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Archive for January, 2010

SIZE DOES MATTER ➠ FULL SCALE IMAGE
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Your fanbase over at the xynn tii imagery.™ fansite is escalating beyond imagination and I sincerely appreciate all your comments/critique. I find myself just as engaged to your feedback and it’s definitely making me better at what I do. Keep ‘em coming fans!

Let’s Be Facebook Friends
Also! I’ve been getting an overwhelming amount of fans requesting my facebook friendship at my personal profile. You can become my facebook friend too! Make a quick trip to ➠ facebook.com/xynntii. Get it in! I’ve been chatting one-on-one with fans that want to know more about my technique and even Miami in general. I’m here to respond to whatever you’ve got, so request me now. c;
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IMAGE DETAIL↓
AHH! I wish you could see how many glass doors make up that entrance. Brings a new meaning to excessive. O_0

So, 4 consecutive upgrades containing images from the Inter-Continental Hotel? I think I may have a crush. Or maybe these are the only HDRI shots that I’m biasly [yea, that's not a word] deciding to prepare for the fans to see? =/ Either way I need to diversify a little bit more.

This was one of the first images I took before damn-near being raped by the Valet as I tried to head inside. I didn’t even come in a car, WTH!? All I had was my camera on a tripod that looked like a rifle at first glance. :p

A Serious Problem ↓
The flags on the far left were a serious pain to fix. Why did it have to be so windy yo!? Actually, I didn’t even really fix them. The typical Miami distraction [women] and American Idol kept me from altering its appearance in time, so I did what I could with the lack of focus I had.

This HDRI contains 3 exposures, tonemapped in Photomatix and color-corrected/masked in Photoshop CS4. Lightroom 3.0 did its thing as well, helping me with correct lighting sources. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did taking it!

.stay tuned | see you soon. ~_=

via xynn tii imagery.™ flickr.
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RECEIVE YOUR OWN PHOTOSHOOT ↓
Already, dozens of you have answered the call from xynn tii imagery.™ to host a photo session for you, your friends, and even those with their own company. Several clients have traveled from outside of Florida to receive the xtii. Treatment, which is extraordinary.  The xynn tii imagery.™ name is surpassing the Florida borders and appealing to models, entrepreneurs and businesses alike!

You don’t have to be left out! Just come to the Greater Miami Area and choose your very own Selection from the xtii. :Selection Forms. It cannot be stressed enough how wallet-friendly these selections are. They were set up strategically, catering to the bank accounts of broke college students, like myself. c;

A total of 6 selection categories are available within the :Midscale Selection. & :Upscale Selection. You also have the option to manually form you own Selection by using the “:xtiiCustomize” column.

Where’s My $ Going?
is something that might just be on your mind. xynn tii imagery.™ is proud to report that every single penny made by the company, stays within the company. Your money is directly used for company necessities such as camera equipment and advertising campaigns. c: Your support is literally what keeps xynn tii imagery.™ in process!

Have an open mind, take the initiative → contact xynn tii imagery.™ today to receive your personalized images! c;
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IMAGE DETAIL
Another interesting night at the Inter-Continental Hotel in dwntwn Miami. HOWEVER, I was unable to to comprehend why I decided to drink 2 liters of water before making my over there. T_T

What a coincidence that two people were leaving the bathroom and soon as I entered. I love privacy, but for different reasons this time. >_<

The lighting in this bathroom was frazy! Great illumination for a shot that I couldn’t resist. I had never taken this type of shot before so I decided to continue shooting even if someone came into the bathroom with me.

& not surprisingly about 4 total guys entered and left the bathroom within a 3 minute time-span, which was hilarious. All 3 of them looked at me like I was crazy, but I had to stay focused yo!

This is the first time I ever had so many thoughts going through my mind, in Korean, while editing an image. I decided to add them in, streaming vertically along the bathroom wall. Do you like? Something new! This HDRI was developed using Photomatix, Portraiture and of course, Photoshop CS4.

Love your fanbase!
.stay tuned | see you soon.

via xynn tii imagery.™ flickr.
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Oh damn, didn’t I say I was giving the HDRI artform a rest for a couple more vlogcasts™? Whoops, my bad. >_<Wish I knew then what I now know about the Inter-Continental Hotel in dwntwn Miami. Let me try to keep my composure when I say this: The lobby is frazy sexy! [Yes, frazy  is what I meant to say. c:] Hard to believe this place has been here since ‘82 and is still relative today.

But seriously though, what I enjoy most about the Inter-Continental Hotel is their culturally diverse business. It appeals to people from so many different countries, which is a really, really good look. I promise you: I heard at least 7 different languages while I was there.

Getting inside the lobby without a reservation was easier than I thought. Typically when you walk past Valet, they always want to interrogate you about where you’re heading [Or is that just with me?]

