拍写真（二）

今年六月回家时我又拍了一集写真。这次比上次更便宜，大约新币60块，包括有二十张照片的CD，一本相册和两张海报（一张30寸，一张24寸），效果比上次稍好些，价格却大大地便宜了，所以感觉还不错。

Laneige Makeover / 兰芝的活动

昨天我又去参加了Laneige的活动，这次我是报名比较早的，所以报名费只花了$70。我用这70块钱又加了13块买了一支唇膏，一支唇油和一盒腮红，再加上他们提供免费化妆和一张A4尺寸的相片，这应该是很划算的，再加上我上次去过，拍得照片不错，这次我又抱了很大希望，谁想却有些令人失望。
去之前我用网上的算命软件算了那天的运势，结果显示有一件事是事先抱有很大希望，但结果却不尽如人意。那时我还不太相信，因为是同一个化妆师，上次他画得还不错；可这次画得却不怎么样，而且摄影师也换人了，上次的是个年轻女孩，她每照了一张就给我看看，我觉得哪里不满意，她再重拍并指导我该怎样改进，一连重拍了几次，终于拿到了我们想要的结果。可昨天的那位大叔就没那么好说话了，他知道我拍了6张，然后让我在这6张中选出一张，我一看没一张理想的，就建议他是不是再拍一轮，他拒绝了，说就只能这6张了。本来还想请我的同事帮我多拍几张，但看了这效果觉得还是放弃比较好。

Korean Laneige Makeover Session

星期六一早，我参加了在Bugis Junction举行的Laneige化妆拍照活动。本活动费用为S$80，但全部可以用来买产品，因为事先听一位朋友说起她家的Water Sleeping Mask很好用，她在飞机上买的，是S$40，我本来也想趁去中国的时候在机场购买，但既然有这个活动，想不如一起就办了。(我买了一瓶Water Sleeping Mask S$45 和一把用来刷液态粉底的刷子S$44, 经使用后感觉刷子很好用) 于是定了星期六11点的appointment。是由那位专程从韩国飞来的化妆师亲自为我化妆。他是位典型的韩国帅哥，为人非常亲切，虽然语言不通，需要翻译，但也能感觉到他是位非常敬业的人。当我告诉他我希望他能帮我化成宣传画上宋蕙荞的样子，你还别说，经韩国人这么一化，我觉得自己也有几分酷似韩国人了。
接下来就是摆成宋的那个经典姿势，这还真的有点难度，摄影师教了我好长时间，总算差不多了。不过努力也算没白费，据朋友说效果还不错。比前两次的要好一些。

Last Sat morning, I went to the Laneige Makeover Session at Bugis Junction. It cost S$80, but was fully redeemable. I heard from my friend that their water sleeping mask was very good. She bought one on the airplane which cost $40. I thought of buying it at the airport when I go to China next time. Since there’s a chance here, I thought it would not be a bad idea to join this workshop since I wanted to try their product. In the end, I bought a water sleeping mask (S$45) and a brush for liquid foundation (S$44). I have tried both. I didn’t care for the mask too much, but the brush is quite good. I made an appointment at 11am. In fact I was the first customer. It was done by a Korean makeup artist, who purposely flew over from Seoul for this event. He’s a typical Korean man. I told him I wanted to look like Sung Hye Kyo. Although we couldn’t understand each other, he assured me using his "ok" gesture. After his work, I felt I really looked a bit like a Korean.

Then came the photo shooting. The photographer was a young girl. I told her I wanted to look like Sung in the poster there. It took us a long time to get the closer shot. Basically, it was because I was a bit slow. But it was worth it. My friend later told me it was a good job after she saw it.

Photo Editing / 编辑照片

昨天在网上浏览时，偶然发现了一个很有趣的网页，它可以帮我们编辑照片，如加相框啦，写字啦，涂鸦啦，装饰啦等等，我最喜欢的还是特效，有柔光，锐化，影楼，LOMO, 反转片，日系，哥特，复古，黄昏，黑白，彩虹渐变，冷色渐变，毛玻璃，油画，素描等15种。非常有趣。你不妨也来试试？


Yesterday when I was surfing internet, I found a very interesting site. It can help us to edit our photos by just one single click! Sounds wonderful right? It can add all sorts of frames, words, graffiti etc. But the best thing that i love is the special effects. It includes 15 special effects, like soft focus, sharpen effect, studio effect, LOMO, reversal film, Japanese style, Gothic style, retro effect, dusk effect, black & white, rainbow gradients effect, cool gradients effect, frosted glass effect, painting effect and sketch. The problem is after editing, it will lose its resolution severely. It’s quite fun. Try it!

未编辑/Original

柔光/Soft Focus

锐化/Sharpen Effect

影楼/Studio Effect

LOMO

反转片/Reversal Film

日系/Japanese Style

哥特/Gothic Style

复古/Retro Style

黄昏/Dusk Effect

黑白/Black & White

彩虹渐变/Rainbow Gradients Effect

冷色渐变/Cool Gradients Effect

毛玻璃/FrostedGlass Effect

油画/Painting

素描/Sketch

装饰新电脑 / Laptop Wrap

总算等到公司发新的手提电脑了，早就有打算等新的一下来，就给它来个个性化的大包装。以前曾听一个学生说过碧山就有一间这样的店，他做得的是现成的贴纸，才二十多块，他也说如果是换成自己的照片要三十多块，感觉这个价位还能接受，于是今天便拿了一张照片，奔向碧山第八站，你别说四楼还真有那么一间，不过不是店，只是一个小推车而已。别看她的店小得可怜，麻雀虽小，五脏可俱全。她很专业地拿出她的电脑，把我的照片输进去，在她的建议下，把它做成双胞胎造型，但由于另一个的字也是反着的，所以她又建议里面换成蝴蝶和心的造型。等做好后一报价可把我吓了一跳，她要收$99。哇噻！我一点精神准备也没有耶。最后划来划去，她才同意95块了事，我觉得实在太贵，又找她要了八颗钻了事了。

I always wanted to have a special cover for my new laptop. Finally our company upgraded our laptop. I heard from one of my students last time. He said there was a shop inside Bishan Juntion 8 which specialized in this customization and he had used them before. It cost him S$20+. But if it was self-designed, will be about S$10 more. It looked like the price was not bad, so today I quickly went to the Mall. I found the so-called ‘shop’. In fact, it’s just a shopping kiosk. She seemed very professional, took out her own laptop and loaded my picture inside. As she suggested, she created a mirror reflection. So it looked like twins. But as the words also mirrored the reflection, they couldn’t be read. So she changed to a butterfly and some hearts. It’s quite fun. But after she finished, she billed me S$100. Wow! I was totally not prepared for that. After some bargaining, she agreed to reduce to S$95, plus 8 so called ‘diamonds’. Deal!

Cherry Blossom on My Finger Nails / 怒放在指甲上的樱花

这次做得跟以往的基本相同，也是光疗胶打底，不同的是这次做的是3D雕花，一共花了￥425($83.75)，看起来也不错，只是贵了点。

Cherry Blossom on My Fingernails
This time, my design was more or less the same as before. The base is also a gel overlay. The 3D design was cherry flowers. It also looks good but a bit expensive. The total cost (hands and feet) is ￥425(S$83.75). But quite fun!