Now as promised.After googling up I found few article about why you should date a photographer but the most likely to make you smile is this one below...So here goes..
1.- They'll show you the light.
2.- You'll always have a great camera at hand.
3.- You can talk to him/her about other stuff different from football.
4.- You'll get to see many cultural expresions.
5.- The (book) shelves will be full of interesting books that will give your house an interesting mood.
6.- You will go to beautiful places at the best time of the day.
7.- You'll know at what time is the sunset and the dawn, where does the sun gets out from and where the sun hides.
8.- They spend a lot of time at the computer (as almost everybody) but not watching porn.
9.- Your profile photo will be artistic.
10.- You'll be their favorite model.
11) They work well in the dark
12) They’re used to funny smells
13) They make things develop
14) They work well on many settings
15) They know how to focus
16) They can make big things look small and small things look big
17) They work well from many different angles
18 ) They zoom in and out. And in and out and in and out and in and out...
19) They shoot in many different locations
20) They can find the beauty in anything
so moral of the stories,date a photographer.beside their pocket have holes(due to expensive gadget)they are great people that look at things differently and live life positively(I dont say all but most of them)lol..
credit to :
http://blog.dreamstime.com/2012/01/24/another-top-ten-reasons-to-date-a-photographer_art36997
http://blog.dreamstime.com/2011/02/04/top-ten-reasons-to-date-a-photographer_art34410
Sunday, 29 January 2012
50 Reasons Not To Date A Photographer
I saw this on another blog which bring me to the original post.Made me laugh because my wife did complaint on some of the points.lol..read and dont tell me not even 1 hit you in your face..
1.They rather hold their bulky camera, than hold hands with you.
2.On a romantic date, you’ll watch the sun go down and think “Wow this is gorgeous” and they’ll go “mirror lock, tripod, and stop down f/8 at 1/125.”
3.You’ll never be able to enjoy tv, movies, or magazines because they’ll point out all the visual flaws.
4.They like to sit in obscure coffee shop and voyeuristically watch people for great lengths of time.
5.If you’re taking a walk outside and you come across some “interesting light” they will make you sit/stand/pose in public so that they can take a photo.
6.You’ll never get to enjoy freshly cooked meals because they’ll spend 15 minutes taking 20 variations of the same dish with their iPhone.
7.They get angry when your friends go up to them and say “I am interested in photography, can you recommend a good camera for me? Nothing professional I just want to take pretty pictures.”
8.You’ll wait longer for them to finish analyzing art in a museum than you’ll wait at the dmv
9.Same goes with old used bookstores.
10.When you think they’re giving you their undivided attention, they’re really wondering how they could fix you with a little Clone Tool and Patch Tool.
11.Or they are actually using you to not look so creepy as they people watch everything going on around you.
12.They rather drop $1,000+ on new glass than a purse for you.
13.You can’t take a photo with them without taking at least five more.
14.If you ask them if you look fat, they’ll say “don’t worry I can photoshop you later.”
15.They’ll never photoshop something simple for you if the content is not up to their “standards.”
16.That photo they randomly took of you yesterday? Good luck getting them to send it to you.
17.They spend all their time on the computer (and not for porn.)
18.They can’t have a normal conversation with throwing acronyms and random numbers.
19.They still use film cameras.
20.They spend a lot of time with people cooler than you i.e. models, actors, musicians, successful rich people.
21.They’ll be fussy over the position of a common household object, like a coffee cup.
22.They won’t return your calls or text messages, but you can bet they’re still posting pics on Instagram.
23.They like watching old films that you’ve never heard or will ever understand.
24.They like looking at weird things in general.
25.Instead of having penis-envy, they have camera-gear-envy.
26.If there’s a natural disaster in a far away land, they’re already on a plane going over there.
27.Everything is watermarked.
28.They think everyone else’s photos suck.
29.They want to color correct a lot of scenes from Twilight and Jersey Shore.
30.They hate rainbows, especially ones spinning in a circle.
