...is the easiest thing in the world!
You just need:
1) A halfway decent digital camera.
Film cameras - yes, they still exist today... my Ah Kim still uses one! - are not recommended because film & photo developing costs money. & you can't see the photo you've just taken until you actually develop the photo... may be too late by then to correct any imperfections. With a digital camera, you can take 100 shots of the same thing & not spend a cent. If it doesn't turn out right, just delete it & take another picture.
Digital SLR cameras that look impressive are also not recommended. Because in this part of the world there are still some moronic security guards who have this idea that DSLR = professional photographer who gets paid to take pictures in the premises they patrol, so you may get kicked out or worse, arrested. This has happened. I believe there are a few threads on this topic on the Low Yat forum. Best you get something small & tiny that is as powerful as a DSLR so that you look more of a tourist than a professional photographer.
Worst case scenario, there's always photoshop.
2) A super thick skin
People will be staring at you especially if you have to get into weird positions to get "that perfect shot". Having a thick skin helps you not give a shit to what those other people are thinking. Sometimes you may have to ask people who insist on being in your photo to move out of the way so that you can take your photos. I won't mind if you look like Brad Pitt or some hunk, but if you're not, please, just get out of the way & don't be a photo spoiler.
You just need:
1) A halfway decent digital camera.
Film cameras - yes, they still exist today... my Ah Kim still uses one! - are not recommended because film & photo developing costs money. & you can't see the photo you've just taken until you actually develop the photo... may be too late by then to correct any imperfections. With a digital camera, you can take 100 shots of the same thing & not spend a cent. If it doesn't turn out right, just delete it & take another picture.
Digital SLR cameras that look impressive are also not recommended. Because in this part of the world there are still some moronic security guards who have this idea that DSLR = professional photographer who gets paid to take pictures in the premises they patrol, so you may get kicked out or worse, arrested. This has happened. I believe there are a few threads on this topic on the Low Yat forum. Best you get something small & tiny that is as powerful as a DSLR so that you look more of a tourist than a professional photographer.
Worst case scenario, there's always photoshop.
2) A super thick skin
People will be staring at you especially if you have to get into weird positions to get "that perfect shot". Having a thick skin helps you not give a shit to what those other people are thinking. Sometimes you may have to ask people who insist on being in your photo to move out of the way so that you can take your photos. I won't mind if you look like Brad Pitt or some hunk, but if you're not, please, just get out of the way & don't be a photo spoiler.
3) Plenty of free time
A good jakun tourist will photograph one object from every available angle using every available function on the camera. Top down, left, right, bottom up, sideways, with flash, no flash, in b&w, sepia... the whole works. Out of the many taken, maybe one will turn out as THE perfect picture.
Best time to be a jakun tourist is during Christmas & CNY when all the malls in town have pretty festive deco.
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LOL. OK, So whats Lesson # 2?
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