Fotokem-LawYat Plaza Stock Clearance Sale

I was in KL area for about four days recently to participate the Inter Teachers Training Institute of Malaysia's Mini Games Carnival held at International Islamic University last week. The rest of the posting will be related and covering the event.

I have sets of folders with good-good pictures to share with everyone, just keep updated (it will automatically be published by day, so dont miss any of it... hehehe)... one of the most """HOT""" topics is the Sale clearance in Lawyat Plaza. The price is damn low and if you are a digital gadget dude, this might interest you a lot.. check these out, cool man!!! (psst... double click the picture if its hard for you to read it)
man, DSLR and Printer for sale!!! you betta believe this!!
Phew... what a price cut down....
i was thinking of buying all the RM10 Mp3 and resale it at RM30 but... hurghmmm... da abis stock ler....
Here's another good and crazy offer...
Man... 3CCD-HD camera for only RM2000!!! this would normally cost you around RM4000 the least in the normal market... its stock clearance man... how i wished i had RM$$$$$$$$$ in hand, i'll just cash everything... hahhahah

Graphic Design In Practice

Phew, my investment in buying a book about Photoshop editing and a few other magazines pays back. I finnally begin my graphic design work. I remember paying RM280 for the book... it caused some sweat to decide whether to buy it or not. But after considering its a worthy "future investment", i sacrificed my savings and... GUESS what? i realize myself gaining and improving a lot in Graphic design More than before. this also includes PHOTO EDITING skills... the lesson? dont "okolit"-"kedekut"-"stingy" la... you'll never succed without sacrificing your money for something thats worth investing... kan!?
This one is quite simple, but to make it using the most convenient technique is no easy task. so far this one is still the basic, but ill show some better ones in the future....

ha... another sample. Do you know that when you save your works in PSD format in Photoshop, you can just keep the workflow and simply change the picture without doing the whole work over again? i simply saved this second picture in PSD format. The next try out, i just change picture... the others? automatically done... hehehehe... want to know how? maybe in my next post... but get my advice, dont hesitate investing... knowledge is much worth than mere savings right?

Ostrich Village Lodge/ Resort Camping.

I didn't manage to update my blog for about a week since i was out camping with no internet connection or broadband.

Modern Cooking while camping? hurm... we were trained on how to provide food for the disaster victims.. hey! cooking for multitudes isn't easy u know... sakit tangan o!
some portrait shot of my classmates... man, they are cool to be with...

The RED Crescent Society in Malaysia... we are here to serve you... this shot was taken late evening.. with the shutter set at.. erm.. forgot di, but its not bulb. I purposedly intended the picture to appear like this with silhouette of my friends in the foreground. This was a candid shot, just set the focal length to 18mm-wide angle, bring the camera low, no need to see tru the viewfinder... just "aga-agak" only, and here you goo... horizontal value doesn't matter, dont worry about the rule of level horizon, BREAK IT! is my advice!!! to get creative shoot, dont stick to the Clasics! (although sometimes you have to la) hehehehe

Enjoy!~

In Loving Memory Of

Deepest Condolence to the Juhun's Family in the demise of their beloved wife-mother this week. I was there during their funeral and this is a sharing of the sadness they felt. May God rest her soul in peace. May their family be blessed with peace in thier heart..

In Loving Memory of Mdm Molianah Binti Niyo, born 10-March-1931, rested 06-April-2008.

Getting Wet And Dirty

Here's another post today on recent Four Wheeling activities by fellow Kota Marudu Adventist Four Wheel DriveClub Members. I really like their wellmade vehicle.
LandRover Defender 110, pickup cut. with 16inch rims,MT117 tyres, Toyota Turbo Engine, Back Air lockinga axle system,Ready for the thrill....
Huh, these tyres aren't suited for this, he should have changed it. anyway, dont look down at the tyres solely, it has B-Turbo engine with good engineering on its built... better watch out...

My Equipments Updated

What do i usually bring while on a photography trip,task.... urm, i recently updated my equipments with a camera bag. For the basic i have a Benro Tripod, ThinkThank Camera Waist Bag, Pentax K10D, two lens, a Sigma flash... and 4Gb of Memory cards... Circular Plarizer filter, UV filter... others? well ofcourse the cleaning tools for your lens and... an Anti Fungus Chemical which i ordered from the internet. I seldom buy my things from local suppliers.... Some may prefer to go to Investline.sdn.bhd to get their tools, others to CPL... bla3... and other camera dealers around KK as well. Since there are less Pentax or actually NO Pentax dealers around KK, i just buy my accesories from the internet.

Http://www.shashinki.com/shop really has a lot to offer, ranging from Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Leica... all are available with free shipping by post laju fro purchases above RM50... cool! I made about RM2000 over of ordering from Shashinki.com and i can assure you that its a 100% satisfying in terms of product handling, except that you have to wait for certain products which will require special order from manufactures, others are right to receive once you paid full your order.

