Try getting a feel for the camera by shooting outdoors first. The lighting in the wedding scenes aren't the best to experiment with, generally for handheld shots anything under 1/30s you need to be careful of shake.

I understand that without a speedlite and still hands, shooting in low lighting really require skill. I hope I would get use to the weight of the camera as I continue to shoot. I hope it's a skill not too difficult for a girl to master.

Oh, how could I forget! STORIES. My photojournalism lectures gone down the drain!
I took these photos without the mindset of wanting to tell stories to the people who's gonna see the pictures. I was too busy making sure I don't blur-up all of my pictures. I'm just not good enough.

Oh gawwwwd...
I suddenly feel that buying the 400D is overkill for me. (No skill yet want to buy expensive camera)

Thanks for the heads up. I haven't really taken the camera outdoors to shoot. I will once I get the chance. I hope practice helps to reduce shakes.

Thanks for the little encouragement. Will learn to hold the camera firmly.

Hopefully I get to shoot some more pictures during the weekends so I could post then here.

Thanks for stopping by.

If you don't have steady hands, I suggest that you get a system with image stabilizer built into the body or else you have to bear with higher shutter speeds.

If you want cheap IS lens, get the 18-55 IS. it cost less than rm 1K

Haha, hi.

It's been so long and I actually forgotten the existence of this gallery. I bought a 50mm f1.8 and I've shot a fairly amount of pictures. They may not be very pro but these are my best shots so far...

Pointers to help me improve, please.

#1


#2


#3


#4


#5


I hope there's more next time.

Thanks!

This post has been edited by CutieLynette: Jan 23 2008, 02:18 AM

hmm you pic 1 and 2 the aperture show 0, how come ah, i think a slightly larger aperture will be nicer
i like pic #5, nice capture

ya #5 good timing..

i love kids portraiture since i'm well-known to be lovable to kids.

try out snapping them when they are moving around or on a moving subject.

eg:



or some of my shots:





This post has been edited by dgrebel: Jan 23 2008, 02:13 PM

Lynette..... overall quite good improvement u've made

must have inverted the lens. turbalikan the lens mount.

Ahh pic no 5, just we all love to see candid shots of child. Nice one!

quite an improvement u made there..

Hi Valho, I terbalik the lens like what wjie20 said. That's why it's 0 aperture 0 focal length. I don't know how to change to a larger aperture while doing reverse lens. Anyone know how?


I took this picture last Christmas when my school had a party. The two children are cousins. I've never seen children so loving.

I have to admit shooting children (omg, sounds so wrong) is not an easy task. Even though I know these children it took me a lot of patience to frame. They move around too much.

I took 400 pictures that day during the children's party. But most of them are snap shots. The parents are not so interested in artistic shots. They are more interested in having "professional" mugshots of their children.

Thank you! There's more for me to learn, really.

that's where fast shutter comes in handy.

Here are some shots I took during Chinese Year. I took like almost 300 plus but they are just some really nice family snap shots. These are the ones I feel worthy of putting up on a gallery.

#1.
Luo Sang

#2.
We got too bored.

#3.
Where's my food?

#4.
Blackjack!

#5.
Blackjack again!?

#6.
Preparing for steamboat.

#7.
Steamboat.

#8.
Worship service on the first day of Chinese New Year.

I don't know if they are good enough to be posted up here but these are what I love taking.

Can I comment as well?

WEll, I used to have similar takes like yours (TS) and it is because we are too kanchiong... The picture is taken way before it was properly focused. This usually is because we are trying to capture some moments we thought will give nice picture...

Hope you understand what I am trying t say.

my fav :http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8980/vitalyearschristmaspartor4.jpg

Do you mean the current ones are out of focus as well?

Yes, I understand. the handshake thing is still something I am trying to get rid of. I'm working on it.

Sinchan: That's my favourite too.

Nah the new pictures shown that you have improved

Pic 7 will look more yummylicious if the lid and laddle is taken away

thanks!

I thought keeping the ladle and the lid would make it less "posed". I don't know if I am making myself clear... Hahaha.