Odie Twinkle MiniCooper

Photoshoot with miss Odie for SJCC (Subang Jaya Community Center)'s Thank You Card project.

Photography/post processing: rafil@rafflethazzle
Technical Advisor: Firdaus Heder

canon boy + nikon girl

Meet Azza Ahmad, a dear friend of mine. Just before i got my own DSLR, she was so kind to lend me her Nikon D60 for me to use in a basic photography class. Thank you for your kindness and friendship Azza =)
Canon EOS 7D > Adobe Lightroom 2 > Adobe Photoshop CS3

L.A.N.S.I vs PhotEX 2010

design, art direction, concept and copywriting by me. Magneto artwork from google images

Hi there guys, Here's another event that my collective group L.A.N.S.I will be participating, this time organized by SJCC (Subang Jaya Community Center). Here's some info about the exhibition:

"Showcasing photographs are contributed by local photography groups and individuals such as Syah (Lim Kok Weng lecturer), Lansi, Fotorama and also international group such as CAMSA (Coalition to Abolish Modern-day Slavery in Asia). The goal of this event is to promote awareness that photography can be an outlet and a healthy form of expression. It is also to create some exposure for local and international photographers alike."

Feels great supporting charity events such as this, looking forward for more in the future.
Owh, click here to checkout our profiles.

Adidas promo shoot during a birthday BBQ

yup, friendly neighbourhood and a perfect location that no one expected

Well, this was a spontanious photoshoot. I was invited by a dear friend of mine to his birthday BBQ celebration few weeks back. Had tonnes of fun playing rockband on a projectored wall, good food, good shisha, good folks. Another photographer friend of mine started snapping pics of those who came using a speedlight slave, we manage to borrow one more from a friend and it resulted to a photoshoot frenzy among ourselves. One special photo (top) is dedicated to the birthday boy, shot in front of his neighbour's house gate (above). Special thanks to Firdaus Heder for trusting me with his camera and lighting setup, not to forget Mista Iqbal for assisting me throughout the ever fun shoot.

Oh btw, happy new year to all of you!

one red compact camera vs 200 mighty DSLRs

shot using Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS

Well, it was supposed to be a mega gathering/model photoshoot session between Chot's clan (streetsnipers) and KukuBesi's soldiers (fotoradikal)...but the river water attracts me more than the 10 models invited for the session. I did took several snaps of these models while they were busy working with all the pros with bombastic camera equipments, studiolights and whatnot...with one hand holding a yummy ice cream :P

L.A.N.S.I vs Rantai 2009

design, art direction, concept and copywriting by me. Dr. Doom artwork from google images

Friends, do support the new collective photocreative group that i started with a bunch of talented photographer friends of mine by attending Rantai Art Event from 18th to 20th December. We're gonna be there and meet you guys to explain more about this awesome, ambitious group. Hope to see tonnes of friendly faces there and support us!

Kayuhbmx Advertisement in Revolution issue #101

Here's a simple 30minutes editing work for an extreme sport magazine Advertisement. The client is kayuhbmx, an online forum dedicated to BMX riders. I only played with several colour adjustment tools to enhance the quality of the photo to make it look more 'international' haha. I hope you like this piece.
Photography by : Iwan
Photo enhancement/manipulation by : rafflethazzle

Salam Aidilfitri Friends!

(photo: KRIMinals, a group i created on facebook for adventure seekers)

Hey guys, thank you so much for your loyalty to come and visit my blog although it's temporarily not active. To muslim friends, have a good Hari Raya this year...and to others, i hope you all are gonna have an awesome holiday! Few months until the end of this year, and my project is on schedule so far. Fingers crossed and i hope you guys pray for me too :)

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