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Photography Tips: Thaipusam in Singapore

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Thaipusam Singapore 2012

If you are a travel photographer or just a photographer looking for something unique to photograph then Thaipusam in Singapore or anywhere else it is celebrated is a prime event. The scenes are amazing. A detailed description of the ceremony can be found by checking wikipedia or googling it.

If you are anywhere near Singapore then the trip is well worth it. Unfortunately I had the wrong lenses with me and arrived only a few hours before the event so my pictures are not the best. I hope one time in the future to be able to photograph Thaipusam in Singapore again.

For more pictures visit my gallery at: http://photobyphm.smugmug.com/TravelVoyages/Singapore2012/25272720_4mvw3h#!i=2075916962&k=3Wqdzp8

Photography Tips: High ISO

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When teaching photography to beginners one of the hardest concepts to grasp is the relationship TV/AV/ISO and integrating the 3 into picture taking. What I try to convey is that photography is stopping the action and capturing the moment. If you do not capture that moment in focus, then you have a problem. There are other parameters such as exposure but that will be discussed at a later date. Enter ISO and pushing ISO sometimes to the max.

Gymnaestrada 2012, ISO 6400

Say ISO and the automatic knee jerk reaction is 200 or never above 800, 100,  or 1600. When I ask why,  the answer is “Because of noise”. Not anymore. Firstly cameras are now achieving higher usable ISO setting,  secondly, software is getting better reducing noise and lastly, noise is almost  imperceptible at the sizes most people are using to show their pictures.  So when faced with no chance of taking a sharp picture by keeping the ISO low or upping the ISO and knowing there may be some work afterwards, I never hesitate.

Cabaret Chiang Mai. ISO 6400

Get out and shoot. Practice and see how your camera handles ISO, so when the time comes you are comfortable with the situation.

Thaipusam Singapore 2012. ISO 5000

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