31.Whenever you’re in a group talking and the conversation goes deep, they’re taking notes in some form of Moleskin.
32.They use over priced Moleskin notebooks.
33.They like trespassing into old abandoned buildings filled with health hazards.
34.They always want to show a new photo they took, but don’t really care if you like it or not.
35.They hate your n00bie friend’s new artsy profile picture.
36.Bright, sunny days make them sad, but cloudy, overcast days are apparently great!
37.They’ll take you into places that have “culture” as well a high chance of getting mugged.
38.Your birthday present will be a portrait that they’ve taken of you.
39.You can’t go anywhere new without them stopping to take a photo of everything and anything.
40.They will always bug you to be a test subject.
41.Nothing can ever be naturally pretty, everything must be fixed in Photoshop.
42.Bringing their camera means, bringing 50lbs of equipment.
43.If you break any of their things on accident, you’ll owe them thousands of dollars.
44.You can’t get them a birthday/Christmas present without spending at least $500
45.They are natural hoarders, collecting and keeping piles of old newspapers, packaging, magazines, and other things that “inspire” them.
46.They are weird and geeky.
47.They have hard drives of photos, but probably have printed 10 images.
48.They are always secretly judging your creativity.
49.If you’re ever in auto mode, they laugh at you.
50.They orgasm every time they learn a new lighting technique.
this is the 1st post that I repost so as a responsible blogger,here are the credit :
http://theowlbones.blogspot.com/2012/01/50-reasons-not-to-date-photographer.html
pla·gia·rism/ˈplājəˌrizəm/
1.They rather hold their bulky camera, than hold hands with you.
2.On a romantic date, you’ll watch the sun go down and think “Wow this is gorgeous” and they’ll go “mirror lock, tripod, and stop down f/8 at 1/125.”
3.You’ll never be able to enjoy tv, movies, or magazines because they’ll point out all the visual flaws.
4.They like to sit in obscure coffee shop and voyeuristically watch people for great lengths of time.
5.If you’re taking a walk outside and you come across some “interesting light” they will make you sit/stand/pose in public so that they can take a photo.
6.You’ll never get to enjoy freshly cooked meals because they’ll spend 15 minutes taking 20 variations of the same dish with their iPhone.
7.They get angry when your friends go up to them and say “I am interested in photography, can you recommend a good camera for me? Nothing professional I just want to take pretty pictures.”
8.You’ll wait longer for them to finish analyzing art in a museum than you’ll wait at the dmv
9.Same goes with old used bookstores.
10.When you think they’re giving you their undivided attention, they’re really wondering how they could fix you with a little Clone Tool and Patch Tool.
11.Or they are actually using you to not look so creepy as they people watch everything going on around you.
12.They rather drop $1,000+ on new glass than a purse for you.
13.You can’t take a photo with them without taking at least five more.
14.If you ask them if you look fat, they’ll say “don’t worry I can photoshop you later.”
15.They’ll never photoshop something simple for you if the content is not up to their “standards.”
16.That photo they randomly took of you yesterday? Good luck getting them to send it to you.
17.They spend all their time on the computer (and not for porn.)
18.They can’t have a normal conversation with throwing acronyms and random numbers.
19.They still use film cameras.
20.They spend a lot of time with people cooler than you i.e. models, actors, musicians, successful rich people.
21.They’ll be fussy over the position of a common household object, like a coffee cup.
22.They won’t return your calls or text messages, but you can bet they’re still posting pics on Instagram.
23.They like watching old films that you’ve never heard or will ever understand.
24.They like looking at weird things in general.
25.Instead of having penis-envy, they have camera-gear-envy.
26.If there’s a natural disaster in a far away land, they’re already on a plane going over there.
27.Everything is watermarked.
28.They think everyone else’s photos suck.
29.They want to color correct a lot of scenes from Twilight and Jersey Shore.
30.They hate rainbows, especially ones spinning in a circle.
31.Whenever you’re in a group talking and the conversation goes deep, they’re taking notes in some form of Moleskin.
