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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Pictures tell stories

Above: From Rusdi - Redza's photo being reviewed by the Pro, Mr Ali!
Nik was full of admiration!
Above: From Nik's lenses

Collage above by Halim, more at http://klikcrazy.blogspot.com/

Photography - is about snapping holiday pictures, print and keeping them inside photo albums. That is true for most of us. To a few, photography is a profession. They create stories from pictures and take pictures about stories. These people are the Pro's!
To a group of Malaysians in UAE, photography is a hobby. I am in this group. Armed with a DSLR each, we got together last Friday to benefit from a happy-clicking session under the guidance of a Pro, Mr. Ali. He provided good tips on making good pictures great - paying attention to composition, effect of lighting, and also training our eyes to spot that special angle.
Nice colour against a clear sky.
Mr. Ali the Pro!

Above: Getting the brief before going practical!

Above : FND in action !
Above: To get that special angle!



(Khas untuk Mr. Z & wife !)

senyuman mu

melambai kasih menyimpul rindu

bertaut dua hati tersimpul mati

kaulah suami, dan dia isteri

bagaikan memenuhi janji

kami menjadi saksi

detik detik

abadi!



more pictures from rusdi here.

Affendy captured some of the tips from the Pro very well and I am inclduing his Comment here.

FND said...
Oh ye, terlupa pesan Mr. Ali pagi tu. Dia kata kalau ambik potrait gambar yang tersenyum manis selalunya tidak bertahan lama. Imej wajah2 candid, serius, berduka selalunya lebih menarik perhatian. Beliau juga berpesan ada kalanya photographer harus memberi arahan dan pandai memainkan peranan utk mendapat shot potrait yg menarik. Sebagai contoh beliau menceritakan kaedah seorang photographer yang bertanyakan soalan kepada Enstein. Ketika genius itu sedang memikirkan jawapannya gambar diambil. Demikian juga ketika mengambil gambar kanak2. Harus pandai mendapatkan 'the emotion'. Dan hasilnya membedakan good photographer and photo snapper. Good potrait diambil ketika subjek dalam keadaan relax tambah beliau. Adakalanya dia berpura2 membetulkan kamera walhal, ketika itu dia sedang mengambil gambar ketika subjek tidak menyedarinya.
May 19, 2008 7:30 AM

11 comments:

  1. Siap berguling guling ambik gambar..pehh..respect !!

    Yang takde camera canggih
    Ajim

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  2. pakpayne,

    actually gmbr yg semua tergolek2 nak cari angle cantik tu la yg CANTIK!!

    syoknya ada DSLR!!! hmmm. wishing.. wishing.. wishing!!

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  3. Lawa sungguh kamera oghe lain...

    Still learning to operate G9.

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  4. Terima kasih atas jemputan pakpayne.


    Yg tak pro-pro
    Abdul Halim.

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  5. ahmad....ajim...:-)

    perhhhhh.....mai jer la len kali....pagi tu siap dok ada nasik lemak tu! hehehe ghugi hanggg...

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    RD..may ur wish come true...hehhee\

    errrr.....ur wish tu untuk nak guling guling tu ka..or for a camera..pakpayne blur pulak naa...hehehehe

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    Aporn....one the the cameras yg PRO tu bawak ialah canon G9!!!

    He said...highly recommended...

    hebat tu.

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    Abdul Halim....:-) it was a pleasure having you!!

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    Pakpayne <==yang suka bagi komen tak pro kepada gambar2 yang di ambil olih pro2 lain!

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  6. 1stly, terima kasih tuan rumah PP, thank you to the Pro, Mr. Ali, dan tak lupa kawan2 semi-pro, you guys are great!

    The session was short but a memorable one. We should have more. Satu peluang yg baik utk kita menimba ilmu, berkongsi pendapat, bertukar pengalaman dan tips. Walau pun Mr. Ali tidak sempat berceloteh panjang tentang kaedah2 composition seperti rule of third, frame within a frame, use of colours dan lines, getting close to a subject, angle of shot; tetapi kaedah2 ini disentuh secara ringkas dalam sessi komentar. Rusdi, you did well. Congratulations.

    Yg tergolek2 dalam gambar tu sebab cikgu pun dah tergolek sama. Anak murid kenalah praktis lebih sikit.

    PP, masih adakah hari esok?

    Yg masih menuntut..

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  7. FND :-)

    yes yes, we should have more...

    next one, we should go to a location of choice.

    Perhaps, this time we can do 'support group' style.
    we learn from each other.

    Any suggestion on date and location. Let us do it such that Tuan Azli and his Abu Dhabi friends can also join.

    FND - boleh ka coordinate?

    Salam dan thank you all,
    PP.

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  8. Kita kena tanya ahli2 semua. Apa yg nak kita 'tangkap'. Idea assignment + sessi komentar juga menarik. Kita boleh berkumpul utk sessi kritik hasil assignment.

    Tak sempat berbual panjang dengan Mr. Pro berkenaan etika mengambil gambar di UAE ni. Maklumlah, kamera semua besar2. Ramai yg susah hati bila kita di tempat public. Saya berpengalaman ditegur oleh petugas ketika mengambil gambar Native Deen di Creek Park. 'No video camera!' pada awalnya. 'This is not a video camera' terang saya. 'No camera! DOn't take pictures' putus petugas tersebut. Pulak...

    The message is 'enjoy the view but no picture please'.

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  9. TQ FND, FND kita apa kurang nya!

    Saya akan sokong 100% untuk next photography programme!!! ya kita MESTI ada lagi sessi macam tu, kalau tak ada Pro pun kita boleh kumpul geng2 kita keluar ambik gambar & lepak kat mana, discuss ramai2. saya rasa xtvt macam ni boleh improve kita punya skill dgn cepat.

    Tak sabar nak tunggu next xtvt nish!

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  10. Oh ye, terlupa pesan Mr. Ali pagi tu. Dia kata kalau ambik potrait gambar yang tersenyum manis selalunya tidak bertahan lama. Imej wajah2 candid, serius, berduka selalunya lebih menarik perhatian.

    Beliau juga berpesan ada kalanya photographer harus memberi arahan dan pandai memainkan peranan utk mendapat shot potrait yg menarik.

    Sebagai contoh beliau menceritakan kaedah seorang photographer yang bertanyakan soalan kepada Enstein. Ketika genius itu sedang memikirkan jawapannya gambar diambil. Demikian juga ketika mengambil gambar kanak2. Harus pandai mendapatkan 'the emotion'. Dan hasilnya membedakan good photographer and photo snapper.

    Good potrait diambil ketika subjek dalam keadaan relax tambah beliau. Adakalanya dia berpura2 membetulkan kamera walhal, ketika itu dia sedang mengambil gambar ketika subjek tidak menyedarinya.

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  11. FND..:-)

    u captured the points very well.

    dengan izin, saya edit muat komen ini ke dalam posting asal.

    tq.

    pp

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