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50 Weeks of Her – Week 8

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This was done almost a month ago, but I only have time to talk about it now.

Sigh Sigh.

If you had noticed, I haven’t been posting anything on the project for quite some time. This is because FP and I are taking a break from the project – due to other timely commitments.

Also, right in the middle of the shoot for Week 8, one of his flashes refused to work – permanently.

So, here it is – the photo for Week 8:

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It’s an image of solitude, though I personally find it abit creepy.

It looks fanstastic when it’s huge – especially when it is a desktop wallpaper on FP’s computer.

When will we be continuing with this project? We will keep you updated! :)

50 Weeks of Her – Week 7

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For Week 7′s photoshoot, we went to an abandoned railway track. We had a hard time searching for this location but once we had settled down, things went pretty smoothly.

I was awed to be at this abandoned railway. the tracks were still there. Metal and wood. Part of it covered by grass. I was standing at a piece of history, even though I have no idea what went on here.

Which was why I found this candid shot of myself, very befitting the location. No this isn’t the official photo for Week 7, but it is my ultimate favourite :)

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Isn’t it just charming? I love how it looks retro, girlish and quirky all at the same time. I think it’s adorable, and very vintage. Before this black and white version, there was another version which I loved as well. But this is more suitable to represent the 1960s. :)

This is something that he likes. It was a forerunner to being the official photo of Week 7 actually.

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See the tracks behind me? This photo is quite a charmer as well. It exudes a carefree feeling. Sometimes you just feel like you want to just escape to nature and sit in the middle of nowhere to catch up with your train of thought? And there I was, sitting in the middle of an old railway track. LOL.

If you do notice, theres a bridge somewhere behind me. We did go there to take other shots but couldn’t do much as it was dangerous and FP just couldn’t take the risk with klutzy me. The tracks have holes and the fall to the ground won’t be pretty. So, we didn’t really optimise the bridge although it’s so beautiful in a very rustic way.

Another shot that I thought was nice:

This one seems to symbolize a whole lot of optimism. It’s as if it’s trying to tell you that “things are looking up”. Tho FP thinks I look like I am poo-ing. Pfft.

So finally, this was the official photo FP selected for Week 7:

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I had a far away look on my face, which can signify a sense of longing, or depth in thought.

It’s funny how before we got down to doing this shoot, FP asked me, “Can you sit down on the grass?” To which I replied, “Yup of course I can, why can’t I?” And then he said, “Because you are a princess”.

Though it’s nice to have him saying that I am a princess, come on! I am not that dainty okay! Erm, just don’t bring me hiking where there might be snakes.

Here’s a gorgeous set up shot for Week 7′s photoshoot:

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View more photos from this shoot in my Facebook Photo Album.

50 Weeks of Her – Week 6

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I’ve mentioned in the previous post that in April, we lost 2 weeks of 50 Weeks of Her due to some unforeseen circumstances. So yesterday, FP and I had a wonderful time catching up to Week 6 and Week 7.

So let’s cover Week 6 first shall we?

There’s no out takes for Week 6. Besides, the photo speaks for itself:

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It is meant to represent how uninspired and depressed FP was two weeks ago. It is rather depressing to look at this photo but I think that means that the effects intended are successfully transmitted.

It gives out a feeling of solitude, loneliness and sadness – all the negative emotions that I try to avoid as much as I can. However, I think that every photo is an abstract art on its own and thus making perspectives about the photo very subjective.

How would you interpret this photo? :)

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On a personal note, I’d like to add that we were at this location hours before we did the shoot. We spent really sweet quality time together, taking in nature at its best. It’s lovely spending the last hours of the afternoon at a place so serene, with views of families being together, children playing and nothing but nature surrounding us.

We went for a long walk, holding hands. Watched people as they fish (so many different methods of fishing!), walked over to the jetty, observing what’s left of the oil spill in the waters. To think of Singapore ever having that kind of pollution is just surreal – but there it was. Black, tainted waters.

