PhotograpHI 2008

Hello all~

The exhibition "Faster Than The Speed Of Sound" had officially ended.
A BIG THANK YOU TO:

All for going down to support it!~ =)
Our fantastic photographi08 particpants for making this whole programme a success!~~
Our photographers who shared their experiences with us, Joel Yuen and Chung Ping!~~~
Our passionate volunteers and seniors who came down to help!~~~~

And those who helped us in one way or another~~~~~ :)
Lastly, Let's give each other a pat on our back and have one last CHEER!!!!

All the best and may we meet up again!~

Cheers,

Club Farrago

Hi to all participants!!!

GOOD NEWS!

Our exhibition caught the media's attention, and some of your photos have been featured in today's copy of mypaper(english section)! (23th OCt, A19, "A Different World") Do take a look!:)

http://myepaper.mypaper.sg/ebook/web_php/fvbrowserjs.php?urljs=http://myepaper.mypaper.sg/ecreator/sphopf/ep231008emnd_opf_files/ep231008emnd.js&ver=Gen

You can also download a copy of the news from the "Downloads box" on the of the right of the blog. (MyPaper.pdf)

Congratulations and GREAT WORK everyone!~ ^_^

Cheers,
Club Farrago

Dear friends of Photographi!

A few changes made to the exhibition set up today, ie 18th Oct: --
1. The exhibition setting up time has been pushed to 10pm(1 hour later than as planned before)
2. We have just been told that the Shopping Mall's Management allows only limited number of people(as we have to exchange for official passes to be allowed to stay there) there after the shopping centre closes for us to start work.
3. Considering the late hours and limited passes available for people to be inside the Shopping Mall after it closes, it may not be as convenient or feasible for you to drop by as we had planned earlier.

However, there will be other SIPF (Singapore International Photography Festival)projects ongoing at the Heeren Shopping Mall, so you may want to be there in the afternoon/evening with your family/friends for dinner or to look-see photography works by other people!:)

Next...
We are informed just last evening by the supporting organisations that the exhibition area has been reduced in size for us due to certain reasons and hence we have to reduce the number of works to be exhibited per person. :(:(:(

We are aware of the hard work that everyone has gone through in the selection process of photos as well as the effort put in the doing of the write-up. Hence after further discussion with two experienced personnel helping out with SIPF(Singapore International Photography Festival), whom provided us with much advice to how we should go about making the best use of the newly designated exhibition space without compromising too much on the quality of the exhibition, we are deeply apologetic to inform that we have to re-select only two of your photos. We did little changes to your write-up so as to fit the photos chosen as best as possible. The photos were chosen by a few photography majors together with the staff at NTU School of Art Media And Design, so be rest assured that the standard will not be compromised. :)

As to those photos that weren't chosen for the exhibition, we will be be putting them up onto our photographi blog for the viewing pleasure of the public soon.

We apologise for the last minute arrangements and hope to seek understanding from everyone on this matter.

Lastly... a reminder!!!
Our exhibition will be held at The Heeren Shopping Mall, Level 2, from 22nd Oct to 2nd Nov. So you can drop by anytime to view them! Do ask your family and friends along too!:)

We will be having a mass dinner together next Saturday(25th Oct), so if you do not have time to drop by before that, please do join us for dinner!(details will be further confirmed). We can also view the exhibition together, and will also pass you the printed pamphlets then :) You can keep them as a memo for the hard work put in!:)

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!:)

Regards,
Club Farrago

Someone asked Chung Ping about development of B&W film. Here's his reply:

For information about how to develop your own B&W film (one of you asked), you can visit this website. Its not very difficult to play around with B&W on your own. The owner of this website sells some interesting cameras (rangefinders, TLRs, etc) and some film supplies. He is quite a nice person, personally. :)

http://www.chiifcameras.com/site2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=63

Another word of advice: If you are going to buy any photography equipment (expensive ones), be sure that you do your research on pricing and technical specifications before committing. Some dealers may quote you a much higher price if they know you never do any research These salespeople knows how to see potential victims better than fortune tellers. A good place to look for pricing information is on Clubsnap. Buyers Beware!

Regards,
Chung Ping :)

Hello all!!! :)

LAST CALL TO ALL PARTICIPANTS: If there are any changes to be made regarding your themes or write-up, please inform us by 13th Oct (Monday) night. Any changes after that will NOT be made.

VOTE AND WIN!: As mentioned on saturday, we had sent in some of your photos (photos which are randomly chosen from those who sent in for sharing session) for the View Finder Project, and all of you may go to http://www.photofrenz.com/ (under View and Vote, Viewfinder) to vote for your favourite photo! Both the voter and the photographer of the picture which got the highest number of votes stand to WIN a camera! You can ask your friends to view your great photos there too!

DATES TO NOTE:

18th Oct: There will be no Photographi Session next Saturday(18th Oct) at Sadeaf. However, volunteers will be at The Heeren Shopping Mall(level 2) to set up the exhibition from 9pm onwards. We will be doing the exhibition set up there till very late, so, do pop by and take a look if you wish to! :)

25th Oct: We cordially invite everyone to a mini dinner gathering! Dinner will likely be around 6-7pm, but the exact dining location is not yet confirmed. However, do tell us if you are likely to make it on this day(please do come!!), so we can book enough seats for everyone if it's needed. We can go and take a look at our exhibition before or after dinner together! Certificates will also be given out that day too.

22th Oct -- 2nd Nov: Exhibition dates. You can come down at anytime during this period to view. Or spread words to your friends to come down and have a good look at your greats work!

and Lastly....,

After a good 10 photography sessions with all of you, we sincerely hope that everyone had a great time and enjoyed themselves!

All the volunteers of Farrago wish to thank every one of you for spending a few precious hours each of your Saturday afternoons with us, and also the effort made to send us your photos for sharing sessions, and for the preparation for the upcoming exhibition! =) CHEERS!~ ^_^

Yours Sincerely,
Club Farrago (RSPHI)

Hello all!~

Everyone had a hard day selecting the best 4 photos from so many good pieces of work. Good Job! Those who still cant decide on which photos to submit for exhibition yet, please send them to us latest by Monday, 6/10/2008. Remember to choose your favorite photo among the selected 4 photos to be printed in the pamphlet.

You also need to submit 1) A short description on the themes/photos (less than 100 words)
2) About yourself (less than 50 words) by next saturday, 11/10/2008.

Here are some tips to help you get started:

About yourself: What do you think about photography? What kind of photo or object captures your attention? What kind of photo do you like to take?(Nature, abstract, children, etc...) Is photography something new or has it been your passion for a long time?

Theme: Why did you choose this theme? Any special reason? How do the photos relate to the theme?

Note: Do not feel pressurized to come up with a fantastic write-up. It can be something simple. We just want to know more about yourself, your thoughts, through your short write-up about yourself and the theme :) This is to show what you as a photographer(yes, you!), will want to communicate to the public through your photos :)

We will be doing photoshop editing for your works next wedneday, 8/10/2008. The location is at ADM(School of Arts, Design and Media) in NTU, about 7pm. This is optional, but should you be interested to join us, please sms your buddy or reply to this email. You can join us for dinner at NTU too, at 6pm.

Please read following for more information about next week.

We will be doing:
1) Final confirmation of write-up on the theme and yourself.
2) Sharing of exhibition photos with fellow volunteers and particpants!
3) Exhibition details and pin-hole photos

Date : Sat, 11/10/08
Place : Sadeaf (same room)
TIme : 3pm-5pm

If there's any other questions, please sms your buddy or email us. :)

Enjoy! And have a great week ahead!~ See you! :)

Regards,
Club Farrago