I’m bored.. So I did this with my holga, Not so very interesting thou. Just a lil tips what you should do with your flash just beside point at the object or you use it just because not enough light on the object.

Anyway here’s the shot :

Holga shots.

In the image, you can see the objects is not flat. Because i’m using 2 flashes to create a surface for this object.
You can see a rim light on top of the product and also on the right side of the lens and the darkest part of the camera is not underexpose, you still can see the texture very clear.

Well, that’s the basic of how to lights up the product you shooting for your client.

This time let me go backward a lil bit, this is how you see from your eyes.

Why is it glowing?

Since I’m doing this shoot alone, I have to hold the soft paper above the camera to create a very soft light. Beside that, from that soft paper the light will spread wider to the white paper front below the camera so that the light from top will bounce and shows the texture of the lens cap and etc.

Ok.. Let’s now see the whole diagram on a wide angle lens :

Flash Diagram

Top Flash is the main global light cover with soft paper (a.k.a D.I.Y softbox) and on the right side, there’s another flash 1 stop lower than the main global light to create a surface on the camera side. The white paper below front is a reflector for both flash to create a lil bit of light in front.

So basically…. Top light is the main source, right light is the 2nd sources just to create surface and 1 stop below brightness than the main light sources. and the White paper maybe give half a stop brightness for the front camera.

Now you know how to lights a product..

For those who wants to know what i’m using to shoot this..
Nikon SB-28 Flash
Canon 430EX Flash

That’s all.. No fancy-pancy accesories.

-peace bebeh and one love-

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Konnichiwa, Boku no namae wa Kuro Toro desu. Canon gara utsukuru.
Hello, My name is Black Totoro, made from Canon.

Nihon de umare desu.
Born in Japan.

3nisen wa hikouki de touchiakusuru Kota Kinabalu desu.
I arrived Kota Kinabalu 3 days ago.

Ima-kara, kono Collage of Life to Flaneganb.net no mi desu.
From now on, I’ll be the eyes of Collage of Life’s Flaneganb.net.

Dozo Yoroshiku Onegai-shimasu.
Please treat me well.

Kuro Toro a.k.a Black Totoro.

What Can I say about 5D Mark 2. I can say this camera is one of those camera will change the world of Digital Photography and also maybe world of DSLR. I call it the Ultimate Dynamite Camera (random one). I can’t compare my 350D with 5D Mark2 because 350D will still be my baby. All my requirement goes to 5DMII.

Although is not a complete set for me cos i need to get myself an extra battery, a battery grip and also cable release for KuroToro.

21megapixels DSLR equivalent to :
- 5616 x 3744 resolution
- 18.72 x 12.48inch
- 47.55 x 31.70cm

Size of A2 paper, If you know how to upscale smoothly to A1 pun boleh with borders.

ISO wise. 100 times better than my 350D, I don’t need to think about noise anymore cos i can pump up the iso too 3200. ISO6400 is still acceptable equivalent to 350D’s ISO800.
The Highest ISO for 5DMII is ISO25600 or known as H2 in the camera. Itu memang rusak lar, the noise almost looks like 350D’s ISO1600.

About the sensor….. 5DMII is full frame. The 350D pula Frame Separuh only.

You can see the differents here. (kamu tau suda bah kan but still i want to show.

This is Canon EOS 350D Half Frame Sensor on 17-40mm F4 Lens.

and

This is Canon EOS 5D Mark II Full Frame Sensor on 17-40mm F4 Lens.

What a Huge Different.

Dial Function have 5 extra dial beside the M, Av, Tv, Auto & P.
3 Customize Function (C1, C2 and C3), 1 Creative Auto (or known as CA) and Bulb Function.

The Customize Function really makes my finger easier because you can save the setting for future use, for example :
C1 : I want ISO800 for shooting indoor with less light, Activate Lighting Optimizer.
C2 : ISO100 and Bracketing for shooting HDR.
C3 : ISO200, set the Shutter speed and aperture to 1/60 at F5.6 and also set my flash guns to ETTL +1 brightness.

You get what i mean? So when i want to shoot HDR scene i just dial it to C2. Everything kao-tim in less than 1 secs.

Awesome thing about this DSLR is you can record a HD Video or just a normal video size with all kind of EF lenses.

10secs Test video on HD Mode.

The size of 10 secs HD is around 45mb. So if you have 1gb, 2gb and 4gb CF card. It will only last like 6mins in 2gb CF card.
That’s mean i have to get bigger than that lar. Ngai tiao betul.

The Dynamic Range in 5DMII is quite wide than my 350D, that’s mean i have to change my editting habit a lil bit because of the Dynamic Range. But no worries, everything is gonna be alrite.

