PHOTOi - Issue 10 (September 2004) by Scott Poh

The view from your window captured reader s imagination in our Photo Competition. See page 17.

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COLOUR See page 21 for our guide to good colour photography

The winners of

The Life is Great photo competition by Great Eastern Life see page 4

Jingle Chen

Cover photo by: Liew Tong Leng

fills the Reader s Galeria with creative colour on page 16

Peter Chen photo impressionist extraordinaire (See page 20)

Macros for all jobs, we tested Tamrons SP Di macro lenses (see page 10)

Were you out shooting on the beach at NDP?

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Inside News

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First Look Through Kath s lens

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Yian on the Move

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Reader s Galeria

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Competition

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Master of the Craft

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Lessons

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Happenings

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A month of

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Highs and Lows What a month, August was truly a month of highs and lows. The photographic world sadly lost the photographer who defined Le Moment Decisif and in doing so guided future generations of photojournalists on what real photojournalism was all about. Henri Cartier-Bresson died aged 95 in l'Île-surSorgue in the rural Vaucluse region of southern France. In Paris, our correspondent Yian records his impressions of the sad event from the Paris Magnum office and offers up his views on HCB s shooting style on page 15. Out here in the tropics, the opening of the SARS 39 degrees exhibition was surely a defining moment in Singaporean photographic history. In an amazing desire to document a major piece of Singaporean history, four very talented young photojournalists were given unprecedented levels of access by local hospitals to victims of one of Singapore s darkest hours, the SARS epidemic of 2003. You gotta admire the courage of Maye-E Wong, Bryan van der Beck, Lance Lee, Ming and Ernest Goh who, while everyone else was backing away in fear from TTS and SGH hospitals at the height of the SARS epidemic, went that step further, right inside to the isolation wards to record what really went on behind the screens. I spent National Day down on the beaches with hundreds of other photographers capturing the last national day parade to be ever held at the National Stadium, Kallang in its present form. Many thanks to Helen at Shriro for loaning me a Hasselblad H1 and an Imacon digital back to capture the fireworks. It was a real blast. One of the good things to see was the community interest in digital photography. You should have heard the chatter when, after each firework display, people without cameras gathered to review the photographers work. Did you get a

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Contributions this month from Yian

good one? was often asked by eager spectators who wanted to see just what the photographers had captured.

Daren Tan

During the month I was also on hand at the Celebrate the Seas/WetExpo in KL to see that Singaporean photographers are up there with the best of the world in underwater photography. At a great four day long event organised by Singaporean ex-pats Michael Aw and Chris Lee of Asian Geographic and Dive Magazine, there were many great photo exhibitions, film and doco screenings, and seminars on eco tourism and trades shows. Congratulations to Raymond Lim and Aw Seng Chye for their great work.

Creative

We took on the task this month of defining what is colour to a photographer, instead of getting bogged down with an indepth theory of colour exercise we took the stand that there are only four real colour situations that most photographers should be concerned about and on Page 21 we offer up our tips on how to generally improve the colour and intensity of your images. Hasselblad photographer Peter Chen gives us an insight into his world of colour photography as he prepares for the next Be there talk later this month at the SAFRA Bukit Merah site.

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Getting Shot by Canon

More than 200 applicants tried for just 100 seats at the free photo seminar conducted by Canon Singapore in their offices at Harbour Front on the 14th of August. MediaCorps 8 Days and i-Weekly photographers Steve Chu and Simon Sim kept the large crowd entertained with their tips and experiences photographing celebrities here and overseas. Also from Canon are a series of very good short (30 second) movies which can be found online at www.cps.canon-europe.com/articles/article.jsp. Titled Getting Shot by Canon they cover some of the great photographs shot in Europe in recent times.

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National Day 2004

The fireworks were the main drawcard for many of the hundreds of photographers gathered on National day

at the wharf near the Marine Sports Club, Kallang, to capture the spectacle on film and digital. The PHOTOi team were on hand to watch the displays and see who was there.

Cat and Mouse

Edwin Koo

The Singaporean representative at the recent 2004 Young Photographers' Forum was Edwin Koo, a photojournalist with Streats Newspaper. Organised by World Press Photo and Asia Europe Foundation the forum saw 20 young photographers from Europe and Asia gather for a week in Vietnam to shoot photojournalism assignments documenting the urbanization of Hanoi.

My story changed in ways I didn t expect and I suppose I went there with some pre conceptions but it was fun playing cat and mouse with the management, said Edwin about his story. The problems started when we visited the lamp and vacuum flask factory I was supposed to document. It was a very old factory and in some ways very low tech, the management didn t want us to show the old technology which was where all the good photos were. However with the help of my fixer, after a couple of days she manage to find the oldest worker there and from that I made a different story about three generations of workers. This workshop taught me

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that I had to relearn journalism. It s all about asking questions and talking with your subjects. I would recommend the forum to anyone wanting to be a serious photojournalist as it s a real eye opener to spend a week with photographers from different countries and see how they approach the same assignment visually. The photographers from Europe were all formally educated in photography while here in Asia we mostly learn on the job so it made for a range of different view points. Edwin was recommended to the forum which is an annual event, alternating between Europe and Asia each year, by his NTU Tutor Prof Sham

Tekwanie and really enjoyed the tutorage of John Stanmeyer (VII and TIME), Ruth Eichorn (GEO Germany) and Bullit Marquez from AP Manila on the forum.

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Be there with William Ng It

was standing room only again at SAFRA Bukit Merah when the second in the series of six Hasselblad Be There photo talks was held recently. Top Singaporean photographer and internationally acclaimed portrait photographer William Ng entertained the large crowd with stories and advice on his style of portrait and commercial photography. Organised by Shriro Sg Pte Ltd the next talk is by Photoimpressionist Peter Chen and will be held on September 24th 2004 at SAFRA Bukit Merah.

"Life is Great!" Photo Competition The

task appeared huge, sorting through almost 1700 great photographic entries in the 4th annual "Life is great!" Photo Competition but for the judges, Mr Yatiman Yusof, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, MITA and also Honorary Life Member of the Photographic Society of Singapore, Mr David Tay, President of Photographic Society of Singapore, Mr John Cosgrove, Editor of PHOTOi, Mr Rob Martin, Creative Director of Euro RSCG, Mr Ho Kiam Khiaw and Mrs Boon-Gek Mudeliar from Great Eastern, it was a lot of fun one Wednesday afternoon early in July.

their finances properly, are financially independent and if they take good care of their health while cultivating meaningful relationship with family and friends.

The first competition was organised in 2001 as part of Great Eastern's rebranding exercise. It adopted the new "Life is great!" tagline to bring across their corporate philosophy that everyone can enjoy a better quality of life and peace of mind if they plan

With a prize pool of $23,500, Liew Tong Leng took home the first prize which was a staggering $10,000. This year of the 12 winners, half were professional photographers while the other half were amateurs employed in other trades.

We believe the competition is becoming "the event of the year" for many photography enthusiasts here in Singapore . Said Mr Goh Kim Hui, VicePresident of the Photographic Society, " No other competition takes place with such regularity or offers such big prize money. It has the potential to become the No. 1 photo contest in the world.

2nd Wong Khing Chong

3rd Cheong Kok Som

Winner Liew Tong Leng, On the swing

4th Yeap Chin Tiong

5th place Yeo Sek Pew David, Three little girls

Imacon and Hasselblad merge Shriro Sweden, the holding company of Victor Hasselblad AB, and part of the Hong Kong-headquartered Shriro Group, has announced the acquisition of leading international high-end scanner and digital camera back manufacturer, Imacon. The move will see Imacon and Hasselblad merge to create the first single source supplier for digital photography at the top end of the professional photographic market. Christian Poulsen, founder of Imacon, and CEO of the newly-enlarged Hasselblad says: Hasselblad has long been synonymous with quality in the field of analogue photography and Imacon is recognised as leading the way in terms of innovative technologies in the high-end digital photographic sectors. This new company presents us with tremendous opportunities moving forward and is the most exciting development in the field of professional digital photography for many years. To check out the new Imacon systems call into the new Pro Photo shop, 4th floor Plaza Singapura.

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Panasonic

launches five new models

part of a worldwide effort, which included events in Tokyo, New York and Berlin, Panasonic recently took the opportunity to bring a large number of journalists from all over Asia to the Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa Resort on Sentosa, Singapore, to launch five new LUMIX digital camera models.

DMC-LC80

DMC-FX7

DMC-FX2 and DMC-FX7

Pretty bikini clad models paraded around the ballroom with the new cameras and Miami based international photographer Luis Castenada entertained all with his great photographic images and unbridled passion for photography. Panasonic revealed the new five megapixel DMC-FZ20, a development of their successful FZ-10, with an improved body design that features the new "Venus Engine II" image processor. It offers better performance, improved image stabilization and image quality including TIFF options and a new 9-point AF. The new 12x optical zoom, three megapixel DMC-FZ3 is the smaller stable mate to the new FZ20 with a compact body, lower resolution, fewer features and a lower price. The FZ3 also comes with a very fast lens offering F2.8 throughout the entire zoom range. Like all the new cameras it comes

with Panasonic's MEGA OIS optical image stabilization as standard OEM. The DMC-FX2 and DMC-FX7 are four and five megapixel digital cameras that feature very large LCD monitors improved responsiveness (0.008 sec) and performance. Worth noting though is that despite their small size Panasonic has managed to squeeze the MEGA OIS optical image stabilization system into their three times zoom lens package. The last to be launched at this gala event was the new five megapixel DMC-LC80. Equipped with a 3x optical zoom lens it also boasts a very long battery life from the Ni-Mh rechargeable batteries. Add in the Mega Burst consecutive shooting rate of 2.7 frames a sec (max 9 images) and you have a great entry-level digital camera.

