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This shoot is the best one I've done over all the shoots I've had. Location of this shoot is not going to be disclosed (because I can muahaha). But I'm sure some of you already know where this is so this isn't really a secret hideout anymore (dammit). 

Damien and Trisha met up at my house at 12.30pm and we walked to the location. We had the anonymous mask as our prop for the day. 

Okay so I've done some reading on how to improve my photo capturing skills (just a few pages lol) and I managed to remember what I read. At first I didn't really get good shots, but then I did some different setting. I switched to manual mode and set my own ISO, aperture and shutter speed and I got my ideal effect. I was pretty happy. It felt like eureka. 

Here are my best shots: 

And then Trisha changed into a dress and put on the hat I bought (which is super, super cute). Later, it started to rain, and we had to leave. On our way leaving, we saw a snake. I saw it first and I was like "oh my God A SNAKE. RUN" Trisha said, "NO DON'T RUN IT MIGHT CHASE US." *runs anyway* 

And then we went to a parking lot because it was very dark, I used my built-in flash. The built-in flash won't result a good shot because of the direct lighting, so I covered the flash a little bit and this shot came out: 

So bootiful. 

Professionals might think these shots still need more work and effort, but as they say, "satisfy yourself first, then others". I'm very happy with the results, the best ones among all my others. I hope to improve my skills more. 

Thank you for reading.

Unitato's unite :') 

Powder Photography

On the 8th of March 2014, Trisha and I had a powder photography shoot. We wanted to do something else but something went wrong so we went with this one. 

At 11pm, my mom fetched us to the MCM market first to get the corn starch and some coloured powder. We wanted to get the Holi powder but no one seems to sell it and we didn't have time to do it ourselves. Then my mom dropped us at PappaRich and we walked to the photoshoot location. We did the shoot under this bridge somewhere near PappaRich. 

It was harder to walk to the bridge than I thought, because to walk to the bridge, there's this huge land. We tried walking over the land but our feet sort of sunk into the grass (which explains the caution sign board). But we found a way to get there by walking on this tiny pathway by the side. While walking on the pathway, you can see how deep the ground was and it was rather high. I'm afraid of heights so basically I was whining all the way while Trisha was so chill. 

We reached under the bridge and we set to work. We mixed the corn starch with the coloured powder we bought in a small tub Trisha brought. Trisha asked me to mix it with my hand. After mixing the powder, my hand turned green, and the powder was light orange. I kind of freaked out. Then Trisha told me it turns green when it touches water (my hand was probably sweating). The colour turned out very light because we had very little coloured powder and a lot of corn starch, but we worked with it anyway. After that we used up all the coloured powder and had to go with plain white corn starch. 

My attempt at taking the photos was to make the powder look still while Trisha throws it in the air, but because I'm not an experienced person, the powder seemed blur. I tried adjusting the shutter speed and after a while I managed to get some good shots. I did some editing and here are some of my best shots: 

If only there's someone to throw the powder for us to add more effect to it but sadly there were only two of us. Damien couldn't make it :/ 

We're definitely going for a second attempt. I found more colour choices in this shop in Puchong. The next time I hope we'll have Damien with us to join the fun :) 

Thank you for reading. 

B-Boy Photography

Gianne asked me a week ago whether I would be interested in having a B-Boy photoshoot and I said I would love to. She said her friend, Chuo Ying and Phey Ying are really good at B-Boy so I was like, "omg why not right" and so we had a deal. Gianne helped to ask both of them whether they can be in the shoot, they agreed and we set a date. 

Chuo Ying helped to book the dance studio in Kota Permai. I thought that we do the shoot in the dance studio 'cause that's where dancing belongs, right? So we met at the studio at 1pm. 

Chuo Ying was there first so she was warming up and I was testing the camera lighting. After that, we were on the go and Chuo Ying asked me whether I wanted her to do the freeze moves and I was like, "freeze?" And then she explained what freeze meant and I was like OOHHH. Freeze meant still moves :p So Chuo Ying was doing her thing and I was doing my thing (lol), and then she was like freestyling and I was like whoa. 

Phey Ying came after that and she asked me the same question whether I wanted her to do freeze moves or freestyle but it's all fine, I mean they already look good when not doing anything :p I was guessing Phey Ying had more experience because she was doing it very well and she was guiding Chuo Ying and all. Damn gurl :p 

After some shots they told me they needed 10 minutes to choreograph something and I said okay but unfortunately I had to go that time so I was pretty disappointed that I didn't see them dance the real thing :( But I had some good shots which were pretty satisfying. I used the black and white effect on the photos 'cause I thought that it would add more momentum to the photos, and here are some best shots: 

The freeze :p 

I like this one :3

Maybe next time we would do another shoot :3 

Thank you for reading. 

Classic Car Pin-Up Girl

Trisha's dad has a purple Corvette and she insisted on doing a shoot with it (haha :p). 

I went to her house at 12pm and we waited for Trisha's dad to drive the car to a shady place. I've never done a pin-up girl shoot before so I was kinda blur on how to get the right angle, but here are some shots that I find good in my opinion: 

It was a very short shoot, but it was okay and I had fun with Trisha :) 

Thank you for reading. 

Yellow

I had a shoot with a new model today, Nicol Yiap :) I asked her to be my model two months ago and she said yes (omg yay). I told her about the theme of the shoot and she was okay with it. The theme was yellow, and so I had my yellow umbrella as a prop. 

