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Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Piano Ensmeble of NTU

I was asked to help my friend to take a few shots for Piano Ensemble in NTU. We decided to take photos in Nanyang Auditorium. I chose to use 10-20, 30 and 85 with a 420 flash. 
I took the photos in about 1 hour, then processed them briefly. There were a few things I feel quite challenging; I found it difficult to include both the player and piano in the frame, while at the same time show the face of the player. I guess it's easiest to show the side face of a player, but it's certainly not ideal if everyone shows only side face...
Another problem is how to pose 30 people, one by one, with different gestures; and you have to make the balance so that there is a spontaneous feel and the gestures don't look too rigid. Well, sometimes you have to capture the movements of players, and I really hoped I have a camera with better high ISO performance.
In the end, I found I used 10-20 most often, 30 sometimes to shoot half body, and 85 only a few times to take head shoulder shots. I used RAW for the white balance is much easier to adjust. Here are a few shots from the shooting































Sunday, 14 October 2007

Chinese Heritage Centre

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These are two views of Chinese heritage centre, located in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Chinese heritage centre is part of the old Nanyang University, which was merged with University of Singapore in 1980. NTI (later known as NTU) was set up in the same place in the second year. The style of this architecture is different from most of the other buildings in the campus of NTU. Chienes heritage centre blends traditional Chinese building taste with modern methods of construction, creating a unique impression for its visitros.
NTU has tried to link itself up to the old university by dating its history back to 1956. However, the common things shared by the two are not much more than just a few.