... True2Life Fotography ...'s photostream  

I'm Pat ... 僕わパト ... 我叫帕特
Please note that due to a number of inappropriate comments and pics being stolen from this site my stream is heavily restricted. As such, I have to add streams I like to my friends ring so that they can see my work if they want.



3 yrs English Teaching in Japan (NOVA) and ex-pro photographer ... been all over Asia & loved it. Now a HR L&D Advisor / Hobby Photographer living back in New Zealand and raising a family ... the focus of this photostream.

I am a Kiwi (just) who almost spends as much time overseas as I do in NZ due to my wife being Chinese (Shanghai) and going home every year.

Livin' for "a world without prejudice...

I am a pretty much a female portrait and travel photographer these days, although I do like candid work when I get time... I like natural unposed shots and try not to use photoshop for the most part...believing the more natural you can keep a shot the more realistic it is...hense my photography brand true2life_fotography ;)


My gear...

Casio Exilim EX-Z750
Fujifilm Finepix S6500fd
Canon EOS 500D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 IS lens
Tamron 28-200mm IF LD aspherical lens
Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro
Tamron 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC (IF)
Canon 50mm F/1.4
Nissan Speedlite Di622


My inhereted group www.flickr.com/groups/prettyorientals/


Please note:
As my site is a family site, I will not be posting any nude content on my site... I arrange my friends/contact according to common interests, depth of photostream or communication/comments :)

I often surf this site on my i-pod touch (viewing up to 1000 shots a day), don't be offended if I mark your photo as a favorite but don't comment on it (my fingers are too big for keypad!! haha). I try to comment as much as possible on shots but believe that adding a shot as a favorite should say something positive about both the quality of the shot and the photogragher... its a mark of respect... (^o^)v

Please feel free to comment on my photos (constructive feedback always appreciated) or mark them as favorites...I just ask that as my wife and family visit this site you keep comments respectful to them ;)

Thanks to all those who have shared so many fantastic shots, I think the world will be a better place for having seen them and hopefully you will have inspired more people to get into photography (^-^)v


Favorite Quotes...

Life's a journey, not a destination...

Even a blind squirrel finds the ocassional nut!

Only through our failures do we discover our successes





I'm Male and Married