Life is simple,
why make it complicated.

Life is short,
have you done something longer.

Life is perfect,
What else can it be.

Life goes on,
as always....

Authenticity will beat pompous pride... sooner or later. 
Real inspiration will kick puff and muff to the side.
There is no charge for honesty. 

but there is a price for lack of integrity.

The dead of the night,
Early enough to while

The mac and I
Where can we hide

How come I went
Something so bland

Changes are aloof
Speed we cant do

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Noisy minds and vibrant faces...
 Does it come with the fake lashes?
Empty minds with piquant tastes...
Can it last till the next season?
 Twirling the fabric of illusion...
Faux smiles... nugatory exchanges...
Making love for all the wrong reasons...
What when why where how can people live in such institution...
Subconscious self mutilation... Raving compulsion, ruinous fixation...
We are all products of our own fucked up evolution...
Its a choice to steep in delusion.

step by step by step by step...
if it will ever be...

bit by bit by bit...
thats all that it needs

slowly but surely slowly but surely
this is the promise

growth

Peaceful perturbation amidst chaos,
my mind if the only sanctuary,
i, me, myself and he,
the holy trinity

the illusion of bettering another,
we are all made same fomula,
the persistence of evolution,
begets new inspiration

When nothing is emcompassed,
it means everything is included,
solidarity is the mother of chaos,
always be stretched to oblivion...

just keep shooting . . .

Core.

A furry of activities,
and travel mode has come.

2010 has started out in a way that i cannot possibly imagine..
amongst the curtain of positivity embracing the entire world i am in,
I just discovered that the core is pretty rotten. and thus i am in shock.

This is the best kind of start that I can get, to really reveal to myself who the man is in 2010.

The year of the awakening tiger.

. . . .

talking in riddles,
walking in puddles,
drinking in pubs,
giggling like schoolgirls.

This is my random swirls, my inspiration, my thoughts
and a little huge part of me. and that is what this is...

blog

The perceived innocence of 19 year olds,
gypsy kings playing on the radio, the silence
is broken, by the grasp of heavy breathing,
there are no more barriers, that one can see,
however a wall inbetween, the clothes of
the conscious mind... cloaks the beauty
hides the beast... when will once ever realise
in the search of the ultimate high... it is all completely
n solely rests in the mind... the mind of the innocence
and the reality of the perceived notion... such beauty in life
always in love... always in love... always in love...

Stuffs

The fleeting thoughts of randomness...
walking in the captive consciousness,
am I always on some substance?
or is it just part of my perfect existence,
of perception randomness,
i write for sanity, i shoot because i am crazy
obsession contraction involvement perception perfection

Always keep it in one direction...

Remember the days of Rock & Roll....
of spiffs & flim noir... the lights of a
bygone era... i am in love again... the
doors... the deadheads... led zepplin &
more... jim morrison & palema courson...

the rolling stones... leonard cohen and 

the miracle.... the future is murder.... 

guns and roses... slash and his snakes... 

The poet, the bard, and his muse...

ARRGGHHHH... I need my fix... i am so fucked...
where are the spiffs

sleeplessness

tossing and turning,
I lay awake looking at my life gone by,
there is something that is always in common,
and I did not like what that was.
Is there change a coming?
Or is it just nonchalant narcissistic
crazed mind beeps registering?
What I make out of it, tonight I will not know.
Where I go with it, thats a even bigger show....

Mind beeps....blips....

Professionalism

pro⋅fes⋅sion⋅al⋅ism

–noun

1.	professional character, spirit, or methods.

2.	the standing, practice, or methods of a professional, as distinguished from an amateur.

Walkaround

Dovile

Simply sublime...

Veils & Laces

A series of my personal work,
check back for updates often...




A subtle glance,
the soft embrace,
the shy smile from a forgotten place...

Realisation?

View from above, perspective from below...


Looking at the photos I have shot,
from years ago till now,
I realize a little how much
as a photographer I have evolved,
developed and matured...
Even more so as a person...

This was a thought . . .
Born with talent? Or practice makes perfect?
I would say that practice brings out the talent,
many people believe that some of us are just born with it,
the rest of us just cant get it, I agree... being born with it,
helps the process, being obsessed about it becomes talent.

Just take a look at Michael Jordan...

What is you lifelong obsession?

