~8000 miles from Home...
The power of MSN... You get your photos published back in singapore when I am ~8000 miles away at vancouver=)
Article by NG Xian Hui
*This photo has been posted on FB too!*
Showing posts with label Misc.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Misc.. Show all posts
8 Oct 2010
2 Jun 2010
Moulding the Future
Moulding the shape in pottery is a very delicate art, just like nuturing the next generation.
Quoting from Naruto, "Our teachers have entrusted many things on us. Now is the time for us to become the ones who entrust."
Hope that one day, all those who I am mentoring (in SPH or NUS) will take on the legacy that I leave behind~
23 May 2010
Life is like a piece of paper
Many times, people tell you that you should do something in your life and not to waste it away. If not, your life will just be like a blank piece of paper. That's why there is a saying "不要把生命留白".
Well... I feel that these people also need to know something else too. If you want to do too many things in your life, your life will be like a piece of paper too. A piece of paper with lots of paint strokes.. So much so that they paper is all too wet, crumbled and torn..
Live your life in moderation. Do what you can, with what you have, right where you are.
15 Feb 2010
26 Jan 2010
2 Jan 2010
New Year Message: Let's Move on.. To a Better Future!
Nonetheless, My message to all my loyal blog readers is to "Move on~!" Well, most ppl see these two words in a rather negative tone but well I don't! In photography, this concept is very important: You miss a good shot, you stop thinking about the blunder or else you miss more shots! Move on! Get a even better shot! It applies to life as well, I guess... ;)
Also, "Move on!" Even when you made great accomplishments this year! People who live in the past do not have a future. So throw away your complacency as well and work even harder this year!
Happie New Year!!
Note: Quite a few of my friend's blog are having new year blog posts so I decided to have one too! Altho I am one day late due to (1) I am still configuring my new Windows 7!; (2) I fell sick on the 31st:(
21 Oct 2009
Aerial Photo of the Sulphur Streams
Well, school is too boring and I have gone into aerial photography~ Do you believe? =P
Well, it's actually one of the compounds i synthesized in lab.. Most of them are white or dirty white so this yellow fellow is quite eye catching~ Btw, there is NO sulphur content in this compound... Just happen that the yellow colours resembles sulphur so thot of this random lame title=P
Anw, sch is busy for uni student.. No time to get used to my new lightroom software.. Seems like photos need to wait.. Haiz
30 Sept 2009
Answering Your Own Questions...
This post is less about photography unlike the previous ones but I just wanna talk about some things in life. Let me tell you a short story...
About a week back, I went to meet my student mentor for a research module I was taking this sem. At some time, he asked me if I have been reading research papers and I said yes, reading the ones the prof gave us. He suddenly said something that struck me. "Your prof got those research papers to answer his own doubts, his own questions. You have to answer your own questions."
It applies to life in general, I believe. In life, everyone has their own questions and doubts at some point in time. Asking people for advice may be useful but at the end of the day, their answers may not be your answers. And in life, we tend to be bothered about things that truly dun bother us. You dun have to answer other people's questions. Even if you want to, answer your own ones first~
So.. Seek out what are the real questions in life you have and what are the real answers you are looking for...
29 Sept 2009
On Photography and Life... 
Well, I guess this photo came a bit too late as the Getai period is over, getting replaced by mooncakes~ Just wanna share this photo that reminded me of my childhood. Most of my frens would know that I love to eat and this habit started since young. I still remembered that I always pestered my mum to buy me something to eat when she dragged me along to watch getai. And i will always look out for icecream if not muah-chee stalls. Those were the good old carefree days...
Photography, especially photojournalism, is about potraying life, bringing out the best/worse in human life. Adding your own experiences into a photo gives it more story and meaning i guess. Create your own images, images that may mean a bit more to you and perhaps others who share the same experiences.
Sidenote: I am switching from DPP(Canon's raw file editor) to Adobe Camera Raw! Still gettiing used to it and will be doing the mayday photos using it so wait a while more:P
10 Aug 2009
Singapore, Happy 44th Birthday!
Singaporeans simply just love fireworks.
And have you taken the pledge at 8.22pm yesterday?
More photos after the link: http://imouyang.multiply.com/photos/album/96/09_Aug_09_Fireworks_Marina_Sq
29 Jul 2009
Holiday Special!
The long uni holidays are finally coming to an end! Sobx~ So what have I been doing during this long uni holidays when I only post like one blog post every month?
Of cos, I was shooting! At the start of the hols, I told myself that I shall not waste these precious 3 mths away. Most ppl will naturally think of working next. But thinking that I am going to be working for a few more decades after I graduate, I decided to do the very things that I like! Photography (and some other stuff of cos=p)
During the past 3 mths, I shot quite a variety of things and it's now time to upload them onto my blog! They can be divided into a few categories and we will be starting with sports photos! I hope to update the blog daily until i ran out of "holiday photos" (Pray hard I can commit to this blog!)
