Archive for June, 2010
I was invited by the peeps at Shriro to do a dramatic lighting demonstration using Profoto lights and the Hasselblad H3DII-39. So i used this opportunity to approach Rebekah (above, left), one of the finer Salsa dancers I have seen so far and asked if she was keen to join Gupson, Sharon and Zee on my list of photographed Salsa dancers. She quickly accepted my invitation and suggested i get her fiance Glenn as well for the shot, which i did as well.
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Some purists hate the use of Photoshop on their photos. I was never part of that camp since day one. For the things that i photograph and the images i have in my mind, they simply cannot be done Photoshop-less. The photograph above, taken at Singapore Botanical Gardens, is one such example. Sorry Photojournalism, we just weren't meant to be together. Then again, this post is not for me to talk about purist photography. Here's a post-production technique i use for quite a lot of my photographs and i have decided to share with you. If anyone is reading that is.
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There's a new brand of camera bags in town and the brand is called Kelly Moore. You are going to have to kill me in order for me to say their bags ain't nice looking. The one above, Cranberry Croc looks as if it was from the shelves of Gucci or Prada... nevermind it is a ladies camera bag. It looks stunning. Here's one for the men..
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Photograph by David Doubilet
Call me slow if you want but it is only NOW that i realized i could download certain photos from Nat Geo as wallpaper. The above photo is taken by Warren Tyrer, Here are some more i quickly selected from the lot. Click on link about for more photos.
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Because i'm a huge admirer of his work, I am helping to publicize his upcoming exhibition. Can't wait!!
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Ok moving on to the shooting part of focus stacking. The shot you see about actually consist of four different shots aligned and merged into one single shot, thanks to Adobe Photoshop CS4. Now let's look at the four photos, notice how each of them is focusing at a different spot:
Read MoreAfter weeks of preparation, i finally set out to Botanical Gardens to nail the shot using the concept of focus stacking. I am happy to say that the experiment above has been a great success! It all began on 15 May 2010, when i was making my usual walk around Botanical Gardens to take photos. I spotted this interesting looking cactus and ran a few shots at it. When i came home and uploaded the photos, below what was i got:
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I am going to SPH tomorrow to do a video interview wrt the OMY Photo Blogger of the Year competition. It was the perfect excuse to bug my friend Mike to lend me some of his vintage camera collection and showcase it. I'm not the most comfortable person in front of cameras (ironically). I've been told also, that i sound exactly like the horrible Bolo Santosi. These vintage cameras ought to take some of those attention away.
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I was told not too long ago by some people on Clubsnap that Punggol End, where all the lalang fields are, is no longer accessible to outsiders. This pretty much means that in about five years' time. The beautiful lalang fields will be completely gone. I did not grow up in Punggol but i do have some vague childhood memories of myself playing there. It was not until early last year that i returned there to help a friend with his photoshoot.
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