Sunday, April 14, 2013
Time and tide
What a beautiful old antique clock. I happened to be in bras basah with a friend and I chanced upon this little gem. Something about old wood appeals to me, and I love the look of this clock, which hints that it might have had a picturesque history.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Nature always finds a way
Even in the middle of a concrete jungle, nature will find a way to break through...
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
March's shot
One of my favourite views, because when I see this, it means I'm at peace in one of my favourite cafes in Toa Payoh...
( I'd love to tell you the location one day! )
( I'd love to tell you the location one day! )
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Film cameras and lomography
I know many people nowadays don't use film cameras anymore. They find it troublesome or expensive because of the developing of the film. Plus there is the wait while it is being processed.
So if u can get good photos cheaply and instantly, why bother with film cameras at all?
Well, I think one reason for me was that I was a little tired of digital. I couldn't take the National Geographic-type shots, no matter how I tried. The controls were a bit overwhelming at first and I couldn't figure them out enough to take the kind of shots I wanted. ( yah, poor workman and his tools, I know )
Plus, a stronger reason was that I loved taking shots and applying all those weird filters to them. ( Instagram addicts will identify here ) It's great to apply a filter, or zany frame and it makes an ordinary photo into a chic artwork.
Which is how I stumbled into Lomography. The whacked-out colours, over-saturation and multiple exposures may have turned most people off film at first, but I became attracted to it because of that. I loved seeing all the special effects done trough film. And I loved some of the colours and light I saw in these photos.
And you think film photography is easy? The first camera I bought had a steep learning curve! I had so many wasted shots on it I wondered if I had made the right move.
But here was what I got out of film that I didn't out of digital: Persistence. With digital, I mostly switched to the default portrait modes and used those for my photos. With film, I was forced to think of how I could make my next photos better, I had to reflect on my mistakes and I went through trial and error several times before I got good shots.
Troublesome? Time-consuming? Yes, but not wasteful. Because of the things I learned that made me a better photographer, whether on film or iPhone. I learned how to gauge the light in the surroundings and learnt to operate with the quirks and flaws of my cameras, when best to use flash (at night)...
How to be patient, how to take care composing shots (film is expensive, remember?) how to make every shot count instead of just taking endless meaningless shots.
So much stuff! Of course, on top of that I learnt to do the wacky stuff too! Multiple exposures being one of my favourite, and something that not many digital cameras can replicate well. ( their flaw is their strength: the image quality is too good for the images to meld well together )
Will this completely replace digital and iphoneography? I don't think so, I think it will likely remain a niche. This is a special form of photography and I will always hold on fondly.
Analogue is forever!
So if u can get good photos cheaply and instantly, why bother with film cameras at all?
Well, I think one reason for me was that I was a little tired of digital. I couldn't take the National Geographic-type shots, no matter how I tried. The controls were a bit overwhelming at first and I couldn't figure them out enough to take the kind of shots I wanted. ( yah, poor workman and his tools, I know )
Plus, a stronger reason was that I loved taking shots and applying all those weird filters to them. ( Instagram addicts will identify here ) It's great to apply a filter, or zany frame and it makes an ordinary photo into a chic artwork.
Which is how I stumbled into Lomography. The whacked-out colours, over-saturation and multiple exposures may have turned most people off film at first, but I became attracted to it because of that. I loved seeing all the special effects done trough film. And I loved some of the colours and light I saw in these photos.
And you think film photography is easy? The first camera I bought had a steep learning curve! I had so many wasted shots on it I wondered if I had made the right move.
But here was what I got out of film that I didn't out of digital: Persistence. With digital, I mostly switched to the default portrait modes and used those for my photos. With film, I was forced to think of how I could make my next photos better, I had to reflect on my mistakes and I went through trial and error several times before I got good shots.
Troublesome? Time-consuming? Yes, but not wasteful. Because of the things I learned that made me a better photographer, whether on film or iPhone. I learned how to gauge the light in the surroundings and learnt to operate with the quirks and flaws of my cameras, when best to use flash (at night)...
How to be patient, how to take care composing shots (film is expensive, remember?) how to make every shot count instead of just taking endless meaningless shots.
So much stuff! Of course, on top of that I learnt to do the wacky stuff too! Multiple exposures being one of my favourite, and something that not many digital cameras can replicate well. ( their flaw is their strength: the image quality is too good for the images to meld well together )
Will this completely replace digital and iphoneography? I don't think so, I think it will likely remain a niche. This is a special form of photography and I will always hold on fondly.
Analogue is forever!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Skyflare
How to get such a nice colored flare in the sky? 5 o'clock at Macritchie reservoir, with the Teja lens from Hipstamatic, that's how!
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
January's Snap
January's Snap is a sprawling tree, taken in Hipstamatic.
This year, I'm very attracted to trees as a photographic subject. They are easy to take, (no moving subjects!) and the way their branches spread out with the sunset/sunrise as a background, is really very beautiful.
This year, I'm very attracted to trees as a photographic subject. They are easy to take, (no moving subjects!) and the way their branches spread out with the sunset/sunrise as a background, is really very beautiful.
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