Mafia
Simon is a very good Judge for Mafia, professional. As he said, Mafia is a good way to memorize the names of the people in the party. This game is also called "Sha Ren" in Chinese, a popular game for a large group of people.
Clare is the organizer of the party. She just moved in a new apartment, and is starting a new living experience. We all some-how connected to Clare, and I actually suggested an intuitive way of drawing a connection TREE, but I came to realize it would not be as helpful as Mafia, The Game.
Mike is Clare's colleague, originally from HongKong. He spent a whole year visiting Mainland China, before he accept the job in New York as a Journalist. I am very interested in his experience. I would like to "Interview" him sometime in the future. :P
Comments
Huh, sort of :D... I was reading a book about photography recently which also covers the topic of how to create so-called ghost effect on purpose, which reminded me of what you did and I came back going over your pictures and dropped my question... I will certainly keep an eye on (and ENJOY)your "MA Thesis"... =:)
Posted by: Jin | September 21, 2005 12:29 AM
Actually it is a topic worth exploring, and far more than a single comment can cover. Plus I am still experimenting on it. I wish I could spend some time and open a new topic about it.
Isn't it sounds like MA thesis already? //keke
Posted by: willow | September 21, 2005 12:08 AM
Ahh, i c... That's really inspiring... COOL!
Posted by: Jin | September 20, 2005 10:23 PM
It all depends on your subject. Most of my shootings happen indoors, with very poor available light. Instead of using flash to pump up the brightness. I would prefer to use high ISO (sensitivity of the film/CCD) and long exposure. Long exposure will cause ghost effect, when either your hand is shaking or your subject is moving. I was trying to eliminate the hand-shaking as much as I can, but leave the subject to move freely. So what happens in most of my pictures are: we are getting a static background, which is relatively clear, and a blurry subject. This gives a strong clue of the subject's motion. I was trying to make my camera an extension of my eyes, and record not only "what" but also "how". Well, the ultimate goal of producing the images is to please the viewer, not for only once, but over and over. When you come back and go over the pictures, you can still feel the atmosphere of the moment I snapped it. Again, cristal clear images are eye candies, but tend to bore people quickly.
Posted by: willow | September 20, 2005 01:01 PM
Hi there, I've got a question for u after going thru the photo set named 'Clare's New Life'... One of the fundamental principle in photography is that holding camera still when shooting... I came to notice that you were trying to 'break' the key principle and break thru another concept, which is blur concept picture I guess, against crystal clear one... I'm sorry but I don't get it (pls don't be mad/laugh at me)... What are you trying to deliver/present? In other words, why blur in those cases?
Posted by: Jin | September 19, 2005 10:55 PM
Williow is too kind...I'm actually still an amateur in the great game of Mafia.
Posted by: Simon | September 13, 2005 04:23 PM
I think you've already taken your first step, working for the University Media. :)
Posted by: willow | September 12, 2005 01:07 AM
haha...
that game is fun.
Journalist...
cool,
i m thinking about minor in journalism also... ^^
Posted by: Joseph | September 11, 2005 11:51 PM