Speaker: Nicky Bay
- Nicky is a world-renowned macro-photographer based in Singapore. His works have been featured in National Geographic, BBC, WIRED, and numerous other publications worldwide, topped with solo exhibitions in Europe including Senckenberg Museum in Germany and Galerie du Lion in France.
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He runs macro photography workshops and trips in exotic locations like Borneo, Africa and Central and South America, attracting participants from all over the world, many of whom are advanced photographers themselves.
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A judge in the inaugural Singapore Nature Photographer of the Year competition, Nicky has put together one of the largest arthropod photo databases in the world with about 40,000 high-quality macro photos, many of which have been featured in his book “Borneo Spiders: A Photographic Field Guide”.
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An engineer by training, Nicky is also the CTO of the QCD Group and publishes his photographs with natural history articles at nickybay.com.
Workshop Highlights
Follow Nicky on an in-depth workshop to get you started on macro photography!
The workshop will cover:
– Macro basics
– Lighting and diffusion techniques
– Focusing techniques
– Searching techniques
– Group dynamics
– Ethics
This will include an online theory workshop (1.5 hours) and then a practical Field Trip session (4 hours).
Workshop details
- Date: Wednesday 20 July – Online Theory Session
Time: 8pm – 9.30pm - Date: Sunday 24 July – Field Trip
Time: 8.30am – 12.30pm - Duration: 1.5 + 4 hours
- Capacity: 15 participants per workshop
- Cost: $140. PSS Members price: $125
- For Registration, Email: admin@pss1950.org
- Closing date for registration: 19 Jul 2022
- This is a Rain or Shine event
Workshop participants need
– DSLR or mirrorless interchangeable lens system
– Macro lens (at least 1:1)
– External flash (small ones preferred)
– Basic photography knowledge, good understanding of own camera’s controls