Wednesday, December 28, 2011

civic center park, irvine.

Hello! Sorry for the lack of posts; I have been kind of busy these past couple of weeks! However, I do have pictures to post! Woohoo!

This was in the middle of October. One of the girls in my small group from last year took a photography class and she wanted me to teach her a few pointers. While she took photos for her class, I took photos around the park, too. I'm really glad she asked me, because at that time, I hadn't picked up my camera in awhile!














Saturday, December 3, 2011

いち.

I've been putting this project off for awhile. I wasn't sure when or how I wanted to start it.

Thanksgiving weekend, my family and I went to a trail in San Gabriel Valley to take Christmas photos. While we were walking back to the car, we stopped to take some levitation photos. My brother and I were waiting, so I decided to take a picture of him. After snapping one, I thought, "Hey, I should start my project now..."

And that's how it started!

Project: Untitled (for now)
Mission:
As a photographer, our face is always behind the camera. With this project, I want to take away the barrier the camera has and create a photograph that shows the subject looking at me through the lens, while I do the same on the other side. Through this project, I want to be able to capture a bit of their story and who they are, because I believe everyone has a story to tell. In addition to that, I want to highlight them and who they are, who they are to me, etc.

This is a very tentative rough sketch of what I want to do, but we'll see how this develops!



This is my younger and only brother. People often say that we look the most alike, which I think is true. My sisters picked up my Mom's physical characteristics, while it seems like my brother and I picked up my Dad's. Even though my brother doesn't say too much, his mind is full of intellect and thoughts bouncing around in his head. We're not close, but I do appreciate the times he'd join me to watch dramas, joking around about random things, or hearing about what he wants to pursue after high school. I love you, bro! :)

(This one isn't a part of the project, but I thought I'd post it because I like it!)