#WikuFest3 Versi Mereka

Just quick gooling about #Wikufest3 held on 24-25 January 2014.

Hmmm, idea to make a blog post in english turn to be a good one :p
I think @gen could take a look on some posts from the young Mozillians of SMK Telkom Sandhy Putra Malang :)

#Wikufest3 Photo Contest – The Story

Wall-E and Wide/Macro Lens

Wall-E and Wide/Macro Lens

Selamat buat para pemenang #Wikufest3 Photo Contest.

Buat yang ga menang jangan berkecil hati, ini bukan lomba serius kok.
Saya mengadakannya just for fun dan yang penting adalah media bagi kita semua untuk belajar bersama mengenai fotografi. Dan ternyata banyak yang hobi atau tertarik dengan fotografi di kampus Moklet Malang ini :)

Nah kembali ke pemilihan para pemenang. Kenapa saya memilih mereka? Niatnya sih ngebahas sambil ngumumin pemenangnya. Tapi apa daya ga bisa terlaksana karena jadwal #Wikufest3 hari ke-2 mendadak penuh perubahan plus cuaca yang sangat tidak mendukung pula. Tapi ada beberapa sempat dibahas di ruang Mozilla (saya tersandera hu hu hu hu :P)

Ada beberapa catatan yang perlu saya sampaikan terlebih dahulu

  • Ini subyektif dari sudut pandang saya
  • Saya bukan fotografer profesional
  • Semua foto saya asumsikan diambil dengan kamera ponsel/tablet
  • Kembali ke paragraf awal, it’s just for fun to learn about photography together.

Kemudian dari banyaknya foto yang masuk (peserta mungkin tidak banyak-banyak amat), untuk memilihnya saya menggunakan beberapa kriteria. Diantaranya

  • Ketajaman fokus (dari semua foto yang masuk, saya berasumsi semuanya emang ga berniat moto blur)
  • Komposisi foto
  • Kreatifitas (dalam hal konsep fotonya)

Dari poin ketajaman fokus sudah cukup membantu untuk menyaring foto. Foto yang ga fokus biasanya diambil di kondisi pencahayaan yang tidak ideal (sore/malam) dan karena teorinya kalo mo bikin foto tajam harus long shutter, banyak kamera yang tidak bisa melakukan ini. Belum lagi motonya handheld, maka potensi goyang tinggi (belum lagi kalo lagi cuaca dingin berangin trus dikitikin pacar, amburadul deh) :)

Contoh foto-foto dari Rahman Kurniadi.
Foto konser, kantor pos, dcost dan foto ibu-ibu PKK itu jelas blur karena handshake. Jadi yah harus dipinggirkan dulu.
Sebab lain dari foto blur/out of fokus bisa jadi karena fitur “autofocus” di camera-app yang digunakan tidak bekerja sesuai dengan yang kita mau. Asumsi saya Rahman niatnya foto di earbud-nya, cuman entah kenapa fokus kok malah ke sisi kiri atas earbud nya. Mungkin si camera-app ngitung daerah situ lebih kontras, jadi fokusnya di sana.
Belum lagi kalo camera-app nya ga cukup canggih meteringnya (plus ga ada opsi pula buat kita untuk mengatur meteringnya) jadilah foto yang overexposure (kelewat terang) atau malah underexposure (kelewat gelap) seperti beberapa fotonya @HattaZakka

Kemudian komposisi.
Ga ada aturan sih komposisi yang bagus itu harus seperti apa. Tapi ada beberapa teknik yang bisa kita pakai. Yang paling sering kesebut biasanya Rule of Thirds, simplicity seperti fotonya Intania (i luv this one), komposisi landscape, maenan kontras, maenan garis, framing dan masih banyak lagi.

