potraits

well, decided to include some basic photo composition tips in my blog... not say that i am a good photographer or that i take good photos, but hope ppl can pick up some basic skills (so that when ppl help me take photos of me, it wont be all weird and all.. haha)

i'll start of with simple (but constantly overlooked) stuff : frame orientation.
the pic below is in potrait orientation. the other (very commonly used orientation is landscape)

alot of ppl ALWAYS use landscape... as u can tell from my past posts, i kinda have a moderate dislike of landscape... then u ask , wat can the potrait orientation be used for?? the obvious answer is: TO TAKE POTRAITS OF PPL !!! DUH! (the name suggest ppl should take shots of ppl in this orientation mah, but all lazy to tilt the camera)... the difference with a potrait shot is it can capture more of a person in a shot. because we are built vertically more than horizontally, by taking potrait, the person will occupy a greater % of space of the frame (head to abt mid torso usually?) ... as compared to landscape, u only get the face, leaving alot of free space (= more backgrd clutter).. again, not say that i am a pro / zai kia, but i think ppl should experiment more with potrait orientation rather that holding the camera so that u can read the words on the menu rite while u take a picture.

next up will be abt usage of space in a frame.... and how to 'frame' ur shots with space.. eheh... sounds cheem.. lol

*this was taken in the early morning, watching sunrise in darwin... the "models" look energetic, but actually all 4 bei nuah from the lack of slp :)

where'd you go, i miss you so
seems like its been forever... since you've been gone...

where'd you go, i miss you so
seems like its been forever... since you've been gone...







please come back home...

fireworks

well, here are 2 fireworks shots taken seperately (both in potrait). one was taken during NDP last year while the one on the right was taken at arafura closing ceremony.... the one on the right is more "magnificant", but the one of the left brings out more 气氛... its cos i think fireworks cannot be taken alone... has to be taken with part of the event to bring out its spectacle and how it lends excitement to the event... well, for u to compare which one evokes more "feeling".. (o, and fireworks should never be in black and white.. y hide all the nice colours???)*one last shot of a landscape fireworks...

conventions

i defied all photography conventions to get this shot... rule of thirds... never put ur subject in centre, never put ur horizon at exactly half of the frame etc... haha.. but photography is abt 突破, abt breaking the rules rite??? to see the wonder in everyday things... everyone thinks that u have to go overseas to get good pics... not true!! that only works cos u are seeing everything for the first time... but there are tonnes of good shots in where we live too!

*lurve the lens flare~!... hehe. muz find out how to get it....

cold rock creamery

ah.... memories of darwin, eating ice cream outside THE tourist attraction of darwin! COLES SUPERMARKET! ...
next to juice booster oso...

sand

only one successful shot.. leonard doing a cartwheel. not very happy with it though... too much 'noise' in the backgrd.. but the flying sand is a nice unexpected touch.

florence falls

florence falls in blackand white... creepy.. yet the white of the tumultous water... something refreshing. waterfalls usually taken in colour, but trying something diff...