James Wang's Photo Blog

2011-12-22T11:48:00.003-05:00

Hi, thanks for visiting! Clearly, I haven't been updating this blog. But I haven't stopped taking pictures! Check out my Facebook page or jameswangphoto.com to see what I've been up to.

Just Landed a Major Client!

2010-12-23T08:39:00.001-05:00

Craigslist Classifieds. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.

Really, Old Navy?

2010-12-20T09:20:00.005-05:00

I came across this Old Navy commercial on Microaggressions. To me, it's not overtly racist but it comes very, very close. Was it just a coincidence that the twins turned out to be little Asian boys? That it's a smirking white dude-equin that says, "NOW I can tell them apart"?

It's possible they accidentally hit upon an Asian stereotype, but that would make them careless, at best. Look at how much trouble Garfield got into for this unfortunately-timed strip:

Now here's an ad campaign that strikes me as racist... MetroPCS's "Ranjit and Chad."

One of the new ads can’t even get its racism right: At one point, Ranjit exclaims “Holy shishkabob!” Kebabs are, of course, a Middle Eastern, not Indian, food.

excerpt from It’s Racist But It Works: MetroPCS’s “Ranjit and Chad” Commercials Boost Sales

Catching Some Rays

2010-07-06T10:21:00.001-04:00

A diaper leaves one hell of a tan line, though!

Today's Portrait Session: The Williams Family

2010-06-26T18:37:00.001-04:00

I did a portrait shoot today for the Williams family. What a great bunch! The kids loved having their picture taken. Everything they did was adorable... it almost makes my job too easy!

I still have some time slots available this Summer. If you're interested in having your own family portrait taken, you can email me at james@jameswangphoto.com.

Formal Group Photo: Burlington Public Library Board of Trustees

2010-06-14T12:53:00.001-04:00

Here's a group photo I was hired to take for the Burlington Public Library's Board of Trustees. In cases like this, I don't want to waste too much of their time fiddling with lights. It was a Thursday evening and everyone just wants to git-er-done and go home. But I hate the look of on-camera flash--it makes photos look so flat and amateurish.

The Setup:

Before I had the Trustees come over, I set up one 3 x 4 ft. softbox, up high and angled down, on a stand positioned camera left . Then I adjusted the power of the Speedotron head and softbox position to give me an f/8 (@ISO 200) reading on my light meter evenly across the scene. Why f/8? I wanted enough depth of field to keep both rows of people in focus, but blur the stack of books in the background. I made an informed guess that f/8 would do it. Maybe f/5.6 would have been better, actually. The books are still a little distracting. To capture some ambient light, I set the shutter speed to 1/30 sec. Even at that slow shutter, the people weren't going to have motion blur. They are frozen by the strobe.

The actual shooting went really quickly. Once they got on the set, I arranged them to match their heights and took maybe a dozen shots. After that, they went back to their meeting. Piece of cake!

Bride and Groom Running

2010-06-02T15:01:00.008-04:00

I'm in a wedding photography class this week, taught by the awesome Lara of The Studio Nouveau. Today, the class shot a bride and groom (actually models, not a real couple.)

Here's a fun little sequence I threw together from the shoot:

Tracker Update: Still Crazy/Cute

2010-06-02T10:55:00.004-04:00

I've been neglecting my blog. To all my loyal fans (Mom, Becky), sorry! Don't worry, I haven't stopped taking pictures. These days it's more assignments and less personal photography.

Have you been in Tracker withdrawal? Here's your fix...

Same old, lovable Tracker!

Taking Stock of the Situation

2010-03-02T12:53:00.002-05:00

Here are some recent studio shots...

Out-of-this-World Retouching

2010-02-26T09:55:00.015-05:00

I want to share a cool retouching technique I picked up at a recent seminar by Katrin Eismann, "The Photoshop Diva." It's a way a smoothing skin while retaining the texture. It takes a few more steps than just using a blur filter, but the results are more natural.

