Singapore's Best Photography Locations

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

Tomorrow is the 1st day of Phase 2 and that means we can all go out and shoot again. Where's the first place you'll go and shoot?

[@JellyTheDong]

yay...this is the day every photographer is waiting for~! nice video!

[@shupingyin8082]

Love it. I’m visiting Singapore from U.S. this is great tips

[@shanabyfamily8242]

very usefull information

[@BernardLee]

Thanks again. You are going to keep me very busy during my next visit to SG

[@drales_pical]

Thanks for the advice..,i’ll go to S’pore next Januari. I wanna take a picture there.

[@TaipeiGeek]

Man, you made me miss Singapore. I stayed there for 3 months in 2005 and took some of my first ever images at the Esplanade. I shot Merlion, Fullerton and the whole bay. At that time there was no Marina Sands or the Ferris Wheel. It was my first time in Asia ever, so Singapore bears a special place in my heart. Now as an older man I'd love to return with my D810 and take some quality images of that area. It's definitely on my bucket list after COVID gets better.

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

Ah yes I remember a time before MBS. Singapore has changed much since then.

[@bodelicious4398]

Greetings, Thanks for the info 👍🏻👍🏻 this is really helpful. I think it will take more than one day to reach all the 9 spots.

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

Multiple sunrises and sunsets for sure 👍🏼

[@bodelicious4398]

@@ZacharyLaiPhotography Nice tips 👍🏻👍🏻

[@jamessheppard1317]

Thank you for your video. I finally got to the merlion today. I can’t wait to get out at sunset and sunrise. What a amazing location to photograph 👍😎

[@albertlim5675]

Thank you for your highlight and recommendation. I covered most of the area but not all during sunset.

[@Metragnome_Images]

Awesome video... heading to Singapore in March and will definately be using your tips here for some great spots... Cheers from Perth.

[@parbirdie4898]

Thank you for all of your tips. Really works of art. GREAT.

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

Thank you. Glad to help!

[@brandxyz2910]

Thank you for these! I'll be attending a conference in SG this July, I'm more excited to take pictures in these spots

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

You’ll have a great time! Do check out my other guides for CBD area and the airport too 😄

[@brandxyz2910]

@@ZacharyLaiPhotography Yes I've seen your other videos and have already made plans for my side trips. Good thing most of them are near where I will be staying, and the conference I am attending to will be in Marina Sands. I'm excited as it will be my first time in SG. Thanks for the videos!

[@rachelilluzlubasch4665]

Shalom! (: Thank you very much for your video

[@blackmamba3427]

Awesome 👌 video and location tips. Thanks for sharing 👍 cheers 🍻

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

My pleasure!

[@deargoogly963]

2 good dear💐 I am from India 🇮🇳

[@မြဆာန်နန်]

gonna try tomorrow few of these locations for shooting :) Hopefully have a favourable weather! Thank you for your effort for this video.

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

It’s been raining these days but you might have a chance for dramatic skies! All the best 👍🏼

[@မြဆာန်နန်]

No chance today :(. Would try next time :) Thnak you!!@@ZacharyLaiPhotography

[@minhduy2110]

Thank you for the wonderful tips

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

You’re most welcome! Glad it helps

[@mikelesley8510]

Amazing photographs

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

Much appreciated 😊

[@songproductions6104]

Just wanted to say Hi. I’m the guy at the Merlion Park this morning. Thanks for the informative and inspiring videos. Definitely going to try the sunrise again since this morning’s wasn’t the best.

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

Nice to meet you today! Yeah today's sunrise was a bummer, but that's the nature of landscape photography. Gotta keep trying and hope for that dramatic sunrise to happen. :)

[@Haroratech]

Awesome bro

[@PhotoLocations007]

Great!

[@shadowdragoon80]

very educational

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

Glad it was useful 😊

[@gaijinracing888]

Good information. Have visited all 9 spots myself. Any recommendation on website or apps to monitor weather? Singapore weather too unpredictable liao.

