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Why can't we be friends???

2012-01-29T14:40:00.001+08:00

Le me browsing on 9gag when le wild gag appears...

It doesn't matter whether it is a Canon or a Nikon; if you can take a good picture, you are a good photographer :D

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Calling for photos for MJC 10th Anniversary Magazine

2012-01-27T10:33:00.000+08:00

恭喜发财！

MJC Photog Club Members/Alumni,

If you have suitable ones along the theme of "Ties that Bind", please email a high res copy to me with your full name and class at koh_jiat_hoon@moe.edu.sg by Monday 30 Jan 2012.

Thanks.
Ms Koh

And this is how NOT to do it.

2012-01-10T17:43:00.000+08:00

Even though the 5D MkII is weather-resistant.

Source Of Inspiration

2012-01-07T18:51:00.000+08:00

Since no one wants to post new blog entries (Uh-hem J2s...)... Here's something that hopefully can provide some inspiration.

Committing Your Life to Photography

2011-12-03T21:40:00.000+08:00

"I climbed the Empire State building antenna 4 times . . . split my scalp on I-beam . . . lost vision in my left eye due to tremendous amount of streaming blood at 1,500′ hanging in a harness from antenna."

"The worst animals are microscopic. I rarely come home without parasites, amoebas, and worms—both internal and under the skin. It takes weeks and or months to remove them from my body with toxic medicines that are very bad for your liver."

Ever tried opening your camera bag to find a viper? How about being in a helicopter tipped over a volcano?

The Photo Society is a group of contributing photographers for the National Geographic Magazine, all with at least one feature story published in the publication. These photographers come from all sorts of backgrounds with various specialties, but simply said all they do is narrate a story through photography -- and boy do they risk everything doing it.

This way, step-by-step they make the world a better place for everyone.

Read more at The Photo Society - Reality Check.

Source: The Photo Society

The Coolest Looking Camera Ever?

2011-11-28T00:03:00.001+08:00

Its a work by PJ Linden, using 3D paint on a 7D and a 24-70mm. The same process was done on a series of other stuff like on a Lensbaby, a BlackBerry, an ashtray... ...

Look at an entire album of such stuff HERE.

From deviantART

So...

2011-10-31T00:00:00.000+08:00

Happy Halloween.

Read more: Fully functional Halloween camera costume - created in a flash

An eye for creativity.

2011-10-29T16:04:00.001+08:00

I saw this photo on my facebook wall, shared by a friend.

Nat Geo: Halfway through college, George Steinmetz bought a camera and took off on a "big wander." Hitchhiking from London to Zaire, he was captivated by the remote regions he passed through. He vowed to go back, to capture these strange, barren landscapes in a way that had never been done before. "It became my long-term dream—to find a way to photograph deserted places from above." Years later, the motorized paraglider became Steinmetz’s solution. The Sahara, Antarctica, and South America’s Altiplano are among the places he has since documented. "You see unique things from the air," he says. "Paintings, camel trails, ceremonial locations, little patterns in the early-morning shadows. In Niger we discovered pre-Islamic graves. You must find what is unique in each area, and figure out how to convey it visually," he says. "Driving across the Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia is like captaining a small boat on a vast white sea. When shot from above, a photo incorporating a vehicle will give the viewer a sense of scale."

While wind, sand, and ice shape land in different ways, all desolate places share a surreal, otherworldly quality. "You are stepping into other worlds," says Steinmetz, "so it’s best to seek advice from locals who know the lay of the land."

Needless to say, this photo was taken by George Steinmetz from the air. And if you haven't figured it out by now, the "camels" are actually shadows of their casters, which are the white figures on the ground. It was taken at sunset, hence explaining the shadows.

Moral of the photo: Always be on the lookout for different angles to take your photo from. You never know when you might achieve a stunning shot!

Cheers!

P.S. 11/12 exco, WHY YOU NO POST ANYTHING?!?!?!?!

-ChengBoon

The Real Hustle (UK) - Stealing Camera Lenses

2011-10-15T15:20:00.000+08:00

MJC Openhouse 2012

2011-10-10T23:17:00.001+08:00

Hey,

calling out to all photog seniors :D!
MJC will be having our openhouse 2012 (Ten@City) on 11 January 2012.

Photog would be holding our usual photo exhibition consisting of past year photos and new ones taken recently (I doubt pics from the Cambodia trip this dec can be printed on time though.. and YES we're heading to cambodia from 26th-31st dec.)

You guys will get to receive a Meridian Bear donning the PE t-shirt if you come back for friendly games, put up a performance or conduct activity for the visitors (bear given out only on first come first serve basis).
(please note that the above is merely an advert by the CGExecutive Board ^^ where almost none of the options given..apply.)
If you are interested in joining us on 11 Jan, pls do drop us a comment via the tagboard!

Thanks!

sheen.
-yeap promos are overr and its time to get back our results._.

More reasons why you should shoot film if you wanna improve your photography

2011-09-22T00:03:00.001+08:00

Convinced? Need some advice to get you on your way? Approach your friendly Alumni senior today for a free consultation! :D
p.s. Elliot Erwitt of Magnum Photography is featured in the clip ;)

We Will Be Match Fit

2011-09-16T00:47:00.001+08:00

Closer to the truth than it seems...

How to tell a good camera from a bad one

2011-09-10T13:26:00.001+08:00

Wanna share this great film I saw last night.. Probably one of Japan's most prolific inventor; he has a very special way of telling a good camera from a bad one.. Shuffle along to 1:45 :D

p.s. A word of caution.. if you intend to use Dr. Nakamatsu's method of determining if our club's cameras are good or not.. Please make sure someone is next to you; to catch you when you faint.. :P

Inside Out Exhibition

2011-09-05T15:23:00.000+08:00

http://migrantvoicesinsideout.wordpress.com/

Interesting project. I once thought of having an exhibition (photo-essay) featuring migrant workers (domestic helpers and construction workers) - their lives, their world - in the hope that their Singaporean employers will learnt to treat them better.

hm... is it feasible?

American Girl in Italy - 60 Years Later

2011-08-20T08:51:00.001+08:00

In line with our Monochrome theme... except that this was shot 60 years ago. On the 60th birthday of the photo, the model was interviewed...

‘American Girl’ photo: American Girl in Italy, 1951 © 1952, 1980 Ruth Orkin / Courtesy of …

Read the article here

The photographer only took TWO shots of that street and one of the shots become the most iconic of all time. Who knows, one of the photos you take when you're just horsing around or during your travels may become famous one day =)

World Photography Day

2011-08-20T08:37:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was World Photography Day... I didn't even know haha

http://www.worldphotoday.org/

Monochrome

2011-08-11T22:00:00.001+08:00

The kids put up their exhibition today... again... cos some of the boards dropped on Monday and they had to make some minor modifications to the set-up.

Sorry I only had my i-phone with me (my 7D has been getting heavy of late >.<|||) And I'm too tired from marking assignments, timed practices and quizzes to edit the photos =.=

So deep in concentration =)

Guess who...

Looks awesome ^^ woots!

Follow me on a journey through Japan!!

2011-08-02T21:18:00.000+08:00

Wow.. its been nearly a month since the blog was last updated.. (kids, you really should learn to use the resources available to you to their fullest potential..)

In any case, I'm flying off to Japan as you are reading this. Why you might ask.. Well, you can find out more over at my blog.. Basically I will be updating me blog, hopefully everyday through my 5 nights there posting as many photos I can of me journey..

If you are busy mugging, no need to read the gibberish that I write.. just stare at my pictures:p (Just don't stare too hard.. they are shy :p)

Enjoy!

http://analogdigitization.blogspot.com

The Negative Effect

2011-07-07T01:02:00.003+08:00

Heys.. I came across this short preview of this unknown film on the net that follows this group of Malaysian Lomographers and explores the foundation of their love for Lomography and perhaps in a broader sense, film photography or just photography. I know that some of you are very into this lomo thingy and stuff.. though I'm not exactly a huge fan about such a concept..

But if anything that makes me like this short trailer, is that even in the pursuit of technical excellence, it reminds us that we need to keep in our minds that we need to keep photography relevant to us and more importantly, fun.

Interesting blog about Singapore of yonder years

2011-07-06T14:58:00.003+08:00

Hi guys,

This blog serves up some interesting locales and themes for future photoshoots.

http://remembersingapore.wordpress.com/

Regards,
PPC

Exhibition matters

2011-07-04T11:16:00.000+08:00

Hello! I hope all of you have come up with your submissions for the exhibition. Don't forget, submissions close on the 10th of July!

Remember why we organise an Alumni exhibition every year, on College Day? Us seniors understand how proud your parents will be when they see your works hanging on the walls of the college grounds when they visit the school for College Day. And for seniors who have already graduated, we just love to show off some of our awesomeness, right? Do not underestimate the number of fans of the Photography Club we have out there, so, give it your best shot!

For this year's exhibition layout, we'll be moving away from the black mounting boards and will be hanging up all our entries on wooden frames. The Alumni Exco had went through a lengthy discussion and consideration before coming to this decision. We would all love to see our exhibition each better than the last, right? And we promise to deliver and exhibit your hard work in the best presentation possible. In order to ease the budget strain on the club (and on the Alumni's non-existent funds), I'm sad to say that you will be required to pay $20 per entry.

However, at the end of the exhibition period, you will be able to bring your entries home and hang them up at home!

How to pay:

Participants can choose to either pay via
1)funds transfer or
2) direct payment upon submission.

For 1) please transfer to posb savings 050-63816-2. Please revert to Xiuqi at 91117369 with your name, transaction number and time of transaction asap after payment.

For 2) xiuqi will be free to meet at Tanah Merah MRT Station on the 10th July to collect the payment. Please contact her at 91117369 to fix a time.