To illustrate the technique, I chose this picture of Edward James Olmos by Chad Forbes (shared under the Creative Commons Attribution License.)

(Screenshots below are from Photoshop CS3 on Mac.)

Let's begin, shall we?

1. Open the image in Photoshop.

2. Duplicate the background layer (press Command + J or drag the layer over the "New Layer" button)

3. Invert the new layer (Command + I)

4. Convert the layer to a smart object by selecting Filter -> Convert for Smart Filters in the menu bar.

5. Select Filter -> Others -> High Pass.

6. I start with 6.0 pixels for the radius setting. Since we're working with a smart object (see Step 4), we can go back and adjust the value.

7. Select Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur.

8. Set the Radius to half what you used for the High Pass filter. In this case, High Pass was 6.0, so Gaussian Blur will be 3.0.

9. Set the layer blending mode to "Vivid Light."

10. The whole image will be blurry. Since we only want to smooth Admiral Adama's face, we add a layer mask. Invert the layer mask so it is all black.

11. Using the brush set to white, paint over the areas of skin that need smoothing. I recommend using a low hardness setting (under 10%) and medium opacity setting (around 50%-75%) for the brush. Next, paint over the eyes and mouth with a black brush at 100% opacity. We don't want these areas smoothed.

In the screenshot below, I pressed "\" (backslash) to show me how the mask looks (the tinted areas are masked.) Press backslash again to go back to the normal view.

This is what my layer mask looks like by itself. Creepy!

13. That's all!

Compare the difference:

Left: Original, Middle: Gaussian Blur only, Right: Better skin smoothing. The results are subtle, but that's the point-- not to look obviously "Photoshopped."

Again, I didn't come up with this technique. I don't even know why is works. Katrin Eismann didn't invent it either, actually. She learned it from someone else.

Hope this helps!

2010 South Asian Showdown

2010-02-21T21:41:00.005-05:00

Last night, I shot at the 2010 South Asian Showdown, a competition featuring 12 teams in 4 different styles of Indian dance. It was so much fun! The dances, costumes, and energy of the performers were amazing. I want to thank Dominic Chow for inviting me to shoot the show with him.

I shot 2500 pictures, filling up all the memory cards I brought-- 35 gigabytes total! Here are photos of the winning teams:

University of Maryland's EntouRAAS team wins the Garba/Raas category.

UCLA's Nashaa team wins the Hindi Film category.

The Broad Street Baadshahz from Philadelphia win the Fusion category.

Carnegie Mellon's Chake De Bhangra team wins the Bhangra category.

NYU's Pandemonium wins the People's Choice award.

UCLA's Nashaa team wins the Best in Show!

Stay tuned for more photos from the show. Prints will be available for purchase at this address:

http://www.pictage.com/796056

Article about my library show

2010-01-23T17:43:00.007-05:00

This article appeared in the Burlington Union newspaper as well as online at wickedlocal.com.

I'm the Featured Artist at The Burlington Board

2010-01-23T17:35:00.004-05:00

I'm the featured artist on The Burlington Board, a new website for the Burlington, MA community. Gene, who runs the site, was kind enough to put up a bunch of my images in a slideshow at the top of the page!

Burlington Public Library to Feature James Wang’s Photography in January

2009-12-21T15:34:00.005-05:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Burlington Public Library to Feature James Wang’s Photography in January

BURLINGTON (December 21, 2009) – The Burlington Public Library will feature the work of local photographer James Wang in its first-floor gallery space throughout the month of January. This exhibit is free and will be open to the public during the library’s regular hours. The library is located at 22 Sears Street in Burlington, and is open seven days a week through the winter.

James Wang is a freelance professional photographer. He specializes in portraits (of both people and pets) and in event photography, frequently covering weddings and other social gatherings. Wang studied photography at Boston University’s Center for Digital Imaging Arts in Waltham, MA. He lives in Burlington with his wife, their seven-month-old son, and their dog.

