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The Photog Gathering
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The Photog Gathering
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
The Photog Gathering Details: Part Deux!
1. Event name - Check!
2. Date & time - Check!
3. Facebook invitations and all sorts of publicity stuffs - Check!
4. Administrative details - Check!
5. Alot of photog people attending - hmmm...
The Photog Gathering is ON! & It would become a success only if YOU support us.
Your help is needed to keep this tradition alive! As much as possible, we (the alumni) would try to organise a get-together at the end of each year (In this case lets assume jan 2010 is still dec 2009). Hence, please try your very best to make it for the gathering!
I ain't got the time to churn out a top ten list of why you should attend this gathering (as compared to ops ubin) because i have alot of work to do plus it's late and i need to rest and i'm very tired. NEVERTHELESS! I promise it will be fun, or at least i'll try my best to make it even at the expense of my reputation.
No, i'm kidding. Reputation first, fun second.
Please do not Fly airplane. I will KILL you. I swear. But then again you know i'm kidding right? try your best lah okay! The price will be at $10 per pax. I have already absorbed some of the costs. If more people are attending = Lower cost price per entry ($8). Therefore do indicate your interest via google docs or the facebook event thingy. You can also drop me an email/sms !
Will update you guys/gals on the meeting place as the day draws closer
Details:
ECP BBQ PIT 20 (area C)
9th Jan, Sat
1700 - 2300 hours
Special guest PPC!
Happy holidays & remember to do your homework.
Q Out!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
I <3 Japan
Those of you who know me know that I LOVE Japan. Well, I'm there again now =D so thought I'll share some of my photos with my chewrens ^^
The following are some tips i keep in mind when taking travel shots:
1. Go on free and easy trips because tour groups are usually very rushed, crowded and bring you to the place at the worst time of the day (when the sun is in the wrong direction -.-). It's common to hear the tour guide say, "you have 15 mins here!" 15 mins???? shoot what??
2. Look through posters, travel brochures and postcards for "inspiration" and try to reproduce the same effect/composition etc.
3. Don't be afraid of people getting in your photos, include the human element.. This can add life to your place of visit.
4. Shoot details. When everyone is shooting the temple building, walk around and shoot the details.
5. Make sacrifices. If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain. Want to shoot sunrise = wake up early.
6. Be careful not to risk your life when trying to get that shot. Climb, crawl whatever but don't fall off the cliff or into the river. You die is one thing, your camera will peechiah and photos will be all gone LOL
7. Bring a tripod everywhere. It's like an umbrella. When you need it, you have it. Great for couple/group shots (it's funny when people wonder why i don't have live view or try to zoom my 50 mm -.-) and low light surroundings. Acts as walking stick too on treacherous terrains...
8. Grab the shower cap from hotels... It acts as a raincoat for your camera in case it drizzles.
9. For typical "I was there" shots, do not place the person in the centre but rather, at the side (we all know this right?) unless you're trying something different.
10. Most important of all, enjoy yourselves =) When you're happy, your photos show it too ^^
My favourite place in Japan is Kyoto 京都. For this trip, we stayed at a ryokan (traditional inn, sleep on tatami kind) facing Biwako 琵琶湖 (Lake Biwa). From our room, I saw sunrise!! =D ("I" because the husband slept through it LOL)
I also went back to my favourite castle, the most beautiful castle in Japan, Himeji Castle 姫路城(I was there 5 years ago), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If you have time to visit only one castle, visit this one. The granddaughter of Ieyasu Tokugawa was married to the Toyotomi family at age 7 and lived there. What's special about this castle is that it's in it's original form because it has never been involved in the evils of war =)
After Kyoto and Osaka (Osaka is for shopping and food LOL), we based ourselves in Nagoya and visited neighbouring sites.
Ise Shrine 伊勢神宮 and Meoto-iwa 夫婦岩
hehehe... in the following picture, the kawaii Japanese girls were posing for their friend's camera so i quickly stole a shot =P
Takayama 高山. I ate snow in Takayama hehehe... tasted like plain ice kachang. Did yo know that a snowflake is a fractal, a Mathematical model in which the pattern repeats itself when you magnify it? A fern leaf is another example of a fractal that occurs in nature. Coolz!
UNESCO World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go 白川郷 was covered in snow too! =D
We built our very first snowman ^^
The following are some tips i keep in mind when taking travel shots:
1. Go on free and easy trips because tour groups are usually very rushed, crowded and bring you to the place at the worst time of the day (when the sun is in the wrong direction -.-). It's common to hear the tour guide say, "you have 15 mins here!" 15 mins???? shoot what??
2. Look through posters, travel brochures and postcards for "inspiration" and try to reproduce the same effect/composition etc.
3. Don't be afraid of people getting in your photos, include the human element.. This can add life to your place of visit.
4. Shoot details. When everyone is shooting the temple building, walk around and shoot the details.
5. Make sacrifices. If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain. Want to shoot sunrise = wake up early.
6. Be careful not to risk your life when trying to get that shot. Climb, crawl whatever but don't fall off the cliff or into the river. You die is one thing, your camera will peechiah and photos will be all gone LOL
7. Bring a tripod everywhere. It's like an umbrella. When you need it, you have it. Great for couple/group shots (it's funny when people wonder why i don't have live view or try to zoom my 50 mm -.-) and low light surroundings. Acts as walking stick too on treacherous terrains...
8. Grab the shower cap from hotels... It acts as a raincoat for your camera in case it drizzles.
9. For typical "I was there" shots, do not place the person in the centre but rather, at the side (we all know this right?) unless you're trying something different.
10. Most important of all, enjoy yourselves =) When you're happy, your photos show it too ^^
My favourite place in Japan is Kyoto 京都. For this trip, we stayed at a ryokan (traditional inn, sleep on tatami kind) facing Biwako 琵琶湖 (Lake Biwa). From our room, I saw sunrise!! =D ("I" because the husband slept through it LOL)
I also went back to my favourite castle, the most beautiful castle in Japan, Himeji Castle 姫路城(I was there 5 years ago), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If you have time to visit only one castle, visit this one. The granddaughter of Ieyasu Tokugawa was married to the Toyotomi family at age 7 and lived there. What's special about this castle is that it's in it's original form because it has never been involved in the evils of war =)
After Kyoto and Osaka (Osaka is for shopping and food LOL), we based ourselves in Nagoya and visited neighbouring sites.
Ise Shrine 伊勢神宮 and Meoto-iwa 夫婦岩
hehehe... in the following picture, the kawaii Japanese girls were posing for their friend's camera so i quickly stole a shot =P
Takayama 高山. I ate snow in Takayama hehehe... tasted like plain ice kachang. Did yo know that a snowflake is a fractal, a Mathematical model in which the pattern repeats itself when you magnify it? A fern leaf is another example of a fractal that occurs in nature. Coolz!
UNESCO World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go 白川郷 was covered in snow too! =D
We built our very first snowman ^^
Thursday, December 24, 2009
JINGLE BELL jingle bell rock...
Hi everyone!
Tis the season to be jolly ......... fa la la la la la la la la ........... wishing you a
"VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAVE A BLESSED YEAR AHEAD!!!" ^^
Here is a short 2-minute clip of zee dancing tree by meeeeeeeee =p ......... ha ha ....... i wanted to share this with all of you ......
SamSim (:
Tis the season to be jolly ......... fa la la la la la la la la ........... wishing you a
"VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAVE A BLESSED YEAR AHEAD!!!" ^^
Here is a short 2-minute clip of zee dancing tree by meeeeeeeee =p ......... ha ha ....... i wanted to share this with all of you ......
SamSim (:
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Merry Christmas
Since its the Christmas Season, here's a video abt Christmas to cheer you all up !
Enjoy :)
Merry Christmas ! Photog !
Enjoy :)
Merry Christmas ! Photog !
