Last weekend I was able to attend MLG Anaheim with my team Infinity Seven. Here are some of the photos I took~ :D
Long line of spectators outside the Anaheim Convention Center waiting to be let in on Friday
People watching MMA warmup
BoxeR warming up in the players' area
Super sweet SlayerSBoxeR cheerful
FXO guys watching qxc
QXC sees me taking his pictures during warmup...
and gave me a funny face D:
Flo
Teammate iSEdge. Made it to round 7 in the open losers' bracket knocking out Destiny 2-0 and FnaticFenix 2-0.
We had a bit of an upset when he lost to xSixVer in the Upper bracket. In game 3 his computer restarted due to some windows update, and in a late game TvT where he was up by 60 food and 2-3 more bases he had to regame because according to MLG rules the player that's behind has the say of whether he wanted a rematch. Edge lost the 4th game, I don't want to give excuses about how the potential winner of a game being forced to rematch can affect him emotionally, negatively and even more so at 2am in the morning, and I can even say I do understand Ver wanting to try again since fate gave him the chance, but I can't help but feel that it was just so so so unfair, and sincerely hope that MLG will fix these computer problems in the future. Sorry for ranting.
Sundance during opening speech
Day9 cheerful~
Naniwa
LiquidHuk
LiquidTyler
EGIdrA
Teammate owmygroin. Beat Whiplash in the winners bracket and lost to LiquidTyler 1-2. Met teammate iSEdge in round 6 of lower bracket and lost 0-2. T_T;
megumixbear
megumi's game face. Super serious \^o^/
FXOz
EGDeMusliM
FXOtgun
EGAxslav, why do you look so sad ;_;
FXOqxc
ToD
Socke
FnaticRain.
He hung out with the iS guys at the after party and omg I can't believe he's only 17 ;;;
FXOtgun attempted to take a photo of me but fails with focusing -_-
KiWiKaKi
iSEdge being interviewed by ESFI World
Destiny
iSdaisuki. Beat Agh 2-0~! Not bad at all~
LiquidRet
White-ra
GoSuwbc facing FXOz
FXOz
SeleCT. He doesn't like me taking his photos ;_;
iNcontroL
ItsGosu guys watching GoSuwbc play Machine
EGMachine
coLdrewbie
Casters on screen
The MLG booths are awesome <3
DongRaeGu
IMMVP
IMMVP being shy when interviewed after his win vs DRG
MMA getting ready
MMA looking seriously badass
DRG+MMA cheerful
Day9 for president signing.
Big thanks to everyone for upvoting it to the frontpage of screddit XD
Day9 taking photos with a fan.
I stayed around for quite a while photographing Sean's signing and he was so super nice to EVERYone who went up to him for autographs and photos. Like everyone. Mega respect.
She told me Day9's always missing sharpies so she's around in case he needs more of them
djWHEAT talking to miniwheat
Miniwheat with Gunrun
View from the media room
FXOtgun
Check out the crowd, this is eSports~!
Me again~~
The Infinity Seven team which attended MLG Anaheim~
From left: iSdaisuki, iSEdge, iSNoctis, iSJinn (me) and iSSocrates (my co-manager). Owmygroin is missing from picture because he went home cuz he was too tired T_T
All in all it was a great experience and we all had a super lot of fun. I'd like to thank friends at TL and ESFI World for their help and MLG for making the event so amazing. Also to Justin.tv for the awesome after party without which I wouldn't have had the chance to meet up with so many people I kept missing while busy during MLG itself. I really hope I'd be able to make it to MLG Raleigh~!!
I'll do a writeup sometime later on, maybe when I'm on my 18hour flight back to Singapore this Wednesday. Will update if I do. :D
PS: Please feel free to share the photos with the rest of the community, but please don't crop my watermark away and do credit me if you use them in any articles. Thank you~ :3
Edit: ESFI World did an interview with Socrates and myself, we talked a little bit about our backgrounds like my air rifle history and our Warcraft 3 team.
It's slightly lengthy but feel free to check it out~ :D
I was with you for the last one! Haha. *EDIT* With you, shindigs, for last one
But mostly behind the iS players watching, tweeting results, checking LiquiPedia for upcoming matches, talking to players. And taking my own amateur photos, double checking to make sure flash wasn't on!
