Category Archives: photo and thoughts

Five Sentence Fiction – Wheels

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Helen C

Five Sentence Fiction – Wheels Five Sentence Fiction is about packing a powerful punch in a tiny fist. Each week Lillie McFerrin will post a one word inspiration, then anyone wishing to participate will write a five sentence story based … Continue reading →

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A Happy Day

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Helen C

She works at a Chinese grocery store in the city. Every time we walked into the store, she welcomed us with a big sweet smile. During the 12 days that MN State Fair was on, the owner of the store … Continue reading →

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Finding My Photographic Voice – Part 3

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Helen C

First, I want to thank those who have visited Wei Chen Photo. The old man was thrilled. It probably will take him a while to figure out how to visit/follow your blog ;-( My Experience for Lesson 4 Lesson 4 … Continue reading →

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Finding My Photographic Voice – Part 2

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Helen C

This is second post of my thoughts, comments, what I have learned… etc. from Otto’s (In Flow) e-workshop, Finding Your Photographic Voice. Before I start, I would like to ask you a favor. It took me seemingly forever to encourage … Continue reading →

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Street Photographing – Aug, 2014

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Helen C

I begin to realize that if two people walking on the same street taking street photos, they may end up with two totally different set of photos. For me, people’s feelings, emotions and their stories attract me the most. I … Continue reading →

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Oh, No, Am I Left-to-Right Now?

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Helen C

I forgot who introduced me the idea of flipping a photo to make it look right… our eyes usually go from left to right because we read from left to right. I remember, in my mind, flipping his image back … Continue reading →

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Finding My Photographic Voice – Part 1

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Helen C

Many of you knew that I’m in Otto’s (In Flow) e-workshop, Finding Your Photographic Voice, now. I’d asked Otto if I could blog about my e-workshop experience; he said yes. I particularly like to share what I’ve learned in hope … Continue reading →

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My Recent Street Photographing Experience

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Helen C

For a month now, I have several topics that I would like to write about. But I have been in a “lazy” mood. Today, I would like to share with you my recent “Street Photographing” experience. Many of you, wonderful … Continue reading →

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Learning Photographing… Thoughts/Questions – Part 5

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Helen C

Learning Photographing… Thoughts/Questions – Part 5 I took a lot of pictures when I was in D.C. 1. Some photos (ok… a lot of them) when I zoomed in more than 25%, they look grainy. My first thought was that … Continue reading →

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Lotus & Water Lily Cultural Festival – 7/19/2014

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Helen C

I am back… 😉 Exhausted, but had a wonderful time. It is one of the best trips I have ever had! The day after I arrived at Maryland, my brother-in-law Huey and my sister Yvonne took us to Kenilworth Park … Continue reading →

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