Foto sepatu dari @intaniasyifa dengan anggiebel. Menurut saya foto intania lebih ‘dramatis’, penempatan sepatu di pinggir, nyisain ruang kosong(negative space) di depannya plus motif lantainya yang seperti itu. Makanya saya usul  kalau diubah ke b/w (kan banyak tuh apps nya) jadinya bakal seperti apa. Tinggal nanya @intaniasyifa sih hasilnya n lebih suka yang mana :)

@junitapristi cukup kreatif dengan nyoba-nyoba foto low angle. Moto kan ga harus dari depan obyek, dari atas-bawah bahkan belakang juga bisa :)

danbo galau, malu difoto dari depan :P

Sementara @ribekkk juga unik fotonya manfaatin jepitan jemuran :) Seriusly, coba bikin bertema deh Bek. Misal tiap minggu satu foto jepitan + quotes (kertasnya bisa diutak atik juga tempat jepitnya). Kalo saya bawa Danbo, kamu bisa bawa jepitan + tali + kertas kemana-mana :P

Kemudian ada kesimpulan yang saya dapatkan setelah melihat-lihat foto yang diikutsertakan lomba ini.
Peserta cewek foto-fotonya secara ga sadar mengarah ke perspektif garis. Jadi obyeknya bisa lebih tampil (exposed)
Peserta cowok foto-fotonya lebih ke spontanitas, ada moment langsung jepret. Cuman saya jadinya bingung, PoV/PoI yang dimaksud fotografenya yang mana yah? (ini saya ajah yang bingung, orang lain belum tentu).

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Boys

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Girls

Misal fotonya Rahman (sori ya bro, ga ada maksud lain kok *pizzz*) yang bianglala itu. Tajam, biru langitnya bagus, cuman campur aduk dengan pagar (cafe?), mobil, rombong dll. Andaikan ponselnya justru diletakkan di atas pagar, viewnya ke arah bianglala (mau full circle atau setengah lingkaran) dengan gunung sebagai background di horizonnya, trus bikin siluet (manfaatin panasnya matahari) mungkin hasilnya akan beda. Yah kembali ini pendapat pribadi saya, dan karena cowok lebih impulsif apa yang di depan mata langsung ajah dipotret :)

Yang terakhir sih mungkin kurang fair –ini soal right man with the right tools sih– adalah keterbatasan perangkat. Kamera di ponsel-nya Daniar jelas kalah kelas dengan milik Rafikartika. *Balik nunjuk ke paragraf-paragraf atas* Tapi right tools kalo ga ditangan right man (and woman) ya hasilnya akan sama ajah. Emang kinclong kameranya Galaxy S4, plus Rafikartika cara ngambil foto-foto bunganya bagus. Sepertinya suka maenan DoF nih :)

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by @afi031… nice colours :)

Foto yang di submit @RenoLaks banyakan soal landscape pas dia lagi camping (bener kan bro?). Foto jamurnya warnanya unik, cuman saya nyari komposisinya dulu ajah deh. Warnanya terlalu banyak editan, saya pribadi lebih suka yang orisinal atau mendekati orisinal (alasan ngeles karena ga gape maenan sotosop buat edit foto). Tapi ga apa-apa, ini kan part of creativity juga :) Komposisi landscape dan kalo dianalogikan, fotonya banyak garis-garis .

 

Lesson learned

  • mari kita kenali device kita masing-masing. apa kelebihannya, apa kekurangannya
  • coba kita tentukan dulu Point of View/Point of Interest dari foto kita itu apa supaya penikmat foto kita juga bisa mengerti dan tidak mempunyai persepsi yang berbeda
  • mari iseng-iseng latian berbagai teknik komposisi dan temukan gaya kalian masing-masing :)

 

#Wikufest3 Free Lenses Photo Contest

OK, following my previous post about this contest, right now (21/01/2014 22:21) I’ve received 2 submission. I’m still waiting for the others.

Come guys :)

1. Twitter: @shadows003 | IG: rahmankurniadi | Class: XII RPL 3
Lens choice: Wide/Macro Lens
Blog Entry:  READY FOR #WIKUFEST2014 PRIZE FROM @nurikidy :)))

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Rahman post another photo in instagram for this contest. But personally i like this one, sharp.