Contact:

Burlington Public Library

781-270-1693

http://burlingtonpubliclibrary.org/

James Wang

617-448-2918, james@jameswangphoto.com

http://jameswangphoto.com/

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Burlington Public Library to Feature James Wang’s Photography in January

2009-12-21T15:34:00.000-05:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Burlington Public Library to Feature James Wang’s Photography in January

Contact:

Burlington Public Library

781-270-1693

http://burlingtonpubliclibrary.org/

James Wang

617-448-2918, james@jameswangphoto.com

http://jameswangphoto.com/

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Freezing My Ass Off to Shoot the Pretty Little Lights

2009-12-10T23:01:00.002-05:00

Burlington, MA, Town Common with Holiday Lighting

December 2009

Tracker and the First Snow

2009-12-09T17:08:00.003-05:00

Will Teddy Discover a Dusty Box of My Pictures in 2052?

2009-10-27T16:31:00.003-04:00

I highly doubt it. There's no guarantee of the permanence of digital files. Inkjet prints are supposedly rated to last for decades, if not longer. But nobody really knows for sure...

I just scanned a little box of my Dad's slides from 1966. Back then, guys wore suits all the time, apparently? He's 24, which is 10 years younger than me.

Who IS that Masked Man?

2009-09-18T22:36:00.001-04:00

A Delicate Balance: "Professional" Portraits

2009-09-12T18:48:00.006-04:00

Here are some shots from a quick "professional portrait" shoot with Karen. She needed a picture to go on the website of the organization she works for. This kind of portrait is tricky because there's a delicate balance of friendly but not too friendly, serious but not too serious. Karen did a great job, though, and I'm really happy with the results.

A Prairie Dog Companion

2009-09-02T21:33:00.003-04:00

Prairie Dog

Southwick's Zoo, Mendon, MA

So Cute, I Dare You Not To Say, "Awwww!"

2009-08-21T22:13:00.003-04:00

Tracker looks at Teddy with such looove!

Reclining Buddha

2009-08-16T22:27:00.015-04:00

Matthew D. Rouillard, Studio Portrait, 2009

(I admit it's a stretch to call him a "Reclining Buddha")

James and Becky plus 1.25

2009-08-16T22:15:00.002-04:00

Does the dog count as a full family member???

Jumpology: A Proven Technique to Loosen Up Your Subjects

2009-08-10T09:08:00.006-04:00

Halsman and Marilyn Monroe (1959)

Jumpology

“When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the real person appears.”

-Philippe Halsman (1906-1979)

Here a some shots of my friend, Damian, from yesterday's photoshoot, employing the Jumpology technique. The term was coined by photographer Philippe Halsman. Even if the name isn't familiar, you've probably seen his famous "Dali Atomicus":

It's a fun technique. Your subject should be more relaxed afterwards. You've already made them look silly, so there's nothing to be nervous about now!

Smithsonian.com has an article about Halsman and Jumpology.

Waiting for her to return

2009-08-04T10:14:00.005-04:00

Photography Tip from Father Pops Daddy Dad: Watch them Digits

2009-08-03T11:53:00.005-04:00

A basic rule about taking a picture of a person is fingers should never be pointed at the camera. Hands appear unsettlingly large and deformed. It looks wicked strange.

Does the same rule apply to animals? No, of course not! Get out of here.

Behind the Scenes of a Fashion Shoot

2009-08-03T08:09:00.004-04:00

Yesterday, I assisted Alec Chvirko with a photoshoot. Here's a behind the scenes picture of him getting a shot from directly above the model. He was shooting closeups for makeup artist Shawndre Bossi, who wanted to showcase her amazing hair and makeup work. What a difference it makes to have someone taking care of those details! As a guy I'm pretty oblivious to them :)

Tracker as Art

2009-07-30T16:06:00.005-04:00

My friend and fellow photographer Cheryl Colombo shot Tracker as part of a doggie show she's doing this fall. Look at this huge canvas print of him! She's the Richard Avedon of pet photography. Here's the link to Cheryl's website.

