its been a while since i post my first post regarding wedding. and now, my first ever paid wedding photography! like always, this is just a teaser pic for the upcoming gallery.

WEB GALLERY COMING SOON

p/s: rilek la mie, hehe..byk kerja gik tok...4 ari straight shooting jak2 pok.

another teaser to my upcoming gallery...my lil' princess...pic #1 location in house, pic #2 location at bintulu waterfront. to know the exposure setting, exif info should be intact. many thanks to dzulfadzli for lending me his 430EX & 50mm 1.8. ehem...big princess biler plak? ehek...

WEB GALLERY COMING SOON

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this is something that you won't see in any cinemas here in malaysia....but only in some of cd/dvd/blu-ray player of skateboarders/skater-wannabe/long-time-no-skating like this old hag currently typing this out..1 word sums 'em up...HARDCORE!

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its 16 to 2am on 28th...baru balik dari tgk movie td..cerita apa? WANTED....wayang jam 11.15pm tadi..tp masuk kol 11.20...hero mane bleh masuk awal...tp end up first 1/2 hour cerita tu jd blur...smpai abang aku tanye btul ke citer wanted kita tgk nie? (oke2 aku, abang aku, abang aku, adik aku & kazen aku tgk citer tu td)...aku pun tanye orang sblah aku plak btul ke citer tu...dier ckp btul sbb bullet dlm intro citer tu mmg bullet dlm wanted tu...yg aku tau dlm citer tu ade si jolie tu (watak hero laki tu aku x prasan pun sbb x tgk trailer & poster dier)...x smpai 2 minit lps dier ckp tu baru la si jolie tu kuar...smpai situ je la spoiler aku...the rest bayar rm6-11 (ikut rate panggung masing2) then tgk sendiri la nabil. (nama raja lawak ni mmg femes la)

komen? kalau korang tgk HITMAN sblm nie, citer tu mmg nothing la compare tu WANTED nie...super nothing...WANTED = best darab dgn sejuta...heheh. nasihat aku, masuk hall ikut time ye...sori takde gambar poster, embed trailer or bubuh soundtrack nye...(hehe mcm tau2 je sape yg bubuh sumer tu)..

aku tau korang ternanti2kan gambar baru aku (ceh perasan)...nantikan kemunculan 1ST WEDDING GALLERY aku & some potraits of my beloved ones...

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aiseh ape la aku nk post tadi...ish..

oke la jap nk makan tengah hari....

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Putra putri kesayangan ku (oh tidak ini tiada kaitan dgn post wish# 1 tu...)


more to come...stay tuned...i love you all (you know who.)

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byk tol kerja...1000++ pics utk ditatap, dipilih 40...then ulang lagi smpai >10 kali...


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Aida (left) on 21 june aritu & Putri (right la obviously) 23 june arini. aku ade wat kek utk korang tp dlm mimpi la...sori ek kek dh habis di makan. =D

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kenape aku dh lama tak post blog? sebab korang fikir la sendiri nabil...hish raja lawak tol la korang nie.

oke2. kali ni aku bermain2 ngn macro photography plak...lgpun sblm2 nie aku pun main2 ngn macro gak (igt lagi gmbr2 daun aku tu?). sungguh pun aku aku blum lg memiliki Tamron SP 90mm 1:1 macro lens ataupun Raynox DCR 250 close up filter, guna kit lens pun ade pekdahnye...asalkan dpt shooting la kan? zoom ke maximum @ 55mm & small aperture (f6.3) utk menjamin gambar yg sharp, aku mount kamera kapok aku tu kat atas tripod bapak aku yg sungguh tidak steady...set timer then tekan shutter. 0.8 saat exposure. kalau hand held kompom masuk recycle bin la gambar tu. oh ya, ape yg aku shoot? sesuatu yg akan aku kirim kat seseorang jap lagi la...heheh.



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hehe...lama dah x post gambar ek...nah terimalah...



selebihnya mcm biasa lah...klik sini

sambung post sebelum nie. mungkin ada lagi soal jawab selepas ini. (baca part #1 dulu before yang nie. scroll down.)

