http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3Aabbottw deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:abbottw en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:49 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/2013-352894911 http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/2013-352894911 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:20:49 PST 2013! nonadult journals/personal abbottw http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/abbottw.jpg?1 Copyright 2013 ~abbottw
I basically took the last 8-9 months off from pretty much all cosplay activity due to work.  65 hour weeks plus my God given affinity for laziness doesn't lend itself to many photoshoots or cons!  Also, I just sold my last 35mm camera lens today (no, I'm not quitting photography :p).  Previously, at the peak of my obsession with cameras, I was shooting with pretty much 7 complete systems.  Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Olympus, M43, and Sony NEX.  I had 20+ bodies and about 50+ lenses.  They were fun to play with, ]]> http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/PMX-2010-vids-and-stuff-222648846 http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/PMX-2010-vids-and-stuff-222648846 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:08:50 PST PMX 2010 vids and stuff nonadult journals/personal abbottw http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/abbottw.jpg?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~abbottw
1.  :icontakaaa:, :iconwasabipocky:, and :iconkotodama: did a walk-on for trinity blood, and :iconkotodama: won best craftsmanship!  big congrats to her!  you can see their performance here: http://vimeo.com/17045804

2.  next, we have :iconshiimapan: and her crew of 8 girls who cosplayed snsd/girls' generation and did a medley of their songs.  i gotta admit, run devil run is really growing on me!  all 9 girls were fantastic and definitely looked the part.  you can see their performan ]]> http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/Anime-Expo-2010-video-up-225131473 http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/Anime-Expo-2010-video-up-225131473 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:22:00 PDT Anime Expo 2010 video up! nonadult journals/personal abbottw http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/abbottw.jpg?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~abbottw
In my previous journal entry, I mentioned that I would try to put together a short con video.  Well, I finally found the time to put one together (when I should be editing photos :p)!  I just wanted to experiment, and so it isn't super longI  All of the video footage was shot on the last day.  If there are any complaints about the music, please send them to :devwasabipocky:.  It was her idea :D

http://www.vimeo.com/13246230 ]]> http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/Anime-Expo-2010-225442811 http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/Anime-Expo-2010-225442811 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:12:51 PDT Anime Expo 2010 nonadult journals/personal abbottw http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/abbottw.jpg?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~abbottw
Anyways, I see everyone post their Anime Expo 2010 schedule, I figure I do the same.  It is pretty easy, cuz I have nothing planned, yet! :p

One thing I'm toying with is to make a short con video similar to this one here: http://vimeo.com/5465231

I met the guy who made the video, and he said it took about 4 hours to make?  But he seemed pretty experienced, and so Im sure itll take me 3x longer!

Eric of http://www.bigwhitebazooka.com picked up a Steadicam Merlin, and I thought about getting a glidecam myself for some stabilized video footage.  WOuld poeple even be interested in wa ]]> http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/ala-and-tagging-228912776 http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/ala-and-tagging-228912776 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:52:43 PST ala and tagging nonadult journals/personal abbottw http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/abbottw.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~abbottw
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2. Each tagged person must post 10 things about themselves on their journal.
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1. always thought about writing a screenplay based on my days as a wall street trader.  if you have seen the movie "boiler room," it's very similar!

2. big fan of little house on the prairie!

3. always looking for shoots to get better as a photog!

4. not very good at posing cosplayers, i always feel like im an inconvenience  to the cosp ]]> http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/features-and-stuff-229642817 http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/features-and-stuff-229642817 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:20:53 PDT features and stuff! nonadult journals/personal abbottw http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/abbottw.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~abbottw
just wanted to feature 2 deviants who were super nice enough to feature me, felt bad since i never followed the tag rules!  here we go!:

1.  :iconsakurakinomoto88:
GAO it's KURO-ZILLA  
Graduation Day
Tsubasa Chronicles:Sakura cell

2.  :iconhoukiboshi0791:
Vocaloid: Distorted Wonderland
MF: Hikari
+Miss Kira Amane+

In other news, planning on attending PMX, hopefully, all 3 days.  Say hello if you see me!  Also, whats a journal entry without talkin about new cameras??

