Journal

12 posts

2026-09-29 · notes

Year so far — frames I keep

A personal shortlist before the next trip.

2026-09-08 · technique color

Color profiles I keep coming back to

Mostly camera-native, lightly warmed.

2026-08-24 · travel notes

Quiet places near the city

Half-day escapes that still feel remote.

2026-08-04 · work

Client delivery: what I put in the ZIP

Folder layout and contact sheets.

2026-07-18 · travel

A week of rain streets

Shanghai, late summer, no umbrella.

2026-06-28 · gear

Storage and backups for travel shoots

SSD, cold copies, and naming conventions.

2026-06-12 · films

Short film: Dawn — behind the frames

How the 30s piece was cut from stills.

2026-05-24 · travel notes

On returning to the same harbor

Repetition is a feature, not a bug.

2026-05-06 · gear

Three lenses I actually used this year

35, 50 and a cheap 85 — and nothing else.

2026-04-17 · technique color

Editing blue hour without crushing blacks

A short Lightroom walkthrough.

2026-03-31 · technique

Why I shoot JPEG+RAW on the road

Trade-offs between speed and salvage.

2026-03-15 · gear travel

Packing light for coastal fog

Notes on a one-bag kit that survived Xiamen humidity.