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100° in Vero Beach & Smugmug Portfolio

Just came off a necessary celebration vaca in honor of xynn tii imagery‘s anniversary on 1 May. What an excellent time for the semester to end. Vero Beach was actually better [and hotter] than I anticipated. I would have never imagined that it would reach near triple-digits. There was such a drastic temp-difference from Miami to Vero so it really caught me off-guard. Nevertheless, Vero is crazy beautiful and its beaches have nice seclusion to them [something you'll never get from South Beach]. I definitely look forward to heading back up there within a couple months.

In relation to my portfolio [hosted by the unmatched Smugmug]; the deadline of 10 May still stands and I’m really looking forward to sharing it with you! As I mentioned earlier, it’s going to share the same playful layout theme of xynntii.com, along with the 6 genres of my photography: Commercial, Editorial, Landscape, Media, Monochrome & Runway. This portfolio will be versatile; you’ll be able to purchase prints and the photo files directly within the portfolio interface. So user-friendly. c:

The Ultimate, in Blasian Persuasion

Alright, so I’ll try to keep this appropriate and PG-13ish.

I was fortunate enough to have a close friend visit me in Miami last year. But unfortunately for her, she was sick the entire trip. I call her Sonja, which she doesn’t like but that’s okay. [Sonya, Sonja: same thing] She drove down from Virginia with a few of her college girlfriends [Julia, Jody & Stephanie] during the Spring Break. They were the typical Miami newbies so I did my best to make sure they didn’t leave disappointed.

The reunion was beyond memorable though, I loved it. It had been a few years since our last rendezvous, dating back to high school in South Korea. Her personality hasn’t changed a bit but her level of persuasiveness has multiplied! She’s so pretty; it was only right that I got a shot of her at the hotel, while she coughed all over me.

In honor of the first one to do it, the late great André Kertész.

For class, I was assigned to mock the style of renown photographers.Thought it would be crazy boring, but I’m glad I did it. c;

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This is one of several courthouses in dwntwn Miami. Wouldn’t this make a nice postcard? ^_^

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Who said dwntwn Miami doesn’t have bright lights?

I was really grateful to have gotten this shot! I was actually allowed access to one of the highest levels of my condo residence in dwntwn Miami. I’ve been craving this opportunity for months. c; This image points to the south, toward the Brickell district. I am a serious fan of the Bank of America Tower [purple skyscraper at right] because decades it has managed to remain a highlight of the dwntwn Miami area, literally. It began groundbreaking in 1983 and to much surprise still has that modern look to it.

What separates this Bank of America Tower from its surroundings are the interchangeable LED lights that mock colors based on specific times of the year or event. [For instance, during Breast Cancer Awareness month, the tower was lit in pink] Remarkable idea, I love it. This image also depicts the architectural renovation process of Miami. You can clearly see that the buildings start to look more modern as you track from the bottom of the image to the top, which is a true representation.

It really is only a matter of time before the Hyatt Regency Hotel and James L Knight Center [white buildings at center frame] are renovated and the same goes for much of the dwntwn area. I think its necessary and I look forward to seeing how Miami will look in 5 to 10 years from now. c;

This is a high dynamic range image and also my 1st taken with my new Canon D7 ! I used a -2 to +2 exposure metering [where I merged 3 images together during post production] No photoshop! was used during this process. I developed the image with photomatix and lightroom. c:

Believe it or not, I believe the most interesting section of this photo is actually in the very back. You can see a cruise ship from a far that separates the water from the sky! That divide gives the background more of a 3D-rounded look. But hey! Please supply your critique on this image via commenting here or even via twitter. Is this image in or out ?

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Fortunately I live on the west side of my condo

residence in dwntwn Miami, so I get to experience all of the differently colored sunsets. But it’s a shame because I’m rarely home in the evening, so I’m sure I’ve missed a serious amount of sexy sunsets. This has got to be the most spontaneous image I have taken so far, simply because I had awoken from a nap just before seeing this sunset. I walked into my living room and I promise you: the image you see is exactly what I saw. 0_0

I literally felt like it was my obligation to take a photo immediately. Haa This is easily the prettiest sunset I’ve witnessed in Miami. I was struck by how the color tones in the sky were so evenly stacked and blended. It was… so… orgasmic to see it in real-time. c: Hopefully this image will make you feel as if you were seeing it in person as well.

I went through several masking processes while editing this image, specifically for lighting purposes. If I hadn’t done this, you would not be able to see the detail within the entire inside of my condo. My Nikkor lens captured the inside as a silhouette, [ all black ] so I felt that if you could see objects indoors in addition to the outdoor scenery, the image would be more interesting.

This is very boring

but as you may already know, a camera lens does not capture evenly spread lighting all the time, especially when you’re pointing at an object with the sky in the background. Hence, the editing process. >< Also, I used my simple 50mm lens, which had a perfect range in relation to the length of my living room. I took 5 shots at 5 different exposures to assist me when I did the masking for the curtains.

Before he can go on any further with comedy and entertainment, tii k xynn addresses all allegations that have stirred up online about xynn tii imagery.â„¢ and 1st vlogcasterâ„¢ ever.

O_0 I don’t even know if I’m ready for this!

What a crazy good look for xynn tii imagery and the Internet as well. c:

This new joint subsidiary of xynn tii imagery, 1st vlogcasterâ„¢ ever, is a very serious and new approach to the world of video blogs. I don’t want to give too much away via text because these vlogcasts will put your mind to work. Plus… I just don’t like writing. x:

Hey, listen: even more questions about me, xynn tii imageryâ„¢ and 1st vlogcasterâ„¢ ever will be addressed within the next few vlogcastâ„¢ [uploading later this November]

What You Can Do

I know you have questions ! So ask anything and everything that comes to mind. Many of the questions posed by you [the readers and viewers] will be included in our vlogcasts. Ask via commenting this post, at the facebook fansite and ask even on twitter by using the hashtag #vlogcaster.

If you do not hear your questions answered in the next vlogcast, look out for it in the next one ! c; Anticipate something that has yet to be attempted before within vlogcasts!

There’s crazy buzz going around:

“Is something new coming to xynn tii imagery.” Oh yes, there is ! But lets make this real clear. Vlog is not misspelled. It’s actually, as you may already know, a blog composed mainly of video blurbs. In this case, our next update will be a vlog, starring Founder and CEO Tii K Xynn. In fact, you know what, we’ll just go on the record with this: All updates from now on will be straight up vlogcastsâ„¢. [ We're getting tired of these text updates ! ]

This will be a very good look for xynn tii imagery, as we are making better attempts of becoming more engaged w/ all the Fans ! Also, these vlogcastsâ„¢ will have guest appearances = very necessary.

So What’s Next?

Okay, so the last update made claims of several couture shoot updates being posted this week. So … where are they? Here’s our excuse; three shoots were rescheduled for November, as a result of last-minute event bookings in the Miami area.

Nevertheless, keep the anticipation alive! & the fabulous fanbase treatment = highly appreciated! c;