MOONSYI: so even though my camera colorspace is set to sRGB, i'm still can post process it using Prophoto RGB/Adobe RGB color in my LR/PS? hmm sounds a bit complicated from my POV but will slowly learned. really appreciated them haji DA..

DA: Arising from your conclusion above, it appears you are still unclear about colour spaces. If you want to take your photography a step higher, you seriously need to Google color spaces and read up a bit more on the subject. If you don't want to go read up and understand the technicalities then I suggest you simply adopt the following good habit:-

• If your camera can capture in RAW, shoot in RAW format.
• If post processing turns you off and you'd rather go partying, and you want a ready served JPG file, then at least shoot in simultaneous RAW and a JPG format. That way, when you download your files, you will still have the option to save the RAW files of those frames that you regard as special and have the potential for future post processing.
• Set your in-camera colour space to the widest gamut colour space available in your camera firmware. That'll be either Prophoto RGB or Adobe RGB. The rationale is that you'll ensure all your captured images begin life with a proverbial widest colour space spoon in its mouth. If you then have that once in a lifetime shot, at least you'll have the optimum file to start working on if you wanted to.
• If and when you post process images, work in 16 bit and use the widest gamut colour space available, which would be ProPhoto RGB or Adobe RGB. This ensures that you are working at the optimum image quality settings available. The downside to this is that your working files will be fatter, and if you have only an ancient computer, the processing time will be noticeably slower.
• If your images are intended for the internet or kapchai 3R printing at the corner kedai cuci gambar, when you finish post processing, convert your JPG output file to the sRGB colour space, but keep your archive files in ProPhoto RGB or Adobe RGB colour space, and save in Tiff, Photoshop PSD, or if you are using a metadata processor like Lightroom or Aperture, keep the original RAW format. Hard Disks and storage space are cheap, but nothing is more frustrating that to go through your archives 20 years later when you are ready to produce your first photography book, and you find that all those unrepeatable digital images you have in your DVDs or HDDs, are only miserable 150K JPG images in sRGB colour space. I know this feeling well, because I have some really great digital images shot with a Sony Mavica 18 years ago when I first rode my bike to China. My frustration is that 60 digital images sit in one 1.44 MB floppy Disk. And I have dozens of those floppy disks in my bottom drawer. I'm sure some of you still remember what a floppy disk is?
• After converting your output files into sRGB, its a good habit to recheck the onscreen colour and readjust colours further where necessary.
• Lastly, do take the time and trouble to colour calibrate your monitors.

I realize the above sounds a little complicated and you are tempted to do like what most people do, that is, disregard all this mumbo jumbo and simply shoot in JPG. That's also an option........for those with bad habits.



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my best guru so far...thanks DA.

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test 1 2 3...

berikutan dari post aku terdahulu berkaitan dgn 10 Good Habits For A Digital Photographer, ada certain point yg aku highlightkan berkenaan dgn RAW format, post-processing & colorspace....3 benda yang aku paling aku acuh tak acuh dalam dunia photography ni. hahah, no matter bertapa cantik pun korang praise gambar2 aku, tp kat mata otai2 kat Photomalaysia.com (PM.com) biasanya aku dpt komen dan "kritikan" yang sungguh drastik tapi membina buat aku. bagus jugak aku tanye mende2 tu, dpt la respon dari sorang photographer yang aku pandang selama nie, Haji Yusuf Hashim (digitalartist) sbb bagi aku, dia la OTAI CANON PHOTOGRAPHER dari PM.com. berikut merupakan antara indirect soal jawab dengan beliau so far...

MOONSYI: yeah, the first point i'm currently more getting used right now...it seems that jpegs couldn't satisfy me more...but 1 problem i'm facing right now, that is the color when i imported it into my lightroom doesn't seems to yield the correct color i expected to be...any advice for that? what good can we get from convert it into DNG? i'm still preserving the original CR2 files for the moment...

