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Archive for August, 2007

Basic Photography - ISO settings

ISO stands for International Organisation For Standards. For camera and photography, it is used as an indicator of the sensitivity of the recording sensor (in digital camera) or film (in film camera) to light.
Typically ISO parameters are 100, 200 and 400. If you are using a non-digital camera such as a traditional SLR, the ISO […]

Basic Photography - What is White Balance for

Different lighting conditions can produce different color casts effects. Because of this, there are several different classification of light conditions namely:
1. Daylight lighting
2. Tungsten lighting (studio)
3. Infrared lighting
4. Florescent lighting
These differing conditions can produce different color casting effect. For example, Florescent lighting will overlay a green cast.
The easiest way to deal with the color cast […]

Basic Photography - Keeping the camera still

OK, this is another Photography Basics. I apologise if I bore the seasoned readers with this one.
In order to keep the camera, stationary the following equipments are needed:
1. A tripod stand
2. A cable release

A Tripod with quick release mechanism
Basically a tripod is a three-legged metal device that stabilises a camera. A camera is mounted […]

Portrait Photography Ideas and Tips

A Portrait is described as a photographic or artistic visual representation of a person. Almost everyone has taken a portrait before. Therefore, it is also one of the most common usage for a camera.
Portraits can look impactful or look stiff. It really depends on the composition and the lighting conditions. The followings are some […]

Singapore Photo Gallery

I stumbled upon www.singaporeshots.com while surfing some Singapore-based websites. Singapore Photo Gallery is a site that is powered by Coppermine Gallery software.

As of this date, the website appears to be pretty newly set up. But, nevertheless, it does showcase some nice images and photography. Particularly interesting is that it captured the scenes of Singapore and […]