Yup yup... ill keep u updated... am having many ideas for the the series... but figuring out which elements to include and exclude to bring forth the intended meaning..... is not easy... O_O... already month 5 since i first thought of it and not one shot is made yet....

i have sketches of my ideas though..ahahha.. owh well...lets see how it turns out...sometimes...what you lack...your chosen model provides unexpectedly...

yep yep..lets change the world...alpha style...NG...here i come..wohooooooooo

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Added on February 15, 2010, 1:41 amabout ANNEXE....definitely will go... i enjoy walking around street painters in central market...seeing how they capture their image which has to be done FROM SCRATCH with nothing but their imagination as tools......is a humbling experience...

we are spoilt with our cameras..ahahhah

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KSANO : dont worry...art procures a different reaction from different individuals..... it is ur experiences, ur life , your memories and your thoughts that influence what you perceive in any form of art... be it paintings, sculptures, or photographs....


an example would be a doctor who sees an image of a decapitated head, might perceive an accident or a tragedy...whereas if a politician looked at the same photo, a decapitated head might represent a Coup d'état or the fall of an organisation...forgive the morose and cadaveric explainations... hahahhaha...

most of the time, we tend to miss the artists true intention because of this....but what can we do?.. now that is debatable!

albnok : not all of us did not notice... ...... well anologies , quotable quotes and deductions only bring you so far... its time to APPLY ...... most of the time...whats in my head doesnt not come out of my camera due to......uhm discrepancies between my experience level....oh well..

. finished 40% of round 1 of that small square white book today...and i would have to thank ier for the "restaurant " FG BG whitebalance training.... it was a much needed explaination that popped so many free floating fragments to ONE Solid piece..ahahah..... but the seed to that was planted by our very own IT photographer no?

Albnok : "Maybe it's the crowd here - maybe if I posted on PhotoMalaysia they'd be like "ooo, something is missing!""

we alpharians dither too much on technicalities, rules and eye candy rather than exploring the deeper nuances of what it means to be a photographer.............. agree?...

but how can we change this perception.. it definitely started with our own alphanatics contest.... but for some..especially those new to expressing themselves through the lens.......it takes time to attune to the machinery...

and given that..how do we justify the wedding phtgrpher, the portraitist, or even the street phtghrper who CHURN out pictures, either at junk food or eye candy quality?.....when these are the individuals rewarded by society rather than those who seek the untrodden path , to produce something that.... just-a-glance...might seem worthless....but if contemplated....produces a wealth of contemplation and self exploration.??

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Added on February 15, 2010, 2:51 amforgive me guys...today i am in a somewhat whimsical mood.....

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albert :

..the little white book?..why its my darling a700 manual of course!

another point of debate... how does a beginer (in photog) validate his claims to thoughtfullness?..... isnt he expected to be able to produce the STANDARD BENCHMARK ( eg : hdr, bokeh, etc etc)....

would the "SENIOR" and "EXPERIENCED" shoot him down for claiming to express what they cannot or WOULD not perceive? of for not toeing the line?(gladly this is not the case in alphanatics...where our seniors are actually very very very helpful...kudos tu u guys who help and guide those forming their first footsteps in this world)...


i for one have been shooting events...but at customers request(mostly) all they want is the cliche shots....creative freedom is usually limited UNTIL you can claim to be AN EXPERIENCED PRO....then anything you shoot is excepted as "art"...even when sometimes its crap...(i have seen a "pro" photog who charged 20k for 4 days of shooting ....then seen is results...which are not thought provoking...this i can understand as it was a housing development shoot, but the photos were very average and given the same equipment, i can easily reproduce what he did....possibly without even looking at HIS results).....what justifies his claims to pro ness?

of course this is also debatable on behalf of that photog. His speciality might not be product shots, but as u know, customers think 1 pro photog can do EVERYTHING like a pro, landscape, portrait, lighting..when most of the time...this is just not the case...


Thus i believe , most noobies are FORCED into being that PNS shooter who has great gear but nothing much developed behind those eyes...for those who dont even bother...well...i wont bother explaining...


Today i leave to celebrate CNY with my friends and family....i shall be bringing along my trusty slr...not just to take pictures....but to try to "capture" chinese new year in a way that no one can expect......it shall be my challenge....I have a fondness for human expression....