Paradigm

In the paradigm of time,
our perception sometimes gives us
the illusion that somethings are slower
that it should, sometimes they are faster
than it should be,

What we may not realise is that its moving
in perfection, in perfect timing to what the
universe is and will be, our dreams, goals,
wants and requests are not as important
as or not as unimportant as the leaves
growing on the trees, the breeze rustling
through the leaves and the sun rising from the east,

Everything is moving in perfection,
moment by moment, even our distraught
that what we want is not as important as
the sprout of a new seedling is part
of a greater reality. UKay Cheung

Morning breakfast with chilis and dark soup

Things that transpire... inspire...
provoke and demand a reaction to a situation
to a person to a thing to a circumstance
we love the life of another
and yet do we let it be just aspire
or do we make the action that leads to the reaction
of discovery the life of another layer of our own reality

let thy thoughts run free... but always... always in one direction

:) UKay Cheung

Shanghai in my eyes

83hrs of endless memories

Pictures of balloons and mid night reverie... small bears, big hair and the sexy body guard... flamingos, hedgehogs and bambi...mango sago and steamy showers amidst peals of shocked sultry laughter...rock star hair, missing sunglasses, kate winslet and murdered babies...wet hair, night strolls, pajamas and early morning ice cream...more mangoes than you can ever eat...the lack of sleep happily... I LOVE MY LIFE! : )

Where are the photos

People has commented my blog has more writing than pictures... my pictures...
Well... my pictures are online in many places, there is

www.ukayphotography.com

www.pbase.com/ukay

Its also on facebook

www.facebook.com/ukayphotography

So... that is where my pictures are.
Currently updating ukayphotography...
its super dated. some work needs to be done about that...

This space here is for my inspirations,
aspirations and basically how and what I think,
with a myriad of different things thrown in when i get distracted. (always)

I have many sporadic thoughts happening all the time. and to focus them in
one direction is one thing that i have to constantly do.

Photos will be posted here also... sometimes... its sporadic.

Perfection

Are you the perfect one for me?
Or do you fulfill a certain part of me perfectly?

I never believed in perfection, nothing ever is closely examined
although it may seem so at a moment in time.

Greatness is always achievable, never perfection.

I rather have a great life than a perfect one.

Is integrity an issue with you?

My dedication

You inspire and intrigue me,
more so that I can believe
Like a breath of fresh air
amidst the cloak of artistic heaviness,
the seed of inspired action leads to
the spirited release of pent up creation.
Virtuosic visual indulgence,
the sing song dance of the artiste,
the paint and the canvas,
myriad of ideas emotions and passion that makes magic happen... Creation. - UKay Cheung

Comptemplative.

Photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... it has very little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.

Some inspirations from a close friend

hmmmmm

Woke up with a strange feeling in my head...

... lightness... the kind i have not felt the longest time...

... slightly scared, yet excited, yet hesitant, yet enthused diabolical curve ball of faith

the time has come.

: )

Incredible lightness of being : )

Lack?

Lack is a perception of something that you wish you have that you do not... yet?

Lack is a feeling of loss that you should have something but you did not... 2nd chances?

Lack is a want that is not yet fulfilled... when?

Is lack real or is it something that you mind tells you to believe...really ?

On long bus rides, I love to just let the mind ponder... but I do know I miss you... too?

Inspiration comes from a contrast of changing emotions
that invokes uncertainty... brings about adversity
and that is what inspirations is about.

Contrast of emotions made real becomes art. - UKay Cheung

Integrity

“I will not serve that in which I no longer believe,

whether it calls itself my home, my fatherland,

or my church . . . And I am not afraid to make a mistake,

even a great mistake, a lifelong mistake, and perhaps as long as eternity too.”

- Stephen Dedolus

When things change

Dont we get days or periods when everything seems to me in upheaval?

When everything we knew we are so sure about becomes questions...

Questions we all hope we have the answer to... and yet again... know nothing about?


What do we do when moments like these come?

What flies?

What needs to be done?

How can we do something that is sure?

Is anything ever sure?

the only constant, the ONLY thing we can be sure about is Change.

Change is the only constant in life... so how can we keep up?

What needs to be done?

Who do we need to become?

A Humble Note

The best inspiration is the kind that awakens
the soul and makes us reach for more,
that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace
to our minds and that’s what you’ve given me.
And that's what i hope to give to you always.

Celebrate the enigma called life

Thought of the week!

Inspiration lies not in getting inspired,

but being empowered from within. -UKay Cheung

A Piece of My Heart.

One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for it was perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw in it. Yes, they all agreed it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The young man was very proud and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart.

Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and said "Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine." The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart. It was beating strongly, but it was full of scars. It had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite right and there were several jagged edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gouges where whole pieces were missing.

The people stared -- how can he say his heart is more beautiful, they thought? The young man looked at the old man's heart and saw its state and laughed. "You must be joking," he said. "Compare your heart with mine. Mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars and tears."

"Yes," said the old man, "yours is perfect looking but I would never trade with you. You see, every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love - I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart which fits into the empty place in my heart, but because the pieces aren't exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we shared."

"Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn't returned a piece of his heart to me. These are the empty gouges -- giving love, is taking a chance. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for these people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?"

The young man stood silently with tears running down his cheeks. He walked up to the old man, reached into his perfect young and beautiful heart and ripped a piece out. He offered it to the old man with trembling hands. The old man took his offering, placed it in his heart and then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart. It fit, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges. The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart flowed into his.

To have a life and not to have loved, is not to have lived at all. UKay

What happens on days off

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New Mac table

Gotta be closer

Look all around,
if there even a sound of what is real
what is reality, but what our mind thinks Real
Is there ever a moment that all that is real is fake?
Or is there a moment that everything that is fake is real?

Hiatus from real reality and come into a world of fantasy
Fantasy is real, as real as you want it to be. Dreams are real,
as real as the daily things we see.

Obsessing obsessing obsessing... F.A.B Harlequin of Fashion. - UKay Cheung

Some inspirations

Sporadic Thoughts going in one direction :)

Thought of the week!

Initiate positive change in your life regularly

and chance and luck will favor you.

...

Crazed and dazed the rabbit runs from the hunter
there is nothing that is in the way all clear
rabbit races forward propelled by the unseen force
and energy of the desire to stay alive Such is life
met new friends and remembered old ones that used to
be a integral part of my life
everything is about energy and energy is life
strong emotions are strong energy
strong desires are strong energy
strong fear are strong energy
what am i but a raving ranting maniac
that only cares bout how the energy flows
and creates what is call this life
a perfect reflection of what goes on in my mind
forlorn gazes lost in translation
sadness that never goes away
secret lives that never are secret any longer
dual personalities who love each other
the cravings of a big heart to change things for the better
the uncanny ability to observe and know the wrong answers
sometimes just the way the world brings things that are
the best of me that world can offer
photography is but another form of expression
how much of my hidden work can the world handle
narcissistic beauty eyes of the beholder
another breakthru beauty of another realm comes
and blesses the followers with good karma
life is such, live strong

thank you eh

I AM INSPIRED. - UKay Cheung

Something To Think About

If we could shrink the earth's population

If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following. There would be:

57 Asians

21 Europeans

14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south

8 would be Africans

52 would be female

48 would be male

70 would be non-white
30 would be white

70 would be non-Christian
30 would be Christian

89 would be heterosexual
11 would be homosexual

6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth and all 6 would be from the United States.

80 would live in substandard housing

70 would be unable to read

50 would suffer from malnutrition

(ONE)1 would be near death;

(ONE)1 would be near birth;

(ONE)1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education;

(ONE)1 (yes, only 1) would own a computer.

When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent.

And, therefore . . .

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.

If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.
As you read this and are reminded how life is in the rest of the world, remember just how blessed you really are!

Inspiration Lessons

There are better ways of looking at things. There are better ways of
thinking and doing things. The better way of looking at things is to
always reframe things in a way that is empowering to you. For every
success that you see, there is always someone who has achieved more of
it in a shorter time and in an easier way. Always choose the better
way of things. If you want the best, go straight for the highest
level, the core and the essence. When you do that, your mind,
beingness and actions will be the best.

There are different levels of wisdom. A lower level of wisdom is as
foolishness compared to a higher level of wisdom. A wise man is as a
foolish man when compared with an even wiser man. Seek to learn from
the WISEST!

