• Art,  Emotion,  Family

    Photography Tips | How To Get Beautiful Bokeh

    © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Portrait of My Daughter Arianna “Bokeh” has evolved somewhat from its original meaning. Bokeh is now commonly used to refer to blurred lights or shapes within an image, where as, the term more accurately describes the aesthetic quality of the out-of-focus area of a photograph. Therefore, it is possible to have ‘good’ or ‘bad’ bokeh, (although that is purely subjective), but in essence, it’s all about the area of an image that falls outside the depth-of-field. In photography, the term bokeh represents the quality of the magical out-of-focus blur that makes it look like the subject is isolated from the background. It is visually appealing for…

  • Assignment,  Travel

    KLIA2 | Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2

    © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Malaysia’s New Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 | klia2 Setting the benchmark in the aviation industry, Malaysia Airports is ready to redefine the travel experience for passengers in the region with KLIA2. The purpose-built mega terminal dedicated for low-cost carriers, klia2, is built with the initial capacity to accommodate up to 45 million passengers annually and designed to allow expansion for future air travel growth trends and airlines’ operational models. Klia2 is developed with robustness that will no doubt be able to cater the ever evolving and dynamic global aviation industry. State-of-the-art and modern infrastructure, world-class airport services, easy travelling processes and comfortable atmosphere at…

  • Adventure,  Art,  Travel

    Photography Tips | Using Camera Shutter Speed Creatively

    © 2014 Wazari Wazir | A Buddhist Devotee Spins Prayer Wheel at Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu  | 1/3 | f/10 | ISO 160 | 24 mm © 2014 Wazari Wazir | A Buddhist Devotee Spins Prayer Wheel at Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu  | 1/30 | f/3.5 | ISO 320 | 24 mm “A Perfect Photo That is Empty of Any Feeling Will Never Equal a Blurred Photo Full of Emotion.” – Olivier Föllmi – Have you ever wondered why, even the most expensive camera or professional body camera have “Manual Control” or mode? Why they don’t have a simple Auto button, and let the camera do all the thinking, why…

  • Art

    Photography Tips | Why Everyone Should Have 50mm Lens

      One of the reason on why everyone should have 50mm lens in their bag is that, it is a versatile lens. It is not expensive if you choose 50mm with f/1.8 (Canon around USD 150) and just a little bit more if you chose 50mm f/1.4 (Canon around USD 400). Yes off-course there is another  expensive 50mm like Canon 50mm f/1.2, but here, we will talk about the most affordable, 50mm f/1.8/ & f/1.4. © 2014 Wazari Wazir | My Wife and Daughter Arianna | 50mm | f/2 Even though it is affordable, quite cheap, do not underestimate its quality. They are very good, for those of you who…

  • Adventure,  Art,  Travel

    Travel Photography Tips | Don’t Forget To Try Slow Shutter Speed

    © 2014 Wazari Wazir | A Buddhist Devotee Spins Prayer Wheel at Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu | Nepal In photography sometimes we need to use fast shutter speed to freeze motion or actions, but sometimes, depending on certain situation  to give our photograph to have a sense of speed we need to use a slow shutter speed, so that those who will see  the photograph, knows that there is movement taking place. The photograph above were taken at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, there is a large prayer wheel where Buddhist devotee spins the wheel as they walk around it. I spent more than half an hour here, experimenting with various…