365 edisi lapan

Hari 38
Gambar ni diambil dari perpustakaan universiti aku. Dari sebalik langsir gitu. Subjek utamanya ialah pokok tu. Disebabkan hari bersalji, warna gambar ni tak contrast sgt. Jadi aku buat balck and white. Baru ada feel sikit.

Hari 39
Ni gambar aku ambik 10 minit aku nak pegi kelas. Dari bilik aku yg berada dalam universiti aku (gua duduk hostel). Mula-mula nak ambik gambar biasa je dari tingkap bilik aku, pastu aku terfikir untuk jadikan frame tongkap sebagai frame gambar ni. Tapi macam tak best pulak, dan akhirnya aku jadikan langsir sebagai frame. Sebab tu korang nampak hitam kat kiri kanan tu. Bukan edit pakai photoshop ke ape, sebab aku tak tau sgt pakai photoshop (lightroom boleh sikit). Lagi satu, aku nak ingatkan post production, gear adalah tak penting. Yang paling penting adalah angle, POV (point of view) korang. Tu yang membuatkan gambar anda WOW dari orang lain. Percaya lah cakap aku. Sebab aku ada baca, sorang fotografer National Geographic tu tu kata, dari membuang duit membeli gear, baik beli knee pad dan tangga. Ini membuatkan gambar anda lebih mahal. Sebab ini jugaklah, aku dah lama tahan diri untuk beli lens. Sebab aku nak push diri aku pakai sampai MAX apa gear yang aku ada. Kalau korang nak tau, aku hanya ada double kit lens dan 50mm f1.8 (sebab murah sgt aku beli).

Hari 40
Hari ni aku ambik gambar biasa je. Gambar hadiah girlfriend aku bagi. Saje je nak masukkan gambar ni gamlam projek 365 ni, sebagai kenangan la orang kata. Aku ada baca, projek 365 ni sebenarnya lebih kepada diari dalam bentuk fotografi. Aku bukan seorang yang pandai tulis dan berkata-kata. Tapi aku minat fotografi, ni cara yang aku boleh buat. Lagi satu, aku tau blog aku agak LAME sikit, sebab ayat aku tak power dan biasa je, tapi sebab fotografi jugak la, aku buat benda ni. Tak berniat nak cari duit, dan menjadi famous. Aku setakat nak share je dengan orang-orang yang berminat nak tengok hasil kerja aku. 

Hari 41
Lagi sekali aku ambik gambar jenis-jenis macam ni. Aku sekarang memang terpengaruh gila dengan Ben Chrisman. Cuba untuk perbaiki angle-angle aku untuk menambahkan kesedapan dalam gambar. Orang kata, "meniru adalah guru terbaik". Aku kata "kalau nak meniru, tiru orang yang betul-betul power,dan ubah sikit style mengikut kesesuaian diri anda".

Hari 42
Ini hari aku blank, takde idea. Sebab apa entah. Oleh itu aku ambik gambar fail. Ye, panda tu adalah gambar fail yang letak kertas tu. Memang gambar buruk gila babi. Tapi aku memamg betul-betul takde idea. Terus snap je. Apa yang aku belajar, sangat susah nak ambik gambar benda yang reflect cahaya ni. Sampai sekarang aku pun tak tau nak buat macam mana. Kalau anda tau, sila bagitau dalam ruangan komen tu.

p/s : Nak jadi famous adalah kerja senang, pergi mencapap sana sini dapat la follower banyak. Nak ambik gambar yang creative dan fresh adalah susah. Tapi aku ada tengok jugak, ramai kawan-kawan aku dan manusia yang aku tak kenali kat luar sana tu ambik gambar yang cukup cantik, cukup creative tapi peminat langsung haprak tarak underrated gila babi. Oleh itu, kawan-kawan sekalian sila lah support orang-orang yang macam ni. Berkarya bukan senang!!

365 edisi tujuh

Hari 33

Seperti biasa, aku lambat lagi ambik gambar hari ni. Dah malam baru terhegej-hegeh nak ambik gambar. Biasalah, busy kan. Kena cari rezeki untuk anak bini. Nanti diorang nak makan apa? Takkan nak makan kayu kot? Huh.