32.They use over priced Moleskin notebooks.
33.They like trespassing into old abandoned buildings filled with health hazards.
34.They always want to show a new photo they took, but don’t really care if you like it or not.
35.They hate your n00bie friend’s new artsy profile picture.
36.Bright, sunny days make them sad, but cloudy, overcast days are apparently great!
37.They’ll take you into places that have “culture” as well a high chance of getting mugged.
38.Your birthday present will be a portrait that they’ve taken of you.
39.You can’t go anywhere new without them stopping to take a photo of everything and anything.
40.They will always bug you to be a test subject.
41.Nothing can ever be naturally pretty, everything must be fixed in Photoshop.
42.Bringing their camera means, bringing 50lbs of equipment.
43.If you break any of their things on accident, you’ll owe them thousands of dollars.
44.You can’t get them a birthday/Christmas present without spending at least $500
45.They are natural hoarders, collecting and keeping piles of old newspapers, packaging, magazines, and other things that “inspire” them.
46.They are weird and geeky.
47.They have hard drives of photos, but probably have printed 10 images.
48.They are always secretly judging your creativity.
49.If you’re ever in auto mode, they laugh at you.
50.They orgasm every time they learn a new lighting technique.
this is the 1st post that I repost so as a responsible blogger,here are the credit :
http://theowlbones.blogspot.com/2012/01/50-reasons-not-to-date-photographer.html
I found the counter for this..reason you should date a photographer.I'll upload it later
btw if you ask me,the credit is to avoid plagiarism.What is that you ask?
say no to plagiarism..
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My New Toy : D300
Last weekend is tiring.both for my brain and my body.
I have thought of upgrading my body for quite sometime but as ussual,either time or money going to be issue but since I have the chance of selling my D3100 I now can think of upgrading without thinking twice..
owh really?wrong!!!as matter of fact,when me,my wife,my son and Farid is in Low Yat looking for good price(full frame body,either D700 or 5D Mk II)I come to realize that I cant take 5D Mk II as my 70-200 is not useable any longer(still can use with the o ring(adapter) but can only use manual focus)and to know that I'm in the midst of buying a landed house now,(extra cash in hand is highly recommended)the idea of paying RM6800 for a new body just because the manufacturer country been hit by flood recently(limited stock) is totally absurd..
I come to a point I felt like going home and just wait for D800 to be released but then again come back to reality,I just felt armless without my camera.
With that in mind I scroll mudah.my on my phone..found a seller of a body and met him in klang that night it self..bought the body at least RM4000 less then my original budget..what body?ultimate semi pro that anyone can ask...
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
A photographer without a DSLR is like an army without firearm
A photographer without a DSLR is like an army without firearm,I can still shoot..with my handphone camera..but the satisfaction of contolling the shot is gone right away as handphone camera is almost fully auto.
Its been few days that I didnt upload anything.Honestly I felt like I lost everything when my external hard drive crash.On top of that I had rush into selling my D3100 body when my friend request for help in finding a seller of D3100.Innitial intention is to help his brother who's going to start college soon but honestly now im not really sure whether thats the best for me.Now I'm a photographer without my arsenal,left with only my handphone camera.
Hard drive crash + no body(DSLR) = no new post
So this past few days im surveying on semi pro body D7000 and full frame body D700,everyone is asking me to get the full frame instead of the semi.Cought me off guard as I'm the type of person that believe no matter what you use,you can still capture good photo,but hey..bigger sensor meansbetter picture with better and more detail on the picture,The idea of upgrade just struct me,why upgrade to semi pro(not much different beside the sensor) when I can upgrade to fullframe.but the again..
Bigger sensor on DSLR = Bigger hole in your wallet
im now in the midst owh deciding whether to go semi or pro..hmm....
Its been few days that I didnt upload anything.Honestly I felt like I lost everything when my external hard drive crash.On top of that I had rush into selling my D3100 body when my friend request for help in finding a seller of D3100.Innitial intention is to help his brother who's going to start college soon but honestly now im not really sure whether thats the best for me.Now I'm a photographer without my arsenal,left with only my handphone camera.
