Basic Photography Workshop - Cebu!

[adjong]

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to all first clicks participants, if i cant text all of you, ill make the announcement here re our nude test shoot. added lessons na ang advance strobist lighting for that shoot. it'll be on the last week aug or first week sep

[ardie]

Dili pa oi. Maulawan man sad ta ana. Naglisod ko ug huna2x unsay i-reply.

If anyone would examine my shots closely, I'm nowhere near anything at all. The compositional elements to tell a story or invoke an emotion isn't there yet. I say yet, because someday, I hope I take or leave photos that tells a story - not just any story, but a story that will touch & stir the souls and move the hearts of many. I am nowhere near that.

I think the important thing is that we're all taking some steps to take what we love to do to some level. We all looked into our view finders, metered accordingly, framed a shot, pressed those shutter release button, and obsessively (maybe only to a few, I know I did) looked for that few photos - to the best of our present knowledge; that we can say, this is 'Ok' - and that we can post it online. And while all that seemed a lot of steps to take for a photo, we all know that is only the rudimentary framework of taking a photo.

The devil is in the details. While it is relatively easy to take a shot, it will be far more work to answer the details: Why am I taking a photo of this? What story am I telling? Is everything in frame adding to the story? Is my subject well lit? Could the story be told any better? Would it be a technically good photo? Would it be an aesthetically pleasing visual? What post-processing treatment is best to give this shot? And a lot more questions goes through my head when taking a photo.

Analysis-paralysis. We may as well call this the devil's nickname. But then again the shot we were talking about was a model shoot. If it were a commissioned portraiture assignment, the devil would be: Who is this person? What is he/she about? Two simple questions but for the love of who knows who, is a difficult question to answer in order to do justice for a portrait assignment. Others may say it's too much to ask or know just for a simple portrait but I say a portrait is exactly to briefly answer those two fundamental details. And I'm only talking about portraiture. But then again, maybe photography isn't supposed to be this hard. Maybe it's just simply about being ourselves, being in the moment - there and then, freezing time for others to take part in. Maybe.

Before I completely give the moderators reason to give me an "infraction" - errr... what's with this word? It never sounded right to me. Don't get me wrong, I'm no English major but I feel it's simply being used to sound "intellectual". Excuse me for the another side-track. It's simply a rule violation, and could be called as such. And the "infraction" (in this case, the penalty) - could be called ticket or penalty. But then again, I'm not cheek-to-cheek (for lack of a better word, I know I need to update my vocabulary) with the rule makers. I just hope that when usage of words is challenged, language rules and semantics are honored. Ok, I'm getting back on topic. I'll spill my thoughts on other things and photographic opportunities on some other time & place or maybe start a blog - again. :D

Again, I'm not there yet. But I'm happy that there a few who appreciates the shot and effort. I hope I get to shoot with any of you someday so we'll learn more together and from each other. Maybe we could go on our own photo safari or join others chase light or freeze time.

I hope I didn't talk/write too much. I'm relieved to have finally posted a reply to a probably not serious post. :D At the very least, I hope I have posted something amusing on a Saturday evening.

And now, to really get back on topic. I haven't seen Bob's, Chu's, and David's shot anywhere. I envy Bob's gear but I'll have mine... someday. Hopefully I get mine in the real world and not in dreamland. And where are the food photography shots?

Have a great weekend and week ahead everyone!

[adjong]

@ ardie, im having a great week because of your post (kahilakon lang pud )

nice speech bai

@ cris, sorry kaau havnt finished the photoshop videos yet. will try next week. txt ra tka

[mam]

Dili pa oi. Maulawan man sad ta ana. Naglisod ko ug huna2x unsay i-reply.

If anyone would examine my shots closely, I'm nowhere near anything at all. The compositional elements to tell a story or invoke an emotion isn't there yet. I say yet, because someday, I hope I take or leave photos that tells a story - not just any story, but a story that will touch & stir the souls and move the hearts of many. I am nowhere near that.

I think the important thing is that we're all taking some steps to take what we love to do to some level. We all looked into our view finders, metered accordingly, framed a shot, pressed those shutter release button, and obsessively (maybe only to a few, I know I did) looked for that few photos - to the best of our present knowledge; that we can say, this is 'Ok' - and that we can post it online. And while all that seemed a lot of steps to take for a photo, we all know that is only the rudimentary framework of taking a photo.

The devil is in the details. While it is relatively easy to take a shot, it will be far more work to answer the details: Why am I taking a photo of this? What story am I telling? Is everything in frame adding to the story? Is my subject well lit? Could the story be told any better? Would it be a technically good photo? Would it be an aesthetically pleasing visual? What post-processing treatment is best to give this shot? And a lot more questions goes through my head when taking a photo.

Analysis-paralysis. We may as well call this the devil's nickname. But then again the shot we were talking about was a model shoot. If it were a commissioned portraiture assignment, the devil would be: Who is this person? What is he/she about? Two simple questions but for the love of who knows who, is a difficult question to answer in order to do justice for a portrait assignment. Others may say it's too much to ask or know just for a simple portrait but I say a portrait is exactly to briefly answer those two fundamental details. And I'm only talking about portraiture. But then again, maybe photography isn't supposed to be this hard. Maybe it's just simply about being ourselves, being in the moment - there and then, freezing time for others to take part in. Maybe.

Before I completely give the moderators reason to give me an "infraction" - errr... what's with this word? It never sounded right to me. Don't get me wrong, I'm no English major but I feel it's simply being used to sound "intellectual". Excuse me for the another side-track. It's simply a rule violation, and could be called as such. And the "infraction" (in this case, the penalty) - could be called ticket or penalty. But then again, I'm not cheek-to-cheek (for lack of a better word, I know I need to update my vocabulary) with the rule makers. I just hope that when usage of words is challenged, language rules and semantics are honored. Ok, I'm getting back on topic. I'll spill my thoughts on other things and photographic opportunities on some other time & place or maybe start a blog - again.

Again, I'm not there yet. But I'm happy that there a few who appreciates the shot and effort. I hope I get to shoot with any of you someday so we'll learn more together and from each other. Maybe we could go on our own photo safari or join others chase light or freeze time.

I hope I didn't talk/write too much. I'm relieved to have finally posted a reply to a probably not serious post. At the very least, I hope I have posted something amusing on a Saturday evening.

And now, to really get back on topic. I haven't seen Bob's, Chu's, and David's shot anywhere. I envy Bob's gear but I'll have mine... someday. Hopefully I get mine in the real world and not in dreamland. And where are the food photography shots?

Have a great weekend and week ahead everyone!

i examined it ards and theres a lot - huge promise awaiting its creator - you. i can just imagine 5 - 10 years fom now, when guys like you will lead this industry na

[mam]

these kids were asking diay why wala napost ila pics

these photos are by chadie and bobby:







group picture study with 3-5 kids

[Alib0001]

whatever

you r joining mark's basic workshop which is a great learning na.

then you r joining your friends basic workshop na im sure nice pud.

now you want to join mine. cege bai, no probs. IMHO after all these, you will become the best basic photographer in cebu

I think you've got a point here...

[m!nyanG]

wala mo workshop this month?

[adjong]

wala mo workshop this month?

wala ta this month. next month kai basin madayun invitation to do one sa leyte. but definitely will have one in december. if you can wait, i'll be glad to teach you

ang next will be sa may 2011 na

[adjong]

wala mo workshop this month?

hi will have the basic workshop on December 3, 4 and 5, 2010

[nathanjo]

On going na ang reservation ani? Unsaon pag pa reserve?

hi will have the basic workshop on December 3, 4 and 5, 2010