SML Photography

There is a great essay on Luminous Landscape titled “Making images, not taking images” by landscape photographer Peter Myers (1) which I like to point people to as I don’t communicate verbally very well. In essence, the scientific rendering may be a science, but what you choose to process the image is an art. Some photographers form the opinion that zero-processing makes it art (2). The reverse is true. What makes photography an art form is the care taken by the photographer to turn a scientific capture into different images through a conscious processing workflow. In the hands of different photographers, the same capture can become very many different things. In the hands of a single photographer, the same image can also be processed and reprocessed into different images.

There is a great essay on Luminous Landscape titled “Making images, not taking images” by landscape photographer Peter Myers (1) which I like to point people to as I don’t communicate verbally very well. In essence, the scientific rendering may be a science, but what you choose to process the image is an art. Some photographers form the opinion that zero-processing makes it art (2). The reverse is true. What makes photography an art form is the care taken by the photographer to turn a scientific capture into different images through a conscious processing workflow. In the hands of different photographers, the same capture can become very many different things. In the hands of a single photographer, the same image can also be processed and reprocessed into different images.

1995 marks the beginning of my graphic design career. I went to Yale originally to study architecture but I decided to take some graphic design classes because I thought that it would help as I didn’t know anything about design. The decision to study art was mostly rebellious in nature. Unlike my classmates who mostly come from a fine art background, I was a science nerd in high school (1). I decided to study art mainly because I was sick of living under the shadow of my older sister (2). I also thought that it would make sense for me to utilize the opportunity to study something I know nothing about (3). The graphic design program at Yale was mostly typography driven. That is, Yale does not really teach graphic design the way other art schools do (4). The only actual “skill” that was taught is typography. There are no rules. Assignments are extremely open-ended.

1995 marks the beginning of my graphic design career. I went to Yale originally to study architecture but I decided to take some graphic design classes because I thought that it would help as I didn’t know anything about design. The decision to study art was mostly rebellious in nature. Unlike my classmates who mostly come from a fine art background, I was a science nerd in high school (1). I decided to study art mainly because I was sick of living under the shadow of my older sister (2). I also thought that it would make sense for me to utilize the opportunity to study something I know nothing about (3). The graphic design program at Yale was mostly typography driven. That is, Yale does not really teach graphic design the way other art schools do (4). The only actual “skill” that was taught is typography. There are no rules. Assignments are extremely open-ended.

One must still have chaos within oneself, to give birth to a dancing star. —Friedrich Nietzsche I am very messy. I am aware of that. I try to stay organized but it is very hard. People often ask me how I can find anything in my mess. Oh but just because you cannot doesn’t mean that I can’t. I have a very good visual memory. I won’t say that it is photographic but if I have read or seen anything I usually remember them. It just has to be visual or audible. They don’t work as well if they are just some abstract things such as words. But if I have seen it then I remember it.

One must still have chaos within oneself, to give birth to a dancing star. —Friedrich Nietzsche I am very messy. I am aware of that. I try to stay organized but it is very hard. People often ask me how I can find anything in my mess. Oh but just because you cannot doesn’t mean that I can’t. I have a very good visual memory. I won’t say that it is photographic but if I have read or seen anything I usually remember them. It just has to be visual or audible. They don’t work as well if they are just some abstract things such as words. But if I have seen it then I remember it.

Series: Human Logistics 人流 Camera: Canon G12 Video: H264 MP4, 1280x720, 24fps, Progressive, 8 Mbps Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo Length: 42 sec Color: Color Language:Cantonese, Mandarin, English Location: Hung Hom MTR Station, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY) Date: 2012-09-13 (recorded) 2012-12-30 (processed) Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography Media Production: SML Universe Copyright: 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited Serial: SML.20120913.G12.00308

Series: Human Logistics 人流 Camera: Canon G12 Video: H264 MP4, 1280x720, 24fps, Progressive, 8 Mbps Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo Length: 42 sec Color: Color Language:Cantonese, Mandarin, English Location: Hung Hom MTR Station, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY) Date: 2012-09-13 (recorded) 2012-12-30 (processed) Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography Media Production: SML Universe Copyright: 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited Serial: SML.20120913.G12.00308

where I photograph everything mundane to show how divesity is evident in our daily lives as an act for LGBT activism. Originally only the life forms in nature was included, but starting in 2012 I have started photographing things which surrounds our everyday life. You might not understand the absurdity of finding myself in tears photographing everything mundane—food, notebooks, travel souvenirs. To you, they are just that—mundane things in life. To me, it is a life long fight for justice and equality.

