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Laughing

26th January 2009 by Kai Chan Vong

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This photo stood out to me, not just because it was the first in the pile… but due to that silky silver like grey that shines on the skin. Mixed with a bit of photoshop, it’s turning into something quite different and crazy.

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let the old times roll…

12th January 2009 by Kai Chan Vong

Old cameras are quite something… I’ll never forget when I tried out a friend’s manual camera for the first time. The recoil was an amazing feeling as I pressed the shutter down to capture that moment. It’s such a shame how much it costs overall and time it takes. That is unless you have a negative scanner. Which some people have managed to make themselves!

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Blur

8th January 2009 by Kai Chan Vong

This blurred abstract of commuters are on their way to the office.

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Purple flash

7th January 2009 by Kai Chan Vong

This amazingly purple background sits behind this sharp and evil spikey tower. Lord of the rings style no?

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Every which way

6th January 2009 by Kai Chan Vong

Do you ever take time to really appreciate symmetry? It’s a calming thing to see half of something and quickly be reassured by the other half. Maybe that’s why creatures are all 2 symmetrical halves and then we try to find someone else, as if a symmetrical solution to that conclusion.

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Eggs

5th January 2009 by Kai Chan Vong

This is creative but turns into something emotionally and curiously painful. So… scrambled or poached?

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Joker card

2nd January 2009 by Kai Chan Vong

A flash gun on your camera can leave such a great dent in the texture of the subject if done correctly. One of the common mistakes is to fire off a flash directly at something, which done closely will look poor and like a flash grenade has gone off in your subjects face. Try avoiding this and instead try bouncing the light off walls, ceilings or other people’s faces (I jest, I jest). You’ll get a beautifully lit up piece that will be the envy of all your friends.

One of the common mistakes people do with the flash is in crowds from a distace trying to take a photo in the dark with their pocket camera and using leaving their flash on, which just lights up the air infront of them. Your goal (pun intended) is to light up the subject, not what you’re going to breathe.

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2008 ends… 2009 starts

31st December 2008 by Kai Chan Vong

Every year is pretty darn amazing… and 2008 has been no exception. We’ve seen births, deaths, new historic moments around the globe and despite these photos not being linked with This is Now, they are pure finesse.

I hope you had a great year… and I really hope you’ll all get a chance to look at some of these photos, which unquestionably show our world in the most brilliant of lights. This has been the first time I’ve been awe struck by how great pictures can recapture a year.