tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72238744256190802812024-03-12T15:48:50.926-07:00Images By KennyImages By Kenny, shooting commercial, portrait, stock, and fine art photography in Taiwan.Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-9078651216601302102016-10-24T01:04:00.000-07:002016-10-24T01:04:21.160-07:00Strike A Pose Lightroom presets from Sleeklens
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">I recently added Sleeklens' Strike A Pose bundle of
Lightroom presets and brushes to my tools in Lightroom. I am generally
reluctant about new LR presets as most of the bundles I've tried in the past
have had only two or three useable presets. So, I was surprised at just how
many of the powerful presets in this bundle are instantly useful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">The Strike A Pose Lightroom Portrait Bundle comes with 69
portrait presets and 62 brushes. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">The LR
presets are handily grouped into</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> All in One, Base,</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Exposure, Color, Tone Tint,
Polish, and Vignette. The brushes are grouped into Color Brushes, Face
Brushes, Hair Brushes, Haze Brushes, and Light Brushes. The download comes with
guides on installing as well as how to stack the presets.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">I haven't used the brushes much yet, so I will update when
I've used the brushes more. The presets are easy to use and great for instantly
improving your photos while allowing one to tweak them to your own personal
style and taste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There are a few sample
presets from the bundle that can be downloaded from the website, so you can
test them for yourself: <a href="https://sleeklens.com/product/strike-a-pose-portrait-workflow/"><span style="color: #428bca;">Strike-a-pose-portrait-workflow</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There is also a Photoshop
version available, <a href="https://sleeklens.com/product/portrait-perfection-photoshop-actions/"><span style="color: #428bca;">Portrait
Perfection</span></a>, which I'll write about if I get it in the future.</span></div>
Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-13656477087258753392016-09-12T02:03:00.000-07:002016-09-12T02:03:38.977-07:00Reasons why VR Marketing campaigns are successful<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #2e333c; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Reasons
why VR Marketing campaigns are successful:</span></strong></div>
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<b><span style="color: #2e333c; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Immersive</span></b><span style="color: #2e333c; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt;">: by wearing a headset,
users are totally immersed in the content of the message</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #2e333c; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Impactful</span></b><span style="color: #2e333c; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt;">: the intense VR
experience generates stronger emotions in users than traditional
media </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #2e333c; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Memorable</span></b><span style="color: #2e333c; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt;">: our brains remember
events linked to locations, so VR experiences have a longer trace in the user's
memory</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #2e333c; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Novel</span></b><span style="color: #2e333c; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt;">: early adopters of VR
benefit from positive media exposure </span></div>
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<span style="color: #2e333c; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/sets/45854889-people-wearing-virtual-reality(-v-r)-headsets.html?rid=1164215" target="_blank">Stock photos of people using VR headsets</a></span></span></div>
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Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-24004707027926593502016-06-28T23:59:00.004-07:002016-06-29T00:18:56.077-07:00What is virtual reality and how does it work? <h2>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What is virtual reality and
how does it work?</span> </h2>
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<a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-asian-woman-virtual-reality-headset-american-wearing-image71313756#res4928026"><img alt="Asian woman in virtual reality headset" border="0" src="https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/asian-woman-virtual-reality-headset-american-wearing-71313756.jpg" /></a><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Headsets like those used by
Oculus, Sony, HTC, Samsung and Google usually require three things:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">A computer, console, or
smartphone, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">A headset which holds a
display in front of your eyes (which could be the phone's display) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Some kind of input (hand
tracking, voice, on-device buttons or trackpads) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-businessman-wearing-vr-headset-amazed-corporate-executive-virtual-reality-image69475329#res4928026"><img alt="Businessman wearing VR headset, amazed" border="0" src="https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/businessman-wearing-vr-headset-amazed-corporate-executive-virtual-reality-69475329.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">VR uses total immersion to
create a virtual reality experience so real we forget about the headgear and
other accessories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-asian-woman-virtual-reality-headset-american-wearing-image71302912#res4928026"><img alt="Asian woman in virtual reality headset" border="0" src="https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/asian-woman-virtual-reality-headset-american-wearing-71302912.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">VR headsets like Oculus Rift
and PlayStation VR are referred to as HMDs (head mounted displays). Even with
no audio or hand tracking, holding up Google Cardboard to place your
smartphone's display in front of your face can be enough to get you
half-immersed in a virtual world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The goal is to create a life
size, 3D virtual environment without the boundaries of TV or computer screens. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">How does VR work?</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-businessman-wearing-vr-headset-amazed-corporate-executive-virtual-reality-image69476111#res4928026"><img alt="Businessman wearing VR headset, amazed" border="0" src="https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/businessman-wearing-vr-headset-amazed-corporate-executive-virtual-reality-69476111.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">VR headsets use two feeds;
one for each eye. The headsets are called goggles because there are lenses
between your eyes and the display.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-asian-woman-virtual-reality-headset-american-wearing-image71312541#res4928026"><img alt="Asian woman in virtual reality headset" border="0" src="https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/asian-woman-virtual-reality-headset-american-wearing-71312541.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">A stereoscopic 3D image is
created by focusing and reshaping the picture for each eye and angling the two
2D images to mimic how our two eyes view the world slightly differently. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you need photos for virtual reality projects, articles, or marketing, I've made a lightbox of my VR stock photos at Shutterstock: <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/sets/45854889-people-wearing-virtual-reality(-v-r)-headsets.html?rid=1164215" target="_blank">Stock photos of people using VR headsets</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><iframe frameborder="0" height="390" src="https://www.motionelements.com/embed/c/9298758?ref=2326gagne" width="490"></iframe></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><a href="https://www.motionelements.com/?ref=2326gagne" title="Stock Animation, Video Footage, 3D Models">MotionElements Stock Footage</a>
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Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-67784583325360149622016-06-23T00:26:00.000-07:002016-06-23T00:26:38.384-07:00Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Shooting Modes (Part 5 of FZ1000 Review)
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000
shooting modes (Part 5 of FZ1000 Review)</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you haven't read them yet, parts 1, 2, 3 & 4 can be found at the links below.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.tw/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-review-part-1.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Review (part 1)</span></a><br /><a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-design-and.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 review (Part 2)</span></a><br /><a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-autofocus-part-3.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Review (Part 3)</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-viewfinder-and.html">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Review (Part 4)</a></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Lumix FZ1000's mode dial
has all the shooting modes represented by a white icon on a black background.
There are two intelligent Auto modes: Intelligent Auto and Intelligent Auto Plus.
