By Peter Phun, on February 4th, 2010%
Photographing strangers have always been something I enjoy.
Part of it has to do with the possibility that I can be told to take a hike, or worse, be punched in the face.
It’s not that I like to antagonize people.
It’s a real challenge even if you have the camera handling down.
Quizzical look of a fruit vendor–This guy was curious to see me use a strange-looking camera I’m sure. The Hasselblad with 80mm lens shot wide open at f2.8 produces nice sharp images but it is a slow camera to work. You have to take first a meter-reading with a handheld meter.The 500CM had no built-in meter. Ridiculous considering how much it cost me. The fruit is called lychee.
Continue reading Malaysian faces from the past
By Peter Phun, on October 9th, 2009%
A delectable banana flower nourishing one of nature’s most beautiful and fragile creatures. Canon 20D with 100 mm f2.8 macro lens at Penang’s Butterfly Farm.
Father Time has a cruel sense of humor.
He usually makes things whiz by whenever I’m lost in my viewfinder photographing a pretty model, an exciting sporting event or just plain having a great time walking around making pictures.
Then he can torture me and make seconds seem like an eternity.
Without fail, it is usually when I’m in my car waiting for a traffic light to change.
Chances are, at that instance, I’m also illegally blocking a busy intersection that is equipped with multiple “photo radar” cameras.
Continue reading Malaysian Vacation was 2 years ago back in 2007
By Peter Phun, on February 24th, 2009%
This portrait of my aunt, her grandson, her two sons and their wives was made near a seaside on the island of Penang, Malaysia where I was born. Conditions weren’t exactly ideal. See the original picture. The one speed light I had with me was insufficient to light this group but I was on vacation and didn’t have my usual gear. Lit by 1 flash placed on the right. If I had to do this over, I’d make sure everyone showed up at the time I asked. But having a second flash would have made this easier to remove that harsh shadow on my cousin’s face.
It just occurred to me when an “i-pal” recently asked for a recommendation for a location to do an “e-photo” session how geo-tagging may be useful.
Until now I was kind of skeptical of its usefulness.
I have my favorite spots to for portraits, but I never feel like I own those places. Too often I hear photographers get very territorial about their secret spots. Continue reading Geotagging
By Peter Phun, on October 19th, 2008%
First time visitors to Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur can’t help but notice how the Petronas Twin Towers dominates the skyline not just in terms of its size but its unique architecture.
As we approached the city on our bus from Penang in the north, the towers were impressive.
If by day, the towers don’t seem imposing or spectacular, see them at night.
Read all the minutia about the Petronas Twin Towers like how much it cost to build and how long and so forth. Continue reading Kuala Lumpur–A brief visit to Malaysia’s capital in 2007
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