Thursday, December 17, 2009
A photo a day
I wonder whatever happened to the "a photo a day section"? Haha... Nevermind... Here's mine for today.
By the way I just opened a photo blog. It's at http://eunicechan-photo.tumblr.com/.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
The Photog Gathering - Updates!
UPDATES:
Date: Sat 9th Jan 2010
Time: 1700hrs
Location: BBQ Pit 20 (Area "C") ECP
The meet up place and all those nitty-gritty details will be made known when the date draws closer
You are required to fill in this form to confirm your attendance.
Facebook confirmation DOES NOT count.
Friday, December 11, 2009
My thoughts for 2009 Promo Nite Photo Shoot
First of all, my heartfelt congratulations to the 09/10 exco (Shruthi and Co.) for raising the bar once again... :-)
As usual, we end the night (rather morning) with a celebratory supper (or breakfast). This time round, Elliot, Zhenghui, Angeline and Chin Chye (08/09 exco + the auxiliary member) joined us too. When Gillian announced the approximate revenue (it was approximate as 3 rounds of counting yielded 3 different amounts) to us. Some from the 09/10 exco joyfully proclaimed that they broke the record and were somewhat more successful. Of course all these were said in good nature. :-) And at that point, I made it a point to share with the 09/10 exco that the ones who were successful was really the 08/09 exco.
It really wasn't meant to be lip service.
It not for what the previous exco had achieved, would we (the next batch) have knew what was possible?
And this is where I must thank the 08/09 exco for they have in their own ways made the path easier for the juniors to walk in... the improved printing manual, the 2008 prom nite proposal, coming back for the few days prior to the prom nite to advise the junior...
However there will come a day when the bar might not raise any further... it could be due to a plethora of reasons... 20 people, 1 buy, 19 scanned etc... But does that really matter? I guess not.
I remembered that the takings was going rather slow before the dinner commenced, slower than the previous year and I was a bit worried. Not so much about the amount that we will eventually raised but whether would the 09/10 exco feel discouraged. Hmmm... but being a believer of the theology of 'the process is more important than the results', why should I even be feeling this way? Maybe my conviction is not that strong after all..
But something that I saw that night encouraged me and reminded me that what ever I do as a teacher, what really matter are the students... what are the deep lessons that they have learnt... how their lives are impacted (for the better of course).
So want to hazard a guess what I saw that night???
It was seeing the 08/09 exco + Chin Chye sitting together at the same table...
Maybe I am interpolating beyond what is reasonable... but to me it was a beautiful sight.
This exco has gotten quite a bit of stick from me for their seemingly lack of technical competency (as compared to the seniors) and they were grossly unappreciated for the strengths. Till now, they will remember me for my scoldings and Elliot has a recent nightmare which involved me.
But they stuck to each other and covered for one another.
At this point I must also give special mention to Chin Chye. Though Chin Chye was not an exco member but he threw in his lot with the exco. He was there with them in all their major projects, playing an important role with his technical expertise.
Therefore to see them seated at the same table really gave me a sense of joy.
Ha... maybe its because I am a relational person. But what's the point of gaining the whole world and have no one else to share the world with.
So to the 09/10 exco, do cherish the last 4-5 months of your office... It will be gone in a twinkling of an eye. It will be tough but I believe deep friendships will be forged during this time. Don't believe, look at the 08/09 exco.... If still don't believe, look at the upcoming Photog Cohesion organised by Quentin and Cherish.
PPC
As usual, we end the night (rather morning) with a celebratory supper (or breakfast). This time round, Elliot, Zhenghui, Angeline and Chin Chye (08/09 exco + the auxiliary member) joined us too. When Gillian announced the approximate revenue (it was approximate as 3 rounds of counting yielded 3 different amounts) to us. Some from the 09/10 exco joyfully proclaimed that they broke the record and were somewhat more successful. Of course all these were said in good nature. :-) And at that point, I made it a point to share with the 09/10 exco that the ones who were successful was really the 08/09 exco.
It really wasn't meant to be lip service.
It not for what the previous exco had achieved, would we (the next batch) have knew what was possible?
And this is where I must thank the 08/09 exco for they have in their own ways made the path easier for the juniors to walk in... the improved printing manual, the 2008 prom nite proposal, coming back for the few days prior to the prom nite to advise the junior...
However there will come a day when the bar might not raise any further... it could be due to a plethora of reasons... 20 people, 1 buy, 19 scanned etc... But does that really matter? I guess not.
I remembered that the takings was going rather slow before the dinner commenced, slower than the previous year and I was a bit worried. Not so much about the amount that we will eventually raised but whether would the 09/10 exco feel discouraged. Hmmm... but being a believer of the theology of 'the process is more important than the results', why should I even be feeling this way? Maybe my conviction is not that strong after all..
But something that I saw that night encouraged me and reminded me that what ever I do as a teacher, what really matter are the students... what are the deep lessons that they have learnt... how their lives are impacted (for the better of course).
So want to hazard a guess what I saw that night???
It was seeing the 08/09 exco + Chin Chye sitting together at the same table...
Maybe I am interpolating beyond what is reasonable... but to me it was a beautiful sight.
This exco has gotten quite a bit of stick from me for their seemingly lack of technical competency (as compared to the seniors) and they were grossly unappreciated for the strengths. Till now, they will remember me for my scoldings and Elliot has a recent nightmare which involved me.
But they stuck to each other and covered for one another.
At this point I must also give special mention to Chin Chye. Though Chin Chye was not an exco member but he threw in his lot with the exco. He was there with them in all their major projects, playing an important role with his technical expertise.
Therefore to see them seated at the same table really gave me a sense of joy.
Ha... maybe its because I am a relational person. But what's the point of gaining the whole world and have no one else to share the world with.
So to the 09/10 exco, do cherish the last 4-5 months of your office... It will be gone in a twinkling of an eye. It will be tough but I believe deep friendships will be forged during this time. Don't believe, look at the 08/09 exco.... If still don't believe, look at the upcoming Photog Cohesion organised by Quentin and Cherish.
PPC
Case of the MISSING doggie at prom!
HELLO everyone!
Prom was a BLASTTTT! I was really excited even though it wasn't my prom night. T.T I can't imagine next year lehhh! I probably wouldn't be able to sleeeppp; freaking out with hair-do. dress.... shoes..... OMGG.
I was the FINANCIAL CONTROLLOR.... heehee... actually CASHIER. :/ and Gillian was the DISTRIBUTION OFFICER (distribute photos). Both of us love making things nice and pretty. So...so gil brought ribbons, flowers and soft toys. ^^ Our table was definitely the prettiest!! *high five gil.
My facial emotions for the evening were as follows:
6.30-7.15 ----- :( [no business]
We kept asking members of exco 08/09 "IS THIS NORMAL??? ARE YOU SUREEEE" You should have seen our worried faces.
7.15-8 --- :1 [business picked up but was pretty slow]
9.oo - 10.00 --- :) [$$$]
10.00 - 12 plus ---- :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD [$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$]
Khushboo also commented to me "Very happy arh sam. Keep smiling and smiling.."
HA HA ...... couldn't help it!!
OKAY. But this is the most HILARIOUS "event" for the evening......
2 JC2 boys (B) came to our table...
B: "Eh. Can you sell us that flower? (we placed a pot of flowers at the front of our table)
Me: Look at gil. Then said "No" -_____-
B: Can lah!
Me: "No"
So they gave up. BUT! came back again..
B: Can lah. Sell us the flower.
Me: Okay. $2000 CASH. We will then sell to you.
So yeah. They didn't have the money. DUH! =.=
We then hid the flower under the table.. but guess what??
They took our soft toy dog that was placed on the table and scooted away!
Gil and I looked at each other. Both our jaws just DROPPED.
So i went to look for them. When I confronted them...