D.A: If your Lightroom is set up properly, the recommended colour space is Prophoto RGB, which has an even wider gamut than Adobe RGB. When you first import RAW files into Lightroom’s catalog, the colour space applied will then be Pro Photo RGB. When you export an image into Photoshop for further processing, depending on how you’ve set up your workspace, you will be given an opportunity to assign a preferred colour space. Personally I work in ProPhoto RGB throughout my post processing workflow. If you have been working in a wide gamut workspace like Prophoto RGB or Adobe RGB, and after completing post processing in Photoshop and you try and save a jpg file for the internet, normally you will have to first convert the image from 16 bit to 8 bit. You do this by clicking on Image/Mode/8 bit. Then you have to click on Edit/Convert to Profile/Destination Space sRGB IEC61966-2.1, which is actually the sRGB colourspace which most displays use and which the internet also uses. If you omit this step and you try to straightaway convert to JPG, your computer will convert ProPhoto or Adobe RBG colour space into sRGB and immediately you will notice a marked darkening of the picture as Photoshop tries to squeeze the wide gamut of ProPhoto RGB into the very narrow gamut sRGB.
So to avoid this darkening, make sure you remember to manually assign the sRGB colour space by hitting Edit/Convert to Profile/sRGB.

With regards to DNG, the advantages of converting your CR2 files to DNG is that DNG is an open file format championed by Adobe. Theoretically, in 50 years time when Canon folds up (like Minolta has folded up) the danger is that you will not be able to open a proprietary RAW format like CR2 or NEF, while with DNG being an open system, it should be possible to open your RAW files., even if both Adobe and Canon folds up. The other benefit of DNG is that it is a slightly more efficient RAW file storage system. DNG files are slightly smaller than CR2 files, and also, all metadata is written directly inside a DNG file whereas with CR2 files, you have a messy system of separate sidecar XMP files which litter your folder system, and which you have to be careful to keep together with your RAW files in the same folder.
Personally, I’ve fully embraced DNG and within my Lightroom Catalog of about 200K images, all the RAW files have been converted into DNG, although I do keep some backup files in CR2 format. As far as I know, the only disadvantage of DNG is the time and effort it needs to do the conversion process. If you let Lightroom do it during the import stage, it’ll take ages. However, some people claim that the Canon RAW processing engine is more efficient in processing CR2 files and ditto for NEF.

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to be continued...

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em, ini baru permulaan...

selebihnya? masuk la ke galeri ni.
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10 Good Habits for a Digital Photographer
by Yusuf Hashim

• Shoot in RAW– your digital workflow should be to have Master Files, Edit Files and Special Purpose files. Metadata processors, like Aperture and Lightroom are extremely powerful cataloging applications which double up as fast and efficient post processing tools. Editing with Lightroom for instance, will help you save Hard Disk space because a metadata processor stores only your editing instructions and not the huge PSD or Tiff files which Photoshop creates, for instance.
• With Digital, shoot a little to the right of the Histogram. That is err on the side of slight overexposure rather than underexposure. This is because your digital sensor can capture more details in the highlights than in the shadows. During post processing you will find that you can effectively recover details in what appears to be blown highlights, while noise is the result if you try to pull details out of shadows.
• Where possible, use a Tripod or a Monopod, and a cable release. Make it a habit to carry at least a light monopod. The rule of thumb is, you can hand hold a shot at a minimum shutter speed which is the reciprocal of your lens focal length. A great benefit of shooting with a tripod is that you tend to take more time in studying good angles and good composition. Because digital film is virtually free, we tend not to think carefully enough before we hit the shutter button.
• Keep lenses, filters, eye pieces and sensors clean. P&S cameras which you keep in your pocket or bag, has a propensity for collecting thumb prints on lenses, filters an eye pieces. Nothing is more frustrating than to have a great shot ruined by a greasy thumbprint on your lens.
• Use manual focus. Even though modern auto focusing systems are pretty good, very often your camera can lock focus on an inappropriate focal point, especially when there are no sharp edges within the frame. Get into the habit of using manual focus. It’s usually more accurate.
• Use Spot or Center Weighted metering and explore various exposure alternatives and depth of field options. Don’t trust the LCD at the back of your camera because what you see there is only a tiny thumbnail which usually looks good. You should check the histogram for proper exposure, which means you need to go and learn and understand what a histogram is showing. When chimping what you ought to be looking out for, besides the histogram and clippings, is to look for proper focusing points, proper composition, colour casts, angle of view, cropping or space around your subject and preferred depth of field. . If you are shooting with the intention of converting to B&W, look also for texture, contrasts and lighting.
• Use the lowest ISO setting possible. With the cheaper digital cameras that newbies usually possess, noise is a major issue when you push ISO above 300.
• Bracket, Bracket, Bracket. When shooting unrepeatable shots, always consider bracketing the exposure, by at least half a stop on both sides of the exposure suggested by your camera.
• Use Burst exposure to freeze fast action, and plan ahead for your shot.
• Take the flash off the hot shoe when shooting with flash, Attach an extension lead for your flash or better still use a remote trigger.