Upon entering one of the 10 double doors, you’re greeted by this enormous figure [as seen in the image] that favors the shape of a face. This thing is huge yo! But I seemed to be the only one fascinated by it, so I decided to head upstairs where I could get a good angle.

Next Obstacle = Security! O_o
Yea, I almost got in trouble when 3 security guards damn near walked through walls  to get to me for questioning [they came out of no where]. I did what I normally do though: took the photo then showed it to them so they could see my intentions. This move worked as usual, I gave out the business card and continued taking some more shots as they left me alone. So necessary!

SYMPATHY TIP: Whenever walking around with your DSLR camera mounted on its tripod, try to look as innocent as possible. You already appear suspicious enough because at first glance it looks as if you’re holding a rifle. So just be calm. c;
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HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE with this HDRI image being added to the xynn tii imagery.™ portfolio. Why? It’s my first image without the xtii.™ logo. Insanity, or strategy? T_T

Your fanbase support is the sheeeiit! I appreciate all of your comments and replies over at the fansite and via twitter!

.stay tuned | see you soon.

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BIGGER IS BETTER ➠ SEE LARGER IMAGE

If I told you that this ’sour then sweet’ masterpiece didn’t have my heart, mind and soul, then I should be slapped…then shot in the face! ^_^ I love you Sweden!!

Sour Patch Kids has got to be the best invention called candy…ever! Believe me, I wouldn’t advertise it for free if I wasn’t seriously speaking from the heart. >_< I’ve been eating them since 1st grade, and I consume a 1lb bag every week. It’s just oh so necessary.

DO THIS NOW ↓
If you haven’t experienced the ’sour, sweet, gone’ orgasm, then please be more practive with your life and buy sour patch kids. Swedish Fish [the manufacturer] better not ever go out of business or I’m never taking photos again. :p

0_o Okay, so finally another horizontal image makes its way into the portfolio! Some of the fans were getting quite upset with all of my vertical shots, which wasn’t showing any diversity whatsoever. =/ For that I apologize.

While shooting some illegal digital images for my film photography class during the fall ‘09 semester, I had get a shot of my favorite candy. Not surprisingly, my ego wanted to include the xynn tii imagery.™ cards in the  frame as well. I shot this image in the privacy of my condo in dwntwn Miami.

The course assignment was; shoot a self-portrait, without physically being in the frame. =/ So I decided to shoot a couple subjects that described my taste for life: the candy and my company. c;

THIS IS NOT AN HDRI
I’m giving that artform a break for a couple more updates. c; Silver Efex Pro, an excellent photoshop plugin, converted this image to monochrome. This plugin is also responsible for the split tone, giving the image a yellow-blueish tint.

I hope you enjoy! & I also hope you’re enjoying all of the meaningful tweets via xynn tii imagery.™ twitter. Receive consistent links of other photographers who are inspirational to the hdri world by following xynn tii imagery.™ now! There’s also some social media involved.

Continue to have an open mind fans. I’m always loving your fanbase.
.stay tuned | see you soon.

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Receive the xynn tii imagery.™ VIP treatment via the facebook fansite! Seriously, the fans are treated like royalty, because they deserve it! All image upgrades are featured at the fansite before anywhere else on the web. 0_O That’s right, I said it: all xtii.™ images premiere at the fansite before heading to flickr and even xynntii.com! c;

10,000+ supportive fans | Once again, I have to express my appreciation to the entire fanbase that have responded to the call of diversity. I’m seriously in love! ^_^ Continue to share any and all images with credits and links to your friends, family and co-workers.

TWITTER! continues to gain appraisal from fans as well. When you follow xynn tii imagery.™ you will not only receive links to unreal images from other photographers in the world, but sneak-peaks on what to anticipate from xtii.™ in the near future. Yea, like I said: VIP treatment! Believe me, you will always be informed on anything and everything xynn tii imagery.™ So necessary.

IMAGE DETAIL
I’m not really too hung up on horizontal images, as my current portfolio suggests. But sometimes its just unavoidable. =/ View the larger size of the image; the smaller size looks so disgusting. Bigger is better.

While at Bayside Marketplace, across the street from where I reside in dwntwn Miami, I caught a shot of the lonely carousel to which I rarely see in action. When it’s in business, there are never kids riding on it. The carousel operator seems to treat it like an iPod, turning it on  just so the music plays, hoping to entice the kids that walk right past it every time] How embarrassing.

I kept debating whether to post this photo as color or monochrome. Then I came across a Photoshop plug-in that I used for the first time. Silver Efex Pro is the sheeeiit! It gives the photographer more options to play with lighting and structure within black-and-white shots! I really love it and I may just have to take more monochrome images from now on because of it.

Happy ‘10! >_<
.stay tuned | see you soon.