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“Blinded by Love” – Exploring the Obsession and Vulnerability of Love
Blog Written by: Eric Harris
At Your Beauty Studios, our projects are born out of a desire to capture raw emotions and tell stories that resonate deeply with the human experience. Our latest photography project, Blinded by Love, delves into the complex and often overwhelming nature of love, exploring how it can cloud judgment, consume individuals, and make them vulnerable. Through carefully crafted imagery, we invite viewers to reflect on the duality of love—its beauty and its dangers.
The Concept: When Love Becomes Blind
The phrase “blinded by love” is familiar, often used to describe situations where love distorts reality, making people overlook flaws or even harmful behavior. In this photoshoot, we aim to visually represent that metaphorical blindness, portraying love as both a source of joy and a potential trap. The images feature individuals who are metaphorically “blinded”—through symbolic props like blindfolds, shadowed lighting, or abstract elements—demonstrating how love can obscure one’s perception.
Themes of Vulnerability and Surrender
Love requires vulnerability—opening oneself to another person and, in many cases, surrendering control. This project captures moments of that surrender, showing how love can leave us exposed, for better or worse. Some photos highlight the beauty of this vulnerability: moments of trust, affection, and connection. Other images take a darker turn, revealing how being “blinded” by love can lead to manipulation, loss of self, or entrapment in toxic dynamics.
Visual Symbolism: The Blindfold
A recurring symbol throughout the shoot is the blindfold, representing how love can act as both a veil and a shield. The blindfold hides reality, preventing the wearer from seeing their surroundings clearly. It can symbolize passion, where people are so caught up in emotion they lose their sense of self or logic. However, in some photos, the blindfold is depicted as a protective barrier, suggesting that sometimes love protects us from harsh truths or painful realities.
The Tension Between Freedom and Constraint
One of the core tensions explored in this project is the balance between freedom and constraint in relationships. Love can liberate, offering emotional intimacy and personal growth. But it can also bind, creating dependencies or power imbalances. In the images, subjects appear in various states—some liberated, arms outstretched as if soaring with love’s freedom, while others are tied, bound by emotional or symbolic constraints. This contrast highlights the push and pull that love often brings into our lives.
A Reflection of Personal Experience
Each image in Blinded by Love reflects different aspects of relationships—some tender, others haunting. Our goal was to capture the universal yet deeply personal nature of love’s impact on individuals. Whether it’s the heady excitement of falling in love or the painful disillusionment when love fades, this project speaks to the highs and lows we all experience in our emotional lives. The use of stark contrasts in lighting and composition reinforces these emotional extremes.
The Emotional Palette: Love’s Many Shades
The photoshoot is rich with a dynamic color palette, from soft pastels that reflect tenderness and affection to deep, dramatic shades of red and black that symbolize passion, obsession, and danger. These visual cues are meant to evoke an emotional response, encouraging viewers to see love not as a single emotion but as a spectrum that can encompass everything from joy to despair.
Conclusion
Blinded by Love is more than just a visual representation of relationships—it’s a reflection on the ways love can empower us, but also how it can blind us to our own needs or reality. At Your Beauty Studios, we are passionate about creating artwork that challenges perceptions and encourages deeper reflection on emotions that define our lives. We hope this photoshoot sparks conversation about the duality of love—the beauty and the risk that come with surrendering ourselves to it.
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By: Eric Harris
#blinded by love#blindedbylove#couple art#black beauty#deep connection#short story#story by Art#story through art#love and trust#love and romance#strong bound#love story#SoundCloud#so hot 🔥🔥🔥#halloween
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a couple months ago I drew the Desrosiers at disneyland cuz I was at disneyland at the time and i kept thinking about which princesses they'd like best
#Tiara as a kid loved Princess Aurora the most#but specifically the pink dress#you KNOW Lucien spends top buck for each of his daughters at the Bibidi bobidi botique#Eranthe's fav is Rapunzel but Phaedra's not really into the princesses#Niamh disney bounds as cinderella cuz blue is her favorite color and there isnt a good green princess#Tiara's second favorite is Ariel but specifically Ariel's pink dress#she has strong opinions about the lack of her pink dress in the ariel branding#my art#my ocs#vampire debutante
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How I THINK the tbhk characters would feel about imaginary numbers
Hanako- “isn’t this math why are there letters” ass kid
Nene- ????? So confused, they give her a head ache
Kou- thinks that the one 3D graph he was shown was cool looking, does not get it
Aoi- Gets them, does not like them, I think they light a rage in her soul more than they should
Mitsuba- why would I have an opinion on a math concept???? What??