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aku baru ja found website yg bisa merachun minda & wallet anda2 photographer semua. PIXEL-PEEPER merupakan web-resource untuk segala jenis lens2 yang mungkin anda ingin beli/impikan dan the best part is, SEMUA lens yang terdapat di website tersebut punya SAMPLE PICs nya. dari ever popular Nikon & Canon lenses sampai la ke third party brand macam Sigma, Tamron, Tokina dan juga dari brand2 "high class" seperti Leica Vario-Sonnar dan Carl-Zeiss (ya, berbanggalah anda yang memakai lensa2 ini di kamera Nokia anda), dll. so, check it out and get poisoned. oh ya, semua sample2 pic dari lens tersebut boleh lah di filter mengikut jenis body kameranya, dari pro body Canon 1Ds MarkIII (21megapixel), Nikon D3 (12megapixel), hingga lah ke entry level body macam kamera tok kaduk aku, 350D atau korang punya D40 courtesy of Nikon.

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p/s: Li, tanggar la sample pic 70-200 2.8L IS kau ya...heheheeh

ahem..aida, wanna see my view from my room? keh3...taken around 0001, 01/01/2008...ktdi bleh buat plak firework kat dpn tu...terkezut memula sbb nk zoom kat nuu jauh kat kl tu...

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continued..another plants, greens, and my backyard.

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sekitar rumah aku, kat jalan dan kat frontyard...to be continued

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apabila cik aida (rujuk kawan taulan) embedded lagu david cook always be my baby tu, aku pun mula pikir apa la lagu yg bleh counter balik lagu yg sungguh best tu. then aku tgk carta video klip yg best2 kat hitz.tv's holla, ada 1 lagu yg menarik perhatian aku....saksikan.

aku lekas berasa amat lapar...lalu terus lah merusah (menyelongkar) esbok (peti ais) yg tak smpai 4 langkah dr tempat aku duduk ni, mencari benda benda mudah untuk dimakan (leftovers)...hasilnya, beep beep beep (alarm microwave aku berbunyi)...

sebelum...

selepas...

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another food post..this time some food shots in my archive. enjoy. comment. shout out. lapar lagi?

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ahem, kepada semua student UPM, tanggal 12jun2008 (esok), bolehla anda beramai2 login ke esmp kerana result korang akan keluar pada hari tersebut....

hari ini hari rabu. hari ini sungguhlah cerah. dan panas. tapi tetap jugak rasa gembira. kenapa? sebab di atas sana langit biru~! peluang pun cerah utk ambik gambar...huhu..so utk hari ini gambar apa yg aku tangkap?

oooo tidak, ini bukan rumah aku. tp rumah depan aku. hehe. merangkap jiran aku. tp senang je nk carik umah aku, carik je rumah nie, jumpe trus rumah aku kat dpn umah nie. keh3...ooo nk tau gak camne rupa umah aku? bg preview la skit...

well, tidak lama lepas tu aku pasang kasut & ambik bola pegi ke court basket utk main cam biasa lah...well well well...tak sangka plak court yg best tu ada lingkaran tali plastik kaler merah putih mcm kat construction site slalu tu...nasib baik ler bukan yg kaler kuning tu yek...then aku pergi pulak ke court yg satu lagi...di situ semua bebudak rupa2 nya...oh ya aku ada terbawak jugak kamera aku tu, so ada la satu shot aku ambik sekitar jam 6.27pm...

