• Art,  eBook,  Family,  Portrait

    Kids Photography | How to Take Gorgeous Photos of Your Kids

    © 2011 Digital Photography School | How To Take Gorgeous Photos of Your Kids | by Rachel Devine Personally for me this is among the best eBook about how to take gorgeous photos of your kids that I’ve bought, full with great ideas and inspiration, including something that have never cross mind mind, I wish Digital Photography School have produce this eBook when my son HaiQal was still a “newborn”. I believe if you have followed my blog for awhile knew that I love taking picture of my son and with this new eBook from DPS, I wish I can make it better using some of the suggestion. This eBook  is…

  • Assignment,  Expression,  Malaysia,  Photojournalism,  Travel

    Photography | The Decisive Moment

    © 2011 Wazari Wazir | The King of Malaysia (Black Dress) and Sultan of Selangor  | Istana Alam Shah | Klang Selangor “The decisive moment, it is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organization of forms which gives that event its proper expression.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson – There is a lot of talk debating about this “the decisive moment” definition, but I like this definition “A candid photograph taken at the precise moment which defines or illustrates the entire story or action.” Personally I think it is a photograph taken at it’s peak moment or when the moment is at it’s…

  • Art,  Family,  Moment,  Travel

    Once Upon a Time in Sekinchan | Vintage Photograph Editions

    © 2011 Wazari Wazir | Mother and Son | Sekinchan Paddy Field Few years back I was so crazy doing this kind of editing, I spent days and night looking for some tutorial on the internet, books and magazines to achieve this effect and after few years learning rigorously, finally I find my own way doing this close to my vision, off course it was a combination of what I’ve learn from all these years. This texture editing won’t work for every type of a picture, even though you have a solid background in Photoshop layering but without the right subject to begin with, the result may not look impressive.…

  • Art,  Light,  Malaysia,  Photojournalism,  Tourism,  Travel

    Blue Hour Photography | Sultan Abdul Samad Building

    © 2011 Wazari Wazir | Sultan Abdul Samad Building | 24mm | ISO 1000 | f/4 | 1/50 © 2011 Wazari Wazir | Sultan Abdul Samad Building | 24mm | ISO 1600 | f/4 | 1/30 *About the building : Sultan Abdul Samad Building is among historic building in Kuala Lumpur and become a Kuala Lumpur landmark for more than 100 years. No other building in Kuala Lumpur witnesses so many historic events like Sultan Abdul Samad Building. The building was well preserved and its original architecture still remains until today even this building been through a lot of major renovation. The building takes its name from Sultan Abdul Samad,…

  • Art,  Family,  Life,  Photoshop

    Photoshop Tips and Tricks | How To Get Retro Color Effects

    © 2011 Wazari Wazir | My Wife and My Son Raphael Back From The Clinic | Retro Color Effect There are many ways to get this effects, retro effect or old school kind of effect where we try to mimics the look of early 60s or 70s photograph where they lack contrast, a bit fade and lot’s of grain. The easiest way is off course to use a camera film, use High ISO Film like ISO 400 to 1600 and if you use expired roll of film, maybe you will get a better result, “better” here I mean not beautiful but better in term of mimicking the look of old…