With a Coffee and Cake Beside Me...
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Don't you find the mornings' weather during the reading week especially good? I was walking to the PGP canteen a few moments ago and I looked up at the sky... whoa... it's so blue, so cloudless! Perfect weather for a beach-outing. Talking about the beach, I am looking forward to Prof Li's Lab Group chalet from the 8-10 Dec. I hope the weather at that chalet outing will be even better (it's kind of disappointing when it rained so heavily during the afternoons when the mornings were so sunny).
I have been looking at lighting techniques for jewelery photography and fashion photography during study breaks. Of course, I think of Tiffany when I think of "jewelery" and to a lesser extent "fashion". So I began to surf around to find out the price of a diamond engagement ring (yah, I know I don't have a girlfriend, but that doesn't stop me from looking up the prices and, maybe, saving up for them :P). So according to here (which is kind of outdated), the average ring price is USD2600 and the weight is 1-2 carat (Paris Hilton has a 24-carat one :S). USD4000 is about the MINIMUM to have to shop at a luxury jeweler (Cartier, Tiffany...) Ok, better start saving... For photographic equipment, I always buy the best on the market as long as I can afford. I will do the same for the rings, so that we don't regret.
posted byWilliam at 9:31 AM