Simplicity

Sometimes in photography, simple photographs give the best effect! Not everything has to be really complex! Composition is very important in a picture, and having a simple composition can actually make it more pleasing to the eye and makes the picture easier to understand by your viewers! So try it out once in a while! -Ghali

Close Up

Hey guys! This is my first post on this blog, and I don't have my photos with me at the moment because I just moved houses (they're in my external hard drive, which is in some random box)! Nevertheless, I have some photos which I put on private on Facebook, which I'm willing to share here! Try to guess what the first photo is:

It's actually a watch, with some grey wrapping paper which it was wrapped in as the background! So I was really bored, and decided to take close ups of some stuff my dad brought home on that day. It's amazing how ordinary objects can look extraordinary and different close up!

That's it from me at the moment! I'll be sure to post more very soon.

-Alfred Teh

Telling a Story

One of the most important aspects of photography is to tell a story with your photo. I mean, a pretty picture is a pretty picture, but without a story, as good as it may be, it will always be lacking something. A story invokes that human feeling within all of us, it's something that drags us in, captures our attention! For example, you can have an image like this....

And you can say that the image is fine, that the exposure is good, and so on.... However, it feels empty, there's something missing right? Imagine, if a person was in this photo, walking away from the photographer into the forest, that would be much better!

I think that it is almost paramount to tell a story in your picture, because it can bring so much more out of it! I think these photos serve as a decent example of this:

 

Remember, telling a story doesn't always mean that you need to add a human element to it, just something that can evoke the human emotions! Of course, this doesn't  mean that photos of landscapes are bad! There's a time and place for different kind of shots, but if you notice that your image is missing something, try telling a story! -Ghali

just some random stuff I thought were ok

dragon dance in my condo from the 10th floor ( it looks like a 9)

try to look for reflective surfaces it puts whatever is being reflected in focus

kid in a Botswana primary school 

cloud motion blur

-Ashvin

Accesibility

Photography is a very accessible kind of art, literally almost anyone can pick up a camera, any camera, and take amazing photos! With everyone using DSLR's nowadays and being technical with their ISOs, Apertures, Shutter speeds, etc. it looks as if photography requires a lot of learning of technical terms and expensive gadgets and so on. But this is not the case, photography is much simpler than that! As long as you have a camera in your hands, you are a photographer! And one of the beauty of photography is in its accessibility!

For example, this photo was taken by a beginner with very limited experience as a photographer, maybe around a week or so:

Sure, there are some people who could argue that the image is slightly underexposed or etc. However, I think these images are remarkable for someone who has just recently took an interest in photography, not to mention took up the challenge of using the Manual settings of the camera. So... to the person who took these photos, until you want your name to be mentioned, you will remain anonymous, but your photos are amazing, and keep up the good work!!

And this photo were taken with a handphone camera:

So, my message is... To anyone who has even the slightest interest in photography, grab your camera and start snappin' those shots!! -Ghali

Perspective

Sometimes you need to be willing to get into unusual positions to get the right perspective- Ashvin

Taken kneeling on the deck looks very normal

 Taken while lying in a gutter on the edge of the deck near the railing and looking far more epic

The Right Moment

Ok guys these photos aren't particularly technically accomplished but they're just some photos which I thought captured the right moment.- Ashvin

(effective captioning)