Album title: School Day Off; Model: 小豬 (read: xiao zhu); Photographer: Edwin Setiawan (me); Place: 忠義捷運站的附近 (read: zhong yi jie yun zhan de fu jin); Date: 2009/11/28.

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I hope you like this album ~ although I feel some of photos a little bit not good in terms of composition and pose… as usual comments, suggestions, and critiques are welcome. Thanks for visiting my blog and website.

Album Title: Emptiness, Model: Gail, Photographer: Edwin Setiawan (me), Place: Shinkong Mitsukoshi, NewYork2 area, Date: 2009/11/15.

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I like this moment, when everyone takes photo I also take their photos hehe…..

In the end, I hope you like this album ~ a little bit different than my usual album I create in B&W because it touches my feeling more than color version. As usual comments, suggestions, and critiques are welcome….

Album Title: Guess My Feeling, Model: 笨寶 (read: ben bao), Photographer: Edwin Setiawan (me), Place: 士林官邸 (read: shi lin guan di), Date: 2009/11/15.

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I hope you like this album, as usual comments, suggestions, critiques are welcome – thanks for visiting my blog.

Album title: November Breeze, Model: 蓓蓓 (read: bei bei), Photographer: Edwin Setiawan (me), Place: 雙溪公園 (read: shuang xi gong yuan), Date: 2009/11/08.

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Long time I didn’t join model photo session ~ I hope this album wasn’t too bad…..As usual comments, suggestions, critiques are welcome. Thanks for visiting my blog, if you interesting you can see my portfolio.

These photos were taken during my flight journey from Taipei (Taiwan) to Jakarta (Indonesia). Fortunately I sat on the window side so I could take these beautiful views.

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Hope you like it, thanks for viewing my website – comments and critiques are welcome….

This article is written by me based on my experience using fisheye lens, I hope it is useful for you. Maybe some tips/ technique just good for several cases ~ I think it’s difficult to write the perfect ways to use the tool in every condition and situation, it should be have limitation and exception for some conditions. Anyway you can try to experiment by yourself and I am sure the best way to know how to use the tool (lens) isn’t only read but also try, try and try.

Here is some tips how to use fisheye lens creatively:

1. Try to get repetitive pattern in your photo as much as possible ~ simple pattern will become interesting when you use fisheye lens. You can see two examples below, I think the pattern looked more interesting hehe….

2. Too messy and crowded?! why not….. Sometimes when you play with fisheye lens its interesting to take some (crowded) activities such as traffic jam or people who getting rush in train station or (maybe) people do business in market ~ everything that looked messy and crowded will become an interesting combination. See the photo below, I took this photo on the top roof of building and can see construction project with old building far away, in addition I also can see many cars in the left side. Anyway it’s not a regular pattern but a combination of many pattern ~ totally different with tips #1.

3. Try to take photo in a “crazy” way. If you ready to use fisheye lens means that you ready to accept lens distortion. When someone buy fisheye lens, actually he buy “distortion” – seems like distortion is the important value for fisheye lens. But in fact some people try to avoid too much distortion in his photo – for some cases I agree but if you use it’s ability to produce “crazy” distortion – definetly you will surprise when you see the photo. The example below is an example to prove that the world is round hehe…..

4. Use open wide aperture to empasize something in your photo. When using fisheye lens people seldom to use open wide aperture, people usually use large number f  (ex: f/16) to make sure that everything in the photos are sharp. I agree with that opinion but sometimes when you need to emphasize something maybe you can try to use maximum aperture. See the example below, in this example I want to emphasize the curve shape of the (front) fence ~ it looked like a (window) frame which the blurred pattern as an object behind it.

5. Try to take photo from different position and distance. When you use fisheye lens don’t forget to change your position and distance with the object. You can’t think that position is not good without try it ~ when using fisheye lens the close object to the camera will produce the object bigger (sometimes it makes the object large inproperly). See examples below, even with the same object the different is much (maybe) when you change your position.

6. Rotate your camera to get amazing photo. In previous tips I usually rotate the camera almost facing the earth/ground. In tips #6 I give you examples when you rotate the camera facing the sky – the results also not bad or better (maybe) hehe……

That’s all – I hope this article useful for you – comments, suggestions, critiques are welcome. Thanks for visiting this website.

Long time I didn’t post a photography article in my blog because I busy to work. The other reason is I don’t have something special that I need to write. This topic actually is a basic for photographer but it is essential ~ since I learn photography by myself, everything I do just read, read, read…… and of course try it. After that I write it on my blog ~ I think it’s good to share your experience for others, life isn’t just for you but also for others.

What is Exif? Exif stands for Exchangeable image file format, it is a specification for image file format used by digital camera.  Exif usually content information such as date time information and camera setting. Learn Exif data is a fast way to learn other photography technique, of course learn the technique without good practice is just nothing. Anyway if you interesting about Exif in detail you can go to this link.

Let see sample photo below, I use ACDsee to see this Exif data, anyway you can use other software to open it, or just right click on your photo and choose properties then choose details.

See Exif data in detail, I just explain 2 sections that I think important:

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Important things in camera section are camera model and date/time. The quality of the photo depend on the camera and lens ~ I agree photographer never blames his camera but I also agree that good photographer with good camera will produce good photograph.  Date/time is important (especially) if you are landscape photographer. For example you want to take photo in Mt. Fuji, it’s better to check other people photo before you go there. If you learn others people photo you’ll get information the right time I should go there to take photo.

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~ My 25th birthday anniversary  ~

1st  -  Thanks to GOD for everything ~ without YOU I’m just nothing

2nd -  Thanks to my parents and family

3rd  -  Thanks to my friends

the last – thanks to you who read this blog – without your comment I can’t improve my photography skill

Album title: The Pursuing of Elegance, Model: Naomi, Photographer: Edwin Setiawan (me), Photo Editor: Edwin Setiawan (me), Place: Taiwan, Date: 2009/08/15.

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I hope you like this album – this album is specially made as a gift for my 25th birthday…..  as usual comments, suggestions, critiques are welcome.

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My Portfolio: Edwin Setiawan Photography

Recently I have been influenced by another hobby – digital painting. Since I am a photographer (not a painter) so it’s a little bit difficult for me to start painting with a blank paper. So my idea just turning photo into a digital painting. If you find in google there are many ways to do that. Honestly I can’t find a good way to turn photo into a real digital painting.

I can give you some digital works example by other people (they start from blank paper): gseoning, ahon, etc. Other people create from 3Ds Max and post work by painter and photoshop – my favorite: Soa lee. Maybe you realize that most of digital painter produce a fantasy/dream work but recently I also found other people who create a realistic work – click this link.

Anyway I just improve my way because my first digital painting was too bad – you can see here. I know this one also not good – but I believe practice makes perfect. I hope someday I can turn a photo into digital painting which similar with other people paint from blank paper. I think it can be an option for people who are born not to be a painter – sorry no tutorial for this one. As usual comments, suggestions are welcome…. thanks.

Note: I just use mouse + keyboard (without wacom) and photoshop (without painter) – original photo by me.

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