Submission reminders:

Submissions must be made to mjcphotog.alumni@gmail.com by July 10, 2011 under the subject title '(your name) - Objet Trouve'. Package each body of work in a ZIP file, which should contain the following:

· Photographs (maximum of three allowed)

· Text file containing: title of work, description of work, photographer, current occupation of photographer, previous class in MJC

Technical issues

2011-07-04T11:10:00.000+08:00

I noticed people highlighting that the blog was viewable only to "invited readers" yesterday. I'm sorry that this has happened, our blog is viewable to the public and will never restrict access to any group of viewers.

As far as I am concerned, there are many people alumni, members alike that have admin access to the blog. Please refrain from playing with the core settings of the blog so things like this do not happen again.

Thanks,
Quentin

Canon Lion City Cup 2011

2011-07-03T18:45:00.000+08:00

It has been a while ever since the previous post, and since I happen to have the time, I have decided to breathe some life back into this blog. :)

Alright, I know the Lion City Cup has came to an end roughly a week ago with CR Flamengo winning the title, but I still want to share the action captured during the first two matches of the Cup.

This is the premiering match, featuring Newcastle United Under-15 versus Singapore Under-15 (in blue). Singapore won with a score of 4-3, putting in the winning goal within the last minute of extra time.

CR Flamengo Under-15 (in red) managed to scrape a 1-0 win against Everton United Under-15. Although CR Flamengo was undeniably more aggressive, Everton stood their ground and fended off the majority of the attacks.

It was a great honour and an awesome experience shooting for the Cup, since it was of a scale bigger than most school events. I also have some tips for anyone who might have the chance to cover such sports events:

1) Always remember to bring a tripod, or a monopod if you can get it, especially if you know that you'll be using big lenses like 70-200mm f2.8L. Otherwise towards the end, your arms will be so tired you won't even feel like shooting.

2) Bring a stool (or something to sit on comfortably), else you will find yourself struggling with an aching back after 3 hours of sitting there unsupported.

There you go, this blog seems much livelier already. Keep it going people! I shall go get ready to book in now. =S

-ChengBoon.

VOTE for Eunice Chan's photo blog

2011-06-13T20:51:00.000+08:00

When I entered my blog for the contest, I didn't have any hopes of joining the list of finalists who would ultimately vie the title of Best Photography Blog. I'm a photographer who loves to take pictures and share them with the world. I'm a photographer who loves to take pictures so much that I am willing to do anything to get a good picture. But ironically I'm not a photographer who loves joining competitions; I love to take pictures for leisure and have people admire them without having the pressure of winning a title for myself. I am that kind of laid-back photographer, who just loves to chill in front of the computer and type away about my experiences.

To me, my blog was just a little platform to share about the little bits of life I have experienced. This year, I spent five months in Nepal, a world so vastly different from life as we know it in Singapore. Through my blog, I hope to share more about the outside world.

To my delight, I had attracted many readers outside the Singaporean audience. My photos were viewed, shared and reblogged on others' blogs. I was also asked to join a Nepal group on Flickr. Nepalese residing overseas sent me messages saying that looking at my photos make them miss home, and they even sent me advice on how to assimilate into the Nepali lifestyle! That's what I loved about my blog — the global audience — and though I did not know who my readers were, but somehow getting that feedback made me feel so warm in a foreign country.

By joining Singapore Blog Awards, my little wish was just to widen my readership. As I have shared about Nepal, I hope to in the future to share about Singapore the same way, and every other country I will visit.

If you truly do enjoy what I post on my blog, please vote for me. You may vote for me here, everyday, once per day till 3rd July.

Do also read my featured article Remember Nepal.

3rd Annual Alumni Photography Exhibition

2011-06-11T12:34:00.013+08:00

3^rd Annual Alumni Photography Exhibition

Cover image: André Kertész, Fork. 1928. © The Estate of André Kertész

As part of Meridian Junior College’s College Day, the MJC Photography Alumni is proud to announce the 3^rd Annual Alumni Photography Exhibition. This year, we will be exploring the theme of Objet trouvé. French for “found art”, it was Marcel Duchamp who pioneered this unique form of installation art by converting commonplace objects into conversational, and often controversial, art pieces.

While installation art is beyond the realm of most photographers, the concept of objet trouvé is intriguing for it concerns the idea of “art from reality”, rather than “art from creation”. This figurative form of expression aims to be derivative of the real world, and is not alien to photographers. Most of our work is a cropped and modified version of life as we know it to be.

In this exhibition, we will be examining a loose definition of objet trouvé and open its interpretation to the creativity of the photographer. Importantly, the subject matter must be a commonplace object, reimagined. You must rearrange, modify or photograph your subject such that it takes on a new meaning, unlike that of its original form.

And, remember that the objective of the Annual Alumni Photography Exhibition has always been to promote art and photography to the school, and this year's is no different. Go, venture!

Exhibition Guidelines

Theme: Objet trouvé

Description of theme:

Objet trouvé, or found art, is art that is derived from real objects otherwise considered as non-art. These objects can be modified and/or rearranged, and placed in a context that designates it as art. The title also plays a major role in reinforcing this designation. Works submitted for this exhibition must be in a photograph format.

Exhibition rules:

· Only photographers who are or were once members of the MJC Photography Club, current members of the MJC Photography Alumni or current members of the MJC Alumni are eligible for this exhibition

· Each body of work (that belongs under one title) must comprise of no more than three photographs

· Each photographer can submit no more than three separate works

· Individual works with a mixture of vertical and horizontal formats will be rejected. You can either have 2–3 horizontals, 2–3 verticals OR 1 vertical/horizontal photograph per work. Square formats are also accepted

· Each work can have only one title, and must be accompanied by a short description of it

· Each photograph must be larger than 2560 pixels on the long end OR have 5 megapixels

· Heavily manipulated work is discouraged but allowed, as long as the theme and the quality of the result is not compromised

· Participants will have to pay a minimal fee for the cost of printing and framing, of which the amount will be advised at a later date

Submission:

Submissions must be made to mjcphotog.alumni@gmail.com by July 10, 2011 under the subject title '(your name) - Objet Trouve'. Package each body of work in a ZIP file, which should contain the following:

· Photographs (maximum of three allowed)

· Text file containing: title of work, description of work, photographer, current occupation of photographer, previous class in MJC

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Here are some examples for your inspiration.

Aesthetic/Interpretive:

Paul Outerbridge, Triumph of the Egg. 1932. © The Estate of Paul Outerbridge

Tina Modotti, Calle. 1925. © The Estate of Tina Modotti

Symbolic:

Tina Modotti, Mexican sombrero with hammer and sickle. 1927. © The Estate of Tina Modotti

Alfred Stieglitz, Photograph of Marcel Duchamp's Fountain. 1917.

Conceptual:

The Burning House: http://the-burning-house.com/
PostSecret: http://www.postsecret.com/

Vote for me, NAO!

2011-06-06T23:14:00.002+08:00

This my first time joining Singapore Blog Awards, and I was pleasantly surprised today when my blog was selected as one of the ten finalists for the Best Photography Blog category. I pride my blog in sharing about the places I have been to with the blogsosphere, and this year you'll find a huge number of posts on Nepal because well, I lived there for five months.

If you frequently follow my photography posts on my blog and truly enjoy looking at my photos, please vote for me! Voting closes on 3rd July, and you can vote once per day, everyday.

Please go and vote for me! VOTE FOR ME NAO.

Farewell

2011-05-29T19:09:00.000+08:00

FAREWELL
31st May 2011
1830-????
Pasir Ris Park
Pit 36
Cameras please.

For those who are arriving by BMWs, Mercs and Ferraris etc please abandon them at carpark D.
For those by foot...
just walk.
^^

see you there!

LTC 2011

2011-05-26T22:24:00.002+08:00

Hello J1s!

As some of you already know, LTC 2011 is coming up on the second week of June (6-9th June). LTC 2011 will be held at MOE adventure campsite. If you have signed up to be a photographer at LTC, good news! Kingston and I will be playing mentors to you guys to guide you to be better sports and event photographers.

We will be there for all 4 days (or most of it at least) to be coaching you guys.

If you have been confirmed as one of the photographers for LTC, please email me at eunicechan.photo@gmail.com just to let me know and I will hold some e-briefs for you.

If the application is still open... Apply away!

Alumni president back in action,
Eunice

Basic Photography Course by Canon Imaging Academy and MJC

2011-05-23T23:08:00.001+08:00

Hi guys,

Another new initiative by both Canon and us is the Basic Photography Course.

This is basically a 12 hour course spread over 6 lessons comprising of both theory and practical.

Canon actually offers this course over at their Habourfront training studio but the rate is $280. However as we are collaborating with them to reach out to students, the rate is $180. Equipment is even provided for those who do not have a DSLR.

I don't expect you guys to sign up for this course as you would have enough advice from your seniors, alumni, Ms Koh and me. This course would be more for your peers and your juniors from your secondary school.

The course will be held on Fridays and Saturdays over a 3 week period from 15/07 to 30/07. Refer to the posters for more details.

We will be publicising to the schools via email but nothing beats you spreading the word to your juniors in your secondary school. Remember if your juniors comes to MJC with a certain firm foundation in photography basics, this would only mean one thing for Photography>MJC, ie we will be soaring higher than ever. :-)

Please contact me or Ms Koh if you/your friend has any queries.

Spaces are limited.

PPC

Soccer Photography Seminar with Canon + Workshop + Coverage of Lion City Cup matches

2011-05-23T22:55:00.000+08:00

Hi guys,

In case you do not know, but Lion City Cup is back after a 2 year hiatus. This time round, the tournament has some of the best youth teams like Flamengo, Juventus, Newcastle and Everton, coming to pit their skills against each other and with our Singapore Cubs.

So in conjuction with this soccer tournament, we have partnered Canon to organised a Soccer Photography Seminar. Yes and that's why your dear Papa Cheng has not been around since you guys (JC1s) have taken over from your seniors cause I was simply so busy with all these and nary a chance to sit down proper and share with you guys the details.

Here's the poster... acutally I self created this, so pardon the lack of asthetic sense. Did it in < 1 hour so that I can print out something for for distribution to the JC1 classes.

