Kisses in black and white

Kiss = Love + Affection + Compatibility

Kiss is an active project of mine. I have been working on it since 2007. I rarely photograph in the studio, so most of these were taken in real life, usually during events were I happened to be photographing.

I usually try to get permission after spotted the love birds in their acts. The photos were shot after I gained permission, but as love is in the air, they generally came out fairly natural as they could care less about whether or not a camera was pointing to them or not! (This is true even for my own self portrait with MMF!)

See the whole set on Flickr.

1. Ideal Husbands: Marlone Star + Chicago Tigerboy



2. Kiss (name withheld)



3. Kiss / Ideal Husbands



4. Kiss: Kevin Aviance + Friend



5. Kiss between friends. It's a friendly kiss as the guy is gay and the girl is straight, but they came out just as sweet.



6. Kiss: SML + MMF. Self-portrait. See also SML Photo Blog: Taking the umbrella outside of the studio.



7. Failed attempt while photographing Bert + Ernie. See SML Gay Blog: Bert + Ernie / SML Ideal Husbands.

Downtown Brooklyn

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Sunset Park Panoramic Photography

My first attempt with panoramic photography at full resolution. This shows the 360-degree panoramic view of Sunset Park in Brooklyn, New York City.



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Here's an 720p HD video of the 360-degree sweep:

Sunset Park Panoramic (360) version c1 (720p high-def 1280 x 720 pan video) / 2009-09-21 / SML from See-ming Lee 李思明 SML on Vimeo. Also on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZWfuG01xfc

Photographed using Canon 10D mounted on a tripod with the Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L lens, triggered via Canon Remote Timer Control TC-80N3.

The whole thing was stichedtogether in Photoshop CS4 with 24 full-res RAW files:
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This HD video and the photo is licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en

MMF / SML

Magical things happen when love is in the air. Also see full set on SML Flickr: MMF / SML

Technical info: handheld Canon 580EX from left, remote via Canon ST-E2 on Canon 10D body mounted on a tripod. Shot with Canon 24-70 f2.8L lens.

MMF at Deadyard in SML Studio


MMF at Deadyard in SML Studio


Kiss: SML + MMF at Deadyard in SML Studio


Kiss: SML + MMF at MMF home. Shot with the Canon SD 850IS


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Chelsea Art Galleries Openings

After the positive experience with Aaron Johnson (Flickr / SML Flickr / Twitter) first at the Chelsea tour then at the Eastern State Penitentiary, I joined up with Aaron again on 2009-09-10 to check out the art galleries openings in Chelsea.

All photographs taken with:
+ Canon 10D
+ Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L: my current everywhere lens
+ Canon 580EX

See description on Flickr regarding detailed information about the pieces.

Art, artists and art openings crashers

More Ideal Husbands found while touring

For the SML Ideal Husbands project. Aaron spotted him:

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM: Experience Report: Part 1

Bought a new lens this weekend: the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM. This is my first L lens priced over a thousand dollars, so for sure it is a fairly big buy for me. It also filled the gap in my lens line-up between 40 and 70 (which are currently served by either 17-40 and 70-200). Based on the results taken today around Brooklyn Bridge, it looks like that it has made its cut to become my new walk-around lens.

SML Flickr Set: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Highlights from today:

Kiss

When the festivals are over and the city paces down to normal, I venture the night scenes in search of delicate moments of human expression.

Did you know that kissing is not just an act of affection, but has biological function? Apparently, it is a way to allow prospective mates to smell and taste each other's pheromones for biological compatibility. (Reference: Wikipedia: kiss)







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Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2008

Ever since I went to the Coney Island Mermaid Parade in 2007 for the first time, I have been waiting for my second opportunity to photograph this event again. Here are some highlights from today's event.

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