An Exclusive Interview with Siew Bee Lim

I feel happy and grateful. I think I am a bit lucky to have captured the moment.

One raining day afternoon, I went to this place outside a shopping mall to photograph. The open space was empty most of the time, as pedestrians preferred to walk under the shelter. This couple carrying a beautiful umbrella walked from the middle to the other end. They were out of my frame before I could click. I promptly changed to portrait view and clicked.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the viewers who liked and voted for my photographs. Perhaps they find them interesting? I have gained some confidence, and hope to continue taking interesting or artistic photographs.

Since primary school I had teachers from different cultures. Since upper primary I am not good in drawing; I don’t have artistic hand that some of my classmates have. Nonetheless, I like reading since young, and would try to appreciate Chinese paintings. Few years after I started working as a Programmer, I took up photography as a hobby. I attended a short course which included a session in the darkroom. In those days, good photographs were dependent on good darkroom skills. It was unlikely that I spent much time in the darkroom. Hence this hobby didn’t last long then.

I would take different genre of photographs depending on situations. At present I like Street and Candid Photography most. I like to photograph subjects in their natural motions. I am far from being good at them; plenty of room to improve.

I recognize the fact that my style of photography is a work-in-progress. I am at learning stage of my visualization process.

No, I have not exhibited any photograph.

I am doing the online course offers by Light & Composition. It enables me to learn photography formally. For this I am grateful to the Light & Composition community.

Come and join the photography course offers by Light & Composition. Here we learn to take interesting photographs that are completely unaltered.