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David Lai Blog bio picture

hi

it's pretty awkward when you meet people the first time, right?

when we're surrounded by privatization of society, i hope that this blog will do the opposite with who i am.

i am a brother

i am a son

i am a friend

i am a photographer

i am someone who simply wants to share. be it simply my photography, to my life, to my soul.


i hope to see you on the day you choose to say "I DO" staring into the eyes of someone you're committing to love forever. someone you've shared you're darkest days, and greatest moments with. someone who has made you cry the hardest and laugh the loudest.

your wedding day will be the worst day of your marriage... because everyday after, you'll grow closer, learning to love each other more and more.

love is not merely a feeling, but an action, that of the will.


Monthly Archives: October 2009

Triptychs

Triptych 1 (Shot Kodak 400VC on Rolleiflex 2.8e)

Triptych 2 (Shot Kodak 400NC on Rolleiflex 2.8e)

two triptychs that I shot for class. I really like them.
I printed them horizontally, so I apologize for the vertical layout. I figured this would be better than looking at thumbnail sized images horizontally.
Life has been refreshing. Praise God.

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Graffiti Wall

Shot 4×5 view camera on Ilford HP5 asa400
Props to these people who take the time to make some serious work. This is only a small frame of the huge piece of work. Good work takes time. A lot of things simply need time to develop, and we sometimes just don’t give it. This definitely earns...

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Community is Key

1st shot: 400nc shot with rolleiflex 2.8e – converted black digitally
2nd shot: 4×5 view camera shot with Ilford bw HP5 400asa
Yesterday was a really interesting and extremely blessing day for me. One minute I’m stumbling from a mental lapse in faith, the next I’m pouring out my heart and speaking out with whatever God had...

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less is more

Shot Kodak 400NC w. Rolleiflex 2.8e – digitally converted to bw
Funny how a simple headshot was refreshing for me to shoot. sometimes a clean, sharp image is harder to shoot then you think, especially when sharpness will make or break an image. But it’s because the image isn’t anything crazy where I can focus on...

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you have to dig deep to move forward

*A shot from the wedding in Italy: Dan and Sarah’s wedding.
I got to witness a true community of brothers at this wedding. I got to sit in and listen to Dan share how each of the groomsmen had played a role in his life. How God had worked in all there lives for them to...

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and to finish it up..

And thus completes the images I’ve printed so far for my portraits project

Oh, and we ran into this guy during the shoot… he’s alright…

:]

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Just one of them days

I’m actually pretty exhausted at the moment. Finally going to put an end to my blur of days. Having spent 10 hours printing in darkroom, followed by typing a paper with an hour of sleep followed by 9 hour of classes today, I’m pooped. Glad God has been able to hold me together thus far....

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