Saying Thanks...

Thanksgiving was celebrated yesterday all across the US and while I've had my plate full of photography stuff these days, I wasn't able to post yesterday. So as I would put it: better late than never.

On the road in LA in search of some good coffee.

On the road in LA in search of some good coffee.

Like US citizens (such as myself) living on the other side of the globe, we make our best effort to do something in celebration for Thanksgiving. I didn't do much actually. In fact I had a two shoots yesterday evening but I managed to squeeze some time in with my close people. Didn't eat turkey but had some really authentic Thai food at one of my favorite hole in the wall places.

For many of us out there lots have happened this year. While some people are no longer with us on this earth anymore, we all try to move on by traveling and meeting new people or discovering a new way of living life. As for me, I'm very thankful for actually having such a cool supportive family, amazing friends, wonderful clients that I truly love working with, and mentors who put up with some of my ridiculous questions. I'm thankful that I still have my health and vision because without those, I wouldn't be able to have this strange lifestyle that I never thought would be possible.

Lastly, I'm super grateful that the camera still remains active in my hands after all this time.

The Middle Seat on Singapore Airlines

As I find myself getting on a plane nearly every month, there's something about the middle seat that just sucks. It's like sitting in Monday morning traffic on the I-5 going to LA or getting in one of those packed Tokyo trains at 8:00am. Can't move.

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I'm a frequent flyer member of SkyTeam since 2005 but since I found myself getting on Star Alliance member airlines this year, I decided to sign up for Singapore Airlines' KrisFlyer membership to try and get the best of both worlds. 

A part from pilots and flight attendants, I can't think of any other type of profession whose as knowledgeable with air travel as much as photographers are. We've got clothes, paperwork, computers, camera equipment and all those little peripherals that come along with it to worry about. Every little detail counts. Including the seat that you're going to be in for some couple of hours.

Typically what I do when I check in at the airport counter is ask if there are any aisle side or emergency exit seats available if the online seat reservation option is not available. Those are the best seats if you're on the cheap in my opinion. It's amazing how certain seats on an airplane can either put you in a good mood or bad one...

 

The Art of Steadicam

Photographers want to be filmmakers, filmmakers want to be photographers. Some talented people out there are both, and can do them quite well. We all find inspiration from the stuff we see in our daily lives and here's one video I find fascinating.