Art
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Travel Photography Tips | Have Some Patience
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Blue Mosque at Istanbul Turkey “The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.” – Paulo Coelho – Personally I think Patience is what separates a travel photographer from a tourist. Most tourist will be satisfied if they have taken a picture of themselves standing against a beautiful landmark of any places, they just don’t really bother about the background, along as they can get themselves and the landmark, mosque, building, temple in the frame, I think most of them will be satisfied. I’ve seen this a…
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Photography and Photo Editing
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Beyoglu | Istanbul Turkey | After Editing © 2012 Wazar Wazir | Beyoglu | Istanbul Turkey | SOOC | Before Editing When people ask me, I mean when new photographer or someone who just find an interest in photography ask me whether to edit or not their pictures, my answer will always “it depends”. Sometimes it depends on your clients requirement or maybe your own preference or simply you like to make your pictures look better than what they actually are. For those of you who have been following my blog for awhile, knows that I like to play around with Photoshop, sometime I like…
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Travel Photography | Kashmir The Land of Mystery
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Kashmir | The Land of Mystery In my personal experience, Kashmir is truly The Land of Mystery, some people use to called Kashmir as Paradise on Earth. You can learn about Kashmir by reading magazines, books andy watching the news on your television but it will never be the same as being there by yourself. I spend seven days here in Kashmir and still can’t get enough of it, yes it is still a mysteries to me and to be honest with you Kashmir is beautiful, in fact the photograph will never be able to do justice to how beautiful Kashmir are. A lot of…
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Travel Photography | Winter in Pahalgam | Kashmir Paradise on Earth
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Travel Photography | Winter in Pahalgam | Kashmir Paradise on Earth “Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.” – Yoko Ono – For those of you who like Landscape Photography, I highly recommended you to visit Kashmir in Winter, yes it’s cold, it’s uncomfortable at a time but I believe great shot are hard to come by and most of the times we can only get a great shot if we embrace the “Uncomfortable”. From Dal Lake, Srinagar or from our hotel,…
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Travel Photography | The Traveler on Galata Bridge | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | The Traveler a.k.a The Photographer on Galata Bridge | Istanbul Turkey | On The Background is Yemeni Camii or New Mosque “A person needs at intervals to separate from family and companions and go to new places. One must go without familiars in order to be open to influences, to change.” – Katharine Butler Hathaway – “The greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson – “Don’t say you don’t have enough time.…