It’s already the monsoon season in Shanghai. Endless rain even during the weekend. But thankfully, the rain stopped around the evening. So I hurried my way to Xintiandi with my camera. [Samsung WB500(HZ10W) l 1.000s l F7.8 l ISO 80 l 4.7mm ] Inside the taxi on my way to Xintiandi. In Shanghai’s taxi, as seen in the picture, behind the passenger seat there is a mini advertisement board. Not…

The subject of today’s class was tarte. To make a delicious pie crust, our teacher put in the same portion of cake flour and butter so I had a really tough time fitting the pie crust into the tarte mold. The crust was so loose that I had to sprinkle huge amount of flour to prevent it from sticking to the board, and eventually the tarte ended up becoming hard….

Artificial flavoring of photos? The last posting sparked my interest in correction. =) It’s true that P&S cameras are not 100% effective in expressing the subjects. But no worries! In this digital era, you can easily use Photoshop or the Web for photo editing. Among the many photo editing programs, HDR caught Ca’em’s attention. HDR, in brief, is a photo that combines 3 photos at different exposure to fully express…

Starring in the Dark   Below is a short survey to check whether you are a beginner or not. Of the following sentences, please select the ones that describe you. 1. I am afraid of the moment I press the shutter. 2. The mysterious world of photography. It’s embarrassing to ask for a helping hand. 3. Camera always set at AWB mode. 4. Tripod? ““ a stranger to me. 5….

Samsung Electronics has provided the author of this review with the mentioned digital imaging device. This Camcorder C10 is designed for comfort when making long recordings. It has also 160 minutes battery time. Well, the most impressive thing is that this is an ucc camcorder for people who directly upload to Youtube! Cool, isn’t it?

[Samsung ST10(CL50) l 30s l F3.5 l ISO 80 l 6.3mm ] [Samsung ST10(CL50) l 45s l F3.5 l ISO 80 l 6.3mm ] Today we made cheese mousse cake using framboise. I felt more than welcome to make this cake because I love cheese cake so much! Our school emphasizes using the least amount of gelatin as possible to preserve the natural flavors of the ingredients but maybe because…

In this picture you can see Brownsea Island on the horizon in Poole Harbour which is the second largest natural harbour in the world. The properties here in Sandbanks are some of the most expensive worldwide. This shot was taken using the conventional settings and this brings out the reflection of the sky in the water. View Larger Map [Samsung WB1000(TL320) 1/20sã…£f/2.8ã…£ISO 80ã…£4.3mm] [Samsung WB1000(TL320) 1/8sã…£f/5.8ã…£ISO 80ã…£21.5mm] This shot of…