MJC Farewell Assembly 2009

haha... here's the Math Dept Video for Farewell Assembly =D

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

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

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.

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.

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!!!!!

Regarding King's Post

Art?

Or perception ?