In Focus, Bangkok Images
Thailand's weekly photography column
 

In Focus, Bangkok Images first appeared on Stickmanbangkok.com on August 2, 2008.  Photography, and digital photography specifically, has become very popular for even the most casual tourist and most travellers getting off a plane in Bangkok carry a digital camera, be it a common compact, to an advanced DSLR, to even a cell phone with still image capability.

Thailand is a fantastic destination for photographers of all types and skill levels.  Landscapes, portraits, architectural, street photography, and just plain tourist snapshot opportunities are everywhere.  This weekly will strive to bring readers a series of educational articles, up to date discussion of the latest photo gear, a weekly photo outing of the Bangkok or Thailand area, answer questions, and share readers' photographs and experiences with other readers.  I hope you'll find it fun, interesting, and rewarding.

BKKSteve of Bangkok Images is the author of this weekly column and brings with him decades of experience as a photographer.  He runs his own photography business in Bangkok that centers around photo services such as weddings, portraits, and assignments, and he also runs photography workshops to help you improve your skills either as part of a group receiving instruction, or through individual instruction.  Instruction is scheduled for all levels of experience.

Like the Stickman weekly column, In Focus will be published by this time each Saturday.

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All past columns will remain online, permanently archived.

Feedback is very welcome.  If there is any area of instruction you would like to see covered, places of interest you'd like to know more about because you're considering a visit for the purposes of photography, or anything at all related to photography and / or photography in Thailand, please send it in.

Contributions are also welcome.  If you've been to Thailand and have images you'd like to see appear in the column, please send images which are 800 pixels on their largest size, and complete exfil data to include the camera used, exposure mode, camera settings (aperture and shutter speed), and what program you used to process the image.  Also include a short narrative describing the location, time of day, and anything interesting about the shot and how you captured it.

Anyone with questions related to photography are encouraged to send them in and all will be answered.  Questions deemed of use to a wide audience will be published in this weekly.

Send images, experiences, and questions to:
QandA@bkkimages.com.

 
 


28 August:  Mothers & Daughters/www.shipito.com A Shipment Forwarding Service 

 


In Focus, Bangkok Images archives
 

2010 Archives 
  
21 August 2010 Ayothaya Floating Market/Pantip, Where I Shop
14 August 2010 Bus 11, Behind the Scenes/Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid, A Review
7 August 2010 Ayutthaya Wat Ratchaburana/Hoya Pro1 Digital Filter Series, A Review
31 July 2010 A Night in Pattaya With The Sony NEX-5/ATI 5450 Silence Video Card, Review
24 July 2010 Alaska Cruise/Xrite Color Checker Passport, Hands On/100th Edition!
17 July 2010 Through Matthew's Eyes/HTC Desire Smartphone, a Hands-On
10 July 2010 Clouds 101/Sony NEX-5 User Report Part I
3 July 2010 Earning Your Composition, The Reality/Infraview, a Review
26 June 2010 Intel X25-V 40gig Value SSD Review/Building a Composition Step by Step
19 June 2010 Dual Review Special Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Version 3.0 Review/Syncing.net Review
5 June 2010 Angkor Vat II / WD HD Live
29 May 2010 Lessons From the Rubble/A Review, Lenovo x201s Thinkpad
22 May 2010 Bangkok Images Grand Site Opening!
15 May 2010 Special Beijing Welcomes You Part 2
8 May 2010 Special Beijing Welcomes You Part 1
1 May 2010 Yunnan China/A Review, Samung PN50B860 50" Plasma HDTV
24 April 2010 Biker Bart Special
17 April 2010 A Tiger Story/Review, Garmin Nuvi 885T GPS and ERSI Thailand Map Set
10 April 2010 Bear Fight/Review, Mountainsmith Tour Lumbar Pack
3 April 2010 Samut Songkran, Boat Yards III/FastPictureViewer, a Review by Tom Tweedel
27 March 2010 Rural Ang Thong / Crucial C300 256gb SSD, Asus U3S6 SATA III/USB 3.0 Interface, A Review
13 March 2010 Safari World Landscapes / Processing A Portrait
6 March 2010 Trounced By My Assistant / A Modeling Experience
27 February 2010 Photographing Primates / Watermarking Images In Lightroom
20 February 2010 A Friday Night in Auckland, Stick Reports / Review Logitech Performance Mouse MX
13 February 2010 Vietnam Through An Expat's Eyes / Video Cards For Modern Photogaphers
6 February 2010The Yellow River China, A Visit/Anticipating The Wildlife Capture
30 January 2010Safari World II, A Second Take Review / Logitech Mx100 Cordless Laser Mouse
23 January 2010Placeshifting / Slingbox Pro HD Review
16 January 2010Morning Light at the Damnoen Saduak Market / Equipment Care in SE Asia
9 January 2010Hot Air Balloon Festival / Why Windows 7
  