Hard drive crash + no body(DSLR) = no new post
So this past few days im surveying on semi pro body D7000 and full frame body D700,everyone is asking me to get the full frame instead of the semi.Cought me off guard as I'm the type of person that believe no matter what you use,you can still capture good photo,but hey..bigger sensor meansbetter picture with better and more detail on the picture,The idea of upgrade just struct me,why upgrade to semi pro(not much different beside the sensor) when I can upgrade to fullframe.but the again..
Bigger sensor on DSLR = Bigger hole in your wallet
im now in the midst owh deciding whether to go semi or pro..hmm....
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Life After Death
Remember the other day when my external hard drive crash I mentioned that I manage to save 3 post worth of picture on my desktop and that 1 of it is chinese cemetry?well here are the pic..I just want to say that death is not the end and this shot is to potray it..with all the death around it..the tree can still manage to rose..a new beginning..
A Day At The Museum
Out of sudden felt like going to the museum..nothing much..as most of it is well known artifact and history learnt in classroom but then for my son its totally something big and way too awesome..haha..worth the time and effort going there simply by just watching him enjoying..
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Photography For Dummies : DIY Drybox
I always have a thing in building my own stuff aka DIY,thats the reason why most of the item in my house is from IKEA as I prefer fixing it on my own.Back to the topic,are you guys aware that the worst enemy a lens can ever have is fungus @ kulat..I never thought it gonna happen to me until my 50mm suddenly have a funky lime green foreign object on the outer part of the body..I tottally freak out and immediately clean it and google up how to build your own DIY Dry Box..as you know Malaysia is a country with rain all year long and with the humid environment fungus strive(luckily they dont have intelegence or else we're gonna be outnumbered and outruled soon) and adding up to that again,my "naaah,that wont happen to me"(refer Photography For Dummies : Worst Nightmare(External..)attitude have almost cost me my beloved 50mm which luckily I manage to save.Well what a dry box you ask?most of you already what it is but for those who dont know.This is how how it looks :
As you know dry box aren't cheap so here how to do your own dry box..
As you know dry box aren't cheap so here how to do your own dry box..
its as easy as to get :
Compulsory
1 x Container(Toyogo box,6 Litre should be sufficient)
1 x Box of Thirsty Hippo(This is for whoever is in Malaysia,anywhere else can replace it with silica gel,this ussually will come in shoe box )
Optional
1 x Hygrometer(This device measures humidity. This can be bought at car accessory stores, DIY shop or pharmacy)
1 x soft plastic cover sheet(sort of like styrofoam)
How to assemble?You shouldnt even ask this question because you already suppose to get the idea on how to build it by now.hmm...since you want to know..
Step 1
-Open the lid of the container
Step 2 (Optional)
-cover the bottom of the container with the soft plastic foam and place the Hygrometer in place(to absorb any impact,again-optional because not all photographer will just throw their stuff instead of slowly organise it in the box and not all photographer rarely use their gadget)
Step 3
-Open the Thirsty Hippo cover and place the Thirsty Hippo/Silica gel in the box
Step 4
-Place your gadget and equipment gently
Step 5
-Close the lid(lol,damn i shouldnt even create the last 2 step,creating just for the fun of it)
Step 6
-Check from time to time whether the Silica Gel/Thirsty Hippo already maxed out(fully absorb moisture.If maxed out refer Step 7
Step 7
-Buy and replace new Silica Gel/Thirsty hippo
1 x soft plastic cover sheet(sort of like styrofoam)
How to assemble?You shouldnt even ask this question because you already suppose to get the idea on how to build it by now.hmm...since you want to know..
