Monday, June 22, 2009

The Next Portrait Lens

The next lens that I want to own - the Canon EF 85 mm f/1.8 USM.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Scott Kelby Worldwide photowalk (Singapore)

The second annual Scott Kelby's worldwide photowalk will be held on 18 July 2009. For photographers in Singapore, 3 groups of 50 photographers each will start from 3 different locations. Each walk is about 1.5 to 2 hours.

Overview of the 3 group walk:
Group 1: Starting point: Starbuck, the Central along Eu Tong Sen Street. End Point: Verandah Cafe, Empress Place Asian Civilisation Museum
Group 2: Starting point: Chinatown Mcdonald's. End Point: Beanstalk Cafe, BoatQuay.
Group 3: Starting point: Starbucks@One Fullerton. End Point: Singapore Flyer.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

One Light Portraiture by Tony Corbell

Rick Sammon's Top Ten Digital Photography Tips


1. Learn how to see the light
2. Dept and Dimension
3. Take a Hike!
4. Always Look, Down, Back and Up
5. Tell the Story
6. Frame It!
7. Beaware of the Background
8. Fill the Frame
9. Raw Rules!
10. Envision the End Result

Sunday, May 3, 2009

C.S. Ling's life list

First found out about C.S. Ling from Clubsnap. She captures amazing pictures of wild life, but it was her life list that sets me thinking.


Do you have a life list?

sRGB vs Adobe RGB

Few links on the difference between these 2 colour space. Conclusion - I will stick to sRGB.

Earthbound Light: The Great sRGB Versus Adobe RGB Debate
Ken Rockwell: sRGB vs. Adobe RGB
j Seaman Photography: Photographic color spaces – sRGB vs Adobe RGB

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Monday, April 27, 2009

ON THE WALL

Photographic flea market and showcase of fine art prints from budding photographers (of all walks of life).

Venue:
* 2902 Gallery, OldSchool, 11b Mount Sophia #B2-09

Admission:
* Free (unless otherwise stated)

23rd MAY, Sat (1pm – 9pm)

1-9pm : ON THE WALL ~ Photo Bazaar

* Free flow of Coffee & Tea for everyone! ^
Ongoing between 2-5pm...

1-5pm : Advance Digital Printing Workshop - From Image To Print
* Pre-requisite: Basic Photoshop

2-3pm : Practical Tips - Collecting Photography Works

3.30-5pm : Professional Development - Selling Your Works Beyond The Gallery

5-6pm : Artist Dialogues (by selected OTW Participants)

6-9pm : Portfolio Review Session (for Graphic Designers + Commercial Photographers)
* Please email onthewall@2902gallery.com for details

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24th MAY, Sun (11am – 7pm)

11am-7pm : ON THE WALL ~ Photo Bazaar

* Free flow of Coffee & Tea for everyone! ^
Ongoing between 2-5pm...

11.30am-12.30pm : Practical Tips - What Makes A Good Portfolio?

1-3pm : Professional Deveopment - Selling By Words!

3-6pm : Seminar - Planning Your Own Photo Exhibition

3.30-5pm : Presentation - Introduction to History of Photography

Month of Photography Asia - Engagina Asia

Month of Photography Asia
- annual Singapore-based photography festival

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Another new kid on the block...

Just when I was struggling between getting a second hand 40D or a new 50D, I saw this:

Features at a glance:

  • 15.1 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor
  • Full HD (1080p) movie recording with HDMI connection for viewing and playback on an HDTV
  • ISO 100-3200 (expandable to 12800)
  • 3.4 frames per second continuous shooting
  • Max. 170 large JPEG images in a single burst
  • 3.0” ClearView LCD (920,000 dot resolution) with Live View mode
  • 9-point wide area AF with cross type centre point
  • High speed DIGIC 4 performance and superb image quality
  • EOS Integrated Cleaning System
  • Full compatibility with Canon EF and EF-S lenses and EX-series Speedlites, including new Speedlite 270EX, TS-E 17mm f/4L and TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II
Detail review at dpreview

Tips on photographing Fireworks...

...here.

Source: http://www.calphoto.com/index.html

Monday, March 23, 2009

Ebooks: Guide on digital photography

'Digital' guide on digital photography, in PDF format (1.6 MB)

WSJ: Picture of the day

WSJ Photo Journal's Picture of the day: 20 March 2009

Saturday, March 21, 2009

After the rain

Always bring your camera around...cos you never know what you might see outside.
I saw rainbow at 7 plus this evening.

Geoff Ang at Canon Supersize


Awesome fella. Love his creativity and diligence. I can see he has what it takes to be at his level through some hardwork.

His new studio looks cool!

Sieze the day

Have been planning for a photo blog for a very long time...but had too much consideration...

Finally decided, what the heck, you may not live another day.

So here I am...with my first blog.