Both use scene detection to determine correct exposure using one of nine scene
modes including portrait, macro, handheld night shot, baby, and sunset. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If the camera is on a tripod,
Intelligent Auto sets a slower shutter speed than for hand-held shots and
automatically sets face/eye detect autofocus, backlight compensation, and
intelligent ISO, i.resolution, and i.dynamic and enhances images with sharpness
or contrast.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Intelligent Auto Plus allows
you to change the auto exposure settings. Both modes allow background defocus to
produce more or less depth of field, but Intelligent Auto Plus allows exposure
compensation and color balance adjustment using the rear thumb dial. Other menu
settings available in Intelligent Auto Plus include photo styles, image
quality, and single or continuous AF.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In the PASM modes the rear
thumb dial is used to change exposure settings. In Manual mode you switch
between aperture and shutter speed control by pressing the dial.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The FZ1000 can use a
mechanical or electronic shutter. The range of the mechanical shutter is 60s to
1/4000 plus a bulb setting with a maximum of two minutes. The electronic
shutter extends the shutter speed range to 1/16000. Silent mode automatically
selects the electronic shutter and turns off the flash, AF illuminator, and other
sounds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The FZ1000's mode dial's palette
icon provides access to 22 Creative control filter effects. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Four of the filters are
monochrome- Monochrome, Rough Monochrome, Silky monochrome, and Dynamic
monochrome. Others include Old days, Toy pop, Bleach bypass, Fantasy and
sunshine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Most Creative effects
filters can be adjusted, and can be used with video, except Rough monochrome,
Silky monochrome, Soft focus, Star filter and Sunshine. Creative effects cannot
be applied in 4K which needs the mode dial to be set to Creative video. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Multiple Exposure mode
can automatically combine up to four images. The Lumix FZ1000 has a traditional
Time Lapse Shot mode and Stop Motion Animation. In either mode, the FZ1000 can
assemble the sequence into a movie; the still photos are kept if you want to
use them later. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 review (Part 4)</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></h2>
<h3 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000
Viewfinder and Screen</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you haven't read them yet, parts 1, 2, & 3 can be found at the links below.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.tw/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-review-part-1.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Review (part 1)</span></a><br />
<a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-design-and.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 review (Part 2)</span></a><br />
<a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-autofocus-part-3.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Review (Part 3)</span></a></span></div>
</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The FZ1000 has an
articulated 3-inch screen and high quality OLED electronic viewfinder with 0.7x
(35mm equivalent) magnification for composition.</span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The native 3:2 image ratio for
stills doesn't fill the 4:3 viewfinder, so narrow black bands appear at the top
and bottom. These areas display information; shooting mode, photo style, flash
mode, movie mode, image size and quality, focus mode and battery life on the
top; and metering mode, aperture and shutter speed, exposure compensation and
card capacity at the bottom.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The viewfinder quality is
excellent. It's big and bright although there is a slight lag when panning. </span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The 3-inch TFT LCD screen has
920k dot resolution and is 3:2 proportioned so stills fill the entire screen
area. The articulated screen can be positioned at any angle and folded in when
not in use. </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">An eye sensor underneath the
FZ1000's viewfinder switches from screen to viewfinder when you raise your eye
to it. If you want to see the EVF image as soon as you put your eye to it, Fn5
toggles between EVF and screen displays. This is also useful to stop the EVF switching
when you don't want it to, for instance I found this pretty annoying when
shooting from the hip or kneeling down.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The Disp button on the rear
toggles between the four viewfinder displays:</span></div>
<br />
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<li style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">full information</span></div>
</li>
<li style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">full information
with a two-axis level</span></div>
</li>
<li style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">exposure details
</span></div>
</li>
<li style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">exposure details
with a two-axis level </span></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The viewfinder display is
replicated when you switch to the screen, but the screen has two extra options:
a detailed information only display and blank. </span></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">If you're not using the
screen, set the blank option as it uses less battery power. </span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/06/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-shooting-modes.html">Part 5 of Panasonic FZ1000 Review (Shooting Modes)</a></span><br />
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Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-3513726690257700132016-05-19T22:53:00.001-07:002016-05-23T20:47:44.676-07:00Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Autofocus (Part 3 of FZ1000 Review)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 review (Part 3)</span></h2>
<h3 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Autofocus</span></h3>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you haven't read them yet, parts 1 & 2 can be found at the links below.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.tw/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-review-part-1.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Review (part 1)</span></a><br />
<a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-design-and.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 review (Part 2)</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
<h3 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000
Autofocus</span></h3>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The FZ1000 has a contrast-based
AF system with 49 AF areas. It supports eye as well as face detection.</span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The FZ1000 uses the same
defocus DFD technology as the Panasonic GH4, which profiles the out-of-focus
characteristics of the lens to establish where the focus is. This lets the
FZ1000 get close to the correct point of focus quickly, before using
traditional contrast-based method to fine-tune.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The autofocus is quite fast,
even in fairly low light levels. The FZ1000 has good focusing assistance for
manual focusing including peaking, and the ring on the lens barrel can be
configured to adjust focus rather than zoom.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-viewfinder-and.html">See part 4 here: FZ1000 Viewfinder and LCD Screen</a></span></div>
Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-47256079520286789522016-05-18T20:23:00.002-07:002016-05-19T22:53:26.392-07:00Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Design and Controls (Part 2 of FZ1000 Review)<br />
<h2 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 review (Part 2)</span></h2>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-review-part-1.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Part 1 of the Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 review can be found here.</span> </a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></h2>
<h3 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000
Design and Controls </span></h3>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The Panasonic Lumix FZ1000
is more like a DSLR than a standard super zoom. The only similarity to a super
zoom is the fixed lens. I did consider the Sony RX10 or RX100 instead as they
are smaller form factors and both have the criteria I wanted.</span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The FZ1000 measures
137x99x131 mm and weighs 831 g with battery and SD card. It is quite hefty; an
entry level DSLR such as the Nikon D3300 with a 18-55mm kit lens actually
weighs 20% less than a FZ1000.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The size makes it
comfortable to hold and also allows ample room for the FZ1000's numerous