I'm planing to get Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 macro, but am also thinking of getting a Pentax SMC-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 wide angle-SDM (Super Dynamic Motor). maybe someday... but soon... when im enough with budget!
Pentax... Pentax... Pentax.... i know Canon and Nikon supporters will somehow look down at pentax, but if you are a fair judge, and critical thinker, you will now why i choose Pentax, its not only about the price, its the offer... I know Pentax has its own weakness to compete with Canon and Nikon, but for those who are just blinded by popularity of these two giant brands... Pentax is one of the leading brands out there, surely not to beat Hasselblad or Leaf in medium format cameras that would cost you over 1HUNDRED THOUSAND RM... yet Pentax has built its own reputation too.... its just a matter of promotion, publisity, technology updates, improvements... and... later, you will find Pentax people shooting anywhere in Malaysia...

This is what i normally bring when im out shooting

I tell you, this batery is good, i can say its second to Sanyo Eneloop. so far as i have used it... it supplies me good power for my flash! available for RM99 only from Shashinki.com. Which includes 8AA 2700mAh bateries (this would cost you twice the price in the local Sony market, and hey, do you know that theres a FAKE SONY rechargable batteries sold in the market?)

My Duplicate Bag?

Okay, here's what happen, last year i went to Thailand, and i happen to buy a 4-way-carry bag which acts as my multipurpose bag before i purchase my ThinkThank Camera Bag. Thailand is really known to produce look-a-like products. I forgot whether its second to china or what, but anyway... while i was walking to Wisma Merdeka that day, and i eventually saw this similar bag portrayed at Kinabalu Emporium, next to Segama KFC. The bag was 99% the same as that i was wearing, Oh MY.. isnt that my bag...!!! so i went to have a look at it and, surely it was, with just a few added red stiches to maybe fashion it, and ofcourse a brand that makes it stand out... if im not mistaken, the brand was ROCKS... not sure, but you can check it out. the others... totally the same... i bought my bag for 990bath equivelant to RM99 in Thai, which was actually a 50-70 (forgot odi) discount price! That means the actuall price was around RM200 over ringgit! and Guess What? The price of the bag was around that number too! WOW, mana satu barang tiruan ni? hehehhe
Here's the bag... matching? identical? similar? hurm... atleast i bought it for RM99, and this one... huh... RM217~(i guess)

Portrait Shooting At Tanjung Aru, Sabah

I was in KK to deal with a few business yesterday and i happen to meet a friend, we were like talking for a few minutes and suddenly the idea of taking outdoor portraits in Tanjung Aru pop out... "erm, how about.... just a few minutes bah!"

The model for today is Fanny H.S, some good and close friend of mine that i meet about 5 years ago (kunun, whatever...) Ok, when we arive, it was quite hard to model her since she doesn't have any background in.. lets see... urm.. ah... Modelling and posing... But... keep in mind, everyone in this world has their own Photogenic AOV or POV (AOV-angle of view,POV-point of view)... either from sideways, front, above, bellow.. bla3... the only crucial thing for photographers to do is.. study their faces....Taking pictures during afternoon with bright sunlight above is a really big no to classic rules in Photography, but like they always say-rules are meant to be broken-Right? (hurm, i dont really agree with that, however in terms of creativity constrain.. YES!) ok,so i figure out using a flash.. (normal technique used to brighten shadows... Well, some prefer to use a Light Bouncer which can be anything that can reflects light, from white paper to... the manufacturer made ones... but i MALAS pakai... didnt have any... it was a spontaneous idea to go shooting today... 30minutes only ma.. (like what Louis say in his Blog)All of the pictures here where taken with a flash, ohps... PLUSS... i used a circular polarizer to enhance the blue colors of the sea and sky... well actually ND filter number 4 can help you alot.. but to consider my external flash syncronising speed is only up to 1/180, and to be using wide aperture 2.8-3.5 is really allowing a lot of lights that will overcast the sky... i really need to tame down the lights.. so a ND/CP filter will help.

For those who are using digital compacts, if you have along with you your sunglasses.. dont forget to put them infront of your camera lens, this will act the same in taming highlights... and remember, use FLASH... oK, CUKUP LA,Why the heck only you.. me no picture a? hurm, so i oso went posing around la... guess i have some photogenic side oso.. HAHAHAHA... Anyway, the technique used is still the same... flash, filter and... creativity...Erm, the pose looking upwards seems familiar... isnt that taught by Louis Pang before? uhu?!Okay2.. enough frisco, enough... Here you are, hope you get something from this posting... enjoy the tips and... pictures tooo, perhaps if you need more tips or sharings, you can contact me.. email? you can find it in my profile(^^,winks)

A Landscape of GASS Raintree

A simple Shot of the grassessssss... normal eyes can hardly notice its significance, but if you train them to have the artistic sense... you can get good eyeing results. A picture of the Raintree, full of story and hidden secrets of many students who once studied in GASS - Goshen Adventist Secondary School. Shoot was simply taken in Raw with a Circular Polarizer attached. did minor adjustment in PS.
Patterns and Contrast of the sky and branches does add some good lead to the eye. disadvantage is the High Dynamic Range effect that causes the dark to be more darker and the highlights to over.
Again, the contrast of green and blue sky.
See the patterns? if you are a fine art lover, i think you might be interested in this:)

Tips for Photographers On The Go

Got this wonderful blog from Bennyliew.com, its very interesting. I can assure you that what she's saying is useful coz ive been doing it too, but ofcourse with not much tips as hers... Thanks Benny for posting it at your site... now im sharing it with others too:)