Dalam apa jua bidang yang kita ceburi, sudah menjadi lumrah untuk kita memberi yang terbaik demi mendapatkan sesuatu yang kita inginkan, seperti kepuasan diri, duit, atau kemahsyuran bergantung pada setiap individu. Bukanlah menjadi hak kita untuk mengkritik sesiapa yang mempunyai matlamat- matlamat tersebut. Ini kerana setiap perkara yang dilakukan oleh mereka adalah untuk diri mereka dan bukan untuk menghalang, atau menidakkan kejayaan orang lain.

Walaupun begitu, ada sesetengah perkara yang boleh kita lakukan sebagai orang luar untuk menegur, memberi nasihat atau kata- kata semangat kepada individu- individu tersebut semata- mata untuk kemajuan orang itu sendiri. Ini adalah atas dasar tiada manusia yang sempurna dalam erti kata semua perkara yang dilakukannya betul atau bertepatan dengan kehendak agama.

Oleh sebab itu, apabila seorang individu ingin menegur seorang lain perlu menyedari hakikat ini, bahawa kritikan membina dan kritikan bertujuan menjatuhkan adalah dua perkara yang amat berbeza asasnya. Kesilapan dalam memilih hala tuju teguran itu boleh menyebabkan dia telah terkeluar dari niatnya yang sebenar, atau mungkin menonjolkan niatnya yang sebenar! Dalam 2 faktor tersebut kita boleh merumuskan bahawa:

1. kritikan membina
- menonjolkan kesilapan seseorang secara peribadi
- memberi penyelesaian dan kaedah
- tidak membuat kritikan yang berunsur provokasi
- menggunakan perkataan yang baik
- memberi contoh yang baik yang dia sendiri lakukan

2. kritikan bertujuan menjatuhkan
- menonjolkan kesilapan seseorang secara terbuka
- menghasut orang lain
- menggunakan perkataan- perkataan yang menyakiti pihak lain
- tidak memberi kaedah penyelesaian
- membuat komen yang berunsur provokasi

Disebabkan seorang itu tidak dapat membezakan antara kritikan membina atau kritikan bertujuan menjatuhkan, maka mereka lebih cenderung kepada menyakiti pihak lain, mengutuk peribadi seseorang dan kadangkala membuat provokasi sebagai tanda untuk merasakan dirinya lebih baik berbanding orang lain. Ini adalah faktor yang lebih disukai oleh kebanyakan orang kerana perasaan hasad dengki memang mudah meresap dalam minda kita kerana menjatuhkan orang lain lebih mudah berbanding memajukan diri sendiri.

Dari segi psychology, orang yang suka menjatuhkan atau memburukkan orang lain lebih mudah dilakukan berbanding memajukan diri sendiri kerana ia hanya melibatkan menulis dan bercakap berbanding memajukan diri yang memerlukan usaha yang gigih dan ikhlas. Orang yang suka menjatuhkan orang lain juga dengan mudah dapat merasakan dirinya hebat kerana apabila dia menonjolkan keburukan orang, dia yang berada di tahap yang sama secara automatik nampak lebih hebat berbanding orang yg telah diburukkan itu, walaupun pada hakikatnya dia berada di takuk yang sama.

Oleh kerana itu, kita lebih cenderung melihat orang ramai memburukkan orang lain berbanding melihat orang yang berusaha bersungguh- sungguh untuk memajukan diri kerana pada dasarnya orang kita memang malas belaka. Jadi, tidak hairanlah fenomena ini banyak berleluasa di negara kita yang tercinta ini.

Saya mengingatkan diri saya sendiri terutamanya, bahawa menonjolkan keburukan atau kelemahan orang lain tidak bererti kita lebih hebat dari orang itu, tetapi kemungkinan besar ia adalah sebaliknya, kerana jika tiada angin, masakan pokok bergoyang?

