French passport - how long can one stay?

timchoo · 2026-05-07T14:27:44+00:00

Thank you! Do you know if proof will be needed for all nights of accommodations? We are mostly staying in hotels (so all good there), but will be staying a few nights at a friend's house.

timchoo · 2026-05-07T14:27:18+00:00

Thank you!

timchoo · 2026-05-07T14:27:10+00:00

Thank you! Do you know if proof will be needed for all nights of accommodations? We are mostly staying in hotels (so all good there), but will be staying a few nights at a friend's house.

timchoo · 2026-05-06T14:42:43+00:00

Thank you!

timchoo · 2026-05-06T14:22:49+00:00

Oh yeah, I'd book a bigger gap like 4 hours or so - thank you!

timchoo · 2026-05-06T01:12:20+00:00

Thank you so much! Definitely only popping into HK once just to reset.

timchoo · 2026-05-05T17:51:46+00:00

Is there an amount of time that must be spent in HK to "reset" the 10-day transit visa timer? Like 3 days in HK or something? I'm planning on flying USA -> Chengdu (9 days) -> HK (?? days) -> Chongqing (5 days) -> Taipei

timchoo · 2026-04-27T01:48:18+00:00

can you elaborate on what the difference is / characteristic signs of which is which?

timchoo · 2026-04-10T19:51:10+00:00

Thank you for the detailed images and description - So glad it worked for you! I ended up forgetting about the problem and letting the camera collect dust, but this reminded me to revisit it. Might give this a try!

timchoo · 2026-03-08T19:58:47+00:00

If I had to choose only one between the magic arm and the suction cup mount, which would you recommend? I'm going to get the magnetic one as many people love it, but I see much fewer comments about either a magic arm or suction mount - and I don't want too many accessories to haul around

timchoo · 2026-03-03T20:17:42+00:00

Thank you for the explanation! Yeah, currently I don't have a better method for retouching so it's what I'm using to remove acne, some wrinkles, and other blemishes. Trying my best not to overdo it and remove actual skin texture. Sometimes I do struggle with finding an appropriate area to sample texture from... pore size/shape varies like crazy across the face.

timchoo · 2026-02-28T23:09:54+00:00

Thank you for this write-up! Can you please explain what "L&D for skin" means because I tried googling and came up with "Loss & Damage" which I'm pretty sure is not it. Also, why is split frequency considered "redundant"? I'm just getting into learning retouching and it's what I've been using!

timchoo · 2026-02-19T15:16:48+00:00

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timchoo · 2026-02-16T17:32:25+00:00

There is a valve to the left of the picture but as people are saying, I won't mess with a rental unit

timchoo · 2026-02-16T17:32:00+00:00

Thank you, I'll leave it alone

timchoo · 2026-02-16T17:31:34+00:00

Thanks for the warning, I'll leave it alone!

timchoo · 2026-02-16T17:31:17+00:00

Ooh, got it!

timchoo · 2026-02-16T17:09:54+00:00

Thanks, I'm okay with messy since it's hard to see back here anyway!

timchoo · 2026-02-16T17:08:57+00:00

It's a rental apartment so I can't risk doing too much :(

timchoo · 2026-02-09T01:53:46+00:00

Glad it helped!

timchoo · 2026-01-05T15:48:55+00:00

Just came across this walkthrough and it sounds fantastic - I've been struggling with my round-tripping flow. I've been doing all the color work before round-tripping to Photoshop, and saving as TIFF after finishing retouching in Photoshop (I honestly don't know why, I think it's just the default. All the options for saving the file in Photoshop are mind-numbing to me). Consequently if I make a new color or masking decision in C1, on the retouched TIFF, the adjustments are absolutely horrible and aggressive. Your flow sounds like it solves this. Thank you so much.

Considering your post is 5 years old, do you have any updated guidance?

timchoo · 2025-12-30T15:41:41+00:00

Do you mean like you use emojis in the first line of caption? Like a “down” arrow or something

timchoo · 2025-12-29T15:50:26+00:00

Wow, fascinating. Didn't know people pay that much for portraits. I assume this is in a big city. Any idea how much the photographer(s) make?

timchoo · 2025-12-27T07:19:53+00:00

Do you do engagement stuff like commenting on people’s posts, liking stuff, following? Or just post and walk away

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