I'm a Singapore event photographer; specializing in corporate events, weddings and birthday parties.

2012-03-07

Art Deco Building, Loke Yew Street


Named after a businessman and philanthropist ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loke_Yew ) Loke Yew Street is a small street near the center of town.  

This is an old 4-storey Art Deco building ( http://www.ura.gov.sg/conservation/lokeyew.htm ). Only the top three stories are shown because the ground floor was a bit plain. The spotlights help a lot in making the building look good.  
  • Nikon D7000, 24mm f1.4
  • At 24mm, f1.4, ISO 100, 1/30 seconds
  • Manual exposure, center-weighted metering, auto white balance
  • Picasa: Crop.
It's a bit of a formula, but I like it: photograph the building at an angle and try and fit in a nearby tree.

2012-03-06

The Substation


The Substation is the 3-storey building on the left. It used to be an electrical substation. It is now an arts centre. It is located on Armenian Street, next to Singapore Management University. I think the black fabric exterior is temporary, an installation art display.

http://www.substation.org/

"Founded in 1990 by the late Kuo Pao Kun, The Substation is Singapore’s first independent contemporary arts centre. We are centrally located in the city’s civic district. Our venues include a black box theatre, a gallery, a dance studio,Random Room and two multi-function classrooms. We present and co-present a wide range of artists and programmes, from traditionally trained dancers to local rock bands; established visual artists to young poets; publications to international short film festivals; experimental theatre to seminal conferences on Singapore arts and culture."
  • Nikon D7000, 24mm f1.4
  • At 24mm, f1.4, ISO 100, 1/30 seconds
  • Manual exposure, center-weighted metering, auto white balance
  • Picasa: Auto contrast, straighten, crop.
I tried a few different angles: left, right, straight-on. This view from the left seemed to work the best. The windows at the side of the building make the photo more interesting.

I cropped the photo to leave out some clutter at both sides of the buildings. I believe that cropping is the best way to improve most photos.