Y'all need to stop comparing Mulan (2020) to Mulan (1998)

If I read one more comment about Mushu then I'm gonna scream.

Jungkook | Blood Sweat & Tears |  161021 

I’m still not over this concept... Jungkook in this era though 😍👌

jungkook + blood sweat & tears live stages (part 1)

Just a little blast from the past. Childhood nostalgia for girls who grew up in the 90s and early 2000s ♥

Girls these days don’t know what they’re missing out on.

I can literally smell the cheap plastic

memories

I HAD EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE PLASTICY GOD SENDS OF THE 90S - 2000S. MEMORIES 

A study

with all this talk of Wonder Woman, I thought that we could introduce an asian counterpart who is also currently enjoying great fame and success in popular asian media

can we talk about how the main character, Chu Qiao in Princess Agents singlehandedly ploughed through an army of soldiers to save her man like 

here he is, stranded in the middle of a frozen lake, battered and bruised and bleeding, enemies closing in

then she comes swooping in, arrows in hand, and knocks the army down one by one in epic fashion

and then she reaches him and confesses her love to this dying soul, as one does

but then more men are closing in and she tells him, “wait for me” as she gets up to wreak more havoc

But of course the ice starts to break and they fall through

the drama ends in a cliffhanger, but it’s implied that the cold temperature of the water will re-awaken an unearthly and powerful inner force within her that her mother gave her when she was younger, meaning that she may be able to save him from this icy hell

other narrative and cinematic flaws in this drama be damned but they sure did a swoonworthy job of giving asian (and western) audiences another badass female warrior (who went from orphan to slave to rebel to war general) to aspire to

i mean, asian cinema is rife with their own issues of patriarchal oppression, but western audiences and media often misjudges and underestimates the variety and complexity of female personas in asian cinema

this is after all an chinese idol drama, which means that it’s pretty trashy, but that’s not to say asian idol dramas don’t offer up female characters who can be great role models for girls

what’s great is also knowing this isn’t the first badass female character we’ve seen in popular asian entertainment

the actress, Zhao Liying, has previously played an empress, a spy, a demon goddess, a sect leader, and now a revolutionary general who will supposedly dismantle serfdom 

but yea. just thought I’d gush about this drama as part of my mourning process for the unsatisfactory end of this drama

Lightroom Editing: Creating Sunsets

This is one of my favourite little tricks to completely change the dynamics and atmosphere of a photograph. This process is extremely simple and requires just the use of brushes and correct exposure.

Really all you need to do is first darken the image, to give the appearance of a closer time to sunset. Now first use a clarity brush to enhance the foreground, this will also enhance any lens aberrations and so create warm specks later on.

Next we move onto temp brushes. Now the warmth you select for this brush will depend entirely on the pre-existing  white balance of the photograph. You should set the brush to 100% feather and reduce density and flow to about 80%. Making the brush fairly large, brush along the entire horizon. Then readjust the temp level to select the desired amount of warmth. 

Finally we want to give the impression the sun is in the correct position. Earlier we darkened the entire image, now we want brighten up the far right. Using a dodge (lighten) brush set at about 0.50, the brush wants to be even bigger than the temp brush, keep the feather, flow and density settings the same. Then just brush in a circle and adjust the exposure accordingly once applied.

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask.

Freddie Ardley Photography

Lightroom Before and After #7 - Including Downloadable Preset

I have created a one off preset for my tumblr followers to download and try out. I’m not sure how it will work across all genres of photography but the results about are all in the preset. I would suggest it is good for sunsets, as above. All you need to do once you have applied it to an image is to adjust the white balance and exposure for the image you are applying it to. Of course go ahead and change more settings! I hope it helps out. (Note this was created in LIghtroom 4). Tell me if you post your results with it, I’d love to see how it turns out for others!

To Download the preset, (Instructions are on the right hand side after you click the link) Here is a link to the file:

Freddie-photography.tumblr.com/DownloadPreset1

Freddie Ardley Photography

I’ve had this idea for a while, and I finally made it! If you have any more extensions that you use, feel free to add them to this post!