physical controls. </span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The FZ1000's large lens
barrel diameter provides good support for your left hand and allows comfortable
operation on the dual purpose zoom/focus ring. The zoom ring is smooth but
slow, so small adjustments are better with the rocker switch around the
shutter. </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">There's a mode dial on the top
left, and the main mode dial on the upper right side. A rear thumb dial is only
control wheel. The dial is pushed in to switch function between aperture and
shutter in manual mode.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The FZ1000 has five
programmable function buttons. Fn1 is slightly larger and protrudes slightly, making
it easy to differentiate from the smaller, flush mounted Fn2 behind it. Fn5 to
the back left of the viewfinder toggles the display between the electronic
viewfinder and the LCD screen. In default mode this happens automatically via
an eye sensor below the eyepiece, but it's good to have the override when
shooting from the waist using the articulated screen. Fn3, the Q.menu button,
is on the right side of the viewfinder close to Fn4 which is the four-way
controller. Also on the back right are a three-way switch for selecting AF
modes, the playback button, and display overlay toggle button. </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">There's a mini HDMI port,
USB / A/V out port, and a socket for the DMW-RSL1 wired remote on the right
side of the body. On the other side there's a port for an external stereo
microphone, but no headphone socket.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">From a full charge you can
get 360 shots from the FZ1000's DMW-BLC12E battery, so spare batteries are
essential. I bought an extra three and so far haven't needed more. </span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The FZ1000 has a pop-up
flash which is raised by sliding a switch on the right of the viewfinder. It
has a maximum range of 13.5 meters and has forced on, forced on red-eye, slow
sync and slow sync red-eye modes. The standard hot shoe allows you to fit an
external flash. I've tested it with a few Yongnous and it works fine. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-autofocus-part-3.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Read Part 3 of Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Review </span></a></span></div>
Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-57426351752966389842016-05-18T02:03:00.001-07:002016-06-23T00:27:47.462-07:00Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Review (Links to parts)<a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.tw/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-review-part-1.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Review (Part 1) Introduction</span></a><br />
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<br />
<a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-design-and.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 review (Part 2) Design & Controls</span></a><br />
<a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-autofocus-part-3.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Review (Part 3) Autofocus</span></a><br />
<a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-viewfinder-and.html" target=""><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pansonic Lumix FZ1000 Review (Part 4) Viewfinder & Screen</span></a><br />
<a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/06/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-shooting-modes.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Review (Part 5) Shooting Modes</span></a>Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-69177240497049502212016-05-18T02:00:00.000-07:002016-05-18T20:24:33.232-07:00Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 review (Part 1)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Panasonic Lumix FZ1000
review (Part 1)</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">I've had the FZ1000 for a
few months now and thought I'd share some thoughts on it. I was choosing between
the FZ and the RX10II, but as far as I could make out the FZ1000 did everything
I wanted at a lower price than the RX10II. I didn't care about photos as I use
my Canon 6D for images. I was primarily interested in the 4K and slo-mo video
capabilities. Both of these lived up to my expectations. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Panasonic Lumix </span>FZ1000 Introduction</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The Panasonic Lumix FZ1000
is a DSLR-styled super-zoom camera with a 16x / 25-400mm range, a 1 inch sensor
and 4k video recording. The FZ1000 was the first compact camera to record video
at resolutions up to 4K (3,840x2,160) in MP4 at 30/25fps or 24fps.</span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The FZ1000 has a 20 MP/1
inch sensor with four times the surface area of models delivering lower noise, wider
dynamic range, and higher resolution. The lens starts at f2.8 on the wide-end
and ends at f4 at the long end.</span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial";">The FZ1000 has the same
fully-articulated 3 inch LCD screen and a 2359k dot OLED viewfinder as the
Lumix GH4, top shutter speeds of 1/4000 or 1/16000 (with mechanical or
electronic shutters), 12fps continuous shooting, built-in Wifi with NFC,
autofocusing down to -4EV, and defocus profiling from the GH4, an external mic
socket, and support for 1080p video at up to 120fps (100fps in PAL regions), or
4K UHD at 25 or 30fps.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.com/2016/05/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-design-and.html">Part 2 of the review can be found here.</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">I
only recommend services that I use myself. I tried the <a href="http://www.adoramapix.com/app/home/?sterm=VVTUMcQzxSY8wCY2rrRjK253UkX3U8R04Ss3xs0&kbid=68344"><span style="color: black;">AdoramaPIX</span></a> design interface to make my own photo
book for my portfolio and it is incredibly simple and easy to use but allows a
great deal of customization. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The
easiest way to do it is to simply upload your photos, choose your theme, and
use the auto-arrange feature to have their system place your photos into an
attractive layout instantly.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Or you can add the photos yourself and customize the layout.
Customization options include moving and resizing photos, changing the numbers
of photos on a page, adding different background, stickers, and borders, and
adding text.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The books are well priced, starting at $26 for a 10 page
hardcover book. Different covers can be chosen including faux leather, leather,
and fabric. And extra pages can be added as needed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Extra
options which <a href="http://www.adoramapix.com/app/home/?sterm=VVTUMcQzxSY8wCY2rrRjK253UkX3U8R04Ss3xs0&kbid=68344"><span style="color: black;">AdoramaPIX</span></a> give you are adding blank pages at
the beginning and end of the book and color correcting images for you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Here
are some suggestions for when you make your photo book:</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div>
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<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Decide on the purpose of your
photo book and select a theme, book size, and photo paper that best matches
that.</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div>
<br />
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Upload your highest resolution images
to allow for possible cropping and maintaining the best quality.</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div>
<br />
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">There are many layouts and
options for additional stickers and borders. These might be fine for
family or memento photo books, but I suggest avoiding them for portfolio
books.</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">So,
if you are itching to hold your own photo book in your hands, head over to <a href="http://www.adoramapix.com/app/home/?sterm=VVTUMcQzxSY8wCY2rrRjK253UkX3U8R04Ss3xs0&kbid=68344"><span style="color: black;">AdoramaPIX</span></a> and use the photo book discount code
“PKBKAFF20” to get 25% off your Photo Books until September 30, 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div>
Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-68463067252458452882015-08-06T01:04:00.000-07:002016-05-22T21:04:30.745-07:00Images for Book Covers on Arcangel<br />
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I recently
started getting more interested in fine art and conceptual photography, but I
had no outlet to sell this kind of work. So I was happy when Arcangel Images
agreed to represent my work.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br /></span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Arcangel is an agency that focuses
on fine art and conceptual photography for the publishing industry, mainly book
covers. A lot of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the images on the
