Min Wye Photography » Canon http://minwye.com/blog The Dancing Asian Photographer Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:05:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Congress preperations http://minwye.com/blog/2009/01/28/congress-preperations/ http://minwye.com/blog/2009/01/28/congress-preperations/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:00:22 +0000 Min Wye http://minwye.com/blog/?p=441 The 2009 Sydney Salsa Congress is nearing, only a day left untill 4 days of workshops, performances and dancing. The Sydney Salsa Congress is by no means an ordinary trip to a social especially if you are travelling anything more than 300kms to get there. Hence, why you need to come properly prepared for anything. The items are split into 2 categories, hygiene(right) and recuperation(top left).

Here are the list of items:
-2 pairs of t-shirts. The congress tends to get very hot and having a spare shirt ensures that your partner doesnt dance with a wet towel.
-Mints for breath.
-Hand Sanitizer, you never know what you are passing around and you dont want to pass it on to your next partner, once every couple dances.
-Body spray, whenever you start stinking.
-Cologne, you want to smell good for the ladies, eh?
-Panadol for those headaches(you probably should stop dancing at this point)
-Berocca for that extra energy.
-Plasters for minor injuries(eg: stilettos grazing your feet; if more severe, go see a first aid volunteer, they have someone roaming around for that)
- Lip balm, Sydney can get dry.
-Towel to wipe off face/body sweat.

All this to ensure a fun-filled congress night and also to avoid getting rejected by a girl for smelling,being too sweaty or having bad breath =) ALSO, dont forget to bring your dance etiquette! all the mints, sprays and towels will not compensate the fact that you were rude!

Apart from dancing, I will be predominantly shooting the performances and manning the photography booth. Heres are the items Im bringing and possibly shooting you with if you are performing.

Basically, not to bore you with my boring photography stuff:
-Cleaning gear(blower to get rid of dust, cloth for lens smudges, oil etc)
-Extra storage(alway always have more space than you need)
-Utilities(chargers, extra batteries, flash units for social dancing shots)
-Spare Lenses
-Camera(which Im using to take the shot)

 

Leave a comment if I left anything out of the list or if you have any suggestions for it!

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About 2 months ago, Canon announced their Canon 5d Mark II, my dream camera and now have just started shipping. When the 5d Mark II was announced, I wrote about Vincent Laforet who got hold of one of the prototypes and made Reverie using the 5d Mark II’s video functions and wide range of lenses.

Suffice to say, he did an amazing job and with the release/sales of the Canon 5d Mark II, Vincent Laforet has released another video shot over 7days. Video below:

I think it was a beautiful piece and it simply amazes me at the capabilities of the 5d Mark II. However, I personally preferred the Reverie partly because Reverie had more of a hidden story line/agenda and 7days, 7shoots is more of a mix and match of story lines to try to display the potential of the 5d Mark II. In which regard, it served its purpose.

Here is Reverie the video, part 1 of the Vincent Laforet Canon 5d mark II video saga. Let me know which you prefer?

Jump over to Vincent Laforet’s SmugMug for the HD sized version.

Wow, Smugmug is abit lame, it doesnt allow you to share 2 different videos on the same page!

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