I came to know about Gear Acquisition Syndrome (G.A.S) from Eric Kim’s blog. Before that, I didn’t know there’s such a term to describe the desire to keep buying or upgrading your photography gears. I have always been fascinated by cameras. I owned many point-and-shoot digital cameras before I got my first dSLR in year … [Read more…]
Being in the modern era, where we are all so used to everything being instant, we tend to become less patient and are always in the rush. Take photography for example, all modern cameras have LCD screens that we always tend to look at it right after we press the shutter. That’s the killer for … [Read more…]
OK, I’ll be flying to Hong Kong tomorrow- the land of FILM PHOTOGRAPHY. I am so excited. I will be using film camera to document my trip for the first time ever! So I googled about whether it is advisable to have films scanned through the X-ray in the airport during security clearance. To half … [Read more…]
Read this to find out where is the photo lab that still develops and scans film in Johor Bahru
Okay, I have received my second roll of film from the lab. The film used was Kodak Potra 400! I must say this is officially my favourite film at the moment! The colour turns out to be so aesthetically vintage and so creamy! This film is the best for portrait shot because unlike Kodak Ektar … [Read more…]
After trying the expired FujiColor C200, I didn’t quite like the outcome, the next film I tried was Kodak Portra 400. I read a lot of reviews about this film and I feel very positive that my photos will have the look and colour that I anticipated. *cross fingers* Also, after reviewing the settings that … [Read more…]
Oh yea! After one week of impatient wait, I finally got back my first ever developed film! I was so excited, wondering how the photos would turn out to be. Will they be under- or over-exposed? Is the metering in my Nikon FM2 reliable? So, I have looked through all my photos, I am quite … [Read more…]
Nikon FM2 Film Camera It’s been 2 weeks since I brought home my Nikon FM2 film camera. Since then, I have been out snapping whenever I can, mostly after working hours. Few days ago, I sent my first ever undeveloped film for development and is now waiting for the result. *excited* Meanwhile, I shall share … [Read more…]
Updated 20th March 2017: The few shops that sell Kodak Portra are: Ruby Photo, Riceball and Black Market Camera in Peninsula Shopping Centre. Price ranging from SGD15-16 for a 35mm ISO400. Or Triple D Mini Lab at Bugis. Priced at SGD16.50- increased by $1 I know :/ I bought my first SLR on 13th September … [Read more…]
A fine random day, I developed an interest in film photography. Honestly, I am not good at presenting the ‘feel’ I envisioned in my mind onto photographs. (I know practice makes perfect) Then, I resort to Lightroom. Everytime after a shot, “never mind, I can always edit” pop up in my mind. Certainly, some professional … [Read more…]
