Lego Streetbike

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This post has been edited by BlueSilver: Aug 19 2008, 11:20 AM

Konica C35

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This post has been edited by BlueSilver: Apr 15 2008, 07:08 PM

what cam u use?

salut! keep your konica hexanon carefully coz it's very2 rare...

avenger: i'm using nikon d40

ihsan_29: i'll keep it mind and make sure to keep the camera safely.

a girl that has Lego!

btw long time no see you around la BlueSilver, how's it going?

now about your shots. while they are great attempts, the flaw in your shots would be the background. subject is nice, background needs work.

spiderman, jeans and panties hanging around, not a nice sight.

If ur subject is a product, or model,
shoot with plain background, like white or black background.

and try to make ur photograph able to catch the viewer's attention in the shortest of time, like how ur frame ur shot to make viewer's attention attracted to it. That means, be sure and confident what u wanna convey.

for eg. Shot no. 7 and 8 for the old camera,
no offense but it is like those shots u found at Garage Sales section, where ppl shoot photos to show the product is scratchless or so.

I see you have a table lamp,
build a simple light studio, it makes alot of difference.



Keep Shooting

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Apr 3 2008, 01:47 AM

maybe we can go shooting together, since u in SP

Where got wor?

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Added on April 3, 2008, 11:44 amHi, thanks for the comments. I will try to make the photograph more interesting but i'm not sure how. My hand is so shakey sometimes it feels like earthquake. I'll try to build a simple light studio when i have the free time.

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Added on April 3, 2008, 11:46 amYa maybe we can but i'm so busy with work nowadays. Some more it's a new month now. Sigh

This post has been edited by BlueSilver: Apr 3 2008, 11:46 AM

all pictures got background distracting

nmind. that one say only. at least the reply / comment less boring.

so there ya have it. 3 guys mentioned about your background.

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Added on April 3, 2008, 1:15 pmand 1 more thing. use tripod! they're good for product shoots.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Apr 3 2008, 01:15 PM

aih... background. when oh when will i have the time to make a light tent.

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Added on April 3, 2008, 1:16 pmi don't have a tripod. Can't afford one right now.

This post has been edited by BlueSilver: Apr 3 2008, 01:16 PM

even if have 38mm f2.8 lens, but the high iso film would cost alot for that film camera.

neways, nice bokeh.

what's bokeh?

tripod capalang one also can use mah
rm30 only

also for background...no time can simply set up just a black or white paper behind...no need light yet also can

yes. tripod got cheap type.

background can do cheap setup, just to your nearest textile shop and get while cloth. 2 meter can already.

if don't want, use mahjong paper la. heck my some of my product shots were just using white A4 paper taped together. (yes, you can see them at goldfries.com product reviews)

and then there's the lighting issue. see, #1 and #9 for the camera shot. usually the light would highlight the product, not coming from the back of the product........ well, unless you did it with intention la.

right so it's ...

1. better background (light tent)
2. tripod (cheap ones)

not necessary to have light tents. light tents cost you quite some sum.

you could DIY it for less than that.

DIY backdrop and lights
you can use any type of light, but swivel ones better.
Background can use any type of paper, size depends on what you want to shoot. If you can put it near the wall then easier, just stick the backdrop to the wall, for me I had to DIY something to hold it up
Diffuser box, any box will do, use tracing paper to cover one side of the box
Reflector I uses white cardboard.

ooo interesting. Mm... the light that you are using is white light? Cos the one that i have is yellow. And can you tell me why do you stick a piece of paper to cover the light on top?

valho's shooting small stuff, can use small setup.

for me, i snap bigger stuff, like graphic card.

so i use a foldable table + white cloth + whatever my family's standing light with white bulb.

play around with exposure and whatever else. limited but nice. saving up for more proper lights that i saw at some shop the other day.

can you take a snapshot of your setup when you are free?

what you see valho use, mine is same la. just everything else bigger only. same concept.

i see i see, let me go try that soon

try using mahjong paper. i don't think calendar is good since calendar (those big ones with white back) are generally glossy.

stick the mahjong paper to a corner one of the empty walls.

in fact, try to find an place where 2 walls join, 90 degree angle that part.

yup white light
that is tracing paper, i use it to diffuse the top light, for my setting i need the light at the side to be brighter than the one on top but since the bulb is same power, I use a few layer of tracing paper as diffuser

ahh good point there. lighting requirement depends on subject.

mine are computer parts, lights from top is sufficient.

as for valho's case, he shoots his toy collection. lights coming from the top wouldn't bring out the feature of the toys as good as lights from the lower angles.

erm... how do i know which light should be brighter?

sometime I just use one light , depending on the effect and mood I want

well that will depends on how you want the photos to look like and the kind of effect that you want. You can play around with the light strength and position to get different effect for your shoot, it's really like what they do when doing studio shoot

1. number of lights
2. distance between lights and subject (intensity)
3. colors of the light
4. angle of light

interesting leh? it's like when you use studio strobes. depending on what kind of setup you want.