They went "What dog? We never take...we put back already" so contradictory. -___-
So our last resort was to ask PPC. So PPC to the rescueeeee.
He made me walk to every single table to look for the 2 boys. So "paiseh!" :/
Later I spotted one of them near the studio. So I quickly called PPC.
The guy saw me and mumbled under his breath "shit"
So PPC " blah blah blah blah blah......." to the 2 chaps
And we got the toy back. (:
Thanks mr cheng!
MORALE OF THE STORY - i "guarded" the money with my life but hmmm. It didn't occur to me that the plush toy was more attractive. So! never forget the little things!! ^^
Bye bye for now.
I will be back with moreee..... ^^
SamSim (:
Prom was a BLASTTTT! I was really excited even though it wasn't my prom night. T.T I can't imagine next year lehhh! I probably wouldn't be able to sleeeppp; freaking out with hair-do. dress.... shoes..... OMGG.
I was the FINANCIAL CONTROLLOR.... heehee... actually CASHIER. :/ and Gillian was the DISTRIBUTION OFFICER (distribute photos). Both of us love making things nice and pretty. So...so gil brought ribbons, flowers and soft toys. ^^ Our table was definitely the prettiest!! *high five gil.
My facial emotions for the evening were as follows:
6.30-7.15 ----- :( [no business]
We kept asking members of exco 08/09 "IS THIS NORMAL??? ARE YOU SUREEEE" You should have seen our worried faces.
7.15-8 --- :1 [business picked up but was pretty slow]
9.oo - 10.00 --- :) [$$$]
10.00 - 12 plus ---- :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD [$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$]
Khushboo also commented to me "Very happy arh sam. Keep smiling and smiling.."
HA HA ...... couldn't help it!!
OKAY. But this is the most HILARIOUS "event" for the evening......
2 JC2 boys (B) came to our table...
B: "Eh. Can you sell us that flower? (we placed a pot of flowers at the front of our table)
Me: Look at gil. Then said "No" -_____-
B: Can lah!
Me: "No"
So they gave up. BUT! came back again..
B: Can lah. Sell us the flower.
Me: Okay. $2000 CASH. We will then sell to you.
So yeah. They didn't have the money. DUH! =.=
We then hid the flower under the table.. but guess what??
They took our soft toy dog that was placed on the table and scooted away!
Gil and I looked at each other. Both our jaws just DROPPED.
So i went to look for them. When I confronted them...
They went "What dog? We never take...we put back already" so contradictory. -___-
So our last resort was to ask PPC. So PPC to the rescueeeee.
He made me walk to every single table to look for the 2 boys. So "paiseh!" :/
Later I spotted one of them near the studio. So I quickly called PPC.
The guy saw me and mumbled under his breath "shit"
So PPC " blah blah blah blah blah......." to the 2 chaps
And we got the toy back. (:
Thanks mr cheng!
MORALE OF THE STORY - i "guarded" the money with my life but hmmm. It didn't occur to me that the plush toy was more attractive. So! never forget the little things!! ^^
Bye bye for now.
I will be back with moreee..... ^^
SamSim (:
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Prom 2009
Hello everyone, Shruthi here to update y'll on promzz. Ms Koh did a good post, I'm still very sorry about the mango strudel Ms Koh!
Anyways prom 2009, was an amazing experience. Seriously I've learnt A LOT. I never knew we could achieve so much and FOSHO, each and everyone has learnt something new. All those hours in the clubroom during holidays has paid. Everytime I go
OKAY GUYS TOMORROW MEET IN CLUBROOM AT 1.30!
and everyone goes
HUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OKAY LAH ( I bet in their minds they are cursing and swearing at me)
but honestly, I think they feel that it was all worth it because we all did so well during Prom. Everytime we gathered for CLUBBIN aka club meeting, we would face problems. Because of the A levels, we couldn't go to the clubroom for meeting cos THE EXAM was going on :( so we all used to gather in the canteen to discuss, which was so like annoying cos we would be like AHH UGHH GAHH UHH bleah blah bleah gaaah. When we needed to buy stuff also the same noise would come out.
Prom was really really fun, I mean from checking out the hot J2s, to facing problems with CF card readers, to changing positions of the layout, to J2s stealing Gillian's bear, to printing problem, to torn backdrops, to slow laptops. Man, last night was unforgettable! We faced so many problems but overcame it immediately.
After the tiring night, Exco and Mr cheng went to newton and ate ate ate with Elliot, Angeline, Chin Chye and TOOT (Zheng Hui). It felt good to eat a proper meal after hours. We were so bored after that, so we went to the airport at 3 AM, cos anyway we HAD to come back to school to unload and stuff. After that Errfee, Chin Yee and me stayed to print. I was pretty useless cos I slept off while they were printing the photos (goodness we have so many orders!) and I didn't even help much even though I was suppose to help cut the pictures! Errfee and Chin Yee stayed on to print the stuff! Wow I don't know how they did it, but they are awesome!
I really want to thank EVERYONE WHO HELPED OUT, it was a huge success, we really weren't THAT confident and also didn't expect such success.
Thanks
Chin Yee
Errfee
Samantha
Kenny
Justin
Soon Hao
Gillian
Ivan
aka Exco 09/10 you guys are really awesome, I am so happy I have awesome friends like you and we all worked together well! Thanks for tolerating those hours and all the work which was needed to be done.
Thanks
Cheng Boon
Marissa
Stephanie
YiMin
Kushboo
Wan Yeng
Karin
You guys took your time from the holidays and came to school and also came for prom to help us out the whole day. Good job guys!
Thanks
Elliot
Zheng Hui
Chin Chye
Angeline (Sam kept messaging you so we could get more tips!)
For coming to school and giving us some tips, LET ME TELL YOU WE REALLY NEEDED THAT! Thanks so much, we fixed so much thanks to you guys.
And Of Cos
Thanks
Mr Cheng
Ms Koh
For checking on us, driving us everywhere, making sure everything was good and being such awesome teachers <3.
I really appreciate everyone who helped from the hotel staff to the councillors to the customers! Thanks so much guys!
Now to look forward to the next year! Hopefully we will have more success in the future in WHATEVER we do, not only for the club but also for ourselves.
Loads of love
-SA-
Psst, there will be more prom updates, a lot happened!
Viva La (Un)Glam 2009
yesterday was prom 2009 and boy, i have never felt this tired. having hangover now with bad headache and a sore throat... 今日不如往年 (today not like last time... i.e. old liao)...
so anyway, PPC and i reached college at 12pm and we doodeedoodeedoo... where is everybody??? so we decided to wait in the club room. PPC surveyed the stuff on the ground to check that they have packed everything...
erfie was the first to arrive followed by the rest so we loaded the stuff into PPC's fit and my new beetle. the weather was so hot and i was sweating like a cow in my dress and boots... PPC spotted a "sweat mark" on my dress
PPC: is that sweat or...?
me: AAHHH!!! so unglam!!!
PPC: leave it to the kids la...
so i stayed in the car with the air con on full blast... =D we went down to Marriott with shruthi and soon hao in my car... soon hao ZZZZZ all the way while shruthi and i jujujujujuju chatted.
we were about to arrive so shruthi called kenny...
S: hey we're reaching... go to the carpark...
K: which car park?
S: erm... basement carpark or something...
K: there are all sorts of car parks here neh...
S: *to me* kenny say there are all sorts of car parks there so we'll let him know when we reach...
so we finally reached and unloaded everything. Marriott's lift is v stupid one. we parked on level 4, ballroom at level 3 but we had to go to level 1 then switch lift to level 3 -.-
then i went to do my hair (so someone pls fill in the blanks here... hehehe)
i came back with apple and mango strudel for the kids and teriyaki chicken sandwich for PPC...
then chin yee / erfie decided to test print something and somehow, one of the printers seemed to be sleeping. while the other printer was chki chki chki printing, this printer was zzz.... not doing work... PPC was called and he lifted up the cover... still zzz... message on macbook read "install print head" or something...
