Assignment
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Photojournalism | Malaysia Day and Independence Day Celebrations
© 2011 Wazari Wazir | Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak waves his hand towards the crowd, during the double celebrations Malaysia Day and Independence Day in Kuala Lumpur September 16, 2011. Malaysia celebrated the 48th anniversary of the union of Malaysia as well as the 54 years of the countrys independence. On the background is the clock tower of historical Sultan Abdul Samad building, among Kuala Lumpur famous landmark other than Petronas Twin Tower © 2011 Wazari Wazir | Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak ( standing second from left on the platform ) raise his hand and shout “Merdeka” during the double celebrations Malaysia Day and Independence Day in Kuala…
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Basic Photography Composition | Framing Your Shots
© 2011 Wazari Wazir | Frame Within The Frame | Istana Alam Shah | Klang Selangor In photography framing is the technique to bring focus to the subject, by properly framing our subject, it helps to draw viewers eyes to the subject. Anything can be use as a frame as long as it help to focus or direct the viewers eyes to the main subject. Here in this photograph I use the platform or the stage and the yellow decoration clothes up there to frame my main subject, actually my “real main subject” here is The King of Malaysia, but the King has not arrive just yet, so in this…
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The Assignment | Eid al-Fitr at Malaysian Prime Minister Official Residence
© 2011 Wazari Wazir | Malaysian Premier’s Eid Open House at Prime Minister Official Residence, Seri Perdana Putrajaya While most of my friends are on holiday, I’ve to work on the very first day of Eid al-Fitr which is is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. working during Eid celebration is nothing unusual for me and it is not just me working on the 1st day of Eid, quite a few of members of media are here covering this event at Eid Al Fitr Open House hosted by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and cabinet ministers at the prime minister’s official residence, Seri Perdana, on…
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Photojournalism | The Photographers and The Prime Minister
© 2011 Wazari Wazir | The Photographers and The Prime Minister at Kuala Lumpur Sentral This is how we the Photojournalist work to get the picture of our Prime Minister Najib Razak during one of my assignment here in Kuala Lumpur Sentral, actually my assignment start in Putrajaya and then we ride the ERL or Express rail Link together with the Prime Minister and all his Cabinet Ministers to Kuala Lumpur Sentral where the main event took place. How do I get the shot? You might be wondering, actually there are few taxis behind waiting for their cars to get the Malaysian flag stick onto their windscreen by the Prime…
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Basic Photography | What is a Fast Lens?
© 2007 Wazari Wazir | Raptor Watch | Tanjung Tuan Malacca Lens speed refers to the maximum aperture diameter, or minimum f-number, of a photographic lens. A lens with a larger maximum aperture (that is, a smaller minimum f-number) is a fast lens because it delivers more light intensity (illuminance) to the focal plane, allowing a faster shutter speed. A smaller maximum aperture (larger minimum f-number) is “slow” because it delivers less light intensity and requires a slower shutter speed. A lens may be referred to as “fast” or “slow” depending on its maximum aperture compared to other lenses of similar focal length designed for a similar film format. Lens speed given by the minimum f-number, or alternatively maximum aperture diameter or maximum numerical aperture,…