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Some of you seem to be curious about DSLR cameras when this topic is brought up during the last meeting.
So, what exactly are DSLR cameras?
DSLR cameras – otherwise known as Digital Single Lens Reflex- is the type of cameras that most professional photographers use as compared to a Point-and-Shoot (PnS) camera. So, are [...]
Posted at: November 28th, 2008 - 12:24 am - Number of Comments » 0
Hi Students,
This is a self-enrichment article on photography. As I believe that all of you have a fundamental knowledge of photography, I will choose to bypass the basics and proceed straight to the analysis of photos. I will primarily be focusing on portraiture photography.
In addition, although the technicalities of photography are deemed to be [...]
Posted at: November 9th, 2008 - 7:31 pm - Number of Comments » 0
In the near future, will video eventually replace photo?
Throughout the years, photography and video have existed alongside each other with their own strengths. However, it seems that video is slowly replacing photos. Read the details here.
Below are some questions that you might like to ask yourself:
How is this development going to affect my career (as a [...]
Posted at: October 17th, 2008 - 12:06 am - Number of Comments » 0
Dear students,
Singapore is hosting the first Singapore International Photo Festival (SIPF), which might be of interest to you, especially for those of you who have intense interest in photography. It will subsequently be held once every two years.
The official website is as follows:
Singapore International Photo Festival
Some details of the event that you might like to know:
The event is [...]
Posted at: October 6th, 2008 - 8:13 pm - Number of Comments » 0
Dear class,
There are various ways that you are able to make class/public presentations, and what follows are some examples. While these presentation styles may not be appropriate for your presentations on say, research methods, it does helps you in formulating a style in your presentations, even if it means just talking to your friend(s) in [...]
Posted at: September 25th, 2008 - 12:51 am - Number of Comments » 0
The old media and new media are converging in recent years. Just take a look at the newspapers. Some papers are publishing pictures sent in by citizen journalists via the internet. Some comments from movie reviews are also retrieved online. Readers of some newspapers are also able to submit their comments to the paper’s forum section via email.
The same can [...]
Posted at: September 18th, 2008 - 11:45 pm - Number of Comments » 0
Dear class,
I believe some of you might have already heard of Tony Buzan, the man who is most commonly associated with the use of mind maps. However, what’s not really known about him is the fact that besides the renowned “mind map” technique, Tony Buzan has also introduced to us other methods of recall that is [...]
Posted at: September 15th, 2008 - 7:04 am - Number of Comments » 0
I am reading a book on leadership when I came across a sentence which states that leaders always live their lives with values. However, this point is not elaborated further and I am left wondering what the values are.
Personally, I feel that living lives with good values is important not only for leaders but every [...]
Posted at: August 17th, 2008 - 11:51 pm - Number of Comments » 0
Dear class,
I have noticed that there is a tendency among some of you to stop midway in your speech when you are presenting your points in class. Below are a few observations that I have made when you are unsure of your points:
Give up trying to find a way to complete your sentence
Informing your audience that you [...]
Posted at: August 13th, 2008 - 11:24 pm - Number of Comments » 0
Dear class,
With the easy accessibility of the internet in campus, it’s not surprising to see many of you using internet as the primary source for research and learning. After all, one just needs to key in a search term in any search engine of one’s preference and the information will be found. While online research [...]
Posted at: July 29th, 2008 - 12:51 am - Number of Comments » 0