KE PHOTOGRAPHERS 2008

To keep things simple, we are doing 4 broad categories of work:

1. Hall Events (Feb-Mar 2008)
2. IHG Photography (now)
3. Photo exhibition (march 2008)
4. Yearbook photo collection (March-April 2008)

We sinerely hope you can give it your best effort. If everyone does a small part, we all achieve more.

All the best for your exams!

On behalf of the KE Photographers EXCO, I'd like to wish all of you the very best for your examinations. Study hard and may you all do very well.

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We will meet up after the exams for planning for the holidays (December) and the programme for January - March 2008, which will be very very busy.

Here's what we will need to prepare for:

1) IHG Sports Photography

2) Exhibition (prepare by January, set up in February, run in March)

3) Subsequent Hall events - Hall Play, Dinner and Dance, etc.

Details to come soon.

Cheers,

jonk

Get a Personal Photo Site

Hello KE Photographers,

I encourage each of you to get your own photo site. This will be good for you to showcase your photographs, and have a sense of pride and achievement in your own photography. Furthermore, it will be a means for you to have your photos critiqued and a way for you to improve.

May I suggest these two sites:

http://www.flickr.com
http://www.multiply.com


Flickr is a great place to view other people's photographs and learn from the pros, as many of them are professional photographers and graphic designers. There is much you can learn from observing their works. Flickr offers a free account, which is very good funcionality but is limited in a few ways.

Multiply is good for storage of photos for display/sharing with friends as it is both FREE and UNLIMITED. However, it is not as avant garde as Flickr, in my opinion. It is very easy to use and highly recommended though.

Looking forward to our next meeting.

Cheers,
jonk

Composition

Dear KE Photographers,

Please view the following articles for an insight into photographic compositiong..
http://ct.essortment.com/photographycomp_rejl.htm
http://ronhashiro.htohananet.com/photography/art-composition1.html
http://www.colorpilot.com/comp_rules.html
http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/6

This is the next step to taking better photos, after learning the fundamentals of exposure.

- jonk.

Training Objectives for Session 1 and 2

Session 1
The camera as a Light Box
Understanding Exposure
Correct exposures vs Over/Under exposure
Exposure is controlled by:
- aperture – which also determines depth of field
- shutter speed - which allows you to freeze action, or show motion; may lead to BLURRING (wanted/unwanted)
- ISO – how sensitive the sensor is to light; increasing it allows shooting faster but increases grain

Session 2
Review of Exposure
Answering of any questions you might have
How to take a photo: Look, Focus, Shoot
Focussing
Metering
White Balance
Composition

THE TRAINING PROGRAMME

The Training Programme will be a single 3h course (with break) which will focus on all major aspects of practical photogrpahy. Call it a crash course, if you may.

It will begin with the very concept of photography and light, and you will then learn about the camera and how it enables you to capture moments through light. You wiill be taught how to capture these moments effectively and in a way that communicates what you wish to exprss to your audience. Furthermore, it will focus on practical situations which you will encounter as a hall photographer, and in most situations which you will be taking photographs in.

This will be followed by a Q & A session, and we will meet again to review what you have learn, and what you have been able to apply.


For those unable to make it for the First Photography Training Programme, I will schedule a repeat programme which I will personally conduct for your benefit. Please try to make it if you can.

- Jonk.

CORE GOALS FOR 2007-2008

1. To be a HIGH MAJOR Committee - serving needs of the hall, and pro-actively making an impact on Hall life through our photographs

2. To establish reliable credentials as KE Photographers

3. Produce good images/photographs

4. Streamlining Operations - EFFICIENCY and RELIABILITY

5. Members to be self-directed, independent and competent photographers

KE PHOTOGRAPHERS

Dear KE Photographers,

The KE Photography Committee will receive a new lease of life with its new brand name. Henceforth, we will assume corporate identity under the name KE PHOTOGRAPHERS.

Our Mission
To develop ourselves as photographers who are proficient in our craft and professional in our conduct.
To provide the KE VII Hall with a high standard of photocoverage for their various events.
To showcase our Hall events and activities through photographs.

Our Members
We are committed to developing their photography, and take photos with passion and heart. We actively seek to better ourselves and to develop a keen eye for detail and for looking out for priceles moments to capture on film.

Our Part in the KE Community
We are not mere service providers, but part of the heart of the action. Our photographers leave each event with photographs which are representative of the heart and soul of the resepective Hall Event.

KE PHOTOGRAPHY COMMITTEE

To Do
X) Form EXCO
X) Selection of Core Members
3) Training of Core Members + Mentorship/Shadowing Programme
4) Training of Expressed Interest
5) Updating of Skills


EVENTS (Main/General) - Action by Events Director
1) Malaysian Night (1 Sept 07)
2) Cultural Night
3) Hall Play (2008)
4) Official Hall Events
5) IHG (Jan - March 2008)
... to be added on.

PROJECTS - Action by Projects Director
- Exhibition (Feb - Mar 08)
- KE Sportspeople Photoshoot (Nov 07, Jan 08)
- KE Custodians Appreciation (Nov 07, Jan 08)
- Year Book Photos & Committee Photos (Feb - Mar 08)
- General Education - photo class for KE Hall residents (to be confirmed)