Photography Happenings!!

2012-02-05T18:26:00.001+08:00

If you think that your rangefinder lenses are small, you ain't seen nothing yet! In Japan, a dedicated lens maker Mr. Miyazaki set-up his own company called MS-Optical to create astoundingly small lenses for rangefinders. He gained fame a few years back with his first product - the Perar 35mm lens, which really looks more like a body mount cap than a lens! Now he has pushed the boundaries

2012-02-02T23:43:00.000+08:00

Pentax has launched a new mirrorless interchangeable lens camera - the Pentax K-01 (pronounced "kay-zero-one"). It utilizes contrast detection because of the absence of a mirror, which will probably be detrimental for its focusing speed. However, unlike most EVIL (electronic viewfinder interchangeable lens) cameras, the 16MP K-01 is nearly as thick as the flagship Pentax K5. Which begs the

Wishing all Chinese readers a Happy Lunar New Year!

2012-01-24T12:26:00.000+08:00

Smoke Dragon - Shot with EOS 5D Mk II… Today marks the beginning of the Lunar Year of the Dragon, so it’s probably apt to wish all the Chinese around the world a Happy Lunar New Year with this abstract image of a dragon!

Photoshop and the perception of beauty

2012-01-11T13:27:00.000+08:00

A tongue-in-cheek look at how Photoshop is reshaping the beauty industry and photography... who needs cosmetics when you've got Fotoshop! Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

Watch photography

2012-01-09T14:41:00.000+08:00

What do you need to capture great watch photographs? Surprisingly little in terms of equipment! I used a DSLR with a macro lens (you can use a tilt-shift lens if you have one), and only two lights for this photograph. In fact, the watch was mostly lit with only one light for most of the time, and I only had to add in one more additional light for the movement (the mechanical bits of gears and

10 Traits of Steve Jobs That Can Make You a Better Street Photographer

2011-12-22T15:17:00.000+08:00

How can Steve Jobs help you become a better street photographer? In more ways than you can imagine! Click here to discover!

Reuters Best Photos of 2011

2011-12-21T20:24:00.000+08:00

The boys at Reuters risk life and death covering groundbreaking news around the world. These are their best works for the year of 2011, and the images show just why Reuters photojournalists deserve their stellar reputation. Click on the following link to view... Reuters Best Photos of 2011

New Year Resolution

2011-12-20T13:49:00.000+08:00

Well we've come to the end of the year again, and every new year brings forth new hopes and aspirations. If you feel that you've not done much this year, do not despair... just make sure that you plan well for the following year! Many times, we may feel bored with photography and start to entertain the idea of buying more equipment to satisfy our insatiable craving for the terrible gear

2011-09-19T02:43:00.000+08:00

Sri Lanka Kingdom of Ceylon By Nelson Tan Book Preview Ok, I finally did it! I've created my very first photo book on Blurb, with my photos taken in Sri Lanka. Go check it out, and if you like it you can order a copy for yourself! Feel free to leave some comments too.

2011-08-30T08:37:00.000+08:00

Two great Photoshop tips you probably didn't know! 1) A JPG setting of 6 gives best balance between quality and file size 2) A JPG at setting of 10 gives best quality (11 & 12 creates larger files w/o better quality!) Read the full write-up here.

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM review

2011-08-22T18:12:00.000+08:00

The Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM is an interesting proposition on paper, being the world’s first fisheye zoom lens offering both circular and full frame images. But does it actually deliver the kind of performance that one expects from the superlative L-lens series? Check out my review of this outrageously wide lens here!

Street photography: crop or crap?

2011-06-15T17:19:00.002+08:00

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Interview with Henri Cartier Bresson

2011-06-02T18:45:00.000+08:00

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON - Decisive Moment, The from bt465 on Vimeo.

Old Queenstown estate before demolition

2011-05-03T10:07:00.001+08:00

While photographers have flocked to cover the rallies, I decided that I'm enochlophobic and thus preferred to check out the old Queenstown estate before they demolished everything. Just to share some photos...If you find the slideshow interesting, you can visit http://youtu.be/ds1i3DZ1D-Q?hd=1 to watch the High Definition version.