Nikon introduced their refreshed D3, called the... D3s!  pretty much the same as the D3, except a new sensor...expanded iso ]]> http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/mikomicon-2009-and-new-cameras-announced-230091725 http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/mikomicon-2009-and-new-cameras-announced-230091725 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:29:43 PDT mikomicon 2009, and new cameras announced! nonadult journals/personal abbottw http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/abbottw.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~abbottw
http://www.pbase.com/sting458/mikomicon_2009

i also have all my vids from mikomicon up on youtube.  have the 12 masquerade performances, the parapara dance, and the kamehameha contests in full!

http://www.youtube.com/sting458

This was my third time to mikomicon, but this was the first time where i actually explored the campus.  truly a lot of fantastic photoshoot places.... i guess i never really explored the campus because I have always been a hallway type photog, but im slowly moving away from that to doing more shoots.. ]]> http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/yay-i-was-tagged-230319230 http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/yay-i-was-tagged-230319230 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:13:43 PDT yay! i was tagged? nonadult journals/personal abbottw http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/abbottw.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~abbottw
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1) i used to work on wall st. in nyc, i took the subway and got off at the word trade center every monring.  i decided not to goto work one day, that day was 9-11-01

2) i have all 9 seasons of the sitcom, king of queens, playing on a loop on my comp, 24/7

3) i'm actually not a photog!  but i currently have 12 dsl ]]> http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/Blizzcon-Nisei-week-230662985 http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/Blizzcon-Nisei-week-230662985 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:08:40 PDT Blizzcon, Nisei week! nonadult journals/personal abbottw http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/abbottw.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~abbottw
before nisei week, i was lucky enough to do a shoot with :iconmobuo: and :iconmeowmeowchan: at the walt disney concert hall for their hitman reborn cosplays.  since i have never seen the series, i went online to find images of these 2 characters, and from the images i found, i thought they were lovers... which is NOT the case as it was pointed out to me during the shoot! :p

i ]]> http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/black-avalon-shiya-and-saki-s-silly-pics-230868319 http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/black-avalon-shiya-and-saki-s-silly-pics-230868319 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:54:13 PDT black-avalon, shiya, and saki's silly pics! nonadult journals/personal abbottw http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/abbottw.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~abbottw
http://www.abbottwang.com/Site/csusb/

ok, you can goto the above link for the full sized slide show, but i also added the pics as an animated gif, "animated silliness!" ]]> http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/photoshoot-and-ax2009-vids-230991330 http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/photoshoot-and-ax2009-vids-230991330 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:07:50 PDT photoshoot and ax2009 vids nonadult journals/personal abbottw http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/abbottw.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~abbottw
it was hot, the sun was harsh, but they were in cosplay!!

amanda was kind enough to bring along kati and shiya, and i got a lot of good practice in.. and hopefully, they will get some decent pics out of the ordeal!

too bad i will be away next week... going to new orleans for cpe (continuing professional education)... ugh, but ill be back friday... it would be nice to brush up on my irc code section 469 passive activity loss though! lol

ill have tons of free time at the hotel to go through the pics i took today (about 500, but a lot of multiples and bracket ]]> http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/AX2009-Masquerade-vids-New-Nikon-Cameras-and-lens-231041761 http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/AX2009-Masquerade-vids-New-Nikon-Cameras-and-lens-231041761 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:49:25 PDT AX2009 Masquerade vids, New Nikon Cameras and lens nonadult journals/personal abbottw http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/abbottw.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~abbottw
you can find them at www.youtube.com/sting458

also a bit of Nikon news, they just released 2 new cameras and 2 new lenses...  First we have the Nikon D300s.  Nikon uses the "s" designation to signify an incremental upgrade, usually just updates the camera with features that were introduced since the original d300.  The big thing is probably the movie mode in 720p ( ]]> http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/AX2009-Masquerade-Vids-231283436 http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/AX2009-Masquerade-Vids-231283436 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:20:54 PDT AX2009 Masquerade Vids nonadult journals/personal abbottw http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/abbottw.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~abbottw
i did pick up a new camera though!  i'll write more about it in my next journal entry.  it'll be pretty boring geek stuff, unless you are into cameras... even then, still not that exciting, lol :p ]]> http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/Anime-Expo-2009-Masquerade-Videos-231330526 http://abbottw.deviantart.com/journal/Anime-Expo-2009-Masquerade-Videos-231330526 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:55:39 PDT Anime Expo 2009 Masquerade Videos nonadult journals/personal abbottw http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/b/abbottw.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~abbottw
you can see them in all their hd glory at:

www.youtube.com/sting458

thanks for looking! ]]>