DMC-FZ20 and DMC-FZ3

Sea Winner

Aw Seng Chye 1st runner up Open Digital

Raymond Lim novice digital HC

Win Your Very Own

Tamron Di Lens! Question: Name the 6 Tamron Lens that you can find in this issue's PHOTOi. Email your answers, together with your name, passport number and contact number to tamron@contest.photoi.com.sg by 31st September 2004. 1 lucky winner will walk away with a Tamron Lens.

Congratulations to Aw Seng Chye 1st runner up silver in the open digital category and Raymond Lim who gained a Highly commended award in the novice section of the underwater photography awards at the recent Celebrate the Seas and WetExpo underwater film making/photography and eco tourism seminar in KL. Competing against entries from all over the world, these two talented Singaporean photographers can proudly hold their heads up high and claim to be up there with the best of them. Well done guys.

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Editorial / News Bali high

In 1815 the Indonesian volcano Mount Tambora erupted in one of the biggest geological events in human memory and the ash that ringed the earth was partly responsible for the infamous 1816 Year Without Summer . In August 2004 a European camera team spent four weeks shooting a major Discovery International documentary about the mountain and specialist aerial cinematographer Laurie K. Gilbert from Singapore, was hired to fly in an Air Bali helicopter and film 4500 feet down inside the caldera of the 10,000ft high volcano. While flying to and from the caldera each day, Laurie shot these pictures on his new 8 megapixal Konica Minolta Dimage A2. It worked fabulously, the ergonomics worked well because it uses external buttons instead of menus for critical functions and when I am hanging out on the helicopter skids at 10,000 feet it has to work instinctively. said Laurie.

Canon unveils EOS20D

Canon kicked off the PHOTOKINA product race with the unveiling of their successor to the EOS10D. Websites and photo forums worldwide were ablaze on the night of the 19th of August with news and opinions about the EOS20D. The consensus from reviewing pre production models sent to a number of site was that the new EOS20D comes with 8.2 Mega Pixels driven through the new DIGIC II chip, 9 Point AF focusing, a very handy 5fps continuous speed with a 25 frame buffer, a stated 0.2sec start-up time and is also rumoured to more than 50g lighter than old 10D. With an expected US Price US$1600 they are saying that the 20D might be on sale by late September. Canon also announced two new lenses, an EF-S 10-22mm /f 3.5-4.5 and a EF-S 1785mm /f 4-5.6 IS which is reported to be sold bundled with 20D just like the 300D had a lens option. Also on offer was reports of a new, highperformance Speedlite 580EX and a new G6 prosumer.

"Migrations" and "Urban Environment" If you are visiting Vietnam later this month do try and catch the Asia-Europe Photography Exhibition on "Migrations" and "Urban Environment" which is being held from 24/9/2004 - 30/9/2004 at Hang Bai Exhibition Centre in Hanoi, Vietnam. It features work by Ernest Goh and Edwin Khoo.

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SARS opening

Rewrite 123di

A regular site contributor and author of the very popular The 123 of Digital Imaging e-book , Vincent Bockaert, has just completed a total rewrite of the www.dpreview.com s free online glossary. This has involved the rewriting of over seventy individual entries as well as the addition of several more. As you can appreciate in a technology sector which is changing as quickly as digital photography it can be hard to keep up with the latest developments, said the site s famous author and former Singapore resident Phil Askey, Vincent has done an excellent job of bringing our glossary right up to date and will ensure it stays that way into the future. It's also a great way to see his expertise and experience a little of what's available in his excellent e-Book. If you've never browsed the glossary I recommend you do so now, if you've seen it before it's worth going back to appreciate the improvements. The world famous dpreview.com site is often the first stop for photography enthusiasts world-wide wanting to see the latest breaking news and read the many in-depth reviews and tests on the latest digital photography cameras, software and equipment.

Bud opening Congratulations to Wong Maye-e, Bryan van der Beek, Lance Lee, Ming and Ernest Goh for a great exhibition on one of Singapore s darkest moments in recent history.

BUD, an exhibition showcasing the work by students who had attended courses at the Objectifs Center for photography opened recently in the centres gallery space. The 26 exhibitors displayed their photographic talents with works taken during the first half of 04 and covered many genre of photo styles including photojournalism, travel photography, portraiture, basic black and white and landscape.

Pro Photo opens The worlds first Hasselblad camera boutique Pro Photo, a division of Shriro Singapore Pte Ltd, opened recently on the fourth floor of

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Plaza Singapura. The new showroom and retail outlet offers pros and amateurs alike a venue to find professional services covering such high quality brands as Hasselblad, Canon and FujiFilm as well as accessories and books. Go along and check out the wide range of services on offer and see how the staff there have managed to include a photo studio and gallery into their retail shop.

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Tried and Tested

Macros galore By John Cosgrove

Getting up close and personal with bugs and butterflies was a new

experience for me but thanks to a couple of new members of Tamron s Super Performance (SP) lens family, and a healthy dose of motivation and guidance from Willy Foo, it turned out to be a very pleasurable experience.

The Tamron SP AF90mm F/2.8 Di 1:1 Macro and the Tamron SP AF180mm F/3.5 Di LD (IF) 1:1 Macro are by no means new players on the block. While the AF180 arrived last year, the 90mm macro first appeared in manual mode back in 1979. A rebuild several years ago saw it achieve AF and true 1:1 macro capability. Extremely well built and lightweight this lens has stayed on top of many photographers wish list for more than 20 years. Evolving into a new digital AF macro lens with Tamron s Di (Digitally Integrated) technology, it was designed to meet the more stringent needs of digital SLR cameras. The Di gives it improved resolution, compensation of ghosting and flare, minimized peripheral light fall-off and a reduction of chromatic aberrations, making it a great lens to use on my Nikon D100. The focal length of the 90mm was ideal for both macro and general photography work, the 35mm equivalent of 140mm meant it also worked well as a great portrait lens. Handling this very lightweight AF90 (just 405 grams) was a pleasure especially when I was trying to get into the face of a grasshopper. At this

stage I decided to change to the AF90 s big brother, the Tamron SP AF180mm F/3.5 Di LD (IF) 1:1 Macro. Now I could stand back and yet still get close to the little beastie. The main advantage the longer focal length macro lens gave me was its greater working distance. The AF180mm gives you a life-size (1:1) reproduction ratio with your subject 24 cms from the front of the lens, compared to just 9 cms with a 90mm macro lens. With more room to position flash units and less chance of casting a shadow on the subject it also keeps you away from easily frightened subjects. The unique push and pull action switch on the lens barrel to skip between manual or autofocus modes was a real bonus as both Willy and I found the manual mode much easier to use. Lighter and cheaper than their OEM competitors, Tamron have maintained their hold on the aftermarket macro lens market. Both new Tamron lenses were well built and displayed top draw finishes. They are designed to perform very well on either film or digital SLR s and both are available in mounts for Canon, Minolta (AF-D) and Nikon (AF-D) AF SLR s. They must surely be on top of your wish list for affordable macro lenses. Recommended Retail Price: Tamron AF90mm Di - S$ 695.00, Tamron AF180mm Di - S$ 1280.00 Contact: Tithes Marketing (S) Pte Ltd (65) 6743-0055.

Flat and proud of it

Flatbed negative scanners By John Cosgrove

The EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo was heralded as a breakthrough in consumer class scanners when it arrived earlier this year, with its revolutionary new hardware design and extensive software support that allowed users to achieve professional scanner level results. One of my main criteria for testing is always how quickly and easily can a unit be set up to produce high quality results. In the end it was a very easy job with the 4870, simply install the drivers and supporting software, plug in the USD2.0 or Firewire cable and power up. Designed with a Moving Carriage-Type Transparency Unit (TPU) for better resolution when scanning, the 4870 has a premium resolution of 4800 dpi and is capable of scanning a wide range of film formats. You can choose between 35mm strip film, 35 mm positive slides, 120/220 (6x12cm) medium format film and 4x5 format film. Take out the reflective cover and slot in the notched transparency adapter for scanning 35mm slides and negatives and you are in business. Select the professional mode on the Epson Smart Panel and then select preview. Once all the images from the four rows of 35mm stripfilm are previewed simply go through and mark which ones you want to scan and their output resolution. I selected A4 size at 300 dpi as I figured that s what I would generally output them to. The images produced were crisp and colorful thanks to the very capable Digital ICE technology, which helped in the detection and correction of defects in photos and films.

many photographers I ve got boxes and boxes of old films and slides in storage. Now that I ve moved to a total digital environment I thought it was time to migrate some of my best images into digital format before the dreaded fungi destroyed them forever. Sadly I was too late for a large percentage, as an unexpected flood destroyed a lifetime s work stored back home, so all I have left now is a few hundred slides and prints. Dedicated negative scanners can be very expensive but if you go down to Cathay or Ruby these days, you will see that flat bed negative scanners are all the rage now. Normally flat bed scanners, which start in price from $99, were only usable for scanning in business cards, documents and prints. Now many manufacturers are starting to produce units that can scan both reflective and transparent artwork, a real bonus for photographers who want to preserve what s left of their film memories. Epson Singapore gladly loaned me a couple of scanners from opposite ends of the price spectrum to test for an upcoming article on film, but I was having so much fun I thought I would pass one of them onto you all now.

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On reflective art it was superb, it was very easy to use to produce very good A4 sized reproductions. What impressed me the most about this great scanner was its speed. It didn t take that long to navigate its way through your image selections and output the images to a holding file. One other thing to note was that if you are still worried about getting great scans, check out the www.espon.com.sg site, which has a great tutorial, called the Epson film-scanning guide. Contact: Epson hotline (65) 6586-3111.

