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Last weekend, one cultural city held a photo exhibition under the theme of “Photo reads people”. With an unquenching thrist for portraits, I welcomed the opportunity, thinking that the exhibition may shed light on the ideal composition of a portrait. Hmmm. “Photo reads people.” Sounds quite profound. I was immediately attracted the moment I read… [More]

July. The so called ‘Holiday season’! Where do you want to go for vacation? When you return from vacation to your ordinary life, the flood of fatigue and work wait us. It is only time that can console us. Well, at least for Ca’em. Hehe. Vacation season!… [More]

What catches the eyes of the novice is inevitably different from a professional’s. When you are a novice, you tend to be fascinated by what is popular or beautiful. But as you accumulate the skills, you are gradually liberated from popularity or beauty… [More]

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 both the light and the dark areas… [More]

How many of the above sentences match you? If you nodded to 7 or more, you are definitely an amateur like me. You might refuse to accept this, but that’s what you are. When I first read this, I thought, “Wow! This is so me!” Well, except the fact that I press away the shutter madly. HaHa :] Isn’t that the biggest benefit of digital cameras anyway?… [More]

I don’t think I would be the only one dancing joyfully to the spring breeze. True, the wind blows so hard sometimes, throwing me off balance. However, I am still able to find fun. Whether it be a pinwheel, wild flower or clothes, anything that dances to the beat of the wind is a fun subject for Ca’em… [More]

In the last posting, I shared tips on how to take breath-taking night photography. Today’s posting will be on light, one of the most important elements of night scene. Dark night sky, lights brightening the buildings, the busy rush hour traffic… [More]

As promised in the last post “Tokyo Essay” (#7), let’s go over tips on how to take good night pictures. AND a little aspiration to share the breath-taking night view that my house commands. :) Honestly, night photography is tricky for beginners like Ca’em. Surfing the web, studying the professional photos made me feel as if I was also part of the professional circle, at least for a moment… [More]

Digital, black and white photo – two words that seem to mismatch. There still are maniacs of black and white photos who stick to the analog way of professional photo taking. However, the rising tide of the conversion of traditional films to digital is attracting the attention of photo lovers to digital black and white pictures… [More]

Already the 7th posting! At the beginning, to be honest, I wasn’t quite sure if I could make it through the regular posting. Fortunately enough, I think I am doing quite well~ :-) As mentioned in the last posting, I planned to share editing tips to make interesting photos. However, due to an unexpected turn of events, I shifted the schedule a bit. Instead, let me take you through Tokyo through photos today… [More]

The subject of today’s posting is Backlit photo – A way of taking soft and attractive pictures. Taking a picture facing the sun makes for a dramatic and classy photo. Ca’em rushes to the ocean to capture a glimpse of the sunset at the most valuable time of the day. Sunrise is also a popular theme for backlit photos, but alas, my laziness! I can only share sunset photos. :( Although the results vary depending on the intensity of the light and exposure, it is quite challenging to accurately capture the scene as it is… [More]