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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Lesson From a Beginner - DSLR


If you're a professional photographer, or a professional amateur, even if you're a photography student.

I'm going to share some basics with n00bs, since I'm an eternal n00b myself.

Cameras have two things that you can control that make a large difference. Shutter speed and aperture.

Shutter speed is the amount of time in which your film, or the digital chip, is exposed to light. Aperture is the size of the opening in your lens to allow light through.

Usually, shutter speed of 1/XXX is 1/XXXth of a second. Often written as 1/200s or 1/200f or suchlike.

Aperture is like 2.8, 3.5, 4.5 or whatever it is. The smaller the number, the BIGGER the opening is.

This knowledge answers the quintessential n00b query of: How do I make the backgrounds blur?

Well, easiest is Photoshop.

But you can get the same effect by keeping aperture numbers low (meaning bigger opening) and adjusting the shutter speeds accordingly.

On to white balance.

I have no idea what white balance is, but it has a huge impact on your photos if you tweak that value.

Basically, I THINK white balance determines how white is white, and all other colours are affected. Use it wisely, or don't use it at all.

Now, flash sync. This is not something you can control. Your camera has its own flash-sync capabilities.

Meaning, if you take a picture at 1/800s, and the flash is on, make sure your camera can sync with its own flash unit at 1/800s. Otherwise, the camera can be too fast or too slow. And the flash may screw up the picture or not be there at all.

Composition - THE. MOST. IMPORTANT. THING.
It doesn't matter what camera you have. Composition is everything. And composition can't really be taught. You can have all the theory in the world, but I have seen professional-amateurs screw up their pictures because of composition.

I am writing this for my sake, because I am afraid that I will forget.

And some righteous people out there, try to correct my mistakes and I hope that by proving me wrong, they can feel better about their sorry pathetic lives.

I'm just a beginner, not more than that.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Can you dig it, Sucka?

Before you get it on with anyone, please be very wary of their friends.

The person might be good, but their friends might suck ass.

The last thing you want to do is to have to deal with all the politicking and jealousy and spite that comes from idiots.

Shit.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Melayu yang hebat

hai anak anak melayu semua

anak anak melayu sekarang semuanya hebat hebat

sangat hebat

baru baru ni keptusan SPM keluar

ramai anak melayu dapat keputusan bagus

Alhamdulillah

tapi berapa ramai ya?

sama ramai tak dengan yang jahanam SPM?

alahai anak melayu

bersepah sepah kat bandar bandar

penuh bergaya dengan pasangan masing2

beserta tshirt "Saya Sayang Mak Saya"

dengan kemachoannya menghembus asap rokok

berseluar skinny berwarna warni

dengan skarf berlilit di leher ketika tengah hari terik

berkaca mata itam bagai tv LCD

berhenjut henjut ketika berjalan

sekejap!

bangsa apa ni?

MELAYU LAH!

bangsa yang penuh dengan sopan santun

bangsa yang hebat dengan kehebatannya suatu masa dulu

tapi pewarisnya sekarang?

HEBAT!

umur 12 tahun dah pandai pasal seks,hisap rokok,merempit

wow

"wey! tak cool lah kaw tak hisap rokok!"

"malam ni kita race, sapa kalah kena bagi awek dia satu malam"

""apa barang pergi sekolah, tak de beran ke??"

beran kepala bapak kaw

setiap malam clubbing

lepas tu minum, ambil gambar letak kat Facebook,Myspace

ko ingat mak bapak ko tgok dia nak bangga,mintak sikit apa yang kaw minum?

kalau betul lah, gila cool mak bapak kaw

budak sekolah perasan dah besar

nak beli rokok pun mintak mak duit ckap nak beli buku

ada yang tak nak berbahasa melayu

"I can't speak in Malay. Bahasa Melayu is only for Rempits"

"I sound silly when I speak in Malay"

kenapa?

mak bapak kaw orang putih?

Seronok? Mungkin.

Nampak lebih educated kot?

"tak best lah lepak Starbucks cakap bhasa melayu"

Tak perlu untuk kau belajar Bahasa Melayu bersungguh sungguh, janji kau cakap hari hari cukuplah.

Bangga bila bercakap Bahasa Inggeris, nampak group kengkawan tu lebih ekslusif.

Nampak lebih advanced, lebih maju dan lebih moden.

Lebih ini dan itu. Segala galanya lebih dari orang yang bercakap pakai Bahasa Melayu

Lepas tu, hujung hari kau kata ini negara kau.

Cool.

bila ada bantahan buat ramai ramai

protes sana protes sini

lepas tu balik rumah

dapat apa?

sorang RM 3000?

berjanji lebat masa pilihanraya

sangat lebat

sekarang?

kerana politik bangsa Melayu berpecah

kerana pangkat bangsa Melayu berpecah

kerana kuasa bangsa Melayu berpecah

kerana harta bangsa Melayu berpecah

majlis agama berlainan politik

tetapi melayu tak bersatu

mana lebih penting?

Islam atau politik?

kenapa nak cmpurkan keduanya?

bangsa lain?

TAHNIAH!

semakin maju dalam perniagaan

semakin tinggi taraf hidup

semakin ramai pelapis berpendidikan tinggi

semakin meninggalkan MELAYU yang terus LAYU

melayu ohh melayu

Bangla n Pakistan pun dah maju bukak kedai computer kat Low Yatt

kita melayu ni yang nak merayu rayu mintak kurangkan harga

tak rasa malu ke?

p/s: bukan semua melayu macam di atas, yang mana hebat salute sama anda!



Saturday, March 6, 2010

Selamat Hari Jadi!

Sudah menghampiri petang,
Matahari kan turun,
Ku baru menitipkan kata,
Selamat Hari Jadi Sayang,
Namun tiada beza, walau bukan di pagi yang membeku,
Kerana saban waktu, ku mendoakanmu..
Semoga menjadi hamba-Nya yang diredhai,
Semoga menjadi pembimbingku selamanya,
Semoga kau sihat sejahtera,
Dan selamanya membahagiakan daku di dunia dan akhirat.

Your love is the oil in my lamp of life.
Your body the wick that burns casting a blanket of comfort over me as the darkness closes in..

Happy Belated Birhday
I love you

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Nikon D5000 18-55 VR Kit





Aku nak upgrade gear aku kepada Nikon D5000, dengan lens sama ada 18-55mm atau 18-70mm. Ala. Kasi la dua-dua. Pastu, tambah la 55-200mm.

Pastu nak beg, tripod, CF card 8GB dua bijik (CF lagi laju dari SD atau xD), battery grip, charger, battery extra, USB chord. Pastu nak filter. Nak flash unit sama ada SB400 atau SB800.

Nak dry cabinet. Beserta dengan Thirsty Hippo sekali - free.

Ermmm.

Tapi aku nak bayar RM10 je. Boleh tak?