2. Twitter: @ilhamapp | IG: ilhamapp | Class: ???
Lens choice: Wide/Macro Lens
Blog post: I Choose Wide / Macro Lense , And Why I Deserve That Lense?

From Ilham’s blog post, i like this one. It’s sharp and good composition :) nice work

3. Twitter: @daniarpradanas | IG: ???? | Class: 2 TKJ 1
Lens choice: Fish Eye Lens
Blog post: #wikufest2014 free lenses? I’ll get it

that’s why he wants the fish eye :)

4. Twitter: @HattaZaka | IG: ???? | Class: XI RPL 2
Lens choice: Fish Eye Lens
Blog post:
– Holiday
– Expression one day before #wikufest2014 be held :D

i think the camera sensor having trouble with light metering. what cellphone is it?

5. Twitter: @devi_ephi | IG: | Class: ???
Lens: Wide/Macro Lens
Blog post: I want that wide lens

finally we have a lady in the list :) I’m just thinking if i move a bit to the left, still low angle, it would be nice6.

6. Twitter: @afi031 | IG:??? | class: XIIRPL3
Lens: Wide/Macro Lens
Blog post: Macro/Wide Lens !!! I want it !!! :D @nurikidy

It seems the girls has better way on making the picture composition. Leading lines style :) Very nice

7. Twitter: @vinanunenops | IG:pinaah | class: XI TKJ 1

Lens: Wide/Macro

Blog Post: Giveaway, yay!!

see things in common between the girls? leading lines, perspective :)

8. Twitter: @rheinitaCN | IG: | Class: XI RPL 1
Lens: Wide/Macro Lens
Blog:
Macro Lens

“Perahu Merah” :)

9. Atika Hilyati
Twitter: @atkhilya | IG: atkhilya| Class: 2 RPL 3
Lens: Wide/Macro Lens
Blog:
contest

lines and pattern, common thing between girls :)

10. Intania Ma’rifatus Syifa
Twitter: @intaniasyifa | IG: | Class: XITKJ1
Lens: Wide/Macro Lens
Blog:
Mas Nuri Photo Contest on #wikufest3 ^^

Sometimes, photo composition is all about simplicity. It might be old and dirty, it’s not so much about the shoes, but the person wearing them

11. Rifqi Paramita
Twitter: @ribekkk | IG:ribekkk | Class: XI RPL 2
Lens: Wide/Macro Lens
Blog:
Getting Excited for Photo Contest on #Wikufest3 :)

it might not the sharpest photo she took, but it’s a creative concept

12. Reno Dwi Gustavino
Twitter: @RenoLaks | IG: | Class: XITKJ3
Lens: Wide/Macro Lens
Blog:
Maybe this will be a story to remember

can you see the invisible lines?

13. Junita Pristi
Twitter: @junitapristi| IG: | class: XI RPL 2
Lens: Fish Eye
Blog: Shoot Your Unforgettable Moment #wikufest2014

Ah, framing from low angle. Nice

14. Anggi Yuniar Putri
Twitter: @anggiebel | IG: | Class: XITKJ2
Lens: Fish Eye
Blog: Wikufest 3!!

14. Zahua Mahira
Twitter: @ZahuaMahira | IG: | Class: 2 TKJ 1
Lens: Fish Eye
Blog: Shoot with My Handpone about AWESOME moment #wikufest3 #wikufest2014

 

#wikufest2014 free lenses for your mobile devices

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Dear Wikusama-ers

*i dont know what to call, so let use that name for now*

Wikufest2014 is just 3 days away. We hope you can have fun and get something to help you move forward.

Well, I can assure you can got something. For you who like shooting picture with your mobile phone, i have 2 kind of lenses to giveaway. First one is wide/macro lens the other one is fish eye. They’re not fancy things but i think they can help you to be more creative with your shoot.

