Again I would say its not about the camera! If you are serious about photography make images often, practice seeing and look at as much photography as possible, both work you like and do not like. Begin an internal dialogue that help develops your own unique way of seeing and making images. Know what you like and why you like it. Most importantly photograph something that you are passionate about, there is not much money or glory in what I do, all I have in the end is my love and respect for the subjects I choose. Do this because you love it. I have been working on this project (The Last Iceberg) since 1999 and only now in 2007 am I starting to get any exposure for the work. You must be patient and passionate. For me personally I must honor my subject, be faithful to the quality of light and work hard.
An Outlet Box...
Hi! I'm Kesavan Muruganandan.
An engineer by day and a photographer the rest of the time.
I'm based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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A day at the ports.
I was commissioned to shoot the service capabilities of an oil service company last week, and had an inside look at one of the busiest seaports in the world.
It was fast paced, slightly dangerous and very humid. Quite rewarding to see the inner workings of port operations and the logistics of container shipping.
These are some of the outtakes from that day.
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Two states (by kMuru)
I’ve disappeared from Tumblr for 5 weeks. Been uninspired and unproductive.
Projects that I’ve started, have been left with no direction. A website that I’ve thought about and created, has been sitting idle with no new content.
They say change is the law of life, and sometimes a long period of doing nothing can breed new life into any passion.
Here I am, sharing a photo taken on June 18, hoping to get myself back on creating, capturing or documenting moments.
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Last Launch: Dan Winters and the Shuttle Program
Dan Winters grew up during the golden age of space reporting and is one few who have mastered the craft of photographing space launches. The magnificent images in his new book, Last Launch, prove that he is a virtuoso at his work.
One of the marvels of human determination and perseverance. I grew up with the space shuttle program and it had a huge influence on my choice to study engineering.
Dan Winters’ photos are one of great artistic quality and his documentation of the Shuttle Program is quite splendid.
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Always great to see photos you’ve taken come up on a website, even though it might be small in significance.
In this case it was one of my favourite blogs, Le Journal de la Photographie.
The photo within the screen capture was taken in Bali with slide film, Fuji Sensia, I believe.
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The first look
Customary "sitting on the bed, looking at feet" moment
First of many cups
Breakfast and catching up on emails, social media and the news
Nature's call
Teeth cleaning
Morning bath“When I Wake Up” is an idea that came to mind during my final year of university. During that period, I had a routine to my mornings, and it hardly ever changed. That got me thinking about people and routines, and the time of day it occurred.
So I documented it, with the caveat being that the photos are representative of what my eye saw at that moment, and it included some form human element.
Technically, a tripod is essential in most shots, and exposing the highlights to increase the mood also helps.
(Source: kmuru.com)
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An afternoon at Monash University.
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Sculptures about the environment we live in and our dependence on it. The photo below, gives that persevering aspect of nature to grow and sustain life, when all seems lost. However, it seems that humans will need to extend a helping hand to her. In an endless pursuit of growth, we have disregarded the hand that feeds us.
(Source: kmuru.com)
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Edward Burtynsky set out to photograph the story of oil. He followed it from third-world extraction to our first world consumption- capturing these truly incredible shots!
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Trailwalking (by kMuru)
Walking through this trail a few weeks ago, I learnt important lessons, which is always prepare yourself for the elements. I’ve been through such situations before, preparing adequately, but this time I just assumed it would be alright.
Find ways to weatherproof your camera: A ziploc bag with a hole cut out for your lens is ideal, as it allows you to operate the camera. Use an elastic band to secure it to the filter ring.
Carry gloves: Thin, liner gloves that allows you to fiddle with settings. The temperature was almost zero and my fingers became so numb that changing the settings on the camera became very tough.
Tripod: Very handy with the rapidly changing lighting conditions.
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What Advice Do You Have For Aspiring Photographers?
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