covers of bestselling novels came from Arcangel.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br /></span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">My portfolio
there is currently quite small as it is a specialized agency with a specific
target market, so it takes longer to build up a portfolio there. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
</span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">All the images
in my Arcangel portfolio are Rights Managed for sole usage worldwide so I
cannot submit the same work to other stock agencies. See my collection of Rights
Managed images here: <a href="http://www.arcangel.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&LBID=2U1H86HCM6" target="_blank">Images by Kenny on Arcangel</a></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></div>
Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-88017856324330747642015-08-05T02:05:00.002-07:002015-08-05T02:07:29.314-07:00Typhoon Matmo in Taiwan, July 23, 2014<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Super Typhoon Soudelor set to hit Taiwan this Friday, I thought it is a good time to show the power of Typhoon Matmo from July 2014.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stock Footage of Typhoon Matmo in Taiwan</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Typhoon Matmo made landfall in Taiwan at midnight local time, July
23, 2014. It brought severe winds and torrential rain to Taiwan. At
least 10 people were injured. It washed out one bridge, and disrupted
electricity in Hualien on the east of Taiwan, but it did not cause much
other damage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Typhoon Matmo in Taiwan</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <object data="http://www.pond5.com/pond5FlashPlayer2.swf" height="303" id="embid40531146" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.pond5.com/pond5FlashPlayer2.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="opaque"/><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><param name="flashvars" value="hideController=no&itemid=40531146&orgClipWidth=1920&orgClipHeight=1080&debug=no&hqFLV=yes&filetype=flv&server=prod&cj=yes&username=Images_By_Kenny" /><embed src="http://www.pond5.com/pond5FlashPlayer2.swf" width="480" height="303" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="opaque" flashvars="hideController=no&itemid=40531146&orgClipWidth=1920&orgClipHeight=1080&debug=no&hqFLV=yes&filetype=flv&server=prod&cj=yes&username=Images_By_Kenny"></embed></object></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Matmo made landfall with winds of over 160 km/h. The
heaviest rain the typhoon brought was across the higher terrain of the east and
interior Taiwan,
dumping 650 millimeters of rain in the mountainous areas in the eastern coastal
counties of Taitung and Hualien. Taipei
had rainfall of 50–100 mm with wind gusts close to 100 km/h.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HD Stock Footage of Typhoon Matmo in Taiwan</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><object data="http://www.pond5.com/pond5FlashPlayer2.swf" height="303" id="embid40531023" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.pond5.com/pond5FlashPlayer2.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="opaque"/><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><param name="flashvars" value="hideController=no&itemid=40531023&orgClipWidth=1920&orgClipHeight=1080&debug=no&hqFLV=yes&filetype=flv&server=prod&cj=yes&username=Images_By_Kenny" /><embed src="http://www.pond5.com/pond5FlashPlayer2.swf" width="480" height="303" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="opaque" flashvars="hideController=no&itemid=40531023&orgClipWidth=1920&orgClipHeight=1080&debug=no&hqFLV=yes&filetype=flv&server=prod&cj=yes&username=Images_By_Kenny"></embed></object></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial;">For more <a href="https://www.pond5.com/video-sound-effects-music-after-effects-photos-illustrations-images-3d-models/1/clipbin%3A733026.html" target="_blank">HD Stock Footage of typhoons in Taiwan, see my collection on Pond 5</a>.</span></div>
Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-68317967204800541482015-07-15T00:46:00.001-07:002015-07-15T00:46:48.009-07:00Does your creative team NEED a better brief?<a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-image-child-writing-desk-gets-idea-pencils-notebook-image33532166#res4928026"><img alt="Child writing at desk gets an idea" border="0" src="http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/l/child-writing-desk-gets-idea-pencils-notebook-33532166.jpg" /></a><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong>
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<br /><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I find briefs that are too comprehensive often restrict ideas from a creative team. Sometimes stifling excellent ideas. This is a great article about </span><a href="http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2015/july/four-things-they-dont-teach-you-at-ad-school" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what they don't teach you about briefs at advertising school. </span></a>Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-70897315679679233852015-06-11T02:14:00.000-07:002015-06-11T02:14:38.200-07:00Frames and borders for education and classroom use<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-alphabet-magnets-forming-frame-whiteboard-colorful-image49374919#res4928026" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Alphabet magnets forming frame on whiteboard" border="0" src="http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/l/alphabet-magnets-forming-frame-whiteboard-colorful-49374919.jpg" title="ABC border frame" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alphabet magnets forming frame</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you often find
yourself looking for the perfect frame or border for your school's advertisements,
flyers, brochures, etc?</span></span></div>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-alphabet-magnets-forming-frame-whiteboard-colorful-image49374770#res4928026" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Alphabet magnets forming frame on whiteboard" border="0" src="http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/l/alphabet-magnets-forming-frame-whiteboard-colorful-49374770.jpg" title="ABC magnets forming border with copy space" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alphabet magnets forming border</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently did a shoot of these useful frames/borders with
letters of the alphabet forming the border specifically for this purpose. These
high-resolution alphabet frame images are perfect for classrooms or designers
who need education themed pictures for websites, magazines, and wall hangings. The
copy space can be combined with your choice of images, messages, or
inspirational text. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-alphabet-magnets-forming-frame-whiteboard-colorful-image49374767#res4928026" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Alphabet magnets forming frame on whiteboard" border="0" src="http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/l/alphabet-magnets-forming-frame-whiteboard-colorful-49374767.jpg" title="ABC letters border for your text" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alphabet magnets forming border for copy space</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The set also includes some with text inside the alphabet border, like this one that says "I Love English" which is suitable for ESL/EFL or young learner environments.</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-alphabet-magnets-whiteboard-colorful-spelling-i-love-english-image49375203#res4928026" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Alphabet magnets on whiteboard" border="0" src="http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/l/alphabet-magnets-whiteboard-colorful-spelling-i-love-english-49375203.jpg" title="I Love English with alphabet border" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I Love English with alphabet border</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll be adding more styles of frames soon and update this post as I do.</span></span></div>
Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-122794401415510042015-06-02T06:34:00.000-07:002015-06-02T07:00:11.195-07:00Taiwanese Aboriginal Fashion Show with Amis Artist Yosifu<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1YyF1MGHP2k/VW2l668EVwI/AAAAAAAADy8/dqAIpxOlu7U/s1600/untitled-7039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Taiwan fashion photography" border="0" height="512" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1YyF1MGHP2k/VW2l668EVwI/AAAAAAAADy8/dqAIpxOlu7U/s640/untitled-7039.jpg" title="Taiwan fashion photography" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">I recently shot
a fashion show of an amazing Amis designer named Yosifu at the <st1:placename w:st="on">Yosifu</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Art</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Gallery</st1:placename> in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taipei</st1:place></st1:city>.