Time in the physical universe is imaginary because you are not
traveling in a single timeline towards a single temporal future
version of the universe. There are multiple time streams ahead where
the physical universe can travel towards. All these time streams exist
in superposition in connection with our physical present. In the
etheric realm we can observe many versions of space but only one
version of time. In the physical world we can observe many versions of
the future but only one version of space…

It is the point of choice that creates probable future universes. A
choice is an alternative. The moment the condition of choice occurs,
the time stream is split into two or more separate time streams. Each
probable future universe communicates with our physical present
through emotion. The stronger a probable future is, the stronger we
feel the pull towards choosing it. This can be good if it is the
future we want. But in cases where it isn't so, we need to use will
power to choose a different probable future…

When we deliberately think upon a desired probable future, we put in
energy and thereby making it stronger. Soon, the pull towards it
becomes the strongest, and by law of attraction our present physical
universe would be pulled in its direction. That is why to be a
conscious creator of our reality is to create deliberately. It is not
enough to choose positive thoughts and feelings. We must also choose
them in the face of conflicting signs and contradictory circumstances.
Such is the power of willful intentions…

The secret of wealth is consciousness of wealth. In order to
experience abundance, you have to be abundant. Abundance is your true
nature, and when you think, act and live according to it, you will
manifest abundance. The rich in mentality get richer while the poor in
mentality get poorer. The accumulation of material wealth begins with
wealth consciousness. Pursuing spiritual development before working on
wealth creation is the key to attaining both inner and outer riches.
The outer is reflection of inner…

The secret of health is consciousness of health. Disease is a lack of
ease psychologically and physically. Conflicting thoughts and feelings
in your consciousness is what causes this state of distress. When you
notice yourself becoming sick, watch for conflicting thoughts that
have arisen within your consciousness and resolve them. Either push
them all one way or the other, or find a way to hold them in a
harmonious way. External remedies only cure symptoms but dealing with
consciousness cures at root…

The secret of secrets is the consciousness of secrets. All the truths
about life are not secrets, but they are hidden from us due to our
ignorance. By thinking about the discovery of truths as a search for
the secrets, we motivate our subconscious mind to go on a treasure
hunt. The greatest treasure in this world is wisdom, and life is to be
played as a treasure hunting game. Treasures are meant to be
appreciated and so when you think of truths as secrets, your
appreciative mindset will draw them all to you…

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This is Funny!!

This guy is just amazing and funny...
i did not know that people can do this on the keyboard...
Does anyone know how long he took to learn this? :)

Effective Composition - Rule of Third

Adding on to a previous posting... Today's topics is Effective Composition - Rule of Third

Using the tips talked about previously will definitely help to tighten up your composition.
Now we will look at a few techniques you can employ to help improve your
composition. If you are taking photographs for your own pleasure, as I assume
you are, then you only have to shoot pictures that you like. You may
be able to overlook the huge empty spaces or people with their heads cut off
or chopped of edges or any other defect that you think it artistic...
no-one else will. That cute kid looks really cute it's just a pity that you need
a magnifying glass to see him. Yes! Hoilday pictures are only for ourselves...
Won't it be better if you can also WOW the friends and family who till see them too?
Take pride in this.. the more you get compliments, the more you will want to improve...
Its a proven formula... Make the effort. You will thank yourself for it years after.

The Rule of Thirds.

Pic1

Take a look at this pic, this is one example of utilising the rule of 3rd. Below is the diagram that shows how its applied...

Pic 2

One of the most popular 'rules' in photography is the Rule Of Thirds. It is also popular amongst artists and painters.
It works like this:
Imaginary lines are drawn dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically. You place important elements of your composition where these lines intersect. I've even made a little diagram for you (pic2).

As well as using the intersections you can arrange areas into zone occupying a third or place things along the imaginary lines. As you can see it is super easy to implement. Good places to put things; third of the way up, third of the way in from the left , you get the idea. Not so good places to put things; right in the middle, right at the top, right at the bottom, away in the corner. Those will work sometimes, which will be in another article. For now, just practice and practice practice!! Thats the only way to improve.

Pic 3

The Rule of Thirds helps produce nicely balanced pleasing to the eye pictures.
Also, as you have to position things relative to the edges of the frame and the composition helps lead the viewer into the photo, it helps get rid of the 'too much space all around the subject in the middle of nowhere problem.

Pic 4

One more thing about the Rule of Thirds. Once you have got the hang of the Rule of Thirds you will very quickly want to break it! This is completely fine. These 'rules' are guidelines and if you can create a better image by bending or ignoring rules then fire away. The general rule of thumb is that this will give most photographs a pleasing composition. It really helps to reduce the unwanted and ugly composited pictures by a very very large margin.

Once more pic

Rule of 3rd again

The Rule of Thirds is fairly structured but there are a great many methods you can employ which rely on your ability to 'see' things and incorporate them into your composition. Art is a math in more ways than one... so we do have to understand what works and what does not. Till the next time!