Akane- Enjoys math and imagery numbers more than one probably should (got sad when the teacher said to ignore them because we don’t go into 3D in highschool(and honestly disappointed in himself that he thinks there so cool and fun))
Teru- can use them, understands them, thinks they’re difficulty is overhyped. Does not think about them after they are one the test
Tsukasa- “WHAt????!?!?? Can I eat it!!?!!?”
Natsuhiko- “How are numbers even imaginary… what does that even mean??”
Sakura- could learn them and use them, but does not care to bother herself with that
#tbhk#toilet bound hanako kun#jshk#jibaku shounen hanako kun#akane aoi#yashiro nene#aoi akane#hanako#teru minamoto#kou minamoto#sousuke mitsuba#hyuuga natsuhiko#sakura nanamine#tsukasa yugi#I’ve brought my shit posting to another level with this one#THATS RIGHT THIS IS A JOKE JUST FOR ME WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT#I have strong opinions about math and Tbhk#if you were wondering#cos is a sweety tan is a douche and sin had a main character complex#imaginary numbers#math#math is cool btw don’t lie to yourself#also domain is a basic bitch and range is like an Emo hillbilly I know that doesn’t make sense but that’s the only way I can discribe how#how ranges personality is#pythagorean theorem#is hot and speical right triangles are thé worst people you’ll meet#linear equations are uptight quadratics are just normal dudes and cubics are stoners#i’m done now
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ddlcs your mitsukou cause of some crossover @royakahoshiart and i made 👍
#tbhk#toilet bound hanako kun#jshk#jibaku shounen hanako kun#kou minamoto#mitsuba sousuke#mitsukou#ddlc#doki doki literature club#nin draws#tw strong language
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whatever this type of character is,
i want twenty of them.
#i really am vibing with the 'unknown creature steals the form of dead boy in immense body horror and falls in love with human male'#ft a strong serving of 'identity crisis - i have seen the memories of who i replaced and now i want to be them but all i am is a creacher'#wish i had a better picture for an zhe!#little mushroom#toilet bound hanako kun#the summer hikaru died#mitsuba#an zhe#hikaru#mitsukou#no idea what the other ship names are#if anyone knows other characters like this please let me know???
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“im glad that at least one of us has maternal instincts” zhu when i fucking get you >:(((
#ma was so happyyy with the kid oh my goooooddddd#rlly i REMEMBER when i finished reading swbts i was rooting for zhu/ma messy divorce in the second book dkfgjdk#when zhu is like oh i know that every step in my journey to greatness will only bring suffering to ma but well. sucks to be her ¯\_(ツ)_/¯#MA BABY LISTEN TO ME NOW DUMP HIS AAASS!!!!#i was at least hoping ma would yell at her until zhu realized she fucked up big time but alas :(((#once again tragedy of characters bound to society's roles :(((#fr in a kinder future modern au ma should dump zhu's ass a few times#and then get back together with them juuuusttt as baoxiang is gearing up to shoot his shot#laying his heart at her feet and she's just like ah that's so sweet of you but uh. the call of toxic lesbian situationship was too strong#you see i'm 95% of zhu's morality#we're getting married tomorrow <3#and so ma is off getting 6 orgasms in a row while wbx is once again rebounding on mid nefarious sex with ayushiridara#u see the vision#anyway ONTO HWDTW WHO'S READY FOR THINGS TO GET MUCH WORSEE??? YIPPPEEEEE#tre reread#send post
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Glazing TBHK again idk
There are absolutely valid critiques to be made about the writing of TBHK but I keep seeing teenagers on TikTok make the most mind-numbing takes about how the manga is problematic because it has toxic relationships. Sure there are some questionable scenes that I hate but of all the things to bitch about, you choose the relationships??? And not even a take about the way they’re written, you think a manga having toxic relationships in any capacity makes it bad???
