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2009 SYLLABUS - BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE

BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE
Outdoor Session ( 9am - 6pm)
Lunch and Refreshments Provided
Notes will be provided.

1. Camera Menus Explained

Optimal settings for different situations
Understand and utilize features in your camera

2. Exposure

Manual settings for optimal control
When to use Aperture priority and Shutter priority effectively
Meter reading - how to meter a scene
Depth of Field - To Bokeh or Not to Bokeh? You decide!
Understanding Light: Intensity, Direction and Color. What it does and how to control it.
White Balance Issues
Understanding Histogram

3. Composition and Focusing - Create Impact on your Photos!

Making Composition Rules work for You
Elements of Composition
The Right Lens for the Right Job
Focusing Techniques - How the Pro's do it
Selective Focusing
How to "blind shoot" and get sharp photos!

4. Understand how LIGHT affects your photos!

Learn to read shadows
Strong/Harsh Light, Diffused Light and Soft Light
Front, Side and Back Lighting

5. Flash - Master Your Flash!

How to use your flash effectively
TTL, TTL-BL, Fill-in, Manual Settings
"Bounce" effectively; To bounce left, right, top or back? We'll tell you how!
Flash Compensation : EV +/- ; Get that light right!

5. Posing Techniques

A " How To" Guide ; 20 Great Tips You Must Know!

6. Practicals + Live Model and Photo Review Sessions

2009 SYLLABUS - WEDDING & STUDIO (NIKON CLS)

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY AND

STUDIO LIGHTING (NIKON CLS)

INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SESSION ( 9am - 6pm )
Lunch and Refreshments Provided
Notes will be provided

** Group participation are welcomed, and group discounts will be given

** If you are unable on scheduled date, please inform me of your available dates in the sign-up form. I will try to compile a list accordingly.

1. Bride and Groom provided

2. Simulate scenario of a typical Malay wedding.

3. Learn what to capture in a typical Malay Wedding.

I will go thru the whole process flow of Nikah, Berinai and Sanding and tell you what you must capture. An absolute MUST for new photographers!

4. Posing Techniques.

Many photographers will appreciate this session. I will teach you the various poses and how to pose the bride and groom. Every participant will have a chance to pose the bride and groom. And most importantly, how to get the correct angle of shooting the poses to achieve optimum results!

5. Mastering Your Flash!

How to bounce your flash effectively! Reduce color cast from colourful walls. Get that lighting right everytime!
How to get that "blue sky" everytime you shoot outdoors with flash!
How to "blind shoot" and get sharp photos everytime!
How to shoot outdoors with correct flash settings on TTL and TTL-BL, and EV +/-

6. Fundamentals of Studio Lighting and Nikon CLS

What are the settings on camera? On the Flash?
Learn how to adjust settings according to situation
Learn what is involved in a studio lighting set-up.
What is Main Light, Fill Light, Broad Lighting, Short Lighting, Rembrandt lighting, Glamour lighting, etc.
Learn how Nikon CLS makes your photos a "studio" shoot
How to set-up Nikon CLS via your Nikon cameras menu (D70 and above) and flashes ( SB 600 and SB 800). Nikon cameras, below D70 will need to use SB 800 to utilize CLS.
Bring "studio lighting" outdoors!

7. Nikon CLS Practical Shoot - Indoors and Outdoors

A Hands-On experience on shooting CLS style! We'll provide a live model and show you how to shoot via Nikon CLS effectively! Once you master this technique, you will never look back!

8. The Business Perspective on Wedding Photography

What to charge and methods of calculating your charges.
What you need to know before doing wedding photography business.
How to promote your new business.

UPDATES

1. NATIONWIDE COURSE DATES FOR 2009

We will be in your area soon!
Check out course dates for Johor Bahru, Malacca, Kuala Lumpur, Kulim, Kuala Terengganu, Kuching, Sarawak and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

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BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE CLASS OF JULY 26, 2009
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BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE CLASS OF JULY 25, 2009
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2. We provide photography courses that are ENDORSED and CERTIFIED by UNIVERSITY ISLAM ANTARABANGSA MALAYSIA ( CTL , Institute of Education) for Corporate, Government sectors and Interest groups. PLEASE CALL US FOR DETAILS !!

3. BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE - JUNE 14, 2009 PHOTOS. CHECK IT OUT!!
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4. UNIV. ISLAM ANTARABANGSA MALAYSIA (UIAM) Photography Course

5. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (BTPN TERENGGANU) - Photography Course

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The session was held in Marang, Terengganu on 6 - 9 April, 2009 at BTPN Terengganu. The workshop went very well and we made many new friends! Special thanks to Pn Narimah and En. Mohamad for making it happen , En Abdul Salam, En. Amiruddin and Tn Hj. Mat for the great hospitality, En. Faiz for your assistance, Ms Dora and Ms Ain for the model shoot session, and to all participants who were very cooperative and very enthusiastic about photography!!
The freestyle outdoor practical was done at Pasar Payang, the Night Photography was done at Mesjid Kristal and CLS shoot was at the grounds of BTPN itself.

Faiz, my assistant

Class photo...
Sitting from left: Pn. Narimah, Noorsham, En. Abd.Salam, En. Faiz, En. Mohamad
Standing Mid-row, from left: Pn. Shikin, En. Azman, En. Awang, En. Abdullah, En. Zaid, En. Azwan, En. Amiruddin, En. Naza, En. Mohd. Amir, En. Hashim and Pn. Ros
Standing Back-row, from left: En. Hisham, Tn. Hj. Mat, En. Fariz, En. Azlil, En. Ezwandi, En. Omar, En. Fidzrus (Looi), En. Mohd. Mohsan, En. Ismail and En. Salleh

The following are photos taken by the participants. There were many other photos that deserve a mention, but these are definitely a cut above. No adjustments were applied, only resized for web.

Nikon CLS in action...shot by Azlil (model- San)

Creative /Abstract...shot by Sham

Another one by Sham

Creative shot by En. Omar

Panning done right...shot by Naza

Nicely executed night shot by En. Mohamad

Excellent street portraiture by Shikin

I like this! Good metering...shot by Fariz

Another CLS in action, look at the rim lighting on model's right shoulder/ arm...shot by Looi (model- Shikin)

Nice composition....shot by En. Awang (model - Ms Dora)

Excellent timing to capture at dusk...shot by En. Zaid

A nice shot by En. Sham (model - Ms Ain)

Low angle works here...shot by Fariz (model - Looi)

Sunny f/16 rule! Works everytime....shot by En. Abdullah

Perspectives in play....shot by Azlil

Good capture of a seller in her environment....shot by San