What Part of ‘NO’ Don’t You Understand? by myautofocuslife

What Part of ‘NO’ Don’t You Understand?

This is J, my BJD boy, taking on the role of a star who hates unwanted attention. (I totally understand that. And I apologize to those who had commented on my selfie shot. Had to delete it. Thank goodness I came to my senses.)

Other shots of J:
http://365project.org/myautofocuslife/365/2011-12-27
http://365project.org/myautofocuslife/365/2012-01-04
http://365project.org/myautofocuslife/365/2012-01-26
http://365project.org/myautofocuslife/365/2011-11-29

FYI: BJDs are ball-jointed dolls made of polyurethane resin, handcast and handstrung. They are highly posable and customizable. My boys are 60cm tall. (About 2 feet.) BJDs of this size weigh about 3-4 kg. (About 6-8lbs.) You can google "BJD" for more information.
he's cool, and sorry I didn't click on the selfie fast enough!
June 14th, 2012  
How cool)))))
June 14th, 2012  
Darn it ! Did I miss your selfie ? Looks like it.
Mr. J totally rocks. Great photo, like from a tabloid magazine.
June 14th, 2012  
You crack me up. I liked the first, and I like this one, too. Nicely done.
June 14th, 2012  
Love this one, great use of black and white and positioning of text.
Like the BJD boy, (though not sure what that stands for) very trendy image and humorous. Contemporary theme.
June 14th, 2012  
Awesome!!
June 14th, 2012  
@kandernob I've added a short description on what BJD stands for. Thank you for the reminder! 8)
June 14th, 2012  
How cute! What a great photo!
June 14th, 2012  
I did see the selfie Livia, just didn't get chance to comment, loved the little mosaic mirrors and I hope you will forgive me saying so but I think that it was a far better and more interesting image than this one :)
June 14th, 2012  
Darn! missed the selfie, but this is a great shot, well composed and yes, looks very trendy!!
June 14th, 2012  
Gorgeously composed & I love the shades - text position really emphasizes the concept
June 14th, 2012  
@bluefirebucket Haha, there's nothing to forgive, I respect your opinion. 8) I just can't believe I actually posted it. I was looking at it, trying not to panic, trying to tell myself it's okay to leave it there, it's not going to give me nightmares to have it in my project, and then the comments came in and I panicked. 8P
June 14th, 2012  
Sorry I missed you Livia. J says it all right!? :-)
June 14th, 2012  
Cool pose and attitude! I love the lighting.
June 14th, 2012  
Can't believe I missed your selfie because I was at work. Anyway - this shot is very cool. The message fits the pose perfectly. Love your choice of colors.
June 14th, 2012  
Can't believe I missed the selfie! No fair. ;)
This is great composition though. So realistic.
June 14th, 2012  
I'm sorry I missed your selfie! Title matches this image perfectly!
June 14th, 2012  
Excellent composition!! Very realistic looking shot.
June 14th, 2012  
Sorry I`ve missed you selfie. This will do instead of.
Very funny and great processing Love the B+W and red
June 14th, 2012  
Amazing comp. Love it! Fav!.
June 14th, 2012  
Very cool .............. really like this .
June 14th, 2012  
Aww I missed your selfie. He looks so lifelike and I love the composition........very cool shot! :-)
June 14th, 2012  
Wonder what the selfie was all about???? Cool shot of J!
June 14th, 2012  
Great comp Livia - think this is one of my favs of your doll shots.
June 14th, 2012  
Sorry to have missed your selfie but I'm right there with you about having panic attacks and nightmares with regards to a photo of oneself out there in the public domain! I'm not sure I could do it :-)
June 14th, 2012  
Fabulous, J is so cool:0)

