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FPPF: Basic Photography Workshop, 2nd Day

It is the second Sunday for the workshop. Was early at Fort Santiago. The early birds "shared" the pictures they have taken. Decided to submit my picture of the karwahe as the best picture I took last Sunday. There were several, actually. Hehehe! (See picture I posted last March 25, 2007.)

For that Sunday, it was composition and flash photography.

With FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY, considerations are:
a) flash-sync shutter speed
b) aperture

f = guide number / flash to subject distance

example: GN = 160
a) 160 GN / 10 feet = f16
b) 160 GN / 20 feet = f8

There are different types of flash:
a) manual
b) auto thyristor -- have 2 effective apperture
c) through the lens (TTL)

For COMPOSITION, the following should be considered:

• Keep it simple.


• Tell a story.


• Observe law of thirds.


• Give subject a breathing space.


• Keep subject off-center.


• Observe lines.


• Frame your subject.


• Blur background to emphasize subject: wide aperture, zoom lens, macro, or reverse the lens.


• Accent composition.


• Use statis aperture to achieve deep depth of field.


• Draw composition.


• Consider perspective or viewpoint.


• Bracket composition: horizontal/vertical, near/far/medium, exposure.


• Use interesting foreground.


• Do not shoot bald skies.


• Reduce object into abstraction.


• Include triangle in your composition.

Oh! By the way, my picture got the most votes for being the best picture. YES! c",)

posted by ~GFA~ @ 4/01/2007 08:33:00 PM