This seminar is particularly relevant to us since we will be covering next year's school sports events and also a good time to reflect what we could have done better for this year's sports coverage.

Details of the seminar
Date: 4th June 2011, Saturday
Time: 10am to 1pm, Registration starts at 930am
Venue: Joyden Hall @ Iluma, Level 7
201 Victoria Street S(188067)

Attendance is complusory for JC1s.

Though we are helping with the organising, we will still need to register so that the participants' details will be capture. So Stefanie, can you please help to register for the JC1s at the
www.canon.com.sg/clcc_soccerphotographyseminar

Lucky participants will be selected to attend soccer photography workshops which covers theory and practical. Even luckier ones will get to cover the soccer tournament. Imagine, covering the event with the pros from the media. Don't worry about the equipment. Canon will be loaning for the coverage. So don't miss this wonderful opportunity! (Refer to the posters for more details about the workshops and tournament coverage)

PPC

Speakers' Bio

Mr Suhaimi
Suhaimi specialized in sports and travel photography.
His love to document stories in their unguarded moments, have won him many accolades.
Unraveling the beauty and ugliness around him through that still image, Suhaimi constantly seeks to create an image that is fair and accurate representation of stories they depict in both content and tone.

Suhaimi has his fair share of international sporting coverage, like the 2009 Sea Games in Laos, 2010 World Cup 2010, 2010 Youth Olympic Games 2010, 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, 2011 Asian Cup to name a few.

Suhaimi is accustomed to working within tight deadlines in a rapidly changing environment. He is flexible in his approach; committed to the satisfaction of his client and feels his talent would be ideally suited to the challenges of a high pressure environment.

http://www.sportsshooter.com/suhaimi

Mr Ray Chua

Ray is an Executive Photograher with Singapore's leading Chinese newspaper, Lianhe Zaobao. He is also the photography consultant for its subsidiary paper, Comma, reaching out to students and cultivating young photojournalists.

Over the years, Ray has discovered that his interest and passion in Sports photography, particularly in capturing the decisive moment during football matches. Ray finds it a real challenge in those intense, action packed 90 minutes which keeps his adrenaline pumping and always on high alert , anticipating the crucial moments, eyes glued to the view finder, tracking the speeding footballers, armed with a " big-white " ( 300 mm/2.8 ) and fingers ready to trigger.
Nothing beats capturing a great moment in a football match, the sense of satisfaction and achievement always bring a smile to ray whenever he shares his work.

For the past 5 years, Ray has covered numerous S-league matches together with some international matches played in Singapore and he is always looking forward for the next football match he is going to shoot, to feel the ground, to hear the cheer and drum-beat of the supporters, to witness the actions, joy and sorrow and of course to capture the peak of the action and turn them into history.
The following are some other credentials:

1. RMIT, Melbourne, Bachelor of Arts in Photography ( 2003-2005 )
2. ACMP Award , Australia Commercial and Media Photographer of the year ( Graduation Class of 2005 )
3 Canon Asia Pacific , Honorable Mention / Great Eastern " Life is Great " Photo Contest , First-Runner-up.
4 Executive Photographer, LianHeZaoBao , Singapore Press Holdings. ( Current )
5. Teaching experience in Temasek Polytechnic as an adjunct lecturer (2007).
6. Speaker at photojournalism lectures in secondary schools and tertiary institutions.
7. Picture Editor for Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010 Host News Agency (2010)
7. Adjunct lecturer, teaching photography at Singapore Polytechnic (2010 - Present)

Studio Days 3

2011-05-22T21:41:00.007+08:00

Ever wondered how...
correctly exposed, prettaye!, kawaii~, ehhh coooool, naisee studio shots came about?
we can prevent our studio lights from collecting dust any further?
YOU can be the next studio photographer?

If you did, then...

Join us.
In the clubroom. Featuring

Studio Days 3.
1-3 June 2011
Wed-Fri

1400-1830

Yes yes it's back. Calling out to all Alumni, Seniors and members. It's time for you to show off your creativity, prepare the stage and trigger your shutters! Studio Days 3 will provide you the chance to venture into the world of studio photography and just simply...

shoot what you want to shoot (with lights).^^

Be it teddy bears/angry birds/miniature cars/flowers/IKEA swedish meatballs/hokkien mee, bring them down to our very own clubroom on Studio Days to see them turn out pretty! Our very own Alumni (for those J1 Fans of Kingston out there, yes he will be there that day) will be down on these few days,despite their busy schedules, to give you FOC tips and hints on how you can get your shot. Don't know how your shots will turn out to be? Scroll down, look right, then stop, at the labels for 'Studio Days' to have a better idea of how things will be like.

we will focus on a theme for each day:
1st June (Day 1) - Still Life
2nd June (Day 2) - Portrait
3rd June (Day 3) - Food & Beverages

with each day having 3 slots.....:
1400-1530
1530-1700
1700-1830

Bring your:
camwhoring skills
Your significant other - Cameras
and props - Dresses/sunglasses/whatnot

**So, if you're interested...
Do come as a pair (if you're lonely&single also cann no worries!) and drop us an email at meridian.ps@gmail.com with the following details:
1. Name(s)
2. Day ? & Slot (timing) preferred which will be convenient for you

NOTE: a maximum of 2 slots can be chosen for each pair.
NOTE: our white backdrop is currently...ahem not available.

Based on first come first serve basis.Only 3 pairs can shoot in each slot onlyyy!! Create, invent and shooot.Grasp this rare/once-in2-years opportunity and email us naoooo^^ and most importantly, be part of our photog family!~

(we'll tell you if youve got your slot!)
sheen.

The Joy Of Photography Experimentation

2011-05-21T14:07:00.003+08:00

The Joy Of Photography Experimentation

by Peter West Carey

One of the great aspects of writing for DPS is the large audience it entails. One of the great challenges of writing for DPS is the large audience it entails.

This post will not be for everyone and I do apologize. Not every post can be. For those who are set in their ways and only wish to see absolute perfect exposure in every single shot, ever, then you can skip this post. I’m going to talk about messing up and getting things wrong, on purpose.

In this post I want to encourage those of you starting out in photography. I want to encourage you to try for two things; 1) Learn the basics. Understand the basics. Become well versed in the basics of how light is captured and presented in the digital realm and in print. Knowledge of the basics will allow you to create art you enjoy seeing. 2) Experiment with abandon. Don’t be afraid to mess up. Don’t bother asking others “What would happen if I forced a higher shutter speed?” Just do it and learn from it.

The joy of experimenting with digital photography is instant feedback (via a camera’s display and histogram) and hopefully instant understanding. “When I do this, this happens.” Photography, for all its glory as an art form, really isn’t all that exciting from a discovery standpoint. It follows certain laws of physics in regard to what light does. From experimentation I know just how much darker my exposure will be if I increase my shutter speed two stops. It’s not like I discovered a new species of plant in a rainforest or a new galaxy in the night sky. But it is still just as valuable from a learning standpoint.

Experimentation is what you do after you get out of the classroom (as a photography instructor, I of course believe starting with guided explanation of the fundamentals is important). You will read about what you should and shouldn’t do and most people’s intent is in the right place. They are trying to help you learn without you having to spend the time and expense of doing it yourself. In the days of film this was very helpful indeed because experimenting always had an out-of-pocket expense for film and development.

In the age of digital photography, after the initial expense of a camera, lens and memory card, that barrier is gone. Reading websites and books can still be a shortcut to learning (and an eyeopener to ideas you never even thought about) and shouldn’t be totally dismissed. Alongside that learning, though, you will gain more from doing than from reading and this is where experimentation comes in.

Want to see what a scene looks like overexposed? Go for it. Think a picture needs far more blue saturation when viewed on a PC? No problem. Think you can make a great macro lens out of two extension tubes and a reverse mounting ring? More power to you.

Chances are most of your shots will not come out to your level of satisfaction. But some might. Some might look very, very cool to you. A shot might even ’speak’ to you. And that is the heart of art. Connection with an image. Emotion stirred. If it works for you, don’t worry too much what others, including me or any other fancy writer on a website, might thing. It doesn’t have to a literal rendition of a scene nor does it need to be tack sharp in all corners.

Chances are at some point in the future you will look back at shots you took 10, 20, 40 years ago and they will either still speak to you or you will think they are horrible. “What was I thinking?” is a phrase often spoken with regard to photography, fashion and haircuts. But without experimenting, without trying new things, without learning for yourself, you will not progress towards your own vision and creating art you enjoy.

You will read over and over about what you ’should’ do in photography. There is a great amount of learning to be had from those who have taken the time to learn and offer their wisdom. Alongside that learning, experiment. See for yourself what happens when you do X or Y.

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. They are a great teacher.

And if others don’t have a strong interest in helping you learn, don’t pay much attention to what they have to say while you are experimenting. You’re not doing it for them, anyway.

Have fun and keep shooting.

Galactica

2011-05-18T22:29:00.000+08:00

Hi photog seniors! This is Wendy.
Are you guys interested in getting our photog t-shirt? Hehe do let us know! Tellmetellmetellme.
Please help to spread the word amongst the other photog seniors ok! This is important *Drops huge hint
HAHA OK SEE YA GUYS AROUND IN SCHOOL :)

Leica

2011-05-17T15:10:00.000+08:00

Getting lens from eBay?

MISSING!!!

2011-05-05T15:46:00.003+08:00

HI All MJPHOTOGGERS!

How are u guys doing so far? PW still being a pain in your butt(s)? Anyway, I've got a "missing" item report! Has anyone seen or accidentally taken my Canon EOS bag by mistake? I left it in the clubroom a couple of weeks back and it mysteriously disappeared! Anyway, to identify it, I've got some belongings in it:

1) A pair of movie tickets left in there
2) A post-its pack from a bank in the side pocket
3) An MJC Elysium ll Official tag in the bag zip pocket.

Kindly post in the tagboard if you have seen it or currently have it with you! Thanks!

A photo of the bag:

KTHXBAI
Csquaredme

Just sharing...