Scanned from a Kodak CN400 color negative

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First Look

The ExpoDisc

Microsoft s Digital Image Suite 10 Microsoft Corp. has released the latest version of its software for editing and organizing digital photographs and images to tap into widespread demand for digital cameras and photography. Digital Image Suite 10 combines the power of two digital imaging software applications, Microsoft Digital Image Library 10 for organization and Microsoft Digital Image Pro 10 for editing. It offers users an end-to-end solution with powerful panoramic stitching in two dimensions, intuitive color-correction tools, more one-click fixes, and added options for organization and sharing. Improved are the Exposure Auto Fix, which adjusts the brightness and contrast of an image, and the Color Auto Fix, which analyses and corrects the color and light in the image. Digital Image Suite's third Auto Fix is designed to improve pictures taken on camera phones, where the quality of images is often low. This comprehensive yet easy-to-use photo solution for organizing, editing, sharing and safekeeping digital photos is due to arrive here in October.

The Ultimate White Balance Filter for your DSLR

Available in different lens sizes now at Cathay Photos two stores from S$245

Photo3D

Introducing Photo3-D from Mission 3-D group that provides you with the simplest possible method to capture, create and share 3-D photos. It s as easy as 1, 2, 3-D! 1. Just Snap-Slide-Snap. Use the patented Photo3-D 303 digital camera attachment to quickly and easily capture left & right eye stereo images. 2. Load-Load-Mix. Use the easy Photo3-D Mixer software to create and focus your 3-D photos. 3. Wow! You won t believe your eyes. Easily share those 3D photographs just like regular photos, using the stylish 3-D viewers provided with the package, which can be attached to picture frames, photo albums, and greeting cards. The kit even comes with very stylish 3-d glasses. For more details about this amazing photographic tool log onto www.mission3-d.com/

KODAK EASYSHARE CX7530 Zoom Digital Camera The EASYSHARE CX7530 camera is ideal for the digital photographer who wants one-touch picture taking simplicity, plus a degree of creative flexibility. It offers 5-megapixel (MP) resolution for rich photographic detail as well as the ability to enlarge photos up to 20 x 30 inches, an exclusive on-camera Share button and integrated digital photo albums. The CX7530 camera incorporates a Kodak RETINAR all-glass, aspherical, 3X optical zoom lens; 5X advanced digital zoom, and multi-zone auto-focus system for crisp prints. Nine picture modes including night, close-up, landscape, black and white and sepia are easily accessible, making it simple to shoot in various situations. The CX7530 camera is available in Singapore at a suggested retail price of S$599.

Olympus Ferrari

DIGITAL MODEL 2004 Following on from the success of their 2003 model, Olympus have introduced the new limited-edition Ferrari DIGITAL MODEL 2004 compact digital camera that is officially sanctioned by Ferrari S.p.A. There was such a demand for the 10,000 units that were produced last year that it led to the development of a next generation model in the collector s series. Like its predecessor, the Ferrari DIGITAL MODEL 2004 embodies superior design, quality and durability. The colour of the aluminium body accurately reproduces the Ferrari red the hallmark of Ferrari racecars, and it is an entirely new type of camera, based on the newly launched Olympus CAMEDIA AZ-1. With its 3.2 megapixels and 3x optical zoom, it features a large LCD monitor that delivers high contrast and a wide viewing angle. The Ferrari DIGITAL MODEL 2004 is a limited edition; with only 10,000 units offered worldwide, only 100 units have been exclusively

allotted for Singapore at a recommended retail price of S$1,099 (inclusive of GST).

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Get accurate colour in difficult lighting conditions with the patented ExpoDisc. Varying levels of colour cast typically occur in digital photography and require compensation as part of the process to create a photograph with good color fidelity. Think of the ExpoDisc as a gray card within a lens cap. It s a neutral diffusion filter that gathers ambient light from 180 degrees and passively transmits 18% of it through to your cameras light meter. The resulting gray frame accurately represents the colour cast of the light in which you are working in. From this gray frame you can easily set your cameras custom preset white balance and get great accurate colour inside or out.

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Through Kath s Lens

APPLY COLOUR! By Kath Cosgrove

I love black and white photographs; they are timeless, forgiving and have so much potential. I used to enjoy experimenting with different processing and printing techniques in the darkroom and now, although I lament the loss of my traditional darkroom, I now enjoy experimenting in my digital darkroom. One technique that has me spending hours in front of my computer is the age-old art of applying colour to black and white prints. I was first introduced to this intricate art by a good friend in Auckland whose first job back in the 1960 s was to colorize black and white photographs as colour film was expensive and not readily available in New Zealand during those days. She gave me several lessons and I spent many hours practicing and perfecting with photo oils, cotton wool, cotton buds, toothpicks and skewers, colour mixing palettes, photo pencils, turpentine and all sorts of paraphernalia. Traditionally, photo oils are applied using skewers or toothpicks wrapped in cotton wool and excess oil is removed with turpentine solutions. As you can imagine, this is a very messy, fumy and timeconsuming job but very rewarding if done correctly.

I like the effect to be as natural as possible and to enhance rather than distract. Although, I have found that darker skin tones suit bolder colours and can look simply stunning if balanced correctly.

I usually don t like to fully colour a portrait but prefer to use selective colouring to add drama or to focus attention on the subject. Usually just a piece of clothing or a bouquet of flowers is enough but you have to be careful that you don t draw attention away from your subject. Personally, I find that skin tone is very hard to emulate and can easily appear false if not done correctly so I prefer to leave these areas monotone and maybe add a little colour to the eyes or lips instead. When colouring in Photoshop, I start by converting my scanned black and white image to RGB. I then carefully select my target area with either the magic wand or the lasso tool, go to the select menu and pick Feather, choosing a radius of 10 pixels so that I don t get a hard obvious edge around the area I have selected. I then go to image/adjust/variations and add the colour that I would like my selection area to be. Variations allows me to keep all the detail in the selected area rather than blocking it out as would happen if I used paint brush or bucket. There are many ways in many books and this is just one of the methods that I use.

These days Photoshop, high resolution scanners and digital photography have given photographers another option that has made this job a lot easier, cleaner and just as rewarding.

Like every art form, it takes a lot of practice to perfect and even then, it can take several attempts to get an image to look the way you want it to, but in the end, the results are certainly worth the hard work.

Selecting an image that is suitable for colouring and deciding what effect you want to achieve is the first difficult step in the colouring process as not every monochrome image is suitable.

There are many methods of applying colour to a print whether by hand or by mouse, it is simply a matter of finding a technique or medium that you like and giving it a try.

For this technique to be effective, the area to be colorized needs to be predominantly grey in tone as black areas will not allow colours to show up very well and pure white often lacks the detail needed for the added colour to appear natural.

If you want to experience the joy of traditional hand colouring then I suggest you check out www.handcolor.com/studio/traditional/ handcoloring/preparation.htm as they have a great step-by-step guide to get you started.

When adding colour to portraits, I like to use subtle pastel shades rather then bright bold colours as

For digital enthusiasts, check out your Photoshop books for some tips and start experimenting.

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Yian on the Move

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Le Moment Decisif Contact sheets should be as private as a toothbrush and ought to be guarded as jealously as a mistress A dozen contact sheets tell far more about a photographer than a dozen good pictures taken by that same photographer. Two dozen contact sheets taken at random from various stories and carefully scrutinised would be equal to a complete (photographic) psychoanalysis of the photographer Elliott Erwitt d

Staff at the Magnum office in Paris pour over the newspapers on the morning of August 5th, the day that news of Henri Cartier-Bresson s passing was released to the public. The entire noticeboard of the office was taken down and replaced with cuttings from newspapers such as Le Monde and Liberation, the latter of which dedicated 21 pages to the story, and pictures of and by him. The picture on the front page of Liberation (top left in the photo) of him was taken in New York City in 1935. The headline L instant decisif is French for the decisive moment.

most subjects. The subjects themselves are unconnected and discreet. To put it another way, if I were to compare his contact sheets with say, Gaumy s (apples and oranges, I

even more loosely, this moment is decisive as I sit here typing this article at Magnum and commit to my decision to go see for myself firsthand the places I have always wanted to but knew nothing about (starting with the Balkans), to shoot up close (with only a 28mm lens), to see in colour, to connect with people, to learn about the world, to be present at the decisive moments to come. Yian

Josef Koudelka recounts stories of Henri Cartier-Bresson to the staff at the Paris office. Koudelka alleges that CartierBresson once called him an anarchist.

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are many benefits to working at Magnum meeting famous photographers and more importantly, watching them work (for example, watching my mentor, six foot four Alex Majoli disappear while shooting in public), editing my portfolio with some of the world s best editors, and intangibles such as soaking up the atmosphere and incredible energy here. War photographer Thomas Dworzak (left) and Magnum staff help get the party going in commemoration of the life and death of Henri CartierBresson. The event is bittersweet, both a sad farewell and a celebration at the same time.

Cartier-Bresson shoots very precisely and succinctly, never exposing more than three to five frames for

This is what the decisive moment means to me, even though I know it is not his definition of the term. In fact, using the term

know), for the same number of contact sheets in a binder, they have roughly the same percentage of keepers. However the picture Gaumy selects looks exactly (to my unsophisticated eye) like the ones before and after it, whilst Cartier-Bresson has so many more different and diverse subjects that are not seen in his final printed output. And this to me is the most amazing thing about him, that he has seen so much; he has been physically present and up close at almost every defining event in the last century, at every decisive moment in history.

Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka raises a toast to the late Henri Cartier-Bresson, with staff at the Magnum office in Paris. Joining by conference call is his widow, fellow Magnum photographer Martine Franck. On the walls of the conference room behind Koudelka are two prints by fellow photographer Martin Parr.

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The real privilege of working at Magnum, however, is the unrestricted access to le chambre froid or the cold room the vault where the negatives are stored. Recalling Erwitt s quote, I targeted 24 of his contact sheets first. Next on my list were my favourite photographer Jean Gaumy (very prolific, shoots many, many pictures of the same scene), my hero Robert Capa (the best contact sheets in terms of being well laid out with the development of the story and very easy to follow), and recently, Henri CartierBresson. For the latter, I had the additional aim of uncovering the secrets of le moment decisif , or the decisive moment.

