Introducing Practical Photography for Busy People

Learn photography fast with Practical Photography for Busy People—from camera handling to technical controls to composition to digital editing all in about 2 weeks

Learn photography fast with Practical Photography for Busy People—from camera handling to technical controls to composition to digital editing all in about 2 weeks

Not prepared to spend 8 weekends on learning photography? Want to get up and running in the shortest time possible? Specially catered for the busy person, Practical Photography for Busy People teaches you the fundamentals of good photography in just 5 sessions conducted over 2 weeks— or 15 days to be exact.

Adapted from our highly popular Practical Photography workshop, we shorten the workshop from 8 to 2 weeks by teaching theory classes on weekday nights, and shooting during weekend evenings.

For detailed course outline, promotions of up to $20 discount and more, schedules and details on signing up, please see the individual course page for more information:

Details and Registration for Practical Photography for Busy People (Next class starts March 22, 2010)

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Guest Workshop on Landscape Photography by Chen Yiren

Punggol End by Yiren

Punggol End by Yiren

We’re extremely excited to have a very talented photographer to conduct a guest workshop on landscape photography on October 16–17, 2009.

The 3-session workshop will be held over 2 days and will include a theory session, a sunrise shoot, a sunset shoot and a review session.

More details on the workshop can be found here.

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Winning half the battle

One of the easiest but most effective way to improve your photos in the shortest time possible has nothing to do with how expensive your equipment is, or with using any complicated techniques.

Simply, it is to shoot at the right time. As I always share with my students, even a trash can looks interesting in good light. This issue of Reuter’s photo techniques on The Magic Hour shares about shooting at the right time.

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Choosing between a DSLR or a compact camera

Even the most capable compact camera out there cannot do certain things that a DSLR can. For some people, these differences do not matter; for others, they are dealbreakers. Before you decide to get a DSLR, take a look to see if you really need to have these functions. Read More »

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What to think about before you board the jet

Be it for work-related purpose or holiday, just about everyone carries some form of camera with them when traveling. It could be as simple and compact as the cellular phone, or as bulky and complex as a full-fledged DSLR camera with an assortment of lenses and other accessories.

Whatever the reason or camera, travel photography has become immensely popular due to the widespread access to cameras. Find out how to get started on this exciting new hobby with some pointers on the equipment and planning needed for a “photo-filled” trip. Read More »

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Where to get your strobist gear?

If you’re one of the 250,000 geeks who read David Hobby’s strobist blog, you might be looking for some lighting equipment and accessories to get you started—and if you haven’t been reading, you might want to get started with his excellent guide at budget lighting with Lighting 101.

Unfortunately Singapore is not exactly a cheap place to get the equipment that David recommends, and that sort of defeats the purpose of going strobist in the first place. In this article, we go through some options you have, and hopefully you wouldn’t have to break the piggy bank for them. Read More »

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    Dr Catherine Lim, 2008

    Dr Catherine Lim, 2008