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Description What would you choose to remember next?






Harsh white lighting = awesome.

Photographers: Ken , myself
Models: Leon, myself


Thanks for looking :)

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snowunmasked In reply to ??? [2011-05-03 21:13:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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psycho-cookie [2008-07-29 05:59:55 +0000 UTC]

love the white lighting

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snowunmasked In reply to psycho-cookie [2008-07-29 17:05:41 +0000 UTC]

Yes the lighting was pretty bleak, and served my purpose beautifully.

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i-concur [2007-11-23 22:57:29 +0000 UTC]

Heh, sorry for all the random comments on older stuff. I've got a hella backed-up devwatch page (1,000+ deviations) and I feel inclined to look at them all before I delete them lol. :[

I think the tonal quality is great, and the contrast is handled without losing too much detail.

Are they tinged differently? The top image seems blueish while the bottom seems closer to grayscale, but I'm not sure if it's my eyes just seeing things Either way, I like the way the top image gives the illusion of being set back a little from the bottom. At first I wasn't sure if I thought these pictures worked together as a diptych, but the more I look at it, the more I like it, heh. The top image having more of a contrast than the bottom one is what threw me off a little.

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snowunmasked In reply to i-concur [2007-11-24 11:27:20 +0000 UTC]

I had like almost 3,000, and I just deleted them all

I guess that makes you better than me.

Yeah I had them toned differently. The top had a bit more cyans in the shadows. That and I kept the gold in his shirt, because it's gay and awesome at the same time. That would affect the general tone, I reckon.

I was just playing around, because I really like the contrast the light in that lift can create.

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i-concur In reply to snowunmasked [2007-11-26 09:49:03 +0000 UTC]

I’ve got 44 deviations to go

It does seem like a fun place to take pictures in

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ktbatie [2007-08-27 16:32:17 +0000 UTC]

see

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carnagereview [2007-07-26 20:14:41 +0000 UTC]

Kinda stylish look to it for some reason

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snowunmasked In reply to carnagereview [2007-07-28 11:44:50 +0000 UTC]

Coz of the b/w?

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carnagereview In reply to snowunmasked [2007-07-28 12:05:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeah plus borders and the expressions

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snowunmasked In reply to carnagereview [2007-07-28 12:44:03 +0000 UTC]

I see

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ezz [2007-05-28 00:28:56 +0000 UTC]

Angle and position is great here. The grainy effect on your photo is spot on for the image.

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snowunmasked In reply to ezz [2007-06-04 03:38:15 +0000 UTC]

It was just a really high ISO hence the grain. I kind of like the kind of grain produced by the 5D though. It's not that annoying, to be honest.

And thanks again :)

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--joao-- [2007-05-22 12:35:00 +0000 UTC]

advanced critique owns me.

so i am just gonna keep it short and say i like the top one. very nice light.

fin~

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snowunmasked In reply to --joao-- [2007-06-04 03:47:17 +0000 UTC]

rofl.

That was awful. But I appreciate the effort

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richardlai [2007-05-12 09:53:50 +0000 UTC]

I know where you took this!

It is kind of creepy, and I'm surprised that you managed to get something good in that kind of light level (I remember it was quite dark). Facial expressions are well done.

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snowunmasked In reply to richardlai [2007-05-15 06:21:10 +0000 UTC]

I have so many ideas for when you come back.

I'm also carrying out my annual diet program. Every year around this time I lose approximately 10 pounds, manage to keep it off for half a year, and then slowly gain it back.

Losing it takes about a month. So by the time you come back I'll be skinny as a rail!

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richardlai In reply to snowunmasked [2007-05-19 00:58:03 +0000 UTC]

KT, I don't want you to become another Kate Moss. Don't you dare look any thinner than you were in this photo: [link]

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snowunmasked In reply to richardlai [2007-05-19 04:20:15 +0000 UTC]

You can't even see my body in that one!

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richardlai In reply to snowunmasked [2007-05-19 11:55:00 +0000 UTC]

OK fine, but when you were making cookies at my place, you were pretty thin then.

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snowunmasked In reply to richardlai [2007-05-19 12:31:30 +0000 UTC]

I've gained some pounds since then. I'll have to be thinner than that day we made cookies. Jackie has very high expectations >_>

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richardlai In reply to snowunmasked [2007-05-19 15:01:29 +0000 UTC]

It's not like he's gonna give you a prize. Remember, the Chinese character for "thin" is closely related to illness.

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snowunmasked In reply to richardlai [2007-06-04 03:54:36 +0000 UTC]

HE WOULD give me a prize. Probably.

And yes, yes, I know.

I've actually not eaten anything in 3 days

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richardlai In reply to snowunmasked [2007-06-04 12:31:34 +0000 UTC]

KT, if you don't eat, I will have to force-feed you when I come back, and you won't enjoy it this time.

We can make egg tarts together!

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snowunmasked In reply to richardlai [2007-06-04 14:56:25 +0000 UTC]

omg I'd love to make egg tarts! Like, the ones from Saint Honors (I hate that name) or the Macau style ones?

