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Rabbiya & Zeashan

fisdj — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:04:15 +0000

This past weekend I had the pleasure of joining Rabbiya and Zeashan in Los Angeles, CA for their wedding ceremony. Of which, I must say, has been one of my favorite to date. The couple, families, friends, and relatives all have such a strong connection with one another and an amazing energy. I truly wish the best to the couple and everyone I had the pleasure of meeting. This post stays deep in my heart.

Day 1 – Menhdi

Day 2 – Couple Session

Day 2 – Shadi

Shamaila & Wajih

fisdj — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:39:11 +0000

Have you ever wondered of the best location to have your wedding portraits taken? Well, when I went to go shoot Shamaila and Wajih’s wedding alongside S2S Photography we discovered one of those perfect locations. The wedding was to take place in Greenville, SC. Prior to the wedding we shot a gorgeous set of images around downtown Greenville of the couple. The greenery along with the architecture and river running through the city made for the perfect environment. I hope you enjoy these images as much as I did taking them!

Shama & Owais

fisdj — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:10:47 +0000

I recently had the pleasure to work with S2S Photography for his coverage of Shama and Owais’s menhdi and shadi two day wedding event. Shama and Owais are the type of couple who are nothing but good laughter and good vibes. The chemistry between the two of them is truly present and it shows in the images. I really wish these two the very best on this voyage into their new lives with much happiness.

Enjoy.

Evan & Senadzi

fisdj — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:58:29 +0000

Last week I met with Evan & Senadzi for their engagement session at Lake Johnson on a precariously warm and sunny day in the middle of January. This being said, I took advantage of it as much as possible! The high sun and placid lake along with proper compositions made for some memorable shots of the day. Evan and Senadzi are a great couple that have been together for four years and have decided to tie the knot come the end of 2010.

Of Mountains

fisdj — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:14:03 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to take a short vacation to the Blue Ridge Mountains. The two day retreat was right in the peak season for tourism in the area because of the changing colors of the leaves. During the trip to Boone, I stopped by a little town called Blowing Rock. This quaint little town is really authentic in its community and feel for the mountains. It makes you feel like your in a town from a movie shot in the mountains, at least I always feel that way. None the less, the town is famous for their tourist attraction “Blowing Rock”. It was there that I was able to witness the Blue Ridge Mountains on a rather cloudy day. The clouds formed with holes that allowed beams of light to seep to the mountain valley and radiated an amazing picture that I was super lucky to get. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did. If you ever get the chance, take a trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains. You wont regret it.

January & Jeff

fisdj — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:18:52 +0000

I thought it would be nice to introduce previous weddings and fotoshoots I shot before I launched my website. So I am going to begin dubbing this campaign of posts as flashbacks.

January & Jeff’s wedding took place earlier this year at a beautiful Hilton that they call “The Mansion on the Hill” nearby RDU airport. The couple are a delightful two that are so easy to get along with. From shooting to the food, the whole day was a success.

anything is a canvas

fisdj — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:50:23 +0000

I know it’s been a while since I posted fresh material, I guess killing your leisure time is in the fine print for a full time college student. Nevertheless, I have two very special posts for today. This one being the first of a new thread in my catalog that will be dubbed incite (insight). I will try my best to post about general camera techniques and how to bring fotography into your frame of reference.

This week I would like to talk about lighting and fotography. As Saad would always say, “it’s painting with light.” This is completely true. Lighting takes a picture into completely different dimension. Where anything and anywhere becomes a canvas for your work. Literally, you can use anything to begin “painting” light on your composition. Spill light on subjects that you would like to bring attention to or mask objects with shadows.

Here I’m going to show you a picture from a normal get together between me and my good friend Saul.

Here you can see what seems to be an average picture of an ordinary subject and actually rather boring composition. Note that I have shown the placement of the flash in the composition so you can be creative with your placement and really have fun with a foto. With the light in its current position, a few tweaks on the camera and a better angle you can turn a boring picture into a light painted piece.

Heres some examples

The first composition carries two distinct variables that can be interpreted in many ways. Firstly, the light being emitted from the bag adds a creative touch to the composition. To me it almost suggest as if knowledge is seeping from the bag onto the subject and the result of the two is captured on the wall. Like a three stage process. Secondly, the symmetry flows very smooth. The subject in the middle is anchoring the attention while the flash and wall are adding effects on both sides.

The second composition utilizes the same facets as the first but in this composition its two dimensional. The subject and his by product on the wall, something like an alter ego. The way a picture is framed and composed creates the whole tone and feeling to it.

I Hope this INCITES some creativity into all of you and begin looking at images and surroundings different. Leave a comment for a future installment!