Thursday, February 25, 2010

Those sparkling eyes.


Photography tips :

Masa klinik photo ahad lepas, ada peserta yang tanya saya on how do I captured those sparkling eyes in kids?

ok.. Saya nak share sket tentang experience dan apa yang saya buat untuk mendapatkan mata yang sparkle tu..

When capturing children photo.. I always target that i will have at least one picture of the kid having eye contact with me. I target it has to be my strength in kids photography (my style/signature). So, memang saya aim sangat2 bab tu.. thus i need to make sure bila i capture the kid look at my camera, i always wanted the eyes to tell everything in a photo. Saya mesti make sure mata itu yang akan menyentuh hati orang yang melihat. Some says.. Eyes are getaway to the soul. It is true indeed!

For me, in portraiture, (tak kira kids or adults), the face is most expressive part of the body, and of the face, the eyes are most important. You might be forgiven for getting any part of the image out of focus, EXCEPT THE EYES.

Ok.. camne nak buat? masa amik gambar especially yang nak menonjolkan mata dia tu.. always pay attention on how light illuminating the the child's eyes. Look for the catchlights. Catchlight is a little reflections in the eyes that shows life and sparkle. It is just a matter of turning the child to get the light just right in her/his eyes. Dengan bahasa yang senang.. Contohnya kalau outdoor, the best catchlight is from the sky. So place the child to get the catchlight dan nanti a little reflection of the light from langit tu akan ada dalam mata dia :-) itu yang buat mata dia sparkle.

Ok, gambar di bawah pulak di ambil dalam umah menggunakan natural light (takde flash). Reflections of light yang kita nampak kat mata this boy adalah sumbernya melalui tingkap.


Dalam amik gambar kanak2.. expression dan emosi tu paling penting.. cam gambar di bawah lak.. terserlah kegembiraan Imran ni.. Bila budak ketawa, automatik mata dia akan mengecil.. so couldn't get more catchlight in his eyes. Tapi dalam kes ni.. catchlight tu akan jatuh no 2 sebab penceritaan kepada gambar telah mengatasi semua teknikal aspect yang perlu ada dalam sesuatu gambar.



Dalam masa yang sama.. when capturing portrait, always remember to focus in the eyes. It will help the eyes to look sharp in a photograph.

Selamat mencuba!!

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