My journey deeper into photography, art-making, filmmaking. Practiciing the craft that makes my creative juices flow.
My attempt to create self portraits with sharper-edged shadows, thus making myself look more masculine. You do this by putting the light source closer to the subject, in this case, my face. It doesn’t quite have the same effect as the flash because my bulbs might be a lower color temperature (3500K rather than 5500K, even though it says it is 5500K on the bulbs, mighta been duped).
I just shaved today.
A world a difference some facial hair makes.
And, the best of today’s self portraits…
Used the flash and got a surprisingly decent result. The hot light gives a deep shadow but also very sharp and crisp look. The shadow underneath my jaw makes me look more masculine. In my other shots, the softer light wraps around my chubby, boyish face, so I can never quite look as hunky. (I knew I looked different in the previous photos than I see myself in the bathroom mirror!)
Finally putting use to my knowledge of the camera. When taking self portraits, you need to use smaller aperture so you get a deep depth of field. The idea is that you will have a better chance of (more…)
Empty Bowl of Pho
By Chongchen Saelee
Empty bowl of pho
Filled me warm inside
With essential ingredients
Rice, spice, beef, and scallions
Enough to keep me alive
Oh, it’s not too hard to make
It’s quite simple actually
The broth is boiled water and beef bones
Rice noodles and the rest is up to you
Don’t you have clue?
That is why
The bowl is empty
I’m going for seconds
How about you?
Check it out! For anyone slightly interested in creating your own apps with Qt and c++, I’ll show you. Check out my tutorials at http://qt.eastfist.com.
If you’re planning on using hundreds of thousands of rectangles in your Qt application, you might be surprised that it might not perform at optimal speeds. Here’s how I speed up my Qt applications… (more…)
Another step forward for SDXM, my 2D game engine being built with Qt and c++. There is now functioning, gimmicky image distortion, and so far the effects are: water, spiral, and pixelate (more coming). You can observe the background in this video. Possible usage is for underwater levels where the effect can be applied to the frame buffer, transitions between stages, or other fancy 2D gimmicks. (more…)
A form of fighting invented by woman to combat the fast hands of a ravenous man. My take. (more…)