I like both

Oh and by the way I just found out that the store I'm working at aren't hiring any more part-timers :/ it's coz we're already full. You CAN try the one at Mongkok though. It's closer to where you live anyway :)

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richardlai In reply to snowunmasked [2007-06-04 16:14:40 +0000 UTC]

No not the Saint Honors ones; the ones from Maria's!

I will be working at my dad's instead, so don't worry. Thanks!

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snowunmasked In reply to richardlai [2007-06-05 01:58:26 +0000 UTC]

At your dad's? What're you gonna do there?

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richardlai In reply to snowunmasked [2007-06-07 22:30:22 +0000 UTC]

Helping out with the promotion side of things. Might need some advice from you, especially with the graphics.

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snowunmasked In reply to richardlai [2007-06-09 03:00:49 +0000 UTC]

I want a free non-fat milk sugar-free vanilla latte for that

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richardlai In reply to snowunmasked [2007-06-07 22:29:45 +0000 UTC]

Helping out with the promotion side of things. Might need some advice from you, especially with the graphics.

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evilsyndicatemember [2007-05-09 05:36:45 +0000 UTC]

Harsh White Lighting = Teh HXC Sex!

The composition on the top looks awesome; it really looks like a mugshot though...

The composition on the bottom suits well for the shot because it looks like you are trying to run away from the paparazzi after a bad porn shoot...

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snowunmasked In reply to evilsyndicatemember [2007-05-15 06:37:47 +0000 UTC]

I totally wanted to achieve that mugshot effect, so I'm glad it translated well :)

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evilsyndicatemember In reply to snowunmasked [2007-05-16 00:12:14 +0000 UTC]

I try.

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dutopia [2007-05-08 10:19:06 +0000 UTC]

Oh lovely. The top portrait is great, could work just perfectly on it's own. You look well cute there..

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snowunmasked In reply to dutopia [2007-05-08 13:05:45 +0000 UTC]

It's because my bra strap is showing and I'm seemingly pushing away

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Majnouna [2007-05-08 09:48:32 +0000 UTC]

I love it, it makes me want to know the story that seems to be lurking behind it! The lighting on the striped background is awesome, as well as its effect on the faces and the depth of field...

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snowunmasked In reply to Majnouna [2007-05-08 13:09:47 +0000 UTC]

Isn't it? I've been living here for years and never really appreciated the lighting in this place. My friend Leon came to my place and commented on the lighting, which gave me the idea for this piece. It's just so bright and sexy and perfect for b&w photography.

Yep.

I'm eating eggballs.

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geckokid [2007-05-06 03:51:18 +0000 UTC]

sexy!

(sorry i suck at advanced critique!)

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snowunmasked In reply to geckokid [2007-05-08 13:13:00 +0000 UTC]

It's alright.

I miss youuuu!

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geckokid In reply to snowunmasked [2007-05-08 22:06:23 +0000 UTC]

i miss you tooooooooooooooooo!

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the-sohi [2007-05-05 22:07:48 +0000 UTC]

fucking awesome shot, loving the lighting and the composition, very nicely done

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snowunmasked In reply to the-sohi [2007-05-08 13:15:48 +0000 UTC]

Glad you do man Thanks for commenting.

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lxrichbirdsf [2007-05-05 06:06:10 +0000 UTC]

...The first photo of Ken kinda like the photo shoot when someone goes into prison like what we see in the US movies...haha...

The second of yourself is interesting, as in you seemed to be resisting something or perhaps one one trying to do something to you...but as you were facing away, this shows some degrees of reluctance but also gives the feel of a less forceful resistance......just some thoughts...

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snowunmasked In reply to lxrichbirdsf [2007-05-05 15:14:19 +0000 UTC]

The first one is of my friend Leon, actually ;]

And that's a really interesting perception, unforceful resistance...

Thanks for commenting.

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lxrichbirdsf In reply to snowunmasked [2007-05-05 16:50:45 +0000 UTC]



I knew you want to see some 'advanced critique'...

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DeepChrome [2007-05-05 04:54:25 +0000 UTC]

I'm reminded of those little strips off a photo booth. One of those that you sit in and it takes a bunch of pictures of you. Just that this one switched people before the spool got done.

Interesting mixture of poses--one very calm and static, the other very resistive and dynamic.

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snowunmasked In reply to DeepChrome [2007-05-08 13:20:50 +0000 UTC]

That's a pretty awesome perception :) the one of the photo booth. I never even thought of that. I'd actually like to DO that. With a super wide-angle lens

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DeepChrome In reply to snowunmasked [2007-05-08 21:59:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Hey cool, I've given you an idea!

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Smuggler-Of-Mos-Espa [2007-05-05 03:57:08 +0000 UTC]

Love it. I dig the harsh whites and the blacker-than-black...uh, blacks. The grain is awesome, and the compositions work naturally. Quite an interesting take on an elevator.

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snowunmasked In reply to Smuggler-Of-Mos-Espa [2007-05-05 15:15:10 +0000 UTC]

The first person to bring up the location. Well done you. You get a free egg.

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