PPC: ???!!!
open other printer cover and check..
PPC: how come that printer is not moving and no lights???
chin yee: ??? *sweat*
PPC: where's the manual???
erfie passed him the manual...
PPC: where's the print head???
the kids: ???!!!
someone: is it the thing in the aluminium packet??
someone else: it's in club room...
PPC: !!!!!!! *breathe out fire... control* =D ms koh, i need a favour...
me: what?
PPC: can you go back to college??
me: ???!!!! now??? is it still open?
PPC: yes yes...
me: wa but now go and come back with jam can make it meh?? buy from funan? someone's there buying paper right?
PPC: >.< cannot buy print head one la!
me: oh... ok...
PPC: chin yee! you go w ms koh!
so we chiong out of hotel... before i left...
me: LEAVE ONE MANGO STRUDEL for me ha!!!
so i took chin yee and fly car down to college... in the hotel lift...
chin yee: *phew* i thought Mr Cheng is gonna shouted at me... but he didn't =P
me: =D he control... =D
i zhiooped here zhiiooped there and finally reached college.... chin yee jumped out of the car and zhioooped up club room while i tried to perch my car behind Mrs Pang's car but was too kancheong i stepped accelerator instead of brakes >.<||| heng ah, during driving lesson there was a component in which you have to step on the brakes during emergency. it's called E brake... so i applied E brake and avoided langah-ing her car... *pats chest*
went back to hotel...
shruthi: =D sorry... ms koh... we forgot...
erfie: =DDD
me: ya lor... u all ha... never check properly... thank goodness college is still open er!
shruthi: i mean... the... mango... strudel...
me: what?
shruthi: we didn't know it was mango... so we ate everything... then mr cheng said it's mango and we were like oh no!
me: =(( you ate my mango strudel!!!
shruthi: =DDD sorry... you look really good today!!! =DDDD
me: -.-
install print head... everything worked fine so we opened shop!
business was slow in the beginning perhaps because some people thought once we "click" we'd charge them money... so the kids had to explain to them how it worked and tried to pull in business...
wa, then at donno what time, business started picking up and for some funny reason, this year we didn't have many couples so PPC n i didn't get a chance to do our taiwanese wedding photo thingy hehehe... the groups were so large everytime they told us their sizes we'd -____-|||
me: how many people?
them: 20!
me: how many people?
them: 22!
PPC: maximum 20!
them: can la!
kk try... wa can...
me: how many people?
them: 24!!
me: ha???!!!!
PPC: cannot cannot!
them: can la
kk.... ngeh ngeh-ly squeeeeeeeeeezeeee arggh argggh ah ah... wa, can man... record 24!
so because there were so many large groups, with the movement of chairs and people (in stilettos -.-) our backdrop became like giam chye (salted veg...)
robert: hehehe... our paper look more like cloth! =D
there were tears, holes etc.... we tried folding the paper under then after a while we hack la! cut la...! think that was the first time we ever cut backdrop DURING prom shoot... LOL
after that everyone looked v v tired and unglam... i sent two of the non-excos home first while PPC went w exco to newton (eat supper is v bad... grow fat =P) then i think after that the kids decided to wait it out at the airport O.O with soon hao wearing pink head band and eating donno what... to take the first bus back to college...
phew! everyone worked hard and everyone was exhausted... well done, kids! ^^
oh, elliot looked v cool, chin chye looked like forbes' entrepreneur of the year, zheng hui looked smart, vicky looked elegant, shirleen looked like chun li, vanessa looked sexy and angeline... wow, v sweet pretty ^^ phoebe looked like a princess, sharon looked like she came from harajuku and kwan yee looked... shy hahaha... woot!
so anyway, PPC and i reached college at 12pm and we doodeedoodeedoo... where is everybody??? so we decided to wait in the club room. PPC surveyed the stuff on the ground to check that they have packed everything...
erfie was the first to arrive followed by the rest so we loaded the stuff into PPC's fit and my new beetle. the weather was so hot and i was sweating like a cow in my dress and boots... PPC spotted a "sweat mark" on my dress
PPC: is that sweat or...?
me: AAHHH!!! so unglam!!!
PPC: leave it to the kids la...
so i stayed in the car with the air con on full blast... =D we went down to Marriott with shruthi and soon hao in my car... soon hao ZZZZZ all the way while shruthi and i jujujujujuju chatted.
we were about to arrive so shruthi called kenny...
S: hey we're reaching... go to the carpark...
K: which car park?
S: erm... basement carpark or something...
K: there are all sorts of car parks here neh...
S: *to me* kenny say there are all sorts of car parks there so we'll let him know when we reach...
so we finally reached and unloaded everything. Marriott's lift is v stupid one. we parked on level 4, ballroom at level 3 but we had to go to level 1 then switch lift to level 3 -.-
then i went to do my hair (so someone pls fill in the blanks here... hehehe)
i came back with apple and mango strudel for the kids and teriyaki chicken sandwich for PPC...
then chin yee / erfie decided to test print something and somehow, one of the printers seemed to be sleeping. while the other printer was chki chki chki printing, this printer was zzz.... not doing work... PPC was called and he lifted up the cover... still zzz... message on macbook read "install print head" or something...
PPC: ???!!!
open other printer cover and check..
PPC: how come that printer is not moving and no lights???
chin yee: ??? *sweat*
PPC: where's the manual???
erfie passed him the manual...
PPC: where's the print head???
the kids: ???!!!
someone: is it the thing in the aluminium packet??
someone else: it's in club room...
PPC: !!!!!!! *breathe out fire... control* =D ms koh, i need a favour...
me: what?
PPC: can you go back to college??
me: ???!!!! now??? is it still open?
PPC: yes yes...
me: wa but now go and come back with jam can make it meh?? buy from funan? someone's there buying paper right?
PPC: >.< cannot buy print head one la!
me: oh... ok...
PPC: chin yee! you go w ms koh!
so we chiong out of hotel... before i left...
me: LEAVE ONE MANGO STRUDEL for me ha!!!
so i took chin yee and fly car down to college... in the hotel lift...
chin yee: *phew* i thought Mr Cheng is gonna shouted at me... but he didn't =P
me: =D he control... =D
i zhiooped here zhiiooped there and finally reached college.... chin yee jumped out of the car and zhioooped up club room while i tried to perch my car behind Mrs Pang's car but was too kancheong i stepped accelerator instead of brakes >.<||| heng ah, during driving lesson there was a component in which you have to step on the brakes during emergency. it's called E brake... so i applied E brake and avoided langah-ing her car... *pats chest*
went back to hotel...
shruthi: =D sorry... ms koh... we forgot...
erfie: =DDD
me: ya lor... u all ha... never check properly... thank goodness college is still open er!
shruthi: i mean... the... mango... strudel...
me: what?
shruthi: we didn't know it was mango... so we ate everything... then mr cheng said it's mango and we were like oh no!
me: =(( you ate my mango strudel!!!
shruthi: =DDD sorry... you look really good today!!! =DDDD
me: -.-
install print head... everything worked fine so we opened shop!
business was slow in the beginning perhaps because some people thought once we "click" we'd charge them money... so the kids had to explain to them how it worked and tried to pull in business...
wa, then at donno what time, business started picking up and for some funny reason, this year we didn't have many couples so PPC n i didn't get a chance to do our taiwanese wedding photo thingy hehehe... the groups were so large everytime they told us their sizes we'd -____-|||
me: how many people?
them: 20!
me: how many people?
them: 22!
PPC: maximum 20!
them: can la!
kk try... wa can...
me: how many people?
them: 24!!
me: ha???!!!!
