Out there is where we belong
National Museum of Singapore-8
This is a photography test assigned by a potential employer. Very specific location, no tripod (handheld camera all the way), no flash or any fancy lighting equipment, no enhancement or editing software, Jpeg S format, minimum 50 shots complete within 2-3 hours. and submit every shot done, good and bad. These guys means business. With such specifications, they can evaluate equipment level, photography skill & understanding level, work habit/approach, attitude, speed, accuracy, composition skill and so on. In another words, they strip the participant bare and scrutinize.....but I love every moment of the challenge. Very tight time frame of 1 week to complete the job and upload it to Picasa for submitting. I do not have that class of equipment required to do this assignment right at the point of invitation. I spent 4 days deciding and shopping for that "right" camera body and lens. From past experiences, I knew it's going to be ISO3200 range, slow shutter speed between 1/8sec - 1/15sec, DOF restriction, noise level and needs light weight camera and very soft shutter to pull it off. My final choice is the Nikon Df body and 17-35mm f2.8 lens.
Took 138 shoots, most good and few bad to establish exposure fine tuning and preferred color temperatures.
National Museum of Singapore-8
This is a photography test assigned by a potential employer. Very specific location, no tripod (handheld camera all the way), no flash or any fancy lighting equipment, no enhancement or editing software, Jpeg S format, minimum 50 shots complete within 2-3 hours. and submit every shot done, good and bad. These guys means business. With such specifications, they can evaluate equipment level, photography skill & understanding level, work habit/approach, attitude, speed, accuracy, composition skill and so on. In another words, they strip the participant bare and scrutinize.....but I love every moment of the challenge. Very tight time frame of 1 week to complete the job and upload it to Picasa for submitting. I do not have that class of equipment required to do this assignment right at the point of invitation. I spent 4 days deciding and shopping for that "right" camera body and lens. From past experiences, I knew it's going to be ISO3200 range, slow shutter speed between 1/8sec - 1/15sec, DOF restriction, noise level and needs light weight camera and very soft shutter to pull it off. My final choice is the Nikon Df body and 17-35mm f2.8 lens.
Took 138 shoots, most good and few bad to establish exposure fine tuning and preferred color temperatures.