New Digital Camera! Yey!

For a month, I’ve been wanting to buy a cheap digital camera to carry everyday. Since I am now into this blogging thing (which I really enjoy doing), I want a camera that I can just slip into my bag and ready for any on the spot photoshoot anytime. I want to have fab photos for my blog all the time but my phone’s 5mp cannot give me a decent picture unless I will edit the whole thing in Picasa. My DSLR is quite heavy for everyday and not very convenient for stolen shots and all so I prefer to use it for my home cooking which you can view in the Food/Recipe Page.

My sister and I found this cute blue-ish 14mp Olympus VG-120 camera. I really wanted to take the Pentax 12mp because it looks slick with its black and white color but I think with the same price, Olympus has a better build quality and lens. Plus, its 14mp with 5x zoom, wider screen and with free 2g memory card. 

Here’s the complete specs:

14.0 megapixels CCD (1/2.3″) • max.1920×1080(16:9)/4288×3216(4:3) pixels • 5x optical zoom (26-130mm, 1:2.8-1:6.5) • 4x digital zoom • digital image stabilizer • 3.0″ TFT colour display (230400 pixels) • built-in flash • PictBridge • Video function: AVI (max.1280×720(16:9)/640×480(4:3)@30 fps with sound) • Audio: WAV • Light sensitivity (ISO): 80-1600 • 49MB built-in memory • SD card slot (SDHC compatible) • Connectors: USB 2.0 (charging function), audio/video (out) • Li-Ion battery (LI-70B) • Dimensions (WxHxD): 96x57x19mm • Weight: 120g

Not bad for a compact camera. ♥

I don’t want something expensive since I only need this for a hobby and not for anything else. The original price was 690 shekels and because its Rosha Shana (New Year), they gave us a very big discount. They offered it for 590 shekels but in the end, they gave it to me for 550 shekels including other accessories. Aliw!

I’m a gadget/tech freak I know. But what makes me happy IS what makes me happy. =)

My First Photoshoot

I am well aware of the fact that I am 30 years old, single, not attached to anyone, not looking either and yes, most of my friends are married or getting married. Though I quite detest the idea of marriage at this point in time, I didn’t say no to a dear friend when she asked me to be the official photographer for their prenuptial photoshoot. I was quite hesitant at the beginning since I am just a hobbyist and not a professional photographer and not to mention, I don’t have those gears to pull off the entire pictorial. But then, “there’s always a first time” they say. And since I cannot be there for the wedding, I told her that I will take the job, print the pictures and that will be my wedding gift for them. Sounds good (and fair because I was not so sure if I can produce good pictures).

I was so disappointed when we do the photo shoot at Hayarkon Park because my battery was acting up and I realized, there were a lot of good takes that my memory card didn’t save. Bummer! But then we found time to have another shoot at the beach and this time, my camera and battery cooperated well. Got some good shots and nice angles and I did my best to compile everything though I really don’t know how to use the Photoshop. So, I just edit the pictures using the reliable Picasa and managed to produce about 36 pictures.

Here are the samples and the others you can view in Flickr.

The pictures turned out to be “fine” and the couple told me that they love it. (Not quite sure if they really do, hihi) but some friends asked if they can hire me for their prenup too. I am just happy with the results and for a starter like me, I somehow did a good job.