Jemapela Photography

In early 2005, my father bought me my first digital SLR camera, a Canon EOS 20D for which I am grateful. This digital SLR camera was targeted at serious photographers, and it was very expensive by today’s standards for that $1900 price tag. Announced in August 2002, it only has 8.2 megapixels in resolution, but it produced very nice images. I began using it in February 2005 in Australia. As several years went by, I upgraded in Australia to the newer Canon EOS 40D (second-hand) and also a full-frame Canon EOS 5D (repaired by a colleague and bought off him).

In this gallery are some of the many images I photographed in Australia over 10 years in 2005 to 2015. During some photo shoots, posed behind-the-scenes images are sometimes shot for documentary or evidential purposes.

Be advised that some images contain adult or alternative themes, or nudity. These images are not suitable for young persons and may be offensive to conservative or religious persons.

Compliments and criticisms through the comments feature, or through e-mail, are welcomed.

I have a photographer’s account and profile on Model Mayhem at https://www.modelmayhem.com/jemapela

In early 2005, my father bought me my first digital SLR camera, a Canon EOS 20D for which I am grateful. This digital SLR camera was targeted at serious photographers, and it was very expensive by today’s standards for that $1900 price tag. Announced in August 2002, it only has 8.2 megapixels in resolution, but it produced very nice images. Already using Canon imaging products, I could use my existing Canon lenses and accessories with this brand new DSLR camera, and I began using it in February 2005 in Australia. As several years went by, I upgraded in Australia to the newer Canon EOS 40D (second-hand) and also a full-frame Canon EOS 5D (repaired by a colleague and bought off him). There was also a Canon EOS 600D kept in Singapore which I used a few times when I visited Singapore.

In this gallery are some of the many images I photographed in Singapore over 10 years in 2005 to 2015. During some photo shoots, posed behind-the-scenes images are sometimes shot for documentary or evidential purposes.

Be advised that some images contain adult or alternative themes, or nudity. These images are not suitable for young persons and may be offensive to conservative or religious persons.

Compliments and criticisms through the comments feature, or through e-mail, are welcomed.

I have a photographer’s account and profile on Model Mayhem at https://www.modelmayhem.com/jemapela

I first came to Australia in February 2002, arriving Melbourne to pursue a university degree in electronic engineering which I completed with Honours. Coming to Australia allowed me greater freedom and scope to execute bolder ideas with confident and creative people, some of whom model themselves. Coming from a conservative Asian country, Australia gave me great opportunities I could not pursue. I admitted feel that much of my portrait photography in the early years was probably not fantastic. I used a cheap Canon film SLR camera in tandem with a Canon PowerShot G2 compact digital camera in Australia until late 2004.

In this gallery are some of the many images I photographed in Australia in 2002 to 2004. During some photo shoots, posed behind-the-scenes images are sometimes shot for documentary or evidential purposes.

Be advised that some images contain adult or alternative themes, or nudity. These images are not suitable for young persons and may be offensive to conservative or religious persons.

Compliments, criticisms, or a discussion of techniques or ideas, through e-mail is welcomed.

Although I began photography in 1990, my interest in portraits began much later in 1999 and has not stopped since then. Back then in the 1990s, digital camera technology was in its infancy and digital cameras were very unaffordable to many people. Many of my portraits were shot on film until my first digital camera came.

The very first digital camera my father bought was a compact Canon PowerShot G2. This compact digital camera was targeted at serious photographers, and it was very expensive by today’s standards for that $1000 price tag. Released in early 2002, it only has 4 megapixels in resolution, but it produced very nice images. However, it was not the best camera to shoot portraits because of its limited-range built-in zoom lens. I used the Canon PowerShot G2 in tandem with a professional-class Canon EOS 3 film SLR camera in Singapore until late 2004.

In this gallery are some of the many images I photographed in Singapore in 2002 to 2004. During some photo shoots, posed behind-the-scenes images are sometimes shot for documentary or evidential purposes.

This gallery contains portraits photographed using Canon PowerShot G2 and a borrowed Nikon D100 from a man I frequently worked for as a freelance photographer. The Nikon D100 was probably my first experience with a digital SLR camera, and being a brand that I did not frequently use, I did not use it correctly or expertly. All portrait images I produced before 2002 were photographed on 35mm print film, and were not digitized for display in this gallery.

Compliments, criticisms, or a discussion of techniques or ideas, through e-mail is welcomed.