more than that

I didn't know that my Buttercup (my Canon 500D) can do more than that.
This was also the day I learnt about Depth of Field (DOF).

Photography by Sandesh Chandra Codhadu
Digital Compositor at CIRKUS productions

P/S: Thanks, Sandesh! :)

With love,

Jade

unspoken connection

“I have a strong feeling that sunglasses have something to do with photographers.
It’s like they are related!” 
- Jade Lim

With love,

Jade

ONE in 8 Million

(click on image to view photos from the NY Times)

New York: a city of characters.

And i'll be there one day.

With love,
Jade

i'm happy when you're happy

all these while, one of my main reasons i shoot is to make people happy.

i stumbled upon this video and  it really shows my reason to snap.

i like to see smiles on the many faces i meet.

this is why i love taking photos :)

With love,
Jade

the art of inspiration

Music inspires the photos we take.
- Jade Lim

inspired the inspirator!

am honoured.


remember these?

one morning, i received a text.
9.12am. 4th December 2009.
"hey jade, morning!
do check my blog or fb,
i've just posted new photos inspired by your 'blinded' album.
"she loves lights. but she was blinded."
yet she still saw the beauty in it :)
have a good day, jade."
-khalid

really, do check out his works! they're SUPERB! :)

it made my day even before i fully opened my eyes! lol.
thanks, led!

With love,
Jade

theScooter¬

more of theScooter¬

With love,

Jade

The Flowergirls

my mom came to mind when i saw this piece.
mom, Happy Mother's Day.

"You may forget the one with whom you have laughed,
but never the one with whom you have wept." -Kahlil Gibran
-by Soul101-

stumbled upon this in Flickr.
really love this photo and copy by Soul101.

With love,
Jade

Photo Tips: Composition

Photo Tips:
Composition
Mark Thiessen
- NG Photographer-
Make your shots more interesting by using composition techniques like experimenting with shutter speeds, shooting details, and pulling out interesting patterns.

yeah!
go travelling!
go snap as many pictures as you like!

all u need is:
1. a BIG space in ur memory card
2. BATTERIES!!! (more more more!)-lol!
3. SHOOT IT!

With love,
Jade

Short, Short Film!

Marilah...join ni!
SHORT SHORT aja...
Apostrophe Gallery [+]

With love,
Jade

Photographer of the Year 2007

Overall Winner
Marta
by Andrzej Dragan (Poland)

(Great story behide it too...CHECK IT OUT!)

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YOUNG Photographer of the Year 2007

15 To 18 Years
Tired and Driving
by James Gallimore (UK)

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11 To 14 Years
Smoke Spells
by Ireland111 (US)

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10 Years and Under
Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles
by Celine Smith South Africa

(click on the photos to see the other winners'works)

WOW! all the photos are superb!
I took part in this competition too...but alar..didn't win.
NO worries! It's just for the fun of it!
At least I tried.
Here are my photos [+]

With love,
Jade.

tap¬

(Sefton Cottage, Mt. Wilson, Australia 2007)

I LOVE MY THIS PHOTO!
I've printed it out, framed it and viola! It's in my room!!!


With love,
Jade.

stand + stare¬

(Sydney Opera House, Australia 2007.)

Today, I have nothing to do.
So I sit + stare...(*ahem instead of standing)
...AND
I've created a new account[+] in Digital Camera Magazine [+]

With love,
Jade.

families unite.

CHINESE NEW YEAR.

(This masterpiece wasmy mom's idea. Is hung over the sofa.
The chinese word(UNITY) was written by her friend.)

Time and again, my duty is to:
1. clean and decorate the glass cupboard.
2. decorate the house with CNY stuff.




LOL~ CNY stuff? /gg (who cares?! :p)
3. hang the cards up.

4. prepare drinks (this year was Fruit Punch!)
5. extra this year for the dinner-- POTATO SALAD!
oh yea,
6. CLEAN MY ROOM!!!

okay, we had a so-called international buffet for the reunion dinner on the 1st night of CNY!
MENU:
- Spaghetti (mom's speciality)
- Baked Honey Chicken with Orange (by my mom)

- Potato Salad (by my sis n i)

- Vietnamese Salad (by my sis)

- Korean Salad (by our Korean neighbour)

- Roti Jala with curry (roti jala-mom, curry-uncle)


-Cheese Cake (by mom and sis)

-Fruit Cake (from Aussie)
- Fruits (watermelon, honeydew, papaya)
-Fruit Punch [Ginger Ale+Fruits+Mint Ice+Orange Juice] (by me)
-----more like a Christmas dinner then a CNY one----- LOL!

(didn't take lots of photos..cuz was busing helping out...ISH! ..nvm. :D )

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!
With love,
Jade.

when yellow matters...

... they really do.

They save lives.
THANK YOU.

With love,
Jade.

Wrong World-

CHECK this out!
(damn chun~)

^
+photo by spanier+
(more photos by him...[+])
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With love,
Jade.

GREEN is IN¬

Make GREEN your new friend!
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CALL for action...all NATO members.
Enough of all the talking! Start Acting!
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They breathe too! Help them. Help yourself.
Help them to help yourself.
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When the rain stops, the sun shines.This is Earth.
but why does it feels like HELL?

STOP GLOBAL WARMING!

Take a look...
Olympus Global Warming Witness- Mitsuaki Iwago [+]

With love,
Jade.

Must i?

~rain, rain go away...come again another day~
(btw, it's not raining ler...the weather is damn freakin hot today!!!)

Must i go back go back to KL?
alarrrrr....*sob*sob*
*HAIH* 3 more hours....

With love,
Jade.

snap, edit, upload, share!

NEW Photos UP in Flick[r].


With love,
Jade.

They mean it ¬

December 2007.
Aisey, 11 photos which i've taken were put up around college!
bangga, bangga~lolx.


With love,
Jade.