CreativeAnalytic

13/12/2023

Fouriesberg, FS. 🇿🇦

Managed to sneek in a few quick landscape shots whilst at the adventure rider training course with Boulders off road riding academy. Stunning part of the country this.

30/11/2023

Tasty treats and budget backdrops.

Food Photography is 95% mood, lighting, styling and layout. The actually technical camera skill is 5% maybe. This I learned taking these shots. My first real attempt at food photography so much more to learn as we go. Luckily I have a master baker Leeanne Pillay who is more than happy to supply me with opportunities to practice 😋

Also is a really fun way to make the mind stretch its creative muscles a bit. Pairing lighting with props and colour palettes. Mood to compliment the type of food.

Budget tip: Forget fancy backdrops, head over to China Mall and grab some marble look-alike tiles for R20.00. So many to choose from. They are a bit shiny. Next time I’m going to try a material backdrop. Waste Center or other material supplier shops in typically dodgy areas can set you up with awesome colours and textures to play with from R15/m. I’m doing the same in studio for portraits too. Save on props, spend on lenses 😄. Fools, we photographers are right?

26/11/2023

‘A Girl goes to the Theme Park’

A weekend of firsts for Mira and it’s been a blast trying to capture monochrome motion of the moments.

Gold Reef City, JHB. 🇿🇦

25/11/2023

New video: Does your ethnicity put you at a disadvantage in your weight loss and fitness attempts? Science says yes to a significant degree. Find out more in todays video.

What about the unique experience of brown people in post-apartheid South Africa, growing up with the toxic media influence of the 90’s/00’s? How did that affect self-image?

https://youtu.be/vAXaK-j7cvo?si=8GRzzlbrmqPC6keA

Visit our website: https://bipolaroidphotography.com/creativeanalytic00:00 Intro + Managing the Hypomanic side03:11 Self-Image & Ethnicity03:40 Indians in So...

19/11/2023

New video day!

Ever wonder what it is that attracts you to the friends you have, and what keeps some of them in your life, and not others? I believe it is a sharing of intrinsic values!

Hear more about it in todays video.

https://youtu.be/UwFcbBecP8E?si=s20PXNlrG130IVOY

What keeps certain people in our lives whilst others fall away? How are we able to stay connected to certain people, sometimes over the course of our lives. ...

17/06/2023

Artist: Sleep Token
Album: Take me back to Eden
Best Song: All. (But listen to ‘Are you really okay?’ If it doesn’t make you want to cry, get your heart checked)

I have been very quiet for a while, and don’t usually do this, but…I don’t remember when last, if ever, an album has moved me this much. Must be listened to beginning to end in order Get sucked into a musical journey.

Most will judge their appearance but try not to. Their music is pure juxtaposition and metaphor. I am at awe with what these guys have achieved in breaking the boundaries of musical genres with such fluidity.

01/02/2023

Let's get engaged in a proper debate! Check out my latest blog post and get ready to dive into some opinions and discourse over AI and ChatGPT!

https://www.neomentorship.com/post/4ir-in-south-africa-2-chatgpt-skills-for-the-fourth-industrial-revolution



Tech Society UKZN

In the lead up the future discussions around ChatGPT, the hot topic right now, we look briefly at the skills required and descriptors of facets of the 4th Industrial Revolution. First, Looking at the occupations that will be in high demand during 4IR (Civin et. al., 2019: p.22-31) pose experts in th...

30/01/2023

I identify with so much in this song. What do you identify with?

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30/01/2023

‘9’

Last one of the Durban cane fields.

27/01/2023

Metal music in all forms has always been one for the misfits. It’s community is a home for all those who think they don’t fit into ‘normal’ society. I suppose that’s why I gravitated towards it.

It’s not just noise. Listen to the lyrics (or Google them as often needed). A lot of it speaks to mental health. Well it does for me anyway.

27/01/2023

Another one of the green fields of KZN. Here I used an ultra-wide angle to capture the foreground where I was standing. Leading into the centre of the frame, the dirt road appears to become the freeway/highway.

I am a fourth-generation South African Indian. Our forefathers came to South Africa around 1860 as indentured labourers to work the cane fields in British-colonised South Africa in hope of greener pastures. The indentured labour trade was not too far from a modified form of slavery from what I have read, but if not for the sacrifices of those brave souls, I would not be here living the privileged life I am today.

Visit my new gallery! Or the old one if you like. Links in Bio!

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What's on Durban

25/01/2023

Read this series that takes us into the depths of Industrial Revolutions, 4IR, third-world context, mental health, soft skills, meta skills, engineering habits of mind and humanistic psychology.

Read at: https://www.neomentorship.com/post/4ir-in-south-africa-1-defining-industrial-revolutions

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23/01/2023

https://www.neomentorship.com/post/work-hard-but-don-t-forget-to-make-memories-along-the-way-too

Work hard, work smart but don't forget family, loved ones, yourself and most importantly the genuinely engaged times that you spend with them. That's where the memories we want are made.

For those who strive for career progression, it is easy to miss the beauty of the world around us everyday.

14/12/2022

https://www.neomentorship.com/post/introvert-to-extrovert-and-back-again

NEW POST!!!

Ever feel that you just don't want to be there, in that room, at that time? Ever feel like you're the alpha, the life of the party and nothing bothers you? Well, introvert or extrovert, we all need some sort of energy matching to feel comfortable in social situations, at school or at work.

It all begins with being actively mindful of yourself, and the other people in the room, and trying to come up or down to each other's energy levels.

Tech Society UKZN

Is your personality defined when you are a child and set for life? I don't believe so, well, certainly for me, at least. Introvert to extrovert and back again. There are times when I want to be with people, interacting. Then there are times when I just want to be alone. Let's dig in.

09/12/2022

https://www.columbusrecoverycenter.com/treatment-programs/co-occurring-disorders/

It is not uncommon for people to find solace in substance abuse, especially in times of vulnerability, one of which mental health often is.

I have touched on it a little on my blog, but here is an article from another institution that has asked me if I would be interested in sharing their article. As with the abundance mindset, it is all about sharing for the sake of helping each other. Hope you find the content informative.

Please visit www.neomentorship.com for more as well as www.bipolaroidphoto.com and www.columbusrecoverycenter.com for more information.

The term "co-occurring disorders" refers to when people have both a mental illness and an addiction. Learn about dual diagnosis treatment at The Recovery Village Columbus.

07/12/2022

Check out my latest post either at the link above or at www.bipolaroidphoto.com



https://www.neomentorship.com/post/swinglow-sweetchariot-whatdoesbeingbipolarfeellike

"Even in being professionally diagnosed with a recognised medical condition, I question whether it is just an excuse for my behaviour or lack thereof. Sickening, isn't it? And yet I have conditioned myself to do this all life long. If I had ever achieved anything, I would always downplay it or find....