I've got to get one of these for the living room! Or would that give Tracker a big ego?

"Yes, I know I'm handsome!"

2009-07-22T16:13:00.003-04:00

"Now if you'll pardon me for a moment,

I seem to have soiled myself."

So Precious

2009-07-20T11:05:00.003-04:00

I love the way that little kids are completely un-selfconscious! This is Becky's cousin's daughter. What does that make us?

Added some new photos to my website

2009-07-09T22:49:00.004-04:00

I added some new photos and reorganized a little. Now it's wayyyy past my bedtime and my eyes hurt. See what lengths I go to to entertain you people (that includes you, Brenda!)? Even more updates are coming soon. Here's the link: http://jameswangphoto.com/

Aw, now I can hear Teddy crying in his crib. It must be snack time.

Hope Everyone Had A Happy 4th

2009-07-06T10:21:00.003-04:00

July 4th, Burlington Town Common

Best Dudes

2009-06-25T09:38:00.006-04:00

Stop Taking My Picture

2009-06-23T16:13:00.001-04:00

Pix from this weekend using the new Nikon 35mm f/1.8.

I love this lens!

TRACKSPLOSION!!!

2009-06-09T13:28:00.001-04:00

Handsome Ted

2009-05-26T09:15:00.002-04:00

In Which Leonidas is Imprisoned, Fights a Ferocious Dog, and Grapples with Uncle James

2009-05-23T09:27:00.009-04:00

My mom, Ed, Maren and Leo came over for lunch yesterday. It was pretty chaotic with Leo and Tracker running amok! Teddy slept for the most part. Leo went in the cage on his own, I swear! But I was happy to take a picture of it. He's almost a year old and he's very curious and active.

Tracker vs. Leo: who will survive?

I put Leo in a sleeper hold. (Photo by Leo's dad.)

Teddy and Grandma.

Our Hero finishes by charming the ladies. THE END.

It's Teddy Time

2009-05-15T10:21:00.001-04:00

Uno Poquito Teddy Burrito

2009-05-13T20:02:00.001-04:00

Motherhood

2009-05-13T19:23:00.003-04:00

Thanks Auntie Cindy

2009-05-11T09:43:00.004-04:00

Dear Ms. Norum:

On behalf of this organization, we would like to say thank you for your contribution towards making the product launch of Wang 2.0 (codename Teddy) such a success. Although the development team missed the delivery date by almost 2 weeks, the final product exceeded our wildest expectations!

As a token of our gratitude the board of directors has granted you 2,000 shares of stock options for TrackCorp Holdings, LLC at a price of $0.035 per share.

Thanks again and good luck on your future endeavors!

Sincerely,

James Wang

CEO of TrackCorp Holdings, LLC

Becky Norum

CFO of TrackCorp Holdings, LLC

Trackston Cornelius "Tracker" Wang, III

President of TrackCorp Holdings, LLC

My Photo in Print (sorta)

2009-05-09T14:03:00.002-04:00

One of my pictures from the was used on the promo postcard for the ART IN BLOOM show to promote Aaron Slater Glass. It's the top middle one (it looks squashed here but the print version looks correct). Aaron asked them to credit the photo to me but they must have forgotten. Doh!

Clash of the Titans of Cuteness!

2009-05-08T22:25:00.004-04:00

Tracker meets Teddy for the first time.

Teddy Wang

2009-05-07T21:06:00.002-04:00

OMG 104.5 Megapixels

2009-05-02T11:09:00.007-04:00

Arnold Arboretum, Boston, MA, 2007

Picture taken by Becky

Bronica ETR-C Medium Format Camera

The other day I scanned in some medium format film from a few years ago. Very briefly, medium format refers to the film negative size. The camera used for the picture above uses a roll of film called "120 format" and makes a negative that's approximately 6 cm by 4.5 cm. That's about 3x larger than a 35 mm negative.