Wall-E and Wide/Macro Lens

Wall-E and Wide/Macro Lens

One of my minions with the Fish Eye Lens

One of my minions with the Fish Eye Lens

So, if you want it all you need to do are:

  1. Choose which lens you want. Macro/Wide or Fish eye?
  2. Make a blog post, in English, why you deserve that lens. Put some photos taken with your phone. I’m not and English teacher so don’t be afraid about writing in English. You should do it more often anyway :)
  3. DM me your data (name, class, birth date and your blog post URL). If you have problem with twitter DM (mostly because we’re not following each other) and you’re ok publishing your data in timeline, you can do it and dont forget to mention @nurikidy :)
  4. Post photos taken with your phone, use mention/tag me and use hashtag #Wikufest2014 or #Wikufest3 in Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

I will mostly monitor my Twitter DM/mention and Instagram account. FB is mostly for your friends to give comments/likes of your photos.
The Winner for each lens will be announced at Friday afternoon.

So, the game is starting….

 

NOW

 

update:- problem about twitter DM
– winner announcement might be moved to Saturday :)

Danbo-man

Hi,

these are some photos of Danbo & friends i made using my iPhone + things around my desk
the theme is Five For Fighting’s song with title “Superman (It’s Not Easy)”

been carrying danbo (literally) everywhere for about … 3-4 years (^_^)
i hope i’ll be more creative and able to produce more stunning danbo photos :)

regards,
danbo-man

 

i cant stand to fly....
I can’t stand to fly

I'm not that Naive
I’m not that naïve
I’m just out to find
The better part of me

I’m more than a bird,
I’m more than a plane
I’m more than some pretty face beside a train
It’s not easy to be me

I wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
‘Bout a home I’ll never see

I'm not that Naive
It may sound absurd but don’t be naïve
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed but won’t you concede
Even Heroes have the right to dream
And it’s not easy to be me

Up, up and away, away from me
Well, it’s alright
You can all sleep sound tonight
I’m not crazy or anything

I can’t stand to fly
I’m not that naïve
Men weren’t meant to ride
With clouds between their knees

I’m only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
I'm not that Naive
Looking for special things inside of me
Inside of me, inside of me [2x]

I’m only a man in a funny red sheet
I’m only a man looking for her dream
I’m only a man in a funny red sheet
It’s not easy.
It’s not easy to be me…..

it's not easy, to be me .....

 

 

ok, why Superman?

Well it’s because i just watched Superman: Man of Steel  at IMAX Gandaria City :P
Sorry Ip for using your picture profile, what can be better than that? :P hehehehehe

Life Lessons: Bob and Pink Tutu

There are things around us that we can learn from.
The life lesson that could make us better person and hopefully can bring better life to other person

This guy is crazy for some people, do you think so?
What lesson you can learn from him?

I hope i can be like him,
not wishing people i love diagnosed having cancer and then I’ll be wearing pink tutu
But be the spirit, be a little light, bring happiness for them. A little is enough

Furthermore, is always being there whenever they need it, even if they think they don’t.

 

You can red the story of Bob and his pink tutu here

Happy Sweet 17, Tamagotchi

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Once upon a time in the 90s, there was Tamagotchi and it was a big hit.
Many of my friends (specially girls) were crazy about it.

And couple days ago, this egg-shaped virtual pet key chain celebrating its 17th birthday.

Yea 17 years old game device and I still don’t know what make this key chain so exciting. Same as when people playing the similar thing in Facebook (Pet Society?)

Oh, it even has an app…

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Bandai said to be releasing new Tamagotchi line to celebrate its 17years birthday called Tamagotchi Friends. You will still take care your pet in the same way with additional new chars. And when 2 Tamagotchi bumped each other there will be some interaction game between pets.

I don’t have a clue because when talking about Bandai, first things in my mind is Gundam :P

Anyway, happy sweet 17 Tamagotchi :)

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-all images are from bandai-asia.com