A Macro Photograph

Here just some shared a few stock photograph about macro from my hardisk. Maybe later I'll post something about Macro Photography. Hope that I'm not lazy to write about it. Heeeeh. Enjoice some sof my photos today!

Happy Photography!

A Wedding Photography Tips

Hye guys, as my promise (wedding photography post ) last week, today in very early morning, I woke up and managed to write something about Wedding Photography Tips by Arifuddin Rahmad, really special and only for you guys who really want to start making a wedding photography yourself. I'm not a Pro Wedding Photographer but I think, giving few tips based on my experience in photography will help you guys on this topic of Wedding Photography. Maybe got a friends or family wedding around a corner and need some tips to have a great wedding photograph, so here you are .

As we know, wedding photography is a career that are increasingly gaining acceptance among the fans of art photography. With the cheap DSLR camera prices, the growing digital camera market, is one of the main factors used, photography as a career chosen. In Malaysia, many people think that photography is not a career or maybe a Third Class career to be chosen by someone like me myself, compared to europe, photography field is First Class career to stand up same level to professional career like pilot, engineer, architect and etc. So for better future in photography, move to europe lah. Just joke. Ok?

Alright, enough with the nonsense, we go thru the #tips here.


1. Make a list.
Creating some list before you go shot a wedding, a list that I used to named it "Shot List". Its important, 

really important to give best shots. Make a workflow to shots details, where the bride make up, bride 

and groom family shots, or anything that you already imagine what kind of shot you want to capture on 

Dday. This is really helpful because you already knows where the angle you want, how the photo will be 

crop and much much more.

2. Survey the location.

Go early to bridegroom houses to locate where the best place to see bride with suitable lighting, not too 
crowded with guests and etc.I'm sure, most Pros don't do this but I find it really helpful to know where we're going, get some skecth and idea of a few positions for shots and know how the light might come into play at the places.



3. Capture a moment.
Use your eyes to see anything everything around you like a frame of pictures . Capture how the family 

gathered together , the moment before the bride and the groom go for "akad nikah" or be announce as 

husband and wife and anything to be suit with a "moment" that you want .

4. Don't discard your pictures.

For me, in wedding its wrong to delete a picture that have captured . Why I said its wrong? The answer

is because the problem with this is that you might just be getting rid of some of the more intresting and 

useful images. Maybe some images that doesn't work on you in shots, but when you see it back in your 

computer, maybe its would be so intresting captured and useable images.I always take in my mind, 

maybe the pictures can be manipulate to be more arty or abstract images and can be cropped to image

that I want.

5. Enjoy the day

This is the most important part. Sometimes, to be honest, its getting tired after wholeday walking and 

running around to have a best shots. But, get rid off the tired, enjoy what you doing. Have fun with the 

day. Wedding ceremony is about to celebrate and they should be fun. 

Darren Rowse ( the editor and founder of Digital Photography School ) said, 

"the more fun have as the photographer, the more relaxed those you are photographing will be."

So, that's all the tips I want to shared today. Maybe next time will be more tips I'll write about. Remember 

guys, enjoy and have fun with what you doing. For me, no matter what that we do, if that is our passion, 

go for it and you will gain a succesful life. I'm so passionate in photography and that's what I really doing 

now.

Happy Photography!

The Portraiture Of Beauty v2.0

Mysterious Personas by Arifuddin Rahmad

Children Photography by Arifuddin Rahmad

After long time ago about The Portraiture v1.0 I've published , today I show you guys some of my favourite photos that I've took around a year ago . So , I will continue to writing back in few days and not now . Today about posted a photo here only cause I dont have any time yet to writing more about this pictures . See you guys back in 2 or 3 days with more info I will share with you guys . Stay tune !

Happy Photograph!

Wedding Photography by Monara Studio

Hye guys,


Whoa , been a while since my last post here . Sorry , I was too buzy with my wedding job , doing custom album , dvd's , editing and etc . I've travel a lot in few weeks around to fulfil my job needs . Its tired but I really enjoyed my job , yeah doing photography . I would called my job as ' Awesomeness '.


Picture above was taken at Bahau , Negeri Sembilan , Malaysia . The bride and groom were perfect to be together . But that is not the matter what I want to talk about at this post actually , maybe its suit to called as "Ads" . Yeap, if you guys got Facebook , do "Like" us called " Monara Studio " today and so do visit our website http://www.monarastudio.com/ & http://www.naimrahmad.com/ . 


