Tag: photography

it’s in the details

Took this quick snap during a morning walk last week. I went away for my birthday weekend to Kundasang. The cooling atmosphere was refreshing after a whole week of heat in KK city.

With some fine tuning via lightroom, here’s the outcome of this photo.

how to edit a digital photo to look like it was taken on film

This photo was taken on a DSLR camera, Nikon D5000. With amateur editing on Lightroom, here’s how you can make it look like it was taken on film.

  1. Reduce contrast
  2. Lift the shadows and blacks.
  3. Flatten the image. You can do so by decreasing the highlights and whites.
  4. Give the image a warm hue. Slide the temperature control to make the image more yellow.
  5. Adjust the tint to green.

Just 5 easy steps and that’s it!

the people around us

Apparently not many people bring their DSLRs to the vaccination centre. I got lots of smiles and everyone was super friendly. After going so long without socialisation, I was in heaven.

I find that my camera is a great conversation starter. People point and ask me to take their photos as if it’s a natural instinct when a camera is around. I really expected people to shy away but right now we can hide behind a mask and ‘smile’ for a couple shots.

global

Here’s an old photo from an art exhibit. The syringes were strung in such a manner that it showed an image of the 7 continents. It depicts how covid affected the whole world. This was in August 2020. One year later and it feels like the whole world has moved on and I’m still in the same place as I was last year.

Of course, I have evolved as a person. I have new talents, hobbies, values. However, I haven’t experienced much. I miss plane rides, new countries, fresh air, new views. It’s hard to see my neighbourhood through a fresh perspective when I have to run the same route every day. I’ve even tried running in the opposite direction but after a while even that seemed routined.

There’s only so much to do at home. I want to live in the moment. as much as I try, I can’t help but feel like I’m working towards my future. It’s always on my mind. Where I’ll be in 5 years. It’s hard to live in the now when it feels so stagnant.

I can’t wait for this to be over with. As much as I’m grateful for all that I’ve learnt and who I’ve become, this is going on for far too long. I’m ready to move on please.