Hi there,

I'm totally new to photography although I have bought my DSLR sometime back but only started to play with it middle of last year. Here is some of the photographs that I took. Please give some comments so I can improve. Thanks!

Photos are slightly edited or touch up to cover some natural imperfections.

KLCC Photo shoot:


dCim 2010 Photo Shoot:


Eye On Canon 2011:

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Eye On Canon 2011 - (Fabulous Canon Showcase) on 26 March 2011 at Mid Valley Center Court.

"Cheong Sam" Photo shoot at Putrajaya with my friend

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"Cheong Sam" Photo shoot at Putrajaya with my friend

PC Fair 15-16 April 2011


Corporate Annual Dinner 2011


Wedding Dinner - Ching Bong & Lee Li


Collin Tee & Rachel Siew R.O.M - 21st Oct 2011


This post has been edited by benzee: Feb 17 2012, 01:30 PM

Congrats on your camera purchase and I hope you enjoy using it.

As for the pictures, there's really nothing much to comment on. A typical shot that most people, especially tourists will take. Even the reflected twin towers shot may have been done thousands of times before. It's a nice, clean shot but nothing really much to comment on.

Photography is more about what you see in a scene and how you want to portray it. Learn how to see things a bit differently and your pictures will reflect that. Cheers and keep shooting.

Thank bro for the comments.. will learn more from it and more photos coming up.

The model doesn't seem to be in focus. Try to focus on her eyes if possible.

Also, I can see that the flash output looks quite harsh. Either you can try to control the output or bounce the flash if possible to diffuse the harsh output.

The photographers to me, still feels very distracting, especially #1, there doesn't seem to be a clear distinction between the model and the photographer. If your intention is to shoot the girl, then she looked blended to the photographers, making the pic look flat and doesn't have a dimension (look 3D)

Usually when I'm shooting at PC fair and when the surroundings were too distracting and crowded, I would prefer to do a half body shot of the models just to fill in the frame. Even though the background is quite distracting, the audience attention will be still be drawn to the girl pretty quickly.

This post has been edited by geekster129: Mar 18 2011, 03:12 PM

Bro,

Thanks for the major input. I'll try to focus to their eyes when taking Portraits at Fairs.

I didn't use flash at all during that time. It was the lighting and other Flashes around. I think I need to reduce the exposure but that time still newbie.

I wanted to create the 3D feel that you mentioned but I think I still need to learn about this. Can you advise me how to get this feel right? It seems I need to learn from all the sifus around here.

Okay, GET IT! will take your advice to snap half body portraits during Fairs when there are crowds of people.

Well you don't necessarily need to follow exactly my style, because sometimes it's not applicable to all scenarios. Just continue to experiment what you feels best to separate your subject. Maybe you cam check out the photos of how other people shoot models at pc fair. That could give you some inspiration. Sometimes it is hard to explain certain photography principles by words. You just need to see more pics, and shoot more then you will be able to grasp the concepts.

Good luck and enjoy the wonders of photography.

Hi there!

I'm back with some new photos taken during Eye On Canon 2011 - (Fabulous Canon Showcase) on 26 March 2011 at Mid Valley Center Court. Hope you all will like it. Thanks!

1.)Simon Yam


2.)Penny Tai


3.)Canon L Lens


4.)Model 1


5.)Model 1 - Back


6.)Model 2


7.)Model 3


8.)Model 3 - Pic 2


9.)Model 4


This post has been edited by benzee: Mar 30 2011, 04:21 AM

the canon road show pics seems soft

Erm, don't take this the wrong way, but your canon roadshow pictures are just "meh."

1) nobody wants to see pictures of cardboard cutouts of simon yam and whoever the other girl is
2) the 4-lens picture just looks like it was taken by a handphone cam. and some more the top left lens hood is cut off.
3) model pic 6 is a bit blur cos of handshake, and the contrast is so off.
4) model pics 7-9 are a bit soft and also seem slightly underxposed on my screen (using uncalibrated work LCD though so it could be just my screen).

shinchan^^: Thanks for the comments. Yes indeed the photos do look soft because I want it to have a natural feel of color rather too vibrant. Maybe my next shoot will change some style.

deodorant: Thank you for spending some time to look at my pictures and commented on it.
1) The cardboard thingy just for fun.
2) Due to limited space during the Saturday event I only managed to squeeze myself to the max to cover the 4 lens shots.
3) I do agree the photo got little handshakes. Will work on that. It was so bright that day, The contrast I tuned it down because I don't want it to be to vibrant.
4) Most of the pictures are soft which is my style of photograph to be normal as it. I just never go to vibrant photos maybe I can try it out once. Underexpose? I'm afraid is more than overexposed.

what happened with numer 8 and 9 ? is that due to hand shake or is it due to post processing ? and number 6. if it was so bright that day wouldnt the shutter speed increase and blurriness due to hand shake decrease ?
what mode did you use ? Tv or Av ?
I'm asking all these questions to learn what causes pictures to turn out the way they do. thanks !

