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I’ve receive numerous feedbacks asking for postponement of deposit and split payment for i-Nature KK 2010.

In view of Eid Fitr around the corner, I understand that quite huge sum of expenses has been allocated to the festival, I’m wanna announce the good news to all candidate for the said workshop.

Due date for deposit has been push-forward to 30th September 2010. Yes, so that you can wait for September pay. And another good news is, the final date to settle the fee is also push-forward to 30th October 2010.

10% rebate for early registration is still applicable to those making deposit before 30th September 2010. And group registration rebate 10% is also applicable for deposit given before 30th September 2010.

Deposit amount of only RM500 before 30th September 2010.

Balance to be paid before 30th October 2010.

So while everyone on the festive mood, get your friend to join and don’t forget to submit deposit before the said date.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri.

I was asked this question, “What are the tips about composition to make the photo looks more creative?” I saw the same questions been asked again and again by newbies thru online medium.

The best part is, I couldn’t really come out with any satisfying short answers to that. In fact, the question itself sounds great but I couldn’t really grasp the meaning and intentions. It sounds good. No doubt about it. It sounds smart as well, and I won’t argue on that too. But I still couldn’t get the essence of the question.

Before I’m able to answer it, there are few questions that I must ask first.

1. As the intention is to make the photo looks more creative. What does he/she means by creative? Would it be fresh, never been seen before, weird, disturbing or what?
2. What photos? Which genre? Would it be people? One person in a park? A pre-wed couple? Sunset and landscape? It may means so many things to many different situation.
3. Tips about composition. Which composition? Will it be leading line? Rule of third? Perspective or combination?

The only best answer that I can think of is this :

1. Read and understand about composition guides
2. Practise every composition guides available
3. And most importantly is knowing what you wanna achieve with that photo or what is the intention.

Because only by able to become aware and understand point no 3, one will be able to use certain composition rules to bring out the message across. And only by then, one be able to set mood to the photo thru color and exposure.

During i-Nature, there are at least 4 modules that we shall discuss more about this topic because to me, it is among the most difficult topic in photography to master. It’s about how to train our eyes to see. And to train our eyes to see cannot be achieve by reading. One must know the guidelines in composition, experiment and understand when and why we use such technique. I usually kick-start with few composition guidelines like leading line and rule of third but most importantly is understand the reason why we shoot the way we shoot. To become aware of our motives and intentions. To express internal message thru photos. And that, and by then, the composition and exposure start making sense in photography.

After all, what’s nice and correct?

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