Photography Session @ Courts
Saturday, January 06, 2007
I met up with the USP production team for a poster photo-shoot at Courts Bukit Timah. The photographer was Sarah and I was the assistant. It was quite fun being the assistant. I gotta setup the light-stands, mount the strobes (first time handling them!), setup the light modifiers (softboxes, honey comb, umbrella), pull the power cords, stand around with a reflector and some nitty gritty stuff. Actually I was quite surprised to see Sarah working without a light-meter with the strobes. She had relied exclusively on the LCD screen. Perhaps she has got the experienced to determine the exposure from the LCD but I highly doubt it. The LCD is very poor at determining the exact exposure of a picture. Some speculations: the exposures are not-consistent and lighting ratios are quite messy. But who cares anyway if the pictures turn out to their liking? Maybe a technical junky like me will.
Eugene got a summon by parking outside Courts. Apparently, there is a inner Courts- parking-lane and outer government-parking-lane. He had parked on the outer one and exceeded the coupon by an hour. Fine: $10.00. Quite suay for a good guy who volunteered for the production. Lunch was back at NUS Mac cause they need to put some stuff back at the club-room. The revamped Chatterbox is so nice with a Zen feel. Fellow USPians, go take a look if you haven't. They have got 2 8-(sofa)-seater project rooms and 2 study rooms. An air-conditioned dining area for your da-baoed food and a big meeting table if you need to call for a committee meeting. It's way-better than the NUSSU lounge and The Space. Do bring a jacket, Chatterbox has one of the coldest air-con in NUS. USC MC, Well done!
The year-ones are so interesting to talk to. I can see myself in them who was so onz the last time. Julia is performing in the production. She has completed the production cycle. She was the stage manager then the head of production then went off for NOC and now she's back as an actress. We both think that it's fun to be part of the club as a year 4 cause we're participating as a member and working in a committee.
It's pretty low pressure for me now in the last semester. 2 UEs which I'm going to SU + 1 Level 5000 core + 1 FYP. Finally I'm going to study modules that interest me thoroughly: financial accounting and personal finance. I have been reading investment books but never a formal education. Hope these modules will do me good in the coming year.
Nagging: I can't find single sheets of Lee color correction filters (#244 and #441) in Singapore. Called the suppliers recommended by BK and they only have rolls! It's insane to buy a roll cause all I need is to tape up the flash for matching tungsten ambient lighting and fluorescent lighting. Found an online lighting gel store and I feel the seller is quite genuine and sincere. Ok, buy from him! Filters + shipping + handling = USD11.95. Not too bad, still affordable.
posted byWilliam at 10:56 PM