I specified teenagers because I wanted to cut them a little bit of slack but I’ve seen grown ass adults make similar takes. Do ya’ll not watch adult shows with adult themes??? Where the relationships are much worse than what you find in a ghost romance manga aimed at tweens???
I wouldn’t even say the toxicity is glorified, they just don’t tell you how you’re supposed to feel about it 24/7. Like when Hanako says he wants Nene to live the life he gave her, or when Kou wants Mitsuba to be completely reliant on him, you’re supposed to understand that these are severely traumatized characters who’s baggage is going to weigh down their relationships. They don’t give a disclaimer every chapter that you’re not supposed to agree with them because they expect their audience to be sensible enough to come to their own conclusions on how they should feel about those scenes.
I hate to break it to ya’ll but mentally ill people have relationships irl, whether they’re ready for them or not. These relationships may go poorly or they may turn out to be very beneficial depending on how they’re handled. All types of people, whether they deal with trauma/mental illness or not, have flaws that sometimes follow them throughout life. Not all of these flaws will go away, because no human being is 100% perfect. Sometimes we hurt the people we care about even if we’re generally good people. Fiction that falls under the category of magical realism (aka TBHK) is meant to reflect reality, so we’re often going to see characters deal with flaws that they may or may not overcome.
Not to mention, half of these characters are dead, they’re not going to be capable of having normal healthy relationships. They behave realistically for their circumstances, it doesn’t have to have a moral tied up with a pretty pink bow. Most of the ships are doomed to fail anyways so them being toxic is a relevant part of the natural decline of their development. The toxicity doesn’t automatically make the series bad, in fact I’d argue that element is well-written and necessary for the progression of the story. If HanaNene weren’t a little bit toxic, we wouldn’t have gotten the Picture Perfect arc or the Severance arc
It’s perfectly fine to dislike toxic ships in fiction, but don’t ridicule authors for wanting to depict more complex themes in their work. AidaIro have certainly included some weird fan service scenes/official art in their series, but those criticisms should remain separate from creative choices you personally dislike.
#tbhk#toilet bound hanako kun#jshk#jibaku shounen hanako kun#shipping#romance#personally i don’t think the ships are toxic enough i think they could be worse#and tbh “toxic” is a strong word#most of them are like ??? circumstantially toxic#as opposed to the characters actively being damaging for one another#i guess mitsuba and kou fit that box sometimes but i have to cut them both some slack bcuz they’re like 14 and severely mentally ill#sousuke and kou are pretty healthy tho#mitsukou#hananene#hakusumi#aoiaoi#sakuhiko#aoi and akane also actively make each other better btw
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headcanon that homura does the ghibli hair floaty thingy when she's mad / determined / lovingly looking at madoka idk
#it makes a wing/angel/bird silhouette. its all about the silhouettes people#nun - like design/silhouette when her hair's down (see my personal pmmm designs) n angel -like when shes determined or with strong emotions#esp for madoka ... i like to think im smart with this one#the power of a himejoshi knows no bounds. ill make everything yuri ill make yuri yurier#tho idk how you could make pmmm any more yurier#pmmm#puella magi madoka magica#homura akemi
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call me delusional or whatever, but when sanji called him a liability zoro's earrings, "twikked" and i can tell you with 100% surety of my delusional mind that zoro was thinking, "just wait you shitty cook. once this is over, I'll show you how my liability can cause more problems for you and how it will make you scream my name and beg for more."
#yeah yeah my delusions knows no bounds#I'm sure zoro will teach him a lesson with pleasure and pain#sanji my man be strong#zosan#zoro/sanji#zoro x sanji#one piece#one piece spoilers#op spoilers
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ADAIRO!!! DROP A MEANINGFUL HANAKOU MOMENT AND MY LIFE IS YOURS
#Likely won’t happen since yk. Hanako is gone#BUT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE EVEN IF ITS TO EXORCISE HIM SHORTLY AFTER HE RETURNS!!!#the HanaNene and MitsuKou focus is strong but I CAN HOPE#kouhana#hanakou#jibaku shounen hanako kun#toilet bound hanako kun#tbhk#jshk#kou minamoto#hanako kun
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Okay but how come Darrien and all those other "emaciated souls" didn't unbalance things? What's so special about Celia?
