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July 7, 2011 • Design, Photography • by
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Tiltshift Effects

March 14, 2011 • apps • by
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Finally managed to sit down and actually test the tilt shift effect on IG. I like how the implimented it as a button and therefore you get to use it with other effects. But after testing it on so many highground photos, I find that the X-Pro II fx works best because of its high saturation – since that’s how tilt shifts work best. There are other ways but again those involve the use of external apps.

Photo was edited in instagram, taken last December from Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Malaysia.

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IG 1.5

March 14, 2011 • apps, Photography • by
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Instagram for iOS has been updated to version 1.5 and it brings with it a much awaited filter, tilt-shift. No more using another app for tilt shift effects before uploading to instagram, users can now use instagram directly for this effect. Version 1.5 also features the much anticipated @mention in comments. This can be done by tapping and holding a user’s name.

Other updates include a revamp to the newsfeed, geo location photos without naming the location, email photos under sharing and performance improvements.

Head over to the app store to update your instagram,

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October 18, 2010 • Architecture, Collection, Photography • by
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It’s taken me this long to finally find the free time to post something new here and I would like to maintain proper discipline when it comes to posting articles here. Let’s see if that can be done. Now, even though I didn’t get to post anything new, I never stopped taking photos. This post is dedicated to the missing Aidilfitri post I wanted to write over a month ago and since it’s past Hari Raya, I wish everyone had a good one.

The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque (or SOAS Mosque) is one of the most popular architecture photography subjects in Brunei. From sunrise to sunset, all day and all night long, photographers can get amazing results in the heart of the capital city. Here are some amazing photos I’ve found on the internet.

Note: All photos are copyright of their respective owners.

by Sudiru Abdullah

by bkeasberry

by FreakinglyCharming

by Arkpixels

by Azrol Azmi

by FathieDphotography

by karyawan179

by Ocelot

by nuj_lawmaker

by TheBruneiEye

by airbiscuit

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July 27, 2010 • Celestial, Featured, Graphics Design, Photography, PhotoManipulation, Photoshop, Portraits • by
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It’s amazing what you can do with digital photos these days. Take the above image for example – in the original photo, the lighting was bad, annoying shadows because of the sun was everywhere. But open it in photoshop, let your creativity run wild and you might just end up with something you like. And I did.

See my Flickr for more photos.

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July 22, 2010 • Photography, Stock, Web, web service • by
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One of the many places I turn to when looking for the right images for a post is Google Images search. It’s fast, full of extra information and filterable. Now, Google Images has improved upon it’s google image layout showing more images in one page than before. Gone are the extra information that reveals its size and the url under the images during preview but as you hover over each image, the image pops up and shows the usual information.

It doesn’t stop there. Before, whenever you click on an image on the results page, you are then brought to the website with an annoying frame at the top which you can only remove by clicking on the “remove frame” link. Now, after clicking one of the results, you view the image in the center of the screen with the website faded in the background. You can then view the website by clicking anywhere in the faded area.

This is a major improvement on Google’s part which can help searching for images all the better.

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July 21, 2010 • Photography, Stock • by
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A lot of the times I find myself searching for stock photos or commercial safe images but it’s not always easy. Looking for photos to use on a blog post is one thing – I’ve got Zemanta, Flickr and Google Images for them but what about stock photos to use for your designs for cheap or even better, free?

For that I usually use Stock Exchange but not everything can be found there. So sometimes I turn to Veezzle, a new comer to image searching and as a new comer, Veezzle still has a few issues it needs to address. Some searches are not accurate shown right on the first page. For example, when I searched for “Playstation 3″, the following results came out:

I can understand the fourth image but the first two? I wonder what Sony would think.

But know that Veezzle puts credit where it’s due. Notes by photographers are kept, the website is clean of annoying ads and the speed is top notch.

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July 20, 2010 • Collection, Events, Featured, Photography • by
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July 15th was His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei’s 64th birthday and celebrations do not end there. There will be more events throughout the country from performances in the capital to parades and float exhibitions. This post is a tribute to local photographers who captured the moments of the events thus far so I thought I’d create a collection just to show off their talents.

Hopefully I’ll be able to find the time to go out and take photos myself (more photos after the jump).

Photo by Jan Shim

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July 17, 2010 • Abstract, Collection, Featured, Photography • by
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Bokeh (or sometimes spelt Boke) originated from a japanese word meaning “blur” or “unclear”. In photography it means unable to focus. When done right, photographers can make use of Bokeh to create amazing photographs. Bokeh is created through the use of a very wide aperture to create shallow depth of field which causes lights in the background to look like blurry orbs.

The above photo titled “Wet Bokeh” was taken through a wet glass window overlooking a street at night. Going around DeviantART, Flickr and Google Images, I’ve collected a few bokeh photographs I personally love (more after the break).

Bokeh by rogvon

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June 25, 2010 • Lightroom, Lightroom, Photoshop, Photoshop • by
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LIGHTROOM THEN PHOTOSHOP. Retouching photos is starting to get longer now for me the more anal and detail I get with each photo. If only I can find the time to do more.

Anyway, this is a dedication to my two cousins and my brother (though his birthday isn’t until August but thought I’d surprise him with a very advance birthday celebration since he was there too). Happy birthday guys!

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