A time as simple as it can get, is your friend and also your foe.

An intangible factor, an asset or liability?

To me, time is essential in photography not just about getting shots done within a given time but more specifically, working for time.

Time is limited, time is recycled every 24hrs, but every recycling is a totally different scenario.

Capturing the moment, that is time. Freezing a sporting athlete in his motion, that is time.

Some moments just come and go and if we are not quick enough, we lose a great shot say for example during actual daywedding photography.

Yet, sometimes we make time work for us. Time depicts the period of a day. We understand time and we make the most out of it.

Waking up early and knowing sunrise comes only at a certain ...

I am not sure how many people out there belong to the same boat as I do. I don't have strobe lights, models, studio to work with.

My main source of stock photograph are plucked off the street during my street shoots. Namely landscape, street abstracts and maybe some macro shots.

Like mentioned earlier in my previous article "stock minded - boon or bane", I have problems now finding my passion which is now lost in the sea of stock photography. Sometimes, all that I am shooting is something which I feel should qualify as a stock photograph.

One might think that a simple street shot can be taken in its rawest form and presented as a stock photograph. I have to disagree.

Besides getting the right natural light which we have no control over it, we have to select the best angle to shoot ...

Photography is an art, correct and yes.

We appreciate what is around us that is why we take photographs of them.

However, I realise that in the process of achieving the final product and art piece, we lose the instantaneous appreciation of the subject.

For example,

Shooting sports photography, while trying to get that 'emotional' shots of the players' expression and action, we lose knowledge of the whole gameplay.

Shooting a dance concert indoor, we capture beautiful postures and poses for later appreciation but we paid the tickets to shoot and not enjoy the play as a sequence.

Shooting macro of insects, our eyes look near, never looking far and appreciating the environment.

The moment I saw this peacock I whipped out my camera, but have I even hesitated ...

I was thinking about the world war movies when this thought struck me about some difference between photography and video on the world war. Of course besides world war, we can relate this two subjects together almost frequently to always if its news related.

Having seen black and white clips and movies of war, it showed cruelty and gore. It shows how the story unfolds and how progress was made with each passing second.

On the other yet, a photograph brought about a more engaging interaction between the viewer and itself albeit being a silent witness of the event.

When being shown a documentary, the viewer is lead to follow the sequential events that unfold and at the same time thinks a bit of the events why and how it happens. Sometimes the answer are provided in the clip itself....

People of the past wrote diaries, I remember during my primary school days, there were cute diaries that came with locks. So much for the secrecy back then.

Next came along blogs, taking the world by storm, creating 'full time jobs' for some, changing the world with individualistic perspectives from every corner. Blogs became an in-thing.

Now, photography has taken a big leap in terms of dominating blogs - photo blogs, photo journals.

Like they always say, a picture speaks a thousand words. Some people on the popular photo sharing website www.flickr.com adheres to a self imposed rule of having a photo taken everyday. They tag this event as 365days.

Everyday a photograph will represent their day, their mood, their expressions. Some see it in as a picture of themselves, some uses ...

I haven't been shooting for a week.. and its getting my fingers itching very badly and i am serious about it.

I thought today was a salvation. My school's club had organised an outing to the botanical gardens for a group walkabout shoot. Well I had work and had to be there by 3pm but the outing's 9am to 1pm and I can always leave early right?

On my way, I got called up even before I reach. Last minute changes and they told me I have to report at 12pm...

Argh, I was contemplating here and there. I reached the place and met my fellow members I tried as much as I wanted to stay. It only got the better of me as the thought of the time I have left to sufficiently reach home, get changed and get to work...

The painful decision came...

Sometimes its so disheartening to have such events ...

I read up recently about kevin carter after viewing some pictures that were from all over the world, depicting conflict, atrocities, cruelty and sadness.

Those photos, mainly in black and white, captured the essence of humanity and that so many parts of the world is lacking or have not any respect for it.

Images of children and woman, their eyes reflecting the conflict and damage they seen, dirt on their faces, going against riot police etc. They only showed us how comfortable we are seated in front of our computers now.

Our counterparts on the other hand, are the ones who risk their lives charging in front of roaring protesters, in the middle of a gunbattle as well as many other engaging activities that would otherwise take their lives like any other.

The article that struck ...

Photography to some seems like a simple job to hold the camera and snap away. Perhaps to third parties who are not proficient in photography themselves.

However, little did they know what photographers do outdoor can be challenging if not as tired as some exercises.

It is always best to travel light if we're travelling that is to say however, in order to achieve the photos we desire and the photos we aim to create, sometimes it is necessary to bring all the important (and heavy) gears along.

On top of carrying the weight throughout the journey or trip, the neck straps and bag straps really creates a burden for the shoulders and neck.

Sometimes when I'm shooting macro, all the bending and squatting down can be tiresome as well.

While looking for insects and macro subjects, I had ...

Just recieved my assignment prize yesterday, ipod and the t-shirt. I thought the t shirt really looked great!! I wore it immediately today in school for the whole day, its really a simple yet funky shirt.

I guess I'm dreamstime's ambassador for today and every other day that I am wearing the shirt.

Thank you DT once again for this opportunity and the great prize!!

Winning photo!~ :)

I read abit on The Staits Times today, the national newspaper for Singapore. Its rather disturbing to read about the death of princess Diana and the enquiries that has followed. The causes are still unknown and unsure.

All that is confirmed is the death of a member of a royal family but that seems like of mere secondary importance.

Images after images are reported and used as evidence all in the search for the real answer but that has raised the concern on the issue about morality of photographers.

Should the paparazzi behaved as they had, in such a frantic car chase? Or was it purely the intention of a plot to cause the death as reported?

I mean, what is so great about having some photographs of Princess Diana with someone else, is the value of the photograph so worthy to the photographer ...

Well i recently took part in Canon photo marathon Singapore competition. Its a challenge whereby we have to accept a theme and then get the photo within 3 hours including downloading to the organising committee's computer before the time limit. Only after which the second theme is released to us till the third theme.

It was a great experience but dull at the same time. My friend and I cracked our brain so hard our brain juice leaked out but that was not all. We just couldn't get a good idea of what to shoot. Many of what we could do was already thought of by the others. We also expected many people to shoot the same things which turned out that way.

Our theme was Passion, Challenge and finally Playtime. Of course within time limits its really a challenge and it was hard to find a picture ...

A topic that I am always grumbling about and complaining that my little country has little to offer in terms of unique features and cultures. However, that is only subjected to photography. I'm definitely proud to be a Singaporean!

Anyway, to all foreigners who wish to know a little bit more of Singapore's street level dark secrets...read on

To me, Singapore is unique in its people, people of all races and religion. On top of having top and first class organizations owned by the country such as Singapore Airlines and the port which is one of the busiest in the world. The Singapore Night Safari is the first in the world but nothing to boast of nor is it the merlion being a hybrid of lion and mermaid which is nothing more than an icon and nothing else significant of.

Singaporeans have ...