60D $1099 of Video Goodness
Canon just released a new DSLR that shoots HD video for $1099. The one thing that I love about this camera is the fact that it has a LCD screen can be moved in to a number of different places making it so much easier to shoot video. I think this is a great idea [...]
Backpackers & Yogurt
As of lately I have been feel that my photography work is not progressing as fast as i would like it to. I asked my agent/buddy Francois at Noi Pictures to get me some local editorial assignments which will force me to go out and shoot things i’m not used to shooting. As most photographers [...]
Painting with light
For over a 2 years i have been lucky enough to befriend a really great guy and talented photographer, Boris Zuliani. He used to live on Truc Bach lake and we would have beers in the evening with other photo buddies talking about our love of photography and film (or until our wives or girlfriends [...]
Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Time Capsule
Last weekend was a national holiday in Vietnam. My wife and I went with some friends to Hoa Binh to spend the night at a man made freshwater lake. It’s glassy water was dotted with small islands similar to Ha Long Bay. This lake was a little eerie to me as it seemed to be [...]
Nha Trang, Vietnam Wedding Video
About a month ago fellow photographer Aidan Dockery contacted me to see if i was interested in making a wedding video for a client of theirs. Just for reference, Aidan and his photo partner Julian run the best wedding photography business in SE Asia, Eden Images. Since I had never done this kind of format [...]
Potain – Annual Report Photography For Vietnam Project
In December, right before i went to America for a month, I shot a commercial job for the crane and heavy machine company, Potain. They wanted me to shoot the Son La Dam and the cranes from their company for their annual report. They told me that they had 8 Cranes on site, which was [...]
Tired and orange – Hanoi flower market during Tet
While this is my 4th Tet in Hanoi, I still enjoy going out to the night flower market just before the New Year. It is usually full of life and action, but this year it had a very different feeling. It was very dark and dirty and the flower sellers all looked very tired. Some [...]
Photography award for NGO work – Photo Philanthropy
Last June I submitted my photography work to a new award contest. This contest is different from many other contests because it specializes in photography work done with an NGO. The organization that held the contest, Photo Philanthropy, believes in the power of photography and it’s combination with NGO work. They know that this combination [...]
Blue Dragon
About a month ago i met cool and friendly Ruth Mortimer who works for Blue Dragon. Blue Dragon is an local Hanoi organization that gives underprivileged kids a better chance at life. Ruth asked me if i wouldn’t mind donating some time to the organization and make a short video for them. I was happy [...]
Tungsten Lights
I love going out at night in Vietnam. Especially in the evening to the parks. Everywhere you look is full of life. Teenage dancers practicing, the elderly drinking tea and playing chess, footballers showing off their skills, skateboarders gliding by and lovers holding each other. This scene was not as common as when i first [...]
Fashion – Vietnam
I went to a fashion show a couple of weeks back. I was asked by a friend of mine to go and shoot some of the clothes and models. After talking some more about fashion with some of the Vietnamese designers i was interested in their lives and work. I may pursue a story at [...]
Hoi An
My brother is visiting me. So my girlfriend and I thought it would be a good idea to go down to Hoi An for a couple of days to relax.I grabbed my flash light and my camera bag to see if i can get an opportunity to try out a couple of ideas i have [...]
Confict of Interest – KL Christmas
I recently visited Malaysia and was in it’s capital Kuala Lumpur. As i walked around the beautiful city i went to one of the many local shopping malls located there. When i walked in i was greeted with a large Christmas tree and Christmas music such as, Joy to the World and jingle bells. Now [...]
The people of Tonlé Sap Lake
After spending 5 days in Siem Reap some friends and i decided to go out to the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. We took a friendly tuk-tuk out to the lake and tried to commission a boat for the day. We had been told that the normal price was $45 a day. When we [...]
Exhibition At Ankor Wat Photography Festival
I found out some months ago that my work was selected to be shown at the 2008 Angkor Wat Photography Festival. So now I’m on my way to to Siem Reap, Cambodia once again to meet people and hopefully make some connections in this difficult industry. The body of work they will be showing will [...]
Finished
After months of meeting different organizations, officials and documenting my 2 stories about leprosy in Vietnam, my work is done. You can see my finished work at http://www.ehrinmacksey.com/Multimedia.html I have asked a couple of people who are considered experts in the industry to review my work and i happy to receive that they thought very [...]
Back To Work
So tomorrow I’m back to work on my project. Above you can see where I eat lunch and dinner everyday when I’m there. Like I posted before it is …. rural. I’m really excited to go back since now i feel very confident with my new video equipment and I got some addons to my [...]
Week of Work
Well, I have been working like crazy to get my new websites up. I’m designing one for photography and another one for web design. On top of that I have finished a new website for a group of talented journalists who I have joined in our quest for freelance multimedia. The website is http://www.ontheroadmedia.com I [...]
Project
Last week I went to the countryside to do some more research into a personal project i’m working on. The setting for the place was beautiful as the newly planted rice was growing and was a lush green. The birds and insects clamor away as the people of this nearly sustainable community work next to [...]
My Neighborhood – The Lake
So a month ago I moved from my house to an apartment. The house was too big for me and the furniture and other things were breaking so I decided that it was time to move to a newer place. I moved into this great new apartment (I will post photos later). The difference between [...]
Thoughts and Progress
So I have been studying. Not a shock for those of you who know me. I seem to always be studying. I have found that many people in the industry in which I’m trying to break into are blogging like crazy. Sharing thoughts, ideas, links, projects and their lives. When I first thought about blogging [...]
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