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Been in the library since 12, so thought of doing some photo work to relax!
Wanted to finish up the photos for my Cambodia trip, but can’t really spend too much time on it. Did a little work today, so I’m going to share it here!
These few photos were taken just along the river, my GF (will refer her to Pikachu in the future, ok?) & I visited a whole lot of places around Angkor Wat, so the TUKTUK driver asked us to wait and chill out a little before our long climb up a mountain to see the sunset (if you watch Tomb Raider 1, this is the mountain she landed upon arriving in Cambodia. I watched it again recently to check out which part was shown, to see if we visited the awesome part of Siem Reap. Photos of this mountain will be posted later)
So here is how it went…
In west Malaysia born and raised
On the the river bank in Siem Reap where I spend an hour of my day
Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool
Talking bout our trip not thinking bout school
When a couple of kids were up to no good
Started making trouble in my neighborhood
I started taking photos and my gf got scared
And said we’re getting back to the tuktuk and get out of here.
Only kidding, that song just came up. lol
The kids were cute, just messing around with us. Then they ran away…
 Gangsters Paradise & a lil Lord of the Flies  The Cheeky Monkey  True Smile & Happiness  Really Naughty Look  Sales Boy/Girl This boy or a girl, should be a boy. His hair is just so black and thick, probably good shampoo. He was trying to sell us some straw bracelet. We couldn’t afford it because it was really expensive, so he gave it to us, and asked Pikachu to keep it.
She didn’t want to keep it because she doesn’t want to wear a bracelet at that time because she knows one day she’ll be getting one from Me. Right? or Right?
 They Love Running I’ll be posting more soon! Keep coming back!!
Since I’ve updated my website to start providing photography services in Portsmouth. Thought it would be helpful to provide a little reading for couples, especially the brides on how to choose a photographer for your wedding.
 The Dress I’ve assisted countless weddings and worked on a few weddings myself. Your wedding photographs will capture the memories of your special day. I know wedding is a magical day for everybody, and I do know how stressful the wedding day can be for the couple, the family, and the photographer. Hence, choosing the right photographer is very important, so you will have one less element to be stressed about.
There are several elements to consider when looking for your wedding photographer:
So here are my little help on how to choose the right photographer for you.
Photographic Style
Each photographer have their own individual style. There are journalistic style, formal and classic posed shots, candid, black & white, sepia, retouched, glamour and so on. Film & Digital photographers makes a difference in the look of the photographs. Jose Villa is a photographer that uses film, and his work stands out for his unique look. Here you can see his work on his blog. Most photographers will have a little bit of everything in the style. So the quality of work is the important part.
  Experience & Price
Most couples/family will try to save as much as they can on their wedding, by hiring cheaper photographers, but is it really worth it? Expensive venue, expensive food, expensive dress, and budget photographer?
The wedding photography industry is huge!
There are a lot of amateur photographers that want to provide services in order to get “experience”, money and a name for themselves. So they would charge clients at a very low price, some even charge high. They just don’t realize what they are doing is giving the industry a really bad reputation.
Most photographers will have a website, but make sure to check out thier portfolio. Look around different photographer’s work, you can get a general idea of the quality of work, and if its up to your standard. Sometimes, its not the money, its the quality and how much you like it. Generally, experienced/good photographer will charge a premium, but its worth it. You really don’t want to go thru this process, where the couple sued a photographer for poor work. Read it Here!
Connection & Personality
There are many photographers out there. Some are shy, some are fun, some are arrogant, and even some are weird, the list goes on. I’ve seen many different types of photographers over the years. It all depends on your “chemistry” with your photographer, if you feel comfortable with your photographer, some how the photographs will just turn out well.
 The Comfy Walk Its the natural feelings that brings out the natural smile and happiness, it shows in the photographs. If you like the style then go ahead with it. Some photographers appearance might affect your decision. I’ve seen some that are really professional that dress accordingly, and some just wear jeans and a t-shirt. So, find out if their appearance goes well with you.
You should also make sure that the photographer you choose quickly establishes a good rapport with you and makes you feel comfortable. He should be able to advise you on where and how to stand without making you feel shy or self conscious!
Other Issues
Discuss and find out all these other information.
- Payment – Deposit and final payment should be made
- Working Hours – if its flexible, fixed, or by the hour
- Delivery Time – How long will you get to see the photographs
- What is included – if album/retouching/web album is available
There are many more factors to consider! The guide is just a part of the process.