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Berbalik kepada fotografi, disini saya dengan sukacitanya ingin berkongsi hasil kerja saya beberapa minggu lepas yang agak menarik untuk saya, kerana untuk pertama kalinya, saya bersama Zaila & Zulfadhli, bersama kawan saya Faizan mengadakan satu sesi pre- wedding di Stesen KTMB lama dengan tema 1960an. Harap kalian suka dengan hasil kerja saya kali ini…

Enjoy…

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“abadikan detik indah anda bersama kami”

Jika anda indamkan detik indah seperti mereka, hubungi kami di:

Hazairi Basha (Jay)
Marketing Executive
hp: 6013 343 9328
e-mail: hazairi@detikindah.com

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Ridhuan Abu Bakar (diwant)
Principal Photographer
hp: 6012 378 5093
e-mail: diwant@detikindah.com

Detik Indah Wedding & Portrait Photography
SignDeco  Interior Consultant

©2009-2010 SignDeco MGT Enterprise (001908386-W) . All Rights Reserved

Selamat menjalani ibadah puasa kepada saudara dan saudari yang beragama Islam, semoga Ramadhan tahun ini lebih baik dari tahun- tahun yang sebelumnya. Kehebatan berpuasa tidak dapat dihargai sepenuhnya jika kita hanya tidur di siang hari atau hanya melakukan kerja- kerja di rumah atau pejabat sahaja. Bagi kebanyakan photographer di luar sana, bulan ini banyak dihabiskan di rumah atau studio dimana mereka bertungkus lumus menyiapkan album- album kahwin dari job terdahulu, termasuk juga saya.

Tetapi tahun ini tidak kurang sibuk juga bagi saya, kerana dalam bulan Ramadhan juga saya ada keluar mendapat jemputan untuk mengambil gambar beberapa majlis berbuka puasa dan tidak kurang juga outdoor portraiture dan studio. Seperti yang kita tahu, outdoor portraiture photography adalah masa dimana kita menjalankan sesuatu sesi fotografi di luar yang merangkumi menghadapi kepanasan, berjalan kaki di siang hari, meredah hujan dan juga melompat atau mencangkung untuk mendapat composition yang menarik. Belum pernah lagi dalam kerjaya saya sebagai photographer saya menghabiskan 2-3 jam di luar panas terik mengambil gambar di bulan Ramadhan! Tetapi, dengan pengalaman yang saya alami beberapa hari lalu menguatkan lagi azam saya untuk berpuasa dan memahami erti sebenar berpuasa, bagaimana keadaan orang di luar sana yang sentiasa kepalaran, dan orang yang terpaksa melakukan kerja- kerja berat di bulan puasa yang mulia ini.

Tinggal kurang 2 minggu lagi untuk kita menghabiskan bulan Ramadhan 1431, dan menyambut 1 Syawal, Hari Raya Aidilfitri seperti yang diketahui semua. Semoga kita dipanjangkan umur oleh-Nya untuk berjumpa lagi bulan Ramadhan tahun hadapan dan tahun- tahun berikutnya. Saya masih tidak pasti adakah ini entry terakhir saya sebelum Raya atau masih sempat lagi menulis satu lagi entry kerana kesibukan yang agak melampau di akhir- akhir bulan ini. tetapi saya berharap dapat ‘mencuri’ sedikit masa untuk menulis satu lagi artikel sebelum 1 Syawal mengenai raya kerana kedai akan ‘tutup’ seminggu bermula dari 1 Syawal, hehe..

Gambar- gambar dalam entry ini adalah dari majlis persandingan Wan Fazlin & Shahrizal yang berlangsung di Sg. Merab, Kajang pada bulan Jun lalu. Enjoy…

Reception: Wan Fazlin & Shahrizal from ridhuan abubakar on Vimeo.

The Reception of Wan Fazlin & Shahrizal at Sg. Merab, Kajang on 5th & 6th June 2010.