How You Hold Your Camera DOES Make a Difference

How You Hold Your Camera DOES Make a Difference!!!

I'll bet when you bought your camera,
nobody took the time to explain how to properly hold it.
This is one of those things that professionals do unconsciously,
and beginners may never do until somebody points it out to them
(or they learn the hard way, ie blur pictures)

Many people also often hold cameras with their fingers partially
blocking the lens.
This is super true esp for point n shoot cameras. Or handphone
cameras...

The second thing you would notice is fingers getting
in the way of the flash or red-eye reduction light.
Bottom line, you want to hold your camera so that
it is comfortable, stable, and able to take decent photographs.

The other photography tip concerning how your camera is held
involves movement. Your objective is ALWAYS to hold the camera as
still as possible.
Unless its intended. Which in 99.999% of the case... is not...

Although not obvious, holding your camera absolutely
still does not come naturally. And the longer the exposure
time, the more likely the photograph will lose sharpness… that is,
unless you use a tripod.

Tests and research has shown that almost all pictures taken at normal
shutter speeds are not as sharp as the picture would have been had the
camera been on a tripod.

This is shot handheld..

Using a tripod is the best way to make sure that you get sharp pictures!!

Personally, I never ever EVER EVER go for a shoot without a tripod. It
can make or break a photographers career.

The three things that has ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS to be on a shoot.
Tripod, lens hood and duct tape. besides the camera of course!

If the camera is large enough, grasp the camera firmly in both hands,
the right one on the camera body with your first finger poised on the
shutter button;
and your left hand either under and around the lens, or on the bottom
of the camera body.

With small cameras, still use both hands please... being lazy is not a
excuse...

Just as in shooting a rifle, remember to relax your breathing and to
squeeze the shutter button (not jerk it) just before firing. Touch it
like you will touch a baby's face or your lover's face.

Next time, observe this when other people are taking pictures. You
will be surprised at how many people you will catch
jabbing away at the shutter button. That will actually shake the
camera more than most earthquakes.

Practice, Practice Practice!!!

Share this with someone who will benefit : )

Photography Basics

The modern camera is capable of super many things.
It can work out the best recommended exposure;
In P('Professional' Mode) Pun Intended is selects
a suitable shutter speed or aperture along
with alot of other functions. On yea, it even helps you to focus too!
However useful these functions are in helping you get your
perfect picture. There is one thing a camera
cannot do is compose your picture for you.
It does not have any idea what you are trying to achieve
or what you want to shoot so you have to do it yourself.

Composition.
If you are using an 'auto-everything' camera like a 35mm compact
or program mode (P Mode) in your SLR then what you have to do is
basically
is composing your photographs. Sadly no one tell you how to take
a great picture as to some degree it comes down to your own ability to
'see' a picture or the potential to create a picture.

However there are loads of rules and techniques you can use to improve
the
final look of your photographs. Lets take a look at a few of the more
popular,
effective and easy to understand techniques that you will be able to
start using right away.

There are 3 basic ways to arrange the elements within your composition.

* Physically move objects. Only really works with still life
photography or if you are Hercules.
* Tell people to move!
* Move yourself! The best zoom you will ever have are your own
legs! (Where applicable)

The 3rd is probably the easiest but yet most people forget and grow
roots.
How often have you think to yourself That will make a GREAT PICTURE!
then you snap away and take your photograph. I bet more than 90% of your
pictures are shot this way!
You are most welcome to do that. However right after doing this,
please walk around
and see if you can improve your original picture from a different
perspective.I guarantee
that you will be surprising yourself. And this will greatly help in
horning your 'creative eye' too!

Always Try to Fill the frame.
Most of the time, what we see with our eyes and what is actually
captured on frame are
pretty different pictures. This is the part where you really have to
train yourself to see and
to feel and know what makes a good picture. Mostly we our perspective
and the camera's
perspective are different because the lens is fixed. Our eyes rove
around all the time! Unless
you are a zombie!

Frame is loose... n boring..

Filling in the frame makes the subject look much better

So USE THAT ZOOM!!!
So... moving on....
The Best way to fix this problem is to fill the frame with your subject.
Move closer! Use the best zoom u got! Make sure that the space around
your subject is not too distracting snatching attention away from them!
How often have you seen street lamps, buildings and what not growing
our from the top of your beautiful subject? More times than most of us care to admit I bet!

Always remember, our world is 3 dimensional, Photographs are 2 dimensional.