SO.. Watch this space daily from today!
13 Apr 2009
Bus Rides - I am Tired.
Seldom do I take the long 151 bus journey when I go home... Simply because I dun like to stay rooted to the seat for 1 hour plus... My mind will just wander off and think of random stuff that i dun realli like~
However, today i took 151 home~ Cuz of the very reason why I took 151 to school everyday.. I want to sleep on the bus ride home.. I am really tired... Haish
29 Mar 2009
Life goes on~
In life, there may be times when you are in a dilemma that you cannot solve easily or peacefully. There may be times you wish that you don't exist on this world so that work and deadlines cant find you. There are times when you just feel like slamming the table to let you frustration out..
But think of the happy times when you had fun with your friends, laughing away at the silliest things. Think of the proud moment when you finished something that took you so much time (up to months), effort and sleep.
Life can be mean on us sometimes... But! Just move on and bash through this forest full of thorns and at the end of all the tiring and painful bashing, you will finally see the light and warmth~
Dedicated to all my friends there who are not in a good shape for one reason or another... Survive! Dun die!
14 Feb 2009
9 Jan 2009
When there is no Light... Make it yourself!
Shot as part of an assignment on budget places to date, this was shot at Sinema Old School, Mount Sophia~ By the time I went in to shoot the "couple", the show has ended and the movie projector has already been switched off... So... What happens when there is not much available light? Make it yourself! For the photo, I placed a strobe (off camera flash) at the place where screen was, simulating the condition it would be like if a movie is being screened~ Also, since you make the light, you can control the power of the flash and put less strain on your camera in terms of ISO and aperture~ However, owning an extra flash i believe is a luxury to many photographers...
Btw, I shot something else on the same day apart from budget dating places~ Will be revealed in the next post~ So do watch out this blog space regularly:P
1 Jan 2009
First Post! Looking back at 2008~
Wouldn't it be nice to look back at 2008?
Landscapes
Labrador Park, Dec 08
Looking back, I feel that I got to love to shoot landscape more in the past year. One of my friend once said, every photog trip is like a mini holiday to him. I think this pretty much applies to me as well especially on trips to shoot landscapes because the secenery is so refreshing and you have it all to yourself. Singapore is a place with many nice places to shoot landscapes be it during twilight hours or at night and my wish for 2009 is to explore more of them!
Events
NUS Chinese Dance, Sep 08
At the first half of 2008, I shot a lot of events perhaps due to my more free schedule, being just freed from Army and waiting for uni. It was also the time I changed my camera to my current one and this frenzy period of shooting quite some events made me quite competent with my new camera, altho i have to say that I haven fully master it fully. Later came the later part of 2008 when uni started, shooting also declined as more focus was placed in studies. Yet, NUS also did provide some avenue for shooting like this concert I shot a few mths back.
After one whole year of event shooting, I realised that I really loved shooting stage performance. The beauty of the lights (which is also one less worry for me as flash is not allowed and you just focus more on composition) and the atmosphere is something that I really loved. The thrill of following with the rhythm of the music and following and predicting the performer's movement is smthg like playing a shooting game to me and the adrenaline rush during fast-paced scenes is simply amazing. Wish for 2009! More stage performance! I love the arts:P
Portraits
Qiang Mai Portrait, May 08
I have to say that I love shooting portraits a lot as well, primarily because of the interaction that you make with your subject. Also, it may be partly because I am a very "lifestyle" person so i prefer to shoot lifestyle related stuff like people, concerts and food(next up!). 2008 was a great year of experimentation with lighting when it comes to portriats. A lot of lighting breakthroughs were made. I bought triggers, new flash and made lots of DIY light modifiers. And it's good that you have a friend who knows a lot about lighting and you can learn from. However, as school started, portrait time got less and lesser due to studies... So my wish for 2009! Find more time to make more interesting modifiers and shoot better portriats!
Food
Turkish Delight Cheesecake, Dec 08
As most of my friends know, I love to eat! And I bake as well! So wouldn't it be nice if i can combine cooking and photography? Haha... That was what i set out to do this Dec holiday and here I present to you! Turkish Delight Cheesecake~ I particularly like this photo as it was kind of a breakthrough for me. The lighting used was newly thought out. In the past, I used mainly uniform lighting and decided to work more on arrangement of food but recently, I realised that lighting is equally important as well and thus decided to work on it:) Wish for 2009! Come up with more creative lighting for my food! And also work more on food styling, smthg that i am realli not good at:)
Random
Black Knight Flying Past IR, Aug 08
Lastly, I decided to post this photo to wish that all my friends will pass their exams in 2009 with flying colours! That aside, I hope that my passion for photography will be like the F16s soaring high despite in the midst of other commitments:)
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