12 November 2007 I just came out of a gruelling 6 hours shoot of The House of Puer Tea. It was a tricky affair and my technical skill (or what’s there of it) was really pushed to the max. The lighting was very complex due to the design of the Tea House as well as … Read more
11 November 2007 I wanted to take some studio shots and I had the opportunity to do it today. I was just looking through the shots and I realise that they exactly follow the prescribed ‘rules’ of studio lighting that I learn both from books and from other photographers. You don’t get the nice soft … Read more
10 November 2007 I did another studio session today. My light are still not working properly. When I put my gridded beauty dish on the main light, it doesn’t seem to trigger the fill and background light. I’m thinking of getting rid of it.Anyway, this is my friend Jaclyn Bain who wanted me to take … Read more
9 November 2007 I bought my beloved EF 85mm f/1.2 L just under a year ago and its my favourite lens. Take away all my other lenses but leave me this one. Canon calls it the definitive portrait lens not only because of the very large aperture but because of the colour saturation, contrast. sharpness … Read more
9 November 2007 This was one of the first pictures I took when I started to gear up more than a year ago. I bought myself a Canon EOS 30D, a Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro HSM as well as a Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG (all of which I sold in favour of … Read more
9 November 2007 I’ve always been fascinated by discussions and debates around camera gear. People are always ready to defend their gear against the invaders, pretenders and wanna-bes (at least that’s what they called all other equipment manufacturers). I have always shied away from these debates but for posterity’s sake let me put my reasoning. … Read more
8 November 2007 I waited for about 3 months to get my TS-E 24mm f/3.5 L. Apart from the tilt and shift function, the colours and saturation that this little lens gives is just plain amazing and I still can’t get over it. It is one of the sharpest lens I have and I feel … Read more
7 November 2007 I was moved to write about this speech given by HRH Sultan Azlan Shah on 29 October 2007 at the Opening Ceremony of the 14th Malaysian Law Conference. Many have written about it and if you do a search on google, you can find the views of all the commentators about how … Read more
7 November 2007 100 Ways To Take Better Black and White Photographs by Michael Milton Publisher David and Charles First published 2005 I bought this book a long time ago when I wanted to learn more about black and white photography. This is a simple book and, as the name suggests, writes about 100 ways … Read more
6 November 2007 The Practical Zone System for Film and Digital Photography by Chris Johnson Publised by Focal Press 1st published 2007 Continuing my journey into black and white photography, I decided to study in depth the Zone System as developed by Ansel Adams. Chris Johnson was a student of Adams and in this books … Read more