As for the first pic. i purposely wanted the others to be blur.. and only focus the heart...

The other two... what was in my mind was. focus on the bottle and give the ribbons front and back a little of bokeh... I din know product shooting have to be a whole pic clear shoot. Hmm.. perhaps i should change my style... =)

All are using F/8.

back one or front one...

gear was 50mm +4 close up

Thanks for the advice... BTW, what does "USM the photo" mean?

Ok here it is.. USM done with the photo... i see a little bit difference, what do u guys think?

Yeah.. Mavik.. i get what it means when it comes to product shooting. The message of the picture have to be, "Nah! this is our product! have a look." Therefore, the whole product have to be super sharp and not a single bokeh on the product. At that time.. i was too bored, so i tried to put in some creativity to use macro style on the product. Hehe.. din know it turned out this bad.. Haha.. really gotta learn how to control bokeh on photos..

Alrite.. got it!!!

There was one day, i accompany my dad and mum to shopping malls, so i decided to bring my camera along to shoot if there are events going on. Unfortunately, there were no events.. After that we went to chill out at coffee bean.. Besides, dad and mum, i had someone else followed me too.. So here the photography session begins.
SO C&C on anything pls...!! THANKS SO MUCH!

If u wonder why 2 pics only? coz others are pictures of my parents. haha.. if u want me to introduce them too, please let me know! LoL... But first introduce yours to me first, by posting ur parent's pic here too.. =p

Introducing.... Ma Soulmate!

This pic was taken using fill in flash technique.



This was taken without flash.




AND here's a bunch of my study companion's pic. MY HAMSTER! CINNO!! Taking a picture of him was hard.. He's running everywhere he can.. had a hard time taking pictures of him... too fast... When i shoot, i move my camera faster than trying pan a moving car... >< need tips and advices on panning thou. Anyone knows? Anyway, C&C too pls... thanks a lot..

Meet Cinno.



Crawling In The Dark.



What y'all looking at?



Anything down there? (He was actually running towards that side)



Some Action going on.



Please do not hesitate to comment, i'll accept both negative and positive. =) Your comments doesnt poke, they help me improve. THANKS.

This post has been edited by derek87: Oct 3 2007, 01:55 PM

U mean potrait pics of the hamster or my gf?

yeah i agree with you too.. i feel there's something lacking.. I just dunno what it is..
Im not good at taking pictures which needs fast brainstorming camera knowledge.. like deciding the right aperture and shutter speed in 1 or 2 secs ... There are a lot of moments of the hamster which is great to shoot and will turn out to be a great picture, but once i point and tries to compose the pic, the moment is gone... he ran to somewhere.. im talking about in terms of 1 sec ~ 2 sec reaction of u shooting it. He just doesnt stand still, not like a dog or a rabbit or something else..

Anyway, any advice or tips on how to improve?

This post has been edited by derek87: Oct 3 2007, 01:54 PM

rules of third? u are trying to mean that 4 boxes in a frame? DOF? my gf's pic use kitlens, minor DOF can be put in.

Hey, im a bit confused here la... which picture is bad in composition... be specific... i really want to improve...

for me i think my gf's pic 2 is bad, because i did not control the BG's light well, her cap has over exposure and i psed to save it a lil , or.. at that situation i really need to use fill in flash to get a good picture ? i was shooting two same pics using different techniques to see the difference. So which one turn out better?

as for the hamster, pic 3 is bad because i feel there's lack of something. pic 4 is bad because of wrong shutter speed, and i did not want to use flash to freeze the object, i was wanting a to see movement in the picture.. that was what im trying to do...

all pics tells a story,

Pic 1 - Introduction la... let u guys see the real face of my hamster mah...

Pic 2 - Hamsters are similar to rats, mice. So they do... crawl in the dark.. Just like a stalker, did u notice the right hand lifted by the hamster? Dont u think he's like stalking silently to steal food or whatever... perhaps the background and place i chose to shoot makes the picture look rather normal.

Sometimes you really need to look at a picture long enough to tell what's the story behind and understand the situation when taking that particular picture, whether it's a planned situation ( means u still have time to do trials and errors,for eg studio photography ) or it's a happening situation ( means u only have one shot which takes it all, if u missed it, it's gone forever).

apply rules of third, dof, try diff angles.... i always see the same comment in other threads but very little constructive advices. If u have asked me who gives the best advices and tips, i would say compmac, snowmei, goldfries, shinchan, ac98 , mavik and there are somemore i couldnt remember their names. Looking on the surface only, they look like casual forumers which post forums and chit chat about their pictures and other ppl's pictures. But when u really go in to depth asking them serious questions, they will try their very best to answer your question and to make u clear about things u do not know. Especially compmac, most of the time i see him posting constructive advices on how to understand photography. Come on ppl this is a forum, the reason of posting pictures here is to share... share ur ideas... share ur techniques, share ur knowledge.... share everything u've got in mind. Help others, dont just leave them with their unsolved confusion..

So i think this is what i wanna spit out... Thanks.

