Posts

How to travel with professional photography equipment?

Image
1- Book a flight with good allowed luggage weight, In Bahrain I choose Gulf Air, so we (my assistant and I) gets 60KG + 12 KG onboard. Gulf Air Baggage allowance information: http://www.gulfair.com/English/info/Baggage/Pages/Baggage_Allowances.aspx 2- Prepare a list containing all the equipment you are taking with you with their serial number. Before you travel arrive early at the airport and approach the customs office. You have to tell them that you are taking all of these equipment with you and getting back with them. They will ask you to open the bags so they can check the equipment. They will issue a temporary export certificate for you. So whenever you are back to the country you just show them the certificate and all good. 3- You have to buy good equipment bags, I choose Pelican with foam inserts. The foam is very easy to cut to any custom shape you need and its very professional and safe. 4- Make sure that all the lenses and the cameras with you onboard,
3 comments
Read more

I Shifted from Canon to Nikon

This article is written for a very specified people, if you are not all of the below points dont waste your time reading the article because it wont help you much. 1- Canon photographers live in Bahrain 2- Photographers that money is not a big issue for them to shift. 3- Owners of the 5D mark II 4- Photographers that need the large amount of Mega Pixels. Note: this is not a technical head to head comparison, its just me chatting about the subject to share my feelings. Why did I buy Nikon (D800E and the D4) and didn't go with Canon (5D MArk III and the 1Dx) As you may already know I am the owner of Vivid Brands (www.vivid-bh.com). Which means most of photography work we do is commercial and advertising. I made Allot of research hand thinking and calculating before shifting and the big reasons to shift was as follows: 1- Canon in Bahrain (my country) is a rip off, the quotation I requested from them is BD2000 more than if I order everything from the internet. Nik
Post a Comment
Read more

Retouching using Photoshop + Lightroom + Wacom intuos4 experience

Image
Mouse Over (Before & After) If you want a short answer: YEEES go buy one what are you waiting for? is it better than retouching with a mouse? Hell yes, it feels so natural, and pressing the pen to retouch instead of clicking is very smooth technique. Specially if you have a 1000 blemish to remove individually. Ok just before you continue reading this is not a tutorial for retouching, this is only me saying why using Wacom and how does it feel. You probably heard about the nib wearing off very fast, well it does. one photo to retouch and I am already noticing the shape of the pin nib already changed. However, I ordered replacing nibs accessory kit  $20 with my Intuos4 just to prepare for the worse. Or you have another option to buy just the nibs for around $10 for 5 nibs I dont live in Europe or Usa, I live in Bahrain and the shipping by Aramex shop and Ship cost around BD4 for a kilo and the minimum is a KILO.. so thats why I ordered my replacement nibs im
2 comments
Read more

Julia in yellow dress 001

Image
Julia in yellow dress 001 , originally uploaded by Bader Alwazeer Photography ™ . My best fashion shoot so far in Bahrain using profoto equipment
Post a Comment
Read more

Clever cupcake Advertising

Image
_MG_6596 , originally uploaded by bader alwazeer . Advertising photoshoot for the client Clever Cupcake at Bahrain's international airport
Post a Comment
Read more

Music

Image
Profoto new equipment test shoot, Vivid Advertsing & Publicity
Post a Comment
Read more

Lune couture party dress 3

Image
Lune couture party dress 3 , originally uploaded by bader alwazeer . Model: Masha Litvinovich Eaves Makeup artist: Azhar Hubail Hair stylist: Hassna Khalil Fashion designer: Khatoon and kameela Nasralla owners of Lune couture www.lunecouture.com/ Photographer, Retoucher and photo enhancement: Bader Alwazeer owner of Vivid advertising agency www.vivid-bh.com/ First Photography assistant: Yousif Alwazeer Special thanks to: Lamarquise Occassions for the sofa and the flowers Thanks all for your help and this successful photo shoot More are coming after retouching :)
Post a Comment
Read more