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FPPF: Basic Photography Workshop, 4th Day

It is the last Sunday for our Basic Photography Workshop. After a lecture in the morning, there would be judges on the portrait we submitted. After which, a simple graduation and program.


First, the lecture on POSING.

* There are three kinds of poses: the I pose, the C pose, and the S pose.

* Three things to consider when posing: (a) Posing the slimmer side of the face. (b) Movement of the legs. (c) Position of the arms.

* Pose the slimmer side of the face (the smaller eye is the slimmer side, and should be nearer the camera). The body faces the light source and the face on the camera.

* Move one leg at a time, affecting the shoulder. For women, the higher shoulder should be facing the camera. For men, the lower shoulder should be facing the camera.

* With women, don't pose the arms in contact with the body so that the arms will be slim.

Before we left for the day, there is a short lecture on FILTERS.

NEUTRAL FILTERS -- no color

a) Neutral Density (ND)
ND2 -- 1 stop
ND4 -- 2 stop
ND8 -- 3 stop
b) Skylight
c) UV
d) Correction lens
e) Diffuser
f) Polarizer -- For auto-focus lens, it should be circular polarizer.

COLOR FILTERS -- If you want to lighten a color, use that color's filter. If you want to darken a color, use the color filter opposite to it in the color wheel.


BTW, the portrait I submitted is that of my niece holding her hat. For one, it got the most votes in my survey. I would have chosen the one with her hair covered, but I made priority on the sharpness of the eyes since, for portraits, focus should be on the eyes.

My photo did not even land in the top ten chosen by the judges (sad). But then again, based on their choices, you would know the judges' discipline--photojournalism. My niece with her hair covered would have a fighting chance... LOL.

posted by ~GFA~ @ 4/22/2007 11:15:00 PM