Archive for the 'What’s on my mind?' Category



Sir Owen Woodhouse visits Gough Whitlam in Sydney

Published on August 4, 2009

Sir Owen Woodhouse and Gough Whitlam, reflecting on the changes they’ve seen in their many years of friendship. These 2 men, now 93 years of age were born just 7 days apart, Mr Whitlam being the older one. Not only that, both of their wife’s name was Margaret! Sir Owen produced the Woodhouse report that [...]


The Cheah + Ford Family – sneak peek :)

Published on June 30, 2009

Over the weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to do a family portrait shoot for the first time! Our great friends, Jaydee + Clara first suggested it and I thought why not! I’ve always loved trying new things and I knew it would present a new set of challenges. Needless to say, I learnt a [...]


Kodachrome – the end of a photography icon

Published on June 24, 2009

First introduced in 1935, this color slide film became very popular for professional color photography. The vivid, high contrast and saturation colors it produced not only looked awesome but were very accurate. The only downside of this film was the complex processing and was often sold with processing fees included in the purchase price. Due [...]


New 5D Mark II firmware out!

Published on June 2, 2009

Yeay! Now the 5D II is capable of manual exposure control in video mode. Previously, this was not possible as the camera takes full control of the exposure levels. The latest firmware 1.1.0 by Canon now allows you to control aperture, shutter speed and ISO! Well done Canon for listening to your customers! Copied from [...]


Canberra Day Trip

Published on May 25, 2009

Couple of days back I was in Canberra as I had to renew my Malaysian passport. Prior to Jan 2008 back this could be done by mailing in the passport along with new passport photos and money order. Nothing really exciting about the renewal process but I brought my camera gear along in case I [...]