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Monday, 02 November 2009

  • First Photo Project for NYIP


    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

Friday, 25 September 2009

  • Anyone interested in setting up a website?

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Friday, 18 September 2009

  • Playing with photoshop


    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.


Tuesday, 18 August 2009

  • Cousin's Wedding

    This past weekend my maternal family had the joy of seeing our eldest cousin get married. 
    Wedding's aren't just a time where two people get married but it also serves as some sort of a reunion gathering. That is what it was our maternal family hasn't met in years and last Saturday thanks to the wedding of our eldest cousin we all met. 
    I wasn't the photographer but had some opportunity to shoot some pictures. Most of them I put on FB but a few of the best ones I've selected to post on this blog. 
    Here they are: 

    Philemon & Rachel Ceremony  
    Saying their vows
    Philemon & Rachel Ceremony (2)
    Another shot
    Mom & Grandma 
    Mom and my maternal Grandmother
    Philemon & Rachel
    Probably my best shot of the couple on that day
    Family picture (2) 15-08-09
    Our latest family photo...
    Philemon's Wedding Toast
    Cheers to the newly weds!

    After the wedding dinner at night I immediately headed home to sleep....cause I had my very first half marathon in the morning. I probably slept for like 3 hours before waking up again to leave for the flag off.
    I must say that I was quite pleased with my timing of 2hrs and 2mins by my watch esp since this was my first time. I was wishing to run under 2hrs but the timing wasn't too bad.

     


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    • Name: Isaiah
    • Country: Singapore
    • Metro: Singapore
    • Birthday: 2/25/1990
    • Gender: Male
    • Member Since: 8/15/2005

About Me

  • 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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