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The entire DSLR setup is already up on the classifieds, and the strobes are soon to go as well. Its time for me to move in a different direction.
This'll probably mean a very minimal amount of shoots (which is already happening), and of course, my gallery will be filled with a new look. Whether or not i keep this id remains to be seen..

I keep feelings for the little film cameras in my possession,
and i always thought of my 5d to be purely a tool for work, but it wasnt until i made the final decision to let it go that i suddenly realised -
all the work i created with the little tyke starts to amount to something, building an attachment i didnt think i'd have.

Weird, really.



Au revoir,
we had a good run.

Going after photography, by not doing photography at all.

That best describes what i'm plunging myself into right now.
Been on my wishlist for years, probably since the first time i picked up a copy of National Geographic. I still remember wondering to myself how they did it. And yet i might just.. soon enough.


Too long since my last shoot. Way too long.
Abstinence may not be entirely a bad thing, i'm already looking at my old photos increasingly with disgust. Yes, when u can stay away long enough from the camera, you actually lose touch with your old favourite styles and start viewing them as a neutral audience with brutal honesty.


I can actually do it already, like the others have. But i'm just not willing to compromise.. i would like to think i never have. I always bring what i have to if i was serious on making something work. I was even mocked at and gently told off in the past by some people who didn't agree with the way i was introducing new things into cosplay photography. Will i be told that what i do is "too much" again? I don't know, and i never did care. I'm just smug that they followed suit some time after too.
As for me, i don't need the whole world to deem it as socially acceptable (as far as photography goes) before going in a new direction again.


It's all a little confusing to read, i know.
But not to worry, it'll all be revealed in good time.  Halfway there so there's no turning back.




Buddy here don't compromise. Ever.

Cosplay.


How much have you given up for it? How much have you gained? With relation to anything and everything.

Have you fallen out with your past social ring due to your involvement in cosplay, or perhaps in less drastic fashion, drifted away from people, friends, you were once close with?
What about all the money and time spent on each project. How many lies, white or not, have you made to cover up for every slip up or inconvenience you didn't feel like making the stretch for?
Did you cringe hard at the realization of the real costs of that last costume? Or the distaste still left in your mouth after that last bitchfest with your AFA teammate who was probably a dear friend too.

Oblivious to change we may have been, but as the years slip by, one stops to look back on everything, the camaraderie and bullshit that no one can forget.


It's been 3years for me, and much longer for many others. I'm still "new", being introduced to new-old gossip of past events every now and then.
People come and go, both their presence in our lives, or their presence in the scene.

Some of us actually wonder what is to come of everything in the end. Some make a mental calculation, others settle for "i had a good time".
Would you then actually think if you treated cosplay as a passionate hobby, filler pasttime, or a glorified competition?

While cosplay by nature isn't destructive nor dangerous to health over the long run, it could affect well being in so many ways. As the quality of costumes and presentation increase, the amount of effort involved reciprocate.
And thats where things start to complicate.
I'm not here to tell, question or judge anyone's ability in cosplaying. I'm not bashing the newer fanatics either (or more rudely referred to as newfags) for whatever positive/negative contribution they've made to the advance of cosplay locally. I'm just asking if you've really been enjoying yourself as much as you should be while creating and showcasing your work. <(EDIT: Whilst maintaining socially pleasant or acceptable behaviour)

Photographers, you're not excluded as well. Just a little substitution of words and you could very well find your good selves relating to the topic.





There's so much more to cosplay than just costumes and showing up. Oh don't we all know that so well.

It was christmas. Almost everyone had a present from someone, and mine came much as a surprise.
She always told me she was "working on the present", and i spent much time guessing, but i'd never thought it would be this

I've always thought of and wanted a namecard, but because i'm so undecisive about any one particular design concept (always afraid my designs would suck),
plus the lack of a photoshop program on my pc, as well as the laziness of my being..
it always remained a floating idea.







Three designs in shimmery-metallic: black, grey and white.
One in dark reflective finish.

All laser cut, to ultra uniformity.


I can't stop saying how much i love all of them and how you were right about my tastes would be for namecard design.
Thank you, my lovely sweetheart for gifting me with such a sought-after present
May we enjoy each other's romance and company for a long long time to come



; Belated 25/12/10    <3

Perhaps a little late to discuss the "events" of Q4 2010, but i had to anyway.



AFA '10 :

The usual hangout with friends and stuff.
A little lacking this year, but no one knows why. Hmmmmmm..



That's me, as Lightning and displaying his photobomb techniques.



Studio shoot, 3 weeks after AFA :

I attended this as a helper - or more of a sleeper, actually. Spent much time in the dressing room knocked out in the darkness cause i was too tired to actually do much. Cutting down on white-studio-wall type of shoots, cause it really isn't very helpful to my shooting style..



Thats me triggering off the strobes with my little onboard bulb. Definitely looks much more "in the action" this way, eh? , and in picture.



And me again, vaguely visible in the mirror, trying to be the fakeass chic dressing room photojournalist. Oh lord i love my white camera. That's and



10/10/10 - at TWG :

What more can i say? Lovely, lovely high tea. With a lovely lovely girl.




26/12/10 - at home :

Xmas tea party! Great company, great tea, and great munchies.
Ushering in the new year with a happy tinge.



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Hope everyone progresses well into the new year of 2011
Even though i see much.. gloom and boredom in many people as far as cosplay is related

2010 is definitely a super memorable year for me.. how can i forget in my life now?



"Meh.. 7 years older."