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Money$hots

Tuesday, Dec 14, 2010 3:05PM / Members only

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR_xyXvyMhs

A recent video I made.

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Amy, Wyndham Street

Tuesday, Dec 14, 2010 11:01AM / Members only

A (candid) portfolio shot I did for my friend Amy Tsang.

She blogged about it at here so I'm just returning the favour.

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And people say metal is dead...

Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 11:50PM / Members only

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykTy5ei7Apg

Fans of the Goo Goo Dolls, Dr. Dre et al may want to look away now...

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Smokin' hot... or not?

Monday, Jul 6, 2009 4:00PM / Members only

Just my random thought of the day.

You'd think that as a lawyer I'd know this, but I wonder if the new anti-smoking legislation here in HK makes any distinction between smoking (as in putting a cigarette to your lips and puffing) and the simple act of lighting a cigarette indoors?

There is some relevance to my question. I saw some dailies from a photoshoot yesterday where the model was called upon to evoke a 1930s Shanghai look, and she was holding a cigarette rather rakishly in her hand. Problem was, of course, it wasn't lit as the shoot was taking place in a cafe. But the effect of the photo was lost, IMO. It's not quite the same when the model is holding what is basically a dead white stick. You need to ash and smoke for it to come alive.

Funny I'd say this since I don't smoke, but hey.

Smoking kills, kids!

And stay in school!

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My favourite photo of the year so far

Saturday, Jun 27, 2009 5:48PM / Members only

I think most pro photographers or even those who are broadly categorised as photo enthusiasts like myself will tell you that the photo they consider their most commercially successful or their standard "money shot" differs from the particular shot or type of photo they consider their personal fave.

This one is my personal fave of 2009 so far. It's not my most loved, judging from the critical response, but I do love it dearly. I'm an advocate of high black-and-white contrast, even though it's hardly flavour of the month. It's of the Japanese Jazz pianist Yuki Makita mid-performance at this year's FCC Jazz Festival. So I'm posting it here just for my own edification and ego massaging... ha ha.

Copyright J. Lim Photography 2009

as seen on http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinlim/3660640156/

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M3GA
posted on Friday, Dec 9, 2011 12:16AM [Report]

M3GA <3
liugenshui
posted on Tuesday, Jun 7, 2011 6:29PM [Report]

how are you !
alivenotdead
posted on Friday, Dec 31, 2010 6:23PM [Report]

Happy New Years from everyone at alivenotdead.com!
hkyaf
posted on Thursday, Sep 16, 2010 1:18PM [Report]

Hi! Greeting from Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation (HKYAF)! Nice to meet you!!
Let's ROCK the Art together!!
Marilena
posted on Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 4:18PM [Report]

hellooooooooooooooooo
fwei
posted on Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 9:57PM [Report]

Just ...nice to walk in ...
cheers,
fwei.
ymca
posted on Monday, Jun 22, 2009 3:01PM [Report]

Thanks for you recent visit. Nice blog! Stay cool and keep in touch.
zoelizoeli
posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 12:43PM [Report]

Hi Justin,
We are launching a new online city guide within the next month and we would like you to be our contributor. If you are interested please shoot me an email at [email protected]
Hope to hear from you soon.
Zoe
Derrick Fong
posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 5:44PM [Report]

Cool! It was nice bumping into you at TE in LKF!
Sorry I was in a rush and couldn't stop by! Next time!
Derrick Fong
posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 2:59PM [Report]

Hahaha Sorry dude! Its hard to check on AnD when you're tagging! Easier on Facebook! =P
elle
posted on Sunday, May 10, 2009 2:42PM [Report]

Thanks for coming down easy on me and for sharing those cool pics. I complete agree with you and I think they're onto something...smart promotion definitely (^_^)
I mean personally, I might admire any pretty thing on conventional models but I definitely won't consider buying if its on the body that I won't be able to relate to. That lingerie model is gorgeous still. I wish designers would use more models that look like that instead if "industry standard" but that just my silly female opinion. I remember Karl Lagerfeld said that runway & magazine clothes are meant to be prototype and shouldn't be consider as wear-able piece of clothes to wear and I think he's right. So did you have fun...even though it's really "hard work" :-)

Have a great Sunday.
Loan Trinh
posted on Saturday, May 9, 2009 4:55AM [Report]

hello thanks for the support =)
Zoe Lee
posted on Monday, Apr 13, 2009 4:16AM [Report]

Hey Justin, thanks for the support :)
Hussain Abdullah
posted on Tuesday, Apr 7, 2009 4:22PM [Report]

Hey Justin!
I hope you're keeping well. Some great work you have there. Ever tried working as a movie set photographer?
Denise Ho
posted on Wednesday, Apr 1, 2009 12:48PM [Report]

Interesting....I used to live in England too. Thanks for stopping by.....
elle
posted on Friday, Mar 27, 2009 9:30AM [Report]

Have a lovely day and thank you for the visit (^_^)
Amandatsetseg
posted on Thursday, Mar 26, 2009 3:51PM [Report]

Thanks for stopping by. Great fotos! Wish you all the best. x
Jennifer Chan
posted on Wednesday, Mar 25, 2009 12:28PM [Report]

Thanks! Great shots!
wafflelicious
posted on Wednesday, Mar 18, 2009 11:10PM [Report]

I'd love to own one but unfortunately it wasn't mine...i do have a very old Canon SLR though...I love shooting b/w photos but it's been a while now...think it's time i should take it out again, haha...
wafflelicious
posted on Wednesday, Mar 18, 2009 4:05AM [Report]

Hey Justin, i'm lovin' your latest set of b/w pics! How's it goin'? ^__^
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Justin Lim

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Lawyer by day. Photographer (digital and film), videoblogger (founder of hurtingbombz studios and productions), writer and graphic t-shirt designer by night....
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Lawyer by day. Photographer (digital and film), videoblogger (founder of hurtingbombz studios and productions), writer and graphic t-shirt designer by night.

His digital photography has appeared in Kee Club Magazine, Elle Decoration, the Clockenflap.com website and various other journals and magazines. He also periodically shoots designer shop and apartment interiors.

On occasion Justin shoots candid portraits for friends and covers events such as weddings on an informal basis.

Notable people he has shot include celebrity chef Bobby Chinn of Discovery Travel and Living.

Justin has experience in shooting products and most recently was assistant photographer at the world premiere product shoot of the Mass Effect figurine (from the xbox360 game of the same name).

Despite this small but growing body of work he remains committed to the preservation of film photography and regularly organises and participates in informal gatherings of photographers who continue to use and develop medium format and 35mm film.

In addition he has also produced viral videos for various websites. One such youtube short movie went on to receive 200,000 hits but was subsequently removed - for reasons he prefers not to go into!

In his spare time, he plays way too much eight-ball at Racks, dragon boats, and tries to revive his rock dreams by playing the guitar badly.

Justin is Malaysian, grew up in HK and England, and has spent time in Australia.

Thanks for stopping by!
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