Always reblog.

Oliver doesn’t like Larry

Always funny. Always.

I love it when this comes around. 

I SWEAR TO GOD, LARRY!!!

Swear to god Larry - best thing ever

THIS IS THE BEST ARROW CRACK ON TUMBLR

OMG THIS IS HILARIOUS

😂😂😂😂😂

Rule #1 of the Arrow fandom:  Always reblog “I SWEAR TO GOD LARRY.”

(Mainly for the look on Oliver’s face for the “I AM ENTITLED TO MY EMOTIONS” one.)

Reblogging for Larry!

It's back on my timeline again! 😂

sexponents

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Young Leo slays me 😍

skin talk

okay, so i thought i would share this with you guys because i know majority of people have acne and flippin hate it !!! (obviously) and i used to suffer from pretty severe acne all over! i just wanted to give u guys some tips and tricks on how i cleared up my acne completely. 

-first of all, i started taking birth control. not for preventing to become pregnant, for my skin. my dermatologist suggested it. i’ve been taking it for a little over a year now and i am sure it is one of the major factors that my skin is clear. i noticed that when i went on a 2 week trip and forgot my birth control, that i broke out a bit. 

-i started what’s called the ‘caveman regimen’ in february of this year. i did a lot of research as to how to up acne and i found this routine. it consists of basically just doing nothing to your face other than washing with water. and that’s all i’ve done since february. i take a konjac sponge and run it under hot water and lightly exfoliate (it’s barely even exfoliation, it’s that gentle) for about a minute and splash cold water on my face (day & night). 

-referring to above, STOP USING SO MANY PRODUCTS ON YOUR FACE!! as an early teen, i thought using multiple drug store acne products (cough clean and clear cough) would clear up my skin- NO!!! it was irritating my skin like crazy! making my acne inflame basically. if u don’t want to try the caveman regimen, invest in a VERY natural face wash, like one from Lush. also, do not wash your face more than twice a day (irritation galore).

-i don’t wear makeup except mascara, but if u have a full face coverage routine, u MUST make sure it is ALLLLL off of your face before u go to sleep. invest in a really good/natural makeup remover (cough-coconut oil) and a good cleanser.

-SPF and moisturizing are KEY!!! i have a spf 40 moisturizer that i use in the morning and a lush moisturizer that i use at night. if u have oily skin, moisturize. if u have acne, moisturize. if u have dry skin, MOISTURIZE. trust me, i used to think that since i had acne and oily skin on my forehead that i wasn’t supposed to moisturize. but ever since i have… guess what……. my skin is clear n glowing!!!!! (i suggest lush moisturizers, they are amazing and healthy for u)

-treat your skin to a homemade mask once every one-two weeks. try a avocado and honey mask, or maybe an aloe vera n garlic mask!!! just google ‘homemade masks’ and tons will come up!!! (just make sure u aren’t allergic to the ingredients, obv)

-yes, your diet does affect your skin. dairy & sugar are two things that personally make me break out if i eat a lot of them. which sucks because my two favourite things in the world are cheese and ice cream… anyway, don’t completely cut them out, just limit them.

-CHANGE. YOUR. PILLOWCASES. i have four pillows and i use all eight sides of each pillow before i wash them all again :-) keep your face clean!!!!!

-wash your makeup brushes/cloths/anything you put on your face. including your hands. i have a soap that i use before bed called carbolic soap (doctors use it before surgery) because i have a habit of touching my face while i sleep. 

-yes, water is your friend, but it will not clear up acne on it’s own. i’m sorry.

OKAY so those were some of my experiences and tips on acne!!! i hope i helped u guys in some way!!!! pls message me if u have any questions

somehow I got 95/20 on an assignment

I hope they never fix it and leave it this way forever

reblog the Awesome Grade picture for awesome grades

guys this really works i reblogged it and then got 870% on an essay

chill it’s cos your rare

the entire female population of east asia is rare?

homie ur about to be cooked medium rare and sacrificed

Omg

It got better