The gallery itself has many of his incredible works displayed featuring
distinctive aboriginal themes with lots of bright open spaces making it a relaxed
atmosphere for viewers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">When I got
there, they were busy doing a rehearsal for the show. After the rehearsal I had
about 45 minutes to shoot models adorning each of the dozen or so pieces before
the show itself started. I made five or six shots of each before the venue
started to fill up and I needed to take down the lighting setup. Quite a few
Taiwanese celebrities attended the event, from singers to actors from Seediq
Bale. </span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-64kOkmPikoA/VW2l8KBSLNI/AAAAAAAADzQ/-X7awg-3Igo/s1600/untitled-7054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Taiwan fashion photography" border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-64kOkmPikoA/VW2l8KBSLNI/AAAAAAAADzQ/-X7awg-3Igo/s640/untitled-7054.jpg" title="Taiwan fashion photography" width="426" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Yosifu's event
went beyond a conventional fashion show. The fashion show included original
music performances and dance performances in addition to the runway models,
which all integrated into a unified theme. Yosifu is first and foremost an
artist and his art integrated into the fashion offered fashion goers an
artistic display on the runway. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">It was a
pleasure to shoot his artworks both on and off the runway. Yosifu explores
social issues surrounding indigenous cultures and through his work, which I
find quite fascinating. I would have liked to learn about the stories and traditional
indigenous customs behind the art on the fashion pieces, but I didn't get much
chance to talk to Yosifu. I will try at a later stage to discuss them with
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Yosifu has
an interesting and inspiring history. He was born in Matailing, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Hualien County</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:country-region></st1:place> and is part of the Amis
tribe of aboriginal people found on the east of the island. The Amis are one of
the sixteen officially recognized indigenous groups of Taiwanese aborigines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">He originally
planned to be a singer, so at age 18 he formed a band with friends. They got a
chance to release an album, but later were prevented from working due to a
dispute between their agent and record company. Yosifu got depressed about not being
able to pursue his singing career. He took a break from his troubles and visited
a friend in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Edinburgh</st1:place></st1:city>,
U.K in 1998. He was captivated by the city’s beauty and vibrant arts scene, and
he has lived in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Edinburgh</st1:place></st1:city>
ever since. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">To make
ends meet, he started painting houses. Yosifu started exploring his new
interest in art, at first copying famous paintings. His landlord introduced
Yosifu to an art agent, who invited Yosifu to participate in an exhibition
featuring oil paintings by 10 emerging artists. Yosifu was the first one to
sell a piece on the opening day of the event. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">This
encouraged Yosifu to devote more time to his art, and he gained the confidence
to approach galleries, luxury hotels, and upscale restaurants to promote his
work. Their response wasn't positive, so he began to lose hope after many
rejections. One day at a local café Yosifu found out that there was an opening
to display work for five days. He sold 12 of the 15 works he exhibited there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">To make his
work more marketable, Yosifu started experimenting with painting animals,
flowers and other popular subjects. In 2008 he started developing his own style
by expressing his experiences and feelings through his art. A British friend inspired
him to reflect on his own cultural identity as a Taiwanese aboriginal in his artistic
ideals.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dancers at Aboriginal Fashion Show in Taiwan</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Yosifu
returned to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:place></st1:country-region>
to stay in his hometown and other tribal villages in 2010, to gain a deeper
understanding of indigenous cultures and traditions. The journey reconnected
him with tribal communities and became a source of inspiration for his artistic
creations. He now returns to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:place></st1:country-region>
for three months a year to visit aboriginal villages around the island, teach
children to draw, and exhibit new paintings. His work has been displayed at over
20 exhibitions locally and in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region>
and he has been invited to open exhibitions all over Europe and <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Yosifu is
proud of his country's culture and is happy to be able to introduce the beauty
and dignity of aboriginal cultures to the world, attracting more and more
people to discover <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s
indigenous cultures and traditions. Since so many indigenous traditions are
fading away and many young aboriginals are not familiar with their own culture,
Yosifu has taken on the responsibility to record and present the stories and
cultures for aboriginals in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:country-region></st1:place>
through his creativity.</span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uOvTmpxEqEY/VW2mA2KEsJI/AAAAAAAAD0s/owLxr_6La8M/s1600/untitled-7165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Aboriginal Fashion Show " border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uOvTmpxEqEY/VW2mA2KEsJI/AAAAAAAAD0s/owLxr_6La8M/s640/untitled-7165.jpg" title="Taiwan fashion photography" width="426" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">His work displays
the dignity, spirit and traditions of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s indigenous tribes and also
addresses serious issues indigenous people face, like the expropriation of
ancestral lands and suppression of aboriginal languages. Yosifu hopes his
creations can show his concerns about <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:country-region></st1:place>'s environmental issues such
as deforestation, pollution, urban renewal projects, and nuclear waste disposal
and inspire people to protect the environment and preserve the indigenous
cultures and traditions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">He brings his
work to life with his use of vivid, warm, rich colors with light and shade which
adds dramatic intensity. These elements in his art are evocative of fashion images.
Which is why his art has extensive applications in the fashion and creative
industries—French cosmetics and beauty company L’Oréal even used his "Driftwood"
work as a projected backdrop for a hair and fashion show in Dubai in 2014. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">His work
is popular in Europe and Asia, and his works have been bought by private
collectors from <st1:country-region w:st="on">Scotland</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">England</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Brazil</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>, <st1:city w:st="on">Hong Kong</st1:city>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Singapore</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:country-region></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
and </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Sweden</span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">.</span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JSYHdrpsMaM/VW2l-jYF2PI/AAAAAAAADz4/u35-vF8Fwzo/s1600/untitled-7125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Aboriginal Fashion Show " border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JSYHdrpsMaM/VW2l-jYF2PI/AAAAAAAADz4/u35-vF8Fwzo/s640/untitled-7125.jpg" title="Aboriginal Fashion Show " width="425" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">To see more photos from the fashion show, check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.874284532636334.1073741849.151851074879687&type=3" target="_blank">Yosifu Fashion Show Facebook album</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">To see his
art in person, go to Yosifu Art:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Address:
7F., No.9, Sec. 1, <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Jinshan S. Rd.</st1:address></st1:street>,
Zhongzheng Dist., <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Taipei</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">City</st1:placetype></st1:place>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Website:
<a href="http://yosifu.blogspot.tw/">http://yosifu.blogspot.tw/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Hours:
Closed Mondays, open Tuesday to Sunday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0Taipei, Taiwan25.0329694 121.5654177000000124.5725269 120.91997070000001 25.493411899999998 122.21086470000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-44690925667675432752015-06-01T00:13:00.000-07:002015-06-01T00:53:26.056-07:00Animals Taiwan Calendar Shoot<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last November I was contacted to see if I was interested in
shooting a calendar for Animals Taiwan. I have done some <a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.tw/2014/06/shooting-video-for-animals-taiwan.html" target="_blank">video shoots</a> for them
before and was keen to help promote their excellent shelter again by raising
funds through the calendar and hopefully raising awareness at the same time. <a href="http://www.animalstaiwan.org/" target="_blank">Animals Taiwan</a> is <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">an organization that promotes responsible pet ownership and helps rehome rescue dogs in Taiwan.</span></span></div>
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contortionists, drag queens, yoga practitioners and various other colorful
people for the shoot. The common theme through the calendar was cars, so we
also had a range of awesome cars, including a Porsche, Ferrari, MG, and Morgan.
