Dorsett Kuala Lumpur Photography Exhibition and Contest with Sony World Photography Awards

Snap, Hashtag & Post!

Dorsett Hospitality International in partnership with 2019’s prestigious Sony World Photography Awards and World Photography Organisation is having a photo exhibition at Windows Lounge, Dorsett Kuala Lumpur from now till 28 June 2019. The exclusive exhibition showcases 15 award-winning images to support local art & talents from our shores as well as all over the world.

The pop-up exhibition will be featured in 5 key Dorsett Hotels around the world and is a must see cultural experience.

The exhibition was kicked off with an evening event at Dorsett Kuala Lumpur where invited guests along with Sony World Photography Awards Malaysian Winner, Mr. Michael Chee Yen Chuan and Dorsett Kuala Lumpur team was present for the first viewing of the images.

Among the images present was Michael Chee’s Have You Been to a Chinese Opera?, a colourful piece that captivates the essence of the art of opera. Michael was the Malaysian Winner for the Open Culture category.

Others include Tracey Lund’s Underwater Gannets, Christy Lee Rogers’ Harmony, Marc Stapelberg’s Untitled, Martin Stranka’s Dreamers and Warriors, Pan Jianhua’s Shadow Puppetry and more.

Dorsett Discoveries: Sony World Photography 2019 Exhibition:

Dorsett Shepherds Bush, London from 10 to 26 May, 2019
Dorsett Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 13 June to 28 June, 2019
Dorsett Singapore from 16 to 27 July, 2019
Dorsett Wanchai, Hong Kong from 2 to 18 August 2019
Dorsett Shanghai, China from 30 August to 15 September

For photography lovers, do check out 2019 Dorsett Discoveries Photography Contest open to all participants from Malaysia and Singapore from 12 June to 26 July, 2019. Here’s how the mechanics of the contest works:

2019 Dorsett Discoveries Photography Contest MY & SG

Choose any of the two themes "A Vibrant Life" or "The Hero" 

Contest Period: June 12th – July 26th  2019

ONE ultimate winner out of these two winners will walk away with ONE unit of the Sony Cyber Shot DSC – WX500 compact camera with 30x Optical Zoom, with courtesy of Sony Malaysia

1. (i) MY: Follow @dorsettkualalumpur and @michael_chee on Instagram.

   (ii) SG: Follow @dorsettsingapore

2. (i) Allow @dorsettkualalumpur and @michael_chee to follow you if your IG setting is a private account. 

    (ii) Allow @dorsettsingapore and to follow you if your IG setting is a private account.

3. (i) MY: Post your photo on Instagram and link it on Facebook with hashtags of the below:

#DorsettDiscoveries #DorsettKualaLumpur

Hash tag #DorsettKLVibrant if you are submitting for the “Vibrant” theme

Hash tag #DorsettKLHero if you are submitting for the “Hero” theme

 (ii) SG: Post your photo on Instagram and link it on Facebook with hashtags of the below:

#DorsettDiscoveries #DorsettSingapore

Hash tag #DorsettSGVibrant if you are submitting for the “Vibrant” theme

Hash tag #DorsettSGHero if you are submitting for the “Hero” theme

4. You will be notified if you’re being shortlisted as the top 10 “most creative and vibrant” #DorsettDiscoveries posts via personal IG message and will be required to email us your original high-resolution photo for verification.

5. The shortlisted photos and final winner announcements will be communicated via the #DorsettDiscoveries Photography Contest event page on Dorsett Kuala Lumpur & Dorsett Singapore’s Facebook page and @dorsettkualalumpur & @dorsettsingapore IG account, stay tuned to both pages for contest updates.

6. Final winner will be contacted once again via email on the prize giving procedures.

Terms & Conditions:

• The #DorsettDiscoveries photography contest is opened to residences of Malaysia and Singapore

• Photo must be taken in high resolution either via camera or a smartphone

• Original high-resolution photo in Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) is to be emailed across upon being contacted and notified via email to be shared via personal IG message

• Should there be no response received within 3 working days upon being contacted and notified of the shortlist, the participant is deemed to have withdrawn from the contest

• Only shortlisted participants will be contacted

• It is compulsory for all hashtags mentioned on the participation steps above to be eligible for the contest

• Judging criteria is to be based on the most creative and vibrant posts

• Judges include Michael Chee – Malaysia Winner | Open Culture Category of 2019 Sony World Photography Awards, Albert Tan – Singapore Winner of 2019 Sony World Photography Awards, Dorsett Kuala Lumpur and Dorsett Singapore

• Associates & immediate family members of Dorsett Hospitality International, Sony Malaysia and Sony Singapore are not eligible to participate in the contest 

• Dorsett Hospitality International reserves the right to any changes of the contest, and will not accept any imagery and content related to violence, porn and against the local law

• Selected winners are to provide their full name, Malaysian NRIC no. and Singaporean NRIC no. respectively.

