Photography Tips and Resources
This page lists all the tips and resources I have gathered through my experience, researches, including interaction with various professionals. Do note that some of the articles are written in a joking manner.
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Advantages of Being a Photographer
- Find out benefits of being a freelance photographer. -
Beautiful Places in Singapore
- List of some of the most popular places in Singapore that you can do photoshoot in. You can go over for fashion or wedding photography. -
Blacklisted Photographers in Singapore
- The blacklisted photographers in Singapore. -
Crazy Things that Professional Portrait Photographers Do
- Crazy things that professional photographers would do for portrait photoshoots in order to get good photographs. -
Creative Photography Themes
- Some creative photography concepts that you can work on. List of different genres of photography for models. -
Dangers of Doing Sexy Photoshoot for Female Models
- Find out how dangerous it is for female models to do sexy photoshoot. Real life stories are included. -
Differences between Professional and Casual Portrait Photoshoots
- The pros and cons of professional and casual photoshoots. -
Disadvantages of Being a Photographer
- Find out problems of being a freelance photographer. -
FAQ about Photography
- Frequently asked questions for Skai about photography, such as his opinions and decisions. -
Fashion Disasters for Portrait Photoshoots
- What not to wear to avoid looking awful or weird, especially for a photoshoot. -
Fat Girls Can Still Look Good in Photographs
- Body size isn't the only factor to determine beauty. -
Good Models, Bad Models
- How to differentiate between good and bad models. -
Hair & Makeup Artists (HMUA) in Singapore
- Reasons why you need a good hair & makeup artists (HMUA) and the listing of some of the most professional HMUAs in Singapore whom I have worked with. -
How can Photographers Return Photographs Fast
- The secrets to return clients the photographs fast. -
How many Photographs Should a Photographer Give?
- The estimated number of photographs a photographer would return for various kinds of photoshoots. -
How to Become a Model in Singapore
- Tips for aspiring model in Singapore. -
How to Build a Stronger Modelling Portfolio
- Tips and tricks on how to build a stronger modelling portfolio for models who wish to be more recognised. -
How to Get More Real Instagram Followers Legally
- Tips and tricks on how to increase your instagram follower count with real followers. -
How to Judge a Model
- Tips for judging a model before you work with her. -
How to Judge a Photographer
- Tips for judging a photographer before you contact him. -
How to Tell If Someone Truly Appreciates a Photographer's Work
- Tips to judge if a person is truly sincere in working with a photographer. -
How to Offend and Piss off Models
- Tips and lessons to learn in order not to repeat the same mistake of offending and pissing off models. -
Implied Nude Photoshoots - Facts
- The facts on doing implied nude shoots. -
Misconceptions and Myths in Professional Photography
- Wrong perspectives of photography from non professional photographers. -
Model Release Form Template
- Download free Model Release Form in PDF format. -
Modelling Casting Calls in Singapore
- Casting calls for models to get free portfolio. -
Party Ideas in Singapore
- List of party ideas for organising parties in Singapore. -
Photography Fees, Rates & Prices in Singapore
- Find out about the photography fees, rates and prices in Singapore - reasons why you are paying photographers the amount for their photography services. -
Photography Shooting Style
- What is a shooting style? Why is every photographer unique? -
Photography Post-Production (editing)
- Types of post-production and more information. - Photography Tips - Shooting Parade at Audience Seat
- How to take some good photos even if you were stuck at the audience seat. -
Photography & Modelling Scams
- Scams that targets photographers, models, makeup artists and related professions. -
Quality and Quantity of Photographs - Contributing Factors
- The limitations that will affect both the quality and quantity of photographs. -
Reasons to Engage a Professional Photographer
- Why should you engage a professional photographer. -
Reasons Why Models Shouldn't Bring Their Partners along for Photoshoots
- The reasons why models shouldn't bring their boyfriend or husband along for photoshoots. -
Special Photoshoots You can Hire a Professional Photographer to Do
- Unique genres of photoshoot. -
Talents You Should Avoid Working With
- The types of talents you should avoid working with, especially for collaboration. -
Things to Take Note when Hiring a Professional Photographer
- The important points to take note of when you're hiring a professional photographer. -
Tips for Models using Modelling Website
- Tips for models to improve their user experience in modelling website such as Modelmayhem. -
TFP / TFCD Photoshoot
- Explanation of TFP / TFCD photoshoot and guidelines. -
TFP / TFCD Tips for Models & Photographers
- Tips for both models and photographers to do TFCD shoot. Things to take note of! -
Tips on Buying Second Hand Camera and Equipment in Singapore
- Tips to buy used camera and equipment in Singapore to avoid buying overpriced items. -
Top Most Popular Instagram of Photographers and Photography
- The top most popular photographers and photography accounts to follow in Instagram. -
Top Ridiculous Things TFCD Models Do
- The top ridiculous things that bad TFCD models do. -
The Importance of Watermark
- The reasons why is watermark necessary. -
Things that Models have been doing Terribly Wrong
- What models have been doing wrongly for their modelling careers. -
Tutorial - Boy Shirt to Dress DIY
- Tutorial on how to turn a boy shirt and T-shirt into dress for female fashion. -
What makes a Photographer Professional
- Things that make a photographer professional - to do and not to do. -
What is Garden Shoot
- Definition and history behind the term "Garden Shoot". -
What is being Open-minded in Photoshoot
- The levels of open-mindness in photoshoot. -
Why can't Professional Photographers Take up Cheap Jobs
- The reasons why professional photographers cannot take up cheap jobs. -
Why do People do Portrait Photoshoot
- The reasons why people want to do photoshoot.
Surveys
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Survey - Questionnaires for Nude Models
- A deeper understanding of models who have done nude shoots before.
Articles / Stories
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10-Year Challenge Photos Game
- The challenge of posting of photos taken 10 years ago and recently. -
Actual Day Wedding Photography Gone Wrong
- Case study of an actual day wedding photography that went viral for the wrong reason. -
Amateur to Professional Photographer - The Portrait Journey
- The journey from an amateur photographer to a professional photographer. The hardship, limitation and obstacles. The learning journey that you can learn from to speed up the process of learning photography. -
Bikini Photoshoot is Underrated
- Everyone should stop labelling bikini photoshoots and models as long as the shoots are done tastefully. -
Cheapo the Photography Story
- Stories of how people try to abuse photographers. -
Clients from Hell (Photography Services)
- Stories of very nasty clients who have engaged photographers. -
Do you need a Model?
- Stories of desperate models soliciting business at professional photographers without finding out about the photographers. -
Experience of Photoshooting with Nude Models
- Stories of doing photoshoot with models who have done nude shoot with other photographers. -
Photographers from Hell
- Bad photographers - stories about them. -
Photography is a Sunset Industry
- The reasons that it's getting more difficult for professional photographers to continue with the industry. -
Quality of Singapore Beauty Pageant Photos
- About the low quality photographs of Singapore beauty pageants. -
Scammers Impersonating Skai Chan
- Stories about scammers impersonating Skai Chan. -
The Worst Actual Day Wedding Job for a Photographer
- One of the worst actual day wedding photography situation a professional photographer has encountered. -
Ways to Insult a Professional Photographer
- There are many ways you may unintentionally insult a professional photographer. In order to prevent such unpleasant things from happening, you should try to understand a photographer. -
Weird Requests for Photographers
- The weird people and incidents photographers face, sometimes.