Posts tagged Hwaseong

Suwon Festival Parade Characters

2 years ago

by JR in Korea and Culture, Photography

We finally made our way to the parade and it lasted a lot longer that I thought it would. The first part was more like a contemporary parade and then it concluded with a more cultural type of parade.

These pretty Korean girls were very popular with the crowd and probably the photographers as well

The rest of the photos are from the more cultural part of the parade. I took a bunch of photos and have already posted a few, but here are a few more.

This photographer was quite interested in getting a good shot of Derek and I. I would love to see what she came out with.

All in all it was a good day. I got to take a lot of photos and learned a lot.

Suwon Festival 2009| Performance Near the Gate

2 years ago

by JR in Korea and Culture, Photography

Derek and I left the civil service exam and went to grab some lunch at a kimbap restaurant. After lunch we moved on to Holly’s coffee right in front of one of the gates. I really felt like I bugged the hell out of Derek, but he was a good sport and gave me some really good tips and recommendations for books on photography to read.

We noticed that they were beginning to have some type of performance in the middle of the street in front of the gate. We both started photographing it and I noticed that Derek had moved into the middle of street with a bunch of Korean photographers. I got up the nerve to join him and at one point was sitting on the ground with a bunch of other photographers having a blast. We stayed here until the police asked/told us to get out of the middle of the street. One of the many things that I learned with shooting with Derek was to be more brave. He was the one that first said we should shoot from the stage at the exam and he was the first to move into the street. I really need to stop worrying about what others think and just try to get in there and get the best shot. Saying all of that, there was one photographer that was pretty much set up behind the dancers. I have him in a ton of my shots. He had to know what he was doing. There was also a staff photographer that everyone had to shoot around. She had a press pass, so she had free reign.

I was going to clone the photographer that got into the background of a ton of my shots out, but decided to leave him there for posterity’s sake. We took a bunch of photos here and then moved back to the fortress to get ready for the parade.

Bellydancers Hwaseong Korea Photography Suwon Festival 화성행궁

Suwon Festival Civil Service Exam

2 years ago

by JR in Korea and Culture, Photography

I have wanted to take photos of the civil service exam reenactment at the Suwon Festival for a long time. I was not disappointed. I hate that this was the first year that I attended the festival. There was a lot going on that day and when I arrived I spent some time photographing the guards that were getting ready for a processional. It was cool to see them while they were just hanging out, smoking, chatting and preparing their costumes.

The test takers were all business and were intent on finishing as soon as possible. There was a proctor that was walking around and checking out their work.

Derek and I shot from the stage until we were asked to leave. We then moved to the sides and shot for awhile.

This guy was watching the group of test takers. This shot didn’t quite come out like I wanted to. Having to change lens throughout the day was no fun either. I see why people go with two bodies.