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“Interrogation Light” Jotaro
Here’s another instalment with my low-key experiments! Did you know Hirohiko Araki (the mangaka of Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure) modelled Jotaro’s personality after Clint Eastwood? Even the pose in this...
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Review: Nendoroid Kirby
Surprise, I got a new figure – and a Nendoroid at that! This Nendoroid Kirby was my birthday present to the wife, which I immediately hijacked for figure photos – much like the Nendoroid Isabelle a...
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Mini Review: Master Grade Tallgeese (Endless Waltz ver.)
I buy things for strange reasons sometimes — case in point: this master grade Tallgeese. I don’t even like Gundam Wing, and my recent attempt at re-watching it fell apart after only 3 episodes thanks...
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Backyard Menma
The weather’s hot and the soul is restless — it’s time for my brief annual stint of interest in photography! Like a hot summer rash, I’ve been itching to get more photoing done. I’ve rated and tagged...
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Tips & Tricks: Basic Post-Processing in Adobe Lightroom
As I had mentioned in my last post, I had gone through all of my photos recently. The one harsh conclusion that came out of this undertaking was that I didn’t have a clue when it came to editing my...
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Miku on Orange
As the least photographed figure in my collection with no reviews written about it, I’ve always meant to take more photos of my LAT Hatsune Miku figure. So I decided to take it out of its glass prison...
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Japan Post #1: Tsukiji
After getting married in February and begrudgingly having a reception dinner seven months later, my wife and I decided to celebrate the occasion with a pilgrimage to the weeaboo holy land. Ever since...
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Japan Post #2: Meiji Shrine and Sensō-ji
The Meiji Shrine Before the concrete jungle of Tokyo rose from the ground and before the messy international conflicts of the 20th century, Japan was but a feudal society a mere 150 years ago. What...
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Japan Post #3: Studio Ghibli Museum
Being both nerds my nature, my wife and I predictably visited a long list of weeaboo attractions in our time in Japan. The best of theses destinations by far is the Studio Ghibli Museum. I had...
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Japan Post #4: Nerd Stuff
When people ask me why we took a trip to Japan, there are a few ways to respond. I could say it’s for the food or the sights, and that wouldn’t technically be a lie, but being a reader of this blog,...
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Japan Post #5: Shopping Districts & Fujikawaguchiko
As I had mentioned in my previous post, Tokyo has a particularly strong focus on its shopping districts as its main attractions. This is a city that’s good at hawking its wares — perhaps too good. In...
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Kagamine Twins against Tin Foil
Now that the Japan posts are done and no longer occupy the back of my mind like a neglected child, I found myself feeling listless. Playing Breath of the Wild somehow isn’t the same when I’m not...
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Selective Colour Robot Soldier
Here’s another shot I took of the Laputa robot soldier music box a while ago that I shared on Instagram. I decided to go the black & white approach because I find the moss green colour on the...
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Tips & Tricks: Basic Flash Lighting
I don’t take that many figure photos these days, but when I do, it’s always with flashes. While the entry barrier of getting multiple flash units, stands and modifiers may seem intimidating, there is...
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HG Gundam Barbatos Lupus
On my recent trip to China, I picked up this High Grade Gundam Barbatos Lupus kit in Beijing. Gunpla is very expensive overpriced in the big retails stores in the capital, so when I found this for...
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Mid-Swing Sinanju
After I gave up posing the HG Barbatos Lupus, I picked up the Robot Damashii Sinanju to get a decent action pose shot that I wanted to get. Besides being a lot less prone to falling apart, I really...
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Sunset Selvaria
After lurking around on Flickr and Instagram for inspiration in recent days, I once again felt the need to do something different for my figure photos. I wanted to do something from the comfort of my...
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Potionmaster Tharja
A few weeks ago, I came across some small potion-like glass bottles at a packaging store. I picked them up in hopes of incorporating them into a photo with Tharja. At the time, I remembered Tharja as...
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Swimsuit Clalaclan
It’s been a few months since my last post, and since then I’ve upgraded my trusty D7000 to a D7500. I’ve also acquired a Godox TT350, a small speedlight unit with TTL functionality. Though I didn’t...
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Old School Asuka
I’m still bumming around with the idea of using colour gels on speed lights for background lighting on my curtain. Here’s a portrait of Asuka. Nothing much to say about this one besides I rather like...
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