And last one, before i stop talking crap again.

5DMII will help you to reduce the vignette of your image in the camera because they have the function called ‘Peripheral Illumination Correction’.
Just switch it on, you’ll see less vignette on the edge of your camera.
Well for me, I’ll switch it off because i love baby vignette.

Alrighty, that’s all about my crappy review for the first time.

Before i want to press the Publish button.
Let me upload a few pics i’ve taken with my 5DMII.

The Title for this Photo Series is Familiar Places :

My Bedroom

Computer Living Room.

Entrance to the love shack.

The Balcony Store.

Alright, That’s all from me.
Have a wonderful day & Happy New Year 2009.

-peace bebeh and one love-

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Easy flow..

2 more weeks till Aussie University Game. I’ll represent RMIT University as a Bowling ‘athlete’ team.
Less than 1 and half month till i finish my 2nd year as Photography Student. *gonna be super senpai soon*
2 More months balik KK (thinking of doing half of my 3rd year folio in Sabah). BORNEO BORNEO
Popular Culture subject are really pain in the arse. The class itself turning a Monday Morning Movie Showcase.

Haven’t think about what kind of storyboard i want to do for Digital Video 10secs movie. It’s due in 1 week time.
I wonder where the heck is all my money? What did i buy ah? I didnt realize duit boleh terbang begitu cepat oh for the first time. Tahan lar for 2 weeks (checking my receipt where all my money donate to).

*think hard…. what to type*

ok.. i give up. 2008 is miserable.

OH YA OH YAA!!
Happy Malaysia day..
16th September adalah hari yang paling important untuk orang Sabah, Sarawak, Tanah Melayu dan juga Singapura kerana ia melambangkan kelahiran Negara Malaysia Federation. Tapi malangnya, 2 tahun kemudian. Kerana salah seorang sidekick inda gembira. Tanah Melayu decide to tendang Singapura dari Malaysia Federation.

Sekian, Terima Kasih.

Booyah..

-peace bebeh and one love-

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When is the Mooncake Festival ah?

anyway.. Happy Mooncake festival y’all.

Mooncake in Melbourne mahal.. I cant be bother to get one or share with friends and celebrate.

Here’s a behind the scene video of me doing my self portrait in the studio for my Photoshop Assignment Montage.

Behind the Scene, You can see before and after the finalize photo too.

After self portrait shots, I didnt move the lighting because i found out that i can shoot something interesting with ‘Chair’. Since the studio itself have 3 different kind of chair. Bah apa lagi..

Typical Uni’s Classroom.

In the middle or societies chair.

The Big Boss or Lecturer’s Chair.

Even a chair have it’s own hierarchy ah..

How unfair is the world?

2 more months to go balik Kampung. I’m so worried about my driver’s license, Imagine bah i cannot renew because expire for how long already. Punya main sandi tu…. I don’t know why we have to pay for driver’s license? Nandeyo? Watashiwa honto-ni wakaranai. haraso?

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The season in which the powdered snow dances always passes by
Even if I’m lost in a crowd I can see the same sky
Even though I’m chilled as if I’m being blown by the wind

I don’t know anything about you, do I?
And yet, I found you amongst a billion people
There’s no basis for this, but I believe this with all seriousness

We can’t live at the same time without trivial fights
If I can’t be honest, then rapture and sorrow are meaningless

Powdered snow, if you paled me white to the heart
Can you share our loneliness?

I pressed my ear against your heart
Going gently, deeply towards where the sound (is coming from)
(That’s where) I want to disembark,
There, we’ll meet once again

I want us to reach rapport but I was the (only) one who touched its surface
The only thing that was holding us together was my hand squeezing yours that was numb with cold
Powdered snow, in front (of us), eternity, too fragilely, becomes a stain upon rough asphalt

Powdered snow, this heart that has transcended time is faltering
And yet, I want to continue to protect you

Powdered snow, if you paled me white to the heart
You would wrap around our loneliness and send it back into the sky.

Lyrics translated by Honyakukonyaku. Sang by Remioromen entitled Konayuki (Powdered Snow).

I’m seriously learning Japanese language now.
I don’t want to stuck in the fantasy anymore. I just realize that Katakana are easier than Hiragana when it comes to reading. I hate memorizing stuff but, sudah saya cakap i don’t want to be in fantasy anymore.

Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji… If i can’t write, i know i can read it. Haha
Same as my chinese lar.. I can read more than 500 character i think but i only know how to write less than 100 character.
Thanks to NJStar, i just type hanyi pinyin. I still able to sending email to any chinese photographer, ,with broken mandarin.

-peace bebeh and one love-

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