Lina & Mina

Lina, a custom DDH-04 head, and Mina, a custom DDH-06 head, are very special to Jey and I. Lina is my own original character and Mina, who is Lina's older sister by a year, is Jey's. If you're curious, their full names are Apollinariya (Lina) and Wilhelmina (Mina) Vasquez. No, I don't know what their parents were on when they named them. C:

 

Lina is an outgoing, hyperactive girl with a quirky sense of humor and her head in the clouds. She really likes music and wants to be a rock star; she's pretty good with the guitar. She hates school. XD Mina, on the other hand, is quiet and reserved, although she can be sarcastic when she wants to. She very much prefers a good book over company. She'll eventually become a librarian.

 

Ever since The Incident, I've been wanting to take more photos of these two, so expect lots more! But here's what I have for now~

 

IMG_4598 by Kigal, on Flickr

 

IMG_4643 by Kigal, on Flickr

 

IMG_4734 by Kigal, on Flickr

 

(Looking for those tiny books in bookstores is fun! My personal favorite is the one on cat butts. 8D)

 

IMG_4745 by Kigal, on Flickr

 

I guess you can say this one is a photo I took to celebrate my getting my MacBook Pro today~

 

I'm not very good at photography (it's painfully obvious I'm still an amateur), so I'd love to hear your thoughts on my photos and technique, and any tips you can offer on how I can improve!

Hey, these photos are quite good. And they all are so colorful and saturated

In other case I'd say they're a little washed out (esp. faces - too bright and lack of detail) but here it just looks like an intended technique.

These are beautiful!

Both the girls and the photos!

So I don't really think you should think you're no good at taking photos, because these are great.

 

One thing though, they're very bright on my computer.

But it could also be because my current computer is crap.

Aw, thank you both! It's just that I see other people's photos, and I feel like I can't even compare. XD

 

As for the brightness, everything looks clear to me... but then again, I usually have my laptops positioned so the screen doesn't hurt my eyes (I'm a bit photosensitive). D: It probably looks brighter on everyone else's screens than it does on mine. I'll have to keep that in mind when I finish off post-processing!

 

Coffee: I'm glad you like Lina and Mina too~

Aw, thank you both! It's just that I see other people's photos, and I feel like I can't even compare. XD

 

That's what I usually think to when I look at others works. XD

First, I think that my photos actually turned out really nice!

And then I see someone else's photos... XD

 

As for the brightness, everything looks clear to me... but then again, I usually have my laptops positioned so the screen doesn't hurt my eyes (I'm a bit photosensitive). D: It probably looks brighter on everyone else's screens than it does on mine. I'll have to keep that in mind when I finish off post-processing!

 

Coffee: I'm glad you like Lina and Mina too~

 

And I have that same problem too.

I realized it when I had a friend sitting next to me with another laptop, comparing the screens. orz

 

And you're welcome~

I really do love Lina's hair~! :3

Lovely girls you have~! I do hope you'll post more pictures of them here on the forum

Both girls are really cute! ♥

I think I may be in love with Lina. She's ADORABLE!

Wow! Very beautiful girls!!! Very nice photos!!!!!!

Awww! Your girls are so darling!!! There aren't tons of 04 girls on our forums (outside of Billy's) and I love how your Lina looks! Where did you find her eyes?

 

So cute~

Thank you, guys! I'll definitely be posting more photos of them as I take them!

 

Coffee: I'll be moving over to my new laptop today, so I guess I'll be seeing for myself how bright it is! And I'm glad you like Lina's hair~ She's a silly one, so she likes to do weird things with her hair. :3

 

Cauldroness: XDD I'm glad you think so! But she's taken~ 8D

 

PlasticFantastic: I'm glad you like her! Unfortunately, I bought her eyes second-hand, so I don't know where they're from. ; A; Sorry!

Yay! Thanks for sharing pics of your girls with us! Both of them are very pretty. But this:

 

 

THAT is awesome! My Miyuki, who is also an 04 girl, says that this girl looks like an Otaku or at least an Akiba girl. And Miyuki is a serious otaku. So she likes seeing other girls like her online.

 

I hope we get to see more of these two soon!

