Late last year, I am commissioned to shoot my very good friend’s make up brushes. Now I don’t know anything about makeup, or brushes, but knowing her and her choice of equipments, I’m willing to bet my ass on their quality.
Here are some of the shots:
More of the brushes:
Of all the sea creatures, jellyfishes are the most… err, appealing for me. So when we went to Coex Aquarium in Seoul, I had like 12894 shots of jellyfishes.
Here are some of them:
More pictures here,
I came across this sign on our Nami Island Tour in South Korea last December 2008. Simple sign, very profound meaning.
During travels, the first thing I observe is the airport. Just by looking at it, you can get an overview of the city/country - crowd, culture, cleanliness, technological advancement, among others. This was actually my second time at this airport. The first time was back in 2003, when our Korean Air flight to San Francisco [...]
Kim was the last model we shot that day. Imagine how long she waited for her turn (Sorry, Kim). She was very photogenic and we didn’t have a hard time directing her. We wished we could have shot more frames of her, but it’s impossible since we have to wrap things up before 9PM. Not [...]
We had 7 models last shoot, some of them literally waited for hours for their turn. And since Veron and her friends (King and Beverly) had another appointment that night, we only got to shoot her for several minutes.
She was very very shy, literally. We barely managed to get her out of her shell. And [...]
I brought my Tripo Carbon Fiber Tripod during my vacation to South Korea last December. It is so light, I literally lugged it everywhere. Well, everywhere except skiing.
I used it mainly for long exposure night shots, exposure-bracketed shots for HDR, and self/family pictures. Since I am the family photographer, I just could not trust family [...]
Since, 12:00am today, 2008 is a thing of the past. While it has been a fulfilling year for me, personally and professionally (Thank you, Lord), I am compelled to look forward to a more fruitful and exciting year ahead.
Looking back at the frames I shot this past year, I am delighted to notice the quality [...]