• Art,  Family,  Life,  Moment,  People,  Portrait,  Travel

    Basic Photography | Composition | Simplicity

    © 2011 Wazari Wazir | Mother and Son | Paddy Field | Sekinchan Selangor “As I have practiced it, photography produces pleasure by simplicity. I see something special and show it to the camera. A picture is produced. The moment is held until someone sees it. Then it is theirs.” – Sam Abell ( National Geographic  Photographer ) – This photograph may look too simple , just a picture of my wife holding my son on his arm, if I tell you that the background is a wall with giant paddy field picture on it, you might believe it because it was too simple, the background is too plain. The truth…

  • Art,  Moment,  Photojournalism,  Travel

    Basic Photography | Capturing Blue Hour Photography

    © Wazari Wazir | Petronas Twin Tower at Kuala Lumpur City Centre ( KLCC ) | Blue Hour Photography According to Wikipedia The Blue Hour comes from the French expression “l’heure bleue,” which refers to the period of twilight each morning and evening where there is neither full daylight nor complete darkness. The time is considered special because of the quality of the light at this time of day. The time just before sunrise or after sunset. Among the most favorite subject for Blue Hour photography is landscape, building or cityscapes. I’m not an expert on this subject because I rarely shoot landscape, building or cityscape but nevertheless I do know that the best time to…

  • Art,  Family,  Melayu,  Travel

    Basic Photography Tips | Using Leading Lines for Captivating Composition

    © 2010 Wazari Wazir | Pantai Sawangan Jetty | Kuala Penyu Sabah © 2011 Wazari Wazir | Children Playground | Lake Garden | Taman Tasik Perdana | Kuala Lumpur Taking picture is easy but to really get a beautiful picture in term of having an aesthetic value that was pleasing to the eye is not as easy as pressing the shutter button on the camera. That’s why it is good if we have some basic understanding about something that we used to called it as “The Rule of Photography” even though I like it to be called as a “Photographers Guide” rather than rules. In term of composition, there is…

  • Adventure,  Art,  eBook,  Moment,  Photojournalism,  Photoshop,  Travel

    Travel Photography | New eBook – Andes by Andrew S. Gibson

    © 2011 Craft and Vision | Andes The Print and The Process Series by Andrew S. Gibson Using both film and digital capture, Gibson captures the natural and majestic beauty of places like Machu Picchu; as well as, the rich culture and struggles of the Incas and their mountain lifestyle in a raw and intimate journey that is as much about photography as it is about adventure. Andrew is a gifted teacher and photographers will learn from this journey if they’re willing to join him. ( Source : Craft & Vision ) “Travel for many people is an unrealised dream. Things like the business of making a living, relationships and…