Tuesday, July 20, 2010

100716-Baby Cloths From Kathmandu-.jpg

Everyday I leave my home I see pass this little outfit that is stuck to our steel door with magnets (that was Hyun Mi's MacGyver-ish idea!). I can't wait to dress her in them but considering they were made high in the mountains of Kathmandu they might be a little hot for the 28 degree weather we're experiencing here at the moment. A big thanks to Dad and Sylvia for this gift. You'll be able to meet your grandchild sporting this garb come Christmas!
--- Strobist ---
1 Sunpack DS-20 @ 1/1 at about 11 o'clock hand held

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100715-Cento's Bed Frame.jpg


100715-Cento's Bed Frame.jpg, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Making a bed frame look cool is harder than I ever anticipated. For a guy who would like to shoot kick-ass product shots for a living, I better get in touch with reality. But first get a little cheese because I'm gonna wine:

1. Cento asked me to shoot this with less than a day's notice
2. I had to do it after work so it was dark
3. The item was large an cumbersome so my location choices were either in the cluttered shop or outside but I lacked the gear to light it sufficiently
4. The corridor I shot it in was very tight

Regardless, these are the kind of circumstances I should expect so I better figure out how make the best of them in the future.

--- Strobist ---
1 SB-28 @ 1/2 at about 1 o'clock bounced off wall
1 SB-28 @ 1/2 at about 8 o'clock bounced off wall
1 Morris_Mini_Slave_Flash_II @ 1/1 tucked in first cabinet
1 Sunpack DS-20 @ 1/1 tucked in second cabinet

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100714-Photography Ad


100714-Photography Ad, originally uploaded by comatosed.

This is something I've been meaning to do for a looooonnnnngggg time. It's funny how you put off the things that cold be most immediately beneficial to you.

I know a ton of you have a great eye for this kind of thing so please do leave some commentary/critiques regarding the design and photo choices.

One more thing, I live in a relatively small Korean town home to the world's second largest ship building company, DSME. As a result, a disproportionally large group of foreign workers reside here. I am targeting foreign families and contractors focusing on family, product, baby and corporate photography (a lot a know, but I wanna throw a bigger net out there to begin). I want to use my native English tongue and western perspective to set myself apart from the local talent.

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Thursday, July 15, 2010

100713-Is it too early to cry?


100713-Is it too early to cry?, originally uploaded by comatosed.

6:25am - "Is it too early to cry?"

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100712-Our first outting


100712-Our first outting, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Yesterday I mentioned how Chaka basically eats, burps, poops and sleeps day in and day out thus leaving me not a whole lot new to report on. Well today was a milestone! Chaka and I had our first outing since she left the hospital. We needed to pay a visit to the doctor so I filled my cargo shorts with diapers, a bottle of formula, baby wipes and medical logs and then set out with her tucked snugly into her Moby wrap.

Chaka was an angel, she was either looking around or sleeping the whole time -- aside from when she had a needle jabbed in her arm. In fact, things were going so smoothly I decided to pick up another wash basin and stop for a coffee on the way home.

This lighting set-up was inspired by Dracubio's photo. Although it's not really fitting for this theme it was cool to try it out.

ps. She gained over a kilo and grew 13 cm in just 23 days!

--- Strobist ---
1 SB-28 @ 1/4 at about 2 o'clock
1 Reflector down low at about 8 o'clock

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100711-A Rainy Day | HD


100711-A Rainy Day | HD
Originally uploaded by comatosed

100710-Playing


100710-Playing, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Every now and then when Chaka isn't hungry, tired or covered in poop she will just lie there high on the world around her. This was one of those moments.

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100709-These feet were made for walk'n.jpg

This is Chaka's foot. I wish I had more to say. All she really does is eat, burp, poop, cry and sleep right now and reporting on that gets old pretty fast. No rush though, soon enough I'll be documenting how she chewed my camera strap and spilled juice all over my keyboard.
--- Strobist ---
1 SB-28 @ 1/2 at about 11 o'clock fired into a reflective umbrella.

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100708-Disco Chaka


100708-Disco Chaka, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Baby was gett'n down!

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100706-She had to try it too


100706-She had to try it too, originally uploaded by comatosed.

I talked Hyun Mi into trying the nose latch too.

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100706-Had to try it


100706-Had to try it, originally uploaded by comatosed.

She'll latch onto anything! The feeling is ticklish x 1000.

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100705-Sprawled Out


100705-Sprawled Out, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Chaka sleeps like me :)

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100705-Sprawled Out


100705-Sprawled Out, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Chaka sleeps like me :)

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100704-Walking The Baby


100704-Walking The Baby
Originally uploaded by comatosed

100703-Chaka Baby & The Sneeze-y Hiccups


100702-A gift from and for mom


100702-A gift from and for mom, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Mom asked me to pick up some beautiful flowers for Hyun Mi. Knowing how my wife loves to arrange them I brought home what I thought was good selection wrapped in news paper. Check out the amazing job she did!

