Try to go out once to open your eyes.

Love your efforts man     
Not many are willing to just go out purposely for shots

Anyway, I think leaving anything inside your car is a bad idea as the sun here is crazy.. even if the glass doesn't get damaged, the rubbers will melt huhu

Nice place you went there. Here, it's hard to find a good landscape spot. If there are good view, always they are spoiled with thrash.

I see slow shutter there. Argghhh.... until now can't afford ND filter and a good UWA. That's why I stopped putting much effort on landscape nowadays.

Helped my girl dye her hair today   

FF+1.4=

Back to seascape.
Morning star by NurAzam, on Flickr

what do you think about this lens?   

Gonna have my first pre-wedding job. Any tips? Should I shoot RAW or JPEG or both? I will bring two D5100, 18-55 kit lens for wide angle purpose and 35mm 1.8 will be my primary prime. SB700 speedlight and Nissin 622 mark 2 as external flashes.

Client asked for shoot and burn.

haha sounds like my plan wei... u beat me to it !  which body you got ?

EDIT: Just saw your signature!  

I sold everything and moved to mirror less cause of the weight.
But I am back again, because felt something is missing with mirror less. 😏

Hate to see you go man huhu... always thought you would jump to Fuji instead   

You are right, don't spend so much liao haha, better work on photographic skills instead aka shoot more!   
Seldom see your photos also 

Awesome photos man, love the 1st one~   
I think the RAW file should be kept for this one- can edit in the future into advertisement-style photo 
Though I would probably photoshop away the other 2 cars at the back XD

Keep it up mate!

Right side is the head Its sort of like a turtle and can retract the head 
Interesting creature~
I personally think you did pretty well on the shots, just that it would be even better with a better lens haha 
I think you have to be more careful about the background you choose for your portrait shots since they are very important to bring out the model.
Maybe the colour tones for the 1st 3 shots aren't that suitable though that may depend on your own preference 

I think the composition of your shots are OK, though for shot #1 I usually only frame like that if there is something interesting to see in the background 

Just my noob 2 cents haha, sometimes its a bit hard to convey the message and opinion.. sorry if sound harsh 

The bokeh isn't bad, just that that particularly terrible one that tanji pointed out is because of over-processing (sharpening, saturation, clarity, etc.)
Should you intend to apply that much modifications next time, you might wanna mask out the background in photoshop first.

I'm going to contradict tanji here by saying a better lens doesn't matter, what you are using is already pretty good. Your skill matters more.
(Sorry tanji, you yourself should already know what a good photog can do with less) 

Breathing space is part of composition skills, but I can't really tell you any "rules" to follow, just try to look at how other photographers shoot outdoor portraits (wide, tele, normal lenses).

No worries about making mistakes, I used to do everything i'm telling you not to do plus more (And I still make alot of mistakes even now) 

A Sunning Wagler's Pit Viper- Tropidolaemus wagleri ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr

A Wagler's Pit Viper out in the sun early in the morning~

Snakes are cold-blooded animals and rely on the sun to increase body temperature. This large female Pit Viper will become more active after gaining a fair amount of heat from the sun~
Lantern Bug Nymph (Zanna sp.) by PF T.J., on Flickr

Thanks to guidance from the Macro Sifus, I have finally got my first proper Lantern Bug shot, albeit only a nymph haha XD

Lantern bugs are easily recognized by their long snouts, and are often found on tree trunks. it is not uncommon to observe them in pairs, or even groups.

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