The M mode
I love using the manual (M) mode on my camera. It gives me the ultimate freedom to do anything I want to do. But it’s also the hardest mode to use. When I first got onto my DSLR camera, I stuck onto auto mode religiously. That’s the mode I’ll live with for the rest of [...]
Any lens would do. Really?
I guess I’m writing on a really old argument. Do equipment or skill really matter in photography? Which is more important over the other? I’ll cut the chase on the history on this debate and go straight to the point of contention. Is there a really need to get an expensive lens to improve your [...]
Reading up on photography books
Photography books are one of the ways one can improve one’s photography skills from. I used to frequent the library and borrow all the photography books available, hoping I could soak up as much knowledge on photography from these books. I usually go for books that focus on the fundamentals of photography as I wanted [...]
Your camera takes good photos
I get this pretty often from the people around me, and this is something that happens quite so often that it has produced the following comic strip. It used to irritate me when people credit the quality of my photos to my camera. I used to ask them, do my photography skills not contribute to [...]
Photography Advice
Since the relaunch of my website, I have included a blog section, which will be featuring my opinions and some photographic advice for the visitors of the site. The purpose is simple, I would like to share my photographic experiences with the people who take time to check out my site, and hopefully I can [...]
Better Camera, Better Photos
My cousin told me that she intends to buy another camera because the Canon 40D her dad gave her was not ‘powerful’ enough for her to use. She asked me if a Powershot is better than the 40D. I sighed and asked her what made her think that way. Her reason was simple, she could not get the shots [...]
After the Kit Lens
I’ve many friends out there that are new users of DSLR cameras. Well… Some of them aren’t that new. They’ve been using their cameras for at least a year. So there comes the time when one has become fairly acquainted with their kit lens. It’s time to explore the other lenses out there… But what [...]
Cold Eyes
I have been told at work that I have a cold eye. No… Not that I’m **COLD HEARTED**, but rather I have an innate preference for blue hues. This produced an interesting result where the photos I edit tend to bend towards the colder side, with an unmistakably subtle blue tint. According to my colleagues, people [...]
The Thing About Manual Mode
Many people have asked me before why I insist on shooting in manual mode. To me, manual mode gives me the ultimate flexibility to shoot a particular shot without any restrictions. Manual mode is the mode to freedom. It somewhat reminds me of the sandbox mode in computer games. You can do anything you want [...]
Photography 101 Lesson 4
Here is the final installment of Photography 101. In this lesson, the focus is on event and portrait photography. Event photography is by far one of the most common genres of photography one has to deal with. By definition, an event could be as simple as a birthday party to as large as a trade [...]
Photography 101 Lesson 3
The following is the slides to Lesson 3: Nature Photography. This lesson differed from the first two lessons as the lesson was entirely demonstrative and conducted outdoors at the Singapore Botanic Garden. Nature photography is a broad genre. It covers areas such as landscape, wildlife and macro photography. Nature photography is a therapeutic genre of [...]
Photography 101 Lesson 2
Welcome to the second installment of Photography 101. In this lesson, the focus is on Architectural and Street Photography. Now I must say that despite the fact that Architectural Photography is my forté, there seems a bit of challenge trying to share my skills with my class. The reason is simple. I do not particularly [...]
Photography 101: Lesson 1
For the entire month of June, I will be conducting the Photography portion of a Journalism workshop for SIM’s Psychology Society. During the 4 week course, I will be sharing some basic photographic theory and practical photography tips for compact and DSLR camera users.
