Angel in the Dark by Chloros Studio

last saturday the Chloros Studio team did the in house shooting using CLS technique. The theme is "Angel In The Dark" . Feel free to browse the Chloros Studio Website for more photo at
www.chlorosstudio.com

RAW VS JPEG

should i choose to shoot in RAW or JPEG????

i have read a few articles on the adv and disadvantage between the two format. well as for myself i tend to shoot RAW file format instead of JPEG. That is my choice after taking a lot of consideration of the technical things. so lets have a look on the pros and cons of both format

below is one of the article that i have read.

Format Pros & Cons:
The Pros of RAW format:

* RAW is a digital negative holding all of the data captured by your camera providing you a foundational element to which to apply all of your edits to with no sacrifice of image quality.
* RAW file software editors allow you to quickly and easily change the output of your image such as adjusting exposure, white balance, noise reduction, image size (interpolation), saturation, contrast, levels, curves, sharpness, output resolution, bits/channel, etc.
* RAW file software editors allow you to load saved adjustment settings and some even enables users to batch process a group of files versus making changes to one file at a time.

The Cons of RAW format:

* RAW files take up more space on your camera's compact flash card or microdrive than other formats.
* RAW files require you conduct some degree of post processing via photo editing software to convert your image to an editable file type for editing, printing and/or online display.
* RAW file software editors have a learning curve, even if mild, and for the uninitiated can be intimidating at first.
* Batch processing and/or loading multiple files may tax slower machines and require more computer RAM to keep your software running smoothly.

The Pros of JPEG format:

* JPEG is a file format that has been adopted as a standard and can be loaded in a variety of programs making display easy and simple.
* JPEG files take up less space on your camera's compact flash card or microdrive than other formats.
* JPEGs can be loaded easily by most all image editing software applications, requiring no intermediate steps.
* Most dSLRs enable you to choose what size JPEG files (S, M, or L) to save to your compact flash card or microdrive when shooting. This enables you to use smaller images that are easier to handle for email attachments, web display or as an alternate preview mechanism if your camera supports saving files in JPEG and RAW formats simultaneously.

The Cons of JPEG format:

* JPEGs are not a lossless file format. Each time the file is saved data is compressed, with some data being lost in the process. The net impact can be loss of color saturation, color range and sharpness.
* JPEG files reflect a one-time interpretation of your subject based on the settings of your camera (white balance, exposure settings and output resolution, etc.). Altering these settings and re-outputting a new file, as you can with a RAW file, is not possible. What you capture is what you get.
* Interpolating or upsizing an image initially saved as a JPEG can result in less than ideal results. Some 3rd party software applications can do this better than others, but you’re still dependent on using another software application to get the job done.
* With specific types of photographed scenes JPEG compression artifacts can appear in prints.



Read more: http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/raw_vs_jpeg_is_shooting_raw_right_for_me.html#ixzz127OiJAMi

so no matter what is ur choice of format, the main thing is the quality of the final output.

Over The Time

Yesterday is my bday again..so the day before one of my fren ask me what are you going to do tommorow, and my answer let see what is the first thot in my mind for my birthday ..and i thot of recording myself singing a song composed and written by me a few months ago..so check it out...

Poetry or should it be a poem..

okay , i dont know what to write for this photo , so i just created a poetry or poem ,

A Blurry day,
burn me out ,
while watching all the people smiling,
Im capturing the moment,
when time is not in your favor,
so it will become one of the
Moment Of Memories...

Black and White at The reef

Went to the Reef last nite for a friend's bday party. It is a good place to sit and listen to the music while having ur drink and last nite the theme was "The 80 s" while listening to the sound of the live band , i grab my camera and try to shoot in low lite condition without using a speed light. and i found out that it is much more better to shoot in black and white.

Before and After 2.

yeah finish updating my blog template, change to a new template design just for some face lift.
so now i m going to continue with the editing .how to do the editing is very subjective. some people might like it, some will not. but however lets go to the majority side of the viewer.
well most people will prefer the picture to be as natural as it be. but sometimes it is difficult to captured such moment with the surrounding limitation.

so as for me most of my pic will be shot in RAW file format so that more changes can be made later.
talking about sharpness of the picture, it will be depend on a few factor, shutter speed, aperature etc...

try to look at both of photo below

Original Photo (now jpeg but taken with RAW format)

After Editing

what did i do with it.? well i did enhancement of the sharpness of the photo, and do some color saturation adjustment plus , increase the exposer a bit. well it is simple rite. :) try to play with the color till u satisfied with the result.

ps: im not a pro but im sharing what i know about editing.

Before and After

way of editing pic...to do the pict editing , u must learn on how to maintain the naturality of the subject. it is a learning process thru time which will give u an experience on how to do the editing. as for me the most important thing is that, the first shot MUST be sharp.....


to be continue..................

Lucky Shot

I manage to take a shot after waiting patiently for the bird to fly. and this is one of the lucky shot i guess....

From Paris With Love

A lucky snap shot while i was in Paris the City of Love. it was a great trip. while taking the landscape of the architechture and buildings, i look up towards one of the top of a building and then saw this almost perfect shape of the heart/love. Took a few shot of it before it out of shape a few minutes later.

The Making; Chloros Studio With Nature

Last weekend Chloros Studio has organized an outing with the theme nature. It is a great outing where all the jokes comes out eventhou some of those who went just met for the first time. we went there with 6 photographer and three models. Apart from that another 4 who came make the total of 13 people. It is a bit tiring but in the end we went back with a smile on the face. (^____^)

One of the shooting took place. see all the photographer focusing on the model. try to make "twilight-Chloros Version"