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 28, 2009

It started out with a bright and hot sun on Feb 28, 2009 at the Hutan Bandar but then the weather turned dark and gloomy right after lunch, followed by heavy rain. But that didn't dampen the spirits of the participants! We had to resort to a special bounce technique for the model photo shoot. And here are the shots, simulating a 'studio-like' lighting effect. Good job, guys!


Class photo, from left: myself, Siva, Syeira and Vicky


The model for this session, Ms Syeira. Her first model shoot but excellent nonetheless!


An interesting perspective from Vicky


Another nice shot by Vicky


I like how the bounce flash lighting effect works here! Photo by Vicky


Another beautiful capture by Vicky


Siva nailed the fill-in flash technique here!


Excellent use of natural light for fill and bounce flash as key by Siva


Single flash directional bounce created a 'studio like' feel here! Shot by Siva


Siva's metering technique made the flowers seem surreal

Basic To Intermediate - Feb 15, 2009

It was an awesome session! We had a full house, a new model and lots of enthusiasm from the participants!

The participants from left: myself, Asri, Ali, Sue, Haida, Yusof and Lim


Sue - the model for the day


Lim and Ali, caught in action!


Another capture of Sue


Yusof is looking for an angle


Ali's nice capture!

Good manual exposure reading by Ali


Good comp by Ali


Lim's take using his Nikkor 50mm..look at the details!


Another good close-up by Lim


Lim's use of diagonals makes this an interesting photo


A nice pose captured by Asri


Good comp and exposure reading by Asri


Another one by Asri


Haida's wonderful metering..enough details under the shade yet still blue skies!


Haida's very nice capture


Haida's use of Rule of Thirds in a scenery works well here


Yusof's take on Sue


A good use of leading lines by Yusof


Paparazzi in the making! Captured by Yusof

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!