Great photos
FXOtgun attempted to take a photo of me but fails with focusing -_-
Captures that quizzical look that really typifies Jinn. Great catch, tgun!
On August 02 2011 14:23 JerKy wrote: Dude all your pictures are freaking sick What kind of camera/lens do you have? (Any editing done?)
And that picture of MMA man.... new wallpaper man :D
Haha thanks!! I use a 1ds MarkIII and a 70-200 2.8. Some shots were also taken with the 85mm 1.8. Not that much editing just tweaked some colours for white balancing/toning.
On August 02 2011 14:23 Mr. Wiggles wrote: Oh wow, amazing photos, great job!
This should be spotlighted :3
Sometime, I'm going to have to find a way to make it down to an MLG from Canada, they just seem like so much fun.
I say GO FOR IT. The experience was SO awesome it's beyond words. I wish my photos translated half of how amazing it was.
On August 02 2011 14:25 deerpark87 wrote: MMA looking like a baller and Megumi looking cute <3
Megumi's always cute~ <3
On August 02 2011 14:29 Milkis wrote: really awesome photos :D
Thanks! I tried getting a good one of you at the end but the cameraman on stage kept blocking EVERYONE. /cry
Yeah, I might have to save up money for a while to pay for a hotel and plane tickets, but it seems like it would be a really awesome experience nonetheless. :p
On August 02 2011 14:29 Milkis wrote: really awesome photos :D
Thanks! I tried getting a good one of you at the end but the cameraman on stage kept blocking EVERYONE. /cry
I'm tempted to start a Flickr pool called "Dat Ass" in honor of the cameraman. I -- and several other photographers I talked to -- have a ton of pictures of the guy's butt as he consistently blocked every camera near the stage.
Extremely good pictures. Literally everyone in them looks super cool (especially day9, idra, machine and tyler of course). Also iS looks like a team full of cool people.
Simply amazing. Puts my silly pics with silly captions to shame (I won't be so crass as to link to them in your thread, but you can click through to my blog if you're curious).
I know a real photog could make magic out of any camera, so you coulda gotten some amazing shots with my basic point-and-shoot (Canon ELPH 300 HS), but I wish my camera actually did depth of field because that really makes the subject pop.
Amazing pictures, probably the best I've seen from an sc2 event (sure I haven't seen many, but these are damn good). Definitely captures a bit of the atmosphere there.
As a fellow (amateurish) photographer who has been following you on deviantart for a few years now, I gotta say I got very surprised when I noticed that - finally - someone was taking quality pictures of sc2 events, and it didn't take long to recognize it was you! Internet is such a small world I'm almost jealous you just found my dream job : taking pix of geeks playing starcraft! Hopefully I can manage and do that someday too ;d
The MMA pic is great (you should have forced him into a corner for a fast portrait session! That haircut is epic.). Love the Machine picture too, don't know why he always looks so intense when he plays.... Great work - as always - keep it on!
On August 02 2011 14:13 iNcontroL wrote: amazing pictures.. ty!
How are you always the first to post iNcontroL?
The pics are amazing. Especially the one of MMA pulling off the Rihanna haircut with a sharp look on his face. Excellent use of out of focus areas in the back and in the front to give it a nice splash of color. Centered composition is perfect in this one! MMA's face cuts great diagonals through the frame. I was blown away by SlayerS' and especially MMA's style and your photo truly does justice to it.
Wow, these pictures are amazing.. You should put them up on a freelance photographer site for money, for reals.. Bound to come more E-sports related articles in magazines, some of these pictures are just.. Well, perfect..
Was super impressed by some of the i7 players performances, hadn't heard much about Edge but he did awesome and having checked his tlpd seems like he's been doing well regularly.
On August 02 2011 14:34 Mr. Wiggles wrote: Yeah, I might have to save up money for a while to pay for a hotel and plane tickets, but it seems like it would be a really awesome experience nonetheless. :p
Where are you in Canada? Columbus isn't that far from some places.