2011-05-05T00:15:00.001+08:00

Okay some days ago I had to cover the college's drama production - Vanity Victorious Virtue Vanquished! at Alliance Francaise de Singapour. Just sharing a small portion, others can be found on Facebook.

- Jx

Montage 2011 Photo Story !

2011-04-28T15:04:00.009+08:00

Still thinking of how to produce that Award Wining Photo Story

for

Montage 2011:"What if?"

Here's some examples taken by the Organizing Committee themselves:

So what are you waiting for ! Grab your cameras (and your team) and tell your stories!

Submission deadline: 15th May 2011

http://montage.sg/2011/photo_story

Starting Photo:

Handover

2011-04-27T20:12:00.005+08:00

CCA handover today. :'(

Last meeting for us, but it's not goodbye.

Goodluck for the 11/12 EXCO and members.

PHOTOG! ♥

Travel Series (I)

2011-04-26T14:20:00.002+08:00

I’ve taken a little time out of my hectic schedule (5 articles due by the end of this week!) to write a little bit on travel photography, in time for all of you to sharpen your skills in the coming June holidays!

“What is the easiest form of photography for you?” I have had some people ask me that question before.

My answer?

There’s no such thing as “easy photography”. Taking photos is no easy matter. I can tell you what I love shooting best, and what I’m good at doing, but neither of them is “easy”.

I love doing portrait photography. I love doing landscape photography. I love doing nature photography. I love doing adventure photography. I love doing documentary photography.

Tell me, which one sounds “easiest” to you?

Portraiture involves knowing how to pose models, place them in the right light (or place the right light on them) and knowing how to capture their natural selves. Landscape photography involves waiting minutes, hours and sometimes even days for the right light to fall on your particular landscape. Sometimes we have to sit out in the cold just to be disappointed by bad weather, or sometimes we have to wake up at the ungodly hour just to capture a few shots before running back into bed. Nature photography, again, involves heavy equipment and tones of patience. Adventure photography? Ever tried sitting on a speed boat veering left and right and your hands are preoccupied with taking photos that you have no way of holding on for your life? Documentary photography; do you have the physical and mental strength?

Unfortunately for you, travel photography seems to be a mishmash of everything put together. Definitely you’re going to be shooting some people, some landscapes, documenting some of the local’s daily lives, shooting some of the natural landscape and animals in the area, and maybe if you’re into adventure, you’d have to do some of that too.

But no problem.

I’m here to offer some tips in this travel series part one.

1. Learning to smile and look friendly.
This sounds almost mundane and stupid. Why do photographers have to learn how to smile and look friendly?

The simple reason being your photographed subjects are actually mirrors of your personality. If you project a good positive outlook, your subjects feel natural and at ease for your shots. But if you look uncertain and scared, there is very reason for your subjects to feel tensed up and scared as well.

Also, people won’t want to let creepy and scary looking people take photos of themselves. Friendly and outgoing photographers tend to let people feel that they are not posing for some pervert. Of course, don’t be TOO outgoing. That’s gonna creep people out too.

2. Get a feel of the local scene.
In some cultures, it is really rude to touch somebody’s head. In OUR culture, we may feel that it is all right to ruffle a kid’s head of hair, but you do not want to rub the locals in the wrong way. Knowing what might upset the locals is very important, and in the event that you know you have accidentally done something wrong, offer your sincere apologies.

Nepal is a very poor country. Not many people own a camera, or have their photos taken before. More than once I take photos in a village area, the villagers will crowd around to take a look. Being a Singaporean, we hardly get that sort of response that it almost feels threatening to us. But understanding the local scene will also let you know that these people are just plain curious. Befriending them will actually help you get even more portraits of the locals.

3. Learn how to say “Hello” and “How are you?” in the local language.
How difficult is it to learn saying hello and how are you? No matter where you go, it is just sheer common courtesy to ask before taking a photo. Saying hello and how are you will show that you are not just some rude foreigner who doesn’t know any manners.

Usually, this will garner friendly responses from the locals, and they’ll be more than happy to pose for you.

That’s all from me today, I will be posting more when I have time touching on the other parts of travel photography.

Over and out-
Eunice Chan

--

A little about the writer:

Eunice Chan is a third-year undergraduate studying in NTU’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, majoring in Broadcast and Cinema Studies. Although she loves photography and film making, she also has a strange liking for suffering. Currently she is serving a five-month journalism internship in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Eunice didn’t know how to take photographs before she joined MJC Photography Club, much less know how to use a DSLR. Before long, she won her first DSLR upon graduation from Meridian in a competition, and was on her way to becoming a press photographer. She has covered stories and issues relating to NTU and also the Youth Olympics last year.

She hopes that through her blog posts in this little space, she could continue to inspire youths today to become better photographers.

Read her photography blog and musings at http://eunicechan-photo.tumblr.com/

SUPERMOON!!!

2011-04-22T19:45:00.009+08:00

Hey All!

Haven't been posting regularly due to JC hahaha(what's new, right?). Anyway, I'm sure most, if not all of you have heard of the recent Supermoon nights where the moon looked really bright/creamy/smooth/clear and just pure brilliant. Well, fortunately, the club's 200mm f2.8 prime lens was with me so I decided to capture some shots of the moon with it! Although it's not very up close(due to me not having club's tele-converters), it's pretty reminiscent of Cheng Boon's post on the blog of his shot of the moon! :D Enjoy!

JC2 SGC CCA Verification

2011-04-22T08:48:00.000+08:00

To all members, please click my name MS ANN KOH for CCA so that I can go in and verify.

Photojournalist Killed

2011-04-22T08:46:00.000+08:00

Sometimes, being a photographer means risking your life...

Screen-shot of cnews
Read more here.

Singapore My Home competition 2011

2011-04-17T18:44:00.001+08:00

Hello all you,

Here's the annual NDP photo competition. Take part and have a chance to win a D300s!

Below's the link-
http://www.singaporemyhome.sg/

Call for ideas for Alumni Exhibition 2011!

2011-04-16T21:28:00.008+08:00

Hello all, I think this post is long overdue, but we still want to hear some of your suggestions.

The annual exhibition organised by the Alumni is round the corner once again, in July. Last year, our theme was Lofi, and we accepted all kinds of submissions that have been edited to look like photos taken with toy cameras such as Lomos and Holgas.

We'd like to hear some of your suggestions for what the theme should be this year. Everyone, including J1s and J2s are also included in this exhibition, so you guys can also chip in with your suggestions!

We also came up with some kick ass layout for the exhibition last year, so if you have any ideas how we should put up our prints this year, also please do tell us! (To see the layout of The Lo-fi Project, click here and here. Strangely not many pictures were taken of the final thing cos all energy was spent on setting up the exhibition itself...)

To share your suggestion, just click on the "comment" button below and just share your ideas with the FB app.

Thank you very much!

Your Alumni President,
Eunice Chan

Math Awareness Month Photo Competition

2011-04-13T14:58:00.000+08:00

Hi JC1s and JC2s,

Do go to facebook and like the MJC Ignite page. Then you can submit photos that answer the question: Where is MATH? and win points for your house!

Ms Ann Koh

Some facts of Photography > MJC

2011-04-13T12:00:00.006+08:00

J1s, did you know...?

1. We broke away from then Multimedia Club and Photography Club was formally created in 2005. Our first Chairman was Benjamin Tan and Vice-Chair Alex Zhang.

2. Photography Club's 2nd EXCO in 2006 only had 4 people.

3. Created in 2006, Photography Club's first logo was Photography >> MJC, with two arrows rather than one.

4. At the same time, we launched our motto "Your Moments, Our Calling". I believe that was the first club motto in MJC's history, to which Papa Cheng proudly emailed the entire MJC teaching faculty.

5. There was a call for MJC motto ideas shortly after.

6. Photography Club is the only club in MJC to have their own fully air conditioned room. The old clubroom was also equipped with a CISCO alarm.

7. At that time, we were only equipped with two Nikon D100, one D70 and a handful of lenses.

8. On 6th December 2006, we earned our first $278.

9. Papa Cheng was named thus in 2007, over an excited phone conversation with three of his cheekiest EXCO members to date. (We used to have a phone in our clubroom.)

10. Our first inter-college photo exhibition, Expose, was held in 2007. Hosted by MJC, the exhibition lasted four weeks in three colleges - MJC, VJC, TPJC. In 2008, Ms Lai gave praise that MJC's photos had taken a great leap in creativity, and was (to be politically correct) comparable to the prints submitted by VJC, which has a rather established Photography Club.

11. This blog was started up in late 2007, and had undergone many tweaks in design till today. The blog was started up by 07/08 EXCO Quentin and gang to better involve and inform club members.

12. In late 2007, plans for starting up MJC Photography Club Alumni began. By July 2008, Alumni Society of MJC Photography was formed, with our very first Board of Directors. Till today, the Alumni is still silently supporting the main club.

All this seem to be ancient history. There are many many other hallmark events over the years, each one the fruit of labour of different batches of EXCO and their members. But this is to remind you how much our club has grown ever since its inception. Now J1s and J2s, the history is for your to make.

I DUN WANNA BE AN OLD BIRD!!

2011-04-13T11:26:00.000+08:00

Roughly 2 years ago, I participated in Camp Aperture as a member. Approximately 1 year ago, I helped to conduct Camp Exposure. 4 days ago, I saw the closing of CAM(P)ERA as an alumni. This made me see the long way (relative to myself) I've came in photography.

I entered the club 2 years ago knowing literally next to nothing about photography. You may as well speak Spanish to me than to tell me about things such as ISO, aperture and white balance. But slowly throughout my time in Photography > MJC, I went from a zero to, well, not so much of a hero, but at least i knew my basics as a photographer.

