Occasionally

At times, occasionally now, i just want to learn Thai so that i can speak in sentences that nobody can understand. So i possess the power to filter out people, just like Facebook can.

At times, occasionally now, i just want some attention. But when you have so much you need to give, yet so much you can only offer, asking a little borderlines absurdity.

At times, occasionally now, i just feel like too much of an attention whore.

It's all about perspectives at times.

New Order - Krafty [Live in Glasgow]

ahhhh, old school music is the best. i found gold again.

Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva - Swingin' On A Star

Listening to this and imagining myself sipping coffee by the countryside. Wanderlust. Again.

Something Dies

Something, somewhere, somewhat, somehow the inside dies.

From the everyday battles fought and lost. The everyday battles that held the passion of following one's heart at stake.

The stake soon disappears,

into what resides in your heart now, an empty void which never says no.

New Assignment 1

After critique session from tutorial 1 and various comments, these are my newly taken photos! :D

Deep Depth-of-field

Freeze Action

Motion Blur

Short Depth-of-field

Class Assignment: Photoshop

Very simple photoshop techniques were taught in class although i dont remember being taught 3 techniques at all. Probably because my computer crashed on me that tutorial day and i couldnt remember much from then to now.

Anyway, these techniques used were the desaturation technique, the magic selection tool and the magnetic lasso tool. The boy's hair is still a little tricky though, i think that would take the skill of a more advanced user.

But overall, easy and fun stuff!

Final Project: "Still Life"

Our group wanted this interactive piece to challenge the viewer’s attitude of everyday life. The concept is contextualized in modern capitalistic societies whereby people live fast-paced and goal-oriented lives. In their pursuit of wealth and happiness, many things such as objects, people, events are left unnoticed. Very often, these are the things, when reflected and appreciated upon, are actually beautiful and meaningful. 

There are 10 scrolling scenes in the digital collage. These scenes would change from dull to colour upon mouse over. The sudden burst and activity symbolizes the beauty behind the monotonous, uninteresting, uneventful when one stops to take closer look at the objects in its absolute stillness. (Metaphorically represented by the freeze action upon mouse over)

The collage also plays in a loop after the 10 scenes, suggesting an infinity to the life cycle - that the end of an endeavour represents the start of the next.

Some of the thumbnails of different scenes include:

Living Room and Party scenes