PPC: cannot cannot!
them: can la
kk.... ngeh ngeh-ly squeeeeeeeeeezeeee arggh argggh ah ah... wa, can man... record 24!
so because there were so many large groups, with the movement of chairs and people (in stilettos -.-) our backdrop became like giam chye (salted veg...)
robert: hehehe... our paper look more like cloth! =D
there were tears, holes etc.... we tried folding the paper under then after a while we hack la! cut la...! think that was the first time we ever cut backdrop DURING prom shoot... LOL
after that everyone looked v v tired and unglam... i sent two of the non-excos home first while PPC went w exco to newton (eat supper is v bad... grow fat =P) then i think after that the kids decided to wait it out at the airport O.O with soon hao wearing pink head band and eating donno what... to take the first bus back to college...
phew! everyone worked hard and everyone was exhausted... well done, kids! ^^
oh, elliot looked v cool, chin chye looked like forbes' entrepreneur of the year, zheng hui looked smart, vicky looked elegant, shirleen looked like chun li, vanessa looked sexy and angeline... wow, v sweet pretty ^^ phoebe looked like a princess, sharon looked like she came from harajuku and kwan yee looked... shy hahaha... woot!
Post Airport/ Prom
Hi guys! Since everyone's complaining that this blog is too quiet and void of J1 activity, here I am, trying to slay off some boredom together with errrrfeee because we're trying to print the left overs (Errfee says: sickening!) from yesterday night's awesome prom. Yes, we're back here in the clubroom without any sleep straight from the airport and we feel like we are walking zombies ready to collapse at any golden moment. But still! We persevere.
Though I have to say, yesterday's prom was a really great experience- For all of us. So do look out for more proper prom updates soon!
-Chinyee & Errfee
Night @ The Airport
Hey guys, we are currently in the airport waiting to take the bus to go to school at 6.30ish. We are tired and bored. We are very proud of everyone who helped out during prom, good job guys, BAIK AH! Woo, you guys are awesome !
We will post about prom tomorrow, now you can just see the pictures and the video we took at 4.00am. HAHA WITH MY MAC. So enjoy! :)
& we are officially addicted to Lady Gaga's Bad Romance ;]
-SA- (Shruthi Avadhani)
FOR QUENTIN
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY! LOTS OF LOVE FROM THE EXCO 09/10
THIS IS FOR YOU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfdcd2Z1GNY
:)
-Exco 09/10
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
My Confession
Since I am done with my exams and have less on mind, I have a confession to make.(I know you people are already salivating at the sound of a juicy gossip.)
I have got myself a mistress and she is beautiful. End of story.
I would very much like to end the post here but my "Wife" interrogate me further for fear that she would be replaced. I assured her of her place in my heart and here are the details:
Firstly, she is beautiful. A classic beauty I got to say. She is also vintage.(An alternative for calling a lady old in which I might be kicked in the groin.) She look like those who had stood the test of time but still emerged looking great. But best of all, she makes me think.
Whenever I was with her, she induced my brain which was seldom used, to think. She makes me think of stuffs like photons, trigonometry and second derivative test for finding curvatures. She is unlike those in Hollywood whose heads we can make percussion music out of. Then after all the work, she rewards with a feast for my eyes. Sadly, they are only for the eyes.
Some say she is rare and delicate enough to be put in museums for all to admire. Others say its a miracle itself that she is still going strong after all this years. But all I know she is called Konica S2.
Yes, she is a camera. A Rangefinder cam to be exact. It uses a system that is very different from the SLR system that many of you are used to. For those who are clueless on what I am talking about, I will now attempt to educate you on it.
A Rangefinder is actually a device which is used to measure the distance of the subject via triangulation. Here's when trigonometry comes into play. Assume that we have a semi-transparent mirror M1 and a reflecting mirror M2. The user will see a rectangle patch of yellow with two images on it. One from the reflecting mirror M2 and the other from the semi-transparent one M2. When the lens is being focused, M1 is rotated such that the angle L will change. The image will be focused when the two images coincident with each other and angle A will be a right angle. At that point in time, the focal range can be calculated using simple trigonometry,
D = B cot L,
where D is the focal range & B is the distance between the 2 mirrors
A is a right angle; L = convergence angle at target T.">
This simple mechanism when well designed in a camera is far more superior in accuracy than the manual focusing in a camera. In an SLR, we relie on our eyes to distinguish sharp from unsharp, the Rangefinder is more "Binary". Its either in or its out, there is no grey area.
However, her real beauty is not its technical superiority. In fact, she would be pwned by many in terms of specs. What I really like about her is that she is a fixed focal length, fixed lens film simple camera and these really makes her deep which is what excites me.
With a fixed focal length, the only zooms are your legs, and they are the best zooms in fact. Framing shots requires you to move around after which you might find better shots. Getting close also allow you to connect to your subject better and this could be another long post on its own which I don't intend to write now. Even Robert Capa, a war photographer once said:"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."
Using a film camera, you have no LCD screen to look at after each shot. You will only know the results when you developed them and if you miss it, then try again next time. Every frame is money and the developing of the films will cost you too, unless you develop yourself. (You can ask Eunice or Kingston about it, they have been shooting film for sometime.) You got to make every shot count.Therefore, you got to think before you squeeze the shutter. (not abt the cost of the shot though -,-)
Am I using the correct aperture ? Are there better angles to shoot from ? Is that the right moment to trigger off the shutter ? Does that frame really show what I want to show ? You should be asking these questions whenever you want to take a shot. If you do not give your shots some thoughts before you shoot it, you are going to end up with tons of pics but you are not improving. Thats because you would not learn anything and will continue shooting like the way you would which makes your level of photography very stagnant. Hence, in every good pictures, its the thoughts thats really counts.
Since all of you are having your breaks now, I pose to you a challenge. Take any camera, go out and shoot and limit yourself to only 36 frames. But every time after you take a shot, turn off the LCD screen. Only review them back home on your com. Then criticize your own shots and see what could be done better. After which,go back and shoot bearing in mind all the things you have thought of. I am sure after sometime, you will improve on your shots and develop a style of your own.
Well for now, I leave you to have fun with the challenge if you are up to it. I will go and savor the time spent with my "wife" and my "mistress".
& in case u wonder, they both get along very well ;) and I still love digital !
Oh and remember to come for the cohesion and where's my club T-shirt Elliot !
Monday, December 7, 2009
On an unrelated note...
Was flipping through the news and saw this...
SINGAPORE : For $25, a 17-year-old boy told an unemployed man that he would find the man a prostitute.
But after getting the money, Raguvaren Bala told the man that the prostitute did not want to provide any service.
Feeling cheated, 37-year-old Sng Meng Teck called the police and Raguvaren was arrested.
Raguvaren pleaded guilty in court on Monday to cheating Sng of the $25 by lying to him.
Raguvaren will next appear in court on December 28. He is expected to be sentenced then. - TODAY
LOL.
Please go fill up the Google Docs thingy, so that we can know the participating strength (yea i know very army-ish.. but wad to do?)
Sunday, December 6, 2009
The Photog Gathering
INTRO
As part of the Alumni's goal, we are organising an annual gathering of ALL mjc photography members and Alumni! (ALL ARE INVITED)
Here are the details:
Location: East Coast Park BBQ Pit
Time: 1730
Costs: Approx $8-12 per person
To facilitate our planning please indicate your interest.
This is the only gathering we have within members, soon-to-be alumni and the lao jiao alumni members! Please try to make it okays!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Next Alumni Exhibition
Hi there! Especially Alumni and to-be Alumni peeps!
Yes I know it's been a long time since we did something together, but I'm in the process of getting ready for our annual Alumni exhibition! (Sorry Quent and guys, we'll make it up to you all next year.)