On August 02 2011 14:34 Mr. Wiggles wrote: Yeah, I might have to save up money for a while to pay for a hotel and plane tickets, but it seems like it would be a really awesome experience nonetheless. :p
Where are you in Canada? Columbus isn't that far from some places.
I live in Edmonton, Alberta, so Columbus is about 3200 km away driving according to google maps, and Anaheim's 2800ish km (Dallas: 3200 km too) . If I drove it would probably be a couple days there and back just driving, and I lack experience driving cross-country, so there's that too. So, I'd most likely end up having to fly in, unless I felt like turning it into some kind of summer road-trip, or spending more than just MLG weekend in that city or the area, just to make it more worth it.
If they held something in maybe Seattle, I might be able to drive more easily, or they should just add in a Canadian Pro Circuit, that goes through Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal. :p
On August 02 2011 23:25 Kerotan wrote: I really like your picture of Idra, he looks oddly thoughtful, like he is somewhere else entirely. This one I mean: + Show Spoiler +
This picture has amazing thought bubble potential.
On August 02 2011 15:29 RaLakedaimon wrote: Nice pics they were all taken really well, nice insight for those of us who only watched on stream. So many cute gamer chicks too bad I missed out!
Hehehe
On August 02 2011 15:59 aNDRoM wrote: Simply amazing. Puts my silly pics with silly captions to shame (I won't be so crass as to link to them in your thread, but you can click through to my blog if you're curious).
I know a real photog could make magic out of any camera, so you coulda gotten some amazing shots with my basic point-and-shoot (Canon ELPH 300 HS), but I wish my camera actually did depth of field because that really makes the subject pop.
Haha I don't know about 'magic out of any camera', sometimes there're definitely restrictions from equipment for certain things as you said with the depth of field... I'm grateful for what I have working enough for the event ^^
On August 02 2011 16:00 Hot_Bid wrote: nice pictures!
Woot HB thank you!
On August 02 2011 16:20 Primadog wrote: Jing, why are you so good?
Cuz you give me strength.
On August 02 2011 17:04 Eurekastreet wrote: As a fellow (amateurish) photographer who has been following you on deviantart for a few years now, I gotta say I got very surprised when I noticed that - finally - someone was taking quality pictures of sc2 events, and it didn't take long to recognize it was you! Internet is such a small world I'm almost jealous you just found my dream job : taking pix of geeks playing starcraft! Hopefully I can manage and do that someday too ;d
The MMA pic is great (you should have forced him into a corner for a fast portrait session! That haircut is epic.). Love the Machine picture too, don't know why he always looks so intense when he plays.... Great work - as always - keep it on!
Dream jobs take hard work, keep going gogogo!! :D I'd have loved to have a portrait session with some of the players, but alasssss.
On August 02 2011 14:13 iNcontroL wrote: amazing pictures.. ty!
How are you always the first to post iNcontroL?
The pics are amazing. Especially the one of MMA pulling off the Rihanna haircut with a sharp look on his face. Excellent use of out of focus areas in the back and in the front to give it a nice splash of color. Centered composition is perfect in this one! MMA's face cuts great diagonals through the frame. I was blown away by SlayerS' and especially MMA's style and your photo truly does justice to it.
On August 02 2011 20:58 Jibba wrote: Truly great work. What were you shooting with?
A 1ds MIII with 70-200mm 2.8 and 85mm 1.8
On August 02 2011 23:03 Eufouria wrote: Thanks for the pictures. + Show Spoiler +
Contractual negotiations between djWHEAT and JP. SoTG want to sign miniWHEAT from OMGtv.
lolol
On August 02 2011 23:25 Kerotan wrote: I really like your picture of Idra, he looks oddly thoughtful, like he is somewhere else entirely. This one I mean: + Show Spoiler +
Haha I like this one cuz you can see how deep set his eyes are. It's totally the type of models I'd photograph. Like:
On August 03 2011 00:17 megumixbear wrote: As expected from the talented Jingna, thank you! ♥
Thank you baby~ <3
On August 03 2011 00:27 Asha` wrote: Awesome photos, thanks for sharing!
Was super impressed by some of the i7 players performances, hadn't heard much about Edge but he did awesome and having checked his tlpd seems like he's been doing well regularly.