The pole that sticks out of that background in our 3D world will look like it grew out of someone's head in 2D world... till the next time...

The Basic Mindset...

One of the most frustrating things about
photography is having a picture you took,
turn out a lot worse than expected and not
know why! Of course you can delete the
image, but if you don't know what went wrong,
you can't correct it.

Even though you're reading trying to find out more about
basic photography tips doesn't mean you don't know
anything about photography.

I am sure that you actually know more than you think you do,
The best way to improve is to talk about it and read up and experiment.

Do you ever realize alot of times. While you
are describing something to someone
even though you are not so sure about something,
somehow the answer pops up to you when the question
is going through you mind while you are explaining.

And one more thing, Just go and do it...

You will never know until you do something.
Before you really go and do it
the only thing you have ever done is...

Heard about it
Thought about it
Talked about it

But you will NEVER experience and learn until you,

Freaking DO IT!!!

Never be afraid of making mistakes...

The more mistakes you make and correct,
the faster you will learn n improve.

Photography Basics

When I first started out in photography, I did not really have anyone
to turn to in terms of advice or help when I had questions.
Perhaps everyone faces the same problem too...

Throughout these few years, more n more people that i meet or know
has been asking me questions with regards to photography. Perhaps I
appear like an expert, or just that its my profession and people expect
you to know more. :)

Been thinking about it and I think it will be great if there i a place
for my friends
or people who know me and want to ask questions with regards to
photography
to have a place they can go to and do that. So this blog will be that.

Starting from this week, I will try to post a writeup about questions
that I have been
asked with the answers weekly. The objective of this is for that this
will become interactive.

Meaning, any reader can just post questions to me... sharing is the
best way to learn...
and someone has told me before, sharing what you know is the best way
to know more about
what you know... :) Long winded.. but true dont you think?

Have a great week ahead... and look out for the first article... :)

The New Wave

Well well well... Its been a long time!

D got her S pass to officially start working.. GREAT!

Been pretty busy until recently and now have a few days off,

I will use them to complete the pictures for the participants of the
Photowall.

Totally random pictures time!

The installation Video! Complete! 4hrs + to 38secs!

Thanks to KerVin for his help! Complete installation! 4hrs ++ into 38secs... kekekeke pretty cool stuff!

Check it out on the website

http://www.wantedforbeingbeautiful.com/exhibition.html

Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!

Thank you so much ALLLL of you!!!!!

Thank you ALL the Beautiful People who agreed to be on the wall..

Thank you all you wonderful people who took time from ur busy schedules... busy lives and contributed a little of urself to this project...

Its been a very busy.. hectic and yet super fun time!

This has been a totally great ride!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

The website www.WantedForBeingBeautiful.com is up... Please do pay a visit!

:)

Wanted For Being Beutiful - Celebrating The Singapore Spirit.

This exhibiton of mine has been almost 6 months into the making.. n tomorrow is the launch.... am I happy??... YES!! am I tired.. YES!! I just realize that when push come to shove... the real people on your team are those that really help... lip service is not considered... and constructive criticism is good... criticism without a solution especially when all help provided is lip service is totally fucked up :) Still I love you guys!! Its the lack of sleep talking...

Anyways!!! THE WALL IS FINALLY UP!!! It feels really good looking at it... and it also feels damn strange.... when i was looking at the prints.. it looked huge.. on the wall... it looks really small.. heheh...

Just some specs...

Wall is 7.5 ft high.. and 96ft long...

There are 43 people symbolizing Singapore's 43rd year National Day.

I have worked almost 800hrs on this project...

I have spend a OBSCENE amount of money on this project... did I say OBSCENE AMOUNT OF MONEY? yea... Its all worth it...

Ok.. The wall is up... the video is here... take a peek and I hope to see you tomorrow!!! 4pm National Library at The Plaza 1st Floor!

Really Great Week

this week has been really amazing... i have never slept so little since army days.. a total of 5 hrs combines for the whole week... and the strange thing is i feel really tired sometimes but the rest of the time i am quote ok... its weird man...haha.

Had a shoot at the crowne plaza hotel in T3, its a amazingly beautiful hotel. The shoot went really well.. and after went to have lunch at the hotel's restaurant courtesy of the PR Dept:) Thanks John! ... There... I had the most amazing lamb ever... taste is still lingering in my mouth... its really really good. Highly recommended. Restaurant Azure.

