Where it took place: @Hong Lim Building
Lesson by Lawrence Ang, a very experienced photographer - who shoots at various national events and also teaches in schools.
Was introduced to some gadgets:
- Tripod - for stability; sometimes, our body could also be the 'tripod', with our arms rested on some steady surfaces or body lean against a steady structure/ wall
- Lightbox - it is useful to diffuse light (from having shadows), useful for product shots
- Backup lighting
- Gimbal Stabiliser - helps to stabilise the axis; useful for videos
- Lens attachment - e.g. wide angle, macro (like a magnifier), fish eye (distorted wide angle perspective)
- Cleaning kit - use lens cloth; do not use tissue! (rough)
- Depth of view: Backdrop becomes blur so that the focus object will be clear and sharp.
- Focal length: bigger the number, the clearer the background
- Aperture: The smaller the number implies more light is let in
- Lighting: Quality of light - Hard/ soft (diffused)
- To improve stability, consider setting timer (to minimise hand shaking)
A simulator to learn/ explore the 3 elements in the exposure triangle: https://dofsimulator.net/en/
Techniques:
- Rule of Thirds: This was emphasised several times and is considered the golden rule.
- Leading lines: This usually applies to architecture
In this diagram, the top view shows that the shadow of the teapot is almost fully eliminated. However, because of the 'ring' of light on top (that was supposed to diffuse the shadow), it created thin layer o shadow cast by the 'sides' of the teapot.
Playing with LINES...
When space is intentional - to add text:
Playing with reflection and 'fish eye lens'
A free photo editing tool:
Putting the stuff together, using Canvas:
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