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2009-09-03T10:21:00.000-07:00

2009-08-18T13:29:00.001-07:00

blog really sucky all these days.

my thoughts

2009-01-08T06:18:00.000-08:00

From this project, I'd learnt alot of things about photography.

First, I searched the net. With the aid of the useful links I found, I pick up the techniques and apply them. Like the angles I took , and had myself to try out. It really did work!

The digital zoom I had hard times with, and finally overcome it.

Not only that, I also learnt about the skill when taking pictures with family. How the members should stand together, and from which angle I'm taking is the best.

I really enjoy the process , I hope I can learn more indept in the future!

2008-12-22T06:07:00.000-08:00

My friends wanted me to be in the picture because I didn't take much pictures with them. I would have to say, with me in the picture, the picture look EVEN BETTER!!! (hehhehhehhehheh...) So I edited it, add the blur edges and my name.

Then, I had found a video from Youtube. It's title is "Digital Photography tips for Capturing Perfect Family Photos".

Herer some tips I found from the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5wS7yEEeWs

First: Position people artistically. Second: Choose the right clothes. Third: Show relationship. Fourth: Catch candid moments. Fifth: Fill the frame. Sixth: Shoot subject at eye level. Seventh: Try unusual angles. Eighth: Lose the red eyes.

2008-12-20T09:32:00.000-08:00

It has been years since I last went to a basketball court.

It reminded me when I was still a primary school kid,

probably playing catching, get caught by the descipline master running around in the school tuckshop. Alright, enough with the childhood stories.

Imagine,on such good weather, a groups of guys playing at the court had their shoes rubbing against the floor, perspire so much just to score as many points as possible. Every score, someone cheers for you. That's what I feel when I see this picture.

2008-12-15T09:34:00.000-08:00

http://photography.about.com/od/camerabasics/ss/ShutterSpeed.htm
Found the link above. It gave me a lot of information on photographing.

For example, shutter speed can also affect the outcome of my photograhps.

Next was the digital zoom vs optical zoom.

Digital zoom is basically a digital crop within the camera. It is not a true magnification. When you use digital zoom you are effectively only capturing part of an image, with lower resolution than the full frame image would have.
Optical zoom is magnification created by a lens. This type of magnification is a "true zoom" and should not adversely affect image quality. Optical zoom should be your first choice for magnification whenever possible.

Though these two functions seem easy but you really need to control them well to capture a beautiful picture. And now I know why my images tend to blur.

The photo below was taken at Orchard Road.

My classmate told me about the lightings there.

And yea, it was GREAT!
BUT!~ the photo was blur as I did not zoom until it is clear and sharp.

So the effect was not very good.

This Christmas tree was taken at Ngee An City. It was so huge , I can't capture the WHOLE tree!

From afar, I thought it was ferry wheel...

2008-12-14T01:22:00.000-08:00

Different angles

Let's look at the first picture in the top left. Wouldn't it be fun if many children are running around in front the shelter while their parents can sit and chat. At the same time, they can keep an eye over their children.

When I took the picture shown in the top right, I wanted to go there so quickly before I missed out even more beautiful sceneries!

For the last picture, I proabably just walk pass and peep because it doesnt catch my attention at all!

At a certain angle, these trees look as though there's snow.

I took this picture at about 715pm when the sun was setting. I LOVE THIS VERY MUCH! it was one of the best photos i took for the past few days!

2008-11-26T07:18:00.000-08:00

Third post:

I went to Hort Park and begin my first shooting. Of course, I need my equipments. Though I do not have an Alpha camera, a simple handphone camera of 5mp is good enough.

Cameraphones
Mobile phones started to incorporate digital cameras from 2001 when first introduced in Japan by J-Phone. The most rapidly spread technology of all time, these cameraphones reached a billion devices sold in only five years. By 2007 more than half of the installed base of all mobile phones was of the cameraphone type. In 2003 more cameraphones were sold than all stand-alone digital cameras and in 2006 more cameraphones sold than all film-based cameras and digital cameras combined.
Cameraphones tend to be at the very lowest end of the scale of digital cameras in technical specificiations, such as low resolution cameras, poor quality optics, and limited abilities to use accessories. With the rapid development of digital technologies, however, the gap between mainstream digital cameras and cameraphones is closing and high-end cameraphones are competitive with low end stand-alone digital cameras of the same generation.

That's my introduction for this post.

I tried different angles, and pick out this picture to share with you. Many people tends to take pictures horizontally or vertically.

For example,

This is a BAD example because it makes your face even rounder, for this case, and flat.

If you change the angle just a little bit, the face doesnt look that round anymore.

This day I tried to use the technique I mentioned to take pictures of the flowers. The one on top is what I meant by 'horizontally'. No matter how beautiful the flowers, it looks just as boring. Many pots of flowers gather together and it looks very messy as well.

Let me change the angle. It forcuses on the flower. From the picture, you know the objective is the flower itself.

Here's another one, the boring horizontal shoot.

2008-11-19T01:18:00.000-08:00

My goal is to learn more about the skills of taking photographs.

Before proceeding on, I would be keen to find out more about how photography came about.

Modern photography began in the 1820s with the first permanent photographs. This process made use of the development of chemical photography. Knowing the background, I couldn't wait any longer to start taking pictures!

If you are very curious like me, and wants to find out more, do click on the link.

ENJOY! :):):)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography

2008-11-13T16:04:00.000-08:00

I had made one goal for myself and that is to learn the skill of taking photographs.
Why I choose this because I can help my families and friends to capture pictures of the wonderful times we spend together.

Through the internet, I can look for more information on how good photographs are taken. Planning a timetable for myself so I can keep track on my progress.

As a beginner, I don't have to look for famous photographers, I can start looking at simple online photoblogs instead. Then I will look for famous photographers though the internet. ^-^