1 flash you bring nearer to highlight facial feature.

then another you bring further back to add a bit of light for the less emphasized portion.

then you can have whatever else you want to add some colors la. mana tau you suddenly feel like having yellow filters on the light to give it a warm feel.

it is indeed very interesting. I guess i need to get a few more lights.

like this one

This post has been edited by rayzy22: Apr 4 2008, 05:47 PM

Railway Track

Photoshop: Color adjustments.

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i like the color...maybe if yr free can try duotones or quadtones...the effect also very nice

what is duotones and quadtones? can u explain to me?

duo tones is 2 tones color or 2 color, and quadtones is 4 tones, these terms are use mostly in printing
btw the photos looks pretty good, I like the colors too

thanks valiant. i need to go and find out how to do those tones.

This is a picture with duotone.

i like the first effect the most, 2nd and 3rd wow. so sharp!
walaoweh soo freakin nice

I like no 2 n no3! Keepy it up!

thanks i shall take more pictures then

KL Trip

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#7, would be better if you could use portrait, so that i covers also Suria's entrance area.

hehe...number 7 if use UWA lens will be very nice... if not jsut stand further back

goldfries: i'll try to take it portrait the next time i'm there.

orenzai: what's UWA lens?

UWA lens stands for Ultra Wide Angle lens.

ah i see... I'm not in the process of upgrading yet. Still want to know how far I can go with my kit lens.

every lens has their own style of composition.. get use to it and you can master it

My New Place

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There's something wrong with the 4th picture i think, maybe it's the lighting. I don't really know how to make it not so blue. Any suggestions?

This post has been edited by BlueSilver: Apr 20 2008, 06:04 PM

your white balance maybe.. btw, nice place... really neat looking.

white balance.... do i make it more white?

Thanks i rented the place. Very cheap i must say.

123 very nice time to shoot. In fact, its the best time to shoot
number 4 i think WB a bit out lor... go to the WB settings click on preset and click measure... then shoot on a white object...the WB will be properly calibrated that way...

oh great thanks orenzai

white balance. snap in RAW if you can.

what does it really mean by shooting RAW? I'm blur.

This post has been edited by BlueSilver: Apr 21 2008, 12:41 AM

RAW is a file format that keeps MORE details of what you snapped.

RAW files allows you to adjust the details even further, most people use RAW because of the ability to adjust WHITE BALANCE.

here's an example, one of the projects I did for a client of mine.

the interior was using yellowish / warm lights.



after snapping in RAW, i adjusted the white balance and voila - you can get even the NEUTRAL colored shots.

thanks for the explanation goldfries. I appreciate it.

np np. btw you snap in JPG. so what you can do is learn how to choose WB settings. customize if need. if cannot - go RAW.

right goldfries. gotcha!


This post has been edited by BlueSilver: May 10 2008, 09:11 PM

People shots

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3. Dad and Mom

Nice expressions, nice compo and sharp pictars

Hehehe... thanks viking. My parents

ow...
your parents looks friendly

What lens you used for that 3 photos ?
Can't read through exif

I'm using the d40 kitlens. 18mm-55mm. Ahhh.. my parents are friendly.

I see.....
you have nice picture there even using kit lens...haha....
keep it on....

thanks, it means a lot to me.

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Added on May 11, 2008, 2:27 pmI think i need to learn about lighting my subjects.

This post has been edited by BlueSilver: May 11 2008, 02:27 PM

your lighting looks alright for this one.

there's just too many misconceptions about kit lens, much thanks to enthusiasts who don't know how to paint the correct picture and newbies who continue spreading the misinformation.

i like my kit lens a lot although there are some shots which are rather difficult for me to shoot. Like if i want to shoot a chameleon really up close, I would have to squat very very near to it in order to get a good shot but then i'm afraid of reptiles so err... the things we do to get a good shot.


