All I am saying is…

It’s not easy to be me.

Back for bit.

Been kinda busy lately. Hence not much update to the blog, but I guess it’s a good thing to be busy right?

Here’s one from an assignment back in I did back in September. Welcome Holocaust survivor Mr. Herman Shine. One of the nicest guy I got to photograph during my internship

On another note. Why is buying a set of strobe as difficult as to choosing a right girlfriend?

Sunday.

Sunday Church Baptism, San Francisco, CA.

280

Somewhere along i-280 near Stanford. 

I’ve been liking these subtle-color weirdo look.

hummm

Contemplation. Scotts Valley, Calif., Dec. 2008. 

Double Double.

Sometimes, accidental double exposure can be a good weird thing. For example, Creepy dolls.

grace

Your grace is sufficient for me
Your strength is made perfect
When I am weak
And all that I cling to
I lay at Your feet
Your grace is sufficient for me

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Sometimes I wish things can be a little different that what it is right now. Yet I am not sure if I will really like it shall things were indeed, different… What a strange little love hate relationship.

year one.

Heh, It’s been a while since I’ve written anything other than class essays.

No more [X]press, 3 more classes till graduation, bad economy, You do the math. I guess I can take 2009 as my year one as a rookie freelance photographer. Hopefully I will survive that infamous 5 year make-or-break cycle without eating straight grilled cheese sandwich for the next five years or so. You know, photography is one expensive profession. Cameras and strobes are just tip of one giant iceberg. Who knows a 3-piece light stand kit will costs $170 at b&h?! You serious? They’re just light stands!

Now, some business.

Here’s a recent shoot I did with a client who wanted a portrait shoot with her dog… Well, I’ve shot animals before, but not with a pet owner. It’s no easy task to set up any portrait, and even less so with animals involved. After we did our shoots at a dog park i’ve scouted in advance, We started driving around to see what else we can do since the sun was cooperating with one giant beautiful sunset.

Luckily, we stumbled on a small hill I used to do bike practice before, I quickly position Youna, the client, and the Coby, the dog, in line backlit with the setting sun to block the giant highlights. I then meter against Youna, and open it about a stop just to get some detail on her face. I normally don’t like shooting wide angle verticals, or too much shooting into the sun, but this one worked perfectly without breaking out the strobes.

Again, location scouting is very, very important. Know your location, and everything around it.

unchartered territory

I am enjoying my one week summer vacation. Yay. I will forever miss the [X]press newsroom, what a great fun semester at the photo department. Great job everyone.

Now, moving onto personal projects and work. I think I’ve found a great story that is almost too close to home. Journalism duty aside, I feel like a total jackass for evening thinking about it…

How do you ask a dying cancer patient that you would like to photograph a story about her last days because you believe the story has a great potential to help others?