where I photograph everything mundane to show how divesity is evident in our daily lives as an act for LGBT activism. Originally only the life forms in nature was included, but starting in 2012 I have started photographing things which surrounds our everyday life. You might not understand the absurdity of finding myself in tears photographing everything mundane—food, notebooks, travel souvenirs. To you, they are just that—mundane things in life. To me, it is a life long fight for justice and equality.

I started using Instagram about 2 months ago. As I wrote on SML Pro Blog: Photography requires no expensive cameras, lesser cameras are challenging to control, but because of that it challenges me to push what can be done on it. So now I have more photos for the Serenity series which have received great feedback on both Instagram and Facebook — #smlthankyou! These were all taken with the iPad 3 or iPhone 5 and processed using Snapseed — very grainy but also very fun. I was actually surprised that they receive so much positive feedback because they are simply snaps from my home office.

I started using Instagram about 2 months ago. As I wrote on SML Pro Blog: Photography requires no expensive cameras, lesser cameras are challenging to control, but because of that it challenges me to push what can be done on it. So now I have more photos for the Serenity series which have received great feedback on both Instagram and Facebook — #smlthankyou! These were all taken with the iPad 3 or iPhone 5 and processed using Snapseed — very grainy but also very fun. I was actually surprised that they receive so much positive feedback because they are simply snaps from my home office.

Enjoy #typography #photography taken in #HK #CN or learn #Chinese #中文 #edu :) #crazyisgood #ccby The Hong Kong Chinese audience does not really get what I was trying to do with my Forms series. I noticed that 中文 Chinese are in fact mostly pictograms. By showing 中文字形 Chinese typographic forms, people in Hong Kong gets it and so this is why this series existed. Thank you all for your feedback + suggestions!

Enjoy #typography #photography taken in #HK #CN or learn #Chinese #中文 #edu :) #crazyisgood #ccby The Hong Kong Chinese audience does not really get what I was trying to do with my Forms series. I noticed that 中文 Chinese are in fact mostly pictograms. By showing 中文字形 Chinese typographic forms, people in Hong Kong gets it and so this is why this series existed. Thank you all for your feedback + suggestions!

by Jamie Scott on #Vimeo via Hera Huang on Facebook. #nyc #nature #photography #videography #smllove #smlrec One of the most striking things about New York City is the fall colors and there's no better place to view this then Central Park. I chose 15 locations in the park and revisited them 2 days a week for six months, recording all camera positions and lens information to create consistency in the images. All shots were taken just after sunrise. by Jamie Scott invisiblejam.com Music I get Nervous by Lower Dens Central Park- August 2011-January 2012

by Jamie Scott on #Vimeo via Hera Huang on Facebook. #nyc #nature #photography #videography #smllove #smlrec One of the most striking things about New York City is the fall colors and there's no better place to view this then Central Park. I chose 15 locations in the park and revisited them 2 days a week for six months, recording all camera positions and lens information to create consistency in the images. All shots were taken just after sunrise. by Jamie Scott invisiblejam.com Music I get Nervous by Lower Dens Central Park- August 2011-January 2012

Handheld 1080p 25fps video shot using the Canon EOS M and the Canon EF 17-40 f4L lens at the New Town Plaza in Shatin, Hong Kong. Shot from Level 6 looking down to Level 3. Wrap stabilized using Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. Soundtrack composed using drum samples in Ableton Live 8. All media licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY). Enjoy! Series: Human Logistics Camera: Canon EOS M Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f4L Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080, 25fps, Progressive, 8 Mbps Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo Length: 1 min 23 sec Size: 89 MB Color: Black and White Location: New Town Plaza, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China License: CCBY: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Date: 2012-11-25 (recorded) 2012-11-27 (processed) Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography Music: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Music Media Production: SML Universe Copyright: CCBY 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited Serial: SML.20121125.EOSM.01426.newtownplaza.1080p25.8Mbps __