You posted a selfie and I missed it! NOOOOOOOO, why would you delete it; come on girl be brave you have done street photography - your ready now;0)
June 14th, 2012  
Cool shoot, great composition
June 14th, 2012  
Great composition and lighting!
June 14th, 2012  
Very cool
June 14th, 2012  
Bring the Selfie Back
June 14th, 2012  
Oh NO!! Really fed up I didn't see the selfie xx
June 14th, 2012  
Awesome - love these shots you do
June 14th, 2012  
Great shot of him, nice lighting. Well placed text and good title. Well am amazed that you actually posted a selfie, totally understand the withdrawal!
June 14th, 2012  
Awesome shot Livia, love the processing, lighting and text. I did manage to see your selfie and it was a great shot with beautiful mosaic mirrors. =)
June 14th, 2012  
What!? I missed it. Darn!
June 14th, 2012  
I saw the first shot too, but was dragged away before commenting, either way both were very good shots, the comment you made on the first one made me wonder if it was your birthday, but now I know. Perhaps you could start to get used to seeing pics of yourself on here by using photoshop effects like posterise, just an idea. : )
June 14th, 2012  
I love your doll shots! You totally give them life! Excellent work, Livia!
June 14th, 2012  
This is so cool. You are so creative :) x
June 14th, 2012  
Ohhh no, I missed your selfie, aaaargh. That said, I love this, it's brilliant. It's a fav for me....
June 14th, 2012  
This is amazing!
June 14th, 2012  
Great shot !!! FAV
June 14th, 2012  
Ha ha funny one!!
June 14th, 2012  
haha J you are so cool.
June 14th, 2012  
Miss seeing your dolls! Nice capture here!
June 15th, 2012  
What a cool lookin' dude!
June 15th, 2012  
lol! too bad I didn't see your selfie, maybe next time :D
June 15th, 2012  
I can't get enough of your "boys" Livia, you do such amazing work with them. This is incredibly well done, love the b&w coupled with the red caption.
June 15th, 2012  
This is so cool. Love it.
June 15th, 2012  
I was excited to see the selfie... but J is always a great alternative
June 15th, 2012  
Cool shot really like the edits. Bummed I was too slow to see the selfie.
June 15th, 2012  
mag
very creative and humorous shot Livia....love your BJD shots....
June 15th, 2012  
What a creative soul you are Livia. Very cool.
June 15th, 2012  
I missed it too! I think I need to be on here MORE OFTEN! Well, congrats for even posting a selfie, even for a short while as I have not done one and don't know if I ever wilL!
June 15th, 2012  
Oh Livia, I wish I had seen your selfie. I'm so disappointed that you took it down. You are who you are, dont be afraid. Well done for stepping out of your comfort zone, even if it was just a moment.
I actually think J is not as shy as you think 8D
June 15th, 2012  
Very cool shot
June 15th, 2012  
terrific image - focus is superb!
June 15th, 2012  
Rob
Cool shot!
June 15th, 2012  
Ha! I've been missing "the boys"! Fav!
June 15th, 2012  
Oh man! I knew I should have gotten online sooner! cute shot! and it even goes with you deleting your selfie!
June 15th, 2012  
awww I didn't get to see your selfie Livia! very cool replacement shot nonetheless!
June 15th, 2012  
Now i want to see the selfie!! i just thought you looked like a peacock all of these months!! Lol :P....This is too funny !!! Love your reply to the poparazzi!!
June 15th, 2012  
Jo
FANTASTIC!
June 15th, 2012  
@ellimae A peacock!? XD I'm more of a stick insect. Seriously. Hardly any shape or color. 8D
June 15th, 2012  
@myautofocuslifeI was going by your Photo next to your name and the first thing i could come up with was a peacock! So Beautiful and Colorful!!! Im sure you are not just a stick insect!! You must be beautiful if you got all of that attention!! i just am sad i missed the view!! :)
June 15th, 2012  
Oh ..and now you have to put it back up to prove you are not a peacock!! lol!! ...
June 15th, 2012  
nice shot!
June 15th, 2012  
Great set up and shot! :)
June 15th, 2012  
I missed your selfie =( Im sure it was fab, but if your not ready, your not ready.....and i always love your shots of your boys! Im not sure id be able to spot the difference between J and Wish?
