Corel has recently announced 2 new products  PaintShop Photo Pro X3 and VideoStudio Pro X3.  I also been looking for “lighter” photo editing software and will check out both products soon once I get whole of them.
They have setup a minisite here with some interesting videos. The light painting one is pretty cool.  I teach light painting and writing in my Foundation Photography Course but this vido shows how I can create an animated video of the light painting photos. Hope to create one of such video soon

Love photography, fashion and shopping ? Then this competition might interest you?
Harper’s BAZAAR will be hosting their first photography awards. Themed along fashion, art or architecture, this project creates an opportunity for new and emerging photographers to showcase their works on an international platform.
You may submit 3-5 digital images and you must shoot on location at ION Orchard (inside or outside).  Closing date is 5 April 2010. So start working on your images.
For more information, click on the banner below

I owned a few vintage Olympus rangefinder like the 35 EC and was pleasantly surprised when I read that Olympus is launching a rangefinder style digital camera – the Olympus PEN EP1.

Olympus PEN EP1

What makes the EP1 different from the other digital cameras is that is interchangeable. From the photos from the Internet, it seems to have a stylish metal finish just like the good old film rangefinders. It  weighs only about 335 grams and has a 12 MB pixels sensor.
Hey but it doesn’t come with a optical viewfinder, you will have to shoot through …

I blogged about the Great Singapore Sale (GSS) last year focusing on D300 prices. Now the GSS is back! How much has the price change? Well for the D300 body , the price is now S$2,688 compared to last year S$2,999 but last year offer came with a 50mm f1.8 lens. So the price for D300 really have not drop a lot.
So what about the D700 body ? It is S$3,888 with a 8GB Compact Flash (CF) card and a Nikon branded Lowepro bag. It is really a good offer? …

Well the annual Ngee Ann Photography Exhibition has come back with a twist. It is now a photography competition cum exhibition. From 2005-2008, it was Photography Exhibition where anyone who took the effort to send in entries will get at least one photo exhibited.
This year they have make it into a competition where one has to submit a set of 4 prints consisting of
Participants can submit up to maximum of two (2) sets consisting of 4 pictures per set. The rules is not very clear on this but I believe …

Are you still lost after reading all my tips and techniques guides?
If you have spent time and money on a DSLR, why not spend abit more on a photography course? I am happy to be your mentor by guiding you.  Join my Foundation Photography Course and start to create amazing photos.
What do you get? 5 lessons including 2 field trips.
Lesson 1 The basic of photography

Knowing your camera equipment
Understanding Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO
Understanding Focal length
Understanding Composition Rules
Homework Assignment

Lesson 2 Photography Techniques

Review of Homework assignment
Techniques in daylight photography
Techniques in low light photography
Techniques in travel photography

Lesson 3 Morning Field Trip

To practise some of …

Depsite recent media reports that the number of Taoists has declined, folk Taoism events can still be seen often in the heartlands.
Often, the event is to celebrate one of the Taoist deity birthday. One of the key highlights is know as ‘Yew kheng’ or a street procession. The procession is like a mini street parade. Mediums in trance, lion dance, lion dance, devotees carrying sedan chairs are all part of it.
Here are a few photos to share :