Bro afro below got the shadow theory right
and the fast edit is for the express highlights during the banquet
2009 ~ Michael Chan joins expressively jOhO ~ New look New Feel
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Bro afro below got the shadow theory right
and the fast edit is for the express highlights during the banquet
Bro afro below got the shadow theory right
and the fast edit is for the express highlights during the banquet
I see. Thanks for enlightenment.
Must be very tiring to shoot and edit yourself for the express highlights..this field really not easy.
I see. Thanks for enlightenment.
Must be very tiring to shoot and edit yourself for the express highlights..this field really not easy.
The adrenaline will keep u going thru the day but afterwards... haha that's a different story :bsmilie:
still i find that it is great being able to do something u love, so that sorta negates all the downsides of being a full time photographer
KelvinDestiny
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the background and surrounding looks a bit retro to me haha
normal HDB leh :bsmilie: must be the lighting on that day and my editing! haha
xunjas
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I'd reckon that this is not a bad shot for my last couple of 2009
nice reflection on the wall~~ =)
thanks isaac. using off shoe flash to create the shadow can be difficult as you cannot really know for sure how the shadow is gonna appear, but after a couple of trials, you can more or less perfect it. Must extend a hearty thanks to the couple for bearing with me for this shot too
shutterkhai
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shutterkhai
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thanks bro for the comments (and like i said before, would have appreciated if you spent a little bit more time to elaborate on your points) and hey, your nick enchantingmomentz is a lil spin on my enchantingkairos haha
anyway like i've mentioned since i've got a bit of time, let's share some ideas and see how we can improve on such shots next time
the sky is blown in this shot
In order not to blow the sky, in such condition, when the sky is super bright and the sun is directly overhead, you could probably have used external flash to keep some detail in the sky while still lighting your subject. But it would probably have required a very strong flash output (prob full power) and that would have rendered the lighting on the subject slightly unnatural, especially since i am shooting from a bottom up position.
my personal thoughts and as most would have come to know by now, is that i like my stuff natural :bsmilie: so the natural choice for me, would be to blow the sky lor, as I don't think the sun or the HDB block in the background is as important as the action of the groom's brother
as for the this one,
it was taken at the void deck, and I actually have alot of details in the RAW file, but i decided to DI the ceiling away to give it a more consistent feel with the other shots from the kompang
yep. The groom is out of focus. But whether it is a bad thing, I am not so sure. I personally feel that the brothers behind are also important. Imagine at the end of the day, there are no photos to show what the brothers had to go through to help the groom get to his bride. How sad would that be? :dunno: Thus after a few shots of the groom, I turned my attention to the brothers.
Also, another thing to consider is story telling. If I wanted to show the brothers' reactions, why could I have not just stepped a lil bit to the side and composed a shot of the brothers only and leave out the groom?
Well, to put it simply, it's because an image, like a story book cannot be one dimensional.
If I had only shown you 1 image of the brothers laughing, you'd probably go... "laughing quite nice lar... but laughing at what?"
Whereas here, I show the brothers reacting to the groom in action all in just 1 image and immediately you get the idea.
So that's my 2cents on all 3 images.
Hopefully, you can continue to share more and put down your thoughts in detail next time, so as to help us all improve.
i noe the guy doin the silat in the first photo. my fren! haha..this reply may seem a lil late but better late than nvr..i agree and i think it is ok for blown out sky as on AD, u do not have the time to meter sky, use flash etc..i cover malay weddings myself and do get many shots like this as well and one has to keep in mind that different events, different cultures call for different environment to shoot in.
im a loyal follower of ur work and the latest of ur works have been nothing short of excellent. drawing inspiration for ideas myself keep it up bro!
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