Ken invited me again to another swimsuit shoot he planned, and I happily obliged, this time with Bethany, Angie, and two new girls I met the day of, Simonne and Auna.

It was suppose to rain, but luckily, the day ended up just cloudy. It wouldn’t have mattered to Ken, Bethany, Angie, or Simonne though, as they were all soaked from the fountain.

The girls were all troopers. Angie and Bethany pretty much just dived into the fountain without looking back, kinda reminds me of those movie moves: walking away from explosions without looking back.

Pic: A perfect moment captured as Bethany changed her pose

Pic: Angie posing for me

Some of the resulting shots made me feel like I was shooting for some magazine, and the girls were professional models. They were that good!

As we concluded our shoot at the fountain, we moved into the Center House (Yes, we were at Seattle Center). Low light, not so good for my existing gears, but I still scored some good shots. To the right: Auna looking pretty

After hanging out at the Center House for a bit, we headed off to the other fountain area Ken mentioned. It was a busy day as many events were taking place, and Seattle Center was all packed with people and booths, so it was quite a relief to find that this second fountain Ken knew about had relatively fewer food traffic.

Pic: Auna and her graduation balloon loot

I have learned that Angie and Bethany were goofballs, and they always made the shoot hilariously fun. And I think the following pic can pretty much represent the fun we had that day. Don’t forget to hit the gallery too in case I add more pictures in the future.

The planned instrument shoot with Andrea and Simone happened several weeks back, and while I like many images from that shoot, I didn’t muster up the energy to process them until recently. Thanks to Andrea for this one.

I briefly mentioned the processing and composition of this image on my dA, but in addition, I also think this is one of those images that would benefit little from equipment upgrade, something that I kept griping about. Yes, image quality can always be better, and a little less DOF would be nice, but most importantly it’s about the composition.

I hope to visit this dock again for future shoots, it’s actually quite pretty, IMO.

Another photo that I really like from a shoot several weeks back, thanks to Simone for making this happen.

I am beginning to like the idea of setting up photoshoots, from inviting the right people, arranging the right props, to selecting the right location and go at the right time. Of course, a big chunk of it still lies on the picture-taking people’s ability to capture the moment, making sure other elements are near-perfect always helps the cause.

Additionally, it’d be nice to have a lens that produces less glare (along with all other goodies)

I am thinking about doing a series of pictures showcasing crazy things photographers do to get that epic shot. It’ll be fun, I think.

This is a poster my friend MyRightEye and I made for the 2009 EDUCAUSE poster contest.

After a very long wait, we found out that we didn’t win. But by judging from winning posters, I think I know why. The overall feeling of this one is just too “dark”. The sinister look and the messy background (those are small portraits, in case you are wondering), doesn’t really fit in with the rest of the bright, clean posters. In another word, this one is kind of scary looking.

Nevertheless, we both like the design, that’s why we submitted it. Despite not winning, this piece is among my most favorite heavy-editing work.