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Q & A

(Q1) Give a brief description about yourself (e.g.: your full name, current hometown, education background, etc).

(A) Affiq:Name:Affiq Izwan B. Khamaruddin

D.O.B.: 3rd Oct 1988
Edu. B.ground: Tabika Perpaduan Skudai Kanan/Sekolah Kebangsaan
Kompleks Uda/Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar.
I am a photographer,painter,graphic designer,musician and make-up Artist to be..hohoho..

Fozan NS: ko nak latr belakang yg cam ne r..latar depan ada r..
Hahaha..ak Muhammad fauzhan bin noor shakhah atau name glam “fozanNS”(fozan noor shakhah) lahir pada taun naga(1988) bulan ketujuh dalam klender dan hari ke empat dalam bulan tujuh tu..nak senang 04 july 1988. tinggal kat kluang, johor darul ta’zim, Malaysia, World…bukan kat marikh ea..tak pon zuhal..pendidikan awal di tadika kemas kat gemas negeri sembilan,pastu tuka kat tadika kluang, pastu taun berikutnyer pindah kat tadika islam..pi tak ley masok beb..menangis gua seari..
Esoknye plak pindah balik kat tadika lame..hahahah dah tu darjah 1 sampai la darjah 6 sekolah kat SEK KEB LELAKI BANDAR KLUANG,
Tingkatan 1 sampai 5 plak kat SEK MEN AGAMA ARAB KLUANG atau name top dia M.A.K(madrasah arabiah kluang) pastu beliau melanjutkan pelajarannyer ke COSMOPOINT (kolej tertunggul) JB dalam jurusan DIPLOMA GRAFIK BERKOMPUTER..sampai sekarang la ni..dah nak kat abis r nie..hehehehe sedih beb..

(Q2) Macam mana korang boleh terjerumus dalam bidang photog ni dan cemana korang boleh terfikir nak ‘involve’ dalam ‘wedding photog’?

(A) Affiq: Aku orang yg sgt appreciate ngn kerje seni tak kire seni ape pon..aku suke manipulate gamba utk create sumthing yang orang laen tgk “woahh, aku tak terpk siot nak wat camni,mane gamba ni ko dapat, gile ah ngn gamba camni ko ble wat camtu camni”..so bile aku da pegang camera aku bebas utk create satu art tu from A to Z..Art aku takkan terbatas bile aku yg tetapkan “mulanya”..faham??
Wedding photography pulak eh..aku challenge diri aku utk tuka subject yg aku biase shoot kepade “pengantin”..pengantin adelah suatu yg indah/special/happy..aku cabar diri aku untuk shoot bende camni pasal shoot pengantin bukan macam shoot bende2 laen..die ade batas..tapi batas tu kite ble pecahkan klu kite pandai maen dengan kreativiti..dan itu la psl aku ble termasuk dlm wedding photography..aku buat ni sume kerane passion aku dlm art..F.Y.I aku tak suke letakkan diri aku atau orang panggel aku wedding photographer..Bia orang panggel aku Affiq orang art..haha..

Fozan NS: hah kalau ko nak taw ni sebab darah..darah jenis O taw..hehehehe..tak de
r..ni sebab minat yg mendalam dalam bidang photo..n ak baru taw yg bapak ak dulu penah ad SLR camre..tapi dah ilang..dan bapak aku juga memang meminati dalam bidang camera ni..mane tumpahnyer kuah kalau tak ke nasi ye tak..tapi kadang2 kat lantai..sebab tejatuh..kan..oleh itu ak dapat sokongan dari keluarga…kalau nak ikut start..dari kecik lagi ak dah giler camera..nak tengok ke gambo aku time kecik2?? Tak yah la ek…asal ak pilh weddg??? Sebab minat..tapi minat tu datang lambat sikit..sebelum ak minat weddg, aku suke amek gambo landskp..lame kelamaan barulah ak jatuh dalam weddg photog ni..tapi ia ternyata ia cukup menyeronok kan..selain kita bleh jadikan ia hobi, tetapi ia boleh jadikan ia satu kerjaya yang tidak kurang hebatnyer..yg org di luarsana tak nampak..kerjya ni..

(Q3) Kenapa korang pilih ‘wedding photog’. Kenapa tak pilih nak tangkap gambar lanskap ke, outer space ke, haiwan ke dll.?

(A) Affiq: wedding photography adelah bende yang takkan putos..sentiase ade..dlm bidang ini kite lebeh senang utk tunjok atau educate karya seni kite..that’s why kite kene create idea atau trademark sindri..gamba wedding, tak kire orang tua, budak,orang besa,orang bute art,orang tau art, diorang senang terjumpe bende ni..berbanding subject photography yang laen, hanye orang tertentu saje yg paham dan kite tak ade peluang utk educate orang ngn gamba yg subjeknye yg camtu..

