Hi there and welcome,
“Wedding Photography Lessons” is a collection of articles (see menu on the right) intended to inform and educate the viewer regarding the science, business, and art of wedding photography. Beyond that, its real purpose is for me to have fun in writing:).
The articles are pointed toward advanced photography hobbyists, professional photographers as well as players in the wedding business. Future brides and grooms might find it interesting to take a peek, too.
You’ll always find new articles, so remember to always check back. And if you want me to write about certain themes just write below and let me know. For now, have fun.
Warmest regards,
Windee
#1 by jaka fahrial - December 12th, 2006 at 03:05
hallo… saya lagi belajar
#2 by baliweddingphotography - December 12th, 2006 at 03:32
Hi Jaka, you are welcome to learn here. You can even suggest a lesson theme. If you can write in english (jungle english is also welcome…) please do so, because this blog is being viewed worldwide.
#3 by priyatna - December 12th, 2006 at 05:31
nice blog ! more article please..architectural photograpgy please.
#4 by Meddy - December 12th, 2006 at 07:18
Hi Windee,
It is nice and learnful to find some articles on your site. They are really useful for the beginer like me. Hey…i’ll be in Bali on Dec 17 (17-24), it is posible for me to meet you, just to learn or just have a chat from the expert :). Thank you.
Warm Regards,
Meddy
#5 by irawan -ndut- - December 12th, 2006 at 09:20
Saya ikut belajar dong
#6 by baliweddingphotography - December 12th, 2006 at 23:16
Thanks a lot guys.
Priyatna: At the moment I only open “Wedding Photography Lessons”. But I will consider your suggestion about “Architecture Photography Lessons”.
Meddy: Just give me a call at the office 0361-7439681 when you are in Bali.
Irawan: Welcome, we’ll learn together.
#7 by Ella - December 15th, 2006 at 21:57
Hi Windee,
I love your work!!!!.. they are really beautiful. I had just started to pick up photography as a hobby myself. As I discover your webpage, I hope to learn alot from you.
I have some of my pictures uploaded into http://www.flickr.com (I will need to give you access to my page). They are not perfect, still at the amature stage but I would appreciate it if perhaps you can give some feedback or comments.
Best Regards,
Ella
#8 by baliweddingphotography - December 16th, 2006 at 06:37
Hi Ella,
thanks for the compliments.
Congratulations, photography is a wonderful hobby, I can tell you. Sure we can learn a lot together.
Just send me the access to windee@photofactorybali.com, I’ll visit your page. Thank you.
Warm regards from Bali,
Windee
#9 by Ella - December 19th, 2006 at 23:46
Hi Everyone,
Windee has been so kind to allow me to share some of my pictures through this blog. As I have mentioned earlier, my pictures are uploaded into http://www.flickr.com, of which I have to grant access for people to see. So if any of you are interested, please feel free to give me your email adress and I’ll send you an invite to my online album.
I believe that we can learn alot from listening to other people, so please feel free to leave comments or feedback. They are very much appreciated!
Thank You,
Ella
#10 by Ella - December 19th, 2006 at 23:59
Hi again,
Sorry for the double blog but for those of you who are interested in looking through my pictures, please click on the url shown below. I have just changed the security setting on flickr that will allow anyone to view my album without having to be invited.
Looking forward to hear from you.
Regards,
Ella
#11 by Ella - December 20th, 2006 at 03:42
So sorry.. I forgot to give the link. Here it is..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thethingsic
-Ella
#12 by Ella - January 11th, 2007 at 22:41
Hi Windee,
I saw alot of your photos, how did you manage to get the color so well? I tried taking a few photo but can’t seems to get that color to come alive (like how you did). Any pointers?
Also, while I was doing my study, I come across this filter called “Graduated Neutral Density Filter”. What is it and how will it help to bring the color in my outdoor photos?
Thanks!
Ella
#13 by photofactorybali.com - January 23rd, 2007 at 13:52
Hi Ella,
Sorry it took very long to answer your questions. Didn’t really expect January was gonna be a really busy month.
Thanks for the compliments.
To get good colors, first the exposure should be correct (not over- and not underexposed). Sure you can correct the exposure in Photoshop (blacks and whites stay the same, though) but you’ll get noise and color shifts as well.
