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Film Sets:

When it Rains...

Film Sets: When it Rains...

Silas Chu September 1, 2018

The rain in Hong Kong this past week has made the air feel like liquid truck exhaust….

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Film Sets:

A New Stock?

Film Sets: A New Stock?

Silas Chu August 29, 2018

After shopping around in Hong Kong for a couple days, I found a new film stock that I hadn't seen before: Kodak Professional Image 100…

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Tags Leica, M6, Zeiss, Film, Hong Kong
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Film Sets:

Connections

Film Sets: Connections

Silas Chu August 28, 2018

In the past, I've never dared to bring a film camera when traveling…

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Emerald City Comic-Con 2018

Emerald City Comic-Con 2018

Silas Chu March 3, 2018

A few shots from Emerald City Comic-Con 2018!

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In Review:

Leica M (Typ 240)

In Review: The Leica M (Typ 240)

Silas Chu October 22, 2017

A 2017 review of the Leica M240, to see if it's still relevant 5 years after release...

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Admiralty

Admiralty

Silas Chu September 19, 2017

There's no shortage of beauty in Hong Kong, and its architecture is no exception…

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@natgawd

@natgawd

Silas Chu August 25, 2017

There's something to be said for people who look well put-together all the time…

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Orange Dream

Orange Dream

Silas Chu August 20, 2017

Capitol Hill in Seattle, WA is an odd place…

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Crescent Beach, BC

Crescent Beach, British Columbia

Silas Chu August 3, 2017

A quick sunset stroll down Crescent Beach…

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Film Sets:

 

Memorial Day Weekend

Film Sets: Memorial Day Weekend

Silas Chu June 23, 2017

One of the best parts about shooting film is the process of waiting for rolls to be developed…

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ISO 160

ISO 160

Silas Chu June 10, 2017

I've been shooting a lot more film lately, almost as a way to stave off my desire to buy the latest and greatest digital cameras…

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Inspired by:

 

Ultraviolet - U2

Inspired by: Ultraviolet by U2

Silas Chu May 25, 2017

"There is a silence that comes to a house, where no one can sleep."

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Heart Healthy

Heart Healthy

Silas Chu May 18, 2017

After what seemed like an eternity of planning a shoot with Sophie, we finally met up to shoot…

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Artistic Value

Artistic Value

Silas Chu March 24, 2017

For the past couple of months, I've been pretty unproductive as a photographer….

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The shoot that sold me on the Leica SL

The shoot that sold me on the Leica SL

Silas Chu February 3, 2017

I was never interested in the Leica SL. But one shoot changed that quickly...

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SL in Seattle

SL in Seattle (no, SL doesn't stand for sleepless)

Silas Chu January 1, 2017

It's getting cold here in Seattle, and I recently had a chance to shoot with the Leica SL. In an attempt to test out the performance of the camera, I headed down to downtown Seattle and became a tourist in my own city...

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Fall in Monochrome

Fall in Monochrome

Silas Chu December 24, 2016

Fall in Washington is a beautiful season filled with color and marked by the ever-lowering temperatures as the days start to fade earlier and earlier. But for some unknown reason, I've been inspired to create many black-and-white images in the last few months...

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Chinatown Past Six

Chinatown Past Six

Silas Chu November 12, 2016

Seattle's International District is usually a place filled with the usual hustle and bustle of most large cities. But past 6pm on a Friday night, parts of Chinatown become eerily quiet...

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Lulu

Lulu

Silas Chu October 25, 2016

"Fashions fades, style is eternal." - Yves Saint Laurent

It's a well-known quote; a strong statement that sounds flashy and cool, but in reality, quite hard to understand until you meet someone who exemplifies it. A couple weeks into my first quarter at the University of Washington, I met someone with an undeniably unique sense of style...

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Conservation

Conservation

Silas Chu September 29, 2016

In the past few months, I've seen countless photographers post images from shooting at the Volunteer Park Conservatory. Quite frankly, I didn't understand the hype that came from that location. It was just a huge greenhouse with a bunch of pointy plants.

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