#on a more emotional level i got genuine chills as i realized her plan just a bit before sam#hearing the slow realization creeping up on him#i knew they werent going to last#(a strong relationship early in the show was bound to fall apart by the end)#but i didnt expect it to go by BETRAYAL#the magnus protocol#tmagp spoilers#30 dead end job#my magnus protocol stuff#original post#queue cause i'll be at work when the episode airs#celia ripley
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Truly a character of all time
He is serving :3
#he is a cat#i haven’t finished it yet#no spoilers pleaseee :333#toilet bound hanako kun#tbhk#it’s so fun#I love the artstyle#:3#I feel a strong urge to draw him#🤔🤔🤔
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The Maiden of the Barren Rime Kickstarter is Live!
A character-driven, slow burn, adult fantasy-romance novel featuring a female lead with just as much bite as her bark.
The Fallow Peaks, a frozen wasteland of cruel mountains and blood thirsty beasts, where the veil between the Realm of Mortals and the fae realm thins, where very few adventurers have dared to tread, where very few guides are qualified to lead.
Guides such as Mina, unfortunately.
Isolated by choice, Mina finds her solitude interrupted by a sudden request from the Crown of Lanholde to lead their latest band of contractors up the Peaks to finish their quest and deliver their bounty to the capital. The overly friendly five-some she’s contacted to escort seem hell-bent to step over her every boundary, no matter now stern and scornful she acts, worst among them their leader, Sebastian Windenhofer.
Will the fire wizard warm Mina’s cold heart? Or will the reasons behind her icy demeanor turn them all to ice before he gets the chance?
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A character-driven adult fantasy-romance narrative featuring a female protagonist with flaws that serve more to the story than just being a character trait. The Maiden of the Barren Rime is a book about love and family and acceptance and people, all while throwing you into an amazing, fascinating, fantasy world.
AND, as this is a slow-burn romance, there are well-earned, intimate scenes for those who like a little spice with their catharsis. 😉
With plans to expand the series into a trilogy, your backing will help The Maiden of the Barren Rime reach it's intended audience, and a fresh style of narrative into the fantasy-romance drama.
Check it out on Kickstarter
#writeblr#bookblr#fantasy romance#fantasy novel#female protagonist#female authors#slow burn#hurt/comfort#opposites attract#love at first fight#mutual pining#bound together#strong girl#smart guy#the maiden of the barren rime#mbr
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Aoi is smart but she doesn’t seem to care much about ranking. She does not show any passion for school, lacking motivation and societal pressure (be it from home or other classmates) to reach the top in scores.
So watching Akane study so hard made her worried. She does not care about his score, she focuses on his health. And her attempt to help does not yield results.
She observes Akane a lot, and his determination, this intensity when studying, while scary at first, grow to inspired her.
It shows how much he can affect her, but also how highly she thinks of him, never once doubting Akane would reach the top and be by her side.
She is so happy to see their names side by side! She is adorable.
#aoikane#aoiaoi#tbhk#toilet bound hanako kun#aoi akane#akane aoi#jshk#jibaku shonen hanako kun#bad news the aoikane insanity is still strong
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I hear your voice echoing in the night,
It gives me comfort,
How I can feel you,
Even though you're not here with me,
This connection is unbreakable,
A bond that is invisibly strong...
©️randik86
#spilled ink#©️randik86#original poem#wrtblr#spilled poetry#writers on tumblr#poetess#poetblr#poeticstories#words of a poetess#spilled feelings#spilled thoughts#spilled words#spilled writing#strong connection#bound to you#love connection#love story#kindred#soulmates#true love#romanticism
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toothache wb doodles and also a kaz :D
#incredibox#incredibox fanart#express#toothache#kaz#i kinda want to paint the first toothache one#its cool#hes such a creecher#asexual king :)#i think kaz should be decently buff#its what she deserves#shes shoveling pounds of coal into a furnace daily shes bound to have some muscle#we love strong women in this house
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