Anyhoo, we're aiming to have this exhibition every year from 2010, and best if we can exhibit them during College day, for all your proud parents to see. They will totally feel that the hours you've spent in photog is justified. Trust me. :D
J1s, don't worry, you're also included in the fun. (Meaning you guys can also submit photos.)
But first! We need a theme. So brainstorm and put your ideas/suggestions under the comments column!
XOXO
Eunice
Yes I know it's been a long time since we did something together, but I'm in the process of getting ready for our annual Alumni exhibition! (Sorry Quent and guys, we'll make it up to you all next year.)
Anyhoo, we're aiming to have this exhibition every year from 2010, and best if we can exhibit them during College day, for all your proud parents to see. They will totally feel that the hours you've spent in photog is justified. Trust me. :D
J1s, don't worry, you're also included in the fun. (Meaning you guys can also submit photos.)
But first! We need a theme. So brainstorm and put your ideas/suggestions under the comments column!
XOXO
Eunice
Sunday, November 22, 2009
HCA
The exco went down to the HCA to snap pictures for the upcoming exhibition. The theme is happiness. Just some random pictures! Soon hao, Justin and Sam went in the morning so they aren't in the pictures. We had a lot of fun interacting with the patients and snapping pictures. We couldn't resist taking pictures of ourselves while we were there :D
-Shruthi-
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Lelong Lelong!
lai lai lai! there's a chinese saying fei shui bu liu wai ren tian "fertile waters don't let flow to other people's farm"
I have a canon 50mm f/1.8 to give out. yes, yes, GIVE. cos it's spoilt le hahaha but i believe it can be repaired, just that I was too lazy to go all the way to TCW at harbourfront -.-||| it's still under warranty, with box even. first tag first served (unless PPC grabs it for the club in which case he has priority LOL).
I also have a red crumpler bag (5000 series) to sell. $60. price negotiable.
I have a canon 50mm f/1.8 to give out. yes, yes, GIVE. cos it's spoilt le hahaha but i believe it can be repaired, just that I was too lazy to go all the way to TCW at harbourfront -.-||| it's still under warranty, with box even. first tag first served (unless PPC grabs it for the club in which case he has priority LOL).
I also have a red crumpler bag (5000 series) to sell. $60. price negotiable.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Concentrate...
For those studying for exams or preparing for OP, if you find that you're losing concentration, you may want to try drinking milk... apparently it helps LOL
Golly, what a cool Math teacher... how i wish i have such powers LOL
Anw, all the best to those having exams and OP! ^^
Golly, what a cool Math teacher... how i wish i have such powers LOL
Anw, all the best to those having exams and OP! ^^
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
For the 08/09
It's officially 10 days since there was a last post in the photog blog!
(I actually thought it was way longer than that!).
Anyway today is the J2 Farewell Day.
:'(
I personally don't think that it's that happy an occassion since it means it's another step closer to A's for us.
I'd rather I was still in J1, lamenting about crappy OP preparation.
Seriously, that's way more fun!
But anyway, I'd just like to say some stuffs to the EXCO+CC (this is the standard combination I guess (: ) and Mr Cheng and Ms Koh.
Mr Cheng: Thank you for terrorising me partially. I didn't really understand why you insisted that I find the 4 AAA batteries (if you've forgotten, it's for the studio thingy) when they were missing. But I guess it's more of being responsible and I think you've made me a more responsible person (:
Ms Koh: I think you're really very pretty and very cute! :D And I'll remember all the small (but very significant) stuffs that you've done for us because sometimes I think we (me for sure) don't really see minute details :/
Elliot: You're a wonderful president who is so not arrogant and friendly and so nice to talk to! Stay gay (happy)!
Vicky: Victoria! I'm very amazed by all the crazy ideas that you can think of for photog and your overflowing creativity plus imagination and I hope you'll always be happy with.... :D
Shirleen: You always make my day whenever I see you (actually I think this applies to all EXCO+CC (: ). And I'm really glad that we're in photog together even though we go to different classes after PAE :)
Vanessa: Van van. I think you very quiet but actually deep down you know a lot of things ah *wink wink. You're probably one of the most sane person among us but still, we really have fun together :D
Mumtaz: Hmm we don't really talk but still, I think its very fun to listen to Chinese songs together. And I think you're really amazing the way you helped us with all the CIP records. You're the first yet you did that well (:
Zheng Hui: Hello ZH who always bully the QM (both me and Sam tsk). But still, if we don't have irritating (*laughs) people like you, everything will be very different (: So everyone is useful in different way. I think GD really suits you cause you're madly in love with technology. Teach me PS!
Chin Chye: I always ask why you didn't join EXCO but I guess it doesn't matter at all because we all really are able to bond well and talk about all the weirdest, funniest, crappiest thing in the world! :D Thank you for helping me clean lenses hee hee :/
(:
For the rest of the club members: I think you all changed the club in one way or another and our club is able to thrive this well because of all the things that everyone in the club has done. All the best for A's! :D
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Spectacles Spectacle
Hahaha.. I found something new today while feeling bored sitting in front of my monitor.. Did you know if you look at the edge of your monitor (the part where the white monitor image and the black screen meets) through the very corner of your spectacles lens, you'll notice some chromatic aberration. What is chromatic aberration you ask? Its the purple/red/blue/yellow fringing which appears at the border of the bright and dark areas... Reminds me of a DMZ zone.. haha.. No wonder the last time I went to change the lens on my spectacles I noticed that they were selling aspherical lenses..lols!! Well, might be useful if you like to look at things through the corner of your eyes:P
Saturday, October 3, 2009
On Post Processing
If you think about it carefully, and for those who are fully aware of how a DSLR works, you'll most probably realise that striving for zero digital manipulation in photography is a fallacy.
Inside your DSLR is a digital sensor that replaced the old school film in film cameras. There are a thousand and one settings in your DSLR, including ISO, white balance and a whole lot of other things like b/w function, sepia, vibrant and so on. (In Fujifilm, you even get to choose Velvia or Sensia!)
When you make these changes in the camera, the camera will digitally manipulate the raw photo for you before it compresses into JPEG. If you are a strict purist, white balance changes should be made using filters, not just simply changing a setting in your DSLR, and b/w photos should be taken with b/w film.
That being said, how can people rule that there should be strictly no digital manipulations?
Thankfully, most of us are shooting in an environment which allows and even condones ridiculous post processing methods which I won't say it's technically wrong, but I do recognise the fact that it does allow creativity to thrive.
Even to rule out manipulation in negatives is a ludicrous idea.
Film can be pushed or pulled and cross processed, and when they are being transferred to print, the photographer may choose to do burning and dodging to enhance the beauty of the prints. There are many print methods too- cyanotype, argentotype, kallitype- just to name a few. Much of these processes are invented in the 1800s, as early as 1834. (Ware, 1991)
Perhaps the only way for a (insane) purist to get his picture is to have them taken on slides.
Inside your DSLR is a digital sensor that replaced the old school film in film cameras. There are a thousand and one settings in your DSLR, including ISO, white balance and a whole lot of other things like b/w function, sepia, vibrant and so on. (In Fujifilm, you even get to choose Velvia or Sensia!)
When you make these changes in the camera, the camera will digitally manipulate the raw photo for you before it compresses into JPEG. If you are a strict purist, white balance changes should be made using filters, not just simply changing a setting in your DSLR, and b/w photos should be taken with b/w film.
That being said, how can people rule that there should be strictly no digital manipulations?
Thankfully, most of us are shooting in an environment which allows and even condones ridiculous post processing methods which I won't say it's technically wrong, but I do recognise the fact that it does allow creativity to thrive.
Even to rule out manipulation in negatives is a ludicrous idea.
Film can be pushed or pulled and cross processed, and when they are being transferred to print, the photographer may choose to do burning and dodging to enhance the beauty of the prints. There are many print methods too- cyanotype, argentotype, kallitype- just to name a few. Much of these processes are invented in the 1800s, as early as 1834. (Ware, 1991)
Perhaps the only way for a (insane) purist to get his picture is to have them taken on slides.