Then enhance the color in Photoshop. Three features are deadly necessary (while others help you fine tune your image or add effects to it): Levels, Curves and Hue/Saturation. Learn these three features properly and really understand the meaning of the diagramms. Buy yourself Photoshop Classroom in a Book or borrow it from your local library, it’s worth it.
Neutral Density Filter is a filter that reduces the amount of light passing through it (without changing colors or anything else). Usage is for example if you want to use a slow shutter speed on a very bright day (e.g. your aperture is already the smallest and the speed is 1/250 s but you want 1/60 s).
Graduated Neutral Density Filter is a neutral density filter that graduated from a university. No, I think it’s something else: The filter graduate from grey to transparent. Usage: To reduce the amount of light only for a part of the image. For example you shoot landscape and the brightness difference between the sky and the ground is to big for your film/camera sensor to handle. So the filter reduces only the brightness of the sky but let the brightness of the ground unchanged.
Happy Learning!
#14 by uung fery - April 9th, 2007 at 18:50
ikut belajar dongggg…..
#15 by photofactorybali.com - April 11th, 2007 at 19:03
Welcome Uung.
#16 by Aloysius Jenner - April 26th, 2007 at 12:22
Hi guys, I’ve just found this site from the job vacancy site, karir.com, well it nice to be here where people are sharing experience in photography. Im just a new baby in photography who wants to learn alot in commercial photography
here is my flickr link http://www.flickr.com/photos/aloysius_jenner
Please add me on your account guys and give me your comment …
My comment for http://www.photofactorybali.com photos collection are all very natural in capturing the moments, not like the trend in jakarta where all the wedding photos are depending on the digital artists in enhancing the colour and finally looks like a painting.
Thank you
#17 by Dukun Cimot - July 21st, 2007 at 03:30
Hello Windee,
uh keren sekali ……… wah hebat-hebat……seneng deh liatnya…..wah tau dong yang ini mau ngapain. Kita sawangin biar usaha lancar ya.
Dukun Cimot
#18 by photofactorybali.com - September 25th, 2007 at 08:41
Hi Aloysius,
I’m also still learning. Actually, I’m a lifetime learner.
Thanks for your nice comments.
I like digital techniques but love making natural looking photos, so I stay true to it, whatever the trends might say….
I like the colors of you photos, and your objects seem to be relaxed. That’s good. For my taste some are too bright and some others need more contrast, though.
#19 by dessy - July 20th, 2008 at 14:30
i want to learn about photograph too… because i love it!! could i??
#20 by Elke Camillia - August 21st, 2008 at 18:28
Hi Windee,
I have been following your work for the past 6 months and until today I am still amazed everytime I look at your work. You always use lovely angle and the composition of each photos are perfect.
Being a fan of candid photography, I honestly feel that you have the eye to capture the right moment. This combined with good attention to details and lovely colour contrast makes your work outstanding. I like reading your blog and hope to learn a few tips that you’ve shared with us.
A couple of years ago, I also picked up photography as a hobby, it’s very addictive! Like most beginers, I started with street photography, despite my poor photography technique, I love to venture around the city to capture the beauty around me, the stories and the emotion.
Your work is very inspiring Windee, it makes me want to grab my camera and go out!
I posted some of my amateur candid photographs on the link below,
http://naranja.deviantart.com/gallery
Hope to see more of your photography soon!
Elke
#21 by photofactorybali.com - August 22nd, 2008 at 13:55
Hi Elke,
Thanks a lot, I’m all flattered here…
Good thing about photography is, I’ll never get to the point where I would think, “Oh, well, there’s nothing more to discover & learn.”
You’ve got a bunch of nice pictures yourself. Nice, clean compositions. My favorite is “On top of the World”.
“Closing in is interesting” because you put the picture upside down…
Yes, I know exactly what you mean with “very addictive”…
So just go out and get some more…let me know when you post more nice pictures.
Thanks again, Windee
#22 by photofactorybali.com - August 22nd, 2008 at 13:58
Hi Dessy,
I think you sure can. What’s holding you? Go out and take some pictures, share them on the web…