It used to be very expensive buying a photo from a traditional stock agency before the days of the Internet. Sock agencies had to publish thick catalogs showing the photographs in their library. The fees to license the use of a stock photo is not cheap too.
With the internet and subsequently microstock websites, all these has changed. You are able to license a photo for use for your website, brochure, annual reports  etc for a few dollars. For photographers, you will get paid by a certain percentage of the selling …

Mandalay
From Kalaw I would move on to Mandalay, where I have the most interesting encounter with a trishaw driver, Mr Win Tin. Mr Win Tin offered to drive me around Mandalay. I told him I would get him to give me a ride down to U Bein Bridge in the afternoon if he was still around when I came back after a walk around the town. I walked away thinking that he would not be waiting at the same spot after a span of a few hours since he could …

Inle Lake
 
 

 I was glad I visited the Golden Rock temple and happily I set off for my ride back to Bago (K2500) the next morning. This was the start of a backbreaking 16 hours bus journey to Inle Lake via Bago. I paid and another 500 Kyats to upgrade my seat to sit next to the bus captain. Was it worth the ‘upgrade’? Well my 1.78cm body frame could use whatever extra space I could pay for. Again, this was not a tourist bus but a local bus. Ninety percent …

The introduction of budget airlines has driven many travellers to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Myanmar is still considered as an exotic holiday destination to many. It is the same reason why I decided to visit Myanmar as a solo independent traveller.

Let see…how many manuals do we have on a camera setup?
Quite a few and here they are :
1. Manual or instruction booklet
I know many of us put this aside once the camera is out of the box.  DO keep it around as you may need to refer to it at one point or another on some of the functions. The 80/20 rule works here. You only use 20% of the camera functions for 80% of the time. For the other 20% of the time , you may need to refer …

It is good to print some of your photographs that you like into hard copies. They could then be displayed somewhere in your living hall or bedroom.
Not all photo labs are the same. Typically those (not all) found in HDB  estates that offers express service or charge low do not give good results.
Below are the few that I used before. Personally I prefer Fujifilm labs as their photos prints usually give vibrant colors especially for green, blue and red. No price is listed here so do check with the shops before committing to …

I know times are bad but even so we still can do a bit of accessories shopping.
The regular department stores like Courts and Best Denki do not carry a wide range of photo accessories. Here are some photography shop sin Singapore that are worth visiting and checking out prices.
Do compare prices in the different shops before you buy. Check does the prices quoted include GST and local warranty. Some sold export sets known as gray sets that does not include local warranty.
Cathay Photo
The biggest photographic stores in Singapore. In fact …

When I get bored in Singapore, I would go for short holiday trips (2-3 days) to Malaysia. My favorites are Malaysia’s beach resorts along its east and west coasts. Pulau Pangkor (Pangkor Island) is one of destinations.
Located 40mins by ferry from Lumut town, Pulau Pangkor hosts a series of chalets and resorts on its various beaches.  Here are 2 of my sunset photos taken during my last trip there.
To learn how to shoot on sunset/sunrise photos, read my tips or enrol in my Foundation Photography course.