It's been a while since I've blogged and also a while since I went on a photo-shoot. Things have been going great. I am currently on a three weeks leave till the end of the year it actually get's kinda boring going on a three weeks leave but I have to clear my leave otherwise I'd waste it.
I completed unit two of the photography course and am into the third unit, but I've yet to take the photos for the unit two project. Yesterday I went on a shoot with my NS squad buddy hoping to be able to take some shots which I can submit. I did manage to get a photo for one of the required photos. Below are some of the shots taken on the shoot Our first stop was the Kranji War Memorial. I was actually searching the net for places to go and this was one of the suggestions Next we stopped along the KTM railway tracks...had to be careful not to be run over Placed an umbrella to create some color and interest...supposed to carry the feeling of abandonment? Next stop Henderson Waves...my buddy's sector. Young couple enjoying the festive mood Henderson waves at night Sun setting....used some HDR on photoshop with this photo Last stop Mt. Faber...view of the housing estate below & city in the distant right. (25s exp)
Some of you may not know right now I'm doing this New York Institute of Photography Course. It's a rather interesting course basically my uncle was doing it and asked me if I wanted to do it. So he signed me up for the course and paid for me. It's a distance course so I receive their lessons, audio, & video then they have me do a photo project and I send the printed photos back to them for them to critique. Photography should be hands-on but I guess this is better than nothing. Last week I finished the first unit, of which there are six, and sent the follow photographs in. The first photo was to use shutter speed to show motion. I could either use a high shutter speed and freeze the motion. Two I could use the panning technique. Three I could use a slow shutter speed to blur the subject while the background is in focus. I decided to use the panning technique. f/5.6 1/80 ISO 800 Next photo was to use selective focusing to blur a background and make the subject stand out. I used zoom lens with a relatively small depth-of-field to blur the cluttered background & focus on the subjects face. f/4 1/250 ISO 640 The last photo was to use depth-of-field to show distance. Meaning using a small aperture. For this one I had a bit of a harder time cracking my head on what to shoot & also I was abit in a rush. f/11 1/80 ISO 320 Do give your feedback on the pictures....they are after all sent for critique.
This week I'm doing a rather interesting course....learning how to use hydraulic cutters and saws to cut pipes & chains off people. So after I finish NS if I can't find a job working in a ship yard with such tools might be an option ....Expecting a busy week ahead & the next
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Shoot on the MV Doulos
Operation Mobilization's MV Doulos was docked in Singapore over the weekend. I had a fun time taking some photos aboard and around the ship. It's really an interesting ministry and we pray that the Lord will bless them richly.
I was trying to catch the roses in the window...didn't manage to get a better angle The Doulos permanently flies the flag of Malta at it's stern but it flies the host country's flag at its bow I didn't manage to get a picture of the whole ship because of the way it was docked -- right next to a shopping center but these are the better shots I got Till more pictures come everyone have an awesome weekend ahead...look out for some Paintball tournament pictures after this weekend
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Two weeks ago I was in a need to spend some money...so I went out and bought a Mac-book Pro 2.53GHZ. Well it definitely was not a bad buy but I should have like waited for at least 2 weeks for the IT show to come and then bought....but that didn't cross my mind in fact I totally forgot about such thing as an IT show. Two weeks later when I went to the IT show I was heart-pained! The packages they offered were like at least $100 better. I still have to spend some extra cash on things such as the outside protector and keyboard protector but those can come slowly
Anyways since I've already gotten a Mac I wanted to use Adobe Photoshop and at least start playing around and learning how to use the wonders of photoshop. I got a copy of the CS3 Elements from my friend and boy it is complicated to use! Thankfully there are video tutorials on youtube and I've been looking through some of them. I don't know where to even start though.
I saw some lomo pictures from my friend's camera and they are awesome. The colors are just great. Trouble is he took that with a film LOMO camera so I went to youtube to see if the lomo effect can be duplicated on Photoshop and got a nice simple tutorial on it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xd22uStvSw
I followed the steps and tried it out on several pictures the results are quite nice. Here they are: This is the original photo After the processing The Original Photo After Processing The Original Photo After processing I'm just beginning to figure out the vastness of photoshop and this is one step Let me know your comments on the photos and how I can better enhance them.
I'm from a homeschooled family of nine children and I'm the oldest of them. I have given my life to Jesus and made Him king of my life. I love being with frineds and doing constructive activities with them. Just hanging out and playing some sports or having a snack makes me smile. At the same time I'm a bucket-mouth haha..... God made me that way :D
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