This post has been edited by BlueSilver: May 30 2008, 02:37 PM

Me trying out Manual Focus

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Anyone has any suggestions for a 2nd lens?

Based on these 2 pics... are they cropped and sharpen and saturated done?
It is a bit difficult to tell how good is the lens unless it is taken direct from lens.

But just by looking at these pics, they are crisp.

Next lens? Probably a zoom lens or macro lens. He! He! He! It all depends on your needs.

no crop, no sharpen but brighten. That's the problem i can't decide whether to get a zoom lens or a macro lens.

edit: the top picture just adding watermark and nothing else.

This post has been edited by BlueSilver: May 30 2008, 03:23 PM

Oh... OK. Then it is great. Coz the color really comes out and it is very sharp indeed.

One thing though... the watermark thing should be smaller and it should not disturb the message of the photo. You want to show your picture to people and not your watermark... right? a small one at the corner will do.

Anyway, it all depends on your interest. Macro... if you are talking about Nikkor 105mm... it is a superb lens but at 105mm, it is kinda difficult for portrait shots. And the auto focus is very slow. But in term of sharpness... it is great. You can check some of my macro shots in my flickr site though for sample.

For zoom... in term of usefulness... of course better than macro. At least you can zoom in zoom out (anyway, am referring to Nikkor 70-200VR) but it is more than double the price of the macro lens. Until now, no ppl complain about this lens except that the size is huge.

owh...
nice and sharp

your 2nd lens budget would be ?
hmm.... 17-40 F/4 L for normal shots ?

ah... 50mm f/1.8 II .. Rm280 around can get one..hehe

the two photos seem to be underexposed to me but very nice composition

Woi, what L business here? She's using Nikon la

adeh... big mistake...
sorry to bluesilver

how about an all rounder lens ? 18-200mm VR woohooo

Add : lol'ed at my previous post

This post has been edited by 168257061: May 30 2008, 10:57 PM

wouldnt that make it even more NOT sharp if use the 18-200vr?

Time for some Optimus Prime lens.

lolx...transformer maniac..yeah lor...try use fixed lens to do portraits...

50mm F/1.4 nikon punya la
50mm good fo portraits right ?

lolx...35mm best!! haha... look at shinchan sifu's gallery

thanks guys for all of your comments. I'll take note on exposures in the future and yeah I'm using Nikon. Macro shots i can do with kit lens i guess since my manual focus ain't that bad but I'm pretty sure there will come a point where i just can't resist to get one. Hahahah... what's a prime lens anyways?

macro lens lets you get MUCH closer than the kitlens... but if you wanna go into macro photography, get ready to get down and dirty...and a lot of setup to do too...

This post has been edited by orenzai: May 30 2008, 11:20 PM

i actually want to take portraits, is there a lens where i can use to take portraits and landscapes? i'm also quite interested to try fisheye lens and wide angle lens too.

wa... you so interested in everything...haha... then i guess just use kitlens first lor since you wanna explore every aspect of photography... fisheye lenses will only make you satisfied for a certain period of time. once you are used to the angle fisheye gives you, you will not feel the "umph" in it anymore. so only invest in fisheye when you have bought every other necessary lenses

ah yes, i'm interested in every aspect. I hope that's not a bad thing . So ok then i guess it's more shooting with my kit lens then. Thanks for sharing and oh i'll take note on my watermark size.

haha...you will in the end like smth... now coz you are still new like i am too...so we like to explore here and there...see what also wanna take picture

i want to take portrait so badly but i just can't find anyone to take.

portrait ah....
get either 35mm or 50mm...since shinchan using very well

Dont know much bout nikon lens.. need to go have a look

yes i do agree shinchan's pictures are really nice. Maybe i can get one then.

Macro photo taking not much set up la. Just camera, lens, short pants, t shirt and slippers.



Anyway, for portrait as in model shoot... there are many lenses that can be used. The most important is the bokeh which gonna bring the model stands out.

So, for goodbokeh, anything lower than f/2.8 will be able to give u nice bokeh easily.
So... don't worry so much.
U can try 30mm, 50mm, 85mm, 105mm, 17-55mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm

So... no worries.

Langkawi Shots

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#1 eagle's wing chopped!!
#2 maybe can try batter angle...
#3 go langkawi shoot road meh...

#6 if u zoom in the that "thing" will be nicer...
#7 nice!

thanks for commenting.