• You agree to participate in related publicity and to the use of Your name and likeness for the purposes of advertising, promotion, and publicity without additional compensation.

• All participants understand that any image submitted to the contest may be used by Dorsett Hospitality International, its event partners, for marketing and promotional purposes of you the author and the event only, for a maximum of three years

So submit your entries today because you may just be one of the winners to win this contest!

Scan the QR Code for more details

For more information, visit the following Facebook pages at Dorsett Kuala Lumpur and Dorsett Singapore.

I Say Selfie, You Say Wefie… Let’s Do It The Samsung NX Mini Way!

Loving My Selfies and Wefies with Samsung NX Mini!

Selfie… I don’t think I have to explain what it means because by now, the whole world accepts this new power word with much excitement as the latest ‘In’ thing to do. Just for fun, I tried to Google the word ‘Selfie’ and Google came back with 47 million results! This powerful word has also been inducted into all the dictionaries of the world and Wikipedia. Yes, many have really brought up this word to a whole new ball game… especially for those who love seeing themselves so much… wink wink!

My lovable niece and her awesome expression when I told her to take selfies of herself with my Samsung NX Mini… priceless!

I will admit, I for one was never into that word. Much to my own thoughts, I always thought it was difficult to take a photo of myself. Come on… it’s already so difficult to take an awesome portrait photo of someone much less take a nice one of myself. Well here’s where new technology comes in and our mobile phones with camera started this power phrase of selfies. Many beautiful people obviously took on the skill of selfies and mastered them well. Don’t get me wrong but selfies are no easy task. Ask those who have mastered it and they will tell you it’s about lighting, angles, length, focal and so forth. Some even mastered the art of selfie without even having to look at any screen and come out with amazing photos of themselves… kudos to you! You know who you are…

Ellen DeGeneres taking the spotlight with her megastars wefie at the recent Oscar! *photo from Ellen DeGeneres of course…

Then there’s the Wefie, not yet as famous as its relative but catching up pretty fast. Wefies are group selfies. Brilliant innovation if you ask me because everyone wants to be in the photo and no one wants to be left standing behind the lens. With all the recent movie stars and politicians (remember seeing Obama wefie with our PM?) taking on their own wefies, it’s time to jump on the bandwagon of selfies and wefies if you still haven’t…

In the recent weeks, I have taken on a different side of this word. Involved in the recent Samsung NX Mini expedition, I must say, I have been enlighten to a whole new world of selfie. Though I have used my phone to take a selfie once or twice, I was never as enthusiast as I am now. Reason is simple, it was never as much fun or as easy as it is with the Samsung NX Mini.

From my previous post where I went a little city hopping here with the coolest and slimmest camera equipped with lots of SMART functions to now learning and getting a grip on taking selfies and wefies, I confessed, I am a little hooked to both. Yes, I am also getting vain… ha ha ha… but oh what fun it is… don’t judge me till you tried it for yourselves. And yes, for this post, I handed over my Samsung NX Mini to many and they too had fun… the above collage has a few of those happy selfies and wefies…

I love wefie more than anything. Most of the time, I am always behind the lens. I love being there but I also realize I don’t have much photos of me and my family or friends. Especially with my little one, I find my own albums of him and my other half but never much of me. Now with the Samsung NX Mini, I love how I can take photos of me and my family or friends anytime, anywhere and anyhow.

I have lots of fun with my little one now because I can have precious moments captured with him. Even my little one can do a selfie now of himself! *proud parent mode on*

The Samsung NX Mini is currently holds the title for the world’s slimmest interchangeable lens camera. It comes with the 9mm f/3.5 lens or one can purchase the kit lens with 9-27mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS lens.The modern svelte design of the Samsung NX Mini has garnered quite a fan club. Available in pastel colors of pink and mint, brown, black and white, Samsung tries to cater its appearance to everyone. The Samsung NX Mini has a 3-inch touchscreen that flips up 180 degrees that takes one to selfie or wefie paradise. Once the screen is flip up, the SMART camera automatically takes on the ‘Self Shot’ mode. Just touch the screen to focus and let the timer do its magic countdown before it shoots!

Piece of cake right?

