Melvin Foong Photography

Life experience

I was browsing my archives and I stumbled across this photo. It was a group photo of a few DJs from different ‘clans’ at the end of the night after a ‘battle’.

I was on stage, lighting was minimal when I took this picture.

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Nothing special about this picture, but the story behind reminds me of the arrogance behind it.

There was two photographers on stage that night. The first photographer took a shot, rather high shutter speed, perhaps a very strong strobe as well. Second photographer took this, slow shutter speed, a hint of strobe.

First photographer thought it was unusually slow, handshake and all. He then peek at the preview on the LCD screen of the second photographer.

“Very nice, what settings did you use?”

“Of course it’s nice. See who is holding the camera. Talk experience, you are not there yet.'

With an arrogant attitude, the second photographer walked away.

That second photographer, is me.

Filed under  //   Experience   Life experience   Portraiture   photography  

RAW Digital Workflow

In the context of digital photography, workflow refers to the steps taken to handle and image after it has been captured. Depending on the photographer, a variety of workflow (and software) is used.

When I am done with an event or a photography job, my workflow begins

  • Transferring the RAW files to workstation
  • Archiving original RAW files
  • Categorizing and selecting photos from the series shot
  • Adjusting exposure and light in the selected RAW captures
  • Converting adjusted RAW capture to a format that can be processed by an image editor.
  • Making further corrections to color and exposure
  • Sharpening the image and reducing noise as needed
  • Creating versions for specific uses at specific sizes
  • Archiving the various finished versions of the photo

Filed under  //   Photography   Post Processing   Workflow