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Dear Coilers, is there anyone who doesn’t love photography and don’t want to get better in it? There are some pros here on coil like Adam the Aussie and Michael. Their photos, especially Adam’s staged studio photos, make you enjoy photography and push you to try to get pics of that class.

Many of you, maybe most, don’t have a pro DSLR and good lenses, not to mention studio equipment, which makes higher photo tech level possible.

But everyone has a mobile phone!

Mobile phone photography will NEVER give the results like Nikon D850 with 70-200 f2.8 lens but no equipment can choose the scene and frame it by itself!

I love taking walks thru the center of my city. Mostly observing and trying to imagine set scenes on its streets.

Sometimes I take my mobile out of the pocket and snap. The best time is the golden hour, the one before the sunset, when the Sun is low and everything is dreamy and painted in golden tones.

Every building, every wall, street, doors, people... are the scenery for your art.

Don’t be afraid of what people passing by you will think! Enjoy in every shot. Prepare it and frame it like you have all the time in this world. Disconnect yourself from the present and enter the Zen of your creativity.

Wait for the right moment to catch subjects in right position. Respecting the rule of the thirds, or any other of the artistic laws will make your work look better.

Take photos of everything and play with framing. Few details of some building will sometimes catch more interest of the viewer than if shown as a whole. It can make the viewer think about what is out of the frame and try to imagine it.

Even simple corners of buildings can be interesting.

leading lines are great, golden Sun too. Empty streets are often more interesting than those packed with cars.

Everything is possible, like the writing on the old wall says....

It is even possible to make viewers try to read the name of the street in your photo. Punch them in the eyes with it, but the punch should be subtle.

Take photos! But never forget to show them to the viewers!

Thanks for reading,

Srdan

Dear Coilers, today I had a situation. I went to the city center to film some scenes which I planned to cover in my Coil and Cinnamon posts to follow.

After I took my shots, I went for a coffee in a bar I usually go to when downtown.

A waiter, nice girl who works there, served me and while putting the coffee on my table, she had seen me watching clips I’ve filmed and got interested in them.

Her: WOW this looks like a movie

Me: It kind of is, it is shot with anamorphic lens in 24fps and 48shutter. I’ve used ND filter not to clip highlights...

Her: (looking at me with big❓on the top of her head) you did what?!

Me: It is just technical stuff to get cinematic look from your video.

Her: Aha, you are a filmmaker?! Can I see your camera

Me: I’m not a filmmaker. This is my camera.

Her: This is an iPhone!

Me: Yes. It has a camera. Even better, it has 3 of them.

Her: But this doesn’t look like a mobile video!

Me: It doesn’t. I told you what I did to get it look like this.

Her: Aha... and what you do with it?

Me: I post it on Cinnamon.

Her: On Cinnamon?!

Me: It is like YT but new. And better. I get payed for it!

Her: I know TikTok. So you are an influencer?

Me: God forbid! I am a content creator. I make content and publish it on Coil and Cinnamon.

Her: And you get payed for it?

Me: I do.

Her: How much?

Me: $500 – 800 – 1000 a month.

Her: So you are an influencer. I get $650 here.

Me: I’m not an influencer.

Her: Why they pay you if you are not?

Me: It’s complicated. I get micropayments for views and I get boosts which compensate the work input in the content as micropayments are still low.

Her: So that is your job?!

Me: It is not.

Her: How much time you spend on that?

Me: Few hours a day.

Her: So it definitely is a job!

Me: Hmm, when I think better, you are right. I could say it was my job...

Her: So you are like me. You are in a bar, working and getting payed for it.

Me: Haha, you are a smart girl!

Her: I study law, just working here to pay my rent.

Me: You’ll be a “hard to beat” lawyer!

Her: Oh, I will! Keep working boy, I gotta work too, guests are waiting...

She went to serve a couple which sat on a terrace and left me thinking about my “job”.

How long it takes for a post to be composed and published?

I can’t say how other creators do it, I can say for myself only, but I’m sure that all others, who do it properly, spend quite a lot of time working on it.

My Dram! and Brew! posts take about 4-6 hours to finish sometimes longer but those are still in pre production. Each one needs a research about the particular beer/whisky and brewery/distillery. Depending on how much I already know about those, it takes 1-3 hours. Tasting itself takes up to and hour, with writing the impressions down. In Dram! I film whisky review which also takes about an hour. Then comes editing... After all is done the writing comes...

Travel! posts are different as I do not calculate traveling time in it. But taking photos and videos to make a story is often annoying. I cannot relax completely as I want to take enough material for the future posts. It is even more annoying to the people who (if) travel with me. “You and your stupid recording!” is what I’ve heard soooo many times.