Fozan NS: hah macam aku tulis kat atas tu..kita boleh jadikan ia kejaya secra tidak langsung kita ni ad tokoh jadi YB sebab tiap2 minggu jumpe org..tok beramah mesra..dan tidak dilupakan juga..kita boleh berkarya dengan amek gambo kawin dengan menggunakan tiknik camera yg org selalu pakai kat gambo lnskp n sebagainyer, tetapi kite gunakan mengugat kreativiti kita dan diolah dan diadun dengan sebati mengguna pakai dalam wddg photog ni..pendek kate..kite wat ikot trend masa kini..tak delah dok melukut ditepi gantang je..dan demi semangat orag melayu kata hang tuah”tak kan melayu hilang di dunia”emmm..sebenarnyer kalau kite sedia maklum n taw..bidang ni dipelopori oleh masyarakat cina, satu ketika dulu,sekarang tidak lagi..justeru itu kite sebagai orang melayu haruslah bangkit..dan sedar..ni tanah melayu,org mely punyer…sepatotnyer kite ni atas dari mereka..bukan jadi kuli batak mereka..HIDUP MELAYU!!!!!!

(Q4) Apa komen korang pasal ‘cameraman’ yang ‘involve’ bukan sebab seni tapi sebab nak kaut untung? Ada ke patut macam tu.

(A) Affiq: Bende ni subjective..yela, ade orang gunekan bidang ni utk carik rezeki..negativenye bende camni, masyarakat akin pandang bidang ni macam “bidang carik makan part time”..bidang ni da jadi bukan bidangprofessional..bidang ni da jadik cam sume orang ble jadik photog..no no no no….tak sume orang bole..orang tu kene ade knowledge dlm art dan ape2 yg spatotnye b4 rosakkan memory sepanjang hayat pengantin..noooo….pendek cerite aku tak setuju sgt2..INI KERJA PROFESSIONAL..

Fozan NS: aku rase diorang ni..diaorang bukan perosak..tapi kurang ilmu..bile tak de ilmu mula la dia wat rosak industri ni..bagi pendapat aku sepatotnye otai2 ni kene kua tonjolkan diri..dan tunjuk kan cra yg betul tok menceburi dalam bidang ni…kadang2 angin jugak ngan photog ni..sebab ad kes yang photog tak datang..ats sebab2 yg tidak munasabah,munaserawak,munakedah serta munajohor..hehehehehe

(Q5) Ceritakan serba sedikit tentang bagaimana tertubuhnya Artisme Republic.

(A) Affiq: ARTISME REPUBLIC..republic means Negara yang takde king..so tige kpale mempunyai kelebihan masing2..dan tugas2 diberikan mengikut kelebihan yg ade pade seseorang itu..name asalnye adelah artisme sahaje..satu hari tu aku tgh bincang ngn lecturer aku pasal aku nak create satu group yg ble aku kumpulkan budak2 yg ade talent dlm art..n kebetulan mase tu fozan baru berpecah dari group yg die pnah wat..n mase sgt sesuai aku jumpe plak ngn min yg kebetulan time tu satu class dlm class photg..fozan lebeh kat camera,min kat camera, n aku kat graphic..so da almost perfect da tuh..

Fozan NS: (eh…panjang jugak ak cite kang dah kol 2 dah ni..)
Ko nak posisi cam ne???bola??hehehehe k la ringkas ni..posisi ea..jawapan ni patot sorang je kot jawab..k cam min, dia tua sikit..so kiter tarok la dia kat bhgian ketua..so dia kene betggjwb penuh tok menjaga ARTISME,agar tidak rosak dimamah usia.. affiq plak sebagai graphic designer..otai beb..hehehehehe fozanNS..sape latu..dia kalau ad petandingan teke brg camera..menag kot..sebab hampir sebahagian brg cmre ada dalam otak dia..dan lagi dia sebagai PR dlm ARTISME...kalu sape2 yg tak dai nak pose maut tu..hah meh sini aku ajo..nampak sekse bila mihat..hahahahah(NI KES MASUK BAKUL ANGKAT SENDIRI AR)ARTISME dapat name dari salah seorang lecturer kat tempat aku belajar tu iaitu CIK FARYNA,dia r yg bagi nama tu..pastu affiq la tambag REPUBLICnye tu..so jadilah ARTISME REPUBLIC ia bermaksud..ni pendapat aku r..kite nak mengumpul seramai mana orang yang menghargai hasil seni, dan orang yang berbakat besa dlam bidang seni ni..tu baru nama..k rgkas lagi..sebenarnye idea nak menubuhkan artisme ni datang dari fozan n affiq,cite fozan dulu la..fozan sebelum ni ad grp di sendiri yg di beri nama AIFO PRIMA, di atas beberapa factor…yg tak dapat aku kongsikan maka arwah la AIFO PRIMA tu..kire berpecah la..tingal la fozan seorang diri…affiq pulak..dia pun time tu ad grop dia yg tersendiri.. pon arwah jugak di atas beberapa factor yg membuatkan affiq berpecah..tu ujian pertama ALLAH pada ARTISME..pada masa yg sama jugak mominzin ni nak cari budak tok dia wat group..maka dengan ini muncul lah 2 orag ni..iaitu affiq & fozanNS..dengan itu tertubuh lah ARTISME pada tanggal 08 mac 2008..pastu kita serapkan seorang photog gurl iaitu anis..tapi diatas sebab2 tertentu dia meninggalkan ARTISME..ARTISME di uji lagi..tetapi ARTISME ni kuat n bersemangat… maka muncullah azie ismail…anak sapa la tu…hehehehehe maka ARTISME tak goyang beb..malah makin kuat beb…maka dengan itu berkarya lah empat orang ahli ARTISME ni yang terdiri daripada MOMINZIN,QIFFA NAWZI, FOZAN NS dan AZIE ISMAIL……

