Matt Kwok Photography Blog » Inspiration http://www.matt-kwok.com/blog Updates Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:05:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Windmills of east WA http://www.matt-kwok.com/blog/2011/01/windmills-of-east-wa/ http://www.matt-kwok.com/blog/2011/01/windmills-of-east-wa/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:37:41 +0000 rikaro http://www.matt-kwok.com/blog/?p=513 Quick shot during my trip to Leavenworth back in late Dec, 2010. Was driving up the mountains and saw this. Jumped right out of the car to take the shot while everyone in the car were sleeping haha.

Just a quick shot. Nothing out of the ordinary.

]]> http://www.matt-kwok.com/blog/2011/01/windmills-of-east-wa/feed/ 0 My own Spring Break http://www.matt-kwok.com/blog/2010/06/my-own-spring-break/ http://www.matt-kwok.com/blog/2010/06/my-own-spring-break/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:56:07 +0000 rikaro http://www.matt-kwok.com/blog/?p=271 Been through a lot lately. Things were picking up and I was busy shooting again. I was stressed out a bit lately so I thought “hey, I should just take a break and drive and shoot around.” So I took a day off work (and by that I mean NO work at all). I went to White Rock early for an early brunch, then went to Steveston and chilled for a while. I then went out for a coffee with my laptop in the evening.

When I went home, I said this to myself: “I need to do this more often.” I’ve been shooting quite a bit since last summer and haven’t really been stopping down till early Feb of this year. Things picked up again during May and I realized that I’ve never really fully relaxed myself when I had free time. It was quite a eye opener to myself.

I had been shooting so much paid work at a point where I was a little scared that I was doing it just to pay the bills. I took a step back  and realized that I was pushing myself forward so much that I wasn’t enjoying life all that much. Now picking up the camera is now an enjoyment again :)

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]]> http://www.matt-kwok.com/blog/2010/06/my-own-spring-break/feed/ 3 A little inspiration for you all http://www.matt-kwok.com/blog/2010/02/a-little-inspiration-for-you-all/ http://www.matt-kwok.com/blog/2010/02/a-little-inspiration-for-you-all/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:52:06 +0000 rikaro http://www.matt-kwok.com/blog/?p=212 A quick blog post from my iPhone. Here’s a little experience from me that I wanted to share. I’ve know a lot of people who always want the latest and the greatest especially when it comes to photo gears. Sometimes all these gears and hype in technology covers up what the tools originally intended to do. I went to steveston yesterday and all I’ve bought was my phone. I’m a little disappointed to have left my camera at home but I’m still glad that my phone did what i need it to do. All the shots were taken with the iPhone 3gs and I’m happy to say the memories are captured and kept.

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Well, it’s my bro that drove all the way from Vancouver, BC to Blaine, WA to pick it up. Props to him. Took it awhile before the book came in.

200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide is one of the most inspiring books I came by this year. A must buy if love advertising/commercial photography. The book breaks down into different sections (Animal, Life, Transportation, Portrait etc.) and are just pictures on every page. I haven’t really gone through the whole book yet so there’s nothing much I can say about it.

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