Images by Detik Indah Photography
www.detikindah.com

Song: Aizat – hanya Kau yang ku Mahu

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“abadikan detik indah anda bersama kami”

Jika anda indamkan detik indah seperti mereka, hubungi kami di:

Hazairi Basha (Jay)
Marketing Executive
hp: 6013 343 9328
e-mail: hazairi@detikindah.com

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Ridhuan Abu Bakar (diwant)
Principal Photographer
hp: 6012 378 5093
e-mail: diwant@detikindah.com

Detik Indah Wedding & Portrait Photography
SignDeco  Interior Consultant

©2009-2010 SignDeco MGT Enterprise (001908386-W) . All Rights Reserved

There are many aspiring individuals out there who wonders “how to be a wedding photographer”, or more specifically “how to make some money with wedding photography”. Unfortunately in this country and time, most of the aspiring individuals who wanted to get into the industry mainly thinks about making quick bucks, instead of genuine interest in photography in general. This development is also because of the emerging of competitive DSLR camera prices in the market which makes it affordable to almost everyone who wants a taste of being a pro photographer, as they say. But the photography community cannot do anything about the emergence of a new generation of wedding photographer, be it part time or full time, because it is everybody’s choice to do whatever they wish to do as long as it is within the boundary of human intelligence.

In this article, I am not going to discuss about the issue of part time vs full time photographer nor amateur vs professional photographer, we can save that for another time, but I am here to share some information and tips to these aspiring individuals who aspires to be a wedding photographer in its exact meaning. As you know, wedding photographer like myself usually spent around 4 – 9 hours a day covering an event, mostly alone without any assistant. To explains this alone make me feel exhausted and sometimes afraid because some people could not think how it’s like to work for 9 hours with practically only a few minutes of rest. Because of their lack of thinking on how it feels to work for 9 hours straight, it contributes to the lack of understanding of the client’s needs, the schedule of the event and the poor quality of photographs.

Wedding photography is one of the most challenging photography discipline, because it combines several elements which are sometimes out of our control or rather difficult to control, such as composition (how you position yourself in a packed living room), human emotion, timing (how to anticipate a moment), and some other things that we just cannot do it again if we missed them. Preparation, study and experience helps a lot in order to produce a successful product. So, in order to gain experience, you need to learn from the experienced, that is the rule, and it will always be. You cannot simply shot several weddings of your relatives, being satisfied with it, and claims to be a wedding photographer. It’s just don’t work like that, especially now where the competition are so fierce.

Below, I would like to share with you guys some photography tips that I compiled myself in order to have a successful photography session with your client:

Before the wedding:

1. Prepare mentally the day before about what and how to shoot.
2. Be self motivated. You have to motivates yourself and create the excitement about the upcoming assignment.
3. Make a one final call to the client the day before to make sure that everything is going as planned.
4. Think the wedding as your own wedding, and how it means to you personally.
5. Make sure all your equipments are in working condition.
6. Aspire to shoot the next assignment better than the last one.
7. Understand the client’s personalities. This helps tremendously on the wedding day when you are having an outdoor photography session.
8. Study other people works, not because you want to copy them, but to get some inspiration about composition and style.

On the wedding day:

1. Arrive early. (I usually arrives 15-30 minutes early depending on location)
2. Walk around the area to look for details, place to stand, lighting condition, etc..
3. Make sure to test your flash in all the areas in case the lighting conditions differ from one another.
4. Pre- visualize about what kind of angles you want to shoot or where you want to stand later on.
5. DO NOT treat the assignment just like ‘another job’. The client pays you good money for your service and you MUST treat them with respect and honor. Besides, they trust on your judgment so repay them to the best of your ability. This is the single most negative factor that I found in some of our photographers. They don’t work hard enough and are itching to go home as early as possible because they have other things to do.
6. If in the contract you stipulated that for one event the coverage will be 5 hours maximum, don’t tell the client that you’re going to go home once you hit the 5 hour mark. In my practice, if I say that my coverage will be at 5 hours max, usually my coverage will extend to 6 hours, depending on several factors such as the location of the outdoor from the ceremony, intervals (breaks) between merenjis and cake cutting, and so on. But the point is I don’t take the 5 hours I stipulated in the contract literally, instead I take my time to think about the session until both parties are satisfied. Believe me, the client won’t ask for an extra 2-3 hours even if they know you’re not going to charge them. But in case the session went over the stipulated time, tell the client politely that you have to charge for extra hours if you have to.
7. DO NOT shoot with the same style for every client. Each human being has different personalities that makes them unique in their own way. The essence of a successful photography session is your ability to understand the client’s personalities and to express them into your photographs. I would say that this is probably the biggest factor in determining your success as a photographer.
8. Think before you shoot. You and the client want quality over quantity.
9. Be presentable in your appearance and communication. It is vital to be able to communicate with the people around you so they could understand what are your requirements and why you need such thing and so forth.
10. DO NOT complain about the shortcomings of the location. A good photographer / to produce a good photograph is not about shooting nice and expensive location/items, its about how you make the best out of nothing and impress your client with your ability to see the unseen from the eyes of a normal person.