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Reader s Galeria

Exploring creativity with Jingle Chen

About the photographer:

am a 23 year-old freelance photographer and artist who recently graduated from Communication Studies at NTU. I started taking pictures just 2 years ago and my first project was to create a coffee table book for someone who wanted memories and keepsakes of his home when he moved. I am now venturing into CD cover design and digital imagery for events and publishing. I believe that my camera helped shape how I look at things. As I work around my camera s capabilities and limitations, I have to constantly change the way I view and feel for pictures. My

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confidence built up and now I feel I can work with various types of shooting technologies and environments. I realized I could take more interesting shots by exploring impossible locations (like being around a museum!). Photographs show not only style, but a person s character and taste, and also what he deems interesting in terms of value and the timelessness of an image. My friends have their distinctive style, but I like to move on to various styles and experiment with themes, techniques and subjects. I enjoy taking abstract pictures, architectural works, silhouettes, animals and creations of nature. As

Whether it be nature, kids, sports or whatever, please send us a selection of your best images of subjects based around a common theme so that we can show off your work to the world. Send prints or email your best images to editor@photoi.com.sg or mail them to Hardware Zone Pte Ltd 20, Ayer Rajah Crescent, #09-04/05/11/12 Singapore 139964, attention to PHOTOi.

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much as I feel subjects are the essence of a photo, the composition is the lexicon of photography. Patterns are one of the ways to explore creativity and bring out the abstract in reality. There can be beauty in everything in life, if one slows down and takes a longer look and if one also takes time to feel and appreciate. Because photography is all about encasing the moment, if one can feel the moment then one shot is enough to create something that stays with you a lifetime. More of my digital imagery works, photo montages and photographs can be found at www.anamics.com.

To support all our readers who are out there shooting up a storm each month for the readers galleria section, PHOTOi with the kind support of THE CAMERA WORKSHOP at 3 Coleman Street, #01-31, Peninsula Hotel Shopping Centre, Singapore, are giving away the latest SAFROTTO backpack camera bag worth $240.00 each month to the photographer whose work makes the grade for Readers Galleria, so keep those submissions rolling in.

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The Best Photographer in Singapore

The Winners in round eight of the

PHOTOi Best Photographer in Singapore competition 2004 Theme View from your window

2nd 1st

3rd

Teu Choon Kiat

Woong Huat Hui

Stefan Gisin

The more you look at it the more you see well done.

An edgy different view from your window.

4th Hui Man Yan

5th David Ng

WOW what a dramatic shot, well composed and a good strong winner. A lovely Colourful view well shaped and expertly caught.

A perfect picture postcard - well seen and well done.

The Grand Prize Nikon D70 Names Stefan Gisin Teu Choon Kiat Woong Huat Hui Hui Man Yan David Ng Lee Hin Mun Marc Aviles Jimmy Tong Sahari Sariman Hui Man Yan Felimon Sanchez Ken Leong Lee Hin Mun Wu Swee Ong Marc Aviles

The Grand Prize, for the Best Photographer in Singapore Competition is the Nikon D70, kindly sponsored by Nikon Singapore Pte. Ltd. Other prizes kindly sponsored by Cathay Photo Store (PTE) LTD

Overall Scores 98 97 95 94 93 90 89 88 87 87 85 84 83 81 80

The overall points standing after eight rounds of the PHOTOi Best Photographer in Singapore competition 2004.

The overall score sheet Rank

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1st

Mark Aviles

1111

2nd

Lee Hin Mun

817

3rd

Hui Man Yan

760

4th

Ivan Yeo

606

5th

Santiago D. Luib

447

6th

Sahari Sariman

438

7th

Felimon Sanchez

436

8th

Woong Huat Hui

397

9th

Julian Li

391

10th

Liew Tong Leng

378

11th

Kenneth Leong

370

12th

Li Shi Wei

306

13th

Wu Swee Ong

293

14th

Jericho Jensen

262

15th

David Ng

247

16th

George Hitchins

226

17th

Tan Wee Sim

225

18th

Stefan Gisin

219

19th

Roy Sim

209

20th

Quek Chiau Liong

209

21th

Maniya Aura Ong

204

22th

Joshua Chai

200

23th

Chng Peng Eik

193

24th

Lim Choon Thin

188

25th

Wong Chek Poh

184

26th

Chau Feng Hao

175

27th

Koh Kok Peng

174

28th

Lionel Lin

147

If you want to view the best 10 entrants overall and see your own overall points total please check for them on the www.photoi.com.sg web site. Please check the website to also update yourself on the rules and regulations.

The Points system explained. 1: All registered entrant s gain for themselves 20 points by simply entering in each theme competition regardless of the number of prints/images entered. 2: Only entries scoring over 80% will be awarded points. 3: Each entry judged suitable for the top 10 will be awarded points individually which are then accumulated to that entrants overall score. 4: All points are then accumulated over the entire 11 themes for the grand prize. 5: Points can be awarded for such topics as the use of colour, impact, theme relevance and content. 6: The judging is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Send all entries to editor@photoi.com.sg or mail your prints to Hardware Zone Pte Ltd 20, Ayer Rajah Crescent, #09-04/05/11/12 Singapore 139964, attention to PHOTOi.

Themes *Closes on the 6th of each month.* Round 9 Your Best National Day Photos (Closes 6th Sept) Round 10 Curves (Closes 6th Oct) Round 11 Final Round Reflection (Closes 6th Nov)

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The overall points standing for round eight of the top 15 placegetters. Total plus 20 for the top 15 entries.

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Industry Report

Oh to be there! From

the Athens Olympics site Nikon ATO, Daren Tan, sent us a couple of pictures showing what s on offer for the more than 1100 accredited photographers attending this great sporting adventure. Over 500 photographers were registered Nikon and NPS photographers and the biggest number of photographers sent by any single Asian news organization was 20 from the Xinhua News agency of China. The total number of AP photographers from their worldwide pool attending the games was approximately 40. Nikon had shipped close to 2 million euros worth of equipment to the games and judging by the boxes and bodies on show there was much to choose

from. Canon Europe also supported the Olympics with a major effort. Kodak who are the official games sponsors for printing, official film and photography gracefully invited both Nikon and Canon to join them and have provided a huge room within their Kodak depot to work from. Both Nikon and Kodak have developed a very close work relationship during this Athens games. said Daren The work spirit and motivation within the depot is enriching, because you have Nikon, Canon and Kodak there, and each company sends their best people

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from across the globe, so you have a pool of multi-cultural people, all cooperating nicely, each person respecting other individual's area of expertise. Everyone here is very friendly and ever willing to chat and talk despite the work hours which at times are long and tedious. We start from as early as 7am and work in two shifts until 11pm. Photographers come to the centre to draw their items from as early as 7am with the most popular items being the D2H and the 400mm F2.8 lens, and 200mm, F2 lens. 100% of the time almost 99% of our equipment has been loaned out. Daren will tell us more about the games coverage in the next issue of PHOTOi.

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Alongside the launch of its new digital imaging software, Microsoft also launched a couple of new computer peripherals aimed squarely at digital media users. S+ARCK mouse

Top of the list is the new Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard.

The nicest thing about the new ergonomically designed keyboard is its digital media zoom slider. How often have you had to search for the magnifying tool in the middle of a complicated image adjustment? Well now the Zoom slider allows the user effortless control

of digital photos and documents with just the touch of a finger. Simply push the slider up or down to zoom in and out when navigating large documents or images. It s the perfect companion for digital camera owners, since 80 percent store or access images on their computers. The Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard operates on both the PC and Macintosh platforms and uses a standard keyboard USB connection. Priced at just S$149 it is available now. Another couple of cool tools on show were the ultra trick Microsoft Optical Mouse by S+ARCK and a nice wireless mouse for laptops where the receiver unit actually clicks into the mouse body when not in use. The S$49 S+ARCK mouse comes in two colours blue and yellow and is the product of world-class designer Philippe Starck and Microsoft collaborating on a design project to take the design of the common computer mouse to new and exciting heights.

Digimaster i.gic Super Digital Camera The stylish Digimaster Igic Super digital camera is equipped with a 4-megapixel CCD image sensor and a 3X optical power zoom lens that is complemented with a macro function and a further 4X digital zoom capability. It offers high-quality digital imaging in a compact package. Features include a special Burst mode feature and MPEG4 video-audio recording function with advanced imaging capabilities. Users can select from four resolution settings up to 2560 x 1920. Each Igic Super also comes with a special limited edition Mascot Doll that doubles up as a display stand or tripod! The SRP is S$399.

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Shalom Colorlab Digital Imaging Services, located on the first floor of the Bras Basah complex, was a winner in the recent FujiFilm Digital Imaging Best of the Best Awards for 2004. Shalom was one of ten overall winners from shops throughout Singapore who were judged on a number of criteria, which included print quality, customer service, shop image and staff presentation. Shalom also won the Quality print excellence award 2004 Pictured are the award winning team at Shalom, from left: Eileen Lim, Catherine Choo, Calyn Ng and M.M. Teoh.

Life goes on Talented Singaporean fine art photographer Ming has completed his own personl national day project and hosted it on his own website. Titled Life goes on -The progress of our Nation it will be up for the rest of the September. Check out www.lifegoeson.com.sg to see latest images from Ming s view on the national day parades.

