3.2.06
[3 Feb. '06]. 'A Picture Paints A Thousand Words'.. I'm sure almost all of u haf heard tis proverb before. Rite? Hence, i shall assume u all know wat e proverb is sayin.. But have you tot much abt. tis proverb? What is a picture to u neways? Is a picture a masterpiece? A piece of art? Or juz a mere photo?
To me, a picture is actually all of the above.. It all subsets each other. A photo itself is already a piece of art, a masterpiece for e one who depressed e shutter to capture a particular moment. Let me juz talk more abt. a photo.. Wif e introduction of digital cameras, e cost of photography has dropped drastically. Film photography was well, in a way, expensive.. Esp. e ever-present need to purchase rows of film. Besides, e photographer will nv know how e photo turned out until e whole film is developed.. And well, e anticipation of e eventual product certainly is annoyingly painful. E time came when e price of digicams plunge and tis calls for a mass ditchin of film cameras to get it replaced wif digital ones.. Neways, photographs are our main subject today. Well, a photograph is actually a memory dat e photographer wans to keep.. E subject is smth worthy of remembrance. However, do u know dat a photo can evoke different fylins to different ppl? Do u know y different ppl see a picture in different lights? Actually it all boils down to experience.. For example, let's talk abt. a photo of a cockroach. Tis fast-movin little pests are nt easy to capture on a camera.. Say, if someone did capture it well, a genuine photographer will ask, "What setting did u use for tis photo? E aperture? E shutter speed? Neways, remarkable shot". Tis cld be becoz of e photographer's failed experiences in capturin one on his/her LCD screen.. But yet, e reactions wld haf been different frm a person who haf a phobia of cockroaches. It cld easily be, "Eeew.. Why do u ever bother to take pictures of such vermins?" And haf u ever tot of tis? Wat wld ur idea of e world be if nt for e fact dat u had seen photos of it? Takin into consideration dat we've been to and experienced none of these before, imagine a world without photos.. How den wld u be able to haf an idea of wat e 7 wonders of e world looks like? How den wld u be able to see scenes in e 2003 Gulf War? How den cld u see e situation in e tsunami-strucked Aceh? How can we identify e diversed flora and fauna in e universe? Would dere even be a poster of ur favourite idol pinned in ur bedroom? Hmm.. Get wat i'm tryin to hit at? If nt for e fact dat dere are photos as well as videos, we are unable to construct a picture of e world outside us.. Basically, photos are like 'unsung heroes'. Always dere to depict information in a visual form but yet, often nt mentioned..
Up to nw, haf u wondered watz wif all tis talk abt. photos already? Well, tis day, i've ventured further into tis field.. I'm gonna make my humble appearance in e world of photography. I've.. joined e Photography club in NP. =)
DaryL Tan
8 Nov. 1988
ECH faculty (NP)
Daryl_tjk88@hotmail.com
Earthly possessions..
.Canon EOS 350D.
->AT-X 12-24mm f/4 Pro DX.
->EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM.
->EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM.
->EF 50mm f/1.4 USM.
->Speedlite 430EX.
->Battery Grip BG-E3.
->190ProB Tripod.
->486RC2 Ballhead.
->Lowepro MiniTrekker AW.
Appreciates..
.Nature.
.Photography.
.Soccer.
Affiliations..
.Autism Resource Centre.
.Pathlight School.
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