Inspirations

Sometimes you have to look outside of photography to get some inspiration. I visited an art museum today. New perspective on how other people views the world. Nothing much though. I am still a visual animal. Anything that is visually stimulating is an eye-catcher to me. The fun part for today, i was able to spot a twitter (BIRD)!

Here are some visually stimulating photos:



* 1 DHMS = $3.65 you do the math

B&W

I am always fascinated by B&W photos of the pros. I wonder how to achieve it in photoshop? Tried one today and i'm happy with the result. Here's the sample and the process used.

(Image > Adjustments > Desaturate & Image > Mode > Lab colors)

(Filter > Other > Highpass)

Make a new Curve filter layer

Have a play with the opacity of the highpass layer and the curve. Don’t overdo the highpass. Too high radius and you end up with halos around your subjects, especially in high contrast. Too much opacity on highpass will also look like a bad jpeg. Always use with moderation.

Arabian Ranches Fashion Shoot.

Time planned: 4 A.M. - 9 A.M.

Damn hard to wake up early morning when you had to edit 300 photos the night before.

But here I am excited about fashion shoots. I don't have a car yet and lugging my stuff for a location shoot is a very big problem. Good thing i have another photographer present at the shoot. Thank you so much Allain and Rochelle for the lift. 3 Models: Tanya, Therese and Anna blessed with height and graceful physique. After all the preparation,we started shooting at around 7 am. The first batch of photos looks great but after 8 AM the light became harsh and humidity is like raised to 100! Wonderful on location kind a setting. Used a part of an old toilet (even if the models were a bit uneasy with it.) I love their look when they say, "EEEWWWW YUCK!" hahaha


Everything went perfectly. Thanks to everyone's hard work we came out with magnificent photos in a short period of time. Very efficient people to work with.

This is a collaborative work with fashion designer Suzi Hawkins for her own brand SuziQ that you can find at .

Wedding time!

I've been asked to shoot a wedding. Never tried weddings before but it's always great to try something new. So here i am shooting engagement shoot for Jack and Rhea. Do you know how they found me? Through Facebook. yeah, that's right Facebook. The no.1 Social Networking out there. The internet is a real technological innovation that one should know how to use.

Going back, I'll be shooting my first wedding on the 2nd of October. I'll prepare for that one. I'll make sure to get a second shooter just in case something goes wrong. I pray nothing goes wrong but having a backup plan is better than answering to angry bride and groom for not having the asked photos of their wedding day.

playing with grids

Alien bees grid spots are fun to play with. It's very hard to use compared to other modifiers because you can't see the light. But with grids, we are more creative! here are some photos.

Black and White Conversion

I have always loved black and white photos. The elegance, beauty and classic feel of these photos are just so timeless. I was reading through Digital Photographer magazine and I've learned something about black and white conversion that i would like to share with everyone.

Let's start with opening your image in photoshop and add a channel mixer adjustment layer. Make sure to TICK the monochrome box and set RGB channels to: Red=100, Green=6, Blue 2. Then, Hit Ctrl+J to Duplicate the layer. Let's work on the background layer so Click the eye to the left of the TOP Duplicate layer to hide it. Now on your background layer, Use Shadow/Highlight to reveal detail in those deep shadows and alter the shadow slider until you are satisfied with the details in the dark areas of your photo. Click on the EYE on the top most layer (duplicate layer) and click on the top layer so we could work with this layer. Use the Eraser tool to erase areas in your photos that are too dark revealing the adjusted layer underneath. Flatten the image and select IMAGE>ADJUSTMENT>Brightness/contrast before boosting the contrast slider to suit your taste!


I'm a beginner when it comes to photoshop and i just want to share how i learn things from time to time.

Hello Blog

It's been a while since i last posted sonething here. Things have been very busy lately. Project Profile is a big success for me to have photos up my Portfolio. Collaborative work with Tripet Gharial, London based Wedding MUA has been a great help to me. It has been hard balancing day job with photographic life in the evening but it has been a great experience for me. Let me post some of the behind the scene shots when i get the time since i like captured moments (After i register with PhotoBucket because i can no longer access my Flickr account since Network providers in hte UAE has blocked the site).

I also need to get my Alien Bees receiver fixed because it went flying during one of the photoshoot! i should have gotten some velcro to put that thing into place. Stand for sb900 has also been damaged and i need to find a replacement for that. Now comes the importance of BACKUPS.