Step 1
-Open the lid of the container
Step 2 (Optional)
-cover the bottom of the container with the soft plastic foam and place the Hygrometer in place(to absorb any impact,again-optional because not all photographer will just throw their stuff instead of slowly organise it in the box and not all photographer rarely use their gadget)
Step 3
-Open the Thirsty Hippo cover and place the Thirsty Hippo/Silica gel in the box
Step 4
-Place your gadget and equipment gently
Step 5
-Close the lid(lol,damn i shouldnt even create the last 2 step,creating just for the fun of it)
Step 6
-Check from time to time whether the Silica Gel/Thirsty Hippo already maxed out(fully absorb moisture.If maxed out refer Step 7
Step 7
-Buy and replace new Silica Gel/Thirsty hippo
In my case I dont think I will need the Hygrometer as I always use my camera and fungus grow if you rarely use your gadget and this drybox is just a precaution step to avoid fungus occured again.Who would want to waste an expensive lense just because you and your lazy bum dont want to do an easy drybox right?Oh btw only after a month my Thirsty Hippo already filled up with water half full,really open my mind that moisture is really all around us..like duhhhh...lol..anyway goodluck in building 1 DIY Drybox..
You're Not A Photographer....
I saw this on the google image sometime ago,and honestly it made me smile.
Nowadays majority people carry camera not because of the passion but simply because of status..
I still remember those day when I carry the film camera around,people will stare at me like I'm some kind of alien from out of space but compare to now,wannabe carrying full frame DSLR with 70-200mm without all the stare and wow!thats freaking heavy and dangerous..
1st of all unless you have a proper DSLR bag,you're gonna sling it on your neck or shoulder and trust me its heavy..
the 70-200mm itself is already around 1kg(not inclusive the heavy body as well) and to carry and publicise a camera that cost 8k and lens that cost equal?
thats like a brightly lit neon sighboard on your neck saying "rob me,im carrying 16k"..
and funny thing is they didnt buy the camera to shoot proper photo nor learn as they are using auto mode all the time..
not saying its wrong..you can still use it but why jump on a ship with pricey tools when you cant even steer the ship?..might as well get a small sampan and slowly and steady arrive to the location?
again let me reiterate,its not wrong to shoot in auto..
this is just opinion on people that carry their camera around like its the new age accecories,replacing necklace and chain for good..lol..
and just in case you think I have superb gadget.Let me remind you,Im using a beginner level DSLR,3rd party external flash,3rd party 2nd hand lens,kit lens and an old film camera lens and yet I can still snap photo with stories and emotion..
I read this somewhere,cant recall
"Its not the camera,but the person behind it"
you can use normal compact camera,handphone camera,film camera,lomo camera and tonnes more and still get a great shot with stories and emotion...and again..
"Its not the camera,but the person behind it"....
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Photography For Dummies : Worst Nightmare(External Hard Drive Cant be Read)
A photographer worst nightmare just occured to me yesterday.
My external hard drive is not recognizeable at my computer.
No icon pop up,imagining how much time and effort have been spent and used to capture all of the picture have resulted a sleepless night yesterday.
All the picture since day one of digital photography might end up forever lost.
The worst part is I have just thought of buying another external hard drive for back up purpose but due to the mentality "naaah,that wont happen to me" I have been dragging the process in hope that it really wont happen to me.arrrrrgggghhhhhhh!!!!..
Today I'm going to send the laptop to my friend/partner in crime Farid to look for the issue,either laptop or the hard drive itself.
Funny thing is it doesnt appear in my computer but under device and printer my hard drive is there,but i cant eject it nor open the file.
I have a feeling its a bug and hope that that bug is preventing the pc to read the hard drive and that my picture is still in tact.
The putrajaya,the museum and the chinese cemetry that going to be post by today and tommorow is still there because I have transfered it to the desktop.
Have you guys encounter similar issue?I hope no,but if yes please do share with me the solution.
And for the new photographers out there,please do back up your precious work of art.Dont have the "naaah,that wont happen to me" attitude because it can happen.
I'll follow up with the museum picture later..
