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Travel Photography | Istanbul, Once Upon a Time
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Istanbul Turkey “If the earth was a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.” – Napoleon Bonaparte – “If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.” – Alphonse de Lamartine – “If they say “you have your last chance to look at the world”, I wish that look would from Çamlıca of Istanbul.” – Alphonse de Lamartine – “All other cities are doomed, but I imagine that as long as people exist, Constantinople will exist.” – Petrus Gyllius – “Istanbul, a universal beauty where poet and archeologist, diplomat and merchant, princess and sailor, northerner and westerner screams with same…
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Travel Photography | Friday Prayer at Hazratbal Mosque | Srinagar Kashmir
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | iPhoneography | Kashmiri Man and Women Perform Friday Prayer at Hazratbal Mosque | Srinagar Kashmir | 3rd February 2012 It is indeed a rare experience for me to perform Friday Prayer here in Hazratbal Mosque, Srinagar Kashmir. The Hazratbal mosque is situated in Srinagar only 8 Kms from Lal Chowk, on the western banks of the picturesque Dal Lake. Facing the beautiful Nishat Bagh, the mosque offers a spectacular view of the lake and the mountain afar. The building which is known as shrine today was actually built as a pleasure house by Sadiq Khan, subedar of Shah Jahan in 1623. When Shah Jahan came to…
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Photojournalism | Featured in Malaysia Aperture Photography Magazine
I’m not very good at blowing my very own horn or promoting myself, actually this interview with Aperture Magazine, Malaysia very own photography magazine was held in early January this year for February 2012 issues. I was interviewed by Mr Joe Aperture Magazine editor himself. They want me to share some of my experience working as one of Malaysia Official Government Photographer covering Malaysian history through photography. Actually it was quite a long interview and some of them get edited to fits the magazine. They asked me to give them some of my favorite pictures but only this few one got published, anyway if you wanted to see some of…
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Photoshop Tips and Tricks | Faded Memories | Muted Colors
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Muted Colors Step One | The Original (Left) | Vintage Version (Right) I Just wanted to share my little secrets on how I did my tone in Photoshop, yes there are many ways to scan a cat and yes there are many ways to get this effect in Photoshop and I’ve tried some of them and sometimes I like one way more than the others. On the left photograph above is the original picture, just minor editing done, it was taken in late afternoon just before sunset in New Delhi, for those who doesn’t know what’s the monument is that, it is the famous India…
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Portrait Photography eBook | Forget Mugshots, Make Stronger Portraits by David duChemin
© 2012 Craft and Vision | eBook | Forget Mugshots, 10 Steps to Better Portraits by David duChemin Forget Mugshots, 10 Steps To Better Portraits is for every photographer who’s ever wanted to make stronger photographs of people. Written by David duChemin, a photographer whose living and calling for the last 6 years has been creating compelling portraits and people photographs for clients all over the globe, if he could tell you only 10 things to immediately improve your images, these 10 steps or concepts would be at the very top of the list. This 35-spread PDF eBook discusses the value of waiting for that great moment (and how to make…
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