We only had access to the cars for one day, which meant the entire shoot
had to be done on that day. We were planning an 18-month calendar, so this was
not an easy task to shoot 18 scenes in a single day while trying to schedule
everyone to be there when the light was right for the outdoor scenes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To get everything to run smoothly, I draw up lighting
diagrams for each scene. But on shooting day the flash sync ports in two of my
strobes stopped working, which meant that I needed to rearrange all the lighting
to shoot in slave mode. This changes things a lot as in slave mode, the receptor
cell has to be in line of sight of the light that is triggering it to function,
which severely limits the positioning of the lights. It also limits how they
can be positioned outdoors as the sunlight wreaks havoc on the receptors ability
to sense the triggering light. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used a Canon 6D with a Canon 24-105 mm f4 lens. For lighting I used three <a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.tw/2014/01/godox-sdi250-studio-strobe-review.html" target="_blank">Godox SDI 250 strobes</a> in
two brolly boxes and one 180 cm parabolic umbrella. The only exception being a
shot at the riverside where there was no power, so I went with speedlites. Besides
the riverside shot, the other scenes were inside and around <a href="http://www.actaiwan.org/" target="_blank">Autocheckers</a>, a
garage next to Animals Taiwan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The idea I was going for with the images was an animated
painterly style with cinematic framing. The final calendar was launched last
month as an 18-month calendar running from July 2015 to December 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Taipei Times covered the launch of the calendar here: <a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2015/05/08/2003617746" target="_blank">Help for the Helpless</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you'd like to support the homeless dogs of Taiwan by buying a calendar, make a payment into the Paypal account at <a href="mailto:donations@animalstaiwan.org" target="_blank">donations@animalstaiwan.org</a> and e-mail Liza Milne at <a href="mailto:liza@animalstaiwan.org" target="_blank">liza@animalstaiwan.org</a> with your delivery details. Prices are below:</span></div>
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</span>Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-7071865101728756282015-05-21T02:31:00.002-07:002015-05-29T01:14:08.444-07:00Beauty Shoot with Taiwanese Model<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-asian-beauty-applying-cream-to-face-beautiful-chinese-woman-skincare-concept-image53672375#res4928026" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Asian beauty applying cream to face" border="0" src="http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/asian-beauty-applying-cream-to-face-beautiful-chinese-woman-skincare-concept-53672375.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taiwanese woman applying cream to face, beauty shot</td></tr>
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<strong>© Photographer: <a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info">Kenneth Paul</a> | Agency: <a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/">Dreamstime.com</a></strong>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">I was
organizing a beauty shoot a few weeks ago. The ideas about beauty in <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place> are different to those in the West. In brief (I will
do a more in-depth post about this soon), Chinese woman prefer whiter looking
skin, bigger eyes, and less accentuated facial features (So less contouring and
highlighting to get a flatter appearance).</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese woman beauty shoot</td></tr>
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<strong>© Photographer: <a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info">Kenneth Paul</a> | Agency: <a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/">Dreamstime.com</a></strong><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The tendency towards whiter paler skin comes from
stereotypes about social status; darker skinned people are seen as sun-baked
laborers who work in the fields. This is quite different from the Western
perception of paler people being unhealthy or ill. To exaggerate this look, beauty
photos in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:place></st1:country-region>
are often slightly overexposed to wash out more detail. In addition the model
would wear foundation that is perhaps a shade or two lighter than her actual skin
tone to get a brighter complexion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong>© Photographer: <a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info">Kenneth Paul</a> | Agency: <a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/">Dreamstime.com</a></strong><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Overall, the standard of beauty in Western countries
generally veers toward a </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">mature,
seductive, sexy, and sultry look while in Asia, especially <st1:country-region w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region>,
and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
the standard of beauty reflects youth, innocence, purity, and cuteness. With
this in mind, I cast a model who embodied all of these traits perfectly. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-portrait-chinese-woman-clear-skin-beautiful-asian-perfect-healthy-skincare-concept-looking-camera-image53387724#res4928026" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Portrait of Chinese woman clear skin" border="0" src="http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/portrait-chinese-woman-clear-skin-beautiful-asian-perfect-healthy-skincare-concept-looking-camera-53387724.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese woman modeling for beauty shoot</td></tr>
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<strong>© Photographer: <a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info">Kenneth Paul</a> | Agency: <a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/">Dreamstime.com</a></strong><br />
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photos were shot on a Canon 6D with a Canon 70-200 F2.8 L lens. The lighting
was a standard beauty lighting clamshell setup for most of the shots. The key
light was a monolight in an 80 cm brolly box on top with a reflector at the
bottom. Two V-flats were used in front and two monolights used on the white
background. The key light was placed relatively low for less contrasty, flatter
look. The two white V-flats in front were also added to reduce shadows. Two
black V-flats were put on the sides to add definition to the outline of the
face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-asian-female-applying-mascara-chinese-woman-putting-eyelashes-image53133700#res4928026" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Asian female applying mascara" border="0" src="http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/asian-female-applying-mascara-chinese-woman-putting-eyelashes-53133700.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese woman applying mascara for beauty shoot</td></tr>
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<strong>© Photographer: <a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info">Kenneth Paul</a> | Agency: <a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/">Dreamstime.com</a></strong>
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For more photos from this series and others, see this set:<br />
<a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/sets/11222515-asian-beauty-skincare-chinese-taiwanese.html?rid=1164215" target="_blank">shutterstock asian beauty skincare chinese taiwanese</a>Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-68583404816776561262015-04-24T00:17:00.000-07:002015-04-24T00:17:27.011-07:00How To Use Photos Effectively On Your Blog <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asian businesswoman stumped about which photos to use for her companies' blog post</td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why Use Photos On Your Blog?<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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Do you often wonder how to boost engagement on your blog or
social media site? Visually appealing, easily digested photos are key as our
brains react to images better and faster than text. Psychologist Albert
Mehrabian proved that 93% of communication is nonverbal. Ninety percent of the
data that our brains process is visual and our brains process images 60,000
times faster than text. Images affect our emotions quickly, and our emotions
affect our decision-making. So if decisions are based on quick intuitional
judgment and emotions, then imagine how many decisions are influenced by
visually engaging photos.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asian woman thinking about optimizing blog post</td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Choose photos that are relevant to your blog or social media site, whether literal or conceptual. Keep your audience in mind, and use images they will connect with.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-asian-woman-holding-clock-chinese-looking-tired-showing-eight-o-conceptual-late-work-meeting-image47518563#res4928026" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Asian woman holding clock" border="0" src="http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/l/asian-woman-holding-clock-chinese-looking-tired-showing-eight-o-conceptual-late-work-meeting-47518563.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you spend too much time wondering what images to use in your blog posts?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your lead photo should be carefully selected. This is the main image on top of your blog, and will probably be the image that appears when your blog is shared on social media. It should show the reader what the blog is about and motivate them to click and share it. If your blog is under 500 words, then only a lead photo should suffice, but if you have a longer blog, use more images between blocks of text to make it easier to read and to add more visual appeal.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-row-color-pencil-crayons-colorful-white-desktop-image52099382#res4928026" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Row of color pencil crayons" border="0" src="http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/l/row-color-pencil-crayons-colorful-white-desktop-52099382.jpg" title="" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colorful photos can add visual appeal to your blog, website, or social media campaign</td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make
sure you own the license with the right permissions before using a photo.