What does that mean? Higher resolution images! When I scanned the film at 4800 dpi (using an Epson 4990 scanner) the digital files came out to be over 100 Megapixels!!! My Nikon D300 takes measly 12 Megapixel images.

I made a 13"x19" print on Epson Premium Luster paper on an Epson R2400 printer. The result is amazing! It has such clarity and depth to it--it looks a lot more "real." This image could probably print as big as 50" x 60" and still look great. I mean, great in a technical sense. The subject ain't much to look at...

CVS Says I Suck. Time to Pack it In.

2009-04-26T22:01:00.009-04:00

I found this note with a set of prints I got back from CVS...(the highlighting and tear stains are mine)

OH NOES! My photos did not meet CVS' high quality standards. I failed 6 of their 7 reasons for being a terrible photographer. The only one I missed was Red Eye.

I can't believe it. After so many months of photography school, I'm so bad CVS had to write a note.

I hereby apologize to the following CDIA instructors. I have failed you and brought shame upon the school...

Maybe Geek Squad is hiring?

A Thank You Note

2009-04-23T15:59:00.006-04:00

You're quite welcome!

I never got a Thank You note when I worked in IT.

Trackr Heavn

2009-04-17T17:56:00.000-04:00

I'Z DERE!!

Schlitz

2009-04-13T23:16:00.004-04:00

Don't worry, the can was empty and from 1975.

Yeah.

2009-04-09T10:44:00.005-04:00

More From Rong and Jennifer's Wedding

2009-04-07T12:15:00.000-04:00

Evil and Eviler

2009-04-07T11:05:00.001-04:00

Miss Kitty

2009-03-31T09:25:00.005-04:00

On Sunday, I shot pet portraits of Kitty, a petite, pretty little lady with intense green eyes. She was camera-shy at first, and didn't care much for my lighting setup. But soon she let her Mom, Heather, and me follow her around and capture her going about her business. Giving her some catnip helped!

It was a fun shoot.

Here's one of CottonOlive, another cat who lives there. I caught a few frames of him when Kitty was hiding under the couch.

Glass Art by Aaron K. Slater

2009-03-29T08:56:00.006-04:00

I did a product photoshoot for Aaron Slater, a glass artist in Manchester, NH. It's hard for me to describe in words how amazing and intricate his works are. Thankfully, I'm a photographer so I can just show you...

Marbles are his specialty. Many have an aquatic theme. They are roughly the size of a tangerine.

He also makes jewelry, such as rings and necklaces.

He also makes wine bottle stoppers.

If you enjoy glass art and want to support local artists, you should check out his website. Most of these pieces are for sale. He also does custom work.

Visit Aaron Slater's Website

Today's Photoshoot - Galaxy TRK-r1

2009-03-28T22:57:00.003-04:00

Astrophotography

Nikkor 12,000mm f/256 AF-S VR lens w/ 1.4x Teleconverter

Exposure Time: 190 minutes

Ultimate Frisbee, part II

2009-03-24T21:53:00.002-04:00

Some dude named Bert.

Ultimate Frisbee

2009-03-24T21:26:00.003-04:00

Ultimate Frisbee

Elm Bank Horticulture Center

Wellesley, MA

March 2009

Click on image for larger version

Rong and Jennifer's Wedding

2009-03-22T23:08:00.005-04:00

Here are 2 pictures from a wedding I shot on Saturday, for my friends Rong and Jennifer. I had a great time as the official photographer and as a guest. I'll write more about it soon. It's late and I just spent a few hours editing the photos.

I Designed a New Business Card

2009-03-16T12:54:00.002-04:00

Like it?