By the way , in next few weeks , I will launch my own clothing label . I know , its sound awesome and the part where is going to the awesomeness level is my store will be online !! You can shop at 24/7 and no one will staring at you anymore . 


So this post not really about wedding photography , but , I will post ( next time ) about wedding photography . Maybe its about a setting , moment to grab , lens to use and much much more info to you guys . So , stay hungry , stay foolish ( RIP Steve Jobs ) .


Enjoy Photography!

The Language In Photography

The language of the heart is the only one that is universal, and as Sterne says, we should disregard all rules and make our way to the heart as we can.

In like way photographic views and portraits may be mere outside facts. Many give dead unchangeable masks instead of living faces that seem to breathe and move ; flat " front elevations " as apologies for solidity, depth and space ; dull uninteresting empty-box facts, instead of complete truths pregnant with thought and feeling.

Nice quote by : Reza Mell.

Ray Of Light .

 Hye guys ,

Instead of being so productive , I update my blog after I post http://arifuddinrahmad.blogspot.com/2011/09/wake-up-call-for-low-light-photography.html just 5 minutes ago . This picture I captured at Lubuk Semilang , Langkawi , Kedah . Its like semi-waterfall for me . Its captured on 13rd September2011 at 0830 am . I have wait for a week to be here for ROL hunting . After 2-3 days heavy rain at Langkawi , that day morning was a big chance for me and the weather give me permit to have a beautiful shot here at Lubuk Semilang .

Oh , I stiched 2 photo to made this panoramic view of ray of light at Lubuk Semilang . So , enjoy the picture above by me .

Thank you.

 

Wake up call for the Low Light Photography early morning.

Hye!
Today I shared with you guys some of my low light pictures . The picture above I managed to captured at 0645 am in the morning . It's so cold out there but instead of being cold , I pretend to be cool with my canon gear and his tall girlfriend , Miss Tripod . The view above at Pantai Tanjung Rhu , Langkawi Island , Kedah . Thick fog in the morning really beautiful for me with the moon like disappeared slowly . I played Gary Moore in my mp3 player , Still got the blues , with me . What a blues morning that day .


Ok , I will explain you what is low light photography . Low light photography is one of my favourite part in this photography world .  Words " Less is more " always been use when photographer want to describe about low light photography . You don't need bunch of bag full with accesories and gear equipment to get stunning low light images . Maybe with some lens filter such as ND filter , remote trigger and tripod should be complete you to doing low light photography . When you think low light , you should be think about compsition in your low light images . The more objects in a picture, the picture will become so unattractive . 


Mostly , many of newbies ( such as me also ) , thought that , the more lighting you captured in low light , the more succes the shot that been taken . And unfortunately , it is wrong . Remind this word " Less is more " . For taking the best shot , the lowest lighting that you have in your shot , the result must be good to see your shot is really like a pro ." Whoa ! Awesome ! " , said someone after see your result images . If it happen .


So , today , with my kind heart human side sense , I'll share with you guys the best time to captured like a pro in low light photography . I love to see the sunrises and sunset everyday and I know you love it too . But an eyesight of photographer ( like a pro eyes ) , sunrises and sunset was the best photogenic moment to be captured and freeze in low light photography . The reason is because the lighting level is less-low compared to the lighting level at noon . In urban landscapes , your shot will be more photogenic at evening scene where days goes down and the shadows appeared . You might get the much more details texture in urban landscapes . Such a dramatic time to have a shot .


In astrophotography , low-light technique was the best to be use because the result will impressed you the most ! For your information , I just started dating to get know more about astrophotography and I can say that I really so so so , fall in love with you , astrophotography .The famous part in this scene is star trails and milky-way . Here the example image about astrophotgraphy . I don't show mine because I dont have any stunning image yet to share out here like this guy got . Jealous !

Yeah , its Anton Jankovoy , I follow his 500px profile . I adore his astrophotography , and this shot is milky-way pictures .You might want to see his more stunning milky-way images , kindly see here :
Anton Jankovoy images

Maybe you guys want follow me either in 500px profiles , so here you can follow me http://500px.com/ArifuddinRahmad .

So , happy reading my blog ! Thank you so much to drop by .