Reza Ali

23 July 2008 Well. I don’t normally fall into the ‘trap’ of comparing camera systems especially between the Nikons and the Canons of this world. I have long ago passed the equipment obsession mode so many of us (in fact maybe all of us) seem to go through. I am happy with my Canon gear … Read more

22 July 2008 One of the things I hardly write about is my other life which is to provide training and consultancy services. It’s something that I enjoy doing and is right up there with photography as my passions in life. And I have to say I have been getting excellent results so far. One … Read more

21 July 2008 This one was a tough one to get right. It was in the middle of the day and the sun was high up and harsh. I set the shutter at 1/200 and aperture at f/10 so that the light from the sun was controlled. I then placed a speedlite 580 EXII directly … Read more

5 June 2008 The Prime Minister has announced that the price of petrol will increase by 40% to a new price of RM2.70 per liter. I wrote earlier that we have to seriously look into the various subsidies that exists in Malaysia and formulate a plan to eliminate it totally. Why? Because state intervention through … Read more

3 June 2008 Wow. I have spent the last 3 hours trying to get this one right. I wanted to balance the light on my face and reduce the contrast there. The problem is that I would spoil the shadow effect (which I wanted). Everything I tried would cast a spill onto the shadow. Anyway, … Read more

1 June 2008 I made this flash diffuser after reading Chuck Gardner’s instructions on how he builds his flash diffuser and I added some modifications of my own.. It’s very power efficient and directs the light anywhere you want it. The other great thing is that it becomes flat when dismantled. See more and read … Read more

1 June 2008 I am starting to put up lighting diagrams for the lighting setups that I am experimenting with Its part of my desire to share knowledge with the world. Maybe not so much what to do but more on what not to do. I’ve already posted 3. Read on if you want to … Read more

1 June 2008 I had a bit of fun today. My first outing in the middle of broad daylight armed with some speedlites, a lighting stand, remote radio triggers and a sense of humour. See the lighting diagram below. The sun was out in all it glory which made this a bitt of a challenge … Read more

31 May 2008 I took a series of self portraits as part of my experimentation in the last few days. This one is quite an interesting one. See the lighting diagram to know how i did this shot. I used 2 speedlites (580EXII and 580 EX) triggered by the ST-E2. The first speedlite (A) with … Read more

30 May 2008 Well. Not a bad shot though it was a pain to light myself properly. See how I managed to get this shot and the lighting diagram below. I was bitten by the DIY bug the last few days and have spend some time ‘building stuff’. I wrote earlier about my flash diffuser. … Read more