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I hope you enjoy the larger image size, and the gory detail in each of them.
Inspiration Begins
Frizzy
I really like the look of frizzy hair and panda eye makeup, so I ask my friend Katie if she’d be interested in doing that type of shoot, which she gladly agreed. On the planned day of the shoot though, it was rainy a little bit, so we rescheduled for the next day. Turned out, the next was worse…but still did the shoot anyway, because we are awesome like that.
So I learned that the official term to do that type of hair is “backcombing”. A little wikipedia research shows that it could damage the hair if done too often, so while the look is fabulous IMO, it’s probably a good idea to do this type of shoot sparingly, at least with different models, or even better, wigs.
The shoot location was at Gasworks Park, a very popular photoshoot location for various events. Personally I have done countless photoshoots there, so originally I was a little iffy about choosing Gasworks again. In the end, we still ended up here because it’s close (I had other shoots lined up that day) and we could bail pretty easily if the weather turned worse. On the other hand, the cloudy sky helped smooth out the light, which made the lighting a bit more pleasant.
Not too surprisingly, the rain got a bit heavier and Katie has been pretty chilly since the beginning of the shoot, we hit a coffee house that sports a pretty good looking covered balcony, and she enjoyed her coffee while I finished up the shoot.
I like the style so much, we are already planning another shoot that will take place when the weather gets better. It will be awesome.
P.S. Not all pictures are featured in this post, so be sure to visit the gallery!
Summer Heat
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.
Gallery Integration
In an attempt to make the site more streamlined, I ported the gallery into the photoblog app. You can find the Photo Albums link on the top, on the right you can see some random images and (ideally) you can see the latest album update on the side bar. There are still some kinks I need to work out, but for the moment everything seems to work just fine.
Let me know what you think about the new setup.
WuBye
Our little dude
It was quite a decision to bring him home, but this dude has been an enjoyment to have around. To date, he still does some funny stuff to win a giggle or two, although he’s kinda a pest all the other time.
When he was little, he was afraid of car rides. After a few trips though, he got used to it, and now...he loves it like nothing else
Sleeping with his sister
Look at that dork face!
Dogs grow really fast. He’s like this only after only a few weeks. The little cute puppy has started to grow into a dork!
They see me comin', they hatin'...
Chill dog is chill
Just another one for the cute factor
I thought this one was kinda funny...
...As he met his impending doom
He just kinda played, pooped, slept, and repeated that pattern for the first several months of his life with us. Like a little kid, really, except this dude can actually handle himself.
This critter is fast. Really.
But all things grow, so do pests.
So our time with the little one wasn’t long. He grew so fast, and with a blink of an eye he grew into a bigger, stronger, noisier pest.
What? What? Did someone call me dork?
The dude's still fast.
At the time of this post, the dude’s just wandering around the house being bored, come bug me every once in a while. He’s fun though.
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