*thumbs up*
Thanks!! You'll hear more of us soon~~~ :D
On August 03 2011 00:44 GHOSTCLAW wrote: awesome photos ^^ didn't realize that jin wasn't your online handle >.>
It's okay, there's much to learn about me. I recommend you reading my Wikipedia page first. :D :D :D
On August 02 2011 14:34 Mr. Wiggles wrote: Yeah, I might have to save up money for a while to pay for a hotel and plane tickets, but it seems like it would be a really awesome experience nonetheless. :p
Where are you in Canada? Columbus isn't that far from some places.
I live in Edmonton, Alberta, so Columbus is about 3200 km away driving according to google maps, and Anaheim's 2800ish km (Dallas: 3200 km too) . If I drove it would probably be a couple days there and back just driving, and I lack experience driving cross-country, so there's that too. So, I'd most likely end up having to fly in, unless I felt like turning it into some kind of summer road-trip, or spending more than just MLG weekend in that city or the area, just to make it more worth it.
If they held something in maybe Seattle, I might be able to drive more easily, or they should just add in a Canadian Pro Circuit, that goes through Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal. :p
That's not too bad, at least you can tour Bioware. :D
So so, Socrates and I got an interview with ESFI World! We talk a bit about our backgrounds, my air rifle history, and our Warcraft 3 team~ Feel free to check it out :D
On August 03 2011 06:28 dudeman001 wrote: Wow these are so good. I love them all. :D Ret still looks like he's whistling away while crushing games to me.
He always looks like he's whistling. Winning or losing. No reaction shots from him T_T
On August 03 2011 06:28 dudeman001 wrote: Wow these are so good. I love them all. :D Ret still looks like he's whistling away while crushing games to me.
He always looks like he's whistling. Winning or losing. No reaction shots from him T_T
On August 02 2011 23:25 Kerotan wrote: I really like your picture of Idra, he looks oddly thoughtful, like he is somewhere else entirely. This one I mean: + Show Spoiler +
He's starting to look like Machine with that facial hair
On August 02 2011 14:34 Mr. Wiggles wrote: Yeah, I might have to save up money for a while to pay for a hotel and plane tickets, but it seems like it would be a really awesome experience nonetheless. :p
Where are you in Canada? Columbus isn't that far from some places.
I live in Edmonton, Alberta, so Columbus is about 3200 km away driving according to google maps, and Anaheim's 2800ish km (Dallas: 3200 km too) . If I drove it would probably be a couple days there and back just driving, and I lack experience driving cross-country, so there's that too. So, I'd most likely end up having to fly in, unless I felt like turning it into some kind of summer road-trip, or spending more than just MLG weekend in that city or the area, just to make it more worth it.
If they held something in maybe Seattle, I might be able to drive more easily, or they should just add in a Canadian Pro Circuit, that goes through Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal. :p
Did you went to the Edmonton Barcraft? If not, you have no one to blame but yourself.
On August 02 2011 14:34 Mr. Wiggles wrote: Yeah, I might have to save up money for a while to pay for a hotel and plane tickets, but it seems like it would be a really awesome experience nonetheless. :p
Where are you in Canada? Columbus isn't that far from some places.
I live in Edmonton, Alberta, so Columbus is about 3200 km away driving according to google maps, and Anaheim's 2800ish km (Dallas: 3200 km too) . If I drove it would probably be a couple days there and back just driving, and I lack experience driving cross-country, so there's that too. So, I'd most likely end up having to fly in, unless I felt like turning it into some kind of summer road-trip, or spending more than just MLG weekend in that city or the area, just to make it more worth it.
If they held something in maybe Seattle, I might be able to drive more easily, or they should just add in a Canadian Pro Circuit, that goes through Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal. :p
Did you went to the Edmonton Barcraft? If not, you have no one to blame but yourself.
On August 02 2011 23:25 Kerotan wrote: I really like your picture of Idra, he looks oddly thoughtful, like he is somewhere else entirely. This one I mean: + Show Spoiler +
He's starting to look like Machine with that facial hair
He looks a little more like Machine every event. First was the hair, then he started lifting weights, now the beard. He will probably be ginger by Raleigh.
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