Yes of course in life. But im sure everyone who post their pictures here is to hope for ideas and advices from others to improve right? Yeah, and i understand in real life there's no more spoon feeding like what we were in kids' age. You really have to make the step urself to improve what u are doing. That's why im typing such a long reply to share my thoughts of what to think before giving out a comment. Comments means a lot to begginners. Learning is never ending, So is photography, you will never finish shooting. I could even do something like shooting the same thing again and again, with hundreds of different ways to get the best out of it.

SO and again, u got it all wrong, the purpose of posting my gf's pic is to let u guys determine which technique is the best to use in a situation like that. Im sure you will also use ur camera to shoot ur family which are not celebs, ur camera is not only for shooting models right?

So when it comes to times like that, what's the point of having a CAMERA not mentioning dslr, when u cant capture the best picture of ur family on casual outings while u can only capture great pictures of model posing for you to shoot while u can do a lot of trials and errors because they are posing for you to shoot, bear in mind. Anyway, im still in a learning stage, this is why i post normal human being's picture to learn more and to be more mature in photography before i go on a special photography planned session with a model. Either a female or a male model, i do not want them to be dissappointed of my photography skills after posing for a day.

And yes, im planning to take her into parks, beaches, scenery to take pictures, and it's because i want to learn to utilize with whatever photogear u have in different situation/environment.

Anyway, travis, u were my first inspiration in photography, because ur gallery was the first gallery i browsed taking pictures with dslr. Not only u inspired me, others too.. i dun need to mention their name. You guys know who. And thanks for taking your time venturing in my gallery, trying ur best to give both negative and positive comments which sometimes helped me.

Yeah compmac, if u didnt mentioned it, i wont realize the cap, the logo, and the iso. I remember i focused on the eye then compose the pic. but why did it turned out to be cap and logo focused. Thanks anyway, i will try again next time.

About the GFpic2, when it comes to situation like that, while the cap covering light entering the face area, and having a bright BG, making it hard to control the light. Is it a must to use fill in flash? I think it's impossible to keep the BG from blowing out and yet to correctly expose the face right?

Thanks, i learn something new today. 1/focallength for shutter speed if i dun have steady hands. i didnt know that.

Glad that my hamster pics brought u memory flashbacks.

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Added on October 3, 2007, 5:31 pmYeah you are right. no.4, he only wants to escape from me taking pictures of him.. Haish.. and i can only use one hand to snap while holding the camera, coz i have to keep catching him, place him back then shoot again. He is friggin fast..

This post has been edited by derek87: Oct 3 2007, 05:31 PM

Alrighties! got it, that's what im doing for the first pic. Fill in flash is the way to go. Thanks!

travis poisoning ah!!! BTW i always wanted to have a flashgun, but i boh lui leh... still a student here.
ATM, i just funded enough for a telelens, which im still considering which one to buy. After that, then i'll start funding for a flashgun. :grumbling:
Here is the discussion thread.
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=530407

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Added on October 3, 2007, 5:51 pm LOL having beautiful moments in great quality pictures are fun!

This post has been edited by derek87: Oct 3 2007, 05:51 PM

OK.. i went to PD.. so i have made up my mind... i really need an external flash... damn... it was hard filling in flash with the pop up flash...

here are some pictures.. comments and critics are most welcomed. just spit out anything u guys want to la..

A funny pic to share.



Learning to snap something which requires reaction and timing = sports, mind the body language of the player, comments & critics are most welcomed.

Bring to new page**

thanks..
the last 2 pics is not hdr.. no special filters. no money to buy filters.. im POOR** all i did was pp.. haha..

This post has been edited by derek87: Oct 29 2007, 06:59 PM

Compmac, thanks for ur comments. I also thought the same way of what u said, that these pictures could be better if i did what u mentioned. I posted them up here because i wanted to make sure what i had in mind was correct or not.

:As for picture of the three girls facing the sunset, i had tried metering the sun, and have more silhouette. i looked at the preview and i did not like the picture. Therefore, the picture i took was according to my tastes and styles i think. Here is another similar picture but different composition, let me know what u think ok? thanks.



:The PP sunsets, i want to know, is there anything i can do to snap the sunset to look like this without any PP?

:Action pictures, yeah.. it's my first time.. really want to improve on this. I always wanted to go to times square and snap the moving roller coaster to have more understanding about different shutter speeds, but doing this alone is boring.. haha.. anyone wants to go with me? we can make a small activity out of it, and meet each other to discuss? haha..

Lol.. i dun even know what's the name of the place.. i only know it's port dickson.. "if im not mistaken" lol...

This post has been edited by derek87: Oct 30 2007, 04:45 PM


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So where can i get those kind of skies? haha..

Anyway.. thanks for the comments, Yeah.. i will let u know if i happen to have plannings in Seremban.. would look forward to meet you up.

WoW... sounds fun.. lol... canon, olympus, Nikon.. lol... but the travel distance would turn me off.. rofl..

im staying at melati utama, wangsa maju.. haha.. we can plan, no hurry.. =)

Lol... ac98 is interested also....
You guys want the best seafood?
Go to sabah... LOL... my hometown's there.

haha.. ya.. i know it's expensive. i mean if you happen to be in sabah. MUST TRY! im sure u know that too... haha... =)