It's easy to find images on Google, etc but most are not legal to use, so
you could wind up in trouble.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-images-asian-woman-coffee-cup-chinese-female-red-dress-image36951494#res4928026" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Asian woman with coffee cup" border="0" src="http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/l/asian-woman-coffee-cup-chinese-female-red-dress-36951494.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woman relaxing with a cup of coffee after finding the right photos for her blog post</td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© Photographer: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenneth Paul</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> | Agency: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong></span></div>
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</span>Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-24895260897176829052015-03-26T01:39:00.000-07:002016-06-19T22:44:22.874-07:00Lehua Night Market in Yonghe, New Taipei City (Chinese: 樂華夜市; pinyin: Lèhuá Yèshì)<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/147126415" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <br />
<a href="https://vimeo.com/147126415">Compilation of clips of Lehua Night Market in New Taipei City, Taiwan</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/imagesbykenny">Images By Kenny</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've been living in the Yonghe District, <st1:placename w:st="on">New</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Taipei</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">City</st1:placetype>
for about eight of my nine years in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:place></st1:country-region>. One of the best places to
go around Yonghe is the Lehua Night Market.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 30-year-old night market has a great mix of everything from food to
clothes. The awesome and interesting street food at vendors here includes fried
chicken steaks, oyster omelets, tempura, mochi, almond tofu, almond milk, shaved
ice, and rice cakes. A relatively new addition here is the beef cubes cooked
with a blowtorch, which is apparently a Taiwanese traditional food (well, as
traditional as anything involving a blowtorch can be). As with most night
markets, the vendors prepare the food right in front of you. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">© Photographer: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/imagesbykenny_info"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Imagesbykenny</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> | Agency: </span><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dreamstime.com</span></a></strong><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you not into street food, there are also many restaurants, including
good pasta and steak restaurants. On a side note, a night market is not a place
you'd usually go to eat steak (Although the one in the night market is one of
the best in Yonghe), but if you do want to, I suggest going to the actual steak
restaurant instead of eating steak at the NT$100-steak night market stands;
unless you really like inedible sinew.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Besides the snacks and street food, there are also many clothes shops, small
arcades, and grocery stores, as well as seemingly out of place convenience
stores and retail chain stores. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Raohe, or Shilin. Most of the stores and stalls are open from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.
There is a Party World KTV right next to it if you want to stay out after your
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">By MRT: Go to Dingxi MRT Station, go out exit 1, turn left and walk down
Yonghe Road, and you will see the Lehua night market entrance. It's about a five
minute walk.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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next to the night market. Buses 706, 297, 249, 262, 624, and 670 all stop at
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Yonghe District, New <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Taipei City</st1:city>,
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Have you ever been to Lehua Night Market? Tell me about your experience there in the comments below.</span><br />
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Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0Yonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan 23425.0103251 121.5145353000000324.981545099999998 121.47419480000003 25.0391051 121.55487580000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-80796593761566700072014-12-30T00:14:00.000-08:002015-05-29T01:21:04.487-07:00Traditional Markets in Taiwan<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Taiwan</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial;"> is known mostly for its night markets, but there is
another kind of market here that deserves a visit—the traditional market (or
"day market") which is open from early morning until mid afternoon
and sells almost completely different products to night markets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The products
at traditional markets are mostly fresh produce along with some street food and
snacks. Although the target market for these traditional markets is mainly housewives
and people shopping to cook at home, they make for an interesting excursion to
experience the charm and diversity of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:place></st1:country-region>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Just like the night markets,
they are made up mainly of street vendors, although some stores do form an
integral part of some of them. About seventy to eighty percent of the vendors
sell fresh fruit and vegetables; others sell fresh meat and fish, while the
rest sell street food like fried chicken, tofu, and water chestnuts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The fruit and vegetables at
traditional markets are usually quite a bit cheaper than conventional stores or
supermarkets as well as being fresher. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you get the chance, go
and take a stroll through one of these and see a side of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:place></st1:country-region> many
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">If you need help finding a
traditional market on your trip, drop me a comment below, and I'll help you
find one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To learn more about interesting places and sights to visit in Taiwan, check out my list of </span><a href="http://images-by-kenny.blogspot.tw/p/places-to-see-in-taiwan.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Places to see in Taiwan</span></a></div>
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Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0Taipei, Taiwan25.0329694 121.5654177000000124.5725269 120.91997070000001 25.493411899999998 122.21086470000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-47211703623593303852014-11-12T16:37:00.003-08:002014-11-13T16:04:20.726-08:00Low-key Photography <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Low-key lighting is my
favorite look for portraits. It is a style of lighting in photography that uses
dark tones and shadows to create a dramatic looking image. It is similar to
high-key lighting in that it produces atmospheric moody images. But they have
important differences.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Lighting ratio of about
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The most common lighting setup
is three point lighting—a key light, a back light, and a fill light—for even
illumination without harsh shadows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
low-key lighting usually only uses a single key light, creating deep shadows
that define the mood of the photograph which are an essential element of the
composition. Manipulating the position of the lighting and lighting selectively
are essential to ensure that only specific parts of your subject are lit and
the shadows fall where you want.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lighting
Setup for Low-key</span> </span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Even illumination is not the
