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By JASON LIOH alltherage@thestar.com.my Buying a compact camera is a lot easier and simpler compared to buying a DSLR. Buying your first DSLR will require spending more time and research as you’ll be splurging a few thousand ringgit on a gadget that you would probably be using for the next few years. To help you […]
By JASON LIOH Photos by JASON LIOH and ROBIN WONG alltherage@thestar.com.my INSTEAD of selecting a shutter speed fast enough to stop motion and produce a sharp photo, some people choose a slow shutter speed to introduce “blurriness” into their photographs. This type of photography is called the shutter speed photography and it allows you to […]
By JASON LIOH alltherage@thestar.com.my PHOTOGRAPHING food used to be a habit among food bloggers in the past but thanks to photo sharing sites like Instagram, that habit has been taken to a whole new level. Almost everyone takes photos of food now. People even joke that they can’t enjoy their food until a photo of […]
By JASON LIOH alltherage@thestar.com.my I HAVE a confession here; I used to sneer at those who use their mobile phones as their primary cameras. Regardless of all the unique selling points advertised by phone manufacturers, I believed it was still a camera that produced sub-par quality images. The low megapixel count, a smaller-than-your-pinky-fingernail sensor size, […]
By Jason Lioh Pics by Jason Lioh/Robin Wong alltherage@thestar.com.my There are many types of cameras – compact cameras, digital single lens reflex (DSLR), film cameras and even rangefinder cameras. In recent years, the mirror-less camera has emerged in the market and is fast gaining popularity due to its size, weight, image quality, feature and price. […]
By JASON LIOH alltherage@thestar.com.my It’s Chinese New Year, and gathering with family and friends is part of the celebrations… and of course taking photographs is a given. We want to include everyone in the photos, so everyone must be taking lots of group photographs this week and next. Burst mode or continuous high speed shooting […]
Exciting new gadgets THERE were many new compact cameras and DSLRs released throughout 2011 but if I have to choose one that excites me the most, it definitely has to be Canon’s latest flagship DSLR, EOS 1D-X. Canon revolutionised the EOS-1D series camera with the introduction of EOS 1D-X, set to replace both EOS-1D Mark […]
By JASON LIOH alltherage@thestar.com.my Christmas is just round the corner! If you are thinking about what to get someone who is a photography buff, here are some ideas. Memory card No photographer will complain about having an extra memory card to use. A DSLR camera that can shoot full high definition (1080p) videos and pictures […]
By JASON LIOH The introduction of digital cameras more than a decade ago has revolutionised the way we take photographs. Cost of photography is significantly reduced as users are no longer required to buy rolls after rolls of films and developing them at a photo shop. Instant preview, intelligent guide mode and other built-in camera […]
By Jason Lioh – I love landscape photography, be they natural or urban scenic views. In fact, I love this form of photography so much that whenever I travel to a foreign place, I always end up more such shots than any with myself in them.