More Wedding Pictures~

Taken by Amir Rizal (Rizal Ridzuan Photography)

Pre-solemnisation

Solemnisation

Post solemnisation

"Mari peluk mak mertua" :D

These were taken with analog Nikon FE with 38mm film. Talking about manual cameras which are extincting these days. Young people should learn how to actually shoot using manual cameras instead of showing off their DSLRs and doing all the editing in Photoshop only :P. Skills are required to be a photographer, but there are some who would just jump on the bandwagon because everyone else is doing it. Pftttt.

More pictures from the same camera, click here.

Please visit Amir's website/blogspot more more info. Thank you for attending my wedding with your wife. (they just got married in October 2010). Wife anda sangat sporting sebab sanggup ikut pegi mana je. Ahaks. Thumbs up! :D

Polaroid Pictures :)

I had my pictures taken by my photo-freak father using Polaroid camera when I was small. He has collections of old camera, including manual full metal body Nikon, semi-auto Pentax, fully manual Pentax, to name a few. Anyway, recently I have to addiction, which is Instant Cameras, almost instantly prints out your pictures. yes, that includes brands like Polaroid and Fujifilm. I'm still not sure Lomograph has that, but I'll check that.

FUJIFILM INSTAX

FujiFilm Instax 210 

Instant camera = instant pictures (like polaroid)

Wide format photos.

Shoots vivid, high quality prints instantly!

Has built-in flash.

Big & clear viewfinder.

Has self-shoot mirror.

Close-up lens for focusing from 35cm.

Picture size 99mm (W) x 108mm (L)

Image size 62mm (W) x 99mm (L)

Using Instax Wide Film

FujiFilm Instax Mini 25

Instant camera = instant pictures (like polaroid)

Credit card size pictures.

Small, compact and easy to use.

Has built-in flash.

Has self-shoot mirror.

Close-up lens for focusing from 35cm. 

Picture size 54mm (W) x 86mm (L) - credit card-size

Image size 46mm (W) X 62mm (L)

Using Instax Mini Film

FujiFilm Instax Mini 7

Instant camera = instant pictures (like polaroid)

Credit card size pictures.

Small, compact and easy to use.

Has built-in flash

Picture size 54mm (W) x 86mm (L) - credit card-size

Image size 46mm (W) X 62mm (L)

Using Instax Mini Film

FujiFilm Instax Mini 55i

Instant camera = instant pictures (like polaroid)

Credit card size pictures.

Small, compact and easy to use.

Has build-in flash

Shutter speed can be adjusted incrementally for better pictures in low light condition.

Lets you take two shots with a single touch using the self-shot timer!

Picture size 54mm (W) x 86mm (L) - credit card-size

Image size 46mm (W) X 62mm (L)

Using Instax Mini Film

FUJIFILM Instax Mini 

Price: 

RM28.00 (as shown on The *Click Shop website)

Film Type: Instant Film

Picture Size: W 46mm X 62mm

Film Size: W 54mm X H 86mm

Exposures: 10 pcs per pack

Use: For instax mini cameras or compatible only.

FUJIFILM Instax Wide

Price: 

RM36.00 (as shown on The *Click Shop website)

Film Type: Instant Film

Picture Size: W 108mm X 86mm

Film Size: W 99mm X H 62mm

Exposures: 10 pcs per pack

Use: For instax wide cameras or compatible only

As the above models, all of them are able to produce/print pictures almost instantly, except they offer different sizes of printouts for each model. I really ant to get one of these, and I have my eyes set on FujiFilm Instax 210, because of larger printouts. Since I made a promise to Kak Mala, Akmal and Frankie to send them postcards from Guangzhou and Hong Kong, so I think it would a great deal if I could buy the instant camera. Maybe I could send the printed pictures as postcards as well ;)

Owh, I will write on Polaroid soon! :D

Photographers vs Professional Photographers

Since most of my friends are married and getting married, I'd like to share my opinion on wedding photographers these days. Yela, sekarang kan orang duk sibuk beli DSLR, tapi tak pandai mana pun nak ambik gambar. Taking pictures is not only about technical aspects, but the moments captured, whether they have the "feel" or story that you want to convey. I am no genius in this matter but as a layman, pretty pictures for me means it'll bring me to tears to see a very good picture. It's like an epic. I love browsing through National Geographic website where they have superb-beyond-words photos that I know "This is what we call a good photographer". It'll leave us in awe. Admiring such beautiful moment would always make me forget how long have I stared at the picture. Tsk tsk :P (I wish I can be one superb photographer!)

Ok, back to the wedding photographer issue. Sometimes, regrettably I find that my friends' wedding pictures are not as good to their expectation. Guess what? It looks like being taken by a lousy person using only a compact camera (in fact some could take pictures perfectly with one. Pfftttt) but what amazes me most, the person (who claimed to be a wedding photographer) was using DSLR! There's a lot of differences between a photographer and a professional photogapher, honey. I hate to mention that the flash used gave the "shiny-oily" effect to the couple's face and the compilation for the custom album and sticky album was even horrendous! (and I haven't found any suitable word for them yet. Beyond words!) Apparently it was done by someone who doesn't even know whether Photoshop ever exist or they're just plain lazy and taking it all for granted (because of the pay). Forget about the composition. It feels like running an amok whenever mentioning about this. I wonder how my friend feels, about her wedding pictures turned out to be GOD-I-AM-SO-GOING-TO-HEMPUK-THE-PHOTOGRAPHER-WITH-HIS-CAMERA! Come on, head-to-head poses is all you could think of? The subject was stiff, and the background was his car (yang hanya nampak tayar. Bongok ke?) Capturing romantic moments is not merely limited to having body contacts etc. I know I'm in no position to teach people on how to take pictures, but I've been exposed to photography since I was in kindergarten. I've handled fully-manual SLRs, although I did not receive any formal education on photography, it seems that my photos were never as bad as mentioned above (perasan haha).

Having obsession over photography these days makes me an avid critique. More or less, being too technical about photography would result in a very stiff picture. This is no point-and-shoot only. Aiyaaaa...

Ok, enough of ranting. I hope Azli's pictures would turn out great for my wedding. I'm very picky. I can't stand imperfections. And I want my money is spent with worthwhile memories. Argh. Anxious about the wedding!