Photograph JieYi the Pinkabell Part Three

It have been more than a year since i photoshoot human as my subject. Been reli busy wif my assignment and become one of the lifeless dude :( However, last few weeks i am given opportunity to photoshoot together wif Mike & Ken. Our subject of coz is Jieyi :) Well, this is my second time photoshoot Jieyi ;D

Wake up in the early morning and rush all d way from Damansara to Sekinchan. Why Sekinchan? coz all of us never been there b4 and their paddy field view was awesome! But i guess we are too excited until forgot to check the harvesting time. Yes u r rite, all the field just had a nice "trim" for their hair :(

Despite of that, nothing gonna stop us from shooting. Thanks the sky was kinda blue but in the same time the sun is killing us. Can feel the madness torture on the model as well. The sun cause most of my pics burn kao kao :(

From paddy field, we moving to sea side. The sea side view is not as awesome as i imagine. It was full wif rocks around. And again, sad, no blue sky towards the sea side :(

Gotta admit this time i din do much composition like i alwiz did (especially rule of third tat i love it so much ;P). In the same time din use any strobist equipment except my own attached SB600 + natural light. Oh in addition, those sky seem so blue thanks to CPL filter borrowed from my friend ;)

As usual, C&C is welcome :) i know my skill gone rusty..sigh

Testing Still Live + Strobist

i have been loving to shoot still live image alot especially foods! But i believe it wasn't easy because to make something common into interesting and uncommon. I have been spending my 2nd weeks of semester break and sad to say i only touched my camera once.

Tried to shoot still live using my tripod and my SB-600 as spot light. My SB 600 wasn't act as a spot light, but 3 spot light..how? oh well..ask me personally XP..but i guess it wasn't as successful as having 3 real flash light to trigger in the same time.

First test, having my flash act as Key light, fill light and back light. Subject, my Kamen Rider figures.

Second test, same thing, using my flash act as Key light, fill light and back light. Trying to use a subject that have some reflectivity and this is what i get.

Thirdly, i din get any satisfactory result. Thus i simply use my SB600 act as a spot light from top.

Oh, i desperately need money to gear up myself ;(..but i believe skill come first, gear are extra. Gotta train more. My hols gonna end next week. Means, gonna put aside my passion on photography a while again.

I need ANTIDOTE for this POISON!

I have been poison! POISON! Roarr! A scary POISON that sucks my soul and my money..a POISON that know as, CAMERA! sigh..Never expect i m being so obsessed wif camera..or mayb photography? Since i have start blogging (i think when i was 14 or 15), i been wanted to capture all my moment.

My first history wif camera is a digi cam own by me when i was err..14 or 15 years old i think. Back to that time the highest megapixel was 5 only and i am proud to own a camera called Olympus Camedia C-170, 4.0mp.

Later when the year goes on, technology is improving. Out of sudden during year 2007, my dad suddenly offer himself get me a new digi cam (i guess is bcoz i keep starring on camera when shopping..LOL). Thus he get me an ultra slim digi cam, Olympus FE-230, 7.1 megapixel.

Eventhough i been exposed to camera for few years, i actually doesnt have any knowledge on it. All this while i just tod just "click and snap", as long as pic taken. When pic sucks, v blame camera sucks. Oh well, all this goes until i own myself a..

Nikon D60, my baby konkon, my 1 and only DSLR! not to mention is my very first DSLR after using compact for 7~8 years. So can u tell me, how could a person just "click and snap" could handle a DSLR? The answer is only 1, bcoz of POISON! The photography/camera poison spread rapidly in my body for more than a year since i owned a DSLR.

However, it was also thanks to my Basic Photography subject! No i dun mean thanks to the lecturer, but the subject itself. If the subject doesnt existed in my course, i dun think i'll get a DSLR (*the sub compulsory to use DSLR to submit assignment). From there started, i obsessed myself into photography, or rather again i'll call it poison. Thanks to every1 around me who taught me alot, who practice shooting with me and so on especially when i alwiz went shooting together wif Mike and Ken back to last year. They made me learn more about photography important element.

However it seem like a DSLR is a trend now. Every1 owned it regardless kid (some kid even own a pro level dslr, fml!), teenager or even oldie. It is undeniable that the DSLR price at current market is cheap (for entry lvl)! But, those ppl got DSLR for themself is bcoz they tod DSLR can take better pic? Are they reli gonna start learn photography? or they juz got it bcoz is a TREND or i call it POISON again? well who know? but i still do believe the pic nice onot is depend the photographer itself. Other stuff just limitation.

I have been shooting wif my Nikon D60 + Kit Lens + SB600 for more than 8 months. I just got myself a Tamron 1750 to replace my kit lens early this year and continue shoot wif basic gear. I dun mean my pic nice anyway, coz i still got alot room of improvement :P..but at least i tried to resist myself from this poison, not to get any expensive body (i still love my D60 pic quality) and any fancy lens (i dowan buy liao juz leave there to collect dust n fungus). Well, most of the reason is bcoz i m not rich kid. Oh did i mention tat all my DSLR gear i bought wif my own money? All the hard save from blogging, eat curry puff as lunch and kiamsiaping..LOL

Oh well, sorry for the long complain and bullshit, now back to main topic! Eventhough i got a DSLR and 2 compact, i feel like getting myself another compact to use. My Olympus C-170 seem not functioning well adi but still can use actually and my Olympus FE-230 already belong to my sis. Reason why i need another compact is for casual shooting. Yes i sometime reli lz to carry my dslr around coz it was big, heavy, bulky and burden my shoulder whenever i carry it to wherever i wanna go. It would b perfect for a compact to be carry around especially when hang kai, pak tor, tai hei, sek fan or yum ha cha, sek ko pao coz it was pocketable :P.

