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	<title>Marvin Yan Photography &#187; Personal</title>
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		<title>Help-Portrait LA 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yay!  I got a chance to participate in Help-Portrait this year again&#8230;thought I missed out when I wasn&#8217;t available for the Dec. 4th event but another one was setup by Kenneth Wei to do one for the LA Dream Center. The basic premise of Help-Portrait is finding people in need and taking their picture.  Sounds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Small Token of Gratitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often times, a word&#8217;s meaning will be taken for granted when it is used too often and lately that word has been &#8220;Gratitude&#8221;.  I have heard and said this word so many times that I&#8217;ve lost the feeling of  it&#8217;s true meaning, it&#8217;s true essence.  There&#8217;s something to be said for the power words play [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The only prize is this one, and what you feel and what you want to accomplish.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marvin</dc:creator>
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		<title>Testing Out My Nikon D700</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went out to Pasadena on Saturday with a mission to test out my newly acquired Nikon D700 camera.  Let me tell you if you don&#8217;t know yet, this camera has many awesome features.  It truly is a difference of night and day when comparing the D700 with my D50!  Everybody should know by now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Projects &#8211; FocusedOut.com</title>
		<link>http://marvinyan.com/blog/2010/01/personal-projects-focusedout-com/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=personal-projects-focusedout-com</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During downtime and in-between client projects, it&#8217;s important to keep motivated and keep shooting.  Thus, personal projects.  For me, it&#8217;s developing my documentary skills.  FocusedOut.com came about because I wanted to document a place that I think is being forgotten&#8230;Chinatown.  Sure, it&#8217;s filled with tourist every weekend but aside from the Chinatown that tourists see, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help-Portrait Los Angeles Flyer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a flyer you can print out, use, and forward to anyone and everyone.  Remember, this event is for this Saturday December 12th, 2009 from 9:30am to 2:30pm.  Come out and volunteer or come out and have your portrait taken&#8230;either way, come out to the event! Help Portrait Los Angeles Flyer You can download the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rain&#8230; huh &#8230; what is it good for &#8230; absolutely something &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the darkness and grainy-ness&#8230;this was taken by my first gen iPhone!  But this bad boy made an appearance today for about 10 minutes&#8230;huge and bright!  So I guess rain is good for something!]]></description>
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		<title>Help-Portrait Los Angeles</title>
		<link>http://marvinyan.com/blog/2009/11/help-portrait-los-angeles/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=help-portrait-los-angeles</link>
		<comments>http://marvinyan.com/blog/2009/11/help-portrait-los-angeles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Help Portrait is a movement of photographers who are using their time, equipment and expertise to give back to those who are less fortunate this holiday season.&#8221; I will be volunteering my services to a great cause on December 12th.  Help-Portrait.  Why?  Because I can.  I am very fortunate and grateful to have what I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Temecula Valley Balloon &amp; Wine Festival</title>
		<link>http://marvinyan.com/blog/2009/06/temecula-valley-balloon-wine-festival/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=temecula-valley-balloon-wine-festival</link>
		<comments>http://marvinyan.com/blog/2009/06/temecula-valley-balloon-wine-festival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Woke up at 3am and drove down to Temecula for their 26th annual Hot Air Balloon and Wine Festival.  Why so early? &#8230;so we can capture the hot air balloon setup and lift off which was starting at 6am!  It was well worth getting up for even though it was cloudy when we first got [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Colors of Descanso</title>
		<link>http://marvinyan.com/blog/2009/03/the-colors-of-descanso/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-colors-of-descanso</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Had a photowalk at Descanso Gardens this past weekend&#8230;and man oh man!  The colors were brilliant!   For those of you that want to know, the Descanso Gardens are located at La Canada/Flintridge right at the intersection of the 2 and 210 freeways.  Here are a few of my fav pictures of mother nature:]]></description>
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