She Wears Red.....

One of my favourite little girl....little princess... she's so beautiful in red shirt :)

Captured by Canon EOS 450

Location : Pangandaran, West Java

The Other Little Princess....

This is Annabel Karla... the little princess...:)

Wait for the complete images.... will be uploaded soon!

Ten Tips for Better Flower Photographs

BE SELECTIVE. At a flower show , there is an enormous number of beautiful flowers. Don’t rush to photograph the first blossom you see. Find a plant with the best combination of form, color, lighting and background.

COMPOSITION. Pay attention to the position of your subject in the viewfinder. Putting the subject in the dead-center of the picture is often the first instinct, but is not always the most aesthetic composition. Concentrate on what you see in the viewfinder, and recompose the picture until it looks the best to you. And don’t forget to try vertical framing, as well as horizontal.

ISOLATION. For impact, isolate your subject. Find a camera angle that minimizes distracting elements, such as other flowers or spectators. Take the time to try low angles, high angles, or moving to the right or left. A wide lens aperture ( a lower-numbered f-stop on and SLR camera) will enhance this effect by softening the background.

ENVIRONMENT. Wonderful photographs can be created by showing the relationship of you subject to its environment. A simple way to achieve this is with a wide- angle lens on a SLR camera, or the wide mode on a dual-lens or zoom lens point-&-shoot camera. Position your subject as close as possible in the foreground.

PATIENCE. When photographing flowers outdoors, be aware of small breezes that might set the flowers in motion. Likewise, breezes can be caused indoors by the opening of a door or the brisk movement of people. For sharp picture, you must be prepared to wait for all movement to cease before releasing the shutter.

TRIPOD. Because the light in parts of the Conventions Center (or building) is varied, you may be forced to use slow shutter speeds. In this situation, hand-holding your camera might result in vibrations and unsharp pictures. Use a tripod to steady your camera if it has a tripod screw-socket. If you don’t ( or can’t) use a tripod, try to steady your camera in other ways- nestle it on a bean bag or your coat; brace the camera against a wall; or at the very least, take a firm stance while shooting, with your legs slightly apart and your elbows braced. When using and SLR camera on a tripod, cable a release can significantly reduce unwanted vibrations.

EXTREME CLOSE-UPS. Flowers take on an entirely different look when viewed in extreme close-up. Use your viewfinder indicators to move in as close as possible, while still maintaining sharp focus. If you are using a 35mm SLR camera, your macro (close-up) capabilities can be extended with accessories such as a macro lens, a macro teleconverter, or even screw-on supplementary close-up lenses or extension tubes for your present lenses.

THE WHOLE PICTURE. Consider the whole plant when you photograph, and not just the colorful bloom. Examine the fascinating textures and geometries of leaves, seed pods and fallen petals.

EXPERIMENT! Don’t be afraid to shoot a few extra pictures. Try different angles and different lighting. Also depict your subject from several different viewpoints.

LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES. If your picture don’t convey what you saw in your mind’s eye, ask yourself: “What went wrong?” If you study your mistakes, you will be rewarded wit a greater number successful photographs on your next outing.

Hope you enjoy your experiment!!

Mom's beautiful garden

a precious gift

Now let me introduce you to my favourite little boy...Noel. Yes he is my favourite nephew. I have to thank this little boy for everytime he makes me laugh. He’s the one who first taught me how to deal with children. As his laugh brighten up my days, his cries and bad attitudes teach me how to get into children’s minds.

This pictures were taken on his second birthday. Look at his face... he’s very excited. He waited for his birthday for weeks. His mother was a lil’ bit upset before his birthday because she wasn’t able to held a party for this smart little boy. Then we... his aunties held a surprise party. Noel’s mother was very happy, and so did Noel. He was surprised and he was super excited saw so many presents for him.

This is a precious moment... I’m so glad I got that chance to capture that moment with a borrowed camera. It was a gift for us to see Noel tore up the gift wrap, and shout excitedly when he saw the present inside… it was a gift for me… I was so touched, no body knew I was shed tears behind the camera. You are a gift for me, Noel … a precious gift.

Wait for the next post !!

I just finished editing some of my pictures. I was very excited when I browse in my hardisk and find some old pictures. Not really old though, but I was forget I took these pictures when I went to my parents home a year ago. I thought these pictures are soooo beautiful. But after I edited them in photoshop, I found the pics even more beautiful!
Just a trigger to make you curious about the pics I will post later :)
Here's one of my favourite.

...and GOD speaks it with flower....

I always wondering... what is in The Lord God’s mind, when He created flowers?

As a designer, I always arrange everything and try to make everything looks beautiful, in the right order, good composition, good contrast, make a focal point, and so on so on. I believe, God creates flowers with hundreds or maybe thousands shapes and colours because He has reason for each one of it. Rose with it’s sweet fragrance and various colours, tulips with it’s unique shapes. I’m not a botanical expert. I don’t know much about names of flowers. My mother does. She knows a lot of kind of flowers, and everytime I visit her at her house, she always shows me her flowers. I enjoy the flowers, it’s beauty... but I don’t understand about each one of it. My mother told me which flowers like sun and which don’t, which flowers need a lot of water and which good at dryer soil, which flower needs extra attention and which will easily grow without too much treatment.

All those things makes me wonder. The Lord God creates and shapes every kind of flower with various colours with its uniqueness. Carefully, wisely, He designs each flower, give each one of it His beauty and brilliance. Once He said : ” See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” But at the same time He told us, not to worry about ourselves, He promises us that we are, His children are much more precious than all those splendor lilies of the field.

Wonderful… What is in the Lord’s mind when He created flower? He planned and designed the beauty and splendor and the uniqueness. Yes… but what is in The Lord’s heart? I can imagine He smiles everytime He sees those little flowers, warmed by the beauty of His hand made.