Albert Yap's Journal

Return of the king

Albert Yap — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 07:43:08 +0000

I am sure you have heard about the exciting Z 9, seen tons of the youtube videos or may even be a lucky one that has tried one in many of the on-going events hosted by Nikon everywhere. It has been a long wait, but at last, it is great to celeberate the return of …

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The A-Family grow bigger

Albert Yap — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 06:00:11 +0000

The world literally stopped when the pandemic hit, borders closed, trips were canceled and everything has gone online. The video calls and ZOOM meetings have become part of our life and it’s going to be a long journey before we will be able to travel freely and more importantly safely. A lot has happened since …

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Nikon Prores RAW video is finally here and this is everything you want to know

Albert Yap — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 09:10:42 +0000

Nikon has finally started the upgrade services to enable RAW video output for Z6 & Z7 after a long wait since the announcement. You can now shoot in 12-Bit, Apple ProRes RAW format as long as you have a firmware upgraded ATOMOS Ninja V to go along.

What you can do to a Nikon Z 7 massive RAW file?

Albert Yap — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 07:37:20 +0000

1 year ago, I was in Hong Kong with a Nikon D850 and shot a night cityscape panorama right when the typhoon – Hato landed. Fast forward 1 year later, I had the opportunity to carry the latest and the brand new mirrorless ILC system from Nikon to Taiwan. I believe you can find tons …

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A night before Typhoon Hato in Hong Kong with Nikon D850

Albert Yap — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 09:47:24 +0000

A rather special post today, I had been busy lately with works and was on a business trip to Hong Kong when ‘Hato‘ decided to strike. Nonetheless, with the limited time and resources, I went for a quick shoot with the Nikon D850, the latest flagship high resolution, high speed and high quality hybrid DSLR …

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A visit to the world famous Singapore’s Zoo

Albert Yap — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 03:17:30 +0000

Recently I joined Nikon School’s expedition to the Singapore’s Zoo along with colleagues, friends and students that has common interests – photography. Here’s the images selected from the fun outing. Do leave me a message if you liked these photos.

Looking back at 2016

Albert Yap — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 05:35:33 +0000

Let me kick-start the first and only post for 2016, which was long overdue as the last post I made was August, last year. As mentioned earlier, I was relocated to Singapore due to work, and been very busy with many things at hand. Now that 2016 is coming to an end, and I think it …

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Quick & easy steps to create Sunrise/Sunset looks with Lightroom

Albert Yap — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 08:46:02 +0000

A photograph taken during my recent trip to Sekinchan titled ‘Harvesting for life’, shot on a hazy day, re-imagined with the help of modern digital manipulation. If you are interested to know how I edit this photo, I’ve created a short video showing the simple steps to re-create the sun flare with just simple tools in …

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How to use WiFi on your Nikon DSLR with computers

Albert Yap — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:31:45 +0000

The high-end pro series of Nikon DSLR has been enjoying WiFi since many years ago, and finally we get to use that in more affordable, mass-market models, you just have to keep in mind that in order for this to work you have to have a good internet connection, we suggest to follow this recomendation …

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Extending the dynamic range & creating the mood

Albert Yap — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 07:28:52 +0000

Life as a tea-harvester, photographed with a Nikon D810 and Nikon AF-S 35/1.8G ED during my recent trip to Cameron Highland for assignment. So how do I made this photo? This post will show you what I did and what I used in the process. The original scene was severely backlighted, which are having a very big dynamic …

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