Abstract

Office, school, and home users learn to take and process di gital images for Powerpoint presentations, proposals and reports, Web pages and email attachments, and, of course, traditional album prints. Discussions include shooting under different light sources, with flash and without flash, and composing a wide variety of ph otos from family snapshots, corporate coverages, events, and performances. A critical part of the wor kshop is learning to create simple, searchable image databases capable of being ported across computer platforms and protected against software obsolescence. The lessons and software are compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.

Ideal Participants

• ph otographers taking the first steps in di gital ph otogr aphy
• laymen who wish to lay the groundwork for a future career in ph otogr aphy
• businessmen and office employees
• students
• homemakers
• public relations and advertising people
• publication staff

Venue & Package

• Three and a half consecutive Saturdays
• at the FPPF Computer Room, 3/F Femii Building, Aduana, Intramuros, Manila [see locator map]
• P2,500 fee
• CD containing program used in the wor kshop
• Use of computer workstation (running the Microsoft Windows operating system).
• Wor kshop I.D. that entitles the participant to a discount on ph otofinishing at Fuji-Image Ph otolabs for three months

Requirements

Registration

• Pre-register at the FPPF office or online
• Make your payment in person or by bank deposit

Wor kshop sessions

• Digital cam era. Cell phone cam eras are acceptable, but discouraged.
• Familiarity with basic Microsoft Windows operations such as file navigation, opening programs.
• Mac OS and Linux users welcome, as the computer lessons and program are compatible with all operating systems.

Lecturers

Ador Pamintuan, ph otographer/lecturer
Vic Sison, ph otographer/lecturer
Ed Yap, copywriter/graphic designer/lecturer

Course Outline

Camera Parts & Controls

Exposure controls,
program icons, ph oto situation icons,
file formats & file sizes, JPEG & RAW,
viewing & deleting, memory cards

Correct Exposure

Exposing indoors & outdoors
Natural and artificial light

Early morning/late afternoon, noon (10 to 3)
Indoor light—office, home, mall
Stadium, stage

Understanding white balance

Flash Ph otogr aphy

Figuring distance
Fill in flash, slow sync flash
Night ph otogr aphy

Composition

Identifying the focal point
Proper placement of the focal subject
Compositional “rules” (rule of thirds, leading lines, curves, framing the subject)

Taking Pictures

People—children, adults, posed and candid portraits
Places/Nature—landscapes, plants/flowers, trees
Events—corporate/school/family events, stage presentations
Public events (festivals, parades)

Editing & File Management

Sorting and renaming
Creating simple searchable archives
Basic editing—

color cast removal, darkening/lightening, cropping, rotating, removing red eye, converting to grayscale

Resizing

for Web pages
for emailing
for Powerpoint presentations
for desktop printers
for commercial di gital labs

Creating simple layouts/projects
Creating/distributing slide shows
Creating contact prints

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