This post has been edited by animekrazey: Apr 1 2011, 11:52 AM

I just started to learn to play Manual mode on that day. Photo 8 & 9 is due to shutter speed and the area was bright. Both of it I have focus the wrong place. Photo 9 original the face looks a little dark, so I brighten it up abit. Photo 6 was my fault.

Please to give some tips and tricks.

hmm usually i just leave my camera at Av and only mess with manual when there's tricky lighting... did you use the flash ? it will help since it seems the light is coming from the roof. you can use the reflector attached to the flash if u have it to fill in the dark spaces in the face.

Anyway just leave it at Av seriously. focus on the eyes and i dont know. maybe switch to spot metering if you find over/under exposure since the back light was so strong.

This photo taken early the year with my friend, please do comment about it.

"Cheong Sam" Photo shoot at Putrajaya with my friend

Photo taken at 12 February 2011

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My PC Fair 15-16 April 2011

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number 2 seems underexposed and white balance a bit off. Judging from the surroundings, seems like yellow is quite dominant. Mind sharing your camera settings?

Looking at the motion blur, I have a feeling at a slow shutter speed? Av mode perhaps? From the shadows and light direction, most likely there's no flash being used. So, in this case, your only light source is only from the top, this will generate a lot of shadows at the subject face because from the direction of your camera, there should be not much light to illuminate their face.

This post has been edited by geekster129: Apr 28 2011, 09:40 AM

dunno y.. all the PC fair photos r underexposed.. mayb i need to calibrate the monitor.. anyone can give me the idea???

Bro, Yes using AV setting and is underexpose I think because I have darken it after post processing. Sorry No Flash use on that day and no UV filter and just use CPL Filter. Will try not to darken it next time..

Ahem..certain photos are underexpose I think because I over darken it..

Any particular reason why you're using a CPL filter when shooting the showgirls indoors? CPL filters usually reduce reflection and also saturate colors and usually useful when shooting outdoor sceneries where you want to make the sky look more prominent.

Make sure that your model is well lit next time and get the lighting right. Either you have to ensure the right exposure to ensure the highlights of the models are clearly visible, because your subject matter are the girls. When the image is underexposed in the first place, you do not have much chance to recover the picture during the PP process.



This post has been edited by geekster129: Apr 28 2011, 02:52 PM

Enough to say, if you're shooting in RAW, put more effort on your post processing. If you're doing post-processing in JPEG, you have to put more effort on your setup...

If you can see that the lighting meter is warning you on underexpose, try to boost up your ISO. It's better to have a grainy picture rather than detail lost picture.

Thank you for all the Sifus providing me tips and tricks to get my pictures right. Now currently always use either "P" or "Av" mode. Then Contrast,Sharpness,etc has bump up. Will let you all know when I go back and check my camera settings.

nothing wrong with P or Av mode.

whether you're shooting RAW or JPG - it's best practice to do what you can to get as accurate as possible.

RAW is just an avenue for you to have more headroom to improve your photo, a solution for you to make bad photos good.

RAW doesn't mean more effort into post-processing either. When you get it right, you shoot RAW just in case you wish to improve the photo. In many cases, the RAW end up converted to JPG without any PPing done.

Corporate Annual Dinner




This post has been edited by benzee: Jun 9 2011, 01:06 PM

Wedding Dinner - Ching Bong & Lee Li

Long time never post my photos. Here is some of it..I hope I've improve..sifus please do give some tips..

Collin Tee & Rachel Siew R.O.M - 21st Oct 2011







This post has been edited by benzee: Feb 17 2012, 01:25 PM

coudlnt really see the bride or the groom

When you shoot wedding style of photography, try to capture as much of the couple's expression as possible as well as the action. At this stage of learning to shoot, the expression can tell a lot of story and if you manage to get these shots, your images will have more impact and doesn't look like another point and shoot kind of pics taken by the guests.