Bridge Series - Bringing A Fresh Touch, is a project showcasing Jay.C as a content creator and photographer.

There was a huge debate about whether you should watermark your images recently; be it the type of watermark to use, the style, colour or non-colour, purpose and meaning, or even not at all. Despite the vast notion about keeping your copyrights to your photos using watermark and about others stealing of your images to that of their own, I think that is useless in my opinion. Why you may ask? Being a photographer who is sound in the use of photoshop, there are too many ways in

In my quest to make my workflow more efficient, I am always on the lookout for new products and ideas. We are now in an innovation era where a lot of simple gadgets and inventions make the work that we do so much easier. The best camera accessories don’t have to cost a fortune, ok some of them do but you are significantly paying for its intelligence/R&D. Below are 7 accessories that I have used and they have significantly improved the quality of my workflow - be it common usa

I have been wanting to talk about this genre of photography for a long time. It is one of the most if not the most vilified genre that I’ve ever known, due to misconceptions and stigma that comes with it. Why stigma you may ask? Stigma that these photos are very private and can only be shown your significant other and this genre has got no place in the public space. Before I start sharing my view on this subject, shall we first simply define this genre? Boudoir photography: “

Since ancient times, the definition of beauty had always been highly among the philosophers, artists and scientist. Oxford dictionary states that beauty is: “A combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, which pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight.” In some culture; the bigger(measured sideways) a lady is, the more beautiful she is considered to be while some other cultures even considered the one with the longest neck to be the most beautiful. In t

I have always been apprehensive in the social media circle as I have always considered my specialty seemed to be somewhat of a stigma to most audience in my country. Due to our traditions or even the Asian culture, glamour and boudoir are two genres which not many Asian photographers like to showcase or even specialise in. (with the exception of Japan) There isn't a big market for these in the commercial world and my staple commissions had always been in the event and product

Recently, I came back from a trip from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – A frequent place I visit to shoot aside from Bangkok, Thailand. I am always on the lookout for accessories and systems to make my travels more efficient, as in packing the right accessories needed for the job. Below are 10 accessories/gadgets that I find very useful, I will share a little about how simple things can make such a huge impact during my travels. This article can be used as a checklist for beginners a

Portrait, event and product photography are my main source of commissions over the years but when it is in a club, new elements are added and this could prove to be more challenging. Club photography is very exciting yet not as easy as any other event-type of photography. From capturing the opening of doors to the program highlights, there are many intricacies to it – Especially so when you are shooting for a company’s Year-End Dinner & Dance in a club. I believe that giving

This post may not really be relevant to photography but being a Singaporean and having a penchant for quaint cafes, I am always on the lookout for interesting ones. Some cafes gives such a nice ambience that it is such a joy to do my edits in. When I was thinking of the top five, a few factors came into mind. Cosy environment - That is why I created this post Human factor – Friendly staff and not too crowded while this vary with location of the café and when you visit Good In

TECHNIQUES 1. Learn about the characteristics and capabilities of your camera body and lenses. It is important to know your gear well and how they function under different circumstances, not knowing enough about your gear would be like going to a battle without having the ‘foresight tip’ of your gun. Some examples such as the ‘sweet spot’ of different lenses and ‘exposure compensation’ of your camera body can be a deal breaker in sharpness and clarity of your picture. 2. If y