Comments on: Bokeh portraits http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2009/08/06/bokeh-portraits/ Design of a minimalist, content of a maximalist Thu, 10 May 2012 12:22:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sohel Rana http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2009/08/06/bokeh-portraits/#comment-66084 Sohel Rana Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:42:59 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=3927#comment-66084 My vote goes with the picture titled "Sean at work". I like the composition of this picture and background bokeh looks cool too. My vote goes with the picture titled “Sean at work”. I like the composition of this picture and background bokeh looks cool too.

]]> By: Teddy http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2009/08/06/bokeh-portraits/#comment-65530 Teddy Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:59:20 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=3927#comment-65530 Ah, that's one nice photo! It was produly included in the final video montage during the closing ceremony too :) Nice motto there! Ah, that’s one nice photo! It was produly included in the final video montage during the closing ceremony too :)

Nice motto there!

]]> By: Teddy http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2009/08/06/bokeh-portraits/#comment-65529 Teddy Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:58:17 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=3927#comment-65529 Trina! I guess both of us are having a little hiatus from the blogging world, aren't we? I haven't blogged in almost ten days, which vies for the longest hiatus since my semester exams, heh. You must be very busy after landing the BAM job! I know how demanding can it be - when it comes to knowing the location of the books, helping out with customers and arranging books. Hope everything is all good! That's actually our Freshmen Orientation Camp that lasted for a solid week :) we had lots of fun, and despite being so tired after every day we find the energy to start the next day of the camp. It's an interesting experience, especially when it comes to helping the new people as well as getting to know them. Hmmmm, the victory sign is still kind of popular here, heh. We just throw it in when we're taking photos - it comes rather naturally to us. The sign was popularized during the Second World War by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_sign#Winston_Churchill_and_the_victory_sign" title="V sign - Winston Churchill and the victory sign" rel="nofollow">Winston Churchill</a> (he didn't invent the sign though - that was done, supposedly, by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_sign#Origins" title="V sign - Origins" rel="nofollow">longbowmen in the English army</a> back in 15th century). Have a great week ahead, Trina! Trina! I guess both of us are having a little hiatus from the blogging world, aren’t we? I haven’t blogged in almost ten days, which vies for the longest hiatus since my semester exams, heh.

You must be very busy after landing the BAM job! I know how demanding can it be – when it comes to knowing the location of the books, helping out with customers and arranging books. Hope everything is all good!

That’s actually our Freshmen Orientation Camp that lasted for a solid week :) we had lots of fun, and despite being so tired after every day we find the energy to start the next day of the camp. It’s an interesting experience, especially when it comes to helping the new people as well as getting to know them.

Hmmmm, the victory sign is still kind of popular here, heh. We just throw it in when we’re taking photos – it comes rather naturally to us. The sign was popularized during the Second World War by Winston Churchill (he didn’t invent the sign though – that was done, supposedly, by the longbowmen in the English army back in 15th century).

Have a great week ahead, Trina!

]]> By: Chien Yee http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2009/08/06/bokeh-portraits/#comment-65524 Chien Yee Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:55:37 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=3927#comment-65524 I like the photo with the caption "Cheering with your hands in the air." Maybe because my motto lately is "Aim high, reach for the sky but remember always, the sky is not your limit." I like the photo with the caption “Cheering with your hands in the air.”

Maybe because my motto lately is “Aim high, reach for the sky but remember always, the sky is not your limit.”

]]> By: Latrina http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2009/08/06/bokeh-portraits/#comment-65522 Latrina Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:09:21 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=3927#comment-65522 Teddy! I am still alive, no worries. :) Glad to see you are still blogging even though you seem busy these days! I, too, wish I had the time to blog more. :| I often miss it! I am finally getting more hours are work (yay!) so I am often either working, reading, or sleeping these days. :P Today's my day off so I am so happy to have time to read up on your blog. I have missed a lot! As for which photo I like the best.. oh wow, that's a tough one. I really admire the "Us vs Them" one for both the concept as well as the photo itself. I also really like the one of everyone cheering, it says a lot. :) You guys seem to be such a happy bunch -- I love it! What exactly are all you guys meeting up for? I know it's probably a stupid question but.. here, we never meet up like that before school starts. So I am curious. :D It seems like a lot of fun! Soo many wonderful pictures. I honestly can't pick a favorite, I like them all. :D OH, the last one of the girl teaching a cheer is adorable! I love that one too. Question! What's up with everyone always throwing the "victory" sign? (here we call it a peace sign which people now a days rarely ever do..) I think it's cute! I was just wondering the significance of it is all. :) Teddy! I am still alive, no worries. :) Glad to see you are still blogging even though you seem busy these days! I, too, wish I had the time to blog more. :| I often miss it! I am finally getting more hours are work (yay!) so I am often either working, reading, or sleeping these days. :P