Saturday's Photoshoot: Gigi the Cat

2009-03-16T09:09:00.004-04:00

On Saturday, I shot Gigi, my good friend Katie's cat. It was fun, even though the model was not terribly cooperative. I had some ideas I wanted to try, such as shooting her sitting on top of this cool pillow I found. Gigi seemed to sense what I wanted and refused to do it, not matter how much cajoling from Katie and me. She was not about to be posed! I got some good shots of her by letting her do her thing and shooting it. The moral: at a certain point, you have to accept that you have no control over the situation and just roll with it.

Dancing with the Stars

2009-03-14T21:56:00.005-04:00

Tracker is a bad dancer--he has two left paws...

South African Lioness Figurine

2009-03-02T10:28:00.002-05:00

South African Lioness Figurine

Shot in my home studio (i.e., dining room) with 1 Nikon speedlight firing into a silver reflector umbrella. Not sure what kind of metal it's made of. The texture was really cool.

Time-lapse Video of Us Assembling the Crib

2009-02-24T21:56:00.005-05:00

Tracker tried to eat one of the pieces as we were working on it. That would've delayed completion by at least a few hours (and made it a lot messier!)

More Heather Photos

2009-02-24T10:15:00.009-05:00

Some more from last week's shoot. The cool curtain pose was Alec's idea.

Painting the Nursery

2009-02-22T22:14:00.005-05:00

It's crunch time! A million things left to get done...

Conflict

2009-02-22T21:45:00.001-05:00

Heather

2009-02-18T12:43:00.006-05:00

Last night, I did a photoshoot of my friend, Heather. It went great and was a lot of fun. I even had 2 assistants (thanks Alec and Justin!) helping me. Heather was great to work with--very enthusiastic and patient with a photographer who wasn't always sure what he was doing...

DREW IN COLOR

2009-02-16T22:45:00.002-05:00

DREW, WHEN WILL YOU GET YOUR STUFF FROM MY HOUSE.

XOXO

ME

Lighting in a Bottle

2009-02-14T09:46:00.006-05:00

My Buddy and Me

2009-02-09T21:59:00.003-05:00

Just some horsing around my living room. A Nikon SB-800 flash fired into a white sheet for the background. Subjects are lit up by a Nikon SB-600 firing head-on. I wasn't going for a super-bright effect, but I like how this shot turned out.

Tracker got so excited by the end of the shoot, he peed on my set (the sheet). Bad model!

A Recent Photoshoot

2009-02-07T17:48:00.004-05:00

Tarot reader Anya Weber posted a nice writeup of the photoshoot we did recently. I liked hearing about the experience from her point of view (in front of the camera). Check out her blog if you want to know what it's like to be photographed by me! You should check out her blog anyway--it's not just about Tarot. She writes about books, movies, culture...anything that interests her. And she is a very interesting gal!

Tarot Solutions Blog

Photoshop Destroyed My Mind

2009-01-28T22:55:00.002-05:00

Being creative on a deadline is really difficult. School was cancelled today, but there's an assignment due at the end of the week--snow day or not. Using photographic images and Photoshop magic, we are supposed to come up with a photo-"illustration". You start with a concept, shoot or collect the images needed to implement it, and composite them. I came up with a concept yesterday, but I scrapped it (it was too literal...for once, I wanted to try something more abstract). So I racked my brain trying to come up with a new one. In photography, you almost never start from nothing, which made this assignment even harder.

Late in the afternoon, after a few false starts, I saw this small elephant in the bathroom. I shot it against white paper, dug around my archives for images to go with it, and hacked away at Photoshop for a few hours. I like how it turned out...

That's Tracker up in the sky chasing gulls.

Fashion Retouching

2009-01-26T21:07:00.011-05:00

It's very simple...

Remove all blemishes, freckles, stray hairs and unsightly wrinkles in clothes, then whiten and brighten eyes and teeth, enhance the eye color, reshape crooked smiles and less-than-ideal features...and make sure it still looks "natural."

Et Voilà!

It took about half a day to retouch this image. Even models need a lot of help from Photoshop!