  
2009 Archives 
  
26 December 2009Merry Christmas
19 December 2009The Traditional African Safari For Photographers Part 2
12 December 2009The Traditional African Safari For Photographers
5 December 2009Chatuchak (J.J.) Market/Review: Istar HDD Docking Bay, S.M.A.R.T. Testing HDDs
28 November 2009Revisited, Safe Haven Orphanage / Professional Lighting Example
21 November 2009Mae La Revisited / Review Intel Core i7-920 Workstation Build
14 November 2009Loy Kratong On The Onnut Klong / Review Toshiba A505 Laptop
7 November 2009Interview, Stick Gets Grilled!!!/Review, Imagenomics Portraiture
31 October 2009Autumn Visions/Which Computer Platform?
24 October 2009Wat Pa Yiah, Chiang Rai/Distortion Correction
17 October 2009Interview, Craig Lamson, Successful Advertising Photographer/Self-publish How-To!
10 October 2009Interview, Rob Martin 1DS.com/Expose to the Right
3 October 2009Katoey Show/The Mighty 85mm, A Portrait Lens
26 September 2009Kruger Trip Report Part II/Review, Focus Magic
19 September 2009Kruger Trip Report Part I/5 Years Old and ISO 3200
12 September 2009Suphanburi Part 2/Review, BreezeBrowser Pro
5 September 2009Suphanburi Part I/Review, Helicon Filter
29 August 2009Mae La Refugee Camp/Resize Magic Review
22 August 2009Mae Sot, Thai Burma Friendship Bridge/Charging Your Devices While Traveling
15 August 2009Samut Songkram Boat Yards II /Balancing Light
8 August 2009No Place To Call Home
1 August 2009One Year Anniversary!
25 July 2009Ton Lamyai Flower Market, Chiang Mai/Glove Box Cameras
18 July 2009A Monk's View / Helicon Focus Review
11 July 2009Wat Rong Khun / HDR III
4 July 2009Chiang Mai, 3 Choirs/Mid-Range Zooms
27 June 2009Rural Chiang Rai/Capture Tips
20 June 2009Safari World, Critically Sharp!/Auto Focus Modes
13 June 2009East African Photography Tour, Part II/Flash Card Memory Basics
6 June 2009East African Photography Tour, Part I/Epson 600 Workforce AIO Printer/Fax/Scanner/Copy/Photo
30 May 2009Philippines, an Evolution
23 May 2009Philippines Special
16 May 2009Death Railway Museum/Bracing The Camera
9 May 2009Kanchanaburi War Cemetery/HDR II
2 May 2009Chungkai War Cemetery/Photo Critique Sites
25 April 2009Bridge, River Khwae Yai / Colour Profiling Your Monitor
18 April 2009Sticky Songkran/Point and Shoot Possibilities
11 April 2009Review Fuji F200EXR/Point and Shoot Street Photography in Chinatown
4 April 2009Singapore and a P&S/Thai Weddings!
28 March 2009Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha)/Photographing Temples WIDE
21 March 2009Beung Boraphet/Portraits, Lighting Head Shots
14 March 2009Antarctica/Portraits, Soft Natural Light
7 March 2009Khao Yai National Forest/Portraits and Photoshop Filters
28 February 2009Special Edition, Critical Focus
21 February 2009Chokchai Steak House/Full Frame Advantage
14 February 2009Portrait Head Shots/Dave The Rave Photographs Bangkok
7 February 2009Panoramics II, Siracha Tiger Zoo II
31 January 2009Panoramics, Sanctuary of Truth II
24 January 2009Night Shots, Samut Songkram Boat Yards
17 January 2009Electronic Killers / A River Hotel
10 January 2009Tone Splitting/Qianmen Street China
  
  
2008 Archives 
  
27 December 2008Merry Christmas
20 December 2008Megapixel Hoax!/5d Mark II In-Depth User Report
13 December 2008Airliner Window Photography, Angkor Vat
6 December 2008Timing is Everything, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
29 November 20085D Mark II User Report, Ayuthaya
22 November 2008Using flash in Near Darkness, Loy Krathong
15 November 2008Introduction to RAW, DPRK Part 2
8 November 2008LR2.1 Localized Editing, DPRK
1 November 2008HDR, A Wedding
25 October 2008Composite, Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens
18 October 2008DOF for fun, Doi Suthep
11 October 2008DOF Landscapes, Ang Thong
4 October 2008DOF Portraits, Northern Road Trip
27 September 2008Depth Of Field, Wild Life Safari, Bangkok
20 September 2008Focal Distance, The Great Wall
13 September 2008Focal Length, Southern Thailand
6 September 2008Shutter speed, Khao Kheow Open Zoo
30August 2008Aperture, Siracha Tiger Zoo
23 August 2008Resizing Images, Kantoke Theater Chiang Mai
16 August 2008ISO Explained, Grand Palace
9 August 2008Exposure Compensation, Bang Chang
2 August 2008Histograms, Sanctuary of Truth

 

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