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Street Photography Diary #6: Keep the momentum 

April 6, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler Leave a Comment
Kodak Tmax 400

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…]

Posted in: Street Photography, Street Photography Diary, Street Photography on Film Tagged: Street Photography

What do you fear most?

March 28, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler Leave a Comment
Fujifilm XPro 2

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…]

Posted in: Blog, Photography journey, Street Photography Tagged: Film Photography, FilmIsNotDead, Street Photography

Prime or zoom lens?

February 2, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler 1 Comment
Prime versus zoom lens

There are many articles out there debating, very in depth, about which types of lens is better. I would say both have their advantages and disadvantages. Personally, I love prime lenses. So, in this post, I will write about my experience. I won’t write about mechanical part because I won’t blog what I don’t truly … [Read more…]

Posted in: Photography journey Tagged: Photography blog, Prime lens versus zoom lens, Street Photography

Cameras I brought to Hong Kong

January 1, 2017 by filmbasedtraveler Leave a Comment
yick-fat-building Quarry Bay

When you go travel, do you pack a lot of things as if you are migrating or pack minimal? I belong to the latter. Hong Kong (Dec 2016) was my second travel trip after I started film photography and this blog. For my first trip, I brought with me my then dSLR Nikon D3300, an … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog, Hong Kong, Photography journey, Travel Tagged: CurveXtreme200, Film Photography, HongKong, Street Photography, Travel Diary

Doing vlog about my photography journey in Hong Kong

December 29, 2016 by filmbasedtraveler Leave a Comment
Point of View Nikon FM2

Recently, I am addicted to playing around video-shooting and editing. I was first introduced to the concept of Point-of-View video in November 2016 while browsing around YouTube. I was particularly inspired by Pablo Strong the YouTuber, where he film himself talking (vlog) before going out to shoot with his Fuji X-100T or film cameras. I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog, Photography journey, Travel Tagged: HongKong, Point of View Photography, Street Photography, Vlog

Travel Diary: Hong Kong Day 2

December 22, 2016 by filmbasedtraveler Leave a Comment
Hong Kong

My style of travel is often free and easy, because I don’t like to rush from places to places just to tick all the list. As I have been to Hong Kong several times, I don’t visit any touristy places such as the Big Buddha, Victoria Peak, etc. I just want to enjoy the photography … [Read more…]

Posted in: Hong Kong, Travel Tagged: Film developing shop in Hong Kong, HongKong, Street Photography, Travel Diary

Travel diary: Hong Kong Day 1

December 20, 2016 by filmbasedtraveler Leave a Comment
Travelogue

It is my second trip to Hong Kong this year and my fourth. Many people like to ask why I keep going to HK. I feel that why must I have a reason? I am attracted to the HK vibe and the old buildings. The flight here is affordable, it is safe, I am familiar … [Read more…]

Posted in: Hong Kong, Travel Tagged: Fujifilm X-pro2, HongKong, Street Photography, Travel Diary

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