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Posts Tagged ‘portraits’
Portrait: Frances
Here’s a series of outdoor photos that were shot with a mixture of available light and two Nikon speedlights. The shoot commenced at 5.45pm and ended around 8pm, so you can see the ambient light getting darker as it got later in the evening. Here the sky was getting darker and made a nice background: [...]
Portrait: Nicky
Sometimes, the simplest set up produces the best images.. and this portrait is one really fine example. I have always used available light in my photos and it has been working out fine for me all these years. Only recently, I started implementing flash photography into my work and now I have 3 speedlights which [...]
Portrait: Nicky K
I shot Nicky early December last year and used only 1 SB-800 external flash which was handheld by an assistant. In some of the shots, I set the exposure in the camera to minus 1/3 EV to get a more saturated image. It was a great experience shooting her because we shot several different backgrounds [...]
Raw portrait of Nicky
I used a SB-900 with umbrella above and in front of her, and a SB-800 with diffuser directly behind her. Also reflector under her face. I ‘d like to know how you feel when you look at this image. For me, I want to keep staring at it for some reason..
Nicky & 3 Speedlights
I just bought another SB-800 speedlight, so now I have 3 speedlights in total. That will do for now until I get more cash flow to collect more gear. So here’s a shot of Nicky during my experiment with all 3 speedlights. I will post more photos of Nicky I took last month in my [...]
Sneak preview: Portrait of Cheryl
I’m sure you’ve noticed I have been shooting a lot of portrait and glamour shots recently and that is because I am trying to build a portfolio of glamour photography. In other words, I am working on broadening my scope of photography. I also recently bought a SB-900 and a SB-800, and two white umbrellas. [...]
Engaged: Hanaa & Hafeez (my younger brother!)
So I shot a very nice couple who recently got engaged. And he’s my younger brother Jiwah.. who’s getting married to Hanaa.. and he’s converted to a Muslim and changing his name to Hafiz. I’m proud of him. He’s the first one in our family to get married, so this is really an occasion. So [...]
Portrait: Anahita
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! I’m now spending some chill time in Penang. I swear I’ve just seen the nicest home decorated Christmas tree ever.. bunking in with a good friend and her family. It’s been a real long time since I experienced a proper Christmas in a home. All those years working in the news line, I [...]
Portrait: Elaine
Here is another portrait/glamour session I had with a beautiful model Elaine. She’s got nice skin, nice body and a face that’s a looker. Everything here was shot with available light. This is my favourite shot of the day: This shot was at ISO4500 after the sun has set: Thought I’d do something nice with [...]
Portrait: Anitha
I’ve been spending my time shooting portraits/glamour shots. Here’s the first one of Anitha. She’s got a really good face and her eyes are stunning. I really love this picture, she’s got such a commercial look: Something horizontal: And this one is just stunning..:
Aperture 2 Workshop with Jen Siow
Last Saturday I attended my first ever photography workshop.. yes, I have never attended any photo workshops before in my life. And it was a really good event. The master of digital photography in Malaysia himself, Jen Siow, was the speaker and he taught us how to use Apple’s Aperture 2 in our photography workflow. [...]
Sneek Peek: Something I don’t usually do…
I went for a very special workshop on Apple’s Aperture software last Saturday… but before I blog about it, here’s a sneak peek of what I shot during that workshop… just playing around with my camera, it was quite fun actually and I also got a chance to play with a Nikon D700 too..! I’ll [...]
Lights & fun with Jamie…
A few weeks ago, I invested in a set of cheapo strobes from the famous Digicolor.. RM1500+ for 3 x 300watts lights. It even has digital backs.. so no more turning the knobs to adjust flash exposure. Comes in a nice case with wheels too, and it can fit all the light stands inside.. So [...]
Kathryn’s Portraits
I’ve had these pictures in my hard disk for a couple months already and I think it’s time I blogged about it. Kathryn in the Press Secretary for the US Embassy in KL and she asked me to shoot some portraits of her family. We did the couple pictures in KLCC and the kids we [...]
Coporate shoot for Towers Perrin
Recently, I was hired to shoot corporate photos by an American company called Towers Perrin for their brochures, annual reports, presentations, etc. It was my first real assignment I had chosen to do after a really long break. I’d not held a camera for more than a year! Because I have no gear of my [...]
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