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Good news everyone! (in my best Professor Farnsworth voice) Canon's resting pose I'm now on Instagram!  Yes, I've finally, somewhat reluctantly, hopped on the hashtag bandwagon after realizing my Facebook was becoming cluttered with mobile photo uploads.  So, I got myself a shiny new Instagram so I can instantly gram to my heart's desire (is this not how this works? how any of this works?) #filterandhashtaglife I've added a link to my Instagram on the blog home page and I'm thinking of also adding a page to have a mosaic of all the little square thumbnails.  I'll be posting random shots taken with my HTC and sneak peeks/behind the scenes to blog posts and photo shoots, so I do hope you'll follow me :) Sneak Peek at upcoming blog post photos Thanks again for stopping by!

I've been missing my dear friend Bonnie for a while now.  She's currently working in a different city, 3,800km away from me.  I still think back on the days when she was only 380 seconds away, when I could just knock on her door and bother her any time I wanted.  So here is my tribute to Bonnie and her fondness of clovers.  Cheers! Thinking of you  Clover close-up Among all the clovers... ...You're my favourite :) Hope you come home soon! 

This post was supposed to be all about this little guy and of course his equally adorable owner, Miss Anita. Nose touch Just as I was about to press "publish", I suddenly remembered a similar set of photos from the earlier days. Gonna keep this post short and sweet, but hope you enjoy the photos below! "I'll shelter you from the storm" Black&White for enhanced seriousness Warmer tone in these new ones to complement the yellow umbrelly. Duckie Duckie kiss Thanks for reading!

What does it mean to be serious? Black&White and not looking at the camera When people ask if I'm a photographer, I give my little spiel about being "more of a hobbyist, but trying to get more serious ".  I've given a lot of thought about what it means to be "serious" about something like photography, and I've realized that for the longest time, I was terrified of coming across as taking myself too seriously.  What I mean is that I have the fortune (and perhaps misfortune) of having some really talented friends (link opens to the amazing Daryl Tiong).  And when you're surrounded by people who you know are a lot better than you, you can get a little shy.  I think for the average person, looking at work that is a lot better than your own can only be inspiring to a certain point, and then past that point, it just becomes demotivating.  You start to think, "oh my god, I could never do that".  So I hesitated when it came to publishin...

Kind of a sequel to my previous post , today's post has more photos featuring the creative decor of certain stores, Club Monaco being one of the previously mentioned ones.  The "bird" and "tree" are actually not from Club Monaco, but from Call It Spring, reason being that I wanted to save the Club Monaco photos for today's post.  I wanted to use these photos for a Philosophies  - Part 2 , two thousand words of wisdom captured in the photos below: Mirrors on the wall Cages and wings If a picture = 1 thousand words, 2 pictures = 2 thousand yes?  Math seems to check out. Both of these photos were taken at (different) Club Monaco stores, but the first one was taken with my DSLR (fun fact: you can see Anita reflected in one of the mirrors!) whereas the second was taken with my cell phone (HTC One).  If you haven't figured out the philosophy yet, it's that the photographer makes the photo -- not the camera. I occasionally forget this less...

Thank you everyone for the overwhelmingly positive feedback on my last two posts!  I had/still have a lot of reservations when it comes to posting photos of myself so it really means a lot to me to have such great support for this project.  I'll have to try to remember to dress nicer more often so I can have more photos for The Other Side. For today's post, I wanted to go back to one of my most comfortable themes - Shopping Shenanigans. If I don't travel outside of the city, two of my common places to hang out with my friends is either at a park (enjoying the sun) or at a mall (enjoying the sights).  I'm a pretty visual person so being at a mall isn't just for the simple purpose of buying things, but to also appreciate the pieces in the display windows.  I definitely consider clothing, shoes, bags and jewellery to be pieces of art; its design and execution is a result of someone's creative vision, the same way a painting or a sculpture comes to life.  F...

As mentioned in yesterday's post, today's will be featuring the photos from the Mustard Skirt photo shoot (see below). This set of photos was actually taken the same day as Carlie's park and blossoms set, just a couple hours after and at a different location. Featuring this skirt (in case you've forgotten) The Other Side  is a mini-project I've decided to pursue as part of my photography journey, in which I take complete control over a photo, becoming both the photographer and the subject (this sounds like a very fancy way to describe a "selfie").  In addition to having very specific ideas for photos, another practical purpose for being on the  other  side is to gain a better understanding of the model's perspective.  While she took many of my suggestions very well, my session with Carlie made me wonder about the difficulties one would face if not blessed with the model gene.  As I should have known, I, too, am not fortunate enough to have...