I’ve started to do some active work around my area, hope this will help people around find someone like me!
Contact me if your interested.
First 5 enquiries will get my PROMOTIONAL START UP PRICE!!
I will be working around Portsmouth, so if your looking for a Wedding Photographer in Portsmouth, an Event Photographer, Family/Couple Portraits, and others photographic needs.
Visit My Main Page to Inquire: Kingston Liu Photography
Thought I update my blog with a little info.
Been spending a lot of time in the library recently, and its a lot more productive than staying in my room.
I get lazy at home!
Lets start!
YourOwnName.com
Well, today’s topic will be about getting you own website. As you can see its pretty cool to have your own name as a domain website. I OWN THAT, and other Kingston Liu’s in the world have no chance EVER getting that!
Email with Own Address
One thing about having your own domain is that you get to have your own email too. No gmail/hotmail/yahoo mail, its just your Email@yourname.com or anything you can create. It makes it unique and a little more professional.
I have 5 personal emails on my Iphone, each sorted out for different priority! One email is just made for signing up websites, so its full of spam, so with your own email you can have separate emails too for family/friends/work/enemies.
You can even create emails for your family (i.e: Mum@yourname.com), friends or just for your sweetheart I.e: Sweetheart@yourname.com (she’s got her own personal email on her bb or iphone, its like direct personal email. Made one for my gf, and its one of the sweetest ideas EVER)
Your own Blog
Even blogs are easy to set up, and customized. You can have http://blog.yourname.com or yourname.com/blog or just about any name you can come out with….youarechecking.yourname.com!! see how fun that is.
No more blah.blog*pot.com or any other free blog service with banners all over and limited customization.
Hosting It
I’ve owned my domain name for almost 3 years now. Most people don’t know having a domain is just having that name, but hosting it is another part. Hosting is the stuff that stores your data/pages/images on the net. Domains are registered name that links to your host.
Generally, domains are owned for 1 year, but you can just pay for 2-3 years, it will be cheaper. Hosting packages are normally paid monthly, but to sign on for 2-3 years its just cheaper and more cost effective. I started out with having an overseas (US) host, it was cheaper, but there is always a downside to cheaper host. They are shared with a lot of people, so it tends to be slower, and having the server overseas slows it down too.
So last year, I signed up for a local server, was slightly more expensive, but not really that expensive. The server is located in Malaysia, since thats where my INITIAL target visitors are from, so I it was perfect. I signed up and transferred my data over, and got it going.
Been with Exabytes.com.my for almost a year now, so far so good. Customer support is good, servers are not super fast, but for blogging and basic static web pages, its good for me. They have few different packages to suit your hosting needs, but overall everything is pretty affordable.
One thing good about them was that they did my data transfer for me for free, so it was hassle free. The other great part was that I was able to transfer my remaining 3 months left on my old hosting to Exabytes for free, so they added additional 3 months worth of hosting service, just because I moved over.
They have automated web services like wordpress blog, gallery, online shop and all that. Just one click and you get all those services running, thats how I got my blog running.
So feel free to check out EXABYTES and sign up a hosting under me!
Link up your blog here when your done!
Click on the banner to have a look!
Since my friend asked me this question, I thought it would be helpful to just post up my answer and other curious minds will be able to understand it.
I’m not a technical perfectly correct-term pro scientific engineer, so my explanation might not be “Scientifically Accurate” but I’ll explain it as I understand it. So, if you think your better answer will be better, post a comment with your version of the story.
Here is the question:
D**** Lim March 2 at 11:08am
Eh, what it means by 80-200mm/FXX-FXXX. the milimeters means the distance from the object u can take the shot or what? 80mm is the minimum distance the lens and the object to take the shot? am i right?
Kingston Liu March 2 at 12:37pm
Dear Mr D**** Lim,
80-200 is the focal length of the zoom range.
Don’t think so much of the millimeter coz I don’t even know why its called mm and all that.
Just know that 80-200mm is the range of the lens.
The more range it is the more zoom you’ll get. Standard range is around 12-200, thats the standard range of zoom.
Anything above 200mm is if u want to take paparazzi zoom shot or a bird bird on a tree or on a guy from far away.
12mm-50 is like wide angle, so you see more and everything looks further.
50-100 is around standard eye view.