SGC CCA CERTIFICATE
ATTENTION ALL JC2 MEMBERS!! Regarding CCA Certificate
This is pertaining to the CCA Certificate, the part of your list of accomplishments in your SGC, not the testimonial/letter part written by your teacher which most of you should be editing now. This part should be a complete list of everything you've been involved in in MJC, listed down in one column as events and the other column with the corresponding year and role.
'Through The Lens' Exhibition - July
This is pertaining to the CCA Certificate, the part of your list of accomplishments in your SGC, not the testimonial/letter part written by your teacher which most of you should be editing now. This part should be a complete list of everything you've been involved in in MJC, listed down in one column as events and the other column with the corresponding year and role.
Remember that lecture given by the PE department about having to add activities for your contributions and everything for this? At that point of time, many of our activities were not found on the dropdown list where we were supposed to 'Add Record'. As of now, that section cannot be edited, and only your form teacher can edit it.
By right, every single one of you should have been involved in something that's not reflected in your SGC.
This is what you should do:
1) Pick out the events that you were involved in from the list below.
2) For non-exco members, label yourself for the events as Participant. For exco members, for those that are applicable label yourself as Organiser (e.g. Prom Night, but not VJC Expose)
2) Give your compiled list to your form teacher. Inform your teacher to add it in THAT PART of the SGC, not the testimonial part.
If your teacher ask why, tell him/her that it's because the ISIS portal wasn't updated with those events. If the teacher needs verification, direct him/her to Mr Cheng!
And please practice integrity.
2008
SPCA Fund Raising 2008 - February
- Participants: All J2 Photography Club members
Singapore Young Photographer Award Photography Competition 2008 - April
- Participants: All J2 Photography Club members excluding Chin Chye
VJC-Canon Photography Expose - May
- Participants: CANNOT REMEMBER
Health Promotion Board Photography Competition: Light of Life - May
- Participants: Goh Chin Chye
NUS Montage Annual Photography Competition 2008 - May
- Participants: All J2 Photography Club members except Soon Siang
- Achievement: Yip Hoi Kee School Challenge Shield.
'Naked' Exhibition - August
- Participants: All J2 Photography Club members
- Organisers: Exco
Canon Photo-marathon 2008 - October
- Participants: ?
J1 Year-End Bash Print and Sell - November
- Participants: Chin Chye
- Organisers: Exco
Prom Night Glamour Shoot 2008 - December
- Participants: Lam Kar Mun, Chng Soon Siang, Nur Syazana Bte Rahsid, Nurul Humairah Bte Abu Bakar
- Organisers: Exco
2009
Orientation Print and Sell Service - February
- Participants: ?
- Organisers: Exco
SPCA 'Love Me' Exhibition - February
- Participants: Chin Chye, Kuan Yee, Kar Mun, Syazana, Humairah
- Organisers: Exco
SPCA Fundraising - February
- Participants: Aida, Hui Yu, Soon Siang, Gina, ChinChye, Kuan Yee, Hilma, Joanna, Karishma, Yun Su, Kar Mun, Xiao Xian, Benjamin, Sin Yi, Syazana, Humairah, Xin Yi, Sharon, Phoebe
-Organisers: Exco
Student Mugshots Photography Service - March
- Participants: Chin Chye
- Organisers: Exco
Photography Camp: Camp Aperture - April
- Team Leaders: Goh Chin Chye, Goh Kuan Yee, Gina Foo, Nurul Humairah Bte Abu Bakar, Nur Syazana Bte Rahsid, Xie Xinyi Phoebe, To Zhi Wei Sharon, Hilmaniaty Bte Murtaza, Sie Xin Yi
-Organisers: Exco
NUS Montage Annual Photography Competition 2009 - May
- Participants: All J2 Photography Club members except Soon Siang
- Achievement: Yip Hoi Kee School Challenge Shield.
'Through The Lens' Exhibition - July
- Participants: All J2 Photography Club members
-Organisers: Exco
COLOURS NJC Photography Competition - July
- Participants: Angeline Tan, Victoria Joan Ong, Nurul Humairah Bte Abu Bakar, Sie Xin Yi
If you have any questions, please call or sms me or Elliot!!! I'm Vicky if you haven't forgotten.
THANK YOU!
Edit: Please check your email for sample!!! And sample email to send your teacher.
Editedit: In case you're not sure what this is for, go to ISIS portal, to Student Services, to CCA Verification (Self) and go to Step 6 to view your certificate.
These events should be added there!!!!!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
On: Competitions
The blog seems to be very very quiet these days and I reckoned as much; but if you are here now, then I reckon again as much that you need a break too. :)
For those of you who don't frequent Clubsnap, you prolly would not have noticed this:
http://www.thempa.com/masterphotographyawards09_finalists/
It's essentially the Master Photography Awards 09 Finalist album. It's an outstanding selection of 70 odd photos and even though it's a British competition, you can see some local pictures in there. Some local professional photographers managed to enter the finals; hence they plastered this on the Clubsnap front page.
But that's not the point, the point is that: It's a good album and you all should take at least a quick glance to get a sense of what makes a good photo.
The other point is that while I was looking through the photos, if anything, a number of the photos were heavily edited (burning, dodging and even framing), some even composite and it really got me to start thinking, if overseas professional competitions allows for such freedom in photographic expression in competitions, then why are local amateur competitions so uptight about post processing? Some don't allow you to edit and some allow, some don't allow you to crop and some restrict you to certain specific sizes, some allow for some form of contrast enhancement but the large grey area leaves much to be desired.
Over the years, I have joined or witnessed quite a number of photographic competitions and I've noticed that a lot of our local judges tend to favour under edited photos; some WB correction or very minor contrast enhancements at most. For some reason they seems to like the raw and unadulterated flavour in photos, opposed to those heavily edited ones, seen in the album I mentioned about. Like some people prefer their vegetables blanched in water rather than stir fried in chilli. Of course to one his own taste, but the problem - from what I gather is that they tend to think that heavily edited photos are fake, over processed and unnecessary. It's almost like saying its a sin to fry kang kong with blachan because it kills the delicate flavour of the kang kong even though it might taste delicious. It may be extremely delicious but it's pointless hence it's a failure because it relies on heavy seasoning. Clearly to just brush it off as bad, is just wrong.
Is it fair to say girls who put on heavy makeup have poor fashion sense or out of their mind? If she's pretty, she's pretty, if she's ugly, she's ugly. What does having heavy, light or no makeup got to do with it?
Then again, those of you who have seen my photos would know that I like to process my photos heavily so you may think I might be biased, but I'll let you decide on what you think is best.
But personally at the end of the day, your preference in post processing really boils down to how you view photography, whether you think it's a journalistic extension of writing or a more technical form of art, hence the way you preserve the "truth" would be very different. The important thing is that you do it your way, not what others think is the right way. To me, photography is an art form and as an artist; my expression is absolute. Everyone else comes after me.
For those of you who don't frequent Clubsnap, you prolly would not have noticed this:
http://www.thempa.com/masterphotographyawards09_finalists/
It's essentially the Master Photography Awards 09 Finalist album. It's an outstanding selection of 70 odd photos and even though it's a British competition, you can see some local pictures in there. Some local professional photographers managed to enter the finals; hence they plastered this on the Clubsnap front page.
But that's not the point, the point is that: It's a good album and you all should take at least a quick glance to get a sense of what makes a good photo.
The other point is that while I was looking through the photos, if anything, a number of the photos were heavily edited (burning, dodging and even framing), some even composite and it really got me to start thinking, if overseas professional competitions allows for such freedom in photographic expression in competitions, then why are local amateur competitions so uptight about post processing? Some don't allow you to edit and some allow, some don't allow you to crop and some restrict you to certain specific sizes, some allow for some form of contrast enhancement but the large grey area leaves much to be desired.
