Living The Moment

Photographing skills need sharpening

Posted by: shockwave17 on: November 19, 2008

Its been about 2 months since i started my new hobby and i do have to say its quite challenging. I am not trying to strive to be the best in the business (since its not my bread and butter) but i do think that taking good brilliant shots make some sort of self satisfaction and reward. Remy, a mate of mine commented on the pictures that i took from the moment i first started to pick up my DSLR that my angles have improved. Thats at least one word of encouragement coming from a guy who is very hard to please (and believe me he can be exessively critical of the shots that i took before hahaha) but at least im getting there.

Theres one book that i bought back in KK by professional photographer Tom Ang made me realize that one does not need a state of the art DSLR camera. Its the angle, moment, environment and timing that is important. Well DSLR made the pictures taken more sharp and added quality of course but those 4 elements make a picture come alive. I can safely say that Tom Ang is probably one of the best in the business. :) Thanks Tom.

One more trick that i picked up ever since i took up my new hobby is mastering Photoshop CS3. In a way i am glad that i didnt pick it up when it was still on version 7 or lower because i can imagine how complicated it would be for me to learn it. But with CS3, its brilliant. The only part that needs to be put in is a little bit of creativity because all the rest is just by a click of a button. Its simple and trust me guys…its highly recommended. Another amazing piece of software.

I do plan to put up a few pictures here (or open up another blog just for photography) and tell me what you guys think about them…soon. So watch this space….

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