100-20o is zoom in to see further, more close up and compressed
The Fxx-Fxx is the aperture of the lens.
Aperture is how much light can get thru your lens to the sensor on your camera.
Pro lens that cost thousands will have 1.2/1.4/1.8/2.8. (the lower the number the bigger the hole the more light it gets)
 Aperture Diagram (see the lower the bigger it gets) Which means it opens up big to get more light in.
For consumer standard lens it ranges from f3.2-5.6.
Like for a lens thats 24-120 f/3.5-5.6.
The f will gradually increase as it zooms in more so at 24mm at f3.5 and at 120mm its at 5.6…
Coz as u zoom in it will reduce more light so f5.6.
Read more about it HERE!
But for pro lens such as 70-200mm f2.8, no matter 70 or at 200mm you’ll get a constant f2.8.
Hence the price you pay.
Example!
 Example Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR (Vibration Reduction) Wide Angle Telephoto Zoom Nikkor Lens – Grey Market
Lets Dissect the Lens info:
- Nikkor – Its a Nikon lens
- 24-120mm – Range from 24-120mm
- f/3.5-5.6 – Lowest f range from 3.5 – 5.6
- G – Means no Aperture ring on lens, change f/ from camera
- ED – Extra-low Dispersion glass – with superior sharpness and color correction by minimizing chromatic aberration. (pretty much standard on new Nikkor lens)
- IF – Internal Focusing (quite standard too)
- Af-s – Auto focus and is pretty silent (another one that I don’t notice much)
- VR – Vibration Reduction (less blur on your photos due to this feature on your lens, important in a way)
- Wide-angle coz its 24 -50ish and kinda telephoto zoom from 70-120.
- Grey Market – Not authorized to sell in the country, so its imported from another country, so might have local warranty problems.
Hope this is Helpful! Mail me if you need help!
I normally bitch and whine about things I don’t like, but this time I’m going to praise and compliment about things I do like.
That is the Polaroid Pogo, it is similar to Dell Wasabi printer, however, since I am using Polaroid Pogo, and I believe Pogo came out first before Wasabi, I’ll stick to Pogo.
 The Pink Pogo Its really sad that the Pogo is not available everywhere, and if it is available in your area (ASIA/Australian/Nz) its going to be really expensive. In UK amazon sells them for around £25 the last time I checked, and US is pretty much around there if you convert. It goes for $100 aud or more if you get it from shops over there, so everything in Aus is expensive! Paper is around £11 for a pack of 70, so its relatively cheap, compared to other places.
I’ve bought the printer for me & my gf as a christmas gift for our travel, we both have a Moleskine Organiser and it was perfect to travel around with a printer and a diary. Print it stick it and write stuff about the travel, so its like a souvenir of that area.
This is not a printer for serious photographers that wants to sell the little 3×2 photos commercially, but it is more for people that wants to have something physical to touch and look at, and to keep. Its good for those sentimental emotional individuals such as myself, where I tear just by looking at a photo.
The quality clarity and color is not that good, but its really acceptable to have fun with. The photo is printed on a sticky paper so you can stick it to anywhere. Color may come out a bit off, but I guess it brings the artsy element to your photos.
The portable function is awesome, one full charge could print you around 11 photos, and the paper I bought one pack is 10 pieces. The printing takes around 7-10 seconds depending on the file size your sending to the printer. It is pretty simple to operate, there is just one button to switch on and everything is done on the camera, phone or laptop.
Most digital cameras now have pictbridge function, if your camera doesn’t have it, just throw it away and buy a new one cause its really old. I’ve printed photos using the USB pictbridge function from my D3, my lil sony and my gf’s casio point and shoot, and with bluetooth on my Macbook Pro. So tried and tested, those work!
The only issue with my POGO is that it can’t print from Iphone, because apple is too stupid to make a normal functioning bluetooth on Iphone. So other phones with camera should work alright with POGO.
Point form Review
Pros:-
- Fun
- Portable
- Instant tangible memories
- Perfect gift
- Perfect travel accessory
- Sticker photo
- Comes in Black and Pink (girly version)
Cons:-
- So So Quality of Colors and Print
- Doesn’t Work with iPhone (not pogo’s fault)
- Charger adapter is a bit big (but alright for 11ish prints)
- Paper Cost (but acceptable)
 Here are my Prints and My Moleskin  Stickers on my MPB Get one for yourself!! I know one of my friend did and she’s gonna love it!
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