Ming Thein
Person on 3 sites
Photographer and writer based in Malaysia; publishes long-form camera, lens and photography-book reviews at blog.mingthein.com.
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2 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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7 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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The best position for a photographer is as an amateur, free from client expectations. (opens korrents.com)
“the very best position to be in as a photographer is an amateur: a person who engages in the activity for the love of it, without the constraints of shooting to a client's expectation”
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Creative work should feel liberating and produce order and beauty from incoherent parts. (opens korrents.com)
“Anything creative (except perhaps accounting) should come with a sense of liberation and the satisfaction of having made order and beauty out of incoherent parts.”
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Planned creative work is limited by one's means and imagination, while serendipitous work is unbounded by chance and the subconscious. (opens korrents.com)
“Planned images are limited by one's means and imagination. Serendipitous ones are unlimited by chance and one's subconscious.”
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The best position for a photographer is as an amateur, free from client expectations. (opens korrents.com)
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6 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Sony RX100 (opens rcmnd.app)
“But on the whole, the RX100 gets it right – it is undoubtedly the best compact camera available today, especially from the point of view of image quality.”
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Nikon AF-S 85/1.4 G (opens rcmnd.app)
“Can I recommend the lens? For D800 users, honestly, no. You're better served by the 85/1.8G; use the balance of funds for other glass, or buy one of my prints with some of the money you've saved (shameless plug). It…”
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Nikon 85/1.8G (opens rcmnd.app)
“You're better served by the 85/1.8G; use the balance of funds for other glass, or buy one of my prints with some of the money you've saved (shameless plug).”
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Sony RX100 (opens rcmnd.app)