Arts and Science Week

The Arts and Science Week will be held on the first week of the new semester itself. It will be from the 12th of January to 16th of January. So please drop by to take a look at some photos exhibited around the exhibition area.


At the same time, I need some people to help me with these few details:

1) the preparation of the exhibition booth, people to help during the exhibition.
2) ID photo taking session. I need someone to help during the photo taking session from the 5th of Jan to 9th of Jan. Please help. Non-members who would like to know some juniors are welcome too.

Please e-mail your information directly to me as soon as possible if you are available to help. Your help is extremely valuable to us.

Thanks.

Cheong Huey Chiat
President of UTAR Setapak Photography Society.

P/S: Those who would like to have their photographs exhibited, please e-mail me for more information too. Exclusively for members only.

Virtual Camera

I think this website is useful for beginners or those who do not own a DSLR/SLR.

It covers four main topics. They are:

• focusing
• aperture
• shutter speed
• exposure

There are demos available for each part shows how each settings affect the outcome of the picture.
Access the website here.

Canon Photomarathon - Malaysia

Venue: Berjaya Times Square (Boulevard)
Date: 01/11/2008
Time: 7am - 7pm

Registration fee:
Canon user - Free
Non Canon user - RM15

Registration can be done either online or walk-in.

Registration closing date: 27/10/2008

Contact person: Pierre Choong
DID: 03-78448628
Email: pierrechoong@cmm.canon.com.my

For more information, please visit: Canon Photomarathon - Malaysia

Please feel free to join. Even if you did not win anything maybe you can share the experience with us.

Looking for Volunteers...

To all members and non-members,

Our society is looking for volunteers during ID Photo Taking in year 2009.

If you are available or free from January 02, 2009 (Friday) to January 10, 2009 (Saturday), kindly contribute some of your time to help out in the ID photo taking. There will be 2 sessions - morning session (8.30 am to 12.00 pm) and afternoon session (1.00 pm to 4.00 pm).

Date : 02 Jan 09 - 10 Jan 09
Sessions: Morning (8.30am - 12.00pm) & Afternoon (1.00pm - 4.00pm)
Venue: FES Setapak Campus

You guys will be helping the ICTC personnel. This would be a great chance to meet your juniors and new friends as well.

Interested? Please contact me at richeong125@yahoo.co.uk and state the following details:

Name, ID, Course, Year & Sem of study, Mobile Phone number
Which date you would be available, which sessions...

All communications would be via E-mail and SMS.

Thanks a lot.

Regards,
Richard Cheong.

EXCO Meeting

Please be informed that there will be an Exco Meeting.

Date: 24th Sept 2008 (Wed)

Time: 2.00 pm

Venue: SC, in DSA

Agenda:

1. Discussion about upcoming photo exhibition in January 2009.

2. Discussion about photo taking competition.

3. Discussion about the upcoming trips - i) Botanical Garden; ii) Bird Park and Orchid Farm

Please attend this meeting if possible. Please be reminded that you have to attend at least 80% of the meeting to verify that you are performing your duty, else you would get a certificate by the end of the term.

Thanks.

Photo collection

Good news, the photos for the Trip have been printed. Please E-mail or call me to make an appointment to collect your photographs. No SMS please.

If you do not collect the photos by 20th Sept 2008, you can only collect them in January 2009. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Once again, thanks to everyone for this successful trip.

Regards,

Richard Cheong

richeong125@yahoo.co.uk

017-475 8025

Society Email Account: utarstpk_ps@yahoo.com

Trip to MIFC

Overall, the trip to the fireworks display in Putrajaya is a success. Thank god there was no serious traffic congestion during our journey back to UTAR. 

Here are the group photos for those who wish to have a soft copy of them. 

All those who went for this trip will get 2 photographs as souvenir - 5R and 4R. Once they're printed, you will be informed to come forward to collect your photos. 

Anyway, those who tagged along, please leave comments if you feel that there are parts that you are not satisfied with. This will help our organizing committee evaluate this trip and thus, allow better planning for future trips. 

Thanks a lot.

Cheers!

Richard Cheong

Trip to Talk....

The Trip to Malaysia International Fireworks competition (MIFC) is fully booked. A total of 43 students and 1 staff will be on the bus there. So for those who missed it, sorry about that. 

We actually intended to charter another bus there, but unfortunately, Ms Ong asked us not to. This is due to the fact that UTAR convocation is on 30th of Aug, and the bus drivers may have to work to fetch UTAR staffs to Menara MCA. She wouldn't want to stress the bus drivers. 

We will keep you updated with the latest trip schedule and those who are going, will receive an SMS notification and reminder. So don't worry.

Also, there will be a talk coming up on 20th August 2008 (Wed) by a Star Publication Photojournalist - Mr. Lai Voon Loong. He is one of the columnists in the StarMag and he has shared many valuable skills and knowledge with everyone. So this is not the time to miss the workshop. Do remember to drop by for the Talk.

Here are the details of the workshop:

Venue: DK 4A

Time: 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm

Schedule:

2.00-2.05 : Arrival of Mr. Lai and intro speech.

2.05-2.15 : Speech by advisor and Photography Society president.

2.10-3.15 : Workshop by Mr. Lai

3.15-3.30 : Q&A Session

Do come. Thanks for the support. 

Trip to MIFC

The upcoming activity for our society would be the trip to 

Malaysia International Fireworks Competition (MIFC) at Putrajaya

Team Australia will be giving a grand show of pyrotechnics and you definitely DO NOT WANT TO MISS this Grand Finale Show. 

Here's the summary of the trip:

Date : 29 August 2008 (Friday, Week 14)

Time : 2.30 pm to 1.00 am; fireworks show from 8.00 pm to 11.00 pm

Venue: Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC)

Price for Members: RM 12

Price for Non-members: RM 15

This trip inclusive of a 5R group photo and some light snacks.

If you're interested, do come to the registration booth and get yourself a place on the journey there. First come first serve basis. 

*If we're lucky enough, we might be able to charter a second bus to the show.

Any questions, do not hesitate to E-mail Us at utarstpk_ps@yahoo.com

Below is the poster, and you are welcome to print it and show it to your friends.

WELCOME!!

Hi everyone!

First of all, welcome to our UTAR Setapak Photography Society blogging space. This will be the space where our diligent committee members keep you updated with the latest news from our society.

In this space, we shall be discussing about the upcoming events, as well as other plans for our society. There would be recruitment, notices and other important messages on display in this blog space. 

So, do remember to come back to this blog space to get the latest news on our society activities.

If you have anything you would like to share with us, you can either put down your comments in the 'SHOUT BOX', or email us at utarstpk_ps@yahoo.com

That's all, cheers!

Regards,

Richard Cheong. 

President of UTAR Setapak Photography Society

Year 2008/2009.