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Postcards

Early morning moon over Lake Te Anau

A South Island Road Trip By John and Kath Cosgrove

Zealand is an amazing place to visit as a photographer. Once you get past the occasional Hobbit, Elf or Orck running around the shrubbery of Middle-earth, you are truly in a photographer s paradise. On a recent road trip we drove from the top to the bottom of this land of the long white cloud. Driving is such a great way to see New Zealand as it allows you to stop when great picture apportunities leap out at you, just remember to indicate your intentions before you stop. We started our road trip in the beautiful wine growing district of Marlborough. The boutique wineries of the Wairau Plain are now home to the largest grape growing region in New Zealand. The region s soil types, abundant sunshine, long autumns and crisp, cool winters provide the right ingredients needed to produce world-class wines. One of the most popular ways to see the wineries is on a guided wine trail. Like many of the wineries and boutique breweries in this area the excellent Montana Brancott Winery offers full restaurant/café facilities on site so its an ideal opportunity to experience alfresco dining amongst the vines and shop for those excellent award winning wines like Montana s Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Méthode traditionnelle or Chardonnay before heading down State Highway 1 to Christchurch. An easy 1/2 day drive down past the whale watching area of Kaikoura to Christchurch offers many opportunities

The steamer Earnslaw on Lake Wakatipu

to stop and take stunning mountain landscapes and even wildlife pictures as the fur seals are often visible from the roadside along this rugged coastline. Driving further down the east coast you can see that many of the buildings in the towns and cities have roots in old English architecture. One of the most well preserved historical sites is in the small town of Oamaru, 3.5 hours south of Christchurch, at the head of the mighty Waitaki river and dam system. Here they have worked hard to preserve the famous white limestone buildings. Heading inland towards Queenstown via the Lindis Pass, it s a good daylong drive with plenty of stops needed to get stunning reflection shots in the many hydro lakes enroute. It pays to start your day early in the South Island as the clean mountain air and still lakes are truly spectacular. Join up with State Highway No. 8 and drive thorough the mountains to the famous city of Queenstown on the banks of Lake Wakatipu where photo ops abound. In this region of national parks and tall mountains there is the natural beauty of Lake Te Anau and spectacular Milford Sound to be captured on film. Have fun whilst in Queenstown and Wanaka, as it s the nation s capital of adventure and excitement. Then when you have had enough adventure you can move on to explore the majestical grandeur of the West Coast between Haast and Westport. The Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers and the Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki are spectacular highlights. Watch out for the many natural history and landscape photo ops along this highway before you cut over the Southern Alps at Arthurs Pass to Christchurch.

Grape vines in Marlborough

White Stone Buildings in Oamaru

Roadside waterfall on the road to Milford Sound

Many thanks to the NZ Tourism office in Ngee Ann City.

Early morning reflections abound on the many southern lakes

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Master of their Craft

I don t care what people say, this is how I interpret what I see. But people do like

what Peter Chen sees and with an extensive high profile clientel that comes to him direct for their commissioned works, Peter has established himself as one of Singapore s premier photo impressionist. With a client list that includes Westin Stamford, Zouk Disco, Asia Pacific Breweries and the Marriott and Fullerton hotels, Peter is largely selftaught but this quiet yet very sports minded 50 year old has always been a student of photography. I brought my first camera when I was only seven, it took a long time to save the money, firstly for the camera and then to pay for the ongoing film and processing. Undeterred that some members of his large family thought his photographic renditions of their home in Chinatown where a waste of time and money Peter nevertheless grew up in an arts minded family environment with brothers and sisters becoming fashion designers, piano teachers and his brother, Henri, is now a world famous painter. I suppose I was a very quiet person and I liked to express myself through photographry. I would shoot abstract things, trees in the backyard or what ever took my fancy. But a career in photography would have to wait as he undertook an electronic engineering degree, which led to a job at the GE and Toshiba factories. Photography still remained his first love and Peter supplemented his income with weddings and a lot of freelance work. He kept up his passion for abstract impressionistic photography by avidly reading any photography or art books and magazines he could get his hands on. With no mentors at this stage he shared his work with family members who again scolded him for wasting his time and money. At 30 years of age he took the plunge and went freelance. In the early days I had to combine commercial advertising and wedding work to make a living. I didn t like it much as it meant working to somebody else s vision and ideas. To work with an art director was like switching off my brain, robot work. About this time I also started to enter photo competitions but the local ones couldn t understand my vision and I didn t get very far so I looked overseas where they did seem to understood my vision and I was very successful at it.

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About this time his work became noticed by noted Singaporean black and white teacher/photographer Yip Hoi Kee, who actively encouraged Peter to continue with his work. In the 90 s I became more recognized with shows and book work, people now started to hire me for my style and interpretation. Featuring in the authoritative reference book, Contemporary Photography, published by St James Press in 1995 it was indeed a rare honor for Peter. I really loved the work of Ernst Haas the way he handled colour in his images helped me a lot. To help Peter get motivated he has combined his electronics skills with a love for music Hi-fi to be exact. I love music, all types and genres, it helps me to get motivated and is by far my biggest inspiration. Peter Chen will talk about his photographic vision and photo impressionism at the third in the series of Be there talks presented by Shriro and Hasselblad at the SAFRA Bukit Merah on the 24th of September at 7.30pm. Five tips from peter 1: Be observant 2: Know your equipment well 3: Be original 4: Listen to critics 5: Listen to music

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We started out with all the best intentions, our images where supposed to be bright

and colourful, after-all that s how we remember they looked like through the viewfinder but now, much later on the laptop LCD screen, our hard won images are flat and lifeless. In fact they require quite a bit of fiddling in Adobe Photoshop just to even make the grade of acceptable What did we do wrong? When we were walking along looking for that award winning photo, a combination or juxtaposition of shapes and colours caught our eye. Based on what visual criteria we have set our eyes to see (nature versus scenic), when these all fall into place they tell the brain that this would make a great image. The eye is always attracted to these seven elements: Colour, Shape, Shadow, Shine, Silhouette, Surface and Movement.

COLOUR

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A combination of these elements is in every photo you take. In this MTV generation our eyes are constantly being bombarded with graphic images everywhere we look. Through the rods and cones in our eyes we can see a virtual rainbow of colours due to the activation of more than one kind of cone cell. Colour vision is additive (think RGB), with different wavelengths of light combining to form the millions of different hues detectable by a person working with normal colour vision. Our camera s media (film or digital) can only record certain levels of light so it s important to understand how to maximise our media to capture the best colour it can.

An understanding of the basics of colour theory is essential for every photographer but any lesson on colour can easily develop into a very boring dissertation on the theory of color and the path of a reflected wavelength of light. So we here at PHOTOi decided that that was enough highbrow speak and instead offered up our version of how to improve the colour in your images.

A simple guide to colour photography: There are four main types of colour that you will come across in photography. Most award winning photos will usually contain only one type of colour. Complimentary Colour: Two colours on opposite sides of the colour wheel, which when placed next to each other make both appear brighter. The complementary colour for red is green, for blue it's orange, and for yellow it's purple.

Monochromatic: A photograph taken in shades of only one colour. Not always the realm of black and white but where all the colours appear as the same tonal range, think soft lit landscapes, moody window shots, David Hamilton nudes etc. Usually seen as neutralcolours, such as browns and greys, very dramatic if used in the right context.

Spot Colour: A monochromatic picture can be turned into a masterpiece simply by adding a spot colour. Adding a red or yellow spot colour lifts the picture dramatically.

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Contrasting Colour: Two colours that when placed together cause one to dominate the other. The contrasting colour for red is blue and for yellow it's green.

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Colour saturation Film speed: The slower the ISO the better the colour depth. Try to shoot at the lowest available ISO setting to increase the levels of colour in your images. The higher the ISO the fewer colours captured and the more contrasty your image will be. Plus or minus compensation: Your digital camera's inbuilt metering system can be affected by many factors and will sometimes determine the wrong exposure value needed to produce an image, giving you flat, light or dark pictures. There are many ways to fix this and increase the saturation of your images. The quick answer is to adjust the "EV Compensation" feature found on all prosumer and professional cameras, which allow you adjustments from -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV. It s important to understand that in exposure compensation positive values increase the brightness of the image, while negative values darker it. When you become more familiar with your camera's metering system, you can determine the amount of EV compensation long before you start shooting.

compensation on your priority mode (A, S or P) to increase the saturation, shoot at the lowest ISO possible, select the colour mode which suits your purposes either Adobe RGB or sRGB. Some digital shooters capture every thing in RAW mode so that they can control it later in post-production. But in the end it s how you shoot that determines the reproduction of the colour in your image.

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As a rule I generally set my EV at 0.3 to increase the colour saturation of my images but some situations call for a more refined process so always check your camera s LCD monitor and when in doubt try bracketing your exposures. Use the cameras inbuilt exposure bracket mode or manually change the settings. To create impact in your photos look for bold hues. Car magazines learned a long time ago that cover shots with red sports-cars sell more copies, home decor magazines use soothing blues, vibrant yellows and luscious greens to promote their products, while fashion magazines use a combination of monochromatic or strong contrasting colours to sell their wares. KIS - Simplicity is always the key to a great image. Minimize the number of colours for more impact, as a photograph should have only one main subject and one main color. Look for just one of the three primary colours: red, blue, or yellow and balance them with their respective complementary colours, i.e. red with green, blue with orange, and yellow with purple. For the best images always use films that produce very saturated images like Fuji s Velvia/Provia and Kodak's Ektachrome E100S slide film. It should be noted that now both film manufacturers are starting to release colour negative films that have been developed to mimic the very saturated images of slide film, a bonus for all film shooters. On the digital front there are many ways to improve the colour of your captured image. Select a minus

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Just like the white escape routes in a black and white photographs, dominant colour escape routes ask the viewer to leave our picture before we can even get our message across. Always watch out for contrasting colours that take the viewers eye away from the intended message. Is that red bucket in the corner of the frame really necessary?

Photo Society SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

Closing Date: 14 September 2004. Organised By: The Photographic Society of Singapore Entry Forms and Rules: http://www.sbg.org.sg/index.asp. Subject: Capture the beauty and wonder of the Singapore Botanic Gardens through your camera lens and submit your pictures under the following 5 themes: Gardens' Plants, Gardens' Orchids, Gardens' Landscape, Gardens' Lifestyle and Nature in the Gardens. Open to: All citizens and residents of Singapore. Prizes: 1st prize - Nikon Coolpix 5700, 2nd prize Nikon Coolpix 3100 and 10 consolation prizes.

KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL ART COMPETITION

Closing Date: 15 September 2004. Organised By: Konica Minolta Entry Forms and Rules: www.ph.konicaminolta.com.sg/photo/photo contest/digitalartform.htm or contact Ms Mabel Lim or Mr Jason Ng @ Tel. 64731377 for details. Subject: Digital art compositions. Entries will be judged on originality, creativity and technique in the digital realm. Participants are free to use digital media to enhance, montage, enlarge, reduce, cut and paste, superimpose etc. But it must not distort the reality of the images. The competition is divided into two sections: Open (no age restriction) and Junior (below 20 years of age). Open to: All residents of Singapore. Prizes: !st Prize: Open $1500, Junior $500. 2nd Prize: Open $1000, Junior $300. 3rd Prize: Open $500, Junior $100. Also 10 merit prizes for each section.

FOCUS ON YOUR WORLD

Closing Date: 24 October 2004. Organised By: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with the sponsorship of Canon Inc. Entry Forms and Rules: www.unep-photo.com Subject: Focus on your world photographically express your hope, joy, anger and concern for all life on Earth. Visit the website to see past winning images. The winning photographs will be featured in traveling exhibitions to increase awareness of the environmental issues worldwide. 3 categories: General (aged 25 years and over), Youth (aged 15 to 24 years), Children (aged 14 or younger). Open to: All nationalities and ages and both amateur and professional photographers. Prizes: Gold, Silver and Bronze in each section as well as cash and supplementary prizes. e.g. The General category Gold prize winner gets US$20,000! Send Entries to: UNEP Photographic Competition, TIME Inc., 152 Beach Road, #24-05/08 Gateway East, Singapore 189721. Web entries can be made at the website listed above.

OCEAN ODYSSEY

Closing Date: 30 November 2004. Organised By: Asian Diver Magazine Entry Forms and Rules: www.asiandiver.com Subject: Underwater photography with five categories: Macro, wide-angle, portfolio, novice and artistic design Open to: All photographers. Prizes: A prize pool totaling more than US$35,000, including camera equipment, dive gear and fabulous dive vacations.

DIVE DIGITAL!

Closing Date: 30 November 2004. Organised By: Canon Singapore Pte Ltd and FiNS Magazine. Entry Forms and Rules: www.finsonline.com/divedigital/ Subject: Underwater photographs taken in natural underwater settings. No photographs taken in pools, aquaria or other artificial/captive enclosures will be permitted. Three categories: Macro, Wide Angle and Local Waters. Entries received are shortlisted by the judges on a bi-monthly basis and at the end of the contest period , winners will be selected from the shortlisted entries in the Grand Shootout. Open to: All amateur photographers. Prizes: Grand shootout winner: Canon PowerShot Pro 1. Runner-up: Canon Powershot S1. Qualifying Shootout: 2 x Canon i560 printers for each round.

ARMY OPEN HOUSE 2004 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

Date: begins on 2 September, 12pm and ends on 6 September 2004, 11.59pm. Organised By: MINDEF. Entry Forms and Rules: http://www.armyopenhouse.com/html.htm Subject: All photographs must be taken at the Army Open House 2004 Where the action is! and submitted online at AOHphoto@miw.com.sg. Open to: All Singaporean citizens and permanent residents. Prizes: 1st prize: Canon 10D. 2nd Prize: Nikon Coolpix 8700. 3rd Prize: Pentax Optio S30. 10 Merit Prizes: 256 MB Trek Thumbdrive 2Smart.

MY WORLD PHOTO COMPETITION

Closing Date: 10 September Organised By: Canon Singapore Pte Ltd and Mediacorp Publishing. Entry Forms and Rules: Canon Singapore Pte Ltd Subject: Express your hope, joy and concern for all life on earth. Open to: All. Prizes: An i865 photo printer.

Workshops and Courses THE PHOTOGRAPHERS GALLERY - COURSES MITA Building, 140 Hill Street #01-02.

Conventional Infra-red Photography

Basic Practical Photography Commencing: 27 September Hours: Mondays, 7.30pm 9.30pm. Featuring: 8 Lessons / 2 hours per class Course Fee: $180

Commencing: 22 September Hours: First theory lesson on Wed 7.30pm - 10pm. Subsequent lessons on Sundays 8.30am - 11am. Featuring: 7 lessons/2.5 hours each Course Fee: $240

Studio Portraiture Course Commencing: 16 September Hours: Thursdays 7.30pm - 10pm Featuring: 7 lessons/2.5 hours each Course Fee: $240

Nature Macro Photography Course Commencing: 29 September Hours: First theory lesson on Wed 7.30pm - 10pm. Subsequent lessons on Sundays 8.30am - 11am Featuring: 7 lessons/2.5 hours each Course Fee: $240

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Commencing: 28 September Hours: First theory lesson on Tue 7.30pm - 9pm (Requirement: Basic Diver License) Featuring: 5 lessons with 2 dive sessions - local Course Fee: $380

Wedding Portraiture Course Commencing: 6 October Hours: Wednesdays 7.30pm - 10pm Featuring: 7 lessons/2.5 hours each Course Fee: $320 ENQUIRIES FOR ALL TPG COURSES: Tel: 68373886. Email: info@tpgallery.com.sg

OBJECTIFS CENTRE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM MAKING PHOTOGRAPHIC COURSES: 12A Liang Seah Street

Sunprints When: September 4 Hours: Saturday 4.00pm 6.00pm. Featuring: 1 session / 2 hours Course Fee: $50

OBJECTIFS COURSES OFFERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EPSON SINGAPORE: Digital B&W Printmaking When: September 4 and September 11 Hours: Saturday 2.00 5.00pm. Featuring: 2 sessions / 3 hours per class Course Fee: $200 Enquiries for all Objectifs courses: email info@objectifs.com.sg or phone 6339 3068

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE COURSES:

30 Selegie Road, Selegie Arts Centre Building

Conventional Basic Photography Commencing: September 6 Hours: 7.30 9.30pm. Featuring: 12 sessions / 2 hours per class Course Fee: $144 member / $244 non-member.

Glamour and Nude Photography Commencing: September 7 and September 21 Hours: 7.30 9.30pm. Featuring: 3 sessions / 2 hours per class Course Fee: $200 member / $300 non-member.

Travel and Creative Photography Commencing: September 28 Hours: 7.30pm 9.30pm. Featuring: 7 session / 2 hours per class Course Fee: $120 member / $220 non-member.

What Do I Shoot For? Workshop Commencing: September 30 Hours: 7.30 9.30pm. Featuring: 5 sessions / 2 hours per class Course Fee: $120 member / $220 non-member.

Macromedia Dreamweaver Course Commencing: September 25 Hours: 3.00 5.00pm. Featuring: 4 sessions / 2 hours per class Course Fee: $200 member / $300 non-member.

Flashlight Photography Commencing: September 3 Hours: 7.30 9.30pm. Featuring: 4 sessions / 2 hours per class Course Fee: $160 member / $260 non-member.

Digital Basic Photography Commencing: September 15

Commencing: September 3 Hours: 7.30pm 9.30pm. Featuring: 5 sessions / 2 hours per class Course Fee: $200 member / $300 non-member. Enquiries for all PSS courses: email enquiries@pss1950.org or phone 6334 3361.

Outdoor Portraiture

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Hours: Monday 1pm 7pm, Tuesday to Sunday 9am7pm. Where: Singapore History Museum, 30 Merchant Road, #03-09/17, Riverside Point. Featuring: An exhibition of works by 5 photographers - Ming, Lance Lee, Bryan van der Beek, Ernest Goh and Wong Maye-E who documented the outbreak and impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore last year. A selection of over 90 images divided into 2 broad sections. The first section focuses on the outbreak period, from airport screening to exclusive images of patients in the hospitals intensive care unit. The second half touches on the stories of the survivors and the medical workers. Admission: $3 Adults, $1.50 students and senior citizens. Free entry on Fridays from 7pm-9pm. Enquiries: Tel 6332 3659

Hours: Tuesday 7.30pm 9.30pm. Featuring: 12 sessions / 2 hours per class Course Fee: $144 member / $244 non-member.

NATURE @ WORK WEEKEND PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS The workshops are designed for busy photographers with SLR or digital camera who want to sharpen their photography skills and learn how to creatively & proactively control their camera . Workshops are conducted in small group, in 3 sessions within 1 week period. Workshop leader, John Arifin Msc .ARPS. The regular core weekend workshops are; *Basic Photography - Commencing 11 September *Mastering Macro Photography - Commencing 25 September *Apply Creative Photography Workshop Commencing 25 September Venue: 5 minutes walk from Somerset MRT (Orchard Road). Workshop fee: S$195/ S$ 180 (Early bird). 3 Sessions a total of 12 hours Enquiries: www.natureatwork.net or by phone: 6235 0021 for latest workshop schedule.