June 15th, 2012  
Nicely done!
June 15th, 2012  
@mantha Technically, J and Wish are two different heads. J is a F16 and Wish is a School C (a slightly smaller head). They have also been customized by two different BJD artists (with very different styles) who sanded, painted and airbrushed the heads. I've also given them very different personalities and histories, but that's a long story I won't go into the details of. People may fall asleep reading and hurt their heads on the keyboard. XD It's all right if you have trouble telling the boys apart. A lot of BJD dolls look alike to most people. 8)
June 15th, 2012  
@myautofocuslife =) its not a bad thing, they're both gorgeous to look at! I bet i'd spot loads of differences if they were side by side.... =)
June 15th, 2012  
J is so cool ! And he also looks like a lofty star saying 'no'. Great capture.
June 15th, 2012  
Sorry I missed your self-portrait. Love J...so realistic.
June 15th, 2012  
Mel
oh i missed the selfie :( nice shot of J thou, he is such a star :)
June 15th, 2012  
Missed the selfie ... darn! ;-) J looks so cool in this shot---very clever idea!
June 15th, 2012  
I enjoyed looking at all the pictures of your dolls. darn it. I also missed the selfie..were you very daring?
June 15th, 2012  
Fantastic, Livia. He looks so real.
June 15th, 2012  
@bruni Not at all. It was a cowardly selfie. There was very little to see. 8D
June 15th, 2012  
Very cool shot of J. Sorry I missed the selfie, though!
June 15th, 2012  
Wonderful, so original and unique. Well done Livia!
June 15th, 2012  
Cool shot
June 15th, 2012  
I love J almost as much as I love Wish! They are awesome and this is a fabulous shot and cool processing! J looks like a real star! I am sorry that I missed your selfie though, it would be wonderful to see the woman behind the amazing photos! I do understand the panic thing though..I get that with about half the photos I post...I choose which one, I upload, then I second guess and panic...my husband thinks I'm ridiculous, I just don't think he gets the perfectionist in me...
June 15th, 2012  
Sooooo cool, love it!
June 15th, 2012  
These guys are cool! J kind of looks like L
June 15th, 2012  
Cool kid :)
June 15th, 2012  
Love the members of your family Livia, they all look so cool !!
June 16th, 2012  
Great job...I love this shot and your processing.
June 16th, 2012  
@kandernob - thanks for info on bjd - will look them up - they've passed me by, must be out of touch!
June 16th, 2012  
A great, big, flashy, star-quality, paparazzi-intoxicated, dramatic and kind-of-cool "THANK YOU!" to all! Thank you so much for taking the time to see J! Missing the selfie means you didn't miss much at all because it was a cowardly selfie, I could hardly be seen. Haha. Thank you so much for being so supportive. I am grateful!
June 16th, 2012  
Love your shots of J! I love your new profile pic too! It threw me off a little but I'm ok now! :o)
June 16th, 2012  
dang! missed your selfie... really like this shot, tho'... awesomely done!
June 16th, 2012  
Awesome capture. Love the composition and lighting. Great new profile pic too.
June 16th, 2012  
This is very cool Livia! Like everyone else it seems, sorry I missed the selfie - I've decided it was a great macro shot of your inner ear or belly button :D
June 16th, 2012  
Oh he is gorgeous. No wonder everyone wants to photograph him. Great shot. I am so sorry I missed the selfie...you have me highly curious now!
June 16th, 2012  
Can't believe you posted a selfie and I missed it. Looks like a lot of people here feel the same way, so maybe you'll post another one some day.
June 16th, 2012  
Love it !! Very funny.
June 17th, 2012  
This is a great shot, and I learned something new about BJDs...they clearly make for classy models!
June 19th, 2012  
I love this guy but I wish I'd seen your selfie.
June 20th, 2012  
This is very cool, love the typography!!! It's got a poster look to it :)
June 21st, 2012  
Neat shot.
June 27th, 2012  
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