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Long long time ago.... I thought of leaving high-resolution and unwatermarked version of my photos exclusively on DA for people like you to view without any distractions.

Turns out that I am only making a pit of unwanted piracy for myself.

Here is the deal... I really don't care if you repost my photos or reuse it in anyway that will not affect my or the cosplayers' image negatively, AS LONG AS IT IS CREDITED.

But since many does not do that, I guess I will just have to watermark them all.

Sorry but it seems like a necessary step for me.

By the way, I have been dormant... have not shot cosplay for a LONNNGGG TIME.

I will be shooting some in a few months, then I will update this page with new stuff~
(will also be uploading some old stuff ^^)

I have decided to give up all public forms of blogging tools and now I am starting my own blog.

Chances are you will never see me write here anymore, and if you are still interested in what I do, please visit:
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Be advised, a lot of Chinese will be used.

Remember to leave constructive comments once in a while~ thanks!

warning: harsh language ahead. read with caution.

ok.

if you look at my shots from one year ago.... (idk if they are here or not)

compared to the shots I took recently,

ALL THE SAME SHIT

a.k.a. I have not improved over the past year.

The past year:
-I was in university, less focus in photography.
-I acquired one of the best digital cameras on the market, that does not at all make me a good photographer
(only made myself proud in a really retarded way; if you want to discuss this we can have this chat privately)
-I became obsessed with a high image quality, unique, and inconvenient collection of old manual focus lenses. yes they are great in quality, but what they limit me is my agility, making me lose important shots
-They are mostly small telephoto lenses, meaning that my composition is limited during conventions... this causes the development of this bad shooting habit:

as what my friends referred as...

"無敵拍法" (the Never-Dying [Shitty] Shooting Method)

basically, you go out with a small telephoto lens, and shoot half body shots.

Yes indeed it yields "good" photos.

But "good" in what sense?

everything is... k, half body, nice expressions, and who gives a shit about the background, its all blurred out anyways

then comes the standard post-processing, ok lets enhance the green so grass and trees look nicer, and lets make the sky reallly blue.

GG, there goes the Never-Dying Shitty Shooting Method.

IT IS STANDARD, NO VARIATION!

I have not improved over the past years.... so this coming summer, with a bunch of cosplay events, I will try to renew my shooting style. Hopefully something more creative.

I got a new wide-angle lens too (ALOT wider compared to what I had before), so that should help renew my shooting style.

Meanwhile, I will keep supplying old photos before the new ones arrive.

keep the anticipation and enjoy.

opened to discussion. i will try to reply as much as i can as long as the comments are contributive

宅男から型男まで - From otaku to styled person

It came to my realization that I am indeed an otaku.
Wearing clothings years old, messy living environment, lack of self-discipline, over-attachment to computers, etc.

I figured that living like this has likely brought me some unpopularity with my neighbors and thus making me antisocial.
I decided to change this.

I was given an opportunity: a free $1500 dollars to spend on clothings due to insurance claims.

Over the last two days, I went to stores near my school and in downtown Chicago.
I picked up many new clothings, pants, belts, and a suit

To my amazement, people are already noticing the change!

I guess now the next thing is to clean my room and to donate my old clothings to the salvation army.

Cheers.

See you all at Anime Central, if you are going.