Super9?

WHAT THE HECK IS SUPER9?

✎ So, what the heck is Super9? What's all this commotion about? Truthfully, it's a mixture of things. For one: it's a project showcasing various photography works of the outside world. And two: the love of photography, in itself. I want to be able to strap my camera around my wrist and boldly walk down the streets, eagle-eyed and be aware of everything around me, yet still in tune with my camera settings and its F-stops, its strengths and limitations. I want to visualize a moment happening and then capture it exactly as I see it, to be preserved forever as a moment of history.

Oh yeah, I'm a huge fan of J.J. Abrams and his famous featured film: Super 8. This is where the Super9 came from, a spin-off from his title: it's awesome and mysterious. I absolutely love this kind of stuff and I'm so excited to get into this again. I feel like a kid all over again, getting down and dirty in mud with toys, but in this case, an expensive camera with a huge lens that doesn't require anything else but a compact flash card. I think it's time for me to stop yapping and start the show. Are you ready for this?

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The Creator

PHOTOGRAPHER : FRANKLIN LAM

We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master, young jedi. There, the formal description is finally out of the way. Now we can get down to business. Yes, I am the creator of Super9: the realization of what really started as a daydream. With me being a computer-nerd with a artistic side, digital photography rekindled an old love of photography and art by marrying the creativity of capturing a photograph with an elaborate world of computer aided post processing. I get hang out with great people, take pictures and then play on a computer - who could ask for anything better? I've been shooting with my Canon (of course) for about a good 3-4 years (off/on), learning/inhaling as much as I can. And, trust me I love it. I mean I really love it.

CAMERA/LENS EQUIPMENT LIST

⌞Canon EOS 7D
⌞Canon EOS 30D
⌞Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM
⌞Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
⌞Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
⌞Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 PRO DX
⌞2 x Vivitar 285HV AutoFlash
⌞Canon Deluxe Photo Backpack 200EG

INSPIRING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Jill Greenberg

Potrait Photographer/Artist

Known for her stunning portraits of everything from crying children to grizzly bears, photographer Jill Greenberg makes work that inspires controversy. She loves the tension between commercial work and making an artistic statement, concluding that "fear is the opposite of creativity.
Mark Delong

Music/Commercial Photographer

Mark DeLong endlessly toils on his celebrity portraits from pre-production all the way through to creative postproduction, making every one of his artist and band photos a personal piece that is uniquely inspired interpretation.
Tim Wallace

Car/Commercial Photographer

Commercial advertising and car photographer Tim Wallace works with clients across the globe such as Aston Martin, Land Rover, Mercedes and Morgan. Well known within the automotive industry for his creativity and open approach he is regarded by many as one of today's leading car photographers with a unique and strong style of work.

Various Works

FROM ANYTHING TO EVERYTHING

Super9 Update

YES, NEWS! WELL, NOT REALLY...

This section will showcase anything I find useful. Remember to like and tweet!

I SEE GENIUS...THANK YOU STEVE

JOBS

October 6, 2011 | Posted by: Franklin
Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Apple

STUNNING PHOTOJOURNALISM

LIFE

August 31, 2011 | Posted by: Franklin
Truly an inspiration, Brent Stirton, is the senior staff photographer for the assignment division of Getty Images, New York. He specializes in documentary work and is known for his alternative approaches.
Brent Stirton

MAGNIFICENT BLIZZCON COSPLAY

WoW

August 28, 2011 | Posted by: Franklin
At the request of Jerome Matias, I bring to you Blizzcon Cosplay. Blizzard fans are nuts, except hotter, a lot hotter. Fifteen-foot wingspans, homemade leather work, sexy night elf dances, I've seen it all. Why is this popular? Maybe it's a tribute to the quality of Blizzard's games, which can definitely never be described as "rushed to market." Who cares? I like it. But, either way, some of these costumes are just...dang.
Blizzcon Cosplay

BEAUTIFUL UNDERGROUND PHOTOGRAPHY

HIP

August 26, 2011 | Posted by: Franklin
Some people are afraid of being underground, but thankfully some photographers don't fit those shoes, and because of that, we are delivered with some great underground photography. Also, I tend to suspect that hipsters love it. These are some amazing examples of underground photography, man-made or not. Mostly tunnels, but also some natural scenarios, pretty awesome. I think I may have a new thing for tunnel photography.
Tunnel Photography