MDSB @ dbl O (6 Sept 2006)

Most Desirable SNAG Babe @ Double O (6 September 2006)
Have been suffering from insufficient sleep for quite a long time... Anyway, rushed down to dbl O as early as 4pm plus to help provide photography coverage for the event.

Picture taken at 4.40pm...



Took some "behind-the-scene" shots around... Yeah, got exclusive shots... Sorry, haven't get permission to share those shots...









It all began with their rehearsal...
(I'll post the pictures only if I'm granted the permission, but most likely not...)

Followed by styling and makeup at the nearby Jean Yip @ Liang Court. Seeing the Make-Up Artist (MUA for short), I'm really inspired to be a MUA too! Who say guys can't make good MUA?







I really like those eyes...

(I'll post more pictures only if I'm granted the permission, but most likely not...)

The actual show!

The MC of the night...













My nightmare!!! No more battery! It's like only half-way down the event... The night is still young! Didn't manage to even take pictures with the contestants... Forgot to bring along the lastest issue of my SNAG magazine to get autographs from them... Arrggghhh.... Hence I left early without even having a drink or two... Sorry guys, most of my pictures were "behind-the-scene"...

Newbie to Nikon D70s

Newbie night shoot with Nikon D70s... Final lesson of the Basic Photography Course...



ZooomM!!!

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26 August 2006
Today is my newbie shoot out with my new toy: Nikon D70s, Tamron 28mm-75mm f2.8 and Nikon 50mm f.18. Still very new to this camera. Not familar with the controls at all.

It's food photography again...
My lunch:






Girl's Nation Dance Battle @ Funan IT Mall
After lunch, went to Funan IT Mall to shoot an event. Some pictures here...














More at: http://alvinz.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album56

MILESTONE !

24 August 2006
Today is a milestone. I finally upgraded my camera.
Here's what I've bought:
- D70s (body only)
- Tamron 28mm-75mm f2.8 (plus UV filter)
- Nikon 50mm f1.8



For those who dunno anything about photography, you can skip this paragraph...
I've got D70s instead of D80 which will be out very soon. No doubt D80 is more powerful, but its also more expensive! Anyway, I dun need 10.2 megapixel also. 6mp is good enough for me. Tamron 28mm-75mm f2.8 instead of kit lense is because of the aperature is wider compared to f3.5 in the kit len. Hence it can produce a better bokeh (blur background). Moreover, it is also a macro lense. I was comparing with the 70mm-300mm f4-f5.6, but chosen the prime lense instead because your leg is the best zoom. So I put that on "KIV" (keep in view). But may get the 18mm-200mm with VR OR 80mm-400mm f4.5-f5.6 with VR instead, but they are really expensive lenses. Didn't get a flash yet. Put SB800 on standby for now. Sad that I have no backup batteries, and only one 1GB compact flash card.

Looking back at my older and other digital cameras...


My main cameras...


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22 August 2006
Ran over from Suntec City for "Practical Studio Lighting" course at SLCC at 8pm. There's really alot of thing I do not know about studio lighting. Learnt a lot of stuff. I hope that I will be more proficient in my photography skills and more capable after this course. Studio shoot anyone? After this course, the next one will be "Makeover course". From this course, I will learn more about makeup, posing, lighting for portrait shoots and model shoots... But... Lessons end very late! But, for that passion for photography, I will make it!

And now, this is the 3rd design of my self-made namecard...

Bukit Timah (19 August 2006)

Went to Bukit Timah to recce the area for an up coming photoshoot. Some pictures here...

Project X - NUS Bash @ Zouk (17 August 2006)

17 August 2006
Went to Zouk to provide photography coverage for an event. Here are some OTHER pictures... Actual event pictures at: Project X - NUS Bash @ Zouk
















Stayed at Zouk until club closed at 3am... Went around doing some night shots...

Last day of WCG 2006

13 August 2006
The last day of WCG 2006... More Pictures...






















More pictures of WCG 2006 (11 - 13 August 2006 coverage) at: http://alvinz.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album48