Bula!! (hello in fijian)

Apologies for my lack of posting. I’ve been holidaying in Fiji for the past week now and will be travelling through vietnam in the coming weeks. Internet in Fiji is fairly limited so i’ll try and approve comments and emails when I can. As for Vietnam, i’m not too sure on their internet accessability.

Hopefully when I get the chance, I’ll be able to post about the Fijian / Indian culture and their cooking methods. From my dining experience so far, indian curries are much more different to the indian cuisines which is served in Sydney restaurants.

Vinaka (thanks in Fijian)

Leona

You don’t have to be a great photographer to take great photos! As a food blogger, I’m very shy when taking photos at restaurants. I always get a bit nervous when people start looking at me as I bring out my chunky DSLR. Most of the time, I simply can’t be bothered lugging the darn thing around which is why you will love the Panasonic Lumix G2 thanks to its  smart, compact, simple design that comes in a range of cool colours! (blue, red, black).

It’s a great camera for those who are new to photography or want to learn how to use a DSLR. Panasonic Lumix G2 ability to interact with the user is one of a kind with its swivelling LCD screen, HD Video and the very handy touch screen gimmick. Viewing photos are done with the flick of a finger, (almost like flicking through pages on an ipad). It also enables the user to quickly select focusing points by a touch of a finger!

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flexible and caters for all to suit ones needs!

If you’ve never had a DSLR before, never fear as the Panasonic Lumix G2 is halfway between point-and-shoot and SLR. It does everything a DSLR can do and provides an option of purchasing a inter-changeable lens kit tailored to provide good training wheels into the wonderful world of photography.

You spin me right round, baby, right round

like a record, baby, right round round round..

LCD screen swivels 180° horizontally and 270° vertically. I find its extremely handy if your a shorty like me who finds it difficult to reach beyond my height. It allows me to swivel the LCD screen downwards, so I  could see exactly what I’m pointing at. Also another feature I love is you could flip the LCD screen around to take personalised photos with you and your friends without having to worry about aiming the lens elsewhere or asking people to take a photo for you.

5 panasonic lumix G2 photography tips

I often think about the quality of photos I’m going to produce, so quality is definitely something I highly look for when purchasing any camera. Panasonic Lumix G2 does great in light and pretty darn good in the dark. (see further below for results).

1. Macro – Everyone knows how much I love my macro photography. Its a brilliant way of taking photography at different level with an intimate touch. It allows you to zoom into something fine like a piece of dust exposing images which the naked eye can sometimes not see. 

2.Indoor Photography – If you have a kitchen which doesn’t let in too much light, you can use the ‘M’ function (Manual) or set it to full Intelligent Auto Mode. This allows me to be in complete control over all options which is great. Using Manual allows adjust the exposure, white balance when taking a photo.

3.Bokeh Shot – Bokeh is a technique where the background is blurred and when taken at night, pretty dots of colourful lights are formed. Many food photographers / bloggers use bokeh techniques when taking photos as allows people to focus on a particular object. To do this effectively, it all depends on what lens you have. The Panasonic Lumix G2 14-45mm lowest aperture is f/3.5. So I knew the shallow depth of field wouldn’t be as prominent but hey, it does the job (see bokeh blur below)

4.Adjusting Shutter Speed – Perfect for capturing fast movements which is also handy when trying to capture pouring water from a jug (freeze water) or staff zooming around the restaurant quickly or light effects of speeding cars (light trails). (Change the mode to ‘S’ to increase or decrease shutter speed for longer or shorter exposures).

5.Low Light

Considering lens kit’s lowest aperture is f/3.5, the lens, it surprisingly does well! I purposely went to a low light Thai restaurant over the weekend  and was surprised to see the end result.

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Leave a comment with your name and valid email address. Winner will be announced and contacted via email for shipment of the camera. Entry is open to all Australian Residence aged over 14. (see terms & conditions @ nuffnang australia)