Learn to Draw Using Charcoal

After getting new knowledges about saltprint, food photography, then we have been taught by new skill. Drawing skill. Maybe you will ask, "You're taking photography class right? Why do you need to learn drawing?". Our mentor (Pa'e) explained to us that by drawing we practice to enhance our sensitivity on shadow and highlight. I always love learning new skills. As long as it's fun and useful, I'll try it (though it's not as easy as I thought).

We were taught by Acil. He has studio in Radio Dalam. The studio is Jalan Kenangan. Ya, the name is literally Jalan Kenangan hehe. We went there for couple of days and he taught us two methods. First one is intersection method. Second one is fast drawing or something, I forget the exact name.

We drew then using charcoal, not pen, not pencil. It's a bit hard because it's easy to be dirty and it's not easy to erase compared using pencil. There are some of my drawing experience using charcoal.

Finally, we held art exhibition for this charcoal. This is our first exhibition for KPJ batch 9 anyway. The theme is self portrait. So we need to draw ourselves using charcoals. These are exhibition circumstances and you can see my art :)

The circumstances 

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Being Mocked in Food Photography Class

Until today, I'm still feeling blessed as the part of Kelas Pagi Jakarta. Because, there are many lessons that being taught by our mentor, Anton Ismael. One of the materials is food photography. According to him, the aims for food photography are shape, texture, and colour. We must know how to style the food so that people interest to eat it. Furthermore, we must display the real colour and the detail texture for that food.

As I remember, we tried to shoot food in three days. In the first day, I brought my favourite dry food. That's bread haha. I brought it then try to shoot on the rooftop. When Pa'e (Anton Ismael) asked us to show and collect the photographs. I confidently showed to him. He just said "just store in my laptop".

Afterwards, he displayed all collected pictures through projector. I submitted three pictures and he said "Okay anybody, please look at this example. This is bad example". He said firmly. I just felt punched by his statement hahaha. However, I never feel down for that kind of critic. I know it was hard being mocked in front of many student. Nevertheless as long as that's for our improvement, I accepted it. Oh ya, he also said "you're taking commercial specialization, right? It doesn't look commercial enough. If it printed on green beans porridge menu on street side, that's fine. But it's not proper for high end restaurant" #JLEB hahahaha

(I'm still finding where those mocked pictures pictures are)

In the next days, I tried to shoot another stuff. I brought snack and shot it. My friends helped me in photoshoot. The hardest part in food photography is food styling, I think. I confused, where to put the food, which background I should use and many more. I got the picture which I didn't confidently good. When I want to submit to Pa'e. I see there are chillies on the sack. I took photograph of it since there was good shadow and lighting for me. I submitted the chillies picture. This is the picture.

(And I will upload the chillies picture ASAP)

What do you think? I guess if you're non-expert, you just said "hmmm not bad". However Pa'e said "Who is the picture belong to? It's so countrified (kampungan). Once again, it punched me hahaha. I just sat and calm down. I know food photography is hard.

Lastly, Pa'e asked us to create group then doing photoshoot together. In short, after getting much critic from Pa'e and help from my friend, there are my last result of food photography

I shot it alone in my house just using natural light. The title is "Makan Cabe Pake Nasi"

Not bad at all, right? I wish I always continue to force myself again and again to learn new skills :)

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Uniform for Kelas Pagi Students

After having class and doing light conversation, our photography mentor (Anton Ismael a.k.a Pa'e) brought student uniform. It's not standard uniform, because this uniform special for kelas pagi student. You must see them. There are many prints on the uniforms. There are quotes, brands, illustrations and many more. I was confidence enough to wear this uniform and pose in front of camera.

WE ARE PROUD OF TO BE PART OF KELAS PAGI JAKARTA!!!

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Festival Museum Organizer

My phone was vibrated. There was chat from Muthia. She is my college mate, from Faculty of Law, UI. She is developing her own event management company. I was asked by her to contribute in this festival.

The festival celebrated museum anniversary and there was many competitions such as fashion show for elementary school kids, vocal group for junior high school students, short movie for senior high school student and funwalk for all ages. I was PIC for short movie competition.

Night at the museum

I prepared this festival for one month. I joined in the middle of preparation. I went to schools to publish our events and encouraging student to join the competitions. I invited the judges, prepared for cue card, and prepared many technical inquiries. I also was being Master of Ceremony (MC) on the stage when funwalk was being held.

What I really love from all of competitions is kids fashion show. They are super cute. Seeing them ashamed on the stage or confidence enough so tickled me. For short movie, there's nothing special because honestly the movies who registered in this competition wasn't as good as I expect. I don't expect much, but ya the quality is not good.

Me as AACIM (Aku Anak Cinta Museum)

Whatever happened, I was happy being part of this festival. I got new friends, new experience working with part of government, having new experience as MC in front of hundred of people and many more. Thank you Muthia for giving me this kind of opportunity. See you at another project :)

Full team!!!

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Sandy Sandhoro on Stage

A week ago, my mate from Kelas Pagi (Dzia) asked me and Agung to join him capturing Sandy Sandhoro when he was performing on stage. It was music event which held by SMAN 61. I photographed Payung Teduh actually. Nonetheless, I won't post it because the pictures isn't as good as my previous payung teduh photographs which captured by me in previous events.

The stage was quite far from me. Moreover, we can't stand literally in front of the stage because the concept was sitting concert. Therefore, the audiences enjoyed the music from their seat. I optimized gears which I have. And these are best pictures of him.

More Pictures 

Me, Dzia & Agung

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[Event] Ruru Radio - Interlokal

After having long long loooong time without new and fresh music, finally last two Thursday I refreshed my ears. I headed to 365 ecobar to attend an event held by Ruru Radio. There were Glovvess from Jakarta, Stars and Rabbit from Yogyakarta, Juveniles and also clarens from France. Initially, I have seen the poster at a glance in my path. Furthermore, my classmates in Kelas Pagi had conversation about that event. I joined the conversation and made appointment with them to go to that event.

The lighting is not really good. I post several photographs that quite good for me. That night was very enjoyable.

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Photo Printing by Myself

As I wrote in previous posts, I'm taking photography school in Kelas Pagi Jakarta. It is community based actually, but the curriculum is like a school. There are task, remedial, exhibition, mentorship program, etc. This week, we did saltprint. Saltprint is one of methods to print out our photograph on paper, canvas, wood and other media.

I love this task actually though I got trouble doing that stuff. The steps are very scientific. I met (again) with chemical powder, saline solution, etc. If you want to know detail how to do salt print, just watch video below.

Do you wonder how saltprint image looks like? Do you want to see my experiments? Actually, headmaster told us that there will be exhibition for this saltprint labolatory. However, I still doubt the detail when it will be held. Therefore, I can't hold my excitement to show to all of you guys my images. Eventhough I tried three times, I think there is no perfect image. I didn't capture the first one, it was very awful. The second one is better than the first. Then the third is the best (comparing the others) haha.

Preparation pictures 

Tools and ingredients

Dark room

Second image

Third image

Images of my friends in Kelas Pagi are very amazing. Most of them are more awesome than mine. So, even you've seen my images, you must visit our exhibition. I'll update soon through this blog.

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First Time Experience 'Nebeng' with Stranger

Currently I'm running Festival Museum Nasional whose operational office in Bangka, Kemang. Yesterday, I didn't use my motorbike since I went around the schools for roadshow using my friend's motorbike. He suggested me back to home after we had finished roadshow. However, I thought I can ask Muthia or Sesha to join one of their cars. They live in Tebet, neaby my house.

Unfortunatelly, both of those women didn't back to office. They directly backed to home after having done for roadshow. That was my first time actually backed from Kemang without private transportation. I have several common options. First one, busway/angkot. Second one, ojek. Third one, taxi.

I am the one who always use public transportation when I don't use my motorbike. I mean, I rarely use ojek or taxi. I can't imagine using taxi because I thought It can be more than IDR 50.000. Maybe 80.000 or 100.000 because the traffic was bad. I tried to see GOJEK price for my route and it shows IDR 41.000. If I want to use public transportation such as busway or angkot, I need to use Ojek first to Tendean or Mampang. However I imagined that busway will be loaded by tons of people at that peak hour. At a glance, I remember Nebengers because one of my friend (Yudha) is president of district Tangsel for Nebengers (Lurah Nebengers Tangsel).

I tweeted and mentioned @nebengers, but it explained me the rules.

After doing all prerequisites, my tweet has been retweeted by @nebengers, but there was no mention at all for me. I tried to search #BeriTebengan and I found one nearest route for me, that was tweet from @amatjanury. Immediately, I mentioned him and finally we had a deal to meet in Rolling Stone Cafe, Ampera.

I went to Indomaret to buy fresh drink for him as thanksgiving. Anyway I'm forget that actually he tweeted "share cost" as requisite but I just gave him fresh drink, I just realized when I arrived at home. Back to the story, I need to go to Rolling Stone as meeting point, I ask my officemate, she said there is Kopaja to go there, but it's quite rare. I asked ojek near Indomaret, he said "IDR 30.000" from bangka X (200 meters from McD Kemang) to Rolling Stone. I guessed it was quite expensive eventhough I didn't really sure about the ojek price. I walked a bit until McD kemang wishing there would be Kopaja. Nevertheless, there was Ojek who approached me. He offered himself, first he said IDR 20.000 then I bargained to IDR 10.000. Finally we dealt IDR 10.000. That ojek is very nice to me.

After waiting about 10-15 minutes in the cafe. My phone was vibrated regarding incoming text and there was stopped motorbike nearby me. I guess he was Amat and yes my guess was right. I shoke his hand and gave the fresh drink. Then I sat on the back seat and share some stories with him.

Basically, I love making new friends and @nebengers is one of interesting way to expand our network. I think, I will bring my extra helmet regularly then post to twitter #BeriTebengan. Despite many people need our tebengan and we can get new friends. I hope there will be more interesting nebeng stories :)

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Successful People Vs Unsuccessful People

I found series of pictures when I was browsing through facebook. All of pictures are copyrighted by WittyFeed. I just feel these pictures motivates me and I want to share that motivation through this blog. It's light yet powerful :)

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