I am a 42-year old husband and father. I was an avid computer gamer and DOF, F-stops and the like were foreign to me until my wife introduced me to photography.

I began shooting during the latter part of March 2010 and quickly became addicted to it. I started this blog to share my journey and to learn along the way. Special thanks to my wife Eng who encouraged me and to all my friends in Blogosphere who shared their knowledge and taught me to further this craft.

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before and after # 11 - the lake


I had to wake up early and get out in freezing temperature just to shot the original of this photo but unfortunately it turned out to be a disappointment.

Instead of deleting the RAW file, once again I called on the the help of my trusted PS CS4.

mouse-over the image to view the salvaged one.

Thank you for all your comments, visits and continued encouragement.


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before and after # 10 - bird


mouse-over the images to view the unedited one.



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before and after # 9 - my girl


as usual mouse-over the image to view the unedited one. please give a bit more time to download the other image.
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my 7 year old daughter woke me up this morning, i asked her: "what's the problem?", and she answered: "Daddy, when are you gonna buy me a make-up kit?".

it struck me that my little girl is not a baby any more, i made this video 3 years ago knowing that this day will come.

she is the love of my life really, after 10 years of trying and virtually giving up to have a child, she decided to come into our lives and made us a family.



turn on your audio and enjoy!


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before and after # 8 - TRON

edited version
(best viewed in large format, please click image to enlarge.)


sooc


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before and after # 5 - harbour

before and after

these two photos were taken minutes apart, i think the unedited versions are ok but need a bit of enhancement.

the first one was edited in PS with colour and vibrance adjusted. dodge and burn was used on the clouds, unsharp mask and sharpen tools were also applied selectively. a very soft vignette was applied for the final touch. the second photo was converted to HDR before applying the same PS actions i just mentioned.

which one do you prefer? the first, the second (HDR) or the unedited one.

if you're wondering where the SOOCs are, mouse-over the images to view the unedited ones.




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before & after # 5 - red truck



before and after series, mouse-over the image to view the unedited one. if for some reason the mouse-over is not working you can still view the edited version here and the sooc here.

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before and after # 4 - windows

mouse-over the image to view the unedited one. if for some reason the mouse-over is not working you can still view the edited version here and the sooc here.

this is a composite of five images - the main background, the man, extension to the right, extension to the top of the building, the sky.


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before and after # 3 - the biker



mouse-over the image to view the unedited one. if for some reason the mouse-over is not working you can still view the edited version here and the sooc here.

it was a dull overcast day when this was taken and as expected the original shot was flat.

PP: i worked with the foreground/background and the bike/biker separately, light rendering was also used.

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before and after # 2 - brownsea castle



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Brownsea Castle, Brownsea Island, Poole, Dorset, UK

PP: sky exposure adjusted, vibrance adjusted, dodge and burn here & there, birds and cloud added, curves adjusted.

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before and after # 1 - olivia

mouse-over the image to view the unedited one. if for some reason the mouse-over is not working you can still view the edited version here and the sooc here.

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