even Dave Hill needs a break

Hello readers. Thank you for all the support and kind visits to my blog and my works. As you can see above, yeah...i've made a decision to take a break/rest from posting new stuff in my blog. But i hope you guys don't get the wrong idea, i'm currently in a midst of doing something that i've been planning for quite a while now. All these are for you guys so i hope you can be patient for a month or two and i promise to update and keep intouch with each and everyone of you here. Stay tuned because i'll be back with more projects to share with you guys here, and i'm not talking about photography only. Till then, take care guys!

my PHOTO of DYNAS MOKHTAR for SHOUT! AWARDS 2009

Alhamdulillah, now my confidence to be as successful as the big boys out there is starting to develop. Special thanks to Dynas Mokhtar for the exposure and all the best to her. For complete view of the photo, go to this link 

SIEG magazine Issue #2

OF CAR PARTS AND SUMMER HIT LIST

Make-up : Kenny Yee
Models: Dee & Zalikha
Stylist: Amira Amirudin & Nabila Akmar

Concept/Art Direction/Editing: Rafil Thazali@photocreative 

Photographer: Khairul Azahar@photocreative

Special Thanks
THE SHOPLIFTERS www.the-shoplifters.blogspot.com
Half-cut workshop USJ1
OSIXNINE boutique
Faiz@photocreative
Bibo Aswan photography

and

SIEG MAGAZINE

URBANSCAPE photos slash skateboard teaser

The event was a blast! Tonnes of cool people including some of my friends participated in the event and i had so much fun throughout it. Here in this post are photos for the 24hour Kuala Lumpur Project that i submitted under Fotoradikal's photography forum group. Special thanks for mr. Kukubesi for the opportunity. The top photo is sort of like a teaser for a photography series that will be posted soon, something from me for extreme sports photography fans out there. Till then, enjoy the photos!

ZEZATIONSmag : beauty ingredients photoshoot

Here's something different from me and Kaza (photographer). I was offered by the editor of an upcoming online fashion magazine to take pictures of ingredients for the magazine's beauty section. At first the editor mentioned 'beauty products' so i was not that nervous though it's my first time handling these kind of job, i tought that we would be snapping photos of facial creams and stuff in a form of tubes etc. But then we found out that actually we're supposed to shoot raw ingredients: yugurt, olive, aloe vera, papaya and honey. With the full trust from the editor, me, Kaza and Faiz (friend/wingman) worked our so-called 'magic' and tried our best to make the ingredients look interesting. The whole photoshoot took place at my house, using all the things we can find in the kitchen and the backyard etc. Quite a heavy editing process were done for the photos to cleanup the smudges and other unwanted stuff. Anyways, good job guys!

March KrazySexyKool Winners** | Voize.My

"KrazySexyKool winners are chosen based on a voting system by our in-house judges. The winners will receive an exclusive Voize merchandise. Congratulations

Today’s feature : A master mind behind the Photography of Pink Acid. Rafil Thazali says, “I’m a creative person, i do creative things with creative people who appreciates the VALUE of creativity.”

Thank you VOIZE.MY for the win!

car photography+digital editing+graphic+covers

Here's a compilation of car magazine covers that i did a couple of years back, during my previous job as a creative director for a publishing company. There were a total of 24 magazine covers representing 24 issues that i worked with the magazine since day one. The photographer that was involved in my artwork here is Mr. Jay Ismail, now famous for his fashion photography. Incase you are wondering on the work process, all the photos were shot on the streets or parking lots...we didn't have a state-of-the-art equipments or studio to shoot these luxurious cars, so all that we had was passion to make the photos look as professional as it can be. Shots were taken by Jay and I did the digital editing+concept cover art.

More reference regarding automotive photography/graphic design:

before and after editing pictures for magazine cover, click here 

automotive magazine layout design sample, click here

car profile photography for catalogues, click here

Mama's birthday dinner @ Bora Asmara 18/05/09

Ribuan kilo jalan yang kau tempuh
Lewati rintang untuk aku anakmu
Ibuku sayang masih terus berjalan
Walau tapak kaki penuh darah penuh nanah
Seperti udara kasih yang engkau berikan
Tak mampu ku membalas

Ibu

photography: khairul azahar
photo retouching: rafil thazali

markas.kukubesi.com - Operasi Gempur5

Wrinkles are quite easy to apply to a photograph during manipulation, but the tricky part is to put them on the right spots or else the whole photo would look fake. Give it a try guys, i know i had fun with this piece. For learners, don't stick to ONLY one type of filter because different pictures needs different filters to blend in to the original photo. Special thanks to the one and only mr. Kukubesi for the original photo/task for me to work on.

D&A celebritystyle pt.10

I guess these are the last photos for the whole DNA's boutique promo photo batch. It's been a love/hate relationship everytime i ran myself into a job. Thank god most of them ended up with results that satisfies me. Oh ya, a reminder. Next fashion photography photos will be up early next month, as soon as SIEG magazine releases their latest issue. Stay tuned.

markas.kukubesi.com - Operasi Gempur4

Here's another before/after photos taken from the editing/manipulation contest organized by mr. kukubesi i entered recently. In this piece, my attention is more towards details/colour enhancement rather than manipulation since the theme this time is less manipulation and more enhancement. Lotsa dodge n burn effects were used and not to forget my newly favourite tool, colour balance.

www.siegmagazine.com

my wingman, mr. unkleventrikel faiz

I've just delivered my photos to siegmagazine's editor yesterday. Can't wait for my first fashion magazine (online) feature, hopefully will release sometime this month. Photos will be uploaded here as well right after i get the greenlight from the editor. Special thanks to Eka and Bibo from siegmagazine, mr. Kaza (my photographer representing photocreative) and the rest of the team.  

markas.kukubesi.com - Operasi Gempur3

It gets harder each and everytime and i just love the challenge given by mr. KukuBesi. Haha not exactly...i had trouble thinking about what to edit this time because of the wide space given in this challenge's picture, more pressure came along when i saw other contestants starting to post their creative entries and still i can't figure out how to manipulate the photo until yesterday. A few days back i compiled 20 plus random reference photos from google and i combined them spontaniously, inspired by mutants from X-men origins movie that i watched recently. Whatever it is, i hope u like this entry *cross fingers* 

X-treme sports 1 - wakeboarding

Got a phone call from my friend, Joseph Romey Dures the evening before...confirmed on the spot and the next day was filled with pure excitement! Together with us were Emi Watanabe (Joseph's girlfriend) and Mr. Koba-san ( Emi's client). The RM150 was worth every penny. Oh ya, happy belated Labour's Day ppl. Next activity, white water rafting...after my bodyache eases a bit.

markas.kukubesi.com - Operasi Gempur2

compiled reference for my photo manipulation process

This time the task is quite interesting, kinda made me think more creatively rather than just adjusting colours...i get the chance of manipulating the image and make it look more lively. The additional elements were taken from google and some clothes extention from the photo itself. Reminds me of the good old days when i have all the time to enter worth1000.com's photo manipulation contests (one of them is the frog artwork on the header of my blog).  Special thanks to Mr. Kukubesi for the opportunity, I LOVE KUKUBESI SO MUCH MUACH MUCH MUCH 8 BINTANG ahahaha...excuse my wacko-ness :P