Reza Ali 25 September 2008 It’s been nearly a week now since I got my Leica M6. I have shot a total of about 15 rolls of film in my efforts to master the type of photography that rangefinders can give. My initial impressions still remain the same. When I cannot depend on technology to make my … Read more
23 September 2008 Leica M6 50mm f/2.0 Summicron Fuji X-TRA 400 I love this image. Its a little grainy and attribute that to the consumer grade film which I am using. There’s a steep learning curve for me and the Fuji X-TRA 400 is cheap enough to finance my learnings. I’m now going to try … Read more
20 September 2008 After months of agonising, thinking, weighing pros and cons, research and just plain giving myself a migraine, I’ve finally done it. I bought a used Leica M6 TTL and a brand new Leica 50mm Summicron f/2.0. And the agony was worth it…. The first few rolls I took truly sucked and the … Read more
14 September 2008 I am experimenting a lot these days in an effort to discover new way of expressions through photography. One of the projects I’m doing is a study of bokeh or background blur. Its a simple project to conceptualise but very difficult to execute in my opinion. Here’s how… How to do it? … Read more
13 September 2008 One of my dear uncle who was an avid photographer (he passed away 4 years ago) gave me one of his old camera many years ago. It was a Pentax LX with an assortment of lenses like the Pentax SMC 50mm f/1.2. The Pentax LX is a classic camera brought out by … Read more
4 September 2008 Canon EOS 1D Mark III EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L at 46mm 1/300 f/4 ISO 100 Learning to utilise off camera flash has given my portrait work a new dimension. The easiest and quickest setup for me is to use 2 speedlites, 1 master mounted on camera as fill and the other as … Read more
24 August 2008 I wanted to show the changes and evolution I have gone though in my portrait work. Right from the very first portraits I took nearly 2 1/2 years ago until the very recent. What a journey. Lots of mistakes. Lots of learnings. Lots of fun. Lots of pain and anxiety. So ladies … Read more
22 August 2008 The 2008 Inaugural Merdeka Awards recipients were announced yesterday. I’ll let you read the announcement in The Star. The interesting thing here is that no award was given for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement. This signals the extremely high standards of evaluation for potential recipients which is a great thing. The Recipients are: Royal … Read more
15 August 2008 ‘The Merdeka Award was established by its Founders, namely ExxonMobil, PETRONAS and Shell, on the 27th August 2007. It is an award that aims to recognise and reward Malaysians and non-Malaysians who have made outstanding contribution to the people of Malaysia in their respective fields. It is named the Merdeka Award to … Read more
27 July 2008 When I remember my experiences in Cambodia and India and compare the feeling I get when I take pictures of people, I can say that it’s actually quite tougher in KL than anywhere else. Of course, a lot of it is made up in my mind as I feel so self conscious … Read more