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

I've mentioned this in a previous video, but here's one I use for cloud cover predictions because it shows you forecast in relation to cloud altitude: www.yr.no/place/Singapore/Other/Singapore/hour_by_hour_detailed.html :)

[@gaijinracing888]

@@ZacharyLaiPhotography Alright, thank you.

[@miang62]

Awesome! Did you get all the shots in a day? And what time did you start?

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

No, the shots shown were taken on different days as I tend to stay in the same spot for sunrise/sunset

[@johnmah8352]

The most amazing part of the video was the dog at the end 😉

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

😂I think he’s amazing too

[@쁘디스티그]

Hello My name is Richard from Korea. I am going to SG from 22nd to 28th July for shooting around SG city .. Some of searcing led me here about SG beautiful photo. If you have a time to be around the 9 spots ... Can you give me some advice for shooting ? I am going to brind my gear : R6 mark2 , 28mm F2.8, 50mm F1.2, 70-200mm F4. I can buy you delicious food and coffee. Your photo is amazing ~~

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

Hello Richard! I’d love to help! I have a workshop that’s based around this video. Drop me an email over at my workshop page and I’ll let you know the details 😊 www.zacharylaiphotography.com/workshops

[@newjerseywales]

Hi Zachary, I am visiting from the UK in November. Thank you for your video and I will use it as my guide. I am a landscape photographer but don't often pano'. What focal lengths are you typically using - say the images at 1:23 / 1:46 .

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

Most of these are shot the Nikon 14-30mm. 1:23 is a pano. 1:46 is around 14mm. Hope that helps! 😄

[@newjerseywales]

@@ZacharyLaiPhotography I've returned and I want to send you what I took as a thank you for your inspiration 😁

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

@@newjerseywales I'd love to see them! You can reach me at [e-mail]

[@DrPrateekHIMS]

Hi...is using a tripod for photography allowed in Singapore ?

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

In public spaces no problem

[@kokotiti]

Amazing video, thank you for the awesome tips :)

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

Glad to be of service. :)

[@lastlightsnet]

I recently tried at Louis Vuitton for the first time, but noticed that the platform was shaking even when there is nobody walking into it. I took three long exposure shots during blue hour (all at 128 secs), but none of them came out as sharp as the image on your website (for the first two exposures, nobody came into the platform, and the third one had 3 people walking in during the long exposure [the result was worse]). How long was your exposure? Did anyone walk into the platform while you were shooting? Not sure if I was unlucky with the wind. 😅

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

Yes it's a challenge to get a stable image. My exposures run quite long, I recently did a 5 minute exposure there with people walking on the platform and still got a usable shot. I don't recommend going for a longer exposure than that. Here's what I think will help. - Weather plays a part. Try to shoot on days when it's less windy. - Use a solid and stable tripod. Make sure everything is tight and the set up does not droop. - Apply good techniques, namely use a timer or exposure delay mode to reduce vibrations from pressing the shutter. - We usually turn off vibration reduction/IBIS while shooting on tripod, but in this case where the platform moves slightly, VR/IBIS actually helps getting a more stable shot.

[@lastlightsnet]

@@ZacharyLaiPhotography Thank you for your kind advice! I didn't think about turning VR/IBIS on, but that's a good idea! Besides, I could've shot two photos (one long exposure and one fast shutter speed for buildings) and merge later. 😅 I'm always a "single shot" guy, but combing two photos is also a solution here. I'll soon go back and try again, thanks!

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

@@lastlightsnet Glad to help! Experimentating is a good way to improve too. 😄

[@taykiamyong5563]

👍👍👍

[@btr8544]

Did you use nodal rail for pano photos ?

[@ZacharyLaiPhotography]

No, I use the Leofoto pano kit LEP-02

[@btr8544]

@@ZacharyLaiPhotography ok! thanks for the response!

[@jianxiongRaven]

i get mini anxiety when i see group of photog