29 Aug 2009

I love Mayday! Teaser!

Hey all! I shot another concert again and I have to say this is one of the best I attended so far. The crowd is "high" and the performance is superb~

Due to press restrictions, I shall hold the better photos till wednesday when the article is published~ Meanwhile, stay tuned to this blog.. Especially if you love mayday!

19 Aug 2009

Korean Food III: Snacks
2009 Holiday Special Food Part 7

After looking at tibbits and groceries which may be boring to some, we move onto something that looks more appealing: snacks! We have various small side dishes above that Koreans usually serve in their meals~ In fact, Koreans are a generous bunch of people and this can be seen from the fact that in most korean restaurant, these side dishes are given on a free flow basis~ So it's really a blessing for those who love these small dishes such as kimchi etc~

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18 Aug 2009

Korean Food II: Groceries
2009 Holiday Special Food Part 6

As I mentioned in yesterday, we are looking at quite a few aspects of korean food, including the raw ingredients themselves! Today, we look at some groceries unique to Korea such as the Korean instant noodles above. I believe more and more people are learning how to cook korean food such as bibimbap and Korean groceries are indeed popular among Singaporeans.

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17 Aug 2009

Korean Food I: Tibbits of Korea
2009 Holiday Special Food Part 5

Hey folks! Sorry to keep you people waiting if you expected a daily update yesterday! Was too tired to blog after an orientation camp. Haha. From today till thursday, there will be a 4 part series on Korean Food which I shot during May. It covers quite a lot of things from snacks, tibbits to restaurant food!

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15 Aug 2009

Canto Food II
2009 Holiday Special Food Part 4

Today, we continue on the cantonese food series~! Now, we have gone to another restaurant and tried some fusion cantonese food just like the one above. The green bits are spinach bits being contained in a spongy yellow base. Topped with cheese at the top and dipped with chocolate sauce at the bottom gives a rather unique taste. And I really like this photo quite a bit due to the reflection cast by the glossy chocolate sauce. Reflections are not common in food photography;)

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14 Aug 2009

Canto Food I
2009 Holiday Special Food Part 3
Hey folks! Sorry to keep you guys waiting! Yesterday was quite a busy day so it slipped my mind to update the blog daily! Anyway, today we will look at a 2-part series on cantonese food. Personally, I can't really distinguish between cantonese food and food from other regions but nonetheless, they are all tasty!

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12 Aug 2009

Tofu Cheesecake
2009 Holiday Special Food Part 2
Today's post will be a short one on something not so commonly found on the market. Many people would have eatten cheesecake before but what about it's tofu counterpart? Tofu cheesecake is a new variant of cheesecake (60% tofu and 40% cheese) and is now getting more popular due to its special texture (not so creamy like cheese but more of a silky feeling you get from tofu). Yet it does not have the strong beancurd smell that may turn people off. Also, it's a calories saver!

11 Aug 2009

Muffins!
2009 Holiday Special Food Part 1

After about two weeks of sports photos, I guess every visitor to this blog must be quite sick and bored of them. So we move on to another section on everyone's favourite: Food! I personally believe that everyone will love food to some extent but not everyone eats like a glutton due to the calories~

Do you know the chinese name for muffin? I bet most people dun~ It's called 松饼 in chinese!

Also, do you know that onions actually goes well with muffins? The muffin at the bottom in the first photo is actually an onion flavoured muffin. It is quite unique: Onion is generally sweet in nature but the texture of muffin is special as you chew on onion strips in the muffin~ And you dun see it often as well.. SO buy one when you see it, k?


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10 Aug 2009

Singapore, Happy 44th Birthday!


Singaporeans simply just love fireworks.

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Table Tennis: Faces
2009 Holiday Special Sports Part 12 (END)

Sports is not just about action. Sports is about people.

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9 Aug 2009

Table Tennis II: Everything Else of the Game
2009 Holiday Special Sports Part 11

Pictures that speak more than action gives another dimension to the sport. Getting arty is one way. Inspired by my buddy, I decided to try something unconventional. How about slow shutter speeds? Well, the motion blur tells us about the fast pace of the game.

Tmr will be the last part of the Sports Special before we move onto Food Special. I really miss the adrenaline rush when I shoot sports...


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8 Aug 2009

Table Tennis I: The action of the Game
2009 Holiday Special Sports Part 10

Today, I will be talking about the last sports that I have shot during the holidays, Table Tennis! It's perhaps one of the most memorable shoot during the holidays as well. I was covering 6 days of AYG Table Tennis action at Toa Payoh Sports Hall. It's also my first long-term sports coverage and I really learn a lot and sweat a lot during these few days.

[Continue on Part II...]


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7 Aug 2009

Soccer (II)
2009 Holiday Special Part 9

Today, we will continue to look at soccer again~! However, we will be looking at the action behind the action. What do I mean by that? Sports photography is not just about capturing the adrenaline rush in action-packed shots. There is more to it...


If you frequent wired agency websites (eg. Getty Image, Reuters), you will definitely see a pletora of action-packed images. But more amazingly, the "not so action-packed" shots actually speak more about the sports and the people. You see people celebrating after a goal, the genuine smiles on their faces when their hard work payed off.


Sometimes, body language speaks a lot as well. Actions that speak of dissapointment can be more suggestive than the sad faces on the atheletes.

All these photos explore the very human nature of sports. Sometimes, to me, seeing these emotionaly stiring photos are more inspiring than seeing action-packed shots. Here, you have overexcitement in the form of slapping your teammates to tell them: "Hey, you are not dreaming! We scored!".


Here, we also do have cases when players really want to get the ball that they do weird things such as whacking their opponents. It may be coincidental, it may not be. Only the players know..

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6 Aug 2009

Soccer (I)
2009 Holiday Special Part 8

Today, we look at one of Singaporean's favourite sports: Soccer! All the photos here are taken during the recent Asian Youth Games (AYG). Prior to the AYG, I have already shot some soccer matches before and Soccer was the first sports event i shot. From these many soccer shoots, it was where I first have learned a few important things that a sports photographer should know.

Knowing where to position yourself is also an important part. You learn this thru advice, your own experience and also thru the eyes of others by looking at their photos. Every possible shooting position will definitely have its pros and cons. For soccer, corner position are usually favoured, you can shoot winger action, you can shoot keeper action (above). The compromise? your opposite flank.

Another thing is to be alert during the shoot. It may be common sense but you really need the extra alertness. Usually, I would not advice photographers to review the photo during the match itself as you may miss important moments when you are looking at your LCD screen. But if you are rushing for time (the press always dun have time), then you have to compromise. If possible, try to keep you eyes on the players on the field and not on your LCDs.

One last advice to give to any budding sports photographer is that please dun save on your shutter. Bursting away is a necessity in sports most of the time (but don't overdo it als0) A frame before and a frame after can make a big difference. Just burst away when you see the action! Anw, no "fun photos" for today as I will be talking about soccer again tmr! But not about the action~ Dun get it? Just wait for the next post!


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