Air peneman bila penat bekerja, aku pun dengan malasnya keluarkan Canon 50mm f1.8 aku dan 'snap' terus siap. Lens ni memang mantap la. Tanpa perlu berusaha, hasilnya memang kelas. Focus amazing dan bokeh terlalu hebat. Kepada pengguna canon, silalah beli lens ni bila anda dah takde idea nak dan inspirasi bila guna lens anda sekarang. Hasil dan harga sangat mantap youuuu~. Tapi kali ni trick aku macam biasa, UPkan level saturation dalam kamera tu kepada 3 atau 4. Warnanya akan naik dengan lawanya.

p/s: kepada kawan-kawan yang cakap "heh, gambar tak lawa pun. Idea bosan la" . Jawapan aku "hotak lu, ko try dulu la buat projek 365 ni. Baru ko tau ada idea ke tak nak shoot gambar lawa tiap-tiap hari". Sekian terima kasih :)

Hari 34
Terima kasih kepada Jamal dan Tewom sebab tiap-tiap hari masak untuk sempai-sempai yang malas ni. Jasamu akan ku kenang sampai aku kaya-raya nanti (hak tuih). Peluang dah ada depan mata, tunggu apa lagi. Aku pun snap la gambar-gambar sayur tu (walaupun kitorang bujang..kitorang makan sayur jugak tau).

Disebabkan kepala otak aku dah beku gara-gara musim sejuk. Aku ambik jalan senang, shoot pakai 50mm lagi. Settings pun sama macam kat atas. Setakat framing je main-main hentam kromo sikit. Pastu lagi satu, lighting kat dapur pun takde lah best sangat, dan aku malas nak ambik kisah. Hentam sajalah labu, aku snap je mana yang ada. Hasilnya macam ni lah. Libhting tak sekata. Tapi mood agak best jugak lew.

Hari 35
Hari first turun snow dengan lebat. Batak kemain haih. Dari senior sampai lah ke juniour. Ni payung Jamal, aku ambik sebagai subjek. Punyalah takde idea, macam-macam aku buat. Plan awalnya nak shoot gambar payung terbang. Tapi macam susah je. Lagipun mengganggu jugak la snow tengah turun. Last-last letak je payung kat atas rumput. Aku shoot. Hahahaha. Pemalas. Sebagai post editing, aku edit kat photoshop, bagi ada tone sikit. Dan aku buat sikit efek faded.

p/s : thanks kepada tewom yang memayungkan aku masa aku shoot. You are the man!

Hari 36
Hari dah hampir gelap, aku keluar dengan takde idea nak shoot apa. Nasib baik ada budak-budak kecik tengah buat snow man. Aku pun tumpang sekaki. Tapi ni snow man version kecik dan comel la. Yang besar diorang buat buruk sangat. Tak nak ah aku. Masa ni seperti biasa, aku pakai 50mm untuk efek bokeh yang mantap dan ayu.

Edit pun aku pakai photoshop, setakat bagi tone je. Biaq nampak sejuk sikit~

Hari 37
Akhirnya, tercapai jugak niat aku nak ambik gambar pokok ni. Kalau korang ikut projek 365 aku, korang akan perasan ada gambar yang sama. Angle pun sama, cuma musim je yang lain. Mula-mula aku fikir, nanti orang cakap gambar aku takde variasi, tapi apa aku kisah. sebagai kenangan aku nak ambik jugak.

Sorry la kawan-kawan, masa ni aku kurang idea dan aku terminat lebih dengan tone-tone ni. Sama je tone nya dengan gambar-gambar sebelum ni. Tapi aku dah takde idea sangat dah ni. Ambik jalan senang, buat benda yang sama je. Nanti baru aku buat benda baru sikit. Harap bersabaq~~

What does it take to be a professional photographer?

 Aku ada jumpa benda ni kat internet masa aku baca-baca pasal photography. Aku rasa benda ni macam fun je, so aku nak kongsi kat blog ni. 

Benda ni macam quiz la. Pasal adakah kita sesuai untuk menjadi professional photographer. Kalau nak jawab, silalah ambik pensil dan kertas sekarang. Kalau taknak, lantak korang la, asalkan tak kacau hidup aku. Resultnya ada kat bawah sekali tuh. Selamat menjawab :)




FACT: There are more photographers in the world than cab drivers.


Yes, it’s a very competitive industry there’s no two ways about it. To be able to earn a living taking pictures sounds like a great idea, but what does it take to go professional? Funnily enough it's not just a matter of picking up a camera, shooting away and waiting for the money to roll in!


