Pensacola Headshots: Minimalism with Evelia
It's not always about adding to the scene. sometimes it's best to strip everything away and let a face communicate.
Concept and design: Annie Gray
Model: Evelia Singleton
Thought for the weekend: on simplicity.
I was initially going to open this post with a quote from William of Ockham, the progenator of "Occam's Razor." However, when refreshing myself on the history of Occam's Razor, I learned that the original quote was hardly as pithy or strongly-worded as its modern incarnation.
Ockham originally wrote "entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily." He said this in reference to the impossibiliy of proving the existence of God through pure reason.
The contemporary interpretation of Occam's statement is applied much more broadly as the "Law of Parsimony" or "Rule of Simplicity:"
"Other things being equal, a simpler explanation is better than a more complex one."
We live in a complex society. And, sadly, it's easy to reject simple explanations when they might actually be the way to go. I tend to harp on weight loss and nutrition, but it's hilarious how people seek out complicated answers when they simply don't want to make the changes necessary to change their lives. "Blood type" diets? Come on!
Relationships have become too complicated. I don't want to always be blaming technology for everything, but a lot of the people I talk to on a regular basis allow for Facebook and social networks to influence their assumptions and interactions of and with other people more than actual, spoken conversations.
Let's not allow our perceptions of life to get in the way of life itself. Be objective. Be clear-headed. Keep feelings and memories partitioned so that we can learn from our experiences instead of rewriting them in our minds.
Perhaps the best modern-day interpretation of Occam's Razor is the KISS Principle:
Keep It Simple, Stupid.
My favorite meal.
I'm a man of simple taste. I might not eat wheat any more, which rules out all derivative products such as pasta and most fried foods, but I still crave me some soul food now and again. And it just so happens that my favorite feel-good meal is the perfect post-workout spread.
And what do I love so much? Eggs and a sweet potato! The eggs are usually fried, and the potato is always split down the middle with a shake of cinnamon and a big pat of butter in the middle. I augmented my eggs with some homemade guacamole this evening. My plate was a playland of protein, healthy fats and good carbohydrate. So, so satisfying.
The meal was especially welcome today as it was my fast-breaker after a semi-unintentional intermittent fast lasting around twenty-eight hours. I finished out the day with a ninety-minute martial arts workout at my home dojo.
I'm writing again about fasting because I also just wrote a "just the basics" Hub on the subject. If you want to help me make some money, I'm trying to get back to India this summer, and every click counts: