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EYEEM LESSON #07:JUST WALK AND SHOOT



I usually have something to shoot when I go out and walk to take photos.However,I keep my eyes and ears open all the way.From my experience in photowalking with street photographers,I just keep  in the back of my mind what I intend to shoot.Many a time it  is better to shoot what comes to me in an interesting way and at unexpected time.

I never plan to take this shot as shown below.It just came  to me when I was going for my lunch at KLIA2.What is more important is to act fast-shoot first and think later.The moment like this won't wait for me to be at the right place and to shoot with good camera.


Not in my wildest imagination of taking photo of a man who 'walk' his dog while he is cycling! And yet,I saw one in Bangsar when I was going to buy a drink from a food truck by a special name-The Grumpy Cyclist!




As I was walking away from shooting  sunset at The Marina,I turned my back when a family passed me by in the opposite direction.What a view,I exclaimed! I took out my mobile phone camera and started shooting like it was  no tomorrow.

On some days,I got nothing to take home but at least I walk 3000 steps to meet my daily walk target.Walking is good either way..

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