Name: Ame
Age: 23
Character: Hara Akiha
Series:
Hanazakari No Kimitachi E (Hana-Kimi)Character Age: 25
Job: Photography Instructor
Canon: Ahh, those sweet teenager years! The time in our lives when we do all kind of silly, retarded things like getting smashed for the first time, skipping school, and enrolling in an overseas all-boys school just to be closer to our one true love. ... Or maybe that's just Ashiya Mizuki, an adorable girl who travelled all the way from America to Japan and entered Osaka High School in the guise of a boy in order to meet Sano Izumi: high jump star and her very own personal idol. Of course, things aren't that easy for Mizuki -- especially when you take into account that she's terrible at pretending to be a boy and soon more than a few people end up learning about her secret.
One of these people is Hara Akiha, a world-class photographer who asks Mizuki and her friends to model for him. Cheerful, easy-going, a little bit childish and hopelessly addicted to sweets, Akiha is a professional man who takes his work very seriously. He believes it takes more than just a good camera to produce good photographs and has the talent to back that up. Sharp as needle, and sometimes overly blunt, Akiha is a man who doesn't let people inside his heart very easily. However, those few who've managed to gain his affection know well that he's a warm, loving person. What? Didn't you know stalking and slight non-conning your special person is just another way to show how much love them?
Sample Post:
Hello, hello, everyone~ How are you today? ♥ My name is Akiha and I'm here to teach you all about the secrets of photography. It's not every day that you get to stay at a zombie camp, so I'll show you how to get some great shots while successfully avoiding the badtouch vines at the same time! You might think that this is a waste of time, but this is an age where people love to go crazy with Photoshop layers and filters. Good, real photographs are a rare and marvelous thing. So, is everyone ready?
First of all, you need to understand that being knowledgeable about technique or having an expensive camera don't necessarily mean you'll be able to take good photographs. There have to be "signals" between the photographer and the model. This is the way a connection is made and the feelings will show in the final product. For example, the way the tentacle monster is seductively waving at us right now? That's a clear "signal" and we should make the best out of it, just try not to get too close to the-- a-ah! Oh boy. Looks like that "signal" was a little more intimate than expected, hahaha...
A-Anyway! Another detail to be kept in mind is originality. Think about it. How many drooling, staggering undead people have we all seen in horror movies before? Be alert and intuitive when choosing your subjects. That lady over there may appear the same as the others, but if you look closely you'll be able to notice how there's a certain charm in the way she sheds her skin. The way her eyes light up when she moans, and how she actually bothers to stop and pick up her body parts after they fall off. Proof that even in a place like this, it's not hard to find fresh new things to photograph!
One more tip that I'm sure will come in handy for many of you. The best way to get a picture of that special person in your life is to take them when they least expect it! Be it a candid shot as they talk to a moogle, or the moment when they realize they're being victims of their very first camp virus. You have to always know what they're doing and be where they are, so that you don't miss even one of these meaningful moments. Especially the mistletoe in December! One day, if you're lucky, they may thank you for it.
And with that, we conclude our first lesson~! Now, if it isn't too much trouble, would someone mind pointing me in the direction of the Mess Hall? I was promised lots of sweet baked goods when they hired me, so I can hardly wait to try the--
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--w-wait, what do you mean the cake is a lie?!
89.7% (61/7)
--LOL, THAT WAS .1% LESS THAN LAST TIME (89.8%). GJ SELF?