Over the years, I have joined or witnessed quite a number of photographic competitions and I've noticed that a lot of our local judges tend to favour under edited photos; some WB correction or very minor contrast enhancements at most. For some reason they seems to like the raw and unadulterated flavour in photos, opposed to those heavily edited ones, seen in the album I mentioned about. Like some people prefer their vegetables blanched in water rather than stir fried in chilli. Of course to one his own taste, but the problem - from what I gather is that they tend to think that heavily edited photos are fake, over processed and unnecessary. It's almost like saying its a sin to fry kang kong with blachan because it kills the delicate flavour of the kang kong even though it might taste delicious. It may be extremely delicious but it's pointless hence it's a failure because it relies on heavy seasoning. Clearly to just brush it off as bad, is just wrong.
Is it fair to say girls who put on heavy makeup have poor fashion sense or out of their mind? If she's pretty, she's pretty, if she's ugly, she's ugly. What does having heavy, light or no makeup got to do with it?
Then again, those of you who have seen my photos would know that I like to process my photos heavily so you may think I might be biased, but I'll let you decide on what you think is best.
But personally at the end of the day, your preference in post processing really boils down to how you view photography, whether you think it's a journalistic extension of writing or a more technical form of art, hence the way you preserve the "truth" would be very different. The important thing is that you do it your way, not what others think is the right way. To me, photography is an art form and as an artist; my expression is absolute. Everyone else comes after me.
Friday, September 18, 2009
TIME's list of Top 10 Doctored Photos
Hello!!!!!
Been a long time since I've posted.. anyways, for those who are bored / frustrated with mugging, here's a link to check out: http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1924226,00.html?xid=rss-photoessays.. as the title suggests, it's a series of the most famous doctored photographs in history.. try to see if you can spot the difference.. but after mugging of course ^^ and remember, this kind of photo editing is wrong ah, don't do this to your photos.. the integrity of a photographer is v v important :D
good luck for promos and a levels!! and term papers for alumni who are in uni now.. PHOTOG!!
Been a long time since I've posted.. anyways, for those who are bored / frustrated with mugging, here's a link to check out: http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1924226,00.html?xid=rss-photoessays.. as the title suggests, it's a series of the most famous doctored photographs in history.. try to see if you can spot the difference.. but after mugging of course ^^ and remember, this kind of photo editing is wrong ah, don't do this to your photos.. the integrity of a photographer is v v important :D
good luck for promos and a levels!! and term papers for alumni who are in uni now.. PHOTOG!!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Ops New Cat: AMBER
For all you stressed souls out there-
Here's some cute pictures of my new cat Amber, my sis picked her up at Telok Ayer street when she was only 2 weeks old... Now I think she's 2 months old le. Very naughty kitteh, loves to play with anything and everything. She practically ravaged the squeeze ball my dad gave her. Luckily for Mr Squeeze Ball, he still had his plastic packaging on it, if not I think what's left of Squeeze ball is shreds of foam. Lol.
Her little paws can be claws of terror, I know, I got a deep scratch on my belleh thanks to her.
She's posing for the camera...
The deed's done and she's demanding for a belleh rub.
View more photos here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=152552&id=547935794&l=1cec3d3e4b
Here's some cute pictures of my new cat Amber, my sis picked her up at Telok Ayer street when she was only 2 weeks old... Now I think she's 2 months old le. Very naughty kitteh, loves to play with anything and everything. She practically ravaged the squeeze ball my dad gave her. Luckily for Mr Squeeze Ball, he still had his plastic packaging on it, if not I think what's left of Squeeze ball is shreds of foam. Lol.
Her little paws can be claws of terror, I know, I got a deep scratch on my belleh thanks to her.
She's posing for the camera...
The deed's done and she's demanding for a belleh rub.
View more photos here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=152552&id=547935794&l=1cec3d3e4b
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Macro
i was quite excited when i read the ST yesterday and it said that there'll be an article in digital life today on macro photography so i went to get the papers and flipped flipped until page 25 and it read, "most COMPACT cameras have a macro mode"
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so anyway, even before this article, i borrowed my girlfriend's 100mm macro f/2.8 and tried some macro shots. no no no, no butterflies or dragonflies la! they zhioop here zhioop there so fast i couldn't catch =(
i think you need:
1. macro lens some people say tele also can...
2. insects/animals that are still (hummingbird that kind will be v difficult)
3. tripod
4. if shooting plants, best if there is no wind. got wind sure blur one
5. cable release if u want to minimise movement
6. a lot of patience and some luck: sometimes u wait wait wait until hair turned white also got no insect LOL
7. to open your eyes big big O.O to spot something "shoot-able"
8. i find having a spray bottle handy to create the "dew" look
here are some shots i took, editted with LR2:
this tiny froggy (about 10c size) was in a position that i can only shoot from the top (unless i got qing gong and can do the "dragonfly skips on water" kungfu) and i didn't dare to go v near cos i was scared he would jump!)
this snail (about a 5c coin size) was crawling vvvv slowly by the pond...
my best find was probably this tiny (about the size of a cooked rice grain) green grasshopper on a red leaf =) it was v guai, v co-operative, stayed there for me to shoot shoot shoot =)
k, for flowers, i cheated. i picked them and brought them indoors to shoot so that there won't be wind =P
orchid
small yellow flower
lotus bud (er, this was from a bouquet i received)
frangipani
small red flower (i didn't pluck this, i shot it on the bush)
i also did two "product shots" using a 5ml bottle of perfume (free gift, about 50c coin size). i didn't have sophisticated studio lighting (a la jin bei) and backdrop. just draped a black satin bath-robe over an arm chair and used natural lighting so the effect may not be as good.
no animals were harmed during the course of the shoot =) the frog was left alone, the snail i believe reached its destination the next day and the grasshopper... i left the leaf by the side then it hopped away lor ^^
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so anyway, even before this article, i borrowed my girlfriend's 100mm macro f/2.8 and tried some macro shots. no no no, no butterflies or dragonflies la! they zhioop here zhioop there so fast i couldn't catch =(
i think you need:
1. macro lens some people say tele also can...
2. insects/animals that are still (hummingbird that kind will be v difficult)
3. tripod
4. if shooting plants, best if there is no wind. got wind sure blur one
5. cable release if u want to minimise movement
6. a lot of patience and some luck: sometimes u wait wait wait until hair turned white also got no insect LOL
7. to open your eyes big big O.O to spot something "shoot-able"
8. i find having a spray bottle handy to create the "dew" look
here are some shots i took, editted with LR2:
this tiny froggy (about 10c size) was in a position that i can only shoot from the top (unless i got qing gong and can do the "dragonfly skips on water" kungfu) and i didn't dare to go v near cos i was scared he would jump!)
this snail (about a 5c coin size) was crawling vvvv slowly by the pond...
my best find was probably this tiny (about the size of a cooked rice grain) green grasshopper on a red leaf =) it was v guai, v co-operative, stayed there for me to shoot shoot shoot =)
k, for flowers, i cheated. i picked them and brought them indoors to shoot so that there won't be wind =P
orchid
small yellow flower
lotus bud (er, this was from a bouquet i received)
frangipani
small red flower (i didn't pluck this, i shot it on the bush)
i also did two "product shots" using a 5ml bottle of perfume (free gift, about 50c coin size). i didn't have sophisticated studio lighting (a la jin bei) and backdrop. just draped a black satin bath-robe over an arm chair and used natural lighting so the effect may not be as good.
no animals were harmed during the course of the shoot =) the frog was left alone, the snail i believe reached its destination the next day and the grasshopper... i left the leaf by the side then it hopped away lor ^^
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