• Family,  Life,  Portrait

    Tips Fotografi Portrait | Memilih Titik Fokus Yang Betul

    “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; The most massive characters are seared with scars.” – Khalil Gibran – Bila kita melihat wajah seseorang, bahagian yang kita akan pandang atau lihat terlebih dahulu sudah tentu bahagian matanya. Sebab itulah ada pepatah yang mengatakan “Dari Mata Turun Ke Hati.” Tetapi dalam keadaan tertentu, mungkin bukan bahagian mata yang menjadi perhatian kita terlebih dahulu, mungkin jenis topi atau head gear yang dipakai, jenis anting-anting yang dipakai ditelinga atau yang ditindik dihidung, sebab mungkin bahagian itu yang lebih menonjol berbanding yang lain. Sebelum itu, kepada anda yang bertanya, mengapa anak saya sampai berjahit di dahinya? Rasanya tidak perlu saya ceritakan di sini,…

  • Moment,  Portrait

    Natural Light Portrait | Light And Shadows

    © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Portrait of My Daughter | Natural Light Photography | Arianna You don’t really need an expensive studio lighting to get a great portrait. Yes studio lighting has its place but if you are casual photographer, just wanted to take a photograph of your own family, then I think you better learn on how to make full use of natural light. People often asked me, whether I’ve a studio inside my house, while kind of lighting equipment that I use to get a great portrait, whether I’ve used any diffuser or not. The truth is, I don’t have any of it, most of the photographs of…

  • Art,  Family,  Life,  Moment

    Happiness | The Joy of Childhood

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | The Joy of Childhood “To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear…

  • Adventure,  Art,  Black and White,  Expression,  Life,  Moment,  Photoshop

    Sea Gypsies | Life in Black and White

    © 2011 Wazari Wazir | Sea Gypsies | Life in Black and White | Maiga Island Semporna Sabah “Life is like a good black and white photograph, there’s black, there’s white, and lots of shades in between.”  – Karl Heiner – About this picture, actually I did both editing with this photograph, I mean I did edit this photograph in colors first but then I did not satisfied with the outcome and then I try to desaturate  a bit the colors which you can find the photograph in my flickr site and then I did a black and white version like what you looking at here. I like both but…

  • Adventure,  Assignment,  Malaysia,  Moment,  Photojournalism,  Photoshop,  Portrait,  Portraiture,  Tourism,  Travel

    Built Rapport With The People You Photograph

    I’ve the opportunity attending Public Talk by Steve McCurry at Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia Kuala Lumpur in conjunction with his latest exhibition title A Common Faith: Steve McCurry’s Travels through the Muslim World on 7th January 2010. Steve McCurry is very famous with his Afghan girl portrait but I’m not going to talk about that picture. What I’m interested is how Steve approach his subject or in this case, people he photograph. Steve tells us that we must respect the person we photograph, they are not a “Subject”, they are just a person, normal human being like the rest of us and deserved to be treat as one. Don’t just…