FOOD FOOD AND MOREE FOOOD!

Food photography ain't easy at all. There must be angle, details and depth! I tried shooting food a few times but I still don't think I can make it yet. Below are some more tests.These are traditional Vietnam food! They taste AWESOME!


A friend once told be that if the photos of food looks yummy, you are successful as the photographer~
I hope that my photos look yummy to you!=)

Stick in the Mud

Made a trip to West Coast Park yesterday, with the determination to get down and dirty! Abandoning my footwear, I proceeded into the mud. It was black and sticky. As I waddled into the oil-stained substance, I noticed little tiny snails crawling on the mud. Yuck. Started shooting the boats there, but nothing came out nice. (That's what you get when you try shooting HDR without a tripod and shakey hands.)
Before I got back to civilisation, I took 7 photos of this photo, with the thought of doing HDR. Who knows, my CS4 had to crash on me. So this photo is a single photo just slightly edited using LR.

I swear that next time I'm going there, I'm going in BOOTS!

Food for Thought?

I went for a wonderful Ritz Carlton international buffet and was amazed by the way the chef's design their food.Presentation is indeed important!

And not to forget to wow the person who is eating by asking her to release the main ingredient of the little desert by herself~

Happy Children's Day!=)

I went out with a bunch of friends both old and new ones on Children's Day! Brought out a good buddy, 80-200 f2.8, to shoot some portraits~ (Thanks WW!)
Here are some shots!=)




HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY!=)

YOG: Rowing

This would be my last post on shooting YOG sports.=(
Rowing is very similar to canoing. Just that for canoing, you get to sit in the canoe and use both hands to paddle. But for rowing, you are kneeling downand using one hand to paddle your boat!

Caught this more interesting shot where the athelete went the wrong way into the other athelete's path during the competion!

okay!!
Armband Number 083 signning of from the last time..

YOG: Canoing

No comments about canoing except GET A BIG, BIG, BIG, BIG, LONG, LONG, LONG, LONG, LONGGGGGG LENS!
haha

-083-

YOG: Hockey

Hello!=)

It's HOCKEY TIME!=)
Hockey, is a sport that needs alot of han-eye coordination. For a photographer, you need to see these "on-coming tackles" from the atheletes.
At first, I could'nt seem to get the "tackling" shots properly. But slowly, I understood how the game is played and managed to capture some!=)
However, taking photos of sports is not just to capture the tackling shots, but to get more "interesting" shoots like this one and the one below.

I enjoyed shooting hockey the most!=)

083 signing off~

YOG: Throws

Im back!=)

This time shooting throws!~

Its not easy shooting throws as there is a safety netting preventing people from getting hurt.

So what I did was to put the lens near the green netting, and try to focus.haha
If you noticed, you can see some green thingy by the sides of the photos. That's the netting!haha

-083-

YOG: Swimming

Helloo!Sorry for the "late updates" on YOG.
There were some problems with blogger's auto post. So I'm reposting them and will change the dates.=)

So, this post is on swimming!=)

This guy is from Vietam!
I talked to his coach and guess what?
He owned MANY DSLRs!Including the D3s and D700 and many more!!So cool!!!

hahaha
okie..
this post is quite off the topic.hahaa=p

083~

YOG: Athletics [Track and Field]

A 100m sprinter.Running with all her might, hoping to bring home a gold medal~

-083-

YOG: Athletics [Hurdles]

Number 083 is back in the game! This time, attempting to shoot hurdles!=)Herdles, a sport never achievable by me, yet looked so easy for the athletes.

Everyday without fail, I will see the same few athletes training and training and training. All the hardwork they put in, regardless of winning or losing, will not go to waste as its not always about the results,but more about the effort.=)

083 signing off~

YOG: Athletics [High Jump]

"Once upon a time, man tried to fly."
Yes, Young Photographer number 83 is back, and this time shooting high jump! High jump is a tough sport that requires a lot of muscles. Not only the arms and legs muscles, but also the stomach and back muscles!

I stared at her countless jumps, trying to jump across the targeted height for a while. Then, as she tried some more, I pressed my shutter even more.

Watching them try so hard makes me want to try harder to take nicer photos of them.
Oh well, I tried my best!=)

Number 083 signing off~

YOG: Badminton

Unlike the media, my role as a volunteer was to take portraits of the different athletes and not the 'exciting moment' in the match. We are part of this Photoscape Project where all the Young Photographers (the status given to us)are to take portraits of the athletes, which will be printed out and pasted on 3 walls at Youth Olympic Park.