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wuhh...not my best shot tp for sure nie la all time faveret aku slame 22 tahun and counting. laksa sarawak. lemak berkrim disukai ramai. sungguhpun aku masa nie ditimpa penyakit ulcer kat bawah lidah aku tp itu bukan pematah semangat untuk bersantap tengah hari td. even cili cili itu pun habis dibedal aku. seperkara lagi, all those garnishing can be found just outside my house. erti kata lainnya, mak aku dah lama da tak pegi pasar tamu (vege market) since wujudnya tmn botani kat umah aku nih. ubah cara hidup. itu yang kami lakukan. anyone hungry?

aku dah add satu lagi feature yang best kat blog aku nie, iaitu kaunter pertanyaan a.k.a tempat korang memekak. sila patuhi adab adab berbahasa tatasusila dan kesopa....ahhhh lantak korang la nk memekak ape kat situ janji korang tinggalkan mesej mesej "murni" kat blog aku ni. dpt gak tau brape ramai kawan kawan aku kat alam maya ni.

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testing 123...

makin aku tgk video skate aku layan ari2 kat youtube/cakera liut aku, makin menjadi2 keinginan aku nak skate balik. mujur aku dpt sekolah dekat2 ngan kl, so senang la nak skate. lagipun KL kan capital skate territory of malaysia..hehe. skatepark seksyen 13 shah alam, arena mbpj, kampung batu, bukit kiara, bahkan serdang sendiri pun ada skatepark, tak pun skate spots nya yang sempoi. so far kat upm belum jumpa in person lagi orang yang skate, tp ade la kenal sorang dua. yg jelas, kawan aku azfarsyndrome warga serdang moody blues merupakan link aku yg teraktif untuk mengadakan session skate, w/pun baru skali je ikut dier main. well, blog ini bukanlah nk citer pasal passion aku nk skate, tapi mcm biasa la mesti la nk post gambar kan. hehe so gambar kat bawah nie aku shoot masa battle of sk8 kat bukit jalil bulan lepas, time karnival rakan muda anjuran rakan muda la sapa lagi kan....malas nak menaip panjang, korang tengok la sendiri.

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lagi post kebosanan...nie plak merupakan gambar gambar keluarga aku (1st degree & 2nd degree) kat waterfront bintulu. semua di edit mengikut cita rasa aku. kalau tak suka tak payah la nak tengok apa susah la kan? segala komen dan kritikan membina amatlah aku alu alukan. so lain kali kalau ada title kebosanan tu rajin rajin lah menjenguk la ye, mana tahu ada gambar menarik boleh dilihat. lupa plak sebelum sebelum nie aku blog biasanya aku ade letak sig. aku. jap lagi aku edit lah.

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ini la hometown aku....:D

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oleh kerana terdapat banyak gambar gambar kat blog aku terdahulu, aku nak post balik gambar gambar tersebut secara rawak sekaligus.

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seeing this footage reminds my good ol' days of skateboarding with friends...really miss those moment...okeh azfa naik sem nie aku nk skate balik!!!

*semangat kesukanan timbul...

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ini lah debut blog aku, so friendster blog aku akan dibubarkan jap lagi...ingatkan nak pindahkan sumer post2 aku dulu ke sini tp takleh...blogging guna friendster amatlah leceh dan tidak praktikal sama skali untuk aku yang suka buat photoblogging...utk post aku yg pertama nie aku nk show pic2 yang agak latest gak aku shoot...

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