Category: Portraiture

A continuation of the pictures taken from my most recent visit to Solo City, Indonesia… A typical “photo-hunting” day involved having to wake up really early in the morning (on average at 3am) so as to reach a scenic area to catch the first light of day. Once the sun rises high enough turning the quality of light harsh, it’s time to catch some sleep on our transport, taking on our way, a leisurely breakfast. As the sun gets overhead, we head indoors for some environmental portraits of people at work (in various interesting areas on this trip such as a wayang kulit artist’s studio, a guitar-making hut and even a tofu factory). More siesta time (and lunch) follows on our transport before we head, weather-permitting, to catch more scenic pictures in the “golden hours” while the sun gradually sets. Then, it’s dinner followed by our trip back to the hotel take an early night’s rest.

It is no wonder that I chalked up over 2000 shots in just five days, of which I have already identified easily 50 “keepers” with more yet to be sifted through and processed! More pictures to follow…

I just got back from a 5-day intensive photo-trip (a.k.a. “photo-hunting”) with Dad and his friends in Solo City, Indonesia. Having snapped over 2000 shots in this trip (which took more than 3 hours to import into Lightroom), there is plenty for me to look through and process. The above shot of a wayang kulit master artist at work is one of my favourites taken soon after we arrived in Solo. Taking the shot wasn’t easy since there were at least 6-7 of us crowding around the table. I decided to use an ultra-wide angle approach to compose the shot, making use of the exaggeration in perspective for dramatic effect.