What is two-hour to you ?

What can you do with two hours?

Some would go for an afternoon snap ….

Some would watch a movie ….

Some people would use the two hours to write a blog like this ...

Some do nothing and let it passed by …… …..

"So what!?" an angry man stares at me "Is my two hours, why you so K-poh…?"

Well, the two hours are belonging to you; you have the sole discretion what best for you.

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For me, I decided to spend my two hours for TT (Photo walk session) with my friends at Brickfield where the famous Little India is located. I have been to Brickfield several times, but I only took some night shots during the last Deepavali festive season … but never had opportunity to take day time photos. Taking photo in bright day is much easier than night. With sufficient lighting, it is easier to capture shots with clear images.

I was having fun interacting with people there. Honestly, the easy race to capture photo is the Indian, they are super friendly and they don't mind people taking their photo. Then, followed by the Malay, but the Chinese is the most difficult people to take picture, generally they are very caution with strangers…..

Therefore, body language is important in street photography … if you are carrying a dead looking face, please please please, I beg, don't join our T.T .. hahahah .. LOLz.

(I think next time must do a smile test before allow joining the T.T …. Wakakakaka!!!)

For me, a successful street photographer is not how sharp photo he/she had taken but rather did the person have offended any one after he took the photos. We must learn how to respect people. If the person notice you are taking his photo, at least give him a smile.

If his body language showing sign of consent, then goes ahead to fire the shot. If it is uncertain like moving his head away, then ask for permission ….. Do some small talks would help to ease the tension …. The bottom line is, our body language must be friendly and courteous … a big smile is a MUST on our face.

Sometime we can go for extra miles by letting the person see the photo in the camera, at least he/she deserves to see how the photo look like, do some small talks K-poh like how business doing, what he is selling ….. If the person likes the photo, we should ask for email address / fb link so that a photo can be emailed or share with him. However, just a word of caution, please be careful, don't simply share your link of your fb account, you should make your decision by judging the person first impression …

Therefore, the beauty of street T.T (street photography) is the INTERACTION part with people; don't be afraid to make friends with people.

The worse street photographer is the sniper who hides at the back of a pillar or a dust bin and tries to shoot far far away, and ran away quickly before people notice …. 

Hehehehehe  … which category of photographer you are ….

…….. The friendly one or the dislike one …. !!?

Last but not lease, let me share with you how my three friends enjoy themselves, they have made Kuala Lumpur a better place to stay.

The End  (^_^)