I just want to tell the new faces in the club (I hope you people visit this blog) that the only way to improve on your photography skills is to shoot, Shoot, and SHOOT again. Even if you are shooting the same subject over and over again, don't stop until you've got the shot you are satisfied with by playing around with the settings. Believe me when i say that good photos are rare (but I do admit that Photoshop helps A LOT!). It might be due to my picky-ness, but there has been times when only 10% of the original count are left after i finish filtering through my photos. Then again, good lenses and bodies help too! I used to use a 350D and 18-55mm f3.5-5.6! Now you people have all the L's! There's that fisheye and I even heard that there's a 24mm f1.4L! 0.0

With that said, I must still emphasise that it is the man/woman behind the camera that really counts. You could have the most expensive equipment out there, but without practice, someone with a kit lens could produce better photos than you. So grab every opportunity that the exco offers to you, such as covering of events, outings, etc. If you think that that's not enough, go for a stroll at a nice place with your camera around your neck. You will never know what to expect.

That's all I can think of right now, so all the best to you photogers out there, and for those who wanna run for exco, good luck! And to the 10/11 batch, CONGRATS and GOOD JOB for successfully carrying out CAM(P)ERA!

Photography > MJC has found a place in my heart, I hope it will find one in yours too. PHOTOG!

P.S. If you j1's who cant match my name to my face, I'm that botak NS guy in a black shirt with camera prints in the first photo of 'Random shots of CAM(P)ERA' by quent.

-Cheng Boon (09/10 batch)

Random shots of CAM(P)ERA

2011-04-12T23:15:00.001+08:00

Hi all!

If you don't know me...

too bad!

BOTAK GANG

(spot the fake botak)

PPC Poses...

LIKE A BOSS

Xingquan yak yak yak dadada yak yak

Atikah presents...

DONUTS

LIGHTNING!

Golden end to a wonderful camp.

To the J2s EXCO + Facilitators, WELL DONE!

Great job on the planning and organisation of this year's camp. I didn't had camp during my time :(

Enjoy your time as an PHOTOG member while you can :) you'll miss it very very much, just like i did.

Bye!

-- Quentin

(2007/08 Batch one)

CAM(P)ERA 2011!

2011-04-12T01:15:00.016+08:00

HELLOOOO first time updating. :D

So, CAM(P)ERA was da bomb and i really wanna update about it!!

(zomg the photos are uploading at the speed of 10^negative infinity)

Okay so here goes:

Dinner.

Farhan and I were the food i/c for the camp and we had chicken rice from MJSpicy stall.

Btw we got cheated because 2 of the packets were w/o chicken ):

Scam much?

Atikah spilled this while preparing drinks for others.

(and she spilled Milo during breakfast the next day. Hahaha clumsyyyy girl!)

I presume Junxian was bored because he decided to mess up my OCD 5 x 5 arrangement and came up with this! :)

Sam showing Mr Cheng and Chin Chye her tattoo B)

Kingston teaching the J1s our famous photog cheer and making the J2s demo.

I remember I heard someone saying we look like we're a communist party.

HAHAHA. :D :/ :P

Meanwhile Farhan's hiding somewhere, mesmerized by his new love.

After dinner we taught them Studio, Flash Photography, Light Painting & Lightroom Basics.

Jiayi, Farhan and I were i/c of Light Painting.

It was FUN FUN FUN FUN. :D

Group C!! :D

♥PHOTOGGG!!♥

Group B!! :D

End up we were blasting music and they were 'clubbing' with their torchlights.

Hahaha. It's good to see them have fun! :D

Group A!! :D

That's us getting all ready and eggcited for the midnight outing @ Marina Bay!!!

That has got to be the most funky thing everr.

I mean which other photography club goes for midnight outings togetherrrr?!

Honestly midnight outings are shiok ttm because you get to lie in the middle of the nowhere as though the road belongs to your grandfather and nobodyy will look at you like you're weird or blame you for being public nuisances (or so i assume).

Hahaha.

Reached school at around 3am in the morning.

Caught a short nap and got ourselves ready for outing AGAIN in the morning.

Not sure about others but I was walking around like a zombie the next day T_T

Group shot w my group @ Boat Quay!! :D

This is one of the photo i captured @ Little India.

It was a really random shot, one of those where you just snap w/o even looking through the viewfinder.

BUT LOOK AT THE MAN AND THE FACE ON THE MAGAZINE!!

Okay I only saw that when I was filtering my photos, almost deleted it.

So here's a piece of advice:

Don't be too quick to delete your photos (even though i always do) because you could have taken an interesting shot w/o realizing..you'll never know ;)

Last but not least, PHOTOG!

Group shot taken at Marina Barrage.

More photos here

Though weather was terrible that day, but it shows that we've had been through the storm together.

Am I making sense?

Like you know..storm, literally.

Okay ANYWAY that's 6 generations of #MJPhotog in one photo.

Awww happy family :)

Slice of Life (II)

2011-04-11T13:22:00.002+08:00

_DSC1620fb, a photo by macingrouch on Flickr.

You know I kid you not when I tell you goats DO ride on the top of buses here.

Something to shout about

2011-04-10T00:34:00.003+08:00

I found this while surfing the web, its going on auction with an opening bid of 6000 Eur, with an est price of 12,000 - 16,000 Eur.

Carl Zeiss Super-G-Gigantar 40mm f/0.33

Camp Aperture 2009

2011-04-09T22:55:00.000+08:00

2 years ago during the first ever MJC Photography Camp (Camp Aperture) at Marina Barrage!

Enjoy! :)

-ZH

lens hoot, anyone?

2011-04-07T22:19:00.004+08:00

lens hoot for eunice =P
hahahaha, to distract toddlers who wouldn't look straight into cameraaaa.
(not so useful to capture star streaks =S)
=D

The Simple Guide to Photography in one page

2011-04-07T22:09:00.005+08:00

HI, especially to those who just join us, you might be wondering who the heck we are.
We are your (seniors’)ⁿ * senior (where n depends on how old we are).
Or you can call us your Alumni !

Welcome to the MJC Photog Family !
Can't wait to meet all of you this weekend at CAM(P)ERA.

Here's something for those who are entirely new to photography:

See ya this weekend ! Some of us will try to make it down to join you all, so if you see us, don't be shy and run away okay ?

Regards,
Xing Quan

DIY Flash Bounce

2011-04-07T17:05:00.004+08:00

Since we're on the topic of DIY stuff for your camera gear... Here's what I recently did to my speedlight. Desperate times call for desperate measures!

In Nepal very hard to find diffuser domes hor. Even if can find will be damn ex ok. Actually I also did this during YOG. I used my huge press accreditation card which was white and reflective on the back as a flash bouncer LOL.

And.... Tada!

flash bounce!

2011-04-07T15:24:00.003+08:00

hello y'all
kingston asked me to post sth!
eunice just say to blog sth!

i actually blog alot but very rarely here, so I SHALL!

here's introducing ideas to bounce flash if you don't own an external flash and there's no more flash to borrow from school and find the in built flash not nice!

An extremely simple, cheap and diy Party Bouncer. All you need is a white business card and a pair of scissors.

product from photojojo! $30 U.S. bucks

This smart simple hood contains a mirror that directs the flash on your camera up, bouncing it off the ceiling to create even, natural light.

P.S. click on image to link back to original website!
P.P.S. CHECK OUT PHOTOJOJO I LOVE IT! =D
P.P.P.S. if you don't know who am I? I'm Yong En from the 07/08 batch of exco! (that sounds super long ago... lol)

Slice of Life

2011-04-07T14:05:00.004+08:00

Come on people, posts on this blog doesn't have to be a hell of a revelation of photography skills. Just post something, lah!

Here's a slice of life in Nepal. You wash your car, get on with the day's work and a cow walks past. Just like that.

As originally posted in Eunice Chan's photo-blog My Weekend Getaway to Pokhara.

CAM(P)ERA Consent Forms

2011-04-06T17:58:00.000+08:00

*ROAR!!!*

The following JC2s *kok your heads*, please drop the consent forms into Mr Cheng's pigeonhole by 9am tomorrow:

Atiqah
Anisah
Farhan
Rebecca
Jia Yi
Joel
Lia
Jun Xian
Shaun
Chester
Ronald

JC1s, WELL DONE! ALL SUBMITTED =) *pat heads lovingly*

Your friendly CCA Teacher,
Ms Koh

Lomo Wall! :D

2011-03-31T00:24:00.002+08:00

HELLO CHEWRENS! :D This photo reminds me of the Lo Fi exhibition we had last year. Hehe. Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/willcheyney/5348980170/ SIGNING OFF, TEH SQUIRREL.

Tell a Story with Our Pictures

2011-03-14T09:40:00.001+08:00

Reminds me of our SPCA project, especially the video by Quentin and our exhibitions. So, what can we do next?

Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, war photographer James Nachtwey shows his lifes work and asks TED to help him continue telling the story with innovative, exciting uses of news photography in the digital era.

Referral Letters

2011-03-12T21:47:00.001+08:00

Dear Chewrens,

If you need a referral letter from us, kindly send me an email at least one week before the deadline and drop me an SMS.

Kindly include:
- Full name (and batch, I'm getting old)
- IC number
- student application no. (if any)
- course (and scholarship) applying for
- personal essay, it will be helpful.

All the best! FIGHTING! *(^-^)*

Ms Koh

=)

2011-03-04T16:14:00.000+08:00

Never look at camera and smile! and Justin, you moved!

Wa... Supermodels neh...

2011-03-03T17:18:00.000+08:00

So nice =)

Truly Nepal

2011-02-21T12:56:00.001+08:00

I downed a cup of local "juice".

A sudden wave of calmness overcame me. Everything seemed to happen in slow HD cinematic motion – a few thousand feet of pine trees rustling in the wind below, the colourful prayer flags flapping against the blamelessly blue sky, the wind chimes tinkling by the window…

It's just pine trees from the top of the hill right to the bottom.

Sunlight seeping through the pine trees.

Houses far below.

So close we were.

The view the village overlooks. The mass of houses in the far background is Kathmandu.

As originally posted on Eunice Chan's photo blog Oh Hai!

Compliments...

