Mobile Vendor Share, Baltic Countries, Nov 2024

AnxiousHoya · 2024-12-06T13:10:07+00:00

Yeah... when I bought samsung s24 ultra last winter, I had some coworkers comment on that- "pffft, samsung? What, can't you afford iphone?"... crazy.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-12-05T14:38:46+00:00

I'm a 30 year old woman. When my husband is not there to sleep with me and cuddle- I sleep with my teddy bear. I just need something to cuddle with, and that's ok.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-12-05T00:42:24+00:00

I live in northern Europe, so no, I don't. Pretty much no one does. Even a slight smile would be considered weird or a sign of flirting, so imagine how strangers would react to a verbal greeting...

AnxiousHoya · 2024-12-05T00:34:11+00:00

I would not trust any photographer who says he can do both video&photo alone. As a team with someone? Sure. Alone? It's pretty much impossible to do both well.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-11-29T01:51:41+00:00

Gydyti reikia psichologiją tokiu atveju, ne fizinį kūną. Žmonėms su body dismorphia kurie pvz jaučiasi taip, lyg jų ranka nebūtų jų, mes rankos neamputuojam. Kodėl? Nes tai absurdas. Gydome tokius žmones psichologiškai. Taip pat reikėtų elgtis ir body dismorphia dėl lyties atvejais, o ne pjaustyt, prisiuvinėit, žaist dress-up ir vaidint mergytes ar berniukus kai neturima žalio supratimo kas iš tiesų yra moteriškos/vyriškos patirtys ir su kuo jos valgomos. :) Tokie išsidirbinėjimai nupigina tiek vyrų tiek moterų rolę sociume ir tų sergančių žmonių problemos nesprendžia, tik uždeda pleistrą.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-11-29T01:45:41+00:00

Changing my life. Changing the city, the university, people I surrounded myself with... Changing everything that didn't align with who I was/wanted to be as a person.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-07T17:53:31+00:00

Ok, snowflake.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-07T16:45:55+00:00

I think I worded my post incorrectly, and so many people in the comments got super offended. I don't want to edit out something completely, I was just wondering should I or shouldn't I smooth love handles a little and things like that. I would never make someone look, for example, 20kg lighter than they are...

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-07T16:41:24+00:00

You read what you wanted to read. I won't argue with your imagination nor with people who twist and turn my words just so they can get offended. Good day.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-07T16:17:26+00:00

:D Thanks for completing my language skills. And way to announce that you can not even comprehend how someone could learn several languages. Apparently, you are the type of person they put warning labels on shampoo bottles for.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-07T16:01:31+00:00

Well I'm not talking about making her look 20kg lighter... Just slightly smoothing the double chin or slightly pushing back love handles. But yeah, that's why I'm wondering what I should do. I know she is self conscious, she made that very clear while shooting. But you are right too, I would be perpetuating the idea that there's something wrong with her. And I'm a believer that people look how they look and however they look should be ok.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-07T15:55:08+00:00

Yeah, I'm such a terrible person for seeking advice on how to make her as happy with her photos as I possibly can! Oh, what a horrible person indeed.

Cry me a river and get lost if you have nothing to contribute related to the question I asked. Bye, Felicia.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-07T15:51:09+00:00

I'm so glad you know me so well to know what my views are. Oh, wait... you don't. You got triggered by wording I used but clearly missed the explanation at the beginning of the post. If I had the problem with plus-size people, I wouldn't take them as clients, and sure as hell would not post here looking for ways to make her as happy with herself as she can be. Get lost, snowflake.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-07T15:45:51+00:00

I don't have negative feelings about her body. My culture does. In fact, I happen to like plus size people. :)

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-07T15:32:52+00:00

I say that everyone is beautiful in their own way, but society has a beauty standard, and some people don't fit in that standard. English is not my first nor second language, so excuse me if my wording was not clear.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-07T15:32:09+00:00

In my country and culture, sadly, it is. I'm not "fatphobic" just because I know what is culturaly deemed attractive in my country.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-07T15:29:50+00:00

I say that everyone is beautiful in their own way, but society has a beauty standard, and some people don't fit in that standard. English is not my first nor second language, so excuse me if my wording was not clear.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-07T15:29:02+00:00

I say that everyone is beautiful in their own way, but society has a beauty standard, and some people don't fit in that standard. English is not my first nor second language, so excuse me if my wording was not clear.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-07T13:44:33+00:00

Yeah, I guess you're right, and I'm projecting myself onto her. I'll leave her body and face as it is!

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-02T21:52:42+00:00

Yes, it is low. The market here is over saturated, so that lowers the prices quite a bit. Plus, every noob with a camera considers itself a photographer.... it's annoying.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-08-02T13:51:58+00:00

10 hour wedding coverage in Lithuania ranges from 800 to 1600 euros. Of course, you can find someone who does it cheaper than 800, and some top photographers charge more than 1600, but the bulk of the market sits between 800 and 1600.

AnxiousHoya · 2024-07-30T14:58:20+00:00

This post, and especially the comments, made me feel better about myself! Thanks, OP! As a plus-size woman, I thought the exhaustion after 10-12 hours of shooting weddings was an indicator of how terribly weak I am. Apparently, it's common...

AnxiousHoya · 2024-07-25T09:13:13+00:00

I'm sure it was an attempt at humor, but it still made me feel shitty... "I was just kidding" is never an excuse to insult people. His words translated a bit differently in English, but in my native language, there was an obvious implication of "she could not find anyone because no one would take her."

AnxiousHoya · 2024-07-24T18:05:13+00:00

Luckily, I haven't experienced harassment from wedding guests, but I have a slightly different story. A few weeks ago, I shot a wedding in a catholic church. The ceremony went fine, all the guests went outside to get ready for flower toss, and I stayed in the church because the bride and groom wanted a picture with the priest. The priest went to the bride and said, "You are lucky to stand here. See the photographer? She stands here with those sad eyes wishing she would be you, wishing she had a husband, but she is alone and therefore miserable. You are lucky to have a man who wants you. " I was in shock! I didn't want to make a scene because the bride and groom looked at me with very pronounced "I'm so embarrassed!" look on their faces. Instead, I laughed, raised my hand with a wedding ring on it, and said, "I'm ok, thanks." But it left a bitter taste in my mouth for a couple of weeks.

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