I wanted my model to wear a yellow dress to fit the theme but Nicol didn't have it at that time. But then a few days before she told me she had a friend who owned a yellow dress and she could borrow it and I was very happy :3 

The shoot was done at the other side of the lakeside. With my other partner in crime, Trisha, we met up near the basketball court. While waiting for Nicol to change into the dress in the public toilet, Trisha saw some wild flowers that could be used for the shoot so she plucked a bouquet. When she plucked it out, the bouquet dropped to the lake. Luckily it was still floating so I managed to pick it up (you're welcome trisha lol). 

While walking to the other side, we stopped a few times to take a few shots because of the suitable scenery. Nicol was new to modelling but she had very pretty eyes so it was okay :3 

Here are some best shots: 

The umbrella as the prop: 

Then we stopped at this pathway hill or something to take some shots: 

This is my favourite shot :) 

After we called it a wrap, we went to Starbucks. Then Nicol went home early and me and Trisha gossip and such. Hope to have another shoot with Nicol :3 

Thank you for reading. 

Gangster Squad

My first shoot of the new year, 2014. Today we did a shoot regarding the movie, "Gangster Squad". Trisha suggested it as she saw pictures of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling (ermehgerd ryan gosling) as one of the casts in the movie. There were a few scenes in the movie that involved a bar, and so happened that Trisha had a mini bar at the back of her house. 

Now, the word gangster doesn't mean that you wear baggy clothes, saggy pants, and a snapback, and you call yourself a gangster. No. That's called being an a douchebag. The actual gangsters were back in 1940s where they actually did some tough shit. Yeah. 

Anyway, the shoot was a formal shoot so I lent Trisha my dress. Seth borrowed a coat from his cousin. After everything was prepared, it was time to get into action :) 

The mini bar was a great background for the theme of the shoot (tenkiu trisha). Trisha took a glass with a mixture of beer and water (what) to make it look more real. The shoot was great, but there were some shots where Seth's face was really bright because of bad lighting control (pfft). I made a mistake during the shoot, which is the focus of the picture. I focused on the background instead of the model that it made some pictures blurry. However, I still had a few clear shots, which is good. 

Here are my best/favourite shots today: 

I love this one :) 

As the theme of the shoot was 1940-ish, I took some black and white pictures. Don't they look charming together? :3 

I had a great time doing this shoot, it was something different. I hope to have more shoots like this this year. A different model, maybe :) 

Thank you for reading. 

Annual Dinner 2013

Annual Dinner was a great night. I don't have much to talk about it 'cause I wasn't the one having the most fun :p I was only a photographer. But if you ask someone else about it they would probably tell you everything. I had some other good shots, but this one was my favourite: 

This is Daniel. He's a very good beatboxer, you guys should see him perform. 

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Bubbles and Gypsy Crossover

13th December 2013, Trisha, Damien and I went on a shoot again. We had a crossover shoot, a gypsy shoot compiled with bubbles. The shoot was done by the lakeside. I had bubble soap and Damien bought extra. Trisha brought her scarf and her "flower crown" (however you call it). 

We gathered at Mcdonald's first to have some lunch, can't get on a shoot when you're hungry, right? The lakeside just built a bridge recently so we got the bridge for a good use. Damien helped to blow the bubbles, but it was harder than we thought. The bubbles popped very quickly and I couldn't take shots of the bubbles on time, and when I already took a shot, only a few bubbles were in the shot. But it looked pretty okay, and it was pretty satisfying. 

Here's my best shots without the bubbles: 

Then we walked a little further to a small park where me and Damien used to call the "secret hideout" (haha). 

We tried the bubbles again and this time the shot was very satisfying. Trisha and I literally squealed when I took the shot :p

After that, we went to hang out and Chatime and gossip. Good times. 

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Give Me Love

I'm sure there are tons of Ed Sheeran fans out there, and me and Trisha are one of them. Trisha watched one of Ed Sheeran's music videos, "Give Me Love". The music video felt inspiring for one of our shoots and Trisha insists on having a shoot like the music video. And we did :) 

Trisha suggested we have the shoot on top of a roof. We can barely find a proper roof but Seth helped us out by finding this place, which is perfect. So on that day, I went to meet up with Trisha and Seth drove us there. Then we met up with Damien. 

The place was also abandoned so it was very quiet, and very creepy. We went up to the highest floor and and had to climb a little to get to the top. I was afraid of heights so I was squealing a little (haha, Trisha too pfft). When we made it on top, Trisha wore her angel wings and took out the bow and arrows that we handmade the day before. The music video involved love, so we added a little romance into the shoot. 

The music video deals with the idea of Cupid. Cupid is seen watching over couples, she is then seen using her bow and arrows to ignite people's passion for each other. So after watching many human intimate displays through her work, Cupid becomes overwhelmed with the need to find someone of her own to love and for them to love her in return. She tries to remove her wings, pulling a feather from her back (reminiscent of a scene in Black Swan) and toys with one of her arrows. The end of the video echoes the beginning, a cop is seen going into a crime scene which turns out to be Cupid's lair. It is revealed that she stabbed herself with her own arrow and is seemingly dead. However, her arrows are not lethal, they just make you fall in love, so when the cop leans in for a closer look, the love effect of the arrow makes her wake up, and it is implied that she will fall in love with him since he's the first person she sees upon waking.

Yes, I found that description on Wikipedia. 

These are my best/favourite shots: 

And this one was one of my favourites :3 

After that, we climbed back down and went into the building. It was surprisingly big, as there were a lot of rooms. Then we found this big, round window. 

After that, we had some shots by the balcony. Gotta say, Seth is very photogenic (haha). 

We would definitely revisit the place again for other photoshoot ideas. 

Thank you for reading.