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About Me Deviant Artist Member dchuiMale/United States Recent Activity
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Hey folks!

Today I took a day-trip to the Mission District in San Francisco with my friend and fellow DAer Kasi ([link]). The goal of the day was to shamelessly turn peoples' most candid, private moments into a definitive statement about the depth of my humanity (isn't that what all Deviant artists do?).

I wanted to share with you guys the proofs of the day's work. I have deleted many of the obvious failures, but most of the images are still there. For me, it has always helped me more to see the original photos in their entirety than the cropped and edited final product. Hopefully seeing the originals of the shoot will be useful to somebody out there :).

As an artist, I want to put my best foot forward and only share my very best work. But as someone who is forever a student and always seeking improvement, I hope that by showing my "dirty laundry" I can elucidate the overall workflow and methodology that ultimately produces the final product.

Technical info:

All photos taken with Canon 5D and either 35MM F2, 50MM F1.4, or 85MM F1.8 USM.

Some example shots:

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2



Dog


Paco Gomes




Color Proofs:

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B&W Proofs:

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- Daniel Chui
  • Listening to: Sucker MC's 2007 - SFDK
  • Playing: No video games, argh!
  • Eating: Melon

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Daniel Chui
Artist
United States
What can I say? I love people and I hope that my work shows it. I am 23 going on 24 and live and work in Palo Alto, California. I'm always looking to meet and learn from photographers in the area, so if you are nearby please send me a note!

Current Residence: Palo Alto
Favourite genre of music: Rap, Romantic period piano
Favourite photographer: Henri Cartier Bresson, Greg Gorman, Sebastiao Salgado
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:iconmanyfingersau:
~manyfingersau Jun 24, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Enjoyed your gallery and like the stories that go with the pics!
Briana 1 is a lovely shot
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:icondchui:
Thanks so much for your feedback!!!

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Daniel Chui

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:iconkatherinetucker:
beautiful work! so many great moments and expressions captured
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:icondchui:
Thanks so much Katherinetucker :)

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Daniel Chui

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:iconc-law:
You are back! looking forward for your newest shots!

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noir un blanc

:D Lepak Inc.,
:D enjoy life to the maxx
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:icondchui:
Thanks C-Law!!!

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Daniel Chui

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:icontomm1995-photography:
Hey take a look at mine gallery:
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maybe you could ad me to yours deviantWATCH :+devwatch:
THANKS^^
(and maybe I will add you too:D)


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Thomas.
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" Art is my obsession, creativity is my mind."
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:iconrimabean18:
I love the new photos!! they're great!
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:icondchui:
Aww thanks Rima! How's your photography coming along?

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Daniel Chui

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:iconrimabean18:
PS I checked out the color proofs from your SF day trip...LOVE IT!!! you capture people in such a real way, it's beautiful!
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