LITTLE KINGDOMS

When: 19 August 3 October 2004 Hours: Daily Where: The Tunnel, The Esplanade. Featuring: A collection of coloured photographs by Desmond Foo which offer a fascinating glimpse into the environment, social and cultural conditions of children living around the Himalayan region. These endearing portraits capture today s youth in their own backyard going about their routine chores in life, playing and working. The series was photographed in Nepal, Central and Far West Tibet, Southwest China, the Zanskar region and in North India. Admission: Free Enquiries: The Esplanade - phone 6828 8377

INSPIRATIONS FROM LANDMARKS

FOUNDATION PHOTOGRAPHY

When: 21 August 17 September 2004 Hours: Monday to Friday 11am 7pm. Saturday, 1pm 5pm. Where: Objectifs Centre for Photography and Filmmaking, 12A Liang Seah Street, Singapore 189033 Featuring: A photography installation by Chris Yap. Inspirations from Landmarks is about spaces. It is about spaces where we create our lives, find familiarity, seek solace, share relationships and discover intimacy, where the alternative lifestyle is not alternative anymore. Inspired by his work with the W!ldRice Theatre's production, Landmarks Asian Boys Vol 2 , Chris was moved into creating a series of images uncovering the emotions behind everyday life and places. His installation fuses photography with space, and aims to challenge the audience to see the norm for what it is. Admission: Free Enquiries: Tel: +65 6339 3068 Fax: +65 6339 6930. Web: www.objectifs.com.sg Email: info@objectifs.com.sg

Featuring: Press Photographer, Francis Lee will be conducting foundation photography courses at various community clubs in the East. Course comprises of 10 sessions with 2 field trips. Course Fee: $100 per participant Contact: Francis Lee at 947 96311 or email huhututu@hotmail.com

BASIC STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY Featuring: Press Photographer, Francis Lee will be conducting this course. Course comprises of 2 sessions (Sat/Sun) for 3 hours. Limited to 6 participants. Course Fee: $150 per participant Enquires: Francis Lee at 947 96311 or email huhututu@hotmail.com

CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

Hours: Tuesdays 7.00pm 10.00pm or Saturdays 2.00pm 5.00pm Where: Block 43 Studio Gallery, Work Loft Spaces, Chip Bee Gardens, #03-80, Jalan Merah Saga, Holland Village. Featuring: 8 week course / 3 hours per week Course Fee: $400 Enquires: Tel 647 11359 or Hp 9684 8215 or email studio@block43.com or www.block43.com

ROMANCE

When: July December 2004 Hours: Daily Where: Theatres Link, City Link Mall. Featuring: A photographic exhibition exploring romance and the relationship between Singaporean couples. Admission: Free

Exhibitions PILIPINAS

SPECIAL EVENTS

When: 25 August until 21 September 2004 Hours: 12 p.m. - 7 pm daily. Closed on Tuesdays and Sundays. Where: The Photographers Gallery at MITA, 140 Hill Street, #01-02. Featuring: The Travel Photography of Lester V. Ledesma, showcasing stunning travel photographs of the Philippines, their diverse subjects ranging from antique houses in Vigan, to Ati-ati revelers in Kalibo and even the mysterious witch-doctors of Siquijor Island - all of them providing rare glimpses of life in the archipelago. Admission: Free Enquiries: Tel 68373886, info@tpgallery.com.sg

BE THERE!

When: 24 September, 7.30 9.30pm Where: Safra Bukit Merah Featuring: Peter Chen. The third in a series of talks by Hasselblad Professionals organised by Shriro Singapore. Enquiries: register online at www.hasselbladsingapore.com or email Ms Pamela Lim at hasselbd@singnet.com.sg.

2004 PINGYAO INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL

When: 15 22 September Where: PINGYAO, SHANXI, CHINA Featuring: A festival of photography in a beautiful ancient city listed as a World Cultural Heritage site. Ancient city walls and moats, old streets, Wushu houses, pawnshops and more than 400 wellpreserved siheyuanr make up this ancient architectural complex. The first festival was held here in 2001 and now attracts photographers from all over the world. Interact with fellow photographers and join in the various photographic activities. Enquiries: www.pipfestival.com

BEST OF WILL YOU BE HUNG EXHIBITION

When: 22 September 4 October 2004 Hours: 12 p.m. - 7 pm daily. Closed on Tuesdays and Sundays. Where: The Photographers Gallery at MITA, 140 Hill Street, #01-02. Featuring: This is a culmination of the best-received works for the "Will You Be Hung" event held in August at TPG. A public judging held on August 21 helped select the 10 best received entries from the "Will You Be Hung" event and this exhibition showcases the works from the 10 selected photographers. Admission: Free Enquiries: Tel 68373886, info@tpgallery.com.sg

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HASSELBLAD MASTERS EXHIBITION

When: 28 August 16 September 2004 Hours: 11 a.m. - 9 pm daily. Where: epSITE, Epson Imaging Gallery Wheelock place #03-18/19, Orchard Road. Featuring: On a yearly basis Hasselblad nominates twelve Masters in photography. The selected Photographers represent men and women, different nationalities, a variety of photographic styles and application areas and span from young, up and coming to world famous established professionals. However, all Hasselblad Masters have several things in common: their skill in handling a Hasselblad camera, their artistic creativity and their strong passion for photography. Admission: Free Enquiries: Tel 6736 4986 Website: www.epson.com.sg

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1st Choice Colour Centre, .....................Blk 418 Yishun Ave 11 #01-397 ACC Color Centre Pte Ltd, ..................Blk 683 Hougang Ave 8 #01-915 Asia Pacific Colour, .......................Blk 728 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 #01-4228 Candid Photo, .............................................Hougang Point St.91 #01-K8 Digital Universe Pte Ltd, .................Blk 548 Woodlands Drive 44 #02-09 Express Photo Services, .......................Blk 41 Cambridge Road #01-24 Photopress, ........................................................Causeway Point #B1-39 Standard Photo Pte Ltd.......................................Causeway Point #01-13 Standard Photo Pte Ltd, .......................................Compass Point #B1-21 Standard Photo Pte Ltd,...............................................Junction 8 #B1-03 CENTRAL

35MM Colour Lab Pte Ltd, .......................Second Ave Junction #01-06 Beautiful Memories Pte Ltd, ..............................Stamford House #01-02 Colour Junction, .................................Tanglin Shopping Centre #01-11 Colourlab Photofinishing, .........................................The Adelphi #01-04 Ee Ming Photo Co, .........................................International Plaza #01-07 Fancy Photo, .........................................Bukit Timah Plaza #01-K32 Kim Tian Colour Centre, ...............................Hong Lim Complex #01-06 Konota Department Store, .................................Peninsula Plaza #01-26 LC Plaza Photo Store,....................................................City Plaza #01-48 Mach Photo,.................................Blk 87 Marine Parade Central #01-501 Meidi-Ya Photo & Camera Department, ......Liang Court, Basement 1 Photo Finish, ......................................................Funan The IT Mall #01-K7 Photo Finish, ......................................................Great World City #02-03 Professional Art Colour Centre, .............................Blk 22 Havelock Rd Shalom Colorlab, .......................................Bras Basah Complex #01-27 Soo Kee, ............................................................Blk 166 Bukit Merah Central Soo Kee, ................................................................Clifford Centre #01-02 Soo Kee, ..................................................................Far East Plaza #03-64 Soo Kee, ..............................................Far East Shopping Centre #01-18 Soo Kee, ............................................................Suntec City Mall #01-177A Triple D Minilab Centre, ............................ Burlington Square #01-07 EAST

1st Image Colour Centre & Trading, .......Blk 198 Punggol Field #02-04 Chop Lian Moh Colour Service, Blk 57A New Upper Changi Rd #01-1384 Digipro Imaging, .......................................Blk 58 Marine Terrace #01-45 Digital Advance Imaging Pte Ltd, .............Blk 440 Pasir Ris Dr.4 #01-17 Friendly Color Centre, ........................Blk 828A Tampines St. 81#01-156 Photo Finish, ...........................................................Tampines Mall #B1-24 Sincere Photo Studio, .......................Blk 201A Tampines St. 21 #01-1059 Standard Photo Pte Ltd, .........................................White Sands #B1-04/05 T&L Photo Service, ..........................................Blk 248 Simei St. 3 #01-126 WEST

A1 Best Digital Imaging Centre, ........Blk 501 Jurong West St. 51#01-261 Astro Imaging Centre Pte Ltd, ..................Lakeside MRT Station #01-02 Candid Photo, ..............................................Lot 1 Shoppers Mall #B1-08 D Classique Colour Centre & Trading, ...............Blk 624 Choa Chu Kang St. 62 #01-244 Grace Optical & Contact Lens Centre,Blk 105 Clementi Street 12 #01-04 Hui Yi Collection & Colour Lab,........Blk 280 Bukit Batok Ave 3 #01-327 I Photo Studio, ...................................Blk 399 Yung Sheng Road #01-57 Impress Color Centre, .....................Blk 960 Jurong West St. 92 #01-180 Mach Photo, ..............................................................Jurong Point #B1-29 Miao Laan Colour Centre, ................Blk 154 Bukit Batok St. 11 #01-302 Paradise Colour Centre, .................Gek Poh Shopping Centre #01-318 Photo Bugs, ...............................Blk 253 Jurong East St. 24 Ave 1 #01-217 Photopress, .................................................Blk 57 Dawson Place, #01-08 Standard Photo Pte Ltd,...................................Tiong Bahru Plaza #B1-04 Teck Whye Color Centre, ...................Blk 144 Teck Whye Lane #01-213 Zoom Elite, ..........................................Blk 492 Jurong West St. 41 #01-30 Zoom Photo, .................................Greenridge Shopping Centre #03-08

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AMK Colour Centre Pte Ltd, ......................................HDB Centre #01-30 AMK Colour Centre Pte Ltd, .......Blk 253 Serangoon Central Drive #01-241 AV Colour Lab, ................................Blk 683 Hougang Avenue 8 #01-941 CitiPhoto, ......................................................Blk 101 Yishun Ave 5 #01-73 Color Zone Photo Finishing, ......................Blk 292 Yishun St. 22 #01-263 CPL Foto Services Pte Ltd, ...........Blk 152 Serangoon North Ave 1 #01-336 CPL Foto Services Pte Ltd, ..............Blk 180 Toa Payoh Central #01-576 CZ Colour Lab, ...............................................................Sun Plaza #B1-19 Ed's Copying Lamination, .....................Blk 208 Hougang St. 21 #01-201 Exquisite Colour Centre, ............................NTUC Hougang Mall #B1-04 Exquisite Colour Centre, ....................................Revenue House #02-04 Focus Photo Enterprise, ....................Blk 166 Woodlands St. 13 #01-543 Lively Color Centre , ....................Blk 532 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 #01-2459 Paintbrush Colour Centre, .................Blk 303 Woodlands St. 31#01-203 Photo Finish, .................................................Blk 513 Bishan St. 13 #01-504 Photo Finish, .................................................Causeway Point #B1-27/30 Photo Finish, .........................................................Hougang Point #02-07 Photo Finish, ..................................Northpoint Shopping Centre #B1-14 Photo Finish, ........................................................Novena Square #01-32 Photo Finish, ................................................................Shaw Plaza #01-09 Photo Finish, .....................................................United Square #B1-41/52 PP Color Service, ...............................................Sin Ming Tower 1 #01-09 Printstar Photo Specialists Pte Ltd, ..............Khatib MRT Station #01-01 Top 28 Photo Colour Centre, .........Blk 447 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 #01-1681 Whampoa Color Centre, ................................................272 Balestier Rd Silver Photo Studio & Wedding Gowns, .......Blk 181 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 .......................................................................................................#01-2932 Spot Color, ............................................................Thomson Plaza #01-11