2011-02-18T14:07:00.000+08:00

Well done Photog 10/11

PPC

'Love' Game

2011-02-15T23:29:00.001+08:00

MJ has been quite 'lacking' in points for Canon EOS Academy School Challenge! Hmm...

If you thought last month's theme Wonder was not a very tangible theme to work with, fret not, for the new theme for the month as revealed on 14 February should be easier for you to find inspiration! (I suppose.)

Yes, the theme for the month is... Love!

AMAZING GRA(Y)CE

2011-02-14T19:07:00.000+08:00

HEY GUYS :D

There is an ongoing competition that ends 25FEB2011!

Take this chance to capture precious moments of your grandparents (:

The entries of finalists will be displayed at Republic Plaza in the CBD and have the chance to be selected to be featured on Zocards, postcards that are distributed all around Singapore!

-- 1st Prize $400, 2nd Prize $200 and 3rd Prize $100

Do visit the facebook page for more details
--> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amazing-GraYce/152568884798532?sk=wall

HAPPY V DAY TOO :D

<3 kym + atikah

JC Students and Lightbulbs

2011-02-14T16:07:00.001+08:00

My Physics lecturer showed this to my LT during lecture today.

Q: How many RJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 4 whole faculties. One to design the new bulb, one to manufacture and test it out, one to write a proposal on it and one to market it.

Q: How many HCI students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: The whole school. To compete with RJC.

Q: How many VJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: The whole school. One student to screw it in and the rest to cheer and wave flags and banners to give him/her support.

Q: How many NJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. They can study without light.

Q: How many AJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: They’re too busy trying to be one of the top 5 JCs.

Q: How many ACJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. They’ll rather use all their money to employ YJC to do it for them.

Q: How many YJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. Only one teacher to tell them what a light bulb is in the first place and to demonstrate how to change the light bulb. (So how do you think they’re able to change it for ACJC?)

Q: How many CJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: They’ll prefer it to be darker. (Hmmmm? *raises eye-brows*)

Q: How many JJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. Their Physics is so bad that they made their macho male physics teacher cry.

Q: How many TPJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. Would they even bother?

Q: How many SAJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. They believe in praying for it.

Q: How many NYJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. They are still using oil lamps.

Q: How many SRJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Huh, what litebarb?

Q: How many PJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Heck the light bulb lah, the principal would do something about the rightbarbs. Let’s do 300 jumping jacks for not wearing the proper school attire.

Q: How many IJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. They are Innovians. They’ll find ways out of the dark.

Q: How many TJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. They think they are already very bright.

Q: How many MJC students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. They are too busy trying to get promoted.

Old joke, in case no one saw it before.

- Jx

College Displays

2011-02-11T10:09:00.001+08:00

- Jx

JC1 photog recruitment interview timing

2011-02-09T20:29:00.002+08:00

Hi JC1's please take note of the time and venues that you have to report for the interviews.
A list of the venues for the different days will be put up on the photog notice board outside the canteen by tomorrow.

Venue: C1-2

Venue: C1-1

Venue: C1-2

thankss and cyaa all :D

- Kym and Atikah

Harper's BAZAAR and ION Photography Awards 2011

2011-02-02T13:28:00.004+08:00

Hi photog peeps!!! There's a new photography competition organised by ION Orchard and y'all should join it!!

Competition details as follows:

This competition runs from now until 1st April 2011. Harper’s BAZAAR will publish the winning entries in the June issue. In addition, the first and second prize winners will be awarded the following:

First Prize (Worth over $14,800)
Opportunity to have a commissioned shoot published in a future issue of Harper’s BAZAAR.
A 3D/2N Singapore-Bangkok Classic Luxury Train Journey for two in the Orient Express State Cabin (worth $9,940)
A 3D/2N stay for two in boutique hotel The Scarlet Suite inclusive of breakfast at Desire & Dinner at Breeze (worth $1,726)
A RRP PVD Lip Watch (worth $1175)
$2000 worth of ION shopping vouchers from selected boutiques

Second Prize (Worth over $9,900)
A 3D/2N Singapore-Bangkok Classic Luxury Train Journey for two in the Orient Express Pullman Cabin (worth $7,000)
A 3D/2N stay for two in boutique hotel The Scarlet Executive Room inclusive of breakfast at Desire & Dinner at Breeze (worth $926)
A SS Lip Watch (worth $1051)
$1000 worth of ION shopping vouchers from selected boutiques

The main competition site is located: HERE

WOKAY, CYA!
Anisah.

The little realisation of a city rat

2011-02-02T12:46:00.002+08:00

Anybody who came from a metropolis living in Nepal would definitely agree with me- that we had too many distractions back home. We’re constantly online, either updating our status on Facebook or Twitter, checking out new videos and MVs on Youtube, chatting with friends on MSN or Gtalk, downloading the latest albums, reading tech/sports news online, doing research for a new computer/laptop/MP3 player/mobile phone, and watching American TV (seriously guys, stop watching Glee already) on our computers.

We always complain we’re short of time; we don’t have enough time to read a good book, spend time with family and friends, engage in sports, go for short strolls at the park and sometimes we even complain of not having enough time to have proper meals.

Coming to Nepal did make me appreciate many things in life. I don’t mean I’m starting to like it here, but at least I’m taking time out of my annoying office life to enjoy a life here. Like for example. I finally found time to READ. The newspapers here are ridiculously thin, but at least I have time to read them, attempt the daily crossword puzzle, reading a copy of Newsweek, and read through back copies of Archies. I also recently bought a copy of 1984.

I also realise I can see the stars here every night. I could see every constellation clearly (though my astronomy class has failed me) but at least I could tell my mom the thing that looks like a pot is the Big Dipper. We were pointing at the skies so intently at the open air restaurant (New Orleans, excellent steak there) that it got the waiter interested too, in what we were looking at.

The nights are so silent here. The lack of street lights also meant that my bedroom is in complete darkness, even with the curtains drawn open at night when I sleep. I don’t get midnight buses screeching down the street as it was back at home. I could hear my thoughts bounce off walls here.

And I’m spending more time with my mother. Obviously I still don’t enjoy telling her everything that happened in the workday and I get annoyed when she starts cooking dinner the moment I reach home from work (dinner at 5.30pm, CRAZINESS!) but at least now when I get home I’m not facing a blasting TV and her back to me playing solitaire. Sharing a room with her also meant that I no longer can hide behind a door, shut up in my own world, listening to my music and ignoring everybody else.

The availability and variety of food here is ridiculous. There’s no such thing as Gardenia bread here, their version is an incredibly hard and flaky version that makes any Singaporean angry when trying to spread peanut butter on top, because the bread crumbs flake off before the butter actually sticks on top of the bread.

There are no coffee shops or food centres or hawker centres here. Their version of Chinese food here is ridiculous- and that’s also because of the lack of food ingredients. (And obviously, not having had real Chinese cuisine before.) My mother took a few days to find a place that sold garlic, and the vegetables here are all stunted. Pop corn at any level here are plain (not even butter, salty or sweet, they are JUST pop corn) and the cakes at pastry shops are ridiculously unfluffy and not even close to the real thing. My colleague told me a certain shop near office sold decent cheesecake, so one lunch hour we went there, ordered a slice of cheesecake and a slice of chocolate cake, both proven to be extremely disappointing. (It felt more like yoghurt on top than real whipped cheese, and you can forget about the oreos… No such thing… The pastry at the bottom… I rather eat my handphone.)

Then it suddenly struck me how good I had it in Singapore. I could stand next to Singapore river and not smell it. (Try standing next to Bagmati river for 5 minutes, you'd faint.) Hanging out with a few Brits over the weekend did remind me that I was the one who wanted to get out of my safety bubble, I was the one who wanted to see the world. And of course I’m the one suffering now, but I finally know how much we take things for granted in our comfortable lives.

I never finish my food if it’s unpalatable (I remember how my friends used to gauge whether the food was good by how much food I actually put in my mouth in Singapore) and just leave it to order something else, but over here, I’ve learnt not to waste food. Even if you can’t finish it, pack it back for the office dog so that he gets a lunch too. If I can’t finish something because there’s too much, I should pack it and save it as a snack later. Never, never waste food. Because there is always someone or some creature out there who wished that they had a full tummy.

It may be true that a country like Nepal will never be a comfortable stay for city rats like us, but how would one know how far your limits are until you’ve pushed it?

As originally posted in Oh Hai!, Eunice Chan's photography blog.

Peeking through the paddy fields

2011-01-31T16:46:00.005+08:00

I had an extremely interesting weekend. Thinking that Sunday was a public holiday, I didn't report to work and went hiking through a village walk. Of course it was only towards the end of the work day then did I realise I was supposed to be at work, but nevermind, I had a good time taking in the sights of the countryside.

We hiked for don't know how many kilometres across some few hills (although to us Singaporeans they look more like mountains) and through some villages, crossed some paddy fields. It was wonderful.

You can see the valley in the background, flanked by two mountains.

The paddy field...

The kid on top of the roof...

This little dog was demanding to have his photo taken. Cute little thing.

"What're you staring at, punk?"

Man keeping warm by snoozing in the sun.

This little calf, too, was keeping warm by snoozing in the sun.

And that's me with glorious mother nature.

Cheers!

2011-01-27T15:05:00.001+08:00

Anyone fancy a drink?

In case you were lazy to click on the link to eBay (or if the link has expired), the cost of the cup at the time of writing is USD$609.

It also has the following prouct highlights:

This is the world's first and only lens cup made out of a real $1,300 USD Canon 300mm f/4 L lens, as seen on the DigitalRev TV YouTube channel. It's a full metal pro-grade L lens construction with a thoroughly rugged body that is unlike any of those cheapo plastic lens cups. 100% of the sale proceed goes to help Australian flood victims. Bid from $1 with no reserve price.

Features include:

- Made from 100% authentic Canon lens by Kai W of DigitalRev TV.

- Extendable in-built hood for reducing flaring and improving contrast of your drinks.

- EOS mount. Attaches to any of the Canon EOS SLR or DSLRs.

