January photo workshops

Kuching Digital Photo camp 30th-31st Jannuary
As per advertised....see you guys in Kuching.

Klang Valley portraiture workshop
Get 14 hours plus worth of knowledge sharing this coming 23rd-24th January.

Outdoors (natural lighting) 23rd January RM150
Indoors (studio lighitng) 24th january RM180
Both day RM300 (special promotion)

Contact: 012-3555906 (zamrud)

Meet up point:

1. 23rd January (infront of Putrajaya Mosque)
2. 24th January (shell station before entering Sungai Long)

Map to Sungai Long: http://map.malaysiamostwanted.com/places/shell-bandar-sungai-long-932

Penang Portraiture Workshop

This is a series of workshops planned for this year......a series of many planned around Malaysia.

Portraiture Workshops......the list

Here's my lists of workshops throughout the rest of this year:

12th September 2009 (Portraiture editing and Intro to PS) KL
13th September 2009 (Portraiture editing and Intro to PS) KL
3rd & 4th October 2009 (Portraiture workshop + editing) KL
31st Oct & 1st Nov 2009 (Portraiture workshop + editing) Penang
14th November 2009 (Portraiture editing and Intro to PS) KL
15th November 2009 (Portraiture editing and Intro to PS) KL
5th & 6th December 2009 (Portraiture workshop + editing) KL
19th December 2009 (Portraiture editing and Intro to PS) KL
20th December 2009 (Portraiture editing and Intro to PS) KL

Oh...Beautiful Maria........

Just like the song by Los Lobos featured in the movie Mambo Kings. Maria was so captivating in front of the camera.....she really is a gem. Love the song a lot....but now got the girl to match it. These pics were taken during the workshop I conducted to show the participants the different lighting set ups indoors and getting catch lights outdoors.

Had an enjoyable time conducting the workshops and of course with Maria.

Of workshops and more workshops......

These few months was quite hectic for me.....being asked to conduct a few workshops, week in and week out. I believe a good workshop has to have the elements of 'humanness' to it......what I meant by this is simply.....one cannot learn without first to unlearn what they've learned previously. Then and only then one can absorb this new knowledge in. Absorb and blend with what you know once it has been digested whole. Take in what's useful and throw away what's not. But empty your mind first and take this new info with open arms....

Make mistakes...and you will learn. Teach and pass this knowledge through and the process of learning will accelerate even more.

To err is human.

Photography is about sharing your knowledge. This month I'll be conducting workshops for newbies just for the fun of it. My specialty...portraiture.