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A Photog-full Weekend
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
On Friday last week, I got a new lens for my Nikon D-80!
Ever since I met Ben Ho at work, it’s been a dark spiral downward into the world of super-consumerism of photographic equipment. What i really mean, is suddenly i *need* all kinds of stuff I never needed before. It’s amazing!
One of these purchases that I needed and had no idea how much I needed was my new lens: a Nikkor AF 50 mm f1.8. I never knew what I was missing until I met you, o beautious lens!
So promptly spent the entire weekend photography anything that would move. I took about 6 gigs of photos. W00t! Here are the links to the photogs that I shot:
Worship at Hollywood SDA Church
People up on stage, people in the pews, and people chowing down! I LOVE potluck!
“Kodomo no Hi” - Boys’ Day
I went to Irvine to celebrate Boys’ Day with my little nephew Joshua and his new friend Brandon. And by new, i mean brand spanking new! He was just born!
Saturday Night: Shootin’ the Breeze
After returning from Irvine, a couple of us got together just to talk, have rootbeer floats, and half-heartedly play card games. Most of these shots are actually by Kimi. I was too busy eating ice cream. Yum!
Kimi’s Photoshoot: Part A
Sunday was an all day photoshoot for Kimi. I’ve only been able to upload the first part, which were the outdoor shots. The theme was “The Neighborhood Artist.” (I’m not sure if Kimi even knew that since I just made that up on the spot! haha). The second part is a studio shoot. Thanks to Rommel, he brought all KINDS of lighting equipment! Most of them I don’t even know what they’re called! A beauty dish, a reflector, an umbrella, a snoot, backdrop, etc. My apartment could barely hold it all! I haven’t finished post-production editing on those yet, so stay tuned for more of those. You can see some of Rommel’ shots here.
Phew! What a fun weekend! I can’t wait til i get more equipment! Oh noes! I’m hooked!
Photoshoot: Marci
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
This was the most recent photoshoot from this past week. A little impromptu, but still good results!
Marci has been my friend for a very long time. This weekend I finally got a chance to photograph her. Using my normal “ghetto studio” tricks, we managed to get some very nice shots. In some of them, I think she almost looks like Jodi Foster. She has really soulful hazel eyes that just grab your attention.
Here are some of the shots from that day:
I really like this photo even tho it’s a little blurry and the lighting is weird. Mostly because her smile is so natural. Too bad it’s not in focus.
I loves the funny funny transvestite
Friday, March 28, 2008
I know Eddie Izzard is a well known comedian, but I just found him recently. And he’s HILARIOUS!
My friend Sean passed me this link to Eddie Izzard’s “Dress to Kill” on audio so you can listen to it from your cubicle at work. Ah, bless you people who work for the entertainment of us who work in Cube City. This has definitely helped pass the time as I wilf about at work. I mean, while I work REALLY REALLY hard at work.
I just thought I’d share this link with all of you because I enjoy it so much. There are more movies available for a listen, but I think stand-up comedy really works best for this kind of mind-occupation during work. Random “bang! bang!”, dialog that centers around action, and random sound-effects don’t really make for that enjoyable of a listen. Then again, if you’re REALLY bored, that just might do the trick…
"She shoots...She SCORES!"
Thursday, March 27, 2008
I played basketball last night. NO, not just shooting around, I mean I PLAYED!
You have no idea how exhilarating it was to actually be playing a pick up game in a park near my place! I think it’s been about 2 years since I played at all. I wasn’t good, but I was good enough to be happy about how the game turned out. 
So I’m a little clumsier than I wish, but at least I stayed on my feet AND I scored a couple points.
The people we were playing with were very cool - 3 random groups coming together. Jay came out to visit, Susan is on Spring break, and so we wandered from park to park until we found a free court. 3 other guys were also there, and then a couple showed up and we had a little 4 on 4 action!
AND, thanks to Jay, I have my shot back! What a great night! And then we topped it off by walking to a Thai fusion restaurant. I love my pedestrian neighborhood!
Just thought I’d share my joy with you, world wide web!
Project Runways Season 4 Finale
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
I’m so excited! Tomorrow is the Finale night for Project Runway Season 4!!
I’m not entirely sure why I love this show so much. Maybe because, even though it’s a reality show, it’s not about the fights and cattiness that happens in the house where they all reside. It really IS about design and creativity. I don’t think any other show really captures that as well.
There’s also something very familiar about the critiques. Something about working and being in design definitely gears you towards that breakdown of what makes things work and what doesn’t.
So tomorrow night at 10 pm is the final showdown on the runway at Fashion Week. Be there or be out of fashion! lol
Go watch it! It’s on Bravo and it’s totally FIERCE (to quote Christian, one of the finalists).
Gogogogogogogogogogogogogo!
New Year's Can Now Officially Be Celebrated!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Because my 2007 Photobook is FINALLY finished!
The tradition of creating a photobook featuring the photography from the previous year started as an idea to replace Christmas cards, because I’m horrible about that. But as procrastination would have it, I ended up not getting it out until New Years. That was fine and good, because New Years is definitely worth celebrating. And then last year, it didn’t make it out until the end of January. And this year just tops off how late I’ve gotten with this. Mid-February. Not just February. MID-February. *sigh*
Oh well, it’s done and now I can feel like I’m starting a brand new year! I mean, the lunar new year wasn’t so long ago, so I’m really only a couple weeks late, right...?
You’re welcome to download this *highly anticipated* photobook by clicking the image below:
Enjoy!