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Travel and Photography | Portraiture at Pokhara With Traditional Malay Outfit | Baju Melayu
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Self Portrait Against The Himalayan Region © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Rade Knoxville | Annapurna Range in The Background © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Shukur Jahar | Annapurna Range in The Background Baju Melayu is a traditional Malay outfit for men. It literally translates as ‘Malay Shirt’ and consists of two main parts. The first being the baju (long sleeved shirt) itself which has a raised stiff collar known as the ‘cekak musang’ collar (literally fox’s lease). The second part is the trousers. The two parts are made out of the same type of fabric which is usually silk, cotton, or a mixture of polyester…
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Travel Photography | Once Upon a Time in Pokhara Nepal | A Cup of Coffee With a Mountain View
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Once Upon a Time in Pokhara | Nepal Whether you wanted to believe or not, is totally up to you, but to be honest with you, those two person in the photograph above were not a “talent”, we do not hire them to pose for this picture. The man on the left is Mr Nadeem our guide for this trip while the women holding the aluminium kettle there is just doing her job. I don’t know maybe she is a someone wife or a worker at this place. This is a private area, I was told, (I don’t know how true is that) but we…
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Portrait Photography With 50 mm Lens | Arianna
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Portrait of Arianna | 50 mm Prime Lens When it comes to portrait photography of my children, 50 mm prime lens is my choice. Yes, I know, it is not the best lens but the best that I can afford. Currently I’m using Canon 50 mm f1.4 lens, a lot more cheeper than 50 mm f/1.2. Before this I use Nikon f1/4 lens. Yes there are much more expensive 50 mm lens like f1/2 but the one I’m using here is 50 mm f/1.4. Like I said before, it is not the best lens but the one that I can afford and I’m quite satisfied…
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Travel and Photography | Kuala Lumpur City Gallery
© 2014 wazari wazir | Kuala Lumpur City Gallery | Tourist Busy To Get Their Best Shot With I Love KL Statue © 2014 wazari wazir | Kuala Lumpur City Gallery Entrance | Free Admission © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Inside The Kuala Lumpur City Gallery | Visit Malaysia Year 2014 © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Souvenir Shop | Kuala Lumpur City Gallery | Plenty of Souvenir To Choose From Kuala Lumpur City Gallery is part of the ARCH group’s vision in promoting the country’s heritage and culture. ARCH also promotes collectibles and gifts made of wood veneer, A new tourist magnet, it is situated right in the historical enclave of…
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Photography Tips | Get Closer
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Be Not Afraid To Get Closer | Thaipusam | Batu Caves Selangor “If Your Pictures Aren’t Good Enough, You’re Not Close Enough.” – Robert Capa – Robert Capa, founder of MagnumPhotos once said that “If Your Pictures Aren’t Good Enough, You’re Not Close Enough.” Meaning that, sometimes you need to get closer to your subject for much stronger photograph. Yes sometimes like in sports for an example, you really can’t get closer to your subject because doing so will distract the movement of the sportsman, normally sports like football, tennis or athletic, you really need a telephoto lens in order to get “closer” to your subject “optically”,…