Today’s my day off so I am so happy to have time to read up on your blog. I have missed a lot! As for which photo I like the best.. oh wow, that’s a tough one. I really admire the “Us vs Them” one for both the concept as well as the photo itself. I also really like the one of everyone cheering, it says a lot. :) You guys seem to be such a happy bunch — I love it!

What exactly are all you guys meeting up for? I know it’s probably a stupid question but.. here, we never meet up like that before school starts. So I am curious. :D It seems like a lot of fun! Soo many wonderful pictures. I honestly can’t pick a favorite, I like them all. :D OH, the last one of the girl teaching a cheer is adorable! I love that one too.

Question! What’s up with everyone always throwing the “victory” sign? (here we call it a peace sign which people now a days rarely ever do..) I think it’s cute! I was just wondering the significance of it is all. :)

]]> By: Teddy http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2009/08/06/bokeh-portraits/#comment-65521 Teddy Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:02:29 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=3927#comment-65521 Thanks! Actually, I deliberately tweaked the curve to overexpose the background a little. He'll be delighted to read your comment, hah! Let's hope that our secretary dearest wasn't slacking when that photo was taken :P Thanks! Actually, I deliberately tweaked the curve to overexpose the background a little. He’ll be delighted to read your comment, hah!

Let’s hope that our secretary dearest wasn’t slacking when that photo was taken :P

]]> By: Teddy http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2009/08/06/bokeh-portraits/#comment-65520 Teddy Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:32:18 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=3927#comment-65520 Haha! Yea, Sean is our secretary and he's very busy with all the paperwork that morning! Everybody was looking at their best on Monday because all of us slept well before that - but as the camp progressed, our eye bags got progressively larger. I have the same feelings for the last portrait too! Her eyes speak so much! Haha! Yea, Sean is our secretary and he’s very busy with all the paperwork that morning! Everybody was looking at their best on Monday because all of us slept well before that – but as the camp progressed, our eye bags got progressively larger.

I have the same feelings for the last portrait too! Her eyes speak so much!

]]> By: Teddy http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2009/08/06/bokeh-portraits/#comment-65519 Teddy Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:13:20 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=3927#comment-65519 Thanks! Wow, the f/1.4 one doesn't come cheap but I believe the investment is very worth it! Oh, and on a side note, you might want to consider getting the 28mm f/2.8 lens instead - a friend of mine was using it during the camp and due to it being a 28mm lens, it wasn't too restrictive and yet still gives great bokeh effects. I have no idea how should I color calibrate my monitor, heh! I just adapted a new post-processing procedure which takes into account not to overdo the contrast of the photos. Thanks! Wow, the f/1.4 one doesn’t come cheap but I believe the investment is very worth it! Oh, and on a side note, you might want to consider getting the 28mm f/2.8 lens instead – a friend of mine was using it during the camp and due to it being a 28mm lens, it wasn’t too restrictive and yet still gives great bokeh effects.

I have no idea how should I color calibrate my monitor, heh! I just adapted a new post-processing procedure which takes into account not to overdo the contrast of the photos.

]]> By: Oridusartic http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2009/08/06/bokeh-portraits/#comment-65518 Oridusartic Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:23:55 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=3927#comment-65518 Nice portraits, Teddy! I like the "Sean At Work" the most. Simply because the color tone is really nice and it has that good lighting - bright and clear. And if I can add more, the guy looks smart and very serious working with his laptop in that portrait! *don't know if then maybe he was playing Pet Society on his laptop* Hehehehe. XD Nice portraits, Teddy! I like the “Sean At Work” the most.

Simply because the color tone is really nice and it has that good lighting – bright and clear. And if I can add more, the guy looks smart and very serious working with his laptop in that portrait! *don’t know if then maybe he was playing Pet Society on his laptop* Hehehehe. XD

]]> By: kyliemc http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2009/08/06/bokeh-portraits/#comment-65517 kyliemc Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:01:00 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=3927#comment-65517 hahhaha...omg, terry...i found ur blog in the end... :P hahhaha…omg, terry…i found ur blog in the end… :P

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