Photo and video editing is what takes A LOT of time! Writing a story is nothing compared to it. I guess that every minute of video takes 2 hours of work. (Ok, it can take a minute if you upload a raw, single clip video, directly from your phone but...)

There is not a single video of The Founding Fathers as we simply couldn’t afford it! – Thomas Jefferson

My textual posts like this one or my Philosophical Economics Thoughts or similar, sometimes take more than 4 hours to write. I might have a concept blooming in my head, but the final paper is something completely different.

Imagine how long it takes to find Thomas Jefferson’s quote which fits the article?!

In the end, is it payed well? For someone living in Croatia or similar undeveloped hole on the world map, Boosts are like a real salary. Sometimes even higher than the country’s average monthly salary. For those in the US not, but I’m sure it is a great addition to the monthly income.

To conclude, creating content on Coil and Cinnamon can really be called a job! It takes time to make and is payed. It is payed well! Still is.

Thanks for reading,

Srdan

Dear Coilers, yesterday one video shook, shocked and disturbed Croatia. A video of something which is happening daily in probably every country and every place. Unfortunately.

It is a video of a bunch of young idiots bullying some boy. The video appeared online about 5 days after the situation has happened and it caused quite a few things...

Here is the video, it is disturbing but I recommend you to watch if you can:

https://cinnamon.video/watch?v=398502559255364699

Now we come to the question from the topic, is it good or bad thing that this video was published?!

IT IS ABSOLUTELY GOOD! And I’ll tell you why.

Very few moments after the video was published, it became viral and the whole country stood up and demanded fast act from the authorities.

All media were flooded with posts about it and police had to do its job.

Few hours later, two mongrels who have beaten the poor boy were arrested but the nation wanted to know everything about it.

It turned out that the police knew for this for 5 whole days and haven’t done anything untill the video was uploaded and became publicly visible. (Father of one bully works in the army and of the other works for the police, and both are members of the leading political party).

It turned out that the boy they were beating is a person with special needs who lives with his father who suffers from diabetes and are struggling thru life.

It turned out that one of the young criminals was a member of a local boxing club. Was a member, not is a member, because the very same moment the video was seen by the people from the club he was expelled.

It turned out they were offering drugs to the boy with special needs and then they asked him to pay for it. In the video, they give him 2 days to deliver them 2000HRK (US$320) which he cannot collect.

It turned out, once again, that Croats cannot tolerate injustice and some actions are initiated to raise some funds for the boy and his poor father. I have decided to make XRP wallet for him and fund it with some coins which he will be able to use when the right time comes.

If the video wasn’t published online, Croatian police wouldn’t do anything about it, as always.

There is nothing more dishonourable than being a policeman in Dalmatia County in Croatia. There even the police chiefs are known for breaking the law themselves and covering their friends, family and political party members who break it.

One more thing we learnt from it. No matter the whole country stood up to force the rotten system to do something, NOBODY came out to the streets to burn and destroy, to organize riots and robberies, to... like in the US.

Citizens’ voice, canalized thru the media and social networks was loud enough to move things.

Unfortunately, not all cases like this have a happy end.

Few months ago, few kilometres far from the place this bullying took place at, a young man, 24 years old, purchased AK47 and killed 3 drug dealers. He shot them in the street, after years of threatening and bullying his brothers and him.

The “system” knew everything but haven’t done anything to help. Helpless and desperate man is capable of anything to fight injustice...

Again, the whole country stood up to help the young man, money is collected to pay him one of the best lawyers in criminal law, he recives letters and presents in prison and, thou we all know the case won’t be dismissed, the whole nation hopes he will somehow be found not guilty. The polls showed that over 80% of Croats find him a hero, not a criminal.

Disturbing content on social media can trigger people. Many crimes were solved because there was a video of criminal acts and many criminals were recognized that way.

Thou it is very unpleasant and embarrassing for the victims, it can help ending the cause of their suffering.

We as the society have obligation to make all victims know we are here to protect them and that they must not be afraid nor ashamed to speak up.

Thanks for reading,

Srdan

Fresh news

Savages from Kastela go to detention for a month, they were crying in front of the judge 👨‍⚖️

(One month detention is a legal act in Croatia for the criminals whose crimes are still under the investigation, is is calculated in prison time after the conviction)

(1:35min short film – The Colours of Late Summer)

https://www.cinnamon.video/watch?v=394759419532936875

Dear Coilers, I’ve been reading the articles posted on Coil as well as many other in different media and it made my economist’s mind feel dizzy.

