Trial & Error

Around some time last year I attempted to do a powder shoot in studio (yeah – there was quite a bit of a mess afterward). It was my first time doing a powder shoot in studio but it was also the first time I reached out on a Facebook photography group about finding a make-up…

My deepest regret in my Photography Career

Bear with me as I tell you one of my greatest regrets and painful experiences in my photography career. As a photographer, your job is to capture moments and to allow that moment to last within an image for years after the moment has passed, but what happens when you fail in that? In the…

Talking in front of creatives? YIKES!

Last week some time I was approached by this guy I know to be one of the speakers at a Photography workshop his hosting. My first thought was “Are you serious?”. I attended university with this guy, so we studied film together. His work is up to par and I know he has a specific standard,…

A little something called decision-making

Earlier in the week I had spoken to a friend of mine who is also a photographer. We were merely discussing our experiences with clients, photography gear and I guess just about the input we’ve allowed people to give when deciding on the various elements in our shoots. Well, she was telling me more about…

Delving into the process…

As I begin to work on a new concept that I plan on bringing to life through my imagery, I am reminded of a conversation I had with Algiero recently. Living in a society where things are so fast paced it’s easy to fall into the mentality of just wanting to get things done, as in…

RAW vs JPEG (In other words, how RAW blew my mind)

While shooting in JPEG during my earlier days, it was also around the same time that I didn’t take note of lighting. This was a hectic rookie mistake. What was ironic is that I learnt about this in Film. I guess that knowledge didn’t continue over to my photography knowledge. I think for the first…

The time I discovered RAW

Photography was all pretty new to me in the year 2014. Well, at least the stereotypical part of it, being the day I owned a proper DSLR. Which DSLR? A Canon 1100d. I still have it up until today (Yeah I know it’s time for an upgrade, I’m working on it! :)) I had a…

The build up to my first trip overseas! Out of the country for that matter

About last April 2016, my missions pastor, aunty Suzy and I were busy driving up to a campsite with a crowd of school kids whom we’ve been working with for the year. She then asked if I wanted to join in on the Thailand trip that would be taking place December of that year. I…

Charlene, who are you?

My name is Charlene Danielle Edwards (Yes, that’s what the D stands for =D). Funny enough, the reason why I took my full second name away on my personal profile on Facebook was because a few people thought my second name was my surname! I guess I should thank them, else my photography name would have…

A day at the beach

I received my camera May 2014. Since then I have been wanting to do a shoot at the beach. Yeah, the beach seems very cliche and all. BUT no one could ever deny that the beach is an awesome place to a shoot. Firstly, it has plenty of locations that will literally make it seem…