 

 

Billy

Thank you very much, baldylox!! Yes, Miyuki, you could call her an otaku. She especially enjoys cosplaying (a friend got her into it, and now she really likes it)~ Unfortunately, I don't have any cosplays for her, although Limiteds' outfits might be okay for that. XD She likes sci-fi a bit more, though!

 

Oh, I will definitely! They are our special ones, so I'd love to take more photos of them! C:

Thank you very much, baldylox!! Yes, Miyuki, you could call her an otaku. She especially enjoys cosplaying (a friend got her into it, and now she really likes it)~ Unfortunately, I don't have any cosplays for her, although Limiteds' outfits might be okay for that. XD She likes sci-fi a bit more, though!

 

Oh, I will definitely! They are our special ones, so I'd love to take more photos of them! C:

 

 

You're welcome. I'll be sure to let Miyuki know about this! She'll get a kick of it since she also likes cosplay. Miyuki also likes sci-fi, especially older stuff like the older TV shows Battlestar Galactica, "V" and Star Trek TNG. I think she gets all that from me.

 

Good to hear we'll see more of them in the future!

 

 

Billy

I'll be sure to let Miyuki know about this! She'll get a kick of it since she also likes cosplay. Miyuki also likes sci-fi, especially older stuff like the older TV shows Battlestar Galactica, "V" and Star Trek TNG. I think she gets all that from me.

 

Haha, seriously!? Lina loves Star Trek as well! (Particularly TOS and TNG!) She had a pair of attachable pointed ears for a Vulcan cosplay once, but I lost them. D: And I've been interested in getting her a Starfleet uniform! She also really loves Ghostbusters and the Resident Evil games. 8D

 

Would Miyuki be interested in being friends with Lina? 3

Cute girls, thanks for sharing them with us. Sadly I'm definitely not qualified to provide photography advice.

Haha, seriously!? Lina loves Star Trek as well! (Particularly TOS and TNG!) She had a pair of attachable pointed ears for a Vulcan cosplay once, but I lost them. D: And I've been interested in getting her a Starfleet uniform! She also really loves Ghostbusters and the Resident Evil games. 8D

 

Oh yes, I've liked SciFi stuff since I was a kid. And Miyuki is very into movies and anime as well as games. but she's a retro gamer, she isn't into anything new. She prefers my old NES/SNES/Genesis stuff to anything other than Street Fighter II. LOL But she does love the Ghostbusters movies!

 

 

Would Miyuki be interested in being friends with Lina? 3

 

 

Oh yes she would! That would be really cool. Maybe we can give them addresses so they can do penpal stuff? Or we can swap emails and let them chat a bit. Lemme know what you'd like for these two to do! Miyuki would really enjoy that!

 

 

Billy

Both girls are so adorable I find myself liking Mina just a little bit more as she seems to be a bookworm, which is not a bad thing at all.

scripple: Thank you! Aaw, that's okay!

 

baldylox: Lina doesn't play often, she prefers watching other people play and make silly comments. XD

 

That sounds neat! I'm willing to do whichever method you prefer. :3 I hope Miyuki has fun with Lina!

 

JoltFiend: Thank you! Jey will be happy to hear you like Mina~ Yes, she is definitely a bookworm! CC:

I just took another photo of Mina. :3 This is my first photo on my MacBook~ How is the post-processing on this one? Is it still too bright?

 

IMG_4783 by Kigal, on Flickr

Great pictures! Two very nicely contrasting looks and personalities.

Your girls are super lovely! I adore their style and over all look. I really like your pictures too, I think they are really wonderful. They are just so bright and vibrant, makes your girls great fashion taste really pop out along with their beautiful eyes. If I had to pick a fav it would be Lina. Her face is super adorable and beautiful, plus her eyes are spectacular.

 

I'm really looking forward to seeing more pictures of you girls.

Wow i like your photos and girls a lot.

The colors of your photos turned out very special... ^^

I love H04 facemold. I think it's my favorite because they always look so happy! I love your girls

I think your photos are interesting to look at due to how you edit the colors! Yes, they are a bit bright-- but not eye-searingly so. Also, sometimes people confuse "simple" photos with "bad"-- I think there's a lot of beauty to simple photos that are tastefully done. Plus, your girls are very unique and stylish. I love the wig in the fourth photo too.