Times are bad, events are being cancelled and the economy is grinding to a halt. The world health organisation’s (WHO) recent declaration that Covid-19 is now a global pandemic has sent shockwaves through the stock markets and prompted our government to introduce a new slate of measures targeted at reducing the sizes of events and…
2021 Year In Review
As we round off the year surviving the 2nd year of the Covid-19 pandemic in Singapore, let’s recap some of the milestones and updates on the platform. New Website Features Since the launch of the updated website in 2018, we’ve constantly pushed out new features on the website. We’ve also seen a steady increase of gear and…
PictureTogether 2021
PictureTogether is back again this August 2021! It is a photography competition organized by J Rental Centre from 1 June 2021 to 18 July 2021, open to people of all ages. You may be asking, “Why are they hosting a competition in the midst of a pandemic?” Here at JRC, we wanted to reaffirm that…
Mirrorless Hacks – 5 tips to get the most out of your mirrorless camera
Hack #1: Custom Buttons/Modes This one might seem pretty rudimentary or even obvious, but we’ve come across a fair share of new users and experienced ones who do not fully utilise this function. Not every camera has this feature, but you’ll find it with different names adopted by the respective camera manufacturers. Custom menus are…
Safest Rental Service
Yesterday, we posted the above graphic and made a circuit breaking announcement to over 100 of our owner partners. This move to waive all our fees for these creatives in the media and events industry is something we have never done and frankly, goes against business sense. Like many companies, ours is struggling and facing…
Covid-19 and How Mental Sickness Hurts
For a long time, mental and physical health were talked about in two separate ‘leagues’, as if the former was almost ‘pseudo science’, while the latter was being placed on a pedestal. Today, many more people have come to recognize the importance of both mental and physical well-being, but some might still be unconvinced of…
Covid-19 Survival Tips for Freelance Photographers/ Videographers
“Stay positive, Stay Safe, and please stop hitting the refresh button on social media!” Photographers and videographers worldwide are facing huge financial strains due to cancellation and postponement of events amidst this Covid-19 pandemic. Staying home and social distancing might the best way to control the spread of the virus but if your work relies…
10 Game Changer Zoom Hacks
Due to the Covid-19, people have been staying indoors increasingly to reduce transmission of the virus. Many companies have started telecommunting amongst employees and with external stake holders alike. Zoom has emerged as one of the most popular software tool amongst her peers, the likes of Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams, etc. Whether you’re on Zoom…
11 Ways of Creative Photography
Everywhere around us is all prop and idea for us to shoot for photography, but we may wonder how we can do it? or we have been shooting the same things repeatedly. It causes our creative mind to squeeze dry, but fret not, below are some tips for you. Prism photography Holding a prism near…
9 Mobile Photography Tips
The best camera is the one you have with you ~ Chase Jarvis In today’s day and age, everyone is holding on to a smartphone with a camera way more advanced than the first digital cameras which were expensive, bulky and difficult to use. No longer can we give excuses about not having the right…
Year In Review: 2019
As we look forward to celebrating our fifth anniversary this month, it is also a good time to recap the progress we’ve made in 2019. Here’s a short recap of some key milestones and steps we have taken to improve our platform and connect more people: 1. 120+ Spaces We started the year with just under…
9 kinds of Spaces you can find on JRC.sg
1. Event Spaces Organising an event in the same environment will get boring one day, both for guests and the event planner. Check out our https://spaces.jrc.sg where you can plan and host events that will be both memorable and affordable for your next meet-up! 2. Meeting room If you have an important client to meet,…
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