KSANO : very interesting set of pictures you have....!


IER : expectation = what YOU benchmark for yourself...its easy to be lax if everyone around you is lax-er..... but isnt that one of our traditional failings... where with the blind, the one eyed is the king...... is that satisfactory.......?

i believe the trick to turning pro...is to be able to COSISTENTLY produce beautiful pictures THAT HAVE deep meaning in different situations and places..... your photog that ur friends company hired...sounds like sumone who "just shoots to be known as a photog/earn some money"....the saddest type of photographer...

I have been contemplating on what you said the earlier day when we had a chat....the WB and the restaurant and FG and BG, the more i think of it..the more it makes sense...and then something clicked......!!..what if...we used coloured filters?...hmmmmmmmmmm....im sure there are right?

met up with albert today...interesting session...! my shots in singapore tomoore will benefit greatly from our discussion today... imagine the AMOUNT of time SAVED ahhahahah....no need to figure out so much anymore...

managed to play with his 24mm f 2.0 and the 85mm prime...as well as the a900...very awesome camera....

Albert : thanks for the info man...appreciate ur time....and hope i didnt kill u with my riding...ahahha O_O... owh well

hey guys...just came back from my model photoshoot in singapore.....

was 3 days of hard work, blood and sweat, but the rewards...... well as they say...what words cannot describe, i let my pictures tell.....

heads up guys :

Albert : thanks for the gel, it was a life saver ...










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sorry...i moved the photos... omg...i have 600++ photos to sort and edit....

pss.. those i just posted earlier..are NOT edited at all..ahahah..only the jumping scence where the is straightening and slight cropping..

haha.

lwliam : well... yup i agree..it definitely has potential.. but your version seems over contrasty to me...... owh well..i havent even begun to edit the photos...but.. we shall see how it goes later...

achew

the direct flash was purposely... wanted the effect of the dress .. as i said..undedited....mayb i should edit first ahhaha

albert : its good to be back... the background....aih...well..we have to work around limitations sumtimes.... i guess my budget was not that extravagant.....as a student..its a tad hard sometimes... ...


maybe ill upload more later.. hahaha...lets wait and see

congrats lugia ... be sure to shoot like crzy

mie_75 : i wanna see number one bigger.. ..looks good

why change something that works guys..just cause the gear is new dont mean that we HAVE to rush and buy.... ive been using my a300 when the a280 and a380 came out...and honestly, i NEVER felt like i needed to upgrade...

The ONLY reason that i did upgrade is because the performance of my a300 lacked the control i needed...plus it is a bit noisy...the only thing im considering now are lenses and lighting...and even that ..who knows...

just did some more editing.. ...forgive my artistic nature of editing... i cant help it...ahahah..for those who like the natural look..well..this is a model shoot...so....

veron : i love the last one and the first one....for the first one if can duplicate layer... bump up the contrast a bit..convert to monochrome and then merge it should hv a nice ghosting effect...the second one... awesome colours..

albert : thanks..yep..will take note off ur input.. ur spot on on the 2nd shot.. hahah as usual... well we shoot then we learn.. no? ... 60down... 700 shots do go...la de da dee da...

lanusb..check you focus type....... if u are on continous focus ..got no beep..
meaning if u are on AF-C... got no beep... only AF-A and AF-S got beep...

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no problem.... lanusb..ur camera..shall ALWAYS be on APS-c.. if u manage to change it to FF..let me know ya...even 4/3 also let me know...and albert...and all the others .. wink.... okla..just having a bit of fun...


APS-C refers to Advanced Photo System type-C ...which is a sensor format..

AF-C is continous auto focus where the camera constatnly focuses to what you are aiming at...thus no need for half button press and no beep

AF- S is auto single shot autofocus where the camera only autofocusses when u half press the button and sounds the beep

AF- A is when the camera is in control of whether to use AF-A or AF-C....

AF-C used generally when shooting moving objects...AF-S is used when u want to lock focus on a particular subject.....AF-A....is....whn.....u r confuzed...hahahahha

AFS/AFC is used when u know what ur shooting..

because the camera constantly focusses....in AFC ur battery life is shortened... especially if ur using sum slow tele....

its basically for more control of the situation..

u dont want the camera suddenly switching to AFC when and changing the focus just as u are about to press the shutter no?...in these instances use AFS.....

or vice versa...