COVID-19 situation is now in its 9th month and all the measures made both the economy and people sunk to the bottom.

I have never seen so much mental problems in people, 2008 and years that followed were like a hot chocolate beverage with the finest Scottish shortbreads served with it compared to this one.

And the real problems haven’t even started yet!

Writing this in the half time of the UEFA Champions League finals, watching PSG and Bayern playing in front of empty seats, I wonder will next season be the same?!

Not because of the plandemic measures but because of the fans not being able to afford plane and match tickets to attend one of the most important sports events in the universe.

The saddest thing is that my beer is served by a woman which I know from my student years. A Master in economics brought her a bartender job after working for a multinational telecommunications company.

I’m watching it with my best friend, a doctor of veterinary medicine who works in catering food delivery at the moment. HA!

Then comes to my mind today’s article by Michael B who is thinking about relocating to Florida to fetch some contracts due to lack of work within New York area.

Imagine the fact that masters of trade have unsure financial future in New York(?!), what chance people have in the developing countries?

Riley Q knows how hard is for the music / entertainment industry workers (with baby coming soon), Patricia knows how hard is in small businesses in EU, Adam knows how hard is for foreigners in the US, Deyner how hard is for Cubans, Ken knows how hard is for the young 5 members family, Niels is worrying about his groceries bills when he starts his studies...

I could continue numbering every Coiler and would find some economy repercussions of the situation we live in.

I guess only Canadians live in paradise. Still. Until...

The winter is coming, and it will be hard. Global economy is crashing and the process is slowed by the printing of enormous amounts of money. Money injected in financial markets to cover and mask the Inevitable days which are already knocking on the door.

Unemployment rates will reach their modern history maximums. The quality of life will drop to unimaginable levels. Mental illness will take more lives than COVID thru suicide... Do you know that Africa is starving already?! Not the poor Africa but (till now) developing and prospering one! Who is next?

Let them eat cake (if they have no bread) – not Thomas Jefferson

BUT – the money has to end in some pockets, it can’t disappear. The only question is in whose pockets!

OK, we know the pockets in which the majority will end but some part will be left for the commons too.

Is Crypto the solution? Most of you reading this hope it is. I hope too. The Big Reset asks for something new. The Crypto could be The thing.

But what if it is not? Ferdi had just writen about it in his post. If you have some money spared, keep it. Cash is The God in the times of poverty.

Can Coil help?

It is already helping! Imagine countries with average monthly salary up to US$1000! Their boosts are a small fortune there. I’m sure boosts are very valuable even in the most developed countries. Be thankful if you recive it.

Next few months will tell us much more about the future, will it be black or just dark gray.

I vote black. Matte. Dark. Like the winter which is coming.

Prepare yourself!

Thanks for reading,

Srdan

Dear Coilers, do you love seafood? I adore it. I can and do eat anything which comes from the sea. Even the soup cooked with sea live stones (yes, there is that thing, try it, it’s magnificent).

But one of the most delicious thing is sea urchin roe (oursin in French restaurants if you have a chance to order). That beautiful, tender, orange-yellow delicacy is royalty of seafood.

Sea urchins can be found almost everywhere but are not harvested in many places. The harvest is hard as they are still picked wild only and as it is labour intense, the price of it is very high.

Uni, as Japanese call it and serve in sushi restaurants, are sea urchins’ gonads which produce roe. There are just 5 of those strips per female sea urchin. Adult sea urchins are either male or female, with a normal sex ratio of 1:1 so only half of the units can have them which makes the harvest even harder.

They have to be eaten fresh, just like clams. Rarely they are smoked and dried or preserved. That makes them even more difficult to find thus bigger delicacy thus more pricey.

The taste? Pure class! That’s the closest description! As all that kind of “wierd” food, it is an aphrodisiac. It has a strong sea smell, it is thick, creamy, rich, and buttery in texture and has briny taste.

If I knew how gorgeous it is, I would eat sea urchin roe in Boston instead of having a tea! – Thomas Jefferson

As it is not an everyday taste and is strong and rich, it is either absolutely admired or loathed. It is also an indicator of one’s Class, like litmus paper. Royalty taste buds have that thing for its umami taste which is mostly dumbed in commons by fast food full of adjectives.

You might love it or hate it, if you have never tried it, DO IT!

BUT – is there anything more fresh than if eaten while still alive? Right out of the sea? Like this...

https://www.cinnamon.video/watch?v=391180339264881779

Thanks for reading and watching,

Srdan