Got a call from an architect/photographer buddy the other day. He asked me whether I could be a professional speaker for a photography workshop at his almamater. Naturally it’s going to be about architectural photography, so after some discussions with him and the event’s committee, I agreed to their request. …
That morning I got notifications on my phone while I was teaching my photography classt. It turned out that the one whose message me was my Editor buddy at Femina magazine, Ms. Faunda. After the class , I called her back, and it turned out that she contacted me for …
At one of a lifestyle photo session lunch break, my client had a spontaneous idea about doing a getaway photoshoot at lombok island. I thought it was just joke, so I didn’t take it seriously at first. But two weeks later, she called me to confirm the photoshoot and asked …
Got this neat little baby from a friend who’s migrating to ‘F’ brand the other day. All of her other gears were already sold, except this one. When she gave an offer with a very difficult to resist price (and maybe because she was just so pretty that day), my …
About two months ago, I’ve got a message from my lecturer buddy, Cak Ikin (who’s famous for his surabayan-style parody video ‘Culo & Boyo’ ), asking whether I was available for a career sharing session about my current occupation (professional photographer). It will be held at Surabaya Intercultural School (SIS) Citraland. He was the …
I’ve heard about this place quite some time ago, but it’s only recently i actually had the chance to come in person and even did some photo session there, with awesome results :D ‘Hutan Bambu Keputih’ & ‘Taman Harmoni Keputih’ (Keputih Bamboo Forest & Harmony Garden), is somewhat hidden gem to the city. …
It’s been a while since my last post…well, let’s catch up! :D A couple months ago, i was thinking about getting a telephoto lens for portraiture use, and was torn between a 70/80-200 zoom and 85mm prime lens. Since my budget was rather limited, for now only one can be prioritised. After a ‘long and …
I’ve been looking for this lens for quite some time, but got the chance to own one only recently. As you might know, my educational background was architecture. Naturally, architectural photography is one of my favourite genre. Involving larger-than-human scale subjects, it requires a wide or ultrawide angle lenses. I already have the ultrawide, …
A fellow photographer called, asking whether I’m available at 22 & 24 January 2015. He said that he’s supposed to come to Surabaya with a female basketball team from Jakarta to take pictures of their competition at DBL arena. Due to circumstances, he couldn’t make it and offered me to replace him as …
Recently i’ve been thinking about upgrading my current gear into a technically better one. Moving to an FX (Full-Frame sized sensor) camera body is one of my consideration. I’ve been a DX user for years, and while it’s already good enough for most of my photography, I think it’s about …