[an overt journal of a covert theorist]

Wednesday, 19 January 2011

I Suck at Taking Pictures

I have been carrying my camera around lately. I think it is funny that a lot of people thought I am a real photographer. The workers, at a sushi restaurant across the street, said that they were amazed by how cool my camera looked (they were so so nice, so I took some crappy pictures of them haha *as you can see). Then people at rez council. Then My roommate's friends. Everybody. Ugh, hahaha. I mean I wish I were one, but honestly, I am so far from being a photographer. I like pictures, a lot! I am just too lazy to get my ass studying camera manuals, I just love clicking the shutter without thinking. Oh, wait, I just remembered,  that's actually one of LOMO golden rules!!!!! Yeah I guess that's the best way to phrase it, I am more a lomographer than a professional photographer. Haha, sick.

And the worst yet strangest thing happened lately is, one of my friends, a designer, even trusted me to do the lookbook of her collection. I was totally shocked. I told her I don't professionally understand how to use a complex dslr, I mean, I know how aperture-shutter mode, iso, and white balance work, but else than that, no. I don't know how to shoot in a proportional angle or somethin like that. But this crazy girl said she liked my shots and decided she would take the risk cause she thought anything free is good. The result, I ended up having a photo shoot for her today. It was fun, though mostly I didn't exactly know what I was doing, but, I did try my best to incorporate her vision towards the collection.

At this moment, the photos still look like another sack of pictures. I wish I could retouch it really soon and make them look lookbookably fabulous, but yeah, my volunteer works have been quite tight lately, and again I suck at photoshopping too, thus it's likely gonna be a really really slow progress. I hope I'll get it executed (beautifully) before the end of this month haha. Oh, and if any of you has done fashion retouching before and happen to be voluntarily willing to help a desperate little pal here with some tips, please please please please, get me in touch really really soon okay!

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born and raised in Indonesia, currently in progress of figuring out the essence of life through discoveries and travellings. (krissatyatulus@aol.com)