I finally had a proper vacation after months of slogging at work.
When I came back to Singapore, I got news that my dance project finally got published and featured on Profoto Lighting Blog. It is definitely an honor to be feature by the best lighting equipment company in the world.
Not too long back, I announced that I will be launching my own photography webstore. Things are going ahead as scheduled and I hope to officially live the website by the second half of the year.
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A friend of mine wanted to sell off his V-mount Leaf Aptus 54S digital back.
Before he could do so, I managed to persuade him into lending me the digital back for the long weekend to try out on my Hasselblad 503CXi.
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Thanks to the peeps from Sony, who loaned me a set of the Sony Cybershot HX10V compact digital camera for my Phuket trip, my dad's Nikon V1 will not be getting any love from me for this trip.
To be fair, however, whichever camera I am bringing to Phuket will not be getting much love from me either, as it will be subjected to extreme conditions.
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Over the weekend, I went for the kill and got myself a Gitzo Systematic GT3531S tripod and GH 5380SQR ball head.
I quickly tested the GH5380 ball head and was so impressed that I decided to write a quick entry on the ball head.
Over the last two years, the Manfrotto 410 Junior Gear Head was my choice for a tripod head. It was strong enough to hold a medium format setup like the Hasselblad H4D-40 or the Mamiya 645 AFDII. The best part was that it allowed for micro-adjustments in order to achieve the best composition.
However the gear head has its cons. At 1.2kg, the 410 is a heavy tripod head. Also, with a maximum weight load of 5kg (horizontal), I risk toppling my camera when I am shooting on portrait orientation. To be fair, I did attach a H4D-40 on portrait orientation for a shoot and it worked fine. But the fact remains that it was a heavy tripod head and so I need to find a lighter yet equally strong tripod head.
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I've been photographing a lot in black and white lately so I decided to pop a roll of Ektar 100 into my Hasselblad instead.
Got to say that it remains my default choice of film when it comes to shooting landscape. Though not as vivid as slide film like the Fuji Velvia 50, the Ektar 100 is in a class of it's own when it comes to color negative.
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There are many things that happen around you without you actually realizing it.
I've been exploring Punggol Waterway for the past few years. It was only last week that I realized the lights at Waterway go off after a certain time. The main area of the Waterway was in pitch darkness and was something I never encountered. Therefore, I decided to set up the camera for a long exposure.
I did not even bother measuring the exposure. Instead, I open up my aperture and set it to long exposure for about 15 minutes.
What I achieved out of it was a eerily quiet shot of Punggol Waterway with the moon as my only light source. It was something different and made a good addition to my collection of Punggol photos.
I should look for such opportunities more often.
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Some time late last year, I surrendered my Hasselblad 501 C/M to my girlfriend and i was left without my favourite camera for a long while.
I tried to get over it by flirting with the Mamiya 645 AFD II, doing some shoots with it and an Aptus 22. While the system delivered some really good results and earned me a few quick bucks, the truth is I never gave up on the blad.
Which is why I sold the Mamiya AFD and got myself a 503 CXi, alongside a winder and the legendary 50mm CFi. I had to fork out extra money for the setup but in the end, it was worth it.
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Two piece of news appeared on my Facebook newsfeed just 15 minutes ago and I felt the need to write a quick blog entry, even if it means eating into my lunch time.
The first piece of news was the announcement from blogger Justin Lee that the Canon 5D Mark III will be made available on 17 March at a retail price of S$4,699 (Body) and S$5,999 (Kit).
Let me share with you a personal experience of mine back in late 2008.
I was a hardcore Canon loyalist and like many others, eager to get my hands on the 5D Mark II. When the first few pieces was made available in late 2008, I was one of the lucky few to get one.
I bought it for $4500. (I think...)
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This picture was taken about three years ago, when the National Stadium was still intact.
Fast forward three years to present day, what used to be an icon of Singapore National Days and home to intense football rivalry against Malaysia is now gone.
The Singapore landscape is changing very quickly. This is one of the main reason why I started the project of documenting the changing landscape of Punggol.
When I was invited by the team behind It's My Turn to create a social initiative, the idea of creating a photo capsule popped into my mind.
This is partially inspired by the recent chatter about David Aryes' photo of Raffles Place in the 1960s.
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I first encountered VSCO (Visual Supply Company) through my friend Benjamin last year. I did not give it much thought about its capabilities back then, for some strange reason.
This afternoon, I revisited the website and wondered how is it that I managed to overlook such a cool product.
If you have been shooting digital and wondered just what you need to do to achieve the amazing colors of film like Kodak Portra 400 and Tri-X, then VSCO's film emulation is the product for you.
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