Being a professional photographer is often a contradiction in terms. It’s a fine balance between being creative and passionate, yet ambitious and business minded. You need to be a sensitive artist and a thick skinned sales person. Yes, you need to be able to be able to take great pictures but that alone is not enough to succeed in this industry.


Over the years I have represented a diverse range of photographers: their work ranging from photojournalism to packshots, celebrity portraits to architecture. I have witnessed why some succeed where others fail: why some seem to keep clients whilst others don’t.


So, have you got what it takes? Do the following quiz to find out!

1) You want to be a photographer because…


A- You won’t have to deal with paperwork
B- You want to be your own boss
C- You can work when you feel like it


2) You want to spend your days…?


A- Being creative
B- Building a business
C- Building an empire


3) You like to spend your weekends…


A- You won’t have any spare weekends, you’ll be in constant demand for work
B- With your friends and family, and your camera just in case
C- Socialising and on your other hobbies, it’s a time to put down the camera.


4) A friend tells you they don’t like your pictures, how do you react?


A- Sulk. How dare they?
B- Ask them why and try to take the criticism constructively
C- Take it personally and feel disheartened.


5) Which of the below best describes you?


A- A Creative genius
B- Motivated and ambitious
C- Not one to take risks


6) What’s your perfect day?


A- Shouting orders to your crew in the studio and being told how brilliant you are.
B- Catching the best early morning light at getting the perfect shot for your portfolio, then finding out you’ve won a photography competition and going to a private view in the evening for a bit of networking.
C- A nice lay in, catch up with some mates for lunch, bit of shopping, down the pub.


7) What is a model release form?


A- Something you’d get you’re agent to deal with , you’ll just be concentrating on taking the pictures.
B- A necessary bit of paperwork to get the model’s permission to allow you to reproduce the image without there being any repercussions
C- A form that allows the model to go home, err, no not sure, but you’d like to know more about organizing shoots.


8) Your shooting a job on location when there’s a heavy storm, what do you do?


A- Go off in a strop. You can’t work under these conditions
B- Think on your feet and work out a different approach to the brief so you can still shoot whilst you’ve got all the crew there. Get some fantastic shots of the dramatic weather
C- Panic. You can’t deal with all this unpredictability.


9) How long does it take to start earning a decent salary as a full time photographer on average?


A- 4 months
B- 4 years
C- hopefully straightaway as you need to money coming in every month to pay for your rent, your loan, your car, etc.


10) You want to be a photographer because…


A- You can make a fast buck
B- You can combine what you love doing with your natural business acumen
C- Seems like a nice life






Tally up your answers and find out if you’ve got what it takes to be a successful professional photographer!


Mostly A. The deluded Prima Donna

Well you certainly don’t lack the confidence. You may or may not be a good photographer but you have to remember you are providing a professional client service and its not all about me, me, me. Its important to develop your business skills as your photography skills, even if one day you do have an agent, a producer, a p.a, a p.r, and four assistants you are still responsible for running your business. Its crucial you work on your people skills too, photography is very much a people business- that diva attitude is a bit passé! You need to be able to nurture relationships with clients and treat anyone that works with you with respect to get the best out of them. Do yourself a favour and actually listen to others- they may have something worthwhile to say.


Mostly B. Move over Mario!

You seem to have what it takes to be a top professional photographer. You have enough passion for your photography and motivation to make it work as a freelance career. You have the gritty determination to reach your creative and financial goals, along with the ability to find a work/ life balance. You’re seem to understand that this isn’t the kind of industry where you make a ‘quick buck’. You are passionate about photography so accept that to be a and that to be success requires a lot of patience and hard work. You can take criticism on the chin and appreciate you need to sell yourself. You’re focused and driven yet flexible to clients needs. You know your limitations and appreciate you have a lot to learn from others. Congratulations, now read on and lets get you up and running


Mostly C – You might need a Plan B?

I’m not sure you are cut out to be a professional photographer. You don’t really seem to appreciate the demands of being a freelance creative or have the constitution to put up with the unpredictability. This isn’t going to a 9-5 job with a secure salary, holiday pay and a pension plan. You’ll need to be 100% enthusiastic about being a full time photographer and finding your own clients. Are you willing to invest time, money and energy, to make sacrifices?- I’m not so sure. But , don’t despair, you obviously have an interest in photography else you wouldn’t be reading this in the first place. Whilst being in charge and behind the camera might not be your cup of tea there are many other careers the other side of the lens that might be perfect for you.



by : Lisa Pritchard