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Having seen what “real” cameras can do, it’s going to be hard to go back to my snap happy days on the iPhone! Not to knock phone cams—I know they can make magic as well, especially if you put some thought into the process—just check out my friend Shirley’s Instagram guide (awesome pictures included): * [...]

Today’s post is by my best buddy Ron. This isn’t the first time he’s guest blogged for me (read his other posts here and here); soon I might have to give him a job! He’s here today to talk about photography rules, and why we don’t always have to follow them. Now that almost everyone [...]

Today’s post is by Justina, whom I met through blogging. This momma makes incredibly pretty things, and she does it all the time! I love spending time on her site just soaking in the creative ideas and eye candy. I also respect her for being a positive and grounded blogger, and I appreciate that she [...]

Sometimes it takes a picture to remind you that time doesn’t run—it sprints and soars. I don’t think Louie was meant to be Z’s doll, but they sure spend a lot of time together. I can’t believe Z used to be shorter than Louie! Z took about six months to really outgrow Louie. Now that [...]

Layla spent the last weekend of her school holidays bunking over with my friends Siti and Kart. I dropped her off on a Saturday evening, and they brought her home on Sunday afternoon. Considering that Layla hits the bed around 9PM, I didn’t think they’d be able to do all that much, but I was [...]

Today’s post is by Steph; our daughters are ballet buddies and we live about three bus-stops from each other, so meet-ups are super easy. Steph is a talented photographer, as well as a lovely person and a kindred spirit. Life has been more interesting since I got to know her and her kiddos Ginger (aka [...]

I know Art Garden’s been photographed to death—and photographed well at that. But we were spending some alone time with Layla for the first time in months and I wanted some dad-daughter snaps for my collection. These weren’t the best moments; banter and silliness involve plenty of movement and I missed or messed up on [...]

I realise I haven’t been plugging my other baby as much as I should’ve: Some of you might already know this, but I co-run a party photography business with my sister-in-law Jac. We’re called The Party Paparazzi but we don’t stalk celebs—we’re more interested in partygoers! Our job is simple: A. We turn up at [...]

I‘ve never thought the fisheye lens was good for anything more than a few laughs. Then again I’ve only tried a fake one, off a free Korean camera app called Pudding: But when I talked to Jayne about fisheye lenses, here’s what she said: The fisheye lens gives an edge to photos that would otherwise [...]

I couldn’t help chuckling when I came across some “reviews” of the Straits Times recently: ST is a high quality newspaper. That’s why I use it to wrap vegetables, as it is thick and absorbent. I haven’t read the local paper in years. I don’t doubt that there are intelligent people and brilliant writers working [...]