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100701-How can they poop that much?

And this was after just a few days...

--- Strobist ---
Wanted to but no time...

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100630-Multitasking


100630-Multitasking, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Baby can sleep AND I can work on my computer... god bless the Moby Wrap!

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Tuesday, July 06, 2010

100629-The Ultimate Recliner


100629-The Ultimate Recliner, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Chaka kicks back on the Deluxe 180 Recliner Pro featuring:
*180 Degrees of Motion
*Auto Heating
*3 Vibration Settings
*Anti-Slide Bristles
*100% Organic and Fair Trade Certified

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100628-Production is High


100628-Production is High, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Hyun Mi extracted 120ml in one sitting! The ironic part is that her hand worked far better than the breast pump. In fact, we'd be pumping the left breast and getting nothing, meanwhile the right one is dripping like a leaky faucet! Theme:

--- Lessons Learned ---
1. Machines aren't always better.

--- Strobist ---
SB-26 @ 1/4 at about 5 o'clock down low with omnibounce
SB-26 @ 1/2 at about 12 o'clock on background
Sunpack DS20 @ 1/1 at about 6 o'clock under bottle lighting from the bottom

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100627-Unkle Brandon & Aunty Kim

Of course whenever Brandon and Kim come down the games are on! (And the wine too...)

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100626-Melons Collide


100626-Melons Collide, originally uploaded by comatosed.

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100625-Mosquito Defence


100625-Mosquito Defence, originally uploaded by comatosed.

We upgraded our mosquito defences the other day. There is now a massive mosquito tent suspended around our bed and half our room. It's brilliant! Even if mosquitos make it in it's the psychological reassurance that makes sleeping that much easier. Theme:

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100624-Omonim


100624-Omonim, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Hyun Mi and I left the hospital and we're both so happy to be HOME!

Her mom and dad have been around since Chaka baby's birth and they're gonna stay for a few more days to help out which is absolutely awesome!

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100623-Family Portrait


100623-Family Portrait, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Theme: NA

This was hospital room. It wasn't actually as drab as I made it out to look, in fact, it boasted a bathroom, two sinks, shower and a flat screen TV - best damn hospital room I've ever stayed in.

There was this one dark, textured wall with this sofa against it that just had Victorian Era awkward family photo written all over it.

(Oh and while we were tired at the time we were happier than this photo lets on :)

--- Lessons Learned ---

--- Strobist ---
Was gonna use strobes and then found the track lighting worked far better!

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100622-This little piggy


100622-This little piggy, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Theme: NA

Dad seems to really like my feet. He is always looking at them and touching them. Mom says my feel look like dad's with the exception of his gimpy baby toe.

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100621-Everything has changed


100621-Everything has changed, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Theme: NA

Dad seems to like me a lot, he stares at me all the time and even hangs out with me when I'm sleeping.

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100620-Happy Father's Day


100620-Happy Father's Day, originally uploaded by comatosed.

Theme: NA

I went from light to dark and then light again. I'm feeling a little more at home now. Mom and dad and very good and changing, wrapping or feeding me compared to the nurses. When I've got a black puddle of goo in my diaper dad changes it as though he's defusing a bomb. Mom tries to feed me but getting anything to come out takes a long time. If I cry a lot and make silly faces when I'm hungry they try much harder to feed me! I think I'll keep using this strategy.

Dad was on the phone a lot today. I think... he...... was..... talking.... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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100619-2:07pm: Welcome to our world Chaka

Theme: NA

It's about time I entered their would, it was getting squishy in there. I think mom could have pushed all 4.62kg of me out but it might have been risky for us so I got lifted out without a struggle.

My mom looked like she was sleeping when I appeared. I wish I could have spent those first few minutes with her. I got do see dad really soon though! He kissed me on my forehead and there was some water coming out of his eyes.

Then the doctors said "take a picture" and dad fumbled around with this big black thing like it was his first time using it.

I have a feeling I'll be seeing a lot of that thing...

They made me stay in a clear box for 4 hours for no good reason, I was healthy. I could tell dad was upset. He kept pacing around talking to the doctors and nurses. Finally they let me see dad, but only for a half an hour. Dad took me to mom who was lying in bed and mom got water in her eyes too when she said hello to me.

They brought me back to the box and I fell asleep there for the next three hours.

--- Lessons Learned ---
1. Go natural if possible
2. Organize a midwife and Doula early on
3. Make a birth plan
4. Even if you have to go to the hospital, get the Doula to come with, she can be a huge source of help and support.
5. Cherish the moment asin the end none of these things will matter that much if you have a health baby girl/boy in your hands.

--- Strobist ---
NA

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