Update:my external hard drive is not saveable.it will be sent to the factory and as per the shop,most likely i'll get a new one(no data saved).hmm..a lesson for all to learn..always backup you data in 2 different location.luckily my wife manage to save some of the shot for printing on the thumbdrive..
update as of 20/1/2012-external hard drive is not saveable.I have to send it back to the factory and they will diognise it but as per the shop advice,they might just replace it.I have bought a new external hard drive,Western Digital 1TB external hard drive so that I can backup all my job from this point onward,a lesson that you can avoid learning on your own..BACKUP YOUR WORK!!!
My external hard drive is not recognizeable at my computer.
No icon pop up,imagining how much time and effort have been spent and used to capture all of the picture have resulted a sleepless night yesterday.
All the picture since day one of digital photography might end up forever lost.
The worst part is I have just thought of buying another external hard drive for back up purpose but due to the mentality "naaah,that wont happen to me" I have been dragging the process in hope that it really wont happen to me.arrrrrgggghhhhhhh!!!!..
Today I'm going to send the laptop to my friend/partner in crime Farid to look for the issue,either laptop or the hard drive itself.
Funny thing is it doesnt appear in my computer but under device and printer my hard drive is there,but i cant eject it nor open the file.
I have a feeling its a bug and hope that that bug is preventing the pc to read the hard drive and that my picture is still in tact.
The putrajaya,the museum and the chinese cemetry that going to be post by today and tommorow is still there because I have transfered it to the desktop.
Have you guys encounter similar issue?I hope no,but if yes please do share with me the solution.
And for the new photographers out there,please do back up your precious work of art.Dont have the "naaah,that wont happen to me" attitude because it can happen.
I'll follow up with the museum picture later..
Update:my external hard drive is not saveable.it will be sent to the factory and as per the shop,most likely i'll get a new one(no data saved).hmm..a lesson for all to learn..always backup you data in 2 different location.luckily my wife manage to save some of the shot for printing on the thumbdrive..
update as of 20/1/2012-external hard drive is not saveable.I have to send it back to the factory and they will diognise it but as per the shop advice,they might just replace it.I have bought a new external hard drive,Western Digital 1TB external hard drive so that I can backup all my job from this point onward,a lesson that you can avoid learning on your own..BACKUP YOUR WORK!!!
Putrajaya Day Trip
The blog have reach 666 pageview...woooooo scary..lol..last sunday me and my wife went to renew passport and as I went there once before to hunt down a good night photography picture,konon2 wanna join the night photography contest,which i have to submit 5 picture.I have all 5 picture set but no guts to submit it..haha..owh yeah back to I went to putrajaya at night time once,I know where exactly to shoot without looking,I have brought the camera along to shoot some of the picture at day time..below are some of the pic.enjoy..
I'll upload the night version later once my laptop is back to normal condition..for now it cant read my external hard drive.
as off 20/1/2012,i have lost everything on the hard drive therefore the putrajaya on night time is permanently lost.I have to repeat the photoshoot later and for the first few picture the chromatic abreviation is due to forgotten to take off my UV filter before screwing in my wide lens adapter(yeah,you read it right,I only use wide lens converter..lol)..for those who didnt notice,just imagine you didnt read this because I have tried to save the pic as much as I can on Adobe Raw.
as off 20/1/2012,i have lost everything on the hard drive therefore the putrajaya on night time is permanently lost.I have to repeat the photoshoot later and for the first few picture the chromatic abreviation is due to forgotten to take off my UV filter before screwing in my wide lens adapter(yeah,you read it right,I only use wide lens converter..lol)..for those who didnt notice,just imagine you didnt read this because I have tried to save the pic as much as I can on Adobe Raw.
Saturday, 14 January 2012
The Holy Al-Quran : Iqra'
The first message sent to prophet Muhammad is Iqra' which means read..thats why I love it so much..I have a caligraphy painting on my hall wall with the same message of Iqra'..The source of knowledge..reading..
Friday, 13 January 2012
70-200mm : The Arrival
I totally forgotten that i snap some pic with my 70-200mm when it first arrive last week to test it.The lens doesnt impress me so much as I'm more impressed on how a small box and polystrene foam can make a little boy so excited..enjoy
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