• Art,  Moment,  Photojournalism,  Travel

    Basic Photography | Capturing Blue Hour Photography

    © Wazari Wazir | Petronas Twin Tower at Kuala Lumpur City Centre ( KLCC ) | Blue Hour Photography According to Wikipedia The Blue Hour comes from the French expression “l’heure bleue,” which refers to the period of twilight each morning and evening where there is neither full daylight nor complete darkness. The time is considered special because of the quality of the light at this time of day. The time just before sunrise or after sunset. Among the most favorite subject for Blue Hour photography is landscape, building or cityscapes. I’m not an expert on this subject because I rarely shoot landscape, building or cityscape but nevertheless I do know that the best time to…

  • Assignment,  History,  Perdana Menteri Malaysia,  Photojournalism

    The Assignment | Eid al-Fitr at Malaysian Prime Minister Official Residence

    © 2011 Wazari Wazir | Malaysian Premier’s Eid Open House at Prime Minister Official Residence, Seri Perdana Putrajaya While most of my friends are on holiday, I’ve to work on the very first day of Eid al-Fitr which is  is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. working during Eid celebration is nothing unusual for me and it is not just me working on the 1st day of Eid, quite a few of members of media are here covering this event at  Eid Al Fitr Open House hosted by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and cabinet ministers at the prime minister’s official residence, Seri Perdana, on…

  • Art,  Family,  Light,  Moment

    Basic Photography | When and Why Do You Need Fast Lens?

    © 2011 Wazari Wazir | Mother and Son at Kinokuniya Book Store | 50mm | f/1.8 | 1/125 | ISO 1000 Before we talk about when and why do you need a fast lens, lets get to know what is fast lens for those of you who doesn’t know about it. Basically “Fast Lens” refer to the lens that have big aperture at its maximum aperture. Usually any lens that have its maximum aperture which start at f/2.8 and below is consider a fast lens. The reason that a lens with a big maximum aperture is referred to as fast is that it lets more light in and therefore you can use…

  • Art,  Family,  Life,  Moment

    Basic Photography | Point of View in Photography

    © 2011 Wazari Wazir | HaiQal | Untitled Expression Basically POV or Point of View refer to the position from which the camera take the photograph. Are you taking the picture from above, looking down on the subject or are you taking the picture from lower angle, looking up at the subject and how close or how far between you and the subject. Normally most photographers took picture from their eye level, it is natural to do so, all we have to do is just raise the camera to our eyes and start composing the shot but sometimes this normal point of view tend to create a mundane or boring…

  • Art,  Emotion,  Family,  Moment

    Happy Birthday My Son | HaiQal Four Year Old

    © 2011 Wazari Wazir | Happy Birthday My Son | 50mm | ISO 1250 | f/2 | 1/40 Time flies when we enjoy the most. My son HaiQal is four year old today 22nd August 2011. Since we are in the middle of Ramadan, fasting month for muslim, we don’t make any birthday party for him. I just bought him a small birthday cake and light a candle and just let my son have all the fun. I don’t really celebrate birthday party actually, maybe because I’ve never celebrate it all my life. The reason we bought the cake is just to make him happy, to let him having fun…