Friday, May 29, 2009
Latest Fashion Work
Below are a sample of some of my latest fashion photography. Right now I'm working on developing my portfolio and my artistic vision. Stay tuned.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Recent Vancouver Street Photography
I've just recently started getting into Street Photography. At first I was a bit apprehensive to start photographing random strangers out in the street, especially the jaded and skeptical Vancouverite.
However I decided to brave it and take my camera out for a day of stealthy shooting. My first tentative attempts at capturing unsuspecting folk going about their daily business went unchallenged and hence my courage grew.
I kept on shooting and every now and again I would get the odd glare, but overall most people either didn't notice or didn't care. But for the few people that did care and gave me the evil eye, I discovered something that I didn't know before.
The secret to effective and productive street photography is not to care. The photographer must realize that he/she has a job to do, a duty to their art, a determination that no matter what one must create.
However I decided to brave it and take my camera out for a day of stealthy shooting. My first tentative attempts at capturing unsuspecting folk going about their daily business went unchallenged and hence my courage grew.
I kept on shooting and every now and again I would get the odd glare, but overall most people either didn't notice or didn't care. But for the few people that did care and gave me the evil eye, I discovered something that I didn't know before.
The secret to effective and productive street photography is not to care. The photographer must realize that he/she has a job to do, a duty to their art, a determination that no matter what one must create.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
DJ-ing Photographer
DJ-PhoenixOlivia-Live-Mix 2009 by DJ Phoenix Olivia
Over the past 7 years I've been struggling to balance my two unrelenting passions - DJ-ing and Photography. Both pursuits brought me profound joy and thrill but I found it impossible to cultivate both simultaneously.
For years I oscillated back and forth between the two desires - one time developing the one while neglecting the other, which inevitably resulted in a sad longing and a feeling of something missing. The difficulty in balancing the two came out of the fact that both pursuits required a major amount of focus, time and dedication, a combination not easily multiplied by two. A battle for supremacy. Who will win 100% of my attention? Only one can reign. I could only perceive a win-loose solution.
Sadly I have no elaborate description of events to tell you of how matters evolved. All I can say is that it's only in recent times that I've inexplicably come to a place of peace on the entire situation of balancing the two muses. DJing and Photography have somehow found a harmony within me, and time is now passing with the two paths intertwining upon each other in perfect symmetry.
Above is a DJ mix and Below is one of my favorite photographs taken while traveling in Uganda. I hope you enjoy them both.
Over the past 7 years I've been struggling to balance my two unrelenting passions - DJ-ing and Photography. Both pursuits brought me profound joy and thrill but I found it impossible to cultivate both simultaneously.
For years I oscillated back and forth between the two desires - one time developing the one while neglecting the other, which inevitably resulted in a sad longing and a feeling of something missing. The difficulty in balancing the two came out of the fact that both pursuits required a major amount of focus, time and dedication, a combination not easily multiplied by two. A battle for supremacy. Who will win 100% of my attention? Only one can reign. I could only perceive a win-loose solution.
Sadly I have no elaborate description of events to tell you of how matters evolved. All I can say is that it's only in recent times that I've inexplicably come to a place of peace on the entire situation of balancing the two muses. DJing and Photography have somehow found a harmony within me, and time is now passing with the two paths intertwining upon each other in perfect symmetry.
Above is a DJ mix and Below is one of my favorite photographs taken while traveling in Uganda. I hope you enjoy them both.
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