantastically diverse selection of species and is the second largest reef on the planet after the Great Barrier Reef.
The by far most beautiful underwater caves diving in mexico in both the Riviera Maya, the area around Playa del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Akumal and Tulum or inside the large, mostly unknown and unexplored part of the the Central Yucatan Peninsula around Merida, Homun and Tizimin.For additional info on the locations of our dive centers please take a look at our ProTec Dive Center in Playa del Carmen or ProTec Dive Center in Tulum webpages. We are authorized Halcyon, Dive Rite, X-Deep, and HOG dive equipment dealers. Continue reading Trip Advisor about ProTec Dive Center Tulum.
Mexico's Caribbean coast is as near to ideal for a scuba diving beginner as possible. It flanks the Great Maya Reef chain, second-largest on the planet after Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Capable dive instructors are as plentiful as iguanas, so when you break from the intricacies of nitrogen intake and pressure gauges, you've Maya ruins and friendly villages to understand more about, comfortable hotels and great restaurants available, and as much nightlife as possible handle. It may not be so for that skilled and slightly world-weary divers whose next stop is Thailand, Mauritius or even the Red Sea, but for a novice the right patch of terra firma is equally as important as what's underwater. Open-water certification courses take four days, much more of it on land compared to the water.


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NTU holds convocation in Beijing for its 190 PRC graduates of master's degrees
China Daily, 15 Sep 2014
About 190 Chinese graduates of master's degrees from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University attended a convocation ceremony and received their diplomas in Beijing on Saturday.
This year, 360 Chinese students graduated from NTU's seven master's degree programs and a fellowship program, including Master of Science in Managerial Economics, Master of Public Administration, Master of Science in Financial Engineering, Master of Education, Master of Science Technopreneurship and Innovation Program.
About 50 of the 360 graduates are Chinese officials who received MME and MPA diplomas.
NTU has been holding convocations for its Chinese graduates in Chinese cities since 2006, and this is the first time the convocation was held in Beijing. Full story Full story
Posted by singaporenewsalternative at Monday, September 15, 2014
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