(Q6) Apa yang korang rasa pengalaman yang paling best dalam buat ‘job’ ni?

(A) Affiq: Pengalaman paling berharge, bende ni aja aku erti ape itu teamwork..tu yg paling aku Nampak skali..aku admit b4 ni aku tak percaye ngn teamwork..aku percaye ngn ape yg aku buat..tapi skrg, sebaliknye..

Fozan NS: pengalaman banyak…yg manis ea..photog ni bes sebab kite bley arah orang temaksuklah PM ke p eke..p blm penah lagi la..lagi 1 yg bes ni..kalau ad pe2 function ley kedepan dengan kite menunjukan camera kite jek..heheheh kalau dulu terpakse r dok belakang2,tak nampak pulak 2..hehehehe ni kte tgk depan mata je..ley amek gamba lagi..satu lagi ley travel mane2 sambil menyelam minum air..abis la jawabnyer air sungai 2..kalau ramai2 minum..hehehehe

(Q7) Siapa/Apakah yang menjadi idola ?

(A) Affiq: Teros terang aku katakan..aku takde idola..bagi aku klu kite ade idola, Kehendak,idea,kreativiti aku akn terbatas coz of aku hanye pandang kat satu orang..so idola aku adelah diri aku sindri yg sentiase mencarik,menjadikan,merealisasikan idea baru..

Fozan NS: inspirasi???? Of course family aku.. lagi2 ibunda n ayahnda aku...kalu tak kerana mereka aku tak kan sampai ketahap ni..kire ok lah..tapi kene banyak usha lagi la..tok buktikan pada diaorang…yg aku boleh berjaya..macam orang2 lain jugak..tok idola pulak..ak sebenarnya minat business ngan photo ni..so dgn itu..bagi Malaysia pnye idola:-

a)Irfan(jutawan internet)mude2 dah kaye
b)Saiful nang(CEO Colours Of Asia Sdn Bhd-brand owner of CandidSyndrome)

tok international pulak
a) trumph
b) joe mc nally

(Q8) Apa korang rasa tentang kita punya ‘local photography’? Korang tak rasa ke yang ramai orang masih tak dapat menilai hasil kreativiti fotografi yang kita ‘produce’? Macam mana nak buat untuk orang ramai mengiktiraf hasil kreatif korang dalam fotografi?

Fozan NS: masih kureng menyerlah..kalu nak dibandingkan..tok sah ke Venezuela la…indon cukup…mg gempak artwork diaorang..1 lagi kat Malaysia ni..tak bebas berkarya...seni tak de batas..tok selesaikannyer..kite kene bawak revolusi baru ni pada orang ramai…bia mereka yg menilai..kalau mereka masih nak ditakuk yg lama maka lambat lah kiata tok maju belangkah2 ke depan…

(Q9) ‘In the future’, macam mana korang ‘view’ diri sendiri dalam bidang ni? Macam mana korang nak kekalkan prestasi dan keunggulan korang sebagai ‘photographers’?

(A) Fozan NS: aku nak ARTISME REPUBLIC ni satu dunia kenal dengan hasil seni mereka dalam bidang fotography…ni..dan aku pulak..nak keje round the world..merata dunia nak kan hasil seni ARTISME REPUBLIC..

(Q10) Apa yang korang boleh ‘advise’ untuk orang lain yang nak terjun dalam bidang ni?