For me, the item no. 10 is by far the most satisfactory thing a photographer can ask for, to get compliments and impress the client and people around you with your work. In some circumstances, it values higher than money, I kid you not!! Hope you guys learn something from this article and for myself, I am learning with each day’s passing until I have lost my passion for photography, which I hope will not occur in the near future nor forever…

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Okay, back to the photos. This was the solemnization ceremony of Wan Fazlin & Shahrizal which were held at Sungai Merab, Kajang in June 2010. Previously I covered her younger sister’s engagement on behalf of  a friend, so this time was the big day for herself . A large crowd were present that day and I had some difficulty in moving around the living area, but at the end of the day, I think I got most of the vital moments in my camera, and that’s all matters to me.

Both are cool, calm and collected person, soft spoken and gentleman to the truest of meaning. I mean they speak about only what is needed and just do whatever I asked them to do, while reminding me of the need to cover some modesty in the pose (haha!), which I duly obliged. Everything went fine as far as the ceremony is concerned, and after the session finished, I went back home, get some rest, and prepare for the next day’s reception ceremony. Hope you enjoy the photos…

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“abadikan detik indah anda bersama kami”

Jika anda indamkan detik indah seperti mereka, hubungi kami di:

Hazairi Basha (Jay)
Marketing Executive
hp: 6013 343 9328
e-mail: hazairi@detikindah.com

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Ridhuan Abu Bakar (diwant)
Principal Photographer
hp: 6012 378 5093
e-mail: diwant@detikindah.com

Detik Indah Wedding & Portrait Photography

©2009-2010 SignDeco MGT Enterprise (001908386-W) . All Rights Reserved

Working on your own and mixing with like-minded people does open up a whole new experience in terms of how you approach your life and what is actually achievable in life compared to when you’re are working in a company. The possibilities are theoretically unlimited, and it is entirely down to your brain capacity and the hunger to do it. Since I am doing photography as a career now, I think that since wedding does has its seasons, meaning that not many people are getting married  every month in a year, and if they have, some period are so little that you aren’t able to get into the market. So, in a simple way, wedding photographer has their (some) free period where they are able to do other things to generate income.

Such as the case with me, I was an interior designer with 6 years of experience under my belt; I felt that why not I continue to do some small time interior design project since I won’t be doing photography all the time. I can still use my previous experience to look for jobs, while maintaining my knowledge about interior design. I have both skills and knowledge in interior design and photography, why not do both since I am the boss for my own company?

Then at one point, a pattern is slowly emerging. I am starting to feel and look like what I was when I’m working in an interior design company doing part time photography on weekends. This time, it is vice-versa on which one is full-time and part time. But the same situation is arising. I am starting to lose focus a little bit, pressure kicks in, tight schedules are jamming my head, and time management is becoming a major issue. I believe I can handle the jobs smoothly, but that wasn’t the case anymore.

You see, the only reason for me quitting my previous company and do full time is because I can concentrate on one specific subject, which is photography. This enables me to elevate my knowledge and skills to another level because of the time available to me are theoretically unlimited and for more specific reason. It means that all the available time will be used to strengthen my knowledge in photography and contribute to more quality work. So, my decision to do interior design on a part time basis defeats the whole purpose of me resigning from my previous company. I am starting to do 2 jobs at the same time, again!

