“Vanessa's Photographs”
May 2009
September 2010
December 2010
Samsung Asia Photo Challenge 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010 || 9:56 AM
Chinatown
Saturday, September 11, 2010 || 12:03 AM
Year 1 Semester 1, we had an assignment. Everybody had to choose one place of interest in Singapore to take picture at. I chose Chinatown. I chose Chinatown because it is one of the place that is always buzzing with life even though it is a place where teenagers seldom hang out, even though it is not a place of trends but a place full of culture. I think that it is important for the young generation to be knowledgeable about their own culture, to learn about the past and appreciate the present.
(Photos are taken in August 2010)
(edited)
Aperture: 3.2
Shutter: 1/60
Aperture: 3.2
Shutter: 1/250
Aperture: 2.2
Shutter: 1/20
Aperture: 3
Shutter: 1/30
Aperture: 2.2
Shutter: 1/50
Aperture: 2.8
Shutter: 2.5
Aperture: 4.5
Shutter: 1/60
Aperture: 2.8
Shutter: 1.3
(edited)
Aperture: 4.5
Shutter: 1/15
During my photo-taking, I learnt not only about photography but also more about the place. I learnt how to compose my pictures more and vary the shutter speed to emphasize on the crowd. I learnt that in photography, things cannot be rushed into. Sometimes we have to wait, wait for something or someone to walk into the frame and that alone can add a hundred more or even more words into a picture. Last but not least, I learnt that it is not only a place of culture but also a place where the older generation hang out and find joy in the simplest things in life.
Singapore Botanic Garden
Friday, September 10, 2010 || 11:00 PM
Year 1 Semester 1, we had a field trip to the Singapore Botanic Garden and below are my five best photographs that I have captured. Indeed they are not of the very best and I am sure that in these photos, there are certain things that I can further improve on which I will continue to work on.
(Photos are taken in July 2009)
Aperture: 8
Shutter: 1/2
Aperture: 4
Shutter: 1/200
Aperture: 3.5
Shutter: 1/60
Aperture: 6.3
Shutter: 1/320
Aperture: 2
Shutter: 1/160
During this field trip, I learnt and get to practice more about controlling the exposure because the lighting varies from one place to another as there are times the cloud hovers across the sunlight. I also learnt more about composition as when we are outdoors, often there are many more things around us and your framing gets messy and I will have to learn how to composite well in order to take a good picture.
Personally, I especially like the macro function. I like how it magnifies the small things in life. I like how clearly it portrays all the small things that we often neglect. I want to take pictures. I want to show people things that they do not often see. I want to show people a beautiful side of everything, good or bad. I want to take a picture that speaks a thousand words.
First macro
Friday, May 29, 2009 || 9:47 AM
