PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES 2009

2009 CONDUCTED CLASSES PHOTOS

January

1. ENTRY LEVEL - JAN 10, 2009
2. BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE - JAN 17, 2009
3. BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE - JAN 27, 2009
4. NIKONIAN ACADEMY- All About Digital Photography in JB - Jan 31, 2009
   

February

1. BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE - FEB 15, 2009
2. BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE - FEB 21, 2009
3. BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE - FEB 28, 2009
   

March

1. WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY + STUDIO LIGHTING (NIKON CLS) - MAR 1, 2009
   
2. BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE - MAR 14, 2009
   
3. BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE - MAR 22, 2009

April

1. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PROGRAM (BTPN Terengganu) - APRIL 6 - 9, 2009.
   
2. UNIVERSITY ISLAM ANTARABANGSA MALAYSIA (UIAM) - APRIL 11 - 12, 2009
   

May

1. BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE - MAY 24, 2009
   

June

1. BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE - JUNE 14, 2009
   

July

1. BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE - JULY 25, 2009
2. BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE - JULY 26, 2009

August

1. SPACE UTM "TAKE GREAT PHOTOS" - MALACCA AUG 11-13, 2009

2008 CONDUCTED CLASSES:

1. NIKONIAN ACADEMY - Basic to Intermediate (KL ): May 17, 2008
2. NIKON D60 - PUBLIC WORKSHOP
3. NIKONIAN ACADEMY - Nikon CLS ( JB ): April 20, 2008
4. SPACEUTM - Take Great Photos (KL )

Basic to Intermediate - March 22, 2009

Another great weekend with 2 very enthusiatic participants! Donny came all the way from Kluang to participate in this session! And Nani dropped by to help out and join in the fun...Thanks to all for a great session!


The participants..Izaham in green and Donny in purple. (Pic by Nani)


The model...Sofea, always a pleasure to work with!


Donny's take in natural daylight with a reflector


A high angle comp by Donny works here!


Directional bounced flash done quite nicely here by Donny


Another capture with natural daylight + reflector by Donny


Zam's version of the high angle comp


Daylight as key and reflector for fill done nicely by Zam


Zam's use of perspective for added impact


Excellent use of Fill-in flash technique by Zam

Basic to Intermediate - March 14, 2009

Class started off with 2 participants but one had to leave due to camera problems! That was a first for me! So, Zunita had the time of her life..she had my whole attention throughout the session! Lucky her!


The class: Zunita, Shasha and me


The model..Shasha, easy to work with!

Zu trying out on-camera directional bounced flash


Zu's take on Short Lighting using on-camera directional bounced flash. Pretty good!


Mixing bounced flash with ambient light


Another nice capture with the bounced flash technique!

Basic To Intermediate - Feb 21, 2009

My recent class held on Saturday, February 21st, 2009 at the Hutan Bandar, Johor Bahru. It rained heavily in the evening when we were supposed to have a live model practical shoot and the sun was nowhere to be seen! So the natural light portraiture was out of the question...We resorted to a special bounced flash technique for the shoot and I was very impressed with the participants' photos!
Well done! And a big thank you to all ! It was a wonderful session!


The participants, from left: myself, Nani, Rina, Salina, Mira and Izaudin

Rina - the model for this session, a wonderful model to work with!

Izaudin's capture of Rina using the bounced flash technique


Another nice one from Izaudin


I like this one too from Izaudin,- a near CLS rendition!

Mira's excellent shot


Another good one from Mira


Mira nailed it here, too!

Salina's version of the same bounced flash technique


Good lighting, look at the dress details! Photo by Salina


Another nice one from Salina


Good framing and lighting...by Nani


Another good one by Nani


I like how Nani controlled the bounced flash here


Participants' testimonials:

1. Tenaga pengajar yg sangat teliti..modul sangat bertepatan dng apa yg saya inginkan!
2. En. Noorsham tak lokek ilmu..mengajar dgn lenggok bahasa yg mudah difahami.
3. Highly recommended to learn from Noorsham...he is knowledgable and very effective
4. RM 299 is very small compared to the knowledge we learned in this one day class!

Basic To Intermediate - Jan 27, 2009

I had the opportunity to train 2 eager young chaps on the second day of Chinese New Year! What a blast! On their first trial during the practicals, their photos weren't that impressive but by the end of the day, their shots rock! And I am not kidding!
The participants were Affye and Paan, with Ms Sofea modelling for the day. A big Thank You to all ! It was a wonderful session!


From left ; Affye, Ms Sofea, Myself and Paan


Ms Sofea in a pose


Affye and Paan in action during the shoot


Affye's take on perspective with low DOF


A good use of side lighting to create texture by Affye


An example of good fill-in flash by Affye


A nice portraiture with fill-in flash by Affye


Paan's play on diagonals and good exposure reading


Nice comp here by Paan


Good use of diagonals and thirds by Paan


I like how the diagonals work here!

Entry Level - Jan 10, 2009

The Entry Level Photography Course was conducted at the Hutan Bandar in JB. Participants were Fizah, Eqin and Lili. Have a look at their shots, which were wonderfully taken in Manual Mode!
By the end of the day, 3 young photographers capable of shooting in Manual Mode were born! I had a wonderful experience teaching them..Thanks Lili, Fizah and Eqin !



Lili and Fizah in action


Lili's use of diagonals works well here


An interesting angle of a fence by Lili


Lili's understanding of light makes the pebbles stand out


Fizah in action..photo by Eqin


Good focusing and contrast by Eqin


A good composition of a scenery by Eqin


Another nice one by Eqin


Lili in action..photo by Fizah


Fizah's creative take using diagonals


I like Fizah's take on this

Participants' testimonials:

• the course was great!
• very helpful!
• I had lots of fun!
• I can understand what was taught in class!