Then the question came, “What is your passion actually?” For once, I was speechless and went blank for a moment. Usually, these type of questions isn’t for other people to ask me, instead all these while I’m the one demonstrating to the people what my passion really is, and how I do it. But this time I was put to task and I realized that, “it’s better to be an expert in one subject than having skills in 10 subjects but average”.

So, history repeats itself. I am quitting interior design after this final project and I am going to further my knowledge and skills for the real passion which I had since my childhood, photography…

End of part 4…

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About this entry, this was an engagement ceremony I covered at Ipoh few weeks ago. Nadiah’s brother hired me because he said my style of photography suits his taste, but I didn’t know it was his sister that is getting engaged at first. Then when I arrived at the place while having breakfast, only I was told that it was Aziz’ sister that is getting engaged, not him..! He never told me when we discussed the rate and schedule so I didn’t bother to ask, because normally the person who make the call is the who is getting married.

But it was nice humor to begin with and I had great time with their families and relatives. In the evening we had a short outdoor session at the classic Ipoh KTM Station with few of Nadiah’s friends, the first time I had a photo shoot there. Anyway congratulations to Nadiah and her new fiance Wan from Gombak for the nice pose, and hopefully to be part of your wedding day as well

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“abadikan detik indah anda bersama kami”

Jika anda indamkan detik indah seperti mereka, hubungi kami di:

Hazairi Basha (Jay)
Marketing Executive
hp: 6013 343 9328
e-mail: hazairi@detikindah.com

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Ridhuan Abu Bakar (diwant)
Principal Photographer
hp: 6012 378 5093
e-mail: diwant@detikindah.com

Detik Indah Wedding & Portrait Photography
SignDeco  Interior Consultant

©2009-2010 SignDeco MGT Enterprise (001908386-W) . All Rights Reserved

Hi there our friends, relatives, clients and ex-clients. In conjunction of the beginning of the 3rd quarter of 2010 and also to celebrate our 1000th Likes on Facebook, we are very happy to announce this latest and best yet promo, only by Detik Indah Wedding & Portrait Photography.

Especially for those who are still undecided about what kind of packages or how much you want to invest in your long lasting memory, this is definitely for you! When you’re walking together at the shopping mall looking for ‘hantaran’ items, or a simple picnic under a tree in the middle of the park or a very casual walk on the street after a long and exhausting wedding ceremonies,  we will be there to capture those moments that you never think is possible to have.

In fact, those are the moments where true emotions may appear since you are now an ordinary people walking in ordinary place, unlike in the wedding ceremonies where hundreds or thousands of people are looking at you every single minute. In addition to the usual outdoor session after your BIG DAY, we will be there for you in these moments as well, so you will never regret not to have any of these little details in your memory in 10 or 20 years time.

For a limited period,  we are offering this service for FREE in case you’re wondering how much we’re gonna charge for this session. Pick up the phone or open up you outlook now and start contacting us with details of your wedding and let us know if you have any sweet spot for this photo shoot session. InsyaAllah you’ll never regret it for the rest your life…

Terms & Conditions

1. Location must be in Kuala Lumpur chosen by client or photographer (outstation location, transportation charges apply and accommodation if necessary)

2. 2 hours of photo shoot session.

3. Any proposed date by the client is subject to photographer’s availability. We encourage the client to choose between Monday – Friday morning or afternoon.

4. This offer is based on first-come-first-serve basis.

5. This promotion is valid for booking of our 2 Event packages (nikah +  sanding) made before 30th September 2010, not the event itself.

6. We have the right to reject (we hope not) any dates that might not be suitable for us, but of course we will consult the client on how is best to proceed.

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“abadikan detik indah anda bersama kami”

Jika anda indamkan detik indah seperti mereka, hubungi kami di:

Hazairi Basha (Jay)
Marketing Executive
hp: 6013 343 9328
e-mail: hazairi@detikindah.com

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Ridhuan Abu Bakar (diwant)
Principal Photographer
hp: 6012 378 5093
e-mail: diwant@detikindah.com

Detik Indah Wedding & Portrait Photography
SignDeco  Interior Consultant

©2009-2010 SignDeco MGT Enterprise (001908386-W) . All Rights Reserved