- Tripod mount. It can be mounted to a tripod for easy hands-free consumption of drinks.

- Manual-focus override, which is totally useless as the Autofocus doesn't work.

- Did have UD elements for preventing aberrations.

- Ultrasonic motor (not working) for stirred not shaken beverages.

- Comes with official Canon protective carrying case and original packaging.

- Signed by Kai & Lok (from DigitalRev TV), although please state if you wish to have your lens cup scribble-free.

Nepali Ho!

2011-01-19T23:31:00.002+08:00

Last Friday was the launch of the Nepal Tourism Year 2011, and I got a press pass to attend the event at the national stadium in Kathmandu. After the fall of their monarchy, Nepal experienced ten years of civil war. This event was a bid by their government to bring in higher revenues through the tourist dollar.

Of course, I was much more interested in what was OUTSIDE the stadium than what was inside...

I like this shot a lot. How people are just so used to the presence of the armed police force that they just go about their daily lives... If I see the armed police in Singapore, I'd probably be hiding at home.

During the parade, a song Nepali Ho rang through the air in the stadium. It's like the Nepalease version of "Home". The crowd starts to wave their flags and shout "Nepali Ho" with such pride and fervor. Despite ten years of civil war, the Nepali pride still stands strong.

A boy waving the Nepal flag in tandem with "Nepali Ho".

EOS Academy Challenge

2011-01-16T23:31:00.003+08:00

Hi guys.. not sure if you already know.. I bet you do.. but let me put it up here so the rest of Alumni knows too.. (so we can support you kids and place high hopes on you:P)

http://www.canon.com.sg/eosacademy/schoolchallenge/

Do check it out.. The school challenge seems very very enticing.. I don't think Alumni is counted as part of the school though:P

Namaste, from Nepal

2011-01-01T21:15:00.003+08:00

Hi guys, I've been in Nepal for 3 out of 150 days now. I am beginning to appreciate our transport system, even though we keep complaining about it. I should probably upload a video some day about public transport here.

I digress.

Anyway, these were some pictures I took from the aeroplane while waiting for landing at the Kathmandu Tribhuvan Airport. As there was a lack of parking space at the airport, my plane circled the Nepal skies for about 40 minutes. We saw the 800s, we saw their ridges. It was gorgeous.

See the 8000s in the background. If you spot a small white spec in the middle of the photo, it is actually another commercial flight waiting for landing too.

Read the original post at Eunice Chan's Photo Blog- Namaste, from Nepal

A little something from Taiwan..

2010-12-21T22:45:00.002+08:00

One of the things that you get in Taiwan is that you get to actually see the Sun set behind the horizons, or rather in this case, the mountains (yes, those faint outlines beyond the buildings in the distance are mountains). In Singapore, you will be more likely to see it set behind the HDB flats opposite your house. Although there is plenty of fresh air up in the hilltops, pollution control is pretty bad in the cities, and having a motor vehicle population that is 1.5 times greater than its human population does not help. That contributes to the haze that is characteristic of its cities.

Anyway, here's the photo. It was taken from inside the tour bus while travelling along the expressway from 内湾(Neiwan) to 高雄 (Kaohsiung).

Oh, did i mention that Sun sets at 5pm during winter there? Its pitch black by 5.45pm.

2010-12-21T22:20:00.002+08:00

Hellooo photographers! :D today, cheng boon, paul and I went out to the southern ridges to shoot and here are a couple of photos to share. Well, there was rain and stuff, but i still managed to capture a few shots and i find it a good photog destination for all!

there was this butterfly,

and this structure popping out at a playground...

If only i had a macro lens wif mi, the photo would hav been a lot better! Both photos were shot with my 500d and 18-200mm kit lens. Alright, that's all, meanwhile, shoot more often and brush up our photography skills! (:

-posted by Kenny Tay

MJC Prom in Black and White :D

2010-12-10T00:11:00.010+08:00

Hihi! :D

The J1s might not know me but I'm from the 0708 batch of photogs :D Anyways, I was one of the laolaos who covered Prom on Wed night, so I thought I'd share some of my pics here *at Shruthi's request!* some game that they play every year during prom.. tying random stuff together :D and this is the table that won :D

one of the many performances that night *and the chandeliers are freaking cool!!* this was a spontaneous shot btw.. i just aimed at him and he instantly ":D"

and and and not forgetting, THE SENIORS! :D
Erfee looking like a diplomat :D

Zhanlun pretending to be Batman, or Ultraman, or some other comic book character (@_@)guess whose ring is this!

obligatory camwhore shot in the lobby (and new profile pic!)

Full album is on Facebook, just click on the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=300195&id=521724992&l=e494104720

BYE! :D
THE SQUIRREL

PS: J1 Exco: if you want the pics, juz drop me a msg (by SMS or email or whatever) and I'll try to get over my shitty Internet connection and send them to you k! :D

PPS: Everyone post more on the blog k!! Whether photog-related or random stuff, juz post and keep it alive for whoever pops by this little page on one of their blog-hopping sprees :D

Journey Across India

2010-12-09T00:20:00.002+08:00

Going on your end of year vacation soon? Consider embarking on a project like this-

Journey Across India from Mike Matas on Vimeo.

Project CAM (video)

2010-12-08T17:09:00.001+08:00

Hi guys,

Here's the video that I did to show our students and the Cambodian partners. Its really a rush job but still you will be able to roughly understand what the students have done over there.

Regards,
PPC

Passion for Photography

2010-12-08T10:56:00.001+08:00

"This is why I love photography. It captures the littlest moments in which we all tend to miss. Like how we always dread going to school/work early in the morning (I'm guilty) but we fail to see the brilliant shade of the sky, the annoyingly pleasant beam from the sun, and the lovely fluffy clouds above.

I love how photography freezes time. Memories tend to fade as time go by, but photographs stay stagnant and still. It reminds us and allow us to reminise. It is that that makes it so unique, special, one of a kind.

I love how I look back at my baby photos and be amazed at how much I grew, how I developed, how I celebrated my birthdays. Then I would laugh when I see a younger version of myself, with the weirdest hairdo, dunking my nose IN the creamy cake and be all overjoyed.

This is photography. It is as simple as that. You don't need a fancy camera, or a well-adored polaroid camera. As long as it captures, as long as it brings back memories, as long as it aids your memory, this is photography.
Sometimes we accidentally capture some sort of a random person in the background, then we re-take the shot and ignore the previous one. But I think that's fate. You see, out of so many people to have photobombed you, it is that random stranger, the person who is there at the right place, right moment, in that mere fraction of a second when you snap a photo. That's something amazing, isn't it?"

A levels is finally over and as I was navigating around the web, I saw something to share. :D
Indeed, i found it true that photography is something which enhances our lives, making us more appreciative of what we do not cherish in the past. This is his passion for photography, what's yours?

-posted by Kenny Tay

By popular demand

2010-12-08T10:38:00.001+08:00

Hi!!! (From the Kingdom of Cambodia)

PPC

(Hee pardon my lameness... will update you guys with a blog on my thoughts about Cambodia soon... :-) )

Il Premiere 2010

2010-12-06T13:32:00.003+08:00

Please don't complain that we don't blog lah, after all we aren't proficient bloggers ourselves.

*gives innocent puppy eyes*

Anyway, after the pretty horrible Promos, we have been busy with preparing for Prom. You know, Prom Prom Prom. The ever magical P.R.O.M. PROM.

We have been kept pretty busy with many logistics stuff, from printing to set-up...

This is how we are:

We also don't know what to wear, so we have been making some references as to what to wear. After all we are not the stars and we're not in the spotlight, so you can't expect us to wear super glam tux, etc.. Neither can we wear like shorts and slippers, cause its Shangri-la, not Bugis Street.

Anyway where is Shangri-la? Last year was at Marriott is it?

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Compared to Marriott, Shangri-la is relatively inconvenient. Well even though its in Orchard area its still a stretch away from the train station, so I suppose if we were to walk there from the train station under the extreme weather (scorching sun/torrential rain) we can don't bother going there at all.

However, wouldn't it be cool if we can charter a cab, a nice glam one, and strut down the cab like a celebrity, walking into the hotel?

But that can only happen in our dreams I suppose.

Nevertheless, whatever way we are getting there, I suppose we are pretty ready for prom and everyone is going to do great and have fun!

I hope there won't be random weird stuff popping up that day...

J2s, we wanna see you rock the house!

So, signing off, here's a random video for you to watch and laugh.

By the way, I love typing on Mac keyboard.

- Jx

PROM.

2010-12-06T12:27:00.002+08:00

The next big MJC Event is coming to town real soon! Is everyone prepared for the invasion of Il premiere - MJC Senior Prom 2010?

The theme states Hollywood Glam so do expect the seniors to arrive in dazzling outfits, looking prim and proper as they look forward to party the night away! As photographers for the event, I look forward to working hard with the rest of the photog-gers as we churn out class prom photos and even couple shots for the seniors to cherish those precious memories! This event will mark another milestone in MJC's history so look out for some awesome photos that will be posted after the prom event!

Whatever it is, the photog club will be there capturing all the great moments as the seniors end their college life and exit with a BANG! Come for photoshoots! Early-bird discounts will be available before 6pm!

P.S: For now, let's wait for PPC as he uploads some pictures from his Cambodia trip! (:

Namaste, Nepal!

2010-12-04T13:46:00.004+08:00

It's strange since the exams are over, people should have more time to update this blog! Especially so when they have more time to shoot now that it's the holidays!

Nevermind... This ol' senior is here just to announce an exciting piece of news (at least for myself). I just got 4 vaccines, and that's because I'll be in Nepal for six months starting January for my internship at a magazine company there. My physical presence may not be felt, but I'll be sure to exert my virtual presence here. I'll be posting pictures!

If I'm lucky enough, I might get to see Mt Everest and the Himalayans!

Look at what I've found!!

2010-11-09T22:14:00.005+08:00

Since no one is in the mood to write a new post and dunno what happen to our dear children also...