Finishing up the DI to rush for print... Fingers crossed... The sxhibit is on the coming 2nd... I am getting stressed out...

Updates and Things like that

Its been a crazy crazy period since the last time i posted....let me post a short update n epan on it later.so... here it goes!

Moved into a new place,

Went to KL for a weekend visiting my sister,

Redid my portfolio(and still is!)

Got out a new business plan for the future,

Shot for Sony again, and Yunna Haircare, and Razer, and Blissful Brides latest issue amongst... Also shot the launch of the Mandarin Gallery at Orchard(where i had the best Tuna Belly sashami of my life,

In between all this, was also shooting for my first exhibition Wanted for Being Beautiful - The Singapore Spirit. You can see it on my facebook events list.

Its for our 43rd National Day celebrations together with the National Library Board and other sponsors which have been really great to work with. Thanks to Hasselblad Cameras, Profoto Professional Lighting, Shu Umera, Goldklein,

Of course its printed by HP solutions using HP Media and orginal supplies!

busy and happy... :)

Though of the Week!

Good work that leaves the world softer and fuller and better than ever before is the stuff of which human satisfaction and spiritual value are made.

Joan Chittister

Sorry have not been updating much lately... been up to my eyeballs with work... will update some newer stuffs very soon...

Thought of the Week!

Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.

Gloria Steinem

My Life...

My Personal Vibration Determines The Circumstances And Situations That Happen To Me. My Thoughts And My Beliefs Create My Personal Vibration. My Thoughts And Beliefs Create My Life. My Life Is A Reflection Of Me.

My Power To Think Thought Is My Power To Create My Life And I Have The Power To Think The Thoughts I Choose

Time n time again

Well well well.. its time n time again... I have been talking to the same people. over n over again.. but i really think i should leave them to their own devices... cos anyway. They are perfectly doing perfectly what they are doing perfectly. So, why should I interfere? Its ok... God works in his own time. and in his own way, so what I should do now is just do my best in my perfectly perfect way as you are doing your things in the perfectly perfect way.

Every act is either a success or a failure. If every act is a success. The sum of my life will be a success. So will yours be. :)

Logitech NULOOQ Professional Navigator

OK guys... this is it... the best invention for photoshoppers ever...

its sweet sweet sweet... u never have to touch the [ n ] keys to control ur brush size like freaking 9999999 times every hour... and u can zoom n pan n do all that with ur left wrist never leaving the table... and i think if i remember correctly, u can prog shortcuts to the different buttons. Meaning.... u just click n it changes to clone, or heal, or whatever u prog it to be.. and then u twist the dial n the brush size changes to whatever size u want it... Ok... I think you guys get the IDEA. IHIH. I am going to this order from the US as its not availiable in Asia... duh...




This is the official Writeup:

It's not a mouse, but it could be your mouse's best friend!

NuLOOQ navigator is an innovative stationary control device, about the size of a half a tennis ball but weighs in at a solid 1 lb. Built into the device are a multi-dimensional ring, called the navring for simultaneous 360 degree pan and zoom and a touch sensitive circular disk, called the tooltuner for fine precision control.

Features: Adjust brush size in one pixel increments in Adobe Photoshop CS2 without ever moving a slider or clicking on a shortcut key. Fine-tune font attributes such as leading, tracking and more in Adobe InDesign CS2 without using the option bar Scroll and zoom your documents, spreadsheets, digital pictures or more with the smallest movement of the gray ring. Scrub timelines in Final Cut Pro or iMovie quickly or slowly. Change volume or music tracks in iTunes quickly while it runs in the background. And more¡­NuLOOQ navigator is user configurable for virtually any application.

Lappland... Eräsetti Safaris...

-25 with a wind chill of up to 100km/hr

Shot this for the Eräsetti Safaris. http://www.erasetti.fi
They are the 2nd biggest safari operator in Finland. Their main office is next to Santa Claus's. Quite cool yea!! ... I even had a nice chat with him(Santa!!!!) He can greet people in almost any language... and he knows ALOT about cameras... I mean ALOTTTT.....

Very nice day out even though it was f@#king freezing... all shot with 70-200 on a 5D. Batteries were changed every 20 to 30 shots... My toughest shoot to date... but also one of my most enjoyable:)







Just above the Arctic Line, Meaning that the average temperature year round is below freezing...







The bridge at the back is the main bridge in rovanemi. Very scenic... and we are actually on the frozen river snowmobiling...

Amazing...