Fotohub.com Pte Ltd, ..............................................OUB Centre #03-01 Fotohub.com Pte Ltd, ....................................Suntec City Mall #02-050 Good Eastmen Photo Finishing, .........................Orchard Plaza #01-39 Ideamark,................................................Golden Mile Complex #01-46 King's Express, ....................................................Sim Lim Square #01-33 Kingsley Colour Centre, .................................Fook Hai Building #01-08 KJ Colourlab, ..........................................................................8 Sixth Ave Knight's Photo, .................................................Chinatown Point #01-33 Max Photo Pte Ltd, ............................................................72 Pagoda St. MS Photo King, ................146 Market St, Multi-Storey Carpark #01-15 Photo Finish, .........................................................Bugis Junction #B1-16 Photo Finish, .............................................................Centrepoint #B1-13 Photo Finish, ...................................................................City Link #B1-67 Photo Finish, .............................................Forum Shopping Mall #B1-22 Photo Finish, ........................................................Ngee Ann City #B2-01 Photo Friend, ...................................................Peninsula Plaza #01-46A Photo Genie, ...................................................Great World City #B1-13 PP Digital Imaging, ..............................................Far East Plaza #03-69 Printstar Photo Specialists Pte Ltd, .....................Capital Tower #01-03 Rich Photo Gallery, ..................................Tanjong Pagar Plaza #01-36 Spot Color, ..............................................Little India MRT Station #B1-02 Spot Color, ........................................................Plaza Singapura #B2-12 That's Photo, ..................................................Midpoint Orchard #01-03 True Colors Photo & Services, ......................... .The Concourse #01-40 EAST

3 Up Photo, ...........................................................Rivervale Mall #01-13 88 Fastspeed Photo Svc, ................................Blk 301 Ubi Ave 1#01-235 Apex Photo, .............................................Blk 735 Pasir Ris St. 72 #01-312 Bedok Photo Studio, ...........................Blk 89 Bedok North St. 4 #01-101 Boon & Co Pte Ltd, ....................Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2 Exquisite Colour Centre, ........................8 Tampines Central 1 #01-02 Foto Imperial, ..................................Blk 148 Potong Pasir Ave 1 #01-65 Foto Station, .............................................Blk 58 Marine Terrace #01-57 New Hua Pin Color Centre, ....................Blk 632 Bedok Reservoir Rd #01-874 Outstanding Color Centre, ................Blk 201C Tampines St. 21#01-17 Photo Finish, .................Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1#B1-43B Photo Finish, .......................................................Compass Point #B1-32 Photo Finish, ............................................DBS Tampines Centre #01-05 Photo Finish, ........................................Siglap Shopping Centre #01-13 Photo Finish, ..................................................Tampines Mart #01-11/12 PicturePerfect Digital Lab, ..........................................East Point #01-10 Plus One Colour Centre, ............Blk 741 Bedok Reservoir Rd #01-3079 Printstar Photo Specialists Pte Ltd, .....................Tampines Mall #B1-31 Sin Soonly Photo Express Trading, ...Blk 95 Aljunied Crescent #01-493 Siren Photos, ..........................................Blk 68 Geylang Bahru #01-3217 Teng Fei Color Centre, .................Blk 208 New Upper Changi Rd #01-659 WEST

1st Lot Express, ...........................................Lot 1 Shopper's Mall #B1-06 3TK Smart Color, .....................................Blk 18 Jalan Membina #02-06 ABS Photo Centre, ..........................Blk 501 Jurong West St. 51 #01-265 ACC Colour Centre Pte Ltd,..................Blk 826 Tampines St. 81 #01-80 Brilliant Color Centre & Trading, .................Blk 78 Redhill Lane #01-07 Charming Colour Photo Lab, Taman Jurong Shopping Centre #01-09 Choice Photo & Gifts, ..................Blk 283 Bukit Batok East Ave 3 #01-275 Colour Collections, ..................Blk 253 Chua Chu Kang Ave 1 #B1-18 Double One Colour Centre, ..Blk 442A Clementi Town Centre #01-47 Double One Colour Centre, ........................Blk 328 Clementi Ave 2 #01-208 Filmmen, ......................................Blk 164 Bukit Merah Central #01-3629 GS Studio & Photo Lab, ...................Blk 491 Jurong West Ave1 #01-159 Hui Yi Collection & Colour Lab, ....Gek Poh Shopping Centre #01-268 Ideamark, .................................Singapore Polytechnic FC5 Co-operative KC Ginza Lab & Studio, ...........................................Ginza Plaza #01-58 KC Poly (NP) Colourlab, ..............Blk 5 Ngee Ann Polytechnic #01-01 Le Bans (S) Pte Ltd, ..............................Bukit Batok MRT Station #01-07 Nets Imaging Pte Ltd, ............................................Ikea Building #01-05 Photo Finish, ............................................................Anchorpoint #01-09 Photo Finish, ..........................................Bukit Panjang Plaza #01-01/02 Photo Finish, .................................................Cold Storage Jelita #G-07 Photo Finish, .....................................Holland Shopping Centre #01-05 Photo Finish, .........................................................IMM Building #01-100 Photo Finish, ......................................................King Albert Park #01-06 Photo Finish, ............................................................Jurong Point #B1-27 Photo Finish, .................................................Tiong Bahru Plaza #B1-01/02 Photo Genie, .............................................Harbourfront Centre #02-114 Photo Hut, ...............................................Blk 109 Clementi St. 11 #01-09 Premium Image, ..........................................The Village Centre #03-09 Railmall Colour Lab, ....................444 Upper Bukit Timah Rd, The Railmall Siren Colour Lab, ............................Blk 961 Jurong West St. 91 #01-204 Speed Graphic Colour Lab, ............Blk 253 Jurong East St 24 #01-225 Style Photo, .....................................................2 Pandan Valley #01-207 Tong Heng Color Lab & Mini-Mart, Blk 46-3 Commonwealth Drive ..............................................................................................#01-398 Vivid Photo Productions Centre, ................Blk 18 Toh Yi Drive #01-111

Konica Photo Express Chinatown Colour Centre, ....................People's Park Centre #01-05 Foto Fast Digital Centre Pte Ltd, ...........................Midlink Plaza #01-10 Good View Photo Studio, ...............Blk 106 Jalan Bukit Merah #01-1870 GP2 Colour Lab, ....................................Blk 63B Lengkok Bahru #01-360 GP2 Colour Lab, ..................................................Tampines Mart #01-21 Kim Sheng Photo Express, ..................Thomson Imperial Court #B1-02 Kirei Colour Centre, ..................Blk 25 New Upper Changi Rd #01-624 M.S. Colour, ............................................Blk 102 Yishun Ring Rd #01-129 Zest Photo & Trading, ...........................................Eastpoint Mall #01-04 Zodiac Color Finishing, .....................Blk 305 Woodlands St. 31 #01-79

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Clubs / Societies Anderson Junior College,................................4500 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 Anglican High Photographic Society,.................600 Upper Changi Rd Anglo-Chinese Junior College Photographic Society,25 Dover Close East Catholic Junior College,...................................................129 Whitley Rd Contax Club Singapore, ....66 Tannery Lane #04-01 Sindo Industrial Bldg

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Choa Chu Kang Primary School, ....................20 Choa Chu Kang Ave 2 Damai Secondary School,...................................4800 Bedok Reservior Rd Hwa Chong Junior College Photographic Society,....661 Bukit Timah Rd ITE Bukit Batok Photographic Club..............................20 Bukit Batok St.21 ITE Dover Photographic Club..................................................20 Dover Drive ITE Yishun Photographic Club............................................20 Yishun Ave 9 Objectifs-Centre for Photography and Filmmaking,..12A Liang Seah St. LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, ....................................90 Goodman Rd National Junior College Photographic Society,..................37 Hillcrest Rd Nature Photographic Society (Singapore), ..........................1 Preston Rd Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (HQ / Visual Arts), ......80 Bencoolen St. Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Performing Arts), ....151 Bencoolen St. Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Fashion Studies), .....38 Bencoolen St. Nanyang Junior College Photographic Society, 128 Serangoon Ave 3 Nanyang Polytechnic, School of Design, ............180 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 NTU Photo-Videographic Society, Students Affair Office, Nanyang Ave NUS Photographic Society, .............Yusof Ishak House, 31 Kent Ridge Rd Raffles Junior College, ..................................................53 Mount Sinai Rd Republic Polytechnic, .............................Tanglin Campus 1 Kay Siang Rd SAFRA Photographic Club, ...................................5200 Jalan Bukit Merah Singapore Polytechnic Photographers, ..............................500 Dover Rd St Andrew s Junior College Photographic Society, ..............2 Malan Rd St Andrew s Secondary School, ...........................2 Geylang Bahru Lane Swiss Cottage Secondary School.................................3 Bukit Batok St.43 Temasek Junior College Photography Society, .........22 Bedok South Rd Temasek Polytechnic, Visual Central, .......................21 Tampines Ave 1 The Photographic Society of Singapore,30 Selegie Rd Selegie Arts Centre Victoria School Photographic Society,..................................2 Siglap Link

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