Project 365 - Day 14

This is what happens when I attempt to clean my room. I get frustrated and I don't really know where to start. At least you can see the floor, it's a big improvement from two weeks ago. I think I deserve a pat on the back!

Item 6: Last Zurich Picture for Now

Looks at these handsome fellows. Last day in Zurich if I'm correct. I'm sure I'm not. I can't even remember taking this picture. It was good having the blokes visit Zurich while I was working there. I say goodbye to them a day before I go to the airport myself.

Project 365 - Day 13

Just wanted to be plain silly today. Not sure if I achieved this...my eyes are not as crossed as I thought they were.

Project 365 - Day 12

And after the pretty pose, I decided to jump. I missed those days of jumping on the bed, but it just doesn't feel the same anymore. I don't get as much air time as I used to. I can think of a few explanations for this:

1. I'm not as light as I used to be
2. They just don't make mattresses as bouncy as they used to
3. My muscles are deteriorating and so I can't exert as much force aka. aging!
4. A combination of all the above
   

Project 365 - Day 11

Look at my pretty pose! Okay, I know, it's nothing special and my legs look shorter than they actually are. I thought standing on my bed would make them look longer. CLEARLY I was mistaken!

Not smiling in photos seem to make me look better. Maybe that's why models don't smile much...

Item 5: Chess

Here we are in Zurich. That's Roman and Phil. We aren't actually playing chess. They've just briefly taken over a game two others were playing :P

Project 365 - Day 10

Presenting the Coke Can! I've been drinking this a lot lately, just because it's in the fridge. Proximity, how I hate you.

Project 365 - Day 9

This is the most dynamic picture I've taken. The process was quite fun. Just standing there and twirling around. I took around 100 photos, it's hard to capture a good looking, "in-motion" picture when you're doing it alone. The purple scarf is a good prop, I'll try and incorporate it a bit more.

Item 4: Christmas

This is when my flight got cancelled. I went to take a walk through Canary Wharf. This is where I live and where I walk. There is a fountain that is completely packed with suits on weekdays. It looks nice at Christmas ... if you notice ... there is no snow and London is still befuddled in how to handle it.

Project 365 - Day 8

Today's photo features the Galileo Thermometer I bought last year. I haven't found a place to put the thing yet so it's just been hidden away in its box in a corner. The glass bulbs with the colourful liquid makes it look very pretty. Since Galileo is pretty old I thought using a preset to make the photo look "aged" was quite appropriate. In my head I thought only my eye would be reflected but clearly I didn't pay much attention in high school physics during the reflection chapter. Nonetheless, I think it turned out alright.

Project 365 - Day 7

Very normal shot today. I usually like to take pictures of my cousin Logan but thought I'd take a picture WITH her today. So I had her help me set up the tripod and this was the result.


The munchkin is very talented, this is the result of her second shot. I think she should start a 365 of her own! She kept coming up to me saying "one more time" after I took the remote from her.

Project 365 - Day 6 (The Eye)

The Eye. My right eye to be exact. I think I might try to take pictures of each feature on my face and build a collage. I'll probably come out looking like a monster...LOL.

Inspiration for this came from my 2 year old cousin who has a lot of potential for photography. I see great things in her future. She picked it up very quickly, she was pointing and pressing while saying "cheese" in a matter of seconds.

Item 3: Swiss Deux, Monkey Bar!

I'm at the Monkey Bar in Switzerland. Why did I choose this photo? It's one of the few bars that I went to that let you smoke indoors. I heart this place. There's also a gigantic electric humidor and you select a cigar. I had to get a recommendation from a friend about what cigar to have. He had some absinthe if I can remember. Anyways, a post-work cigar was awesome.

Project 365 - Day 5

I often put my feet up against the wall to help the blood flow. Something I learned from my yoga classes. So I decided to put on my silliest pair of socks today and take a picture.

Those socks seemed like a good idea at the time I bought them. It has individual sockets for each toe. It feels horrible!

Project 365 - Day 4

There were two birthday gatherings today so I got home very late (4AM). As I was walking back to my house from my car I looked at all the lamp posts on my street and I had an idea to take this picture. This was the only shot I took today. Long exposure of me walking down my deserted street at 4AM. The long exposure captured all the motion as I walked away from the camera. It turned out the way I expected, except for the lights. Those turned out better than I thought. I want to capture the same scene for all the seasons.

I used some spot healing in Lightroom for post-processing today. There was a plastic cup lying on the ground so I had to take it out because it was grabbing all the attention.

Item 2: Swiss Hotel

That's me before heading off to work in Zurich Switzerland. I was living in Zurich between 03-January-2011 till 28-February-2011. So about a good two months. That's the apartment that I was staying in. It was an incredibly swanky apartment. There is an ensuite bathroom and then one of those bathrooms with just a sink and toilet. What's behind me is my dining table. Behind that is the living space with the sofa. The key that's attached to the door is a special key. It's like magnetic or something. It sounds really nice, but this was one of the lower points of my life. I take this photo before I head off to work and put in my resignation letter to Infusion Development.

Project 365 - Day 3

Today's photo features the bracelet I bought in Vancouver. The artist who created this piece also created the sculptures for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. His name is Joseph Chiang and the ladybug is his signature which is a symbol for good luck.

It's quite a boring image, I know. My fingers look fat...

Anyways, I used the cropping tool for this picture today. I'm hoping I'll be able to take something a bit more "Vogue" in the near future.

It's only been 3 days and I'm already getting tired of how boring my pictures are... Do you feel the same?

Item 1: Banksy Exhibit

Here we are at the Banksy Exhibit. I say Banksy Exhibit but it's just random graffiti from so many people. It's sponsored by Asahi beer and there was so much free beer! There were a few interesting pieces. I took a few other photos. These most likely aren't originals and are probably prints.

The two people in there are my friends Dil and Taylor. We go through the entire art gallery talking about each painting. It was fun just arguing and reinterpreting each piece.

This was inbetween two activities yesterday. The first one was drinks at the Princess Louise. The last one was finding where they were shooting a scene for the Dark Knight Returns. In any case, fun!

Project 365 - Day 2

Yes I know. I'm late in posting this but better late than never. I actually took this picture when I woke up this morning, I just didn't get around to playing with it until now.

This was the shot I wanted to take yesterday before I realized that the battery bled dry. This is what usually happens in the mornings, I usually go back to sleep after doing this...

I decided on black and white because my blinds are orange and it gave the coloured version this weird orange tinge. I am not powerful enough to give it that morning glow in Photoshop yet so black and white is my short cut out of this one.

Project 365 - Day 1

Today's the start of my self portrait project. 365 photos in 365 days. Because I don't know all the techniques and such, I've decided on a very simple snapshot. Plain and simple, no post-processing.

I've discovered that I don't like looking at pictures of myself at all, looks weird, feels weird, and I can only focus on all the bad things.

After looking at a total of 71 photos today of nothing but my face, here's what I learned about myself.

1. I think my eyes are my best features, I actually like them
2. My face is not symmetrical, my right side looks better! Something I need to keep in mind for future photos