Anyways.. I was clearing up my room, throwing away stuff to make some space for the new behemoth that was coming into my room today.. and I stumbled onto this.. My first meeting notes. Ahh so nostalgic.. Enjoy..

Ohh.. and I forgot to mention, on the back was the printout for the very first version of the club logo.. it was in khaki green..hehe^^

Be like him..

2010-09-24T23:14:00.002+08:00

Enjoying my temporal boredom (freedom) while it lasts..

To the J1's: All the best for your promos next week.

To the J2's: Study hard for the A levels. =D

Have fun mugging. :)

Hahaha

2010-09-15T01:37:00.003+08:00

Something I saw on the net I thought you all might be interested to see..

"My film SLR can set ISO 6 - 6400, some say put ISO 100 but some say put highest the best.."

This is what happens when you apply digital concepts to film photography^^

Clementi Railway

2010-09-10T22:02:00.004+08:00

"You’re waiting for a train,
a train that will take you far away.
You know where you hope this train will take you,
but you don’t know for sure.
But it doesn’t matter, because we’ll be together."

King and I went to track down the Sunset way railway track today. Or rather, King tracked it down on Google Maps and we made our way down today.

The grass has grown all over the tracks and at first we were a little unsure where the track is when we reached there. My legs were scratched all over by the lalang, which was very irritating indeed.

The path leading up to the bridge.

The old track has been abandoned and overgrown with grass.

You have no idea how scary this bridge is until you walk on it!!! It's quite a high drop if you miss a footing, and believe me, you really don't want to miss a footing. My last words to Kingston were: "If I die.... Please help me return all my equipment!!!"

Nuts and bolts

I want to die!

The underneath of the bridge.

A very cute looking Kingston shot with the lensbaby.

Half the time there I was very scared of dropping off the bridge... I swear it felt like the longest 100m in my life. And although we went there for the bridge, my favourite shot was the first one of the leaf and the water droplets.

And I wouldn't recommend this location to any of you guys for a photo excursion. It's really dangerous.

2010-08-25T22:13:00.000+08:00

I noticed that the moon seems especially bright tonight and that kind of inspired me to share this shot of the moon with everyone.

The crescent, taken many weeks ago at Hendersen Bridge, with Zhanlun's 500D and 18-200mm f3.5-5.6

On the Right Side of Wrong

2010-08-22T23:30:00.005+08:00

Heh heh~~ Since someone requested an update, allow me showcase my latest fiddlings..

My proof of concept!! Black and white slides.. Wheeee!! No where in Singapore you can find this service commercially. Now, now, isn't film photography fun?? Hahaha

Journey of the Photojournalist

2010-08-16T22:29:00.005+08:00

I've never worked so hard in my life ever. I've haven't had a day's break ever since the Youth Olympic Flame arrived in Singapore, but the experience has been even more intense than anything that I've experienced in the past 4 years as a photographer.

Just to share, I've been physically manhandled in every way thinkable- pushed, pulled, shoved, nudged... and even grabbed! A photographer's got to do what a photographer got to do. I had to take the shot, and despite being told not to cross a certain boundary, I had to do it. I had followed the Flame on foot for two days, and had followed through most part of the rest of Journey of the Youth Olympic Flame on the media truck. I've never derived so much satisfaction from my job before, despite the fatigue I experienced, having only 4 hours of sleep every day while chasing the flame.

I had gotten to meet photographers from all over our nation, and I've formed bonds with men whom I've never met, and probably will never meet again, just because we stand shoulder to shoulder helping each other during the course of our work as media personnel. I'm the only girl standing on the media stand at an MM Lee event, being dwarfed by Xinhua's extremely tall Chinese guy with a 300mm prime lens (it's the f2.8 version, mind you, and all the rest are carrying one). I've also gotten to meet photographers from major agencies such as Reuters, AP, other foreign press- a Japanese dude, an Indian dude (from India, haha)- ST, Zaobao, TNP, even met CCTV's filming crew, and just today I chatted with a photographer from San Francisco who is working for ST just for YOG while I was getting a massage at the Main Press Centre.

Every day I will meet with failures some way or another, but new events always energize me, finding new satisfactions as a photojournalist. Not only have I gotten to know new people who volunteered their services for the YOG, I've also gotten to know a young ambassador from Trinidad and Tobago, whose warmth never fails to surprise me. (She hugged me!)

Taking pictures is easy. But being a photographer is hard. We face with new challenges everyday and some may even cripple us. We have to jostle with other people to get the winning shot. Truth was that after my third day chasing the flame, I wanted to quit so badly. It rained on the second day, and my camera and I were completely drenched. The third day, it was so scorching hot I had to douse myself in water. By the end of 7 days of JYOF (including celebrations at NUS), I was sun burnt and had slimmed down, complete with two blisters and a callus on my thumb for shooting too much. But the moment I knew my efforts did not go to waste was when the final product of the photo story was incredible.

Of course, I also got to hold the torch, after 7 days of chasing. (Though there was no fire.)

Fight on!~

2010-08-15T20:59:00.005+08:00

hiiii there

okayy, so its now august, mid-august to be exact, and all of us are busy with life as usual - mugging for exams and stuff.. sad to know that the j1s have stepped down from now until end of promos, it feels like we've stepped up just yesterdayy =x

yes ppl (j1s), our promos are round the corner (literally in like a month and 2/3 weeks? xp ). so yeah do pick up your notes and start revising everything(means redo-ing heh). yes EVERYTHINGG (:

**jiayous to j1s taking bio/phy spa practical this week and chem in the following! 7.5% of our A grades okayy!

ohyes, YOG has officially started, hope singapore bags numerous victories :D

http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50849120100814 <-- the flame cauldron loooks awesome =] and you can browse through the article too XD

okk imma going back to my chem tut now..

fight on!

ciao, kym (:

Who's that Boy?

2010-08-15T10:37:00.002+08:00

Covering for events have always been part and parcel of a MJC Photographer. I could still remember my days where we "chiong" here and there to cover a event and "ponning" lessons to shoot. Those were the days where covering a event was a responsibility and a sacred task to be completed.(Even though sometimes the photos turned out rubbish) The very presence of a photographer at the event boost the ego of the participants and they know that they have to put on their very best, cos we are armed around the corners to capture the actions.

For me, covering the events is a passion. Fueled by adrenaline, I was there to soak in the atmosphere and capture the memories to prolong it in people's mind. I thought I was already a crazy Photographer who would go on and on. Then I met Chee Howe who would stop at nothing to get the photos.

Today, in the news, a young boy showed me what shooting with passion is all about. He tracked the torch relay far beyond what he have planned. Braving rain and other professional Photograhers(who might be flaming me now cos they are also going through the same shit), he shot with his small digital camera until it died on him.

Though to some, his efforts might not be a feat. But I salute him for his drive and passion at this young age to get his shots.This is what event photographers really need. To my dear Juniors, you don't have to be as crazy as Chee Howe who almost got us disqualified for Soccer finals(long story this one) but put in a little passion in your assignments and I am sure your pictures will show :)

For those who want to read about the full story, heres the link:
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_564756.html

Till the next event, See ya :)

&

Happy Shooting !

-Xing Quan

YOG Torch Relay

2010-08-10T16:15:00.004+08:00

Hi this is KYM(the one typing is Chester);

HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY FARHAN!!!!

THIS IS A GIFT FOR YOU SINCE YOU LOVE MINI WINGS TTM! :D

10 Acknowledgements

@Shruts: Hi Shruthi we, the citizens of MJPS, have arrived to revive the blog! ^^
Kym: Sorry Sorry Miss Koh! I have your pretty pretty shots with me! (:
We saw Eunice outside MJC on a YOG vehicle, shooting the torch-bearing process!
~~We are HUNGRY. RAWRRRR!~~
The temp. switch in timetable this week puts Tuesday's and Thursday's timetables side by side, meaning consecutive PE and PW lessons!! OMG PE ON 2 CONSECUTIVE DAYS?! GOD BLESS US -.-
LYO and MERLY LOOK GOOD TODAY.
DPM TEO CHEE HEAN LEFT HIS FOOTPRINTS IN MJC TODAY!
Photographers braved the sweltering heat to capture defining moments in Singapore's history today!
We had school today, but every other school in Singapore didn't.
mjc>photography <3

PHOTOG! x3

OKAY CIAO! (Y)

JYOF Day 1 Shooting in the Rain

2010-08-07T21:21:00.003+08:00

http://whyohgee.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/the-daily-post-82-rain-runners/

Hi guys, just wanna share an epic photo that was taken today on the first leg of the JYOF (Journey of the Olympic Flame). Just as the first torch bearer took the torch and ran around CHIJ Toa Payoh's race track, it started raining heavily. I was drenched in the process as well, but sadly I was still in the school compound when this happened.

Remember to bring your cameras when the flame passes by MJC on Tuesday! It's definitely a once in a lifetime experience.

On Her Majesty's Fan Service

2010-08-02T21:47:00.007+08:00

People always tell me my posts are usually too long winded and that I should type less and put more photos..So here we go.. A short preview of the special behind the scenes photos from the actual day of the LO-FI Project with captions. If you are interested to view the whole roll, you can see them here

Alumni hard at work doing up the final touches..

Special thanks to Jiayi for coming so early to open the photog room for us

Something Jun Sen picked up during his stint as a construction worker

Cam whore is a prerequisite when holding a camera

This is the sixth sense girls often talk about; they know when the camera is pointed at them..

Lazy to add captions le..too troublesome..

And a lofi picture to end it off..

The Day After Tommrow

2010-07-24T20:24:00.008+08:00

Hihi^^

The exhibition went up today to much success. It is located at the canteen and its so big you can't miss it.. Especially if you're like me always cheong from lecture to canteen at the chime. You'll find it irritating cos suddenly there is this huge wall of colour blocking the most direct path between you and the malay rice stall.. Hahaha

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took the time to edit and submit your photos to us and showing us your support!! I hope you all will enjoy the exhibition.