Life is just amazing... :)

How many times do we wake up feeling that the world is singing our song...
How many times do we get out of bed and feel as if the whole universe is just perfect...
How many times do we go out of the house walking on air... :)



Sexy Sexy honey baby drives my craZy in my mind.... in my mind

Northern lights

Ok... I know i am way overdue... but i have not really had time to process the images yet... and i cant post 13mb raw images here...if i could i would have done that... ok.. but here are some pictures that i shot on the pns... walking ard vilnius old town... i am having some super slow connection with the internet at home... will upload more pics when i get that fixed...




this should be converted to black n white... much nicer i am sure...



3 crosses hill... from the top u can actually overlook most of the whole city...



See lots of Graffiti everywhere... However.. this wall is legal to paint ur art...



D n flare... clouds is one... n D with backflare is another one...



Oldest & Biggest Cathedral



Who needs a polarizer? :)

OK.. till the next time...

Sincerity

Very recently, a friend did something that really suprised me. I mean i expected that coming for some time. but you know how it is.. sometimes... even when you expect it. when it really happens it still suprises you. I am sure you know what i mean... :)

Anyways... nuthing much suprises me anymore. Just that when people are truly sincere, it shows... in word, action and mind. Friends indeed! :)

I only have one thing in mind. And God knows what that is. Someday soon... so will everyone else. This aint proper english... but wtf...

Saussage

One of my favourite foods... on my birthday... cooked in vodka... what else... :D



and of course... birthday cake...



Here goes the first 2 litres of vodka... in total there was about 7.5lt consumed within the first week... my liver needs the workout... :D

Northern Lights

Its something that I have always wanted to photograph... I saw them once in the last millenium... but i did not have the expertise... nor the equpement to take a decent photo even though i spent one whole roll of film trying to shoot them... well.. at last... i see, i hear... and i shot... :)

Thought of the week

There is no shortcut to winning and success. There is only getting started and sticking with it.

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Pics... just some

ok... some pics for u folks hollering at me... taken mostly with pns...



My sexy boots in Vantaa Airport Helsinki



Leaving Helsinki to Vilnius... u see... its cold n wet... sians 1/2



Beauty of the clouds in Europe... This can never be seen elsewhere... okok...at least i have not seen it elsewhere...



More clouds... beautiful aint it..



Snowflake on the window pane...



At last.. arrival in Vilnius...

Ok... more pics later...

Quote of week

Before i forget...

Good work that leaves the world softer and fuller and better than ever before is the stuff of which human satisfaction and spiritual values are made.
Joan Chittister

Lithuania...

Well.. the weather is not as expected here... its cold n wet. +3 to -2... just like in authum... nothing like the cold freezing winter that i was so looking forward to...Did not get to shoot much... just scenery n stuffs... D had a shoot with one of the top magazines here... wil post more pics on that later... the shoot... n how its run.... is very different from the usual styles that i am not use to... i mean workflow n stuffs... more about that.. i cannot get laptop connection.. so now everything is just on borrowed computers... in berlin tomorrow will be better i hope... lets see!!

As usual

As usual... I am not sleeping the night before a long flight... my eyes are burning and i can feel that my head will be spinning in a matter of minutes... however... MY PACKING IS NOT DONE YET!!!!!! ARGGGGG!!!!!! It will be done... IT MUST BE DONE!!!! What am i doing still online... i was just thinking. I will be so happy the day we can still use msn on flights... it will make long trips so much faster wont it... :)

36 more hours

In 36hrs.. i will be touch down in helsinki... maybe even in vilnius... whaaha at last.... well well well.... 2 weeks has past... really fast...

Just was talking to a few friends of mine... over helpful people are sometimes a pain.. sometimes they are ok... but those who are really helpful out of their own good heart... those are forever ok... its those who pretend.. with a hidden agenda... those are the mother fuckers that i would so love to see dead as roadkill... :)

Look at the emails I get!!!

Shit.. some virus programe got into my email server.... so its sending out offers to all the ppl in my address book links to buy viagra... knn.... if any of u get it... pls ignore.. its better fixed as we speak...

One more week!!!

In one more week I will be 33, IN one more week i will be on a plane heading up north.. In one more week... many things will happen, many things will change... many many many many many... :) i just hopes it snows like hell... n everywhere is white... that will be so beautiful. Well, just confirmed a shoot with this european magazine... will post more on it later... in the meantime.. i have some more shots up from Hong Kong...