I’ve dabbled here and there in photography and it’s always a good diversion every once in a while from juggling bits and bytes or ink on a page. A cliche as good as any: helps you see things in a whole different light.
Here’s my photo site: hkp.
Have a good day, people!
Spyder 3 Pro attached to monitor during calibration
Ensuring that color remains consistent across display devices and printers is a definite must for anyone who takes photography and compositing work seriously.
For the past five months I’ve been using a Spyder 3 Pro to calibrate four monitors connected to my Hack Pro system.
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My friend Husam got himself a Harley, I got myself a camera, a couple of strobes and a light diffuser that seems to have been a shower cap in a previous life.
I’ve been fiddling around with a hybrid photography/graphic style that’s often referred to as hyper-realism.
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Sep 7
My favorite lens currently is a 50mm f/2.8 1:1 Macro. It’s perfect for life-size close-ups and portraits. Although it’s not as fast as I’d like it to be (i.e. f/1.4 or f/1.2), it’s sharp and has lovely bokeh (the appearance of out of focus areas) thanks to its circular aperture.
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Jun 10
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I stood on the edge of a road bustling with people and cars. “Awas!” read a sign in Malay. The roads in Kuala Lumpur were, as in most cities, littered with signs that cautioned drivers of impending doom should they heed no warning as they zipped past roadworks and construction sites.
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