~ TFCD ~ Autumn & Moon

I was invited to join a TFCD shoot by a fellow photographer whom I met at a paid shoot. One of the models, Moon, was quite shy as this was her first TFCD shoot. As such, she didn't really know how to pose. But I feel that it's okay as I personally prefer to capture my subjects in a relaxed and candid mood. As for the other model, Autumn, she was more daring, probably because this was not her first TFCD shoot. Anyway, both models were pleasant to work with.

I r i s

I was given the opportunity to work with Iris yesterday. We went to Kranji War Memorial for the shoot early morning, wanting to seize the "magic hours" but it was burning hot by nine o'clock. I managed to get a polarizer from John 3:16 the day before and it proved its usefulness during the shoot. I was amazed by the sky colour after viewing a shot with Iris standing below a cross and the blue sky covering the top frame.

P.S. - found out Iris is another COKE lover too.

Contemplation

Another Portrait Shoot at Old Supreme Court

Another portrait shoot at Old Supreme Court yesterday. It was my third time shooting at the same area so you can imagine the limited backdrop I could use. A total of 24 photographers joined the shoot. I saw a lot of new faces and old ones too. Met up with some buddies.
Took the opportunity to test out my SEAGULL but I wasted one roll of film in the process as it got jammed during loading. Managed to finish two rolls and will be sending them in for processing. The usual problem with my D300 is skill tone. I learnt from one of the photographers that Nikon recently released a D2x picture control for D300. Managed to download it but have not tried it out.
Besides my photography skill, I really need to brush up on my composition too. It's time for more reading.

SP Class Gathering

Finally have a chance to meet up with my poly-mates. It's been 2 years since I last saw them. Glad that everyone's doing fine. =)

Childhood (Abstract)

I'm trying out abstract editing. I was going through the photos that I took in the past and I came across this shot, three children playing in the pool. It reminds me of my childhood when I was free from worries. Just my toys, cartoons and lots of fun at the playground. The photo was taken at low light and therefore there's lots of noise. I converted it to B&W to reduce the messy backdrop and reduced the noise using PS. However I fail to remove the noise in the center.
During editing, I was asking myself. "Do they know where they would be twenty years from now? " because I did ask myself the same question twenty years ago. =)

TimePiece

Marilyn got me a timepiece (Police - Patrol) from TANG's member sales on Wednesday 20% + 10% off. So what does a photographer like me do with a new timepiece?

Queenie

This album is actually part of the railway photo shoot album. As you can see, we "side tracked" from the railway track to the carpark beside. It was towards the end of the shoot and every one was tired and running out of ideas for the model to pose.
We decided to take the last few shots at the carpark with one of the photographer's car as back drop.

Railway Photoshoot

I joined one of the photoshoots from ClubSnap, "railway shoot" last Sunday. I have always wanted to shoot at this site ever since my last visit. We had a scary experience from the start. Just imagine an abandoned railway bridge with metal strips walkway on both sides of the track with some missing hand-rail and shaky joints. There are gaps in between the tracks and walkway where you can see the river which is about 3-4 storeys down. Crossing it is a big challenge for those who are afraid of heights.

Flora

Portraiture

Re-edited some of the portrait shots I took. I still face the low skin tone problem with my D300. The colours are all washed out and therefore I need to do a lot of post editing. Not sure if the pros do it this way too. Shot in RAW format and do post editing after that. Thought all we need to do for post editing is just sharpening and effects. D40x does not give me this problem. I read from one of the forums saying that we can't compare entry level camera with semi-pro ones. The setting are all preset and, all the user needs to worry about is the composition and the the camera setting.