In my opinion, street or documentary photography, whatever you want to define it, is one of the toughest genres in photography. Because it involves people, be it candid or not. Most people are not gonna like it when a stranger just points a camera directly up at them. It’s so nerve wrecking for many starters! … [Read more…]
I was browsing Facebook and came across an article about this lady called Michelle Poler, who like many of us, was fearful of a lot of things. In short, she conquered her fears by facing them, one fear a day, for 100 days consecutively. Salute to her! She has a website/blog, as well as a … [Read more…]
One definite challenge of doing street photography is to be discreet. So, I tend to always take one shot and ‘run’ away, fearing that my subject would ‘catch’ me. Hence, if my ‘decisive shot’ is bad, I move on with my life. But I would always feel frustrated. This habit of ‘shoot and run’ does … [Read more…]
I got to know Fan Ho (何潘) (not in person of course) when I was randomly walking around a bookstore in Hong Kong. His book <The Living Theatre> was on display and the bookstore set aside a sample book so I got to browse it. At that time, I did not know who he was. … [Read more…]
Today I went to collect my developed film from TripleD Lab in Bugis after work. I didn’t bring my camera because I didn’t feel like it. There were times I have camera in my bag, went out but didn’t use it because I wasn’t in the mood. Today I feel like this. Kind of regret. … [Read more…]
I can’t remember how I got myself into Street Photography and started doing it a year ago, on and off. Perhaps it is the freedom that I can shoot anytime, anywhere and the equipment needed is minimal. You might say, how about architectural? Hmm… To me, they are just buildings, lifeless. Well, I used to … [Read more…]
Have you ever heard of the saying ‘Coins make noise while notes are silent‘? Today I kind of understand what it means. As usual, I went out taking pictures after work. My ‘playground’ was Bugis, Singapore because it’s a busy town full of my favourite subjects- Elderly. The town is also a mixture of olden … [Read more…]
Film photography, how many people are still in the game? Me! I picked up my first film camera in September 2016 out of the blue. There were many reasons. I guess I was sick of digital. Maybe I felt blocked. Maybe I felt my creativity is draining. Maybe I just wanted to feel special. Maybe … [Read more…]
I am inspired by a few videos in YouTube where the photographers attached a GoPro on their cameras and record their shooting journey. Then one of my Instagram followers commented that I should also do the same. His comment, whether is spammy or genuine, has encouraged me to order a horse-shoe mount from Qoo10 Singapore. … [Read more…]
Never try, never know. This is the most common encouragement. The same is for street photography. Previously, I said I am fearful of people, fearful of being scolded or fearful of making people awkward if I take their pictures. But somehow, my gut was bigger on certain day. Some days, I got no gut at all. If … [Read more…]