goal with low-key lighting—You want a lightly colored subject to stand out in
front of a dark background.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">You will need a large black backdrop. You
can light it any way you like, as long as you avoid light spilling onto the
backdrop and showing texture, wrinkles, etc. If the light is spilling onto the
background, change the direction of the light or move your subject further away
from the background.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">When shooting on black, I like to add a hairlight, too. The hairlight or backlight is usually a snooted flash behind the subject on the opposite side of the key light and aimed at the back of the subject's head. This halo effect separates your subject from the background. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Example of light falling on the background and distracting the eye. See how it shows the texture of the backdrop?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Positioning and Styling</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span> </h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Position your subject away from the backdrop
and use a single flash on one side. A good place to start is setting up your
key light slightly above your subject's head at a 45 degree angle. This should
give you a dramatic-looking image as the lighting is concentrated towards one
side of the image. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The goal of low-key lighting is to emphasize your subject's face or a body part, so the clothing is not important and can often be distracting. Dark clothing works best. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Camera Settings</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">For low-key shots, when the exposure is
correct for the subject, the background should still be black. Camera settings
will vary. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I suggest:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Arial;">Set your ISO to
100, as noise will be apparent on the black surface. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Arial;">Set your shutter
speed at the maximum sync speed allowed by your camera, as this will make it
easier to keep the background dark.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bring it up until there is no ambient light in the frame. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-11054139707408242682014-11-06T19:16:00.000-08:002014-11-06T19:16:04.386-08:00在鏡頭前美美之快速又簡單的小方法模特兒們常常問我要怎麼讓自己在鏡頭前看起來更好。這裡有一些由專業模特兒和化妝師提供之快速又簡單的小方法。<br />
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簡單處理頭髮毛燥</h2>
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塗一點點的護手雙在髮尾,然後梳一梳,難控制的髮尾搞定。</div>
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豐潤的嘴唇</h2>
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為使嘴唇看起來更豐潤,要選擇和嘴色類似的唇筆。描繪出一點唇線。再塗上一點唇蜜。折射的光線將會使嘴唇更加豐潤。</div>
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煙燻妝</h2>
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輕塗一些粉底霜在眼皮上,加上淺灰色的眼線筆(?),輕輕地將顏色揉開(?)創造出煙燻的效果,再用睫毛膏做最後的裝飾(?)。</div>
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性感紅唇</h2>
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先上一點遮瑕膏(蛤?),接著用紅色的唇線筆描繪出輪廓,塗上深紅色口紅,再加上一點亮紅色口紅於嘴唇的中間。使用唇彩刷會有更好的效果唷。</div>
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毫不費力的完美臉龐</h2>
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為了有完美臉龐,模特兒們常常使用兩種遮瑕膏,淺色的遮瑕膏用於眼睛周圍,較深色的遮瑕膏則用於其餘需要塗抹的地方,再用手指輕輕地將其柔開(?)。</div>
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在照片中看起來驚艷</h2>
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模特兒們常常使用裸裝配上紅唇,或使用一點點的遮瑕膏(?)。</div>
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讓眼睛更立體</h2>
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眼影搭配濕濕的眼刷(?)會讓你的眼睛更立體。</div>
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模特兒申請</h2>
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你對於當模特兒有興趣嗎?我們很歡迎拍照的新面孔唷。沒有經驗也很歡迎喔。我們還會針對不同的年齡做不同的主題搭配,所以年齡也沒有限制喔。時薪會視拍照的主題和模特兒本身的經驗而定。</div>
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必要條件:</div>
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<li>在鏡頭前很自然 </li>
<li>能夠自理出自然風的髮型和妝(女性)</li>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><!--[endif]--> 願意簽署肖像使用同意權書(未滿二十歲須有家長或監護人簽名)</li>
<li> 可靠 </li>
<li>很棒的笑容</li>
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Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223874425619080281.post-85144131303965574312014-11-06T19:11:00.000-08:002014-11-06T19:11:13.860-08:00Quick and Easy Fixes to Look Good for the Camera<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Models often ask me how to make themselves look better for the camera. Here are some quick and easy tips from professional models and make-up artists.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Taking the frizz out your hair the easy way</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fix unmanageable ends of your hair by rubbing a tiny blob of hand cream onto the ends of your hair, and then brush it. You will have a quick and easy fix.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fuller looking lips</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To make lips look fuller, fill them in with the pencil of similar color. Trace a little bit outside the lip line. Then apply a lip gloss on top. This reflects light and gives the illusion of fuller looking lips.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Smoky eyes</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a simple and easy smoky eyes effect, dab a little bit of foundation on your lids and then apply a soft grey pencil on top. Blend it gently to create the smudged and smoky effect. Add some mascara for a final touch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">High-drama red lips</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apply concealer all over your lips before applying lipstick. Then trace the contour of your lips with red pencil. Finish it all up by applying two red lipsticks–one darker and another lighter. Use darker red all over your lips and apply the lighter red in the middle of your lips. For more precise result use a lip brush.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perfect face with no effort</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To create “perfect face” models often use two concealers – one lighter (for around eyes area) and another slightly darker color for the areas of the face where they need it. Blend concealer with fingers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look fresh and amazing in pictures</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Models often wear bright red lipstick leaving the rest of the face bare (or they use just a little bit of concealer to cover spots). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make your eyes “pop”</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To get bright eyes, apply your eyeshadow with a damp brush, like this the color of your eyeshadow will really pop. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apply to be a model</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you interested in modeling? We are always looking for fresh new faces for pictures of people in a variety of settings and doing a variety of activities. Normal people in natural settings are often required, so modeling experience is helpful but not necessary. We have themes for people of all ages, so people of any age can apply. The hourly wage will depend on the theme and your experience.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Requirements:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be comfortable in front of a camera</span></li>
<li id="yui_3_17_2_1_1415329641517_234"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be able to do your own hair and makeup in a simple natural style (women)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be willing to sign a model release (if under 20, a parent/guardian needs to sign) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be reliable</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a great smile</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To apply for a shoot please click here: </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18l43wzrqpbzBzrmb0jkVJjuBhmFc49-mMXRrBuG1MHM/viewform" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Model application form</span></a>Images By Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129265003237470702noreply@blogger.com0