12.14
09
by Lilian ·
A wedding is a lifetime of memories. It is so precious, special and hopefully, a once in a lifetime memorable event. So much so that one has to really make the special day remembered by all.
Usually, one spends a lot of money on the banquet and the photography. So, how does one immortalise all that on the word wide web? For a start, one can create a website.
I would prefer this website to start when the couple plans to marry. This way, one can journal the plans and all the initial pre-wedding arrangements. It will be beautiful to see the romance blossoming, leading to the wedding proposal and then, the wedding arrangements.
Now, with so many people having video cameras and digital cameras, we can also collect all the photos taken by them and put under one website so that we can see the faces of the guests, bride and groom, relatives in one single website.
Many people may not have the technical skills to start a website. Some may know only the basic but not able to create a really beautiful site with a certain theme. Therefore, we can always find resources where we can easily create a website with just a few simple steps.
The other thing is to make sure that the maintenance is done well so that we can keep the site for a much longer time and for the future generation to see as well.
So, ever thought of giving a wedding gift by way of giving someone a website?
09.10
09
by Lilian ·
This is a painting found a door. It is supposed to be the guards of the gate of hades or heaven. As you can see the face is really fierce and it sorts of remind us to behave ourselves or else we probably cannot pass through the door to the right area.
Chinese temples are very interesting place to take pictures. However, my only grouse is the dominating red colour which my camera tends to have problem capturing. Sometimes, the red colour comes out with some tinge of blue.
08.6
09
by Lilian ·
Recently,someone asked me to help him to take photos of a series of wall hangings. It was a nightmare because the paintings are all very blurred and they are framed with glass. I tried several methods to get a decent photo of each painting and yet, I didn’t get a very good finishing.
How I wish I can bring those paintings down from the wall and give it some photo scanning instead of using my DSLR camera to capture the shots. Of course, I am not allowed to do so because those paintings are over a hundred years old.
I wonder how other experts deal with such situation? Do they have a special scanner or any photo scanning service where they can get really clear and sharp images? Does it make you curious how they get nice photos of those antique paintings?
Anyway, at the end of it, the old paintings were made into a video. Since it is a video, the finished products was quite okay and after adding some filter to the photos I took, they do look really mesmerizing. I am glad that I had taken the task of taking the photos with and without flash and at one point, I even asked for the room lights to be switched off.
Now, I have begun to see how clever manipulation of old paintings can actually evoke some a sense of history when we produce videos. From now on, I will start to hunt for old photos and old images so that I can keep them as archives and it will be useful in future to turn them into relics when I produce videos.
Still, I would have preferred photo scanning because there is no glare and no blurry images. But the thing with photo scanning is the large file size which can be rather taxing on our video editing and video transfer process.
03.31
09
by Lilian ·
Recently, I had a chance of learning from a very professional videographer who is also an expert in photography. The class was only eight hours but I managed to pick up a lot of tips and tricks from him. It makes a whole lot of difference between reading and actually attending a class conducted by someone professional. So, if I have a chance, I will want to take a whole photography course to learn all that I haven’t learn.
Of course, photography is something that you either like or just being impartial to it. Not everyone has the passion to go all the way to learn the technical stuffs of a camera to the finer points of the art call photography. But for those who does have the passion, it is always fun to pursue a course.
Take for example, wedding photography. There are hundreds and thousands of wedding photographers out there but majority of them produce the same kind of work. If you have seen one, you have seen all. However, there are gems of photographers who really produce breath-taking shots and pictures that make you go wow! I have seen a wedding album taken with black and white photography techniques. It reminiscence of the wedding photos of the 1940s, 50s and 60s which exude a certain charm and romance like our grandmothers’ era.
So, if you are looking for good photography tips and wish to find a professional photography course to become a photographer, check out some of the excellent websites out there. The New York Institute of Photographer has some good articles for reading as well.
03.31
09
by Lilian ·
Over here in Malaysia, most of the Chinese graveyards are rather unkept and not suitable for visiting unless it is during the annual grave clearing festival or Ching Ming which falls on April 5th this year. Otherwise, if there is a funeral, the grave digger will probably make a pathway for the mourners. On other days, it is best to keep away from the graveyards. Not because of the fear of ghosts or wandering spirits but rather snakes as the graveyards are rather bushy.
So, at every annual Ching Ming, I will bring along my camera to take lots of photos of the graves. I love the sombre mood mixed with the vibrant relatives there who burn all sorts of earthly treasures for the deceased.
Seen above is a family who offered a lot of earthly treasures like a massage chair, a huge bungalow with an equallly big, black hat and lots of gold and silver ingots.
Some of my photos above are edited with Picnik which is an online photo editing software for Flickr users. I love the Premium Picnik but cannot part with USD24.95 for it. However, they provide a few free choices.
So, go visit the nearest graveyard and get some interesting photos.
