::Wedding Photography::

Wedding is one of the lucrative jobs you can ever get as a photographer.

As a seasoned photographer, you have to be brave and say "No" to clients who are too fussy about the requirements. Do understand that certain jobs requires alot of effort, and if so, do be bold and reject the offer diplomatically.

Anyway, my approach to wedding photography consists on the following elements;
1) Perimeter - This includes the wedding gown, diamond rings, address, the food preparation, etc

2) Customary Shots - In most asian countries, such as the Chinese, Malay and Indian cultures, we have to take the MUST-HAVE shots as the acknowledging the seniors.

3) Poses - Do read up magazines such as Brides, Fashion, Travel and Food, Women. These magazines give you an idea on how to instruct the bride and bridegroom to pose for the events. Here you do Long shot, up to Big Close Up.

4) Photojournalism - Usually use a wide angle lense for photojournalism shots as you can crop it up later in the post production. Get low to eye level to get unfamiliar but interesting shots. At times do take ariel shots. Rule of the game, get new and interesting perspectives that defines you uniquely from the rest.

5) Emotive - One of the emotive shots can be captured with a prime or zoom lens. For instance, use a zoom lens when the couple is having their food. The advantage of using a zoom or prime lens is that they don't know that their pictures are being taken. Therefore, brace yourself for down-to-earth photos that worth millions.

Below are some of the wedding photos I took during some of my wedding coverage. I will include bride and bridegroom pictures on the future posts. For now enjoy the wedding pictures that I have uploaded!

:: Outing at the Park ::

These are the shots taken at Sembawang Park, Singapore.

I have kept in mind concepts such as rules of third, patterns, texture, colour, point of interest as well as emotive photojournalism when taking the shots.

Hope you guys like it.

For full coverage of the gallery, you can visit, http://events.studiohakim.com/OutingPark

::How-to Take Toddler Pictures::

This morning, my family and I head down to Sembawang Park, Singapore, for a nice morning picnic by the beach.

The location is as follows:


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The technique of taking toddler pictures lies in the build-up of environment.

1) Firstly, the subjects need to be in high spirits. As a photographer, one needs to be able to conjure up the atmosphere. Inculcating cool, happy vibes into the subjects.

2) Always take sample shots to see which settings are the best.

3) If you have a prime lens, do use it so as not to surprise of make the subject apprehensive of themselves.

4) Be ready to shoot the subject.

Nikon Slr Digital Cameras

It has been a while since I used my first nikon slr digital camera.

I started of with Nikon D70. At first, I set to auto as the idea or ISO, shutter speed, aperture never really hit me yet. However, after several events coverage, and a little help from my NS buddy, Ronson Gan, I managed to get the idea.

ISO: LOW is such as 100 provides crisp images, good for outdoor photography.
High ISO such as 400 and above is for lowly lighted environments, such as in the house, room, cave. However, the higher the ISO, the higher the noise level, at least for the case of D70 and D80.

Shutter speed: Slow shutter speed is good for night photography. However, with this, you will get motion blur from the subject, if the subject moves.
High shutter speed is for fast action, such as sports events, sprints, bicycle marathons.

Aperture: The concept of depth of field. The bigger the aperture, such as 2.8, will focus on the subject, whilst blur everything around it.
The smaller the aperture, such as 5 to 22 is good to capture landscape, group photos where you want all the subject matters to be clear.

These are the basic things a SLR photographer should know before he embarks on other techniques of photography.

About the Photographer

Name: Nur Hakim aka Haqeem
Age: 25
Photography experience: 5 years
Forte: Events, Street, Wedding, Portraits photography

Camera: Nikon D80
Flash : Nikon SB800
Accessories:
- Maha Powerex Batteries
- Gary Foong Light Bulb