Handheld 1080p 25fps video shot using the Canon EOS M and the Canon EF 17-40 f4L lens at the New Town Plaza in Shatin, Hong Kong. Shot from Level 6 looking down to Level 3. Wrap stabilized using Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. Soundtrack composed using drum samples in Ableton Live 8. All media licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY). Enjoy! Series: Human Logistics Camera: Canon EOS M Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f4L Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080, 25fps, Progressive, 8 Mbps Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo Length: 1 min 23 sec Size: 89 MB Color: Black and White Location: New Town Plaza, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China License: CCBY: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Date: 2012-11-25 (recorded) 2012-11-27 (processed) Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography Music: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Music Media Production: SML Universe Copyright: CCBY 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited Serial: SML.20121125.EOSM.01426.newtownplaza.1080p25.8Mbps __

#ru #macro #photography Taken by Russian photographer, Vadim Trunov in the Voronezh region in the west of Russia, they show a variety of insects dealing with a downpour. Trunov takes his pictures using a macro lens to capture close up details with incredible clarity.

#ru #macro #photography Taken by Russian photographer, Vadim Trunov in the Voronezh region in the west of Russia, they show a variety of insects dealing with a downpour. Trunov takes his pictures using a macro lens to capture close up details with incredible clarity.

#IMPORTANT #africa #lgbt #gay #policy The Ugandan Parliament is set to pass a brutal law that may carry the death penalty for homosexuality. If they do, thousands of Ugandans could face execution or life imprisonment -- just for being gay. We stand with citizens across Uganda who are calling on their government to withdraw once and for all the Anti-Homosexual Bill, and to protect the universal human rights embodied in the Ugandan constitution. We urge Uganda’s leaders and key partner countries to join us in rejecting persecution and upholding values of justice and tolerance.

#bw #street #photography #CCBY @sml_photography @smluniverse Handheld 1080p 25fps video shot using the Canon EOS M and the Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L lens while riding the tram in Hong Kong from Admiralty to Central on the upper deck. Wrap stabilized using Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. Soundtrack composed from loops using Ableton Live 8. All media licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY). Enjoy! Series: Human Logistics Camera: Canon EOS M Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080, 25fps, Progressive, 8 Mbps Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo Length: 6 min 48 sec Size: 424 MB Color: Black and White Location: Queensway / Tramway, Admiralty to Central, Hong Kong SAR, China License: CCBY: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Date: 2012-11-20 (recorded) 2012-11-22 (processed) Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography Music: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Music Copyright: CCBY 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited

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#ccby @seeminglee @sml_photography @smluniverse #photography #videography Handheld 1080p video shot using the Canon EOS M and Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L lens at Queensway, outside of Pacific Place in Admiralty, Hong Kong SAR, China on 2012-11-20 for the Human Logistics series. Series: Human Logistics Camera: Canon EOS M Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080, 25fps, Progressive, 8.3 Mbps Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo Length: 2 min 13 sec Location: Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong SAR, China License: CCBY: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Date: 2012-11-20 (recorded) 2012-11-21 (processed) Copyright: © 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited Serial: SML.20121120.EOSM.01290.queensway-bokeh.1080p25.youtube

#ccby @seeminglee @sml_photography @smluniverse #HK #CN #urban #metro Handheld RAW video shot with Canon EOS M at Diamond Hill MTR station for the Human Logistics series. Audio from camera. Minor stabilization in Adobe Premiere Pro because it is handheld. Series: Human Logistics Camera: Canon EOS M Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f4L Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080, 25fps, Progressive, 8 Mbps max Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo Length: 1 min 56 sec Location: Diamond Hill MTR Station, Hong Kong SAR, China License: CCBY: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Date: 2012-11-19 (recorded) 2012-11-20 (processed) Copyright: © 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited Serial: SML.20121119.EOSM.01285.diamond-hill-train.1080p25.youtube

@oleknyc “petting” her crocheted “guest” at her #art installation currently on display@ 圓方 Elements — a shopping mall in #HK; #crazyisgood #olek #photojournalism

via @ethanspirit #hk #canon #photography #events Nov 30 - Dec 2 HKCEC — #free