Experimental Portrait: Amanda Choe - The Opposite of Chocolate Header

So Amanda asked to take photos for her blog awhile ago for the new blog layout which you guys can check at The Opposite of Chocolate and it was more on abstract where she doesn't want her face in it and we discuss on some possibilities and themes base on her blog layout, it needed to be landscape and colorful. 

I didn't post the picture up the last time as we were still waiting for her .com to be launch.

 So here the the uncrop shoots for her header and few picture that we took for experimental purpose. 

most of the picture were taken with off-camera flash.

testing out the light and a group shoot where we are missing Daryl. 

Please comment!!! i would love it... 

New Toy : Phottix Aster Wireless Flash Trigger PT-V4

I have always been wanting to get creative with flash for a long time just that playing with strobe its not only difficult but expensive at the same time. 

Coming from Canon to Wirelessly trigger your camera there are many options like having a 7D, 2 units of 580EX2, or 1 unit 580EX2 and 1 unit 430Ex2, radio poppers, pocket wizards, and etc. And all this would cost a huge damage to my wallet as i am not making much money out of photography so i decided to opt for a cheap one, got mine like for RM120. 

The wireless trigger i bought is Phottix Aster Wireless Flash Trigger PT-V4 and it can be trigger either by radio frequency or optically by flash. the main reason i bought this over the more famous and cheaper tetra was because its a low profile flash trigger and feels more solid for a cheap stuff.

The only down side is that it does not support ETTL flash readings like radio popper and pocket wizard with cost thousand, so  i need full manual on camera and on flash to take picture which makes it hard to be used during events.

Here's how it looks like, i didn't took the picture, got it over Google. and a few try out shoots below with my brother.

Let the experimenting begin, any models?

for a more in dept review of this product please go HERE

Couple Portraits: Niniek & Daryl

This session was actually for me to try out couple/ engagement / personal portrait with a fun, relax, candid style of mood. i am not sure if you guys know that i love how anna-rina and jenny sun portrays portrait with emotions in it. so i thought i tried it out with two good friends of mine since they are very willing and its easier for me working with people i know before doing it for people i dont.

The main idea for this session is for me to add to my portfolio and also promote a valentines day couple promotion for couple that are interested in giving each other a special and yet different gift with this portrait session of the both of them. since valentines day is sooo close, i dont think it would work out so instead i will be promoting for regular  couple/ engagement / personal lifestyle portrait.

Any one who is interested in having their portraits taken by me,  feel free to contact me via my email seriousleon@hotmail.com or you can just call/sms me at 6016-2347600.

Prices start from RM 250 with edits, Dvd of full resolution picture, 2-3 hours session, service with a smile and etc etc. the price i am giving is a special price since i am just starting to venture into couple type of portraits.

 Below are some of the pictures i took in a 3 hour photo session, hope you all like it. 

dont forget to view the picture at LARGE

starting of with my fav of the whole set.

all the pictures speaks for it self. =)

The end.

AWWWWW....

Portrait : Soyan, Location: KLPAC

Soyan wanted to get some shots taken of her before she leaves Malaysia and continues her studies in Aussie. She also suggested to head down to KLPAC/Sentul Park for the shoot, as she said and i heard was pretty awesome, which it turn out to be. The skies that day were really good as it was really cloudy and there is little direct sunlight.

while we were there, there are many other places to take awesome pictures as the guards kept on chasing us away from those location like an abandon British house, wires and etc etc.

For this set of picture i decide to set a tone for all the pictures which is warmth. i am currently really addicted to Photoshop and i think its really really bad. the main reason being is that i got a few new awesome actions to play with.

Fave picture of the set. Added flare.

This picture somehow remind me of jenny sun style pics.

still find it pretty hard to capture peoples emotions.

HELP ME WIN A CRUMPLER BAG !!! Photo Competition

Its been awhile since i have entered any photo competition and now facebook have one so i just thought of joining it and i need YOUR help to help me win the bag, cause i really need one. haha

I Edited the baby picture again and submit it in the toddles theme cause many people told me they like it and Max is super cute.

To Vote for me:

1)log in to Facebook

2) the go to this link, HERE or http://apps.facebook.com/canon_eos_contest/

3) Click on vote photo here

4) Find for a girl named Fong Yee at the top right hand corner or find for the theme toddles

5) Click on vote, find the picture below, and vote me 5 STARS

6)Thank you!!!

Photoshop Photoshop Photoshop

Bored on a Hot sunday afternoon, so decided to dig up some old photos and practice Photoshop with some new techniques i learn from youtube and books and these are the somewhat end result.

Photoshop is really a great tool to help photographers save some wrongly expose shots, composition and help photographers to add an entirely different mood too a picture. Photoshop it limitless from my point of view as there is so much things you can do with it

this picture below lose some details when i uploaded it over blogger, no idea why.

Was playing with texture with the picture above.

this is what i call giving a picture a whole new mood.

Portrait: Hanie Hidayah Theme: New York !

Went to Hanie's House the other day to try out some experimental photography as her sister has this huge art of the Manhattan from a bird's eye view and we thought that it would be great as a backdrop.

Then i went to look around for props to make the shot diff and found loads of shades hence the Shade / New York theme.

Hung the shade with white treads on a cloth hanger and ta - da!

I love the mood created in this picture

Heavily edited to have the dramatic effect not sure if o did it correctly

My of the best shot.

Smena!

Agian, good mood, its just great to capture moments like this

my typical shoe / leg shot.

Isn't the lighting just amazing, this is done without any strobes and its all indoor, we shoot her through a huge door where the sun light is diffuse nicely.

Anyway, For more shots and other Pictures, you can go over to:

http://pixelartphotos.blogspot.com/