While waiting for it to get dark enough, we sat in the car and just rested – exhausted from the earlier events of the day (in next post). We lowered our seats, and just talked, laughed and enjoyed each other’s company. It was simply a wonderful feeling to just be like that, doing nothing but be with each other. We even had ice cream :P

To think that it would be like that 24/7 after we get married makes it that much more exciting.

I was truly blissful and happy yesterday, despite the exhaustion that followed. Thank you FP :)

50 Weeks of Her – Week 5

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Well, this week was quite an emotional train wreck from both ends.

FP has been moody for a week. None of his ideas seem to materialize, making it seem worse. To top it off, my mood always seems to be synchronized with his, so you can just imagine the situation.

I am not a fan of this week’s official photo, because I was having a bad hair day, bad face day and I was having irritating nightmares and it showed.

Certainly not one of my best photos, but I will still showcase it – because good or bad, it is still part of this wonderful series that portrays not just his undeniable talent but also an awesome collaboration of two individuals in love who can’t be any more opposites of each other.

So here it is, the official shot for week 5:

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I had in my hand a very interesting photography book called Hot Shoe Diaries by Joe Mcnally. I haven’t read through the entire book but from the snippets I have browsed through, it’s pretty good stuff. FP was actually on the waiting list to get this book, but he got it anyhow at a local bookstore :)

Another differing factor in this week’s shoot was that he didn’t use his normal Canon 5D camera. Instead, he used his Canon G10 (which was a birthday present from me *ahem*) :)

Though this week’s shoot was lacking any particular direction, it was also a week of experimenting – which is a very important stepping stone in any learning curve.

We actually did some other shots during the weekend, but that will be for the next post, I promise. (I don’t quite like mixing topics in one blog post – Little Miss Anal here)

Here’s to week 6 and beyond!

50 Weeks of Her – Week 4

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For this week’s shoot, I would say that it was a completely impromptu shoot, if we hadn’t spent the entire week planning and looking forward to a whole other concept.

But you know how it is sometimes. When things choose to go wrong, it goes really wrong.

The planned concept sizzled out because we couldn’t find the right props. Then we tried another, which sort of made me almost injure myself again. Funny consequence, but FP didn’t wanna risk another injury and there wasn’t enough space in our Pseudo Studio to achieve the desired effect.

So, we were lost for inspiration and so eager to fulfill our commitment to this week. Emotions went awry and if there had been a slight miscalculation in the way the planets were aligned, this week’s photo might just become a figment of our imaginations.

Yes, it almost didn’t happen. But we persevered. We dug through our memory vault of scrap ideas that we’ve had in passing and came up with the photo below. Do note that this concept had it’s misgivings and it was the concept that almost made an empty slot in the project. But it happened anyway :)

So here it is, the official shot for Week 4:

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Many versions of me, all in one photo. Makes me wish I can clone myself like this everyday, so I can be in many places at once. Do a lot of things at the same time. Wishful thinking, huh?

I thought the final results turned out pretty good and quite cute. Which brings about two lessons to this story:

1) Simple, unplanned ideas work better than elaborate, planned ones
2) We should never, ever give up when the going gets rough.

Besides, nobody said it’s going to be a breeze all the way. 50 weeks is a long time, two weeks short of a year. Things are bound to happen; inspiration will tend to die out. But that’s how we learn and become even better.

And then after 50 weeks, when we look through all the shots that we’ve created, we know that there’s a story behind every photo and every one of those stories will then be part of an epic masterpiece :)

But till then, we have to get through 46 more weeks! :P

Here’s this week’s shoot photo album in my Facebook account.

50 Weeks of Her – Week 3

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So for this week, we had to settle for an indoor shoot despite the fact that FP had planned to do some outdoorsy stuff. My ankles are not yet fully healed (sigh sigh) and we didn’t want to risk it.

And most of all, it is important to get into the momentum of weekly shoots if we want to fulfill the commitment of 50 such weeks (47 more now).

It was a pretty fun shoot, with equally fun results. The idea was that I will be a tiny person (think Thumbelina and Tom Thumb) living out of a shoe – yes like that nursery rhyme.

Well to be honest, that’s the concept that I had in my head. I’m sure it sounds different and more professional from his view point ;)

His theme in mind was “Too Big a Shoe to Fill”. See, doesn’t that sound much nicer?

