From the WB master! Always perfect WB.. Thats the power of practice in Jpeg..learn a few tricks from u... me on other hand always lazy.. do the wb raw editing afterward. By the time i set up my white balance im sure the food is already half eaten by others  not only shooting wedding need to be fast.. apply for food photo as well.
Photography to me these days seems very competitive. You really need to standout from the rest if you wanna make a good living from it. A degree in photography is not really necessary but is always a good foundation to start with... I believe the course is designed to train yourself different from the rest of dslr OWNERs.

Do not get discourage. If you think u want it very much, then just go for it. There is nothing better than work on something you love to do. Of course you will hear a lot of negative feedback... (if u tell ur mum or others u wanna starts selling durian business...what will they say?) Nowadays people tend to go for the "safe path"... study... get good result.. get good job.. work the rest of life... die nothing wrong with that.. some people love that cause is predictable n safe.

Im a science students n get full As for all my science subjects in school... but I firmly apply for art & design course. Many says interior design cannot cari makan... why dont study doctor or medic since my result can get JPA scholarship. Mayb im juz stubborn.. i never once doubt bout my decision... of course im glad my parents support 100%. On other hand, my stubbornness simply wanna prove those people who doubt about me.. that I can do well in what have chosen hoho

The real question will be ... How MUCH you want it. If you think your job going to be hell boring.. u just wanna get a cert, then a daily job... then better pursue your photography dream. If you are uncertain, doubt, not sure... maybe is just your SUDDEN interest in photography.. Then you better don risk it. Take the road more often taken. B Safe. You see many of us here are not full time photographer  is just our hobbies..you can still play photography even if u din go for the course.

ah this remind me of a poem by Robert Frost  hehe

The Road Not Taken


Wow this is Beautiful.. I love the colours 
Yes is GOOD! Sharp at F2.8. Period. If you like shooting in low light wide open and don like to boost up ur iso... then this lens best for you..Rm 1400 below can get.
u ask BEST of course will say G SSM laaa!~~ the price x 2 ,
Must be invited? or can we just go there without invitation?  I just wanna visit the place.

[G]ood_Day : **** Turning uncle mode to ON *****

Take this advise from this uncle lar... finish your studies is Business and IT first. It's a good course and you really do not have to stay in the office if you find the right kind of job. IT is a huge field.

Photography is fun when you're having it as a hobby. When you want to earn a living from it, it's not so fun anymore. It's hard work and most of the time you're unappreciated.

Competition is stiff and if you don't really stand out, you're in for a hard time. People here in M'sia still have very low perception and respect for people dealing in arts like artists, authors and photographers. They think what you do is 'cheap' and most of the time are not willing to pay for services rendered.

Wedding photography? It's a hard job. You work your ass off and they expect you to do it for free!  You know what they actually think? 'Take pictures only mah, so difficult meh? I can get my <insert favourite relative or friend> to do it for free also, why need to pay you so much?'

They want the best pictures but when you ask them what kind of pictures they want, they have no idea and say that you're the photographer you should know already. What am I? A mind reader? If you go with your own style and they don't like it, they blame you. So it's not about just taking pics, there's also how you deal with clients and settle conflicts. Sometimes they ask for the sky and only want to pay peanuts.

When you're just starting out, it's really difficult. If you charge they question your ability and skills. If you don't charge they take it for granted and it comes back to bite you sometimes. This happens when some of their friends want you to do the job and don't want to pay because you did not charge the first time mah...

So what do you get? A lot of hard work but little monetary rewards. It's not the money that is the main reward here (especially when you're just starting out). It's the satisfaction you get when you've done a good job. Nothing beats a comment like, "Hey! I like the photos you took at the last wedding" from a client.

And also when you're relying on photography to bring in the money, you may need to shoot things that you don't like to shoot just to bring in the money you need to survive. Have you thought about that?

Not to dampened your spirits lar... if you have enough of an interest, you will find a way somehow but just need to tell you a bit of the 'not so good side'. People only tell you their good stories. Seldom do you get to hear about their bad stories.

**** Turning uncle mode to OFF *****

BTW I'm not full time photographer... just part time like whenever there's an offer to do kinda photographer...

thx for the advice, really appreciate it, yes I know everything has its good and bad point of it, just that I'm deeply in dilemma

yeah agree with both of u, safe mode and the risk mode

btw the poem is in my secondary school syllabus too, and I too get affected by it,
actually before I learn about photography, I too think like they think, shoot only mah, got so difficult meh...
=.=
after that I know it's quite complicated then I salute to the pros d..
actually the reason besides money I personally think that contributing to increase the happiness of the couple to capture their sweet memories is the main reason..
even though I haven't do it before, but I have the feeling that this gives me a "cheng jiu gan in mandarin" (aspiration I think)
I feels that it feels so good working in a happy surrounding(wedding)
and yeah thats my feeling

haha gonna go in class soon
c u guys later~

yup 55mm i used toko..

u using same kitlens as mine?...so the filter size is 55mm?

u using same kitlens as mine?...so the filter size is 55mm?

mintii: i think ppl here wont mind if u don have a dslr. haha... save faster... it seems like sony users increasing~~ wuuhoo~~~

hi everybody.. im new..xD
have been following tis thread.. bt since i don hv a dslr.. i can jz read only..
i jz pinjam n play once in a while..>.<
saving money to get one...

one curious question: any females here?

[G]ooD_DaY: finish ur course first la.. take photography as a hobby first..

n i guess im the only one persuing business here? omg...

thx... im trying.. mayb another year.. after i grad..
any recommendations??

recommendation would be go for sony free workshop hehehe..
for a new users and also "would be" users..
next week got.. but fully booked.. can check @ their site though..

orange region welcome u , rarely got female alpharian 
any body in mind (wish list)?

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Added on June 3, 2010, 10:52 am
coming NEX or A290 A390 

gt free workshops? thx.. i'll check out the site...
i played on A550 b4.. it's beautiful! 
yea im considering NEX too..    thx alot!

yes check this out..
http://corp.sony.com.my/workshop/

i'm going next week sibuk² 

gt free workshops? thx.. i'll check out the site...
i played on A550 b4.. it's beautiful! 
yea im considering NEX too..    thx alot!

attend the coming ones larr.. go join 8tvt..xD

A550 cheaper d meh? the last time i saw was bout 3k o stg...