(A) Fozan NS: bagus..teruskan usha..dan jangan sombong pada org lain..dan yg paling penting jangan rosakan industri ni….demi anak cucu cicit kite akan datang..

by: azie ismail

some quotes to ponder about

While there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see. ~Dorothea Lange

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into. ~Ansel Adams

I think a photography class should be a requirement in all educational programs because it makes you see the world rather than just look at it. ~Author Unknown

A good snapshot stops a moment from running away. ~Eudora WeltyThe camera can photograph thought. ~Dirk Bogarde

The camera cannot lie, but it can be an accessory to untruth. ~Harold Evans, "Pictures on a Page"

I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're photographing them and what you're doing. After all, you are taking some of their soul. ~Mary Ellen Mark

Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. ~Henri Cartier-Bresson

One photo out of focus is a mistake, ten photo out of focus are an experimentation, one hundred photo out of focus are a style. ~Author Unknown

All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget. In this - as in other ways - they are the opposite of paintings. Paintings record what the painter remembers. Because each one of us forgets different things, a photo more than a painting may change its meaning according to who is looking at it. ~John Berger

Buying a Nikon doesn't make you a photographer. It makes you a Nikon owner. ~Author Unknown

Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure. ~Tony BennA great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety. ~Ansel Adams

i really like the one that says buying nikon doesn't make you a photographer, but it makes you a nikon owner. very sarcastically done. haha.. but it's true. buying a camera doesn't make you a photographer. you have to acually know how to use the camera and practice your skills and master those skills.

these quotes are taken from:

Welcome to the quote garden. Retrieved August 3, 2008. Website: http://www.quotegarden.com/photography.html

by: azie ismail

get to know artisme republic crews

thr will be sort of a list of questions that will be answered by these people including rafie the wedding planner. this list of questions is like the 'survey' that people like to do in friendster, my space, etc. so it's going to be exciting. will be posting their answers in this blog soon. so watch out guys.


by: azie ismail

August Highlight

1) 8th - 10th Aug: will photograph 2 weddings.

~ 8th, 9th & 10th Aug: Emy & Mimie Wedding (JB Bluewave Hotel)

~ 8th & 9th Aug: Wedding at Puteriwangsa, Ulu Tiram.

2) 16th Aug : Latif & Aishah Wedding.

3) 17th Aug: Musa Wedding.

4) 18th Aug: Outdoor Session Photography for Latif & Aishah (Sg. Besi, KL).

5) Rafi is among the 10 finalists of Lancome Colour Design Apperentice where the finale will be held on 16th Oct 08. Ganbate kudasai !!

If you want us to photograph you during your wedding or engagement day on other than the above dates mentioned, you can let us know through email or just call us straightaway.

by: azie ismail

July Highlight

1) The official launching of Artisme Republic blog.

2) Anis retirement from Artisme Republic.

3) 19th July: Mazuin Engagement

4) 25th & 26th July: Nana Wedding

If anyone of you would like us to photograph you on other than these dates, do inform us. you can reach us through email artisme_republic@hotmail.com or call us directly.

5) 25th July - 3rd Aug : Artisme will open a booth at Angsana, JB. Do come to our booth =)

4) Rafie is included in top 30 Lancome Colour Design Apprentice. All the best, dude!


by: azie ismail

Ice Breaking

Artisme Republic may be new to blogspot. But if you've been to fotopages (fp), you must be aware of our existence. Still, we are new. True.

You must be wondering who/what is ArtismeRepublic. As mentioned before, Artisme Republic consists of four inspired young talents in photography-Mominzin, Affiq, Fozan and Azie in collaboration with Rafie, the wedding planner cum make-up artist who's of course, an expert in cosmetics and wedding arrangement. Many people asked us why do we choose photography? It looks like an easy question but it's not. It's never easy for us because we're not into this because it's an "in" or a "cool" thing to do nowadays. It's our passion that bring us together and the road for us to cause this to happen and to be where we are now, demands lots of hard works, and determination. Besides, we have to search our own identity to make us different from other wedding photographers. This is the crucial part of becoming wedding photographer. To have our own identity is not a matter of one day build. It's a matter of constant effort.

Did i say the road for us to realize this thing isn't easy? Ok i did. Yesterday was a very big deal for us. Artisme Republic is supposed to have 5 members/photographers but one of us, Anis had announced her retirement, as to put it moderately. What else could we do if she has made up her mind? It made us feel vulnerable. But, we'll move on and will make it without her. Sayonara to her. Weep, not.

Art and its beauty are subjective. People could never set rules on how they want it to be and how they want other people to see it. Thus, the creation of this blog is actually wanting & willing to share, explore and learn new ideas from other people, from each other. Should there be any comments/suggestions, just bring it on because we'll listen and respond to it.

by: azie ismail