• Historical Moment,  Malaysia,  Travel

    New Istana Negara Kuala Lumpur | National Palace

    This is our new National Palace or “Istana Negara” in Malay. It  is the official residence of His Majesty, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the King of Malaysia. The flag of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong was raised for the first time at the new Istana Negara at  10.25am on 15th November 2011, just under an hour after the symbolic closing of the gates of the old Istana. Istana Negara began shifting its operations to the new complex in Jalan Duta in stages since Oct 19 while the assignment of guards from ATM began on 14th November 2011. The new Istana Negara, built with Islamic and traditional Malay features, is located on a 96.52 hectare…

  • Book,  Family,  Malaysia,  Moment

    Family Photography | The Joy of Reading

    © 2011 Wazari Wazir | The Joy of Reading | Kinokuniya | Suria KLCC “He that loves a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter. By study, by reading, by thinking, one may innocently divert and pleasantly entertain himself, as in all weathers, as in all fortunes.”  – Barrow – “Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” – Emilie Buchwald – “Few children learn to read books by themselves. Someone has   to lure them into the wonderful world of the written word; someone   has to show them the way.”   – Orville Prescott – Tweet news and informationbusiness,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel

  • Art,  Emotion,  Moment,  People,  Travel

    Natural and Available Light Portrait Photography | Why High ISO Matters

    © 2011 Wazari Wazir | Putra Mosque Putrajaya | ISO 2000 | f/5 | 1/100 | 24mm Does Hight ISO Matters? You may get a different answers from one photographer to another, depending on whom you ask, depending on their chosen photographic genre. If you ask landscape photographers, they usually don’t bother so much about it because most of the times, they will be shooting on tripod with long exposure, they will use the Lowest ISO possible to get the best result and having a camera with the ability to shoot at High ISO is not their concern. Same goes to fashion photographers who like to shoot in the studio…

  • Assignment,  Life,  Photojournalism

    Photojournalist | Talent is Not Enough

    © 2011 Wazari Wazir | The Photojournalist at Work | Parliament & Indoor Stadium Some photographer will say that gear doesn’t matter, it’s the person behind the camera that matters. To the certain extend, we can say that but we must be realistic when using those words. Photographers are not create equal, unless you shoot for fun, just for a hobby, a weekend photographers, your gear might not be so important because your life does not depend on photography, but for those who make a living through photography, gear does matters, in this post I will write about Photojournalist. As a photojournalist we are required to cover many things, there…

  • 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.…