Portraiture
- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Assignment, Mahathir, Najib, Pak Lah, People, Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Portrait, Portraiture, Prime Minister, Reportage Photography, UMNO
Direct Flash Photography Syndrome
This is not a beautiful artistic picture that people normally will hang on their wall, some people may think this is just a snap shot picture, a piece of cake picture that everybody can take, well easier said than done, if only you know how many photographers are here struggling to get this shot, more than twenty photographers if I’m not mistaken are struggling to fit into a very crowded space with all members of Cabinet Ministers present here. It is very tough situation. I’ve already wrote about why PRESS photographers use “Direct Flash” before. In this situation it is not advisable to use bounce flash, to be safe and…
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Camera is Just a Tool
© 2010 Wazari Wazir | A Portrait of My Son Nikon or Canon? Nikon or Canon? What am I talking here, what my son picture above got to do with Nikon or Canon, nothing actually, nothing really. Actually there is something, without a camera I would not be able to capture this image and share it with you here. It doesn’t really matter whether I use Nikon or Canon, can you tell it by looking at the picture above without going through my flickr page and searching for the EXIF File, you wouldn’t know which camera I use to get this picture. What am I trying to say here, what…
- Art, Black and White, Care, Emotion, Expression, Face, Family, Light, Love, Malaysia, Moment, People, Photoshop, Portrait, Portraiture
How To Get a Solid Black Background
How to get a solid black background, I get a lot of question about this especially from someone who just start taking out photography, well I’ve the answer, just wait for my next eBook, I’ll tell you the secret. I’m just kidding, there is no how to actually but just a common sense. I’m not going to sell anything here but wanted to share my technique about how to get a solid black background like the picture of my son above. Interested? Then read on. I will go straight to the point here. First thing first, I did not take this shot in the studio, in fact I’ve never take…
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How To Play With Texture in Photoshop
© 2008 Wazari Wazir | Playing With Photoshop Texture Recently someone have asked me how to do Texture in Photoshop, should they do it in colors or should they turn the picture into black and white or sepia before proceed with texture layering. My answer is, up to you. Why? You may ask, it is because there is no rules when doing texture in Photoshop, you can do it in color or in monochromatic image, but there is a guide that you wanted to know in order to make your texture work look great. If you are interested, then read on. First thing first, the number one reason why I…
- Art, Emotion, Expression, Face, Family, Love, Malaysia, Melayu, Moment, Photoshop, Portrait, Portraiture
Which Lens To Buy?
© 2010 Wazari Wazir | A Portrait First things first, If you are a millionaire photographer, please skip this article, don’t waste your time here deciding which lens to buy, since you have a lot of money to spend but if you are just regular photographer like me which must make a hard decision to save our hard earn money then read on. Here I will discuss just about two favorite portrait lens, 50mm and 85mm lens. For this shot I use Nikkor 50mm f1.4 lens, much cheaper than legendary Nikkor 85mm f1.4 lens. Here I will discuss about this two lens, 85mm and 50mm and why I choose 50mm…