Olympus XZ-1 review

2011-02-07T05:56:00.074+08:00

The new Olympus XZ-1 features the brightest lens of any digital compact cameras. Is it truly the answer to photographers’ dream of a high performance compact? Read on to discover the real-life performance of the Olympus XZ-1! A new hope In January 2011, Olympus announced a new digital compact camera that threw the photography community into a little frenzy. The Olympus XZ-1 redefined a new era

Travel photography - better pictures from every trip!

2011-02-04T23:48:00.000+08:00

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How quiet are Leica cameras?

2011-01-22T13:53:00.001+08:00

Photo credit: K. Praslowicz Leica cameras have always been proclaimed as some of the quietest cameras around, making them suitable for street photography where stealth is preferred. Leaf shutter 35mm cameras can be quieter, but among focal plane shutter cameras I do love the Leica's cloth shutter with their "snick" sound instead of the metallic "clank" of other cameras. If you hold a Leica in

Digital limbo – how low can you go?

2010-11-15T22:50:00.000+08:00

The digital revolution brought photography to a whole new level. With the advent of digital imaging, professional photographers are now churning out incredible photos never possible before with film. The race is now on the technological frontier, with professional photographers now having to balance artistic creativity with digital mastery. But the digital revolution also brought on a very

Create your own origami of Canon cameras

2010-11-05T03:32:00.000+08:00

A couple of post ago, I highlighted this photographer creating his own film SLR camera from scratch, using nothing more than some raw materials and exceptional engineering prowess. For the rest of us who're mere mortals, it is probably easier for us to construct a camera from PAPER instead of cold hard steel. That's right. PaperKraft.Net has posted PDFs of origami models of three notable Canon

What Your Choice of Camera Says About You

2010-11-02T20:06:00.000+08:00

Check out what photographer Gordon Lewis has to say about your choice of camera! This article first appeared on Shutterfinger. Glad that my personal choice of camera was safe from Gordon's criticism! :)Just as the clothes you choose to wear, the food you like to eat, and the people you associate with say something about you, so does the camera system you buy into. The following observations

When technology meets tradition

2010-10-22T06:09:00.000+08:00

You knew it had to happen. Steve Jobs said the iPhone 4 was akin to the Leica cameras when it came to quality, so it was only a matter of time before someone creates a marriage between the two icons. Suguru Nishioka created a case for the iPhone 4 that resembles a Leica IIIf camera, by printing a realistic computer illustration on the case. Now this really takes the coolness quota up to the

Building your own SLR camera

2010-10-20T23:54:00.000+08:00

There are some of us who think that photographer per se is not challenging enough, and they would like to have total control of their photography. Apparently, shooting in manual mode and taking handheld meter readings is not considered "total control" for such exacting photographers. Neither is processing and printing their own photos. To proclaim "total control of photography", the idealists

Nikon launches D7000 and two killer lenses!

2010-09-15T14:38:00.000+08:00

Nikon has (finally) released the successor to the aging D90. The new D7000 slots into the mid-tier ranking of the Nikon DSLR hierarchy, promising performance with a new 16-megapixel CMOS sensor and a faster 'Expeed 2' processor. One of the key highlights is the inclusion of a magnesium alloy body, which until now was only reserved for the higher-end Nikon body. This is interesting because while

I hate camera straps

2010-09-12T17:25:00.000+08:00

Let's get this out of the way for once and for all - the traditional camera strap doesn't work most of the time. It is made to be worn around your neck with the camera in front of you, and probably designed by a chiropractor, because that's who you'll be visiting if you use it for long periods of time. Given that a mobile phone can be a weighty pendulum on a lanyard, who actually wants to hang a

The photojournalism of Brian L.Frank

2010-08-30T14:10:00.001+08:00

I was browsing through the works of various photographers when I came across this Vimeo video showcasing the works of Brian L. Frank. Brian is a photojournalist whose work in Mexico has been recognized by Photographer of the Year International, The National Press Photographer's Association, Photo District News, and The San Francisco Bay Area Press Photographers Association. If you are into