Getting those as second nature

I had a 2nd watch on Zack's tutorial to get those technical knowledge into my subconscious.  While it may already be late, absorption rate is still at maximum.

It's really important to have those knowledge as 2nd nature, as they will play an important role when I turn professional.

I recall how much I relied on PS when I was still in the early stages of my dSLR - the 'resurrected' shutter journey.  No doubt it helps to make photos more impressive, it's not the core skills in photography.  This processed, more known as PP, is now something I'm taking a hard step away from as the technical skills of getting good shots right off the camera is crucial.

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Indoor Flashplay - the prelude

Come this Saturday will be the first indoor studio shot at Nicole's abode, thanking her in advance for inviting us to her place.

What we currently lack is the wireless radio trigger, in case we need the flash's sensor to be out of the camera's line-of-sight.  Equipments?  We have 2 flashes, 2 umbrellas and 3 cameras if Madeline's bringing her own.  Our objective this round is to get the fundamentals correct, and as much as we can get perfect shots directly off our cameras.

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Equipments, equipments

There are so many equipments of choice in the market.

Since I'm into studio photography, good equipments are to be used. B&H Video is one good site that Zack had recommended in his tutorial. For example, Westcott softboxes, Pocketwizard Plus II and Alienbee strobe flash are some of the common things that are used. By far, I only have one studio umbrella, so still, a considerable amount of inventory to gather.

It's a common slang for the photographer to call this the BBB Syndrome, where a surge in massive purchases have been considered for our, described as expensive, interest.
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Enrichment of knowledge

I had not touched my D300S for sometime; not because I have lost any weeny bit of interest in my passion.

Extensive reading has been done on books, watching tutorials by Zack Arias and Bryan Peterson. What I need now is the absolute practice to apply those I have learnt.

Had just read an article on Zack's blog, which had gave a quick runthrough of 10 tips of how one can be a professional photographer; those can be applied in steps but not required to be in order. Of all the tutorials I've watched, I found Zack's to be most interesting from his narrative approach. And yes, he has Twitter too!
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Clik Elite series backpack

Just came across this backpack which will cater to my needs when I go adventuring with my digital sniper:

http://www.clikelite.com/

They feature Elite series, which has compartments made for camera accessories, as well as a separate compartment for basic necessities like clothes, camping equipment etc.

This will be a great investment so that I can travel far with proper equipping - Uprise 48 wasn't really made for backpacking as it doesn't have room to keep my basic necessities.  In Singapore, so far, what I can source is from Manda Photo which is within walking distance from my workplace; but not going to see to day as it's dearie's birthday.

Tomorrow, probably?

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PP after Melaka backpacking

Finally completed the series of my photos taken at Melaka's backpacking; it was a memorable trip I had been the most independent during the trip; and being able to capture photos of the place at my own pace, without any interruption.

Some pictures appear overexposed under the extremely scorching sun; more practise needed?  The best I could do to correct them is via PS, which has tools to fix these flaws.

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A PP accompanied evening

Sleepless night.

I decided to start off redoing an event photo that had previously been done under the noobiest settings; poor colore management and presentation.

It was all done in a couple of hours, after a brief browse and deciding on which to start.

Dearie's dad' birthday celebration 2010.

At least now, have yet another of the portfolio of a birthday event to present on my website. Flash-based still in the making.  Looking at those joyous moments does bring joy to me, especially those who are close to my heart.

Again, some people say, a photographer needn't be emotional, but these are people close to my heart; therefore, 'emotional' does not apply here.

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