First day of duty, and I went to SP to shoot badminton players. As of that day, I was known as Number 83 (083).


Name:Tara Cheryl Pilvon
NOC: Australia


Name: Boris Ma
NOC: Australia


Name: Dennis Coke
NOC: Jamaica

One thing good about being a Young photographer and not part of the media is that we get to interact with the athletes. That's the coolest part and I LOVE IT!=)

Number 83 signing out~

YOG

Everything happened so quickly.
12 days of pure hard work.
Friendships were made.
Now, its really over..
I'm glad that I volunteered. Are you?

One

ONE shot, ONE kill. With no edition.
lucky little me XD

Peace

Just another peaceful day at Pandan Reservoir...

Test Test Test~

Just another one of my crazy portraiture try outs~

Lights, Camera, Action!

It's finally that time of the year again!National Day!!~
NDP=Fireworks
Everyone LOVES fireworks in Singapore!
So do I!
LIGHTS!(Check)
Camera(Check)
Action(____)

Lights(Check)
Camera (Check)
ACTION! (CHECK!)

GOGOGOO!
BULB ALL THE WAY~

Cover!

The sun is out! Put out the clothes to dry! Also put out the umbrellas to dry!
At the same time act as a cover for the clothes if it rains!

Hallucination?

Right after I popped all my medicine and drained my cough syrup, I looked up to see an interesting view...
For a moment I thought i was hallucinating...

LUNCH

Who knew that such a simple lunch would spent me around an hour of making and an hour of cleaning.
Im a pampered kid who never does any cooking, washing or mopping or floors. But the craving of eating some home cooked food made me do it.

I DID IT! I COOKED!

A tribute to Lenny The First.

You were there for me all these years. Why did you have to go now..?

This was the last photo taken with him..
"When Man meets Heaven"

When man tried to fight Heaven by building their own lights, they thought they won.
But did they?
Eventually, they will still end up there.

Seats

NDP will never be the same again....especially if you get the seat next to the traffic light!

The Power of Light

Outshine your jail box!

Frames

This is what I like about frames.
They tell a story.

Luck

Luck is every photographer's best friend. The NEA and other websites forecasting the weather may tell you that today the entire Singapore will be having a thunderstorm, but sometimes you just have to try your luck and go to the location.
You may just end up watching a perfect sunset with a nice foreground.

Live life to the fullest!

Live life to the fullest!
Live it like the sun won't set the next day!

Quest for Immortality

I went to the National Museum again today. Last day of exhibit, WON'T miss it!
Learnt my lesson. NEVER EVER VISIT THE MUSEUM ON THE LAST DAY OF EXHIBIT. There will be a lot of people which make the shoot a difficult one.


There were mirrors everywhere, but I couldn't make use of them as there were TOO many people!argh! When I saw this sculpture, I kneel down to get the lights in, at the same time, to avoid seeing people in the shot. But still, there are people inside..


I'm also rather fascinated by the fact the photos can make things look really big. Take this photo for example. How big you thing it is?
It is actually only around 2cm big!

Exhibitions. I should go for more!=)

Portraits

Went to the National Museum today with the intention of shooting the "Quest for Immortality" exhibition. Due to the extra long queue, my friends and I decided to walk around the museum instead. I came home with a couple of portraits!


I'm an amateur when it comes to shooting portraits. Learning how to make full use of natural lights can be a difficult thing.


Personally, I feel that one should not smile in a portrait shot. But there are many ways to position the model (including the expression) to fit the theme. That would be the part where I must improve on.=p


Inspired by a friend's work, I always wanted to shoot a portrait of someone sitting on the steps where the lines make the entire photo go "WOW". This photo may not have the WOW factor, but I think that sometimes, its nice to have a simple shot.=)


When shooting, I always tell myself to take note of the surroundings. Make sure that you do not fall into a pond while shooting. Today, I noticed that there was an air vent causing big gush of wind every now and then. So I asked my friend to stand in front of it. And this was what I got.

I feel that when it comes to shooting portraits, the photographer must know what he/she wants. Communication is very important between the photographer and the model. The photographer must tell the model how to pose and what expression to hold. But it seems that you need a lot of experience to be able to do that well.
Oh well, at least this is a start!=)