So here they are: two photos from today’s photoshoot:

I prefer this photo, in contrast to the one he chose to officially represent Week 3. But he’s the Photographer, and it’s his project.. so it’s his call. I still love this anyway hehe :D It took some time for him (with the slightest help from me) to decide which pose to use and to position where.

And below is the shot that he chose to represent Week 3. For this photo, it was all him. Once again, I wish he’d chosen a photo where I am smiling pretty. But according to him, in compliance to his chosen theme, this expression suits better.

Wanna know what the actual shots look like before I was manipulated into a tiny person?

Here you go! Behind the scenes of this week’s shoots:

I absolutely love the shot below. We both do actually. It was the first pose we chose to implement. But turned out, the other shot suited the theme better. :)

Looking back at these week’s photos, I’m very excited about the next 47 weeks. I totally adore this week’s photos and the unique concept. Can I be a character in a pop-up book next, FP? :P

Stay tuned for next week’s shoot!

The Perils of Art

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As some of you might have known, FP (previously known as Lex in the old blog. Have promoted him to Frog Prince) has taken up an avid interest in photography. 

And me, being the leading lady in his life has become the focus of his lenses ;)

Recently, he has decided to start on a project which is entitled 50 Weeks of Her – which basically means 50 weeks of me, quite literally, hoho. I’m only too happy to help him in his endeavour because his ideas are always so fantastic. 

So last weekend, we ventured out into the “woods” (location is secret) for a photoshoot.

It was an open grassland. We were careful to walk slowly in case of potholes and snakes. I was honestly more worried for snakes than potholes – because snakes make me hyperventilate and potholes don’t.

We kept walking on thinking it’s gonna be grassy on flat land all the way (coz thats the way it seems from afar) until we came to a grassy ditch. Which we had to cross over in order to get to the artistic looking tree in the background of the photo above.

He ran and jumped over, quite easily (of course) and then asked me to pass over the heavy equipment that we have brought along for the shoot. I could barely pass him the heavy bag across the ditch, what more myself. LOL.

So, what’s left next was me.

First of all, I do have a problem with jumping. In a photo taken in San Francisco, my friends and I were supposed to jump in the air while the photo was captured. Turned out, I was the only one in the photo barely off the ground. Embarrassing, really – which is why it will not be published here.

So, all I had to do was jump over the ditch, where FP was ready to receive me. But I was scared. Don’t know if I was embarrassed to run-and-jump in front of FP or because I was half afraid to fall in the ditch (or I was pretty certain that I would fall in) so I did a few “false starts”.

Which cracked him up.

When I finally gathered the courage (this is without thinking), I run-and-jumped over and he caught me and we both fell over. According to his account of the incident, he said I did the “funniest little prance” instead of running but nevermind.

When I landed, I felt that familiar pain that I’ve often felt when I have injured my leg after falling many times before. Almost thought I couldn’t walk, but I could. The pain was momentary and soon after we were busy trying to get the best of the last minutes of daylight.

However, the next day at work, the pain began. The pain got worse and worse until on the drive back home, I felt so much pain while maneuvering the manual car pedals. By night time, I was suffering in tears.

The next day, I still went to work as normal. I took a cab to and from work and even wore slippers and ankle guard to work. But the pain continued to escalate until my knees and thighs. :( :(

It wasn’t until yesterday that FP had had enough of me being in pain, he practically kidnapped me from the office and took me to the A&E at a hospital nearby.

Took an x-ray and turns out that my ligaments were sprained and ended up with both ankles bandaged lol. And oh, did I mention 3 days MC (inclusive of yesterday)?

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Sigh sigh.

Anyway, here’s the image FP has chosen to represent Week 2 of 50 Weeks of Her:

I don’t really like how I look in the photo, but he said it looks like I am trying to find for something. When I look at it again, it looks like I’m trying to tell something. So maybe he has a point in choosing this photo.

I am looking forward to Week 3, despite being seriously injured in the name of art. So, stay tuned for more updates with gorgeous photos from our fun-filled adventures :)

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