In addition to that, the Samsung NX Mini has many SMART functions and other DSLR functions. One can opt to shoot at Auto or Manual, use its Wi-fi function or the 17 SMART features that best fit your situation. For selfie or wefie, I recommend the Beauty Face SMART feature to beautify your portraits. It does wonders and turns your skin porcelain and glowing minus any acne or marks. If I am going to share my face to the world, I might as well be looking my very best right?

Of course there more features for selfies and wefies… you may want to check out the face detection where there are three modes – Normal, Smile Shot and Wink Shot. Normal mode countdowns like a timer while the Smile and Wink mode actives a shot with its actions respectively. Recording video is also made easier.

Well there you go… it’s my take on how easy and fun it can be to now take a selfie or wefie the Samsung NX Mini way! Honestly, if you were to tell me I would be hook on selfie or wefie before this, I would be laughing at you but now the laughter is on Me… loving my selfies and wefies!

So what do you think… are you into selfies or wefies yet? Maybe it’s time to own a Samsung NX Mini and find out…

For more information about Samsung NX Mini, visit www.samsung.com/my/

*All photos of selfies and wefies are taken with Samsung NX Mini.

Samsung Debuts The New Samsung NX Mini SMART Camera!

Carry Small, Capture All with the new Samsung NX Mini SMART Camera

Last Saturday, quite a few bloggers and myself were treated to a glorious experience by Samsung Malaysia Electronics at the latest ultimate selfie camera, the Samsung NX Mini Camera!  I have been hooked to photography ever since I had my blog and to be able to explore the city with the latest Samsung NX Mini camera was definitely a treat.

Samsung Malaysia Electronics had launched the NX Mini, Samsung’s slimmest and lightest interchangeable-lens camera to-date. The portable and sleek design of the NX mini SMART camera is the coolest device for great photography with its NFC and WiFi capabilities, stunning image quality and easiest camera for selfies or wefies.

We congregate early at NU Sentral for a quick briefing before we were group up and themed up for our tour of the city’s iconic heritage spots. After a light breakfast, we group up and headed towards the LRT station to head down to Central Market and Petaling Street. I was ecstatic about my theme and no prizes for guessing that I got Gastronomical Food.

Of course before we head on to our journey, some of us had to test out our selfie or wefie!

Certainly is the easiest and coolest camera to maneuver a selfie as the Samsung NX Mini has a 75.2mm (3.0 inch) Flip-up and Touch Display that rotates 180-degrees. Never been able to master a selfie, I was pleased with this feature as selfies have now become effortless and easy-breezy!

I was told by other bloggers that the NX Mini also has a new Wink shot feature that makes it the perfect hands-free device for selfies or wefies. In addition, after one has downloaded the Samsung SMART Camera app, one can even control the NX Mini from your phone… isn’t that the coolest?

Traveling with the NX Mini has never been easier… it’s slim and sleek design weighs only 158g for the body alone with a width of 22.5mm. Depending on the lens, the NX Mini is still really portable and one can easily slip this into a small bag or pocket.

Check out our city shots with the NX Mini…

The colors are amazing and the quality is pretty awesome for such a small camera. One can even choose manual mode or control the various aperture or ISO to suit the environment.

There are also various SMART features that allows one to choose the best option for food, macro, speed and more. Imagine all these pack into the tiny NX Mini!

Hand-pulled ice cream looked so good and I managed to capture the seller’s extremely quick reflex when she deftly pulled the ice cream on to a cone!

I adored the vibrant colors of the camera with this photo.

Some of us even tried selfie jumpshots photos…

 Using the Panaroma feature, I managed to capture an amazing shot of the city!

After exploring the streets, we group back and head on to Johnny Rockets at Avenue K for lunch. While lunch was served, there was plenty of selfies and wefies. We just can’t help it, NX Mini was simply made for it!

Samsung Electronics Malaysia was also generous and held a competition for the best Instagram photo that best suited the assigned themed. The SMART camera feature allows us to transfer our photos from the camera to our phone right away. It was instant gratification as I can post up my photos to my Facebook and Instagram with just a few clicks. The features are user-friendly and it certainly didn’t take us long to do this…

A lucky blogger walked away with a brand new NX Mini that day!

The Samsung NX Mini Camera comes in 5 colors – Black, White, Pink, Mint and Brown. The Samsung NX Mini is priced at RM1399 with 9mm f3.5 lens and Rm1699 with kit lens.

There are endless possibilities that the NX Mini has that I can’t wait to discover. Stay tune with me as I explore the journey of capturing priceless moments with my Samsung NX Mini Camera within the next few months on my Facebook and Instagram.

Thanks again to Samsung Malaysia Electronics and Manoah Consulting for this exciting journey with the NX Mini!