Working with Models

2009-01-26T20:41:00.009-05:00

Aspiring models, anyway. I didn't think I'd like it, but it was surprisingly fun. Here are the best pictures I got from 3 days of shooting.

Rhinocerous

2009-01-03T18:00:00.001-05:00

Bite Me Baby One More Time

2009-01-03T17:34:00.002-05:00

I shot this same idea a while back, but wanted to try it again knowing what I know now about studio photography and lighting. What a difference 3 months (of photo school) makes!

Tabitha and Tracker

2008-12-29T12:45:00.001-05:00

Mom and Leo

2008-12-29T12:41:00.003-05:00

Holiday Family Portrait

2008-12-21T14:09:00.001-05:00

Holiday Photo FAIL

2008-12-14T20:48:00.004-05:00

Photoshop Hit and Run

2008-12-06T11:10:00.007-05:00

This week, we learned how to shoot in the studio with the goal of creating realistic composite images in Photoshop.

The Legos were shot separately against a white background and lighted to match the background picture. I combined the pieces in Photoshop and painted in the tire tracks.

I'm having so much fun, sometimes it's hard to believe I'm in school. That's a good thing, I suppose?

Tracker loves his new onesie!

2008-11-30T22:13:00.002-05:00

Angel, Chinatown

2008-11-13T19:51:00.001-05:00

Sir, Your Attire is Unacceptable

2008-11-09T17:17:00.004-05:00

In this old photo taken by my Dad, my Uncle George is wearing a sport coat over what appears to be a NASCAR T-shirt.

Uncle George, what's the story behind this??? I can't believe my eyes here.

UPDATE: The shirt is from the New England Oldsmobile Club, not NASCAR. Thanks, Kyle!

Sushi at Fugakyu

2008-10-26T21:40:00.003-04:00

Before:

After:

Week 5: Extreme Photoshop Makeover Edition

2008-10-20T18:47:00.003-04:00

This week we're learning more Photoshop. I took this picture in Central Square last week. With the retouching techniques I learned today, I cleaned this guy up a little.

Voila! You shine up like a new penny.

Smokin'

2008-10-16T22:11:00.001-04:00

Week 4: Lessons from Chinatown

2008-10-15T21:35:00.004-04:00

Lesson 1: No one in Chinatown wants their picture taken.

Lesson 2: For your own safety, do not step in any puddles in Chinatown.

Monkey King

2008-10-06T21:19:00.003-04:00

Been doing a project on figurines.

Week 3: Bite Me

2008-10-06T21:06:00.003-04:00

Week 2: Working with Evil Monkeys

2008-09-29T21:11:00.002-04:00

Week 1 of Photography School: I Feel Artsier Already

2008-09-26T22:27:00.002-04:00

I'm having a great time at CDIA!

Happy 100 Days Old Day, Leo!

2008-09-17T12:09:00.007-04:00

他们都是很累 (Trans: Wife and Hound sleep so much, Husband is laughing-stock in eyes of Peers)

2008-09-12T09:14:00.005-04:00

(Just kidding)

Who's In Charge?

2008-09-02T12:05:00.004-04:00

I created a handy chart to explain my domestic hierarchy. Click on the picture for the larger version.

Twice the Poms, Twice the Fun

2008-08-30T16:48:00.002-04:00

Left: Tracker Classic, Right: Tracker II

Say Hello to Tracker II

2008-08-28T20:21:00.003-04:00

Trader Joe's had a sale on Pomeranian puppies, so we bought another one.

Unemployed today, so why not go to the zoo?

2008-08-21T17:51:00.008-04:00

Chessie the Jaguar Cub, Stone Zoo

Kanga the Jaguar, Stone Zoo

Flamingo, Stone Zoo

Meerkat, Stone Zoo

My Nephew Leo

2008-08-15T16:20:00.002-04:00

2 months old. He's cute. I like him. What else can I say?