Thanks to Kristine, i am eye-ing my eyes on Sony WX1. Reason being is bcoz of the CMOS sensor and Aperture 2.4 been applied on this gorgeous. f2.4, i can shoot nice lowlight pic plus wif d perfect CMOS sensor, the pic would b nice i bet :). But still, the camera so near yet so far. I dun have money to buy T_T

Resolution: 10.10 Megapixels
Lens: 5.00x zoom (24-120mm eq.)
Viewfinder: LCD
LCD Size: 2.7 inch
ISO: 80-3200
Shutter: 2-1/1600
Max Aperture: 2.4
Mem Type: MS Duo / MS PRO Duo
Battery: Custom LiIon
Dimensions: 3.6 x 2.0 x 0.8 in. (91 x 52 x 20 mm)
Weight: 5.2 oz (148 g) includes batteries

Beside, Thanks to Vic who spread another poison to me! She show me a very cute digital lomo known as Kuro Digi wif quite reasonable price. Not to mention it actually as small as USB drive size.

Pixels : 2.0 mega pixels
Recorded Pixels : Still image: 1600 × 1200,1200 × 1024,640 × 480
Video: 320 × 240
Exposure : Auto
White Balance : Auto
Main memory : 8MB
Batteries : AAA battery
Supported OS : vista Windows98SE / ME / 2000 / XP / vista
SD Card : Recommended 512MB, supports up to 2GB (not included)

I never try Lomo b4, but this might perfect choice for me though it wasn't for lowlight photography.

I still thinking after i get this lomo, m i gonna get another compact? i dunno..sigh..if i m rich kid, i might could make decision easily..but too bad, i believe tats what make me appreciate money and my gadget more than those rich bastard.

Conclusion, any1 got antidote to cure my poison? XD

Demb Diffuser & Lenspen

After looking on Chris getting new diffuser, Tzia got new cam (G10) and Xiang bought his new gf (A550), i have been provoked to get new things for my baby konkon too..I have no money yet to upgrade d body or lens..Thus d only thing i could afford to get was...

* A new thingy attached on my flash *

Yes! A new diffuser as well! A demb diffuser! There goes all my money for this month T___T...seriously i overspent within a week. A preparation for SG, a cost for clay and now spend on this diffuser..LOL

Went to search this diffuser at few places such as Complex Mutiara, Lowyat and finally the only place i could found for this damn! i mean demb diffuser was Pudu Plaza, YL Camera Service.

* Inside d package *

Just bought it today. Very satisfied indeed but no chance to try it out yet =P. In addition i got myself a lenspen. I dunno where my Microfiber Lens Cleaner went =(..some1 must have accidently took it..sigh

* Lenspen - Cleaning tool *

Well, i'll be going SG, NNAwards this fri!! Excited? YES! Hope my newly bought diffuser will help me out on tat day =P

Ethan, Joanne & Miao Photography

* Couple? *

Too many post to up to date and cause this post been neglected. I was invited by NigelC for the shooting on last few weeks, 3rd oct. He never inform me that one of the model was a guy..wow! It will be my very first experience to shoot a guy. Well lets start off with the pics!

The first guy was Ethan. He knew how to pose..err, sometime too extreme to me.

* Trying to capture the rain but i failed... *

* Playing with reflection..but his shirt abit overexposed =( *

She is Joanne. As u can see, the floor was wet and she holding an umbrella. Yupz u r right! Tat day was raining and the cloud become white..sigh..nevertheless, difference weather difference challenge for me.

* I change the temperature to cool effect... *

* The girl inside d umbrella *

And finally she is Miao. Pics taken after the rain completely stop.

* Close up shot *

* Wanted to ask her sit on d grass, but d grass was wet tat time.. *

* finally, a sweet smile from her *

All the pics above was taken wif my Nikon D60 and SB600.

Feel free to comment =)

Amelia Teh Photography

Another set of pics from mon shooting with Joyce. Amelia is Victoria bestie. Din get to interact much wif her due to her shyness (i guess XD) and she took almost 1 hours to make up. Thus the shooting started around 10++am.

* full *

* Ok, is my fault to ask her pose like tat..Is totally wrong *

* Close up Emo... *

Feel free to comment =)

Victoria Poh Photography

Everyone responsed was "EH IS THAT VOX!?"...."Eh since when Vic so leng lui??" when they look at my TEASER post..hahaha..oh well guys, YES SHE IS VICTORIA POH (VOX). Did i answer your question? LOL

Capture all this pics using SB600 flash and Joyce Nissin (dunno what model) that got light sensors. It was my first time shoot with two flash. And of coz, with natural light.

* Close up shot *

* Sitting on the junk wood *

* And sleeping at the alley... *

oh btw, all this pics was shoot b4 she make up ;)

Feel free to comment so that i know where is d room to improve it =)

Nikon SB-600

Wee!! FINALLY! FINALLY! FINALLY! FINALLY I BOUGHT IT!!! YAHOOOOO!!!!

Today supposedly going to hiking at Broga Hill with bloggers. But stupid weather suddenly rain and caused d plan had to canceled. Then since i nth to do, i went to Ampang Park to bought new gadget for my baby kon kon, accompanied by Hitomi.

* SB-600 box *

* Came with the soft case *

* 3/4 view *

* Back view *

* My baby Kon Kon with SB-600 *

Well, is harder to use than i tod..LOL....gonna work & learn hard on it!