APIIC SEMINAR FOR FREE

Hey Everyone, 

For the first time , Taylors Photography Club (TPC) is collaborating with APIIC to held a seminar in Taylors, 

The speaker (Grant Corban, Matt Marzuki and Sree Sonic) is very experienced in their respective genre, some of them (Grant , Sonic ) are Malaysian leading wedding photographers, and some of them (Matt) are experts in portrait studio photography 

Grant Corban Website : http://www.grantcorban.com/
Matt Marzuki photostream : http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattmarzuki/
Sree Sonic FB : http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=30532109634

Asking for them to spend 2 hours of their time may cost more than RM 2, 000.
And now there is 3 of them.......

Fortunately for us, APIIC is considering a long term collaboration with TPC , hence they are willing to sponsor the speaker to held a seminar here.
Therefore the ENTRY FEE IS FREE for all Taylorians ( Non taylorian can come as well ).

The details of the seminar is as follows 


Venue : Lakeside Campus Lecture Theatre 2 , 
Time : 4: 15 to 6 pm 
Topic : Will be updated 
Date : August 24th

TPC President
Boon

Welcome to TPC!

To all of our new members,  

Thank you for showing an interest in photography and joining our club :) 

To begin with, we would like to introduce our online resources:  

Here is our Facebook account . Please add us in order to get notifications from us.

We will post our events there and invite everyone in our FB friend list.
And whenever we update a post in blog, we will also share it in FB.
PLEASE "share" TPC link whenever you see it.

Here is our Facebook fanpage. If you want to share your pictures and learn how to improve it , feel free to post it here, or if you found out any secrets of photography that you wish to share, please do it here as well. If you feel your pictures are perfect , you also can show it here too. All monthly photography challenges will be posted here.

Here is our Flickr group page. Join this group so that TPC's Flickr admin can add your latest uploaded photos into our photo pool. You can then see your pictures being display in our blog picture slides.  

And a brief recap of our upcoming activities:

1) APIIC Workshop

We have collaborated with APIIC Academy to give us discounts for their workshops. If the response on our side is good, we will get more choices. Though the price may be expensive even with the discount, it is worth it. Have a look at their pics before you decide. FYI , All of the facilitators have at least 20 years of experience.

Just remember to bring your student card,

Digital Photography Fundamentals : 25th July 2010 , 10am - 5pm, RM 180 (normal price) , RM120 (with Taylors Student Card)
Basics of Portrait Photography by Matt Marzuki : 21st August 2010 , 10 am - 5 pm, RM 280 (normal price) , RM 200 (with Taylors Student Card)
Photojournalism - Good and Bad by Zainal Halim : 7 & 8th August 2010, 10am - 3pm , RM 350 (normal price) , RM 260 (with Taylors Student Card)

Matt Marzuki's Photostream : http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattmarzuki/
Zainal Halim's Photos : http://www.zainalhalim.com/

How to pay:

1) Contact Boon ( 017-554 7576 ) to book a place , you can only get your discount by this method
2)Boon will let you know how to make the payment
3)Transfer payment into APIIC bank account
4) you get your place and attend the workshop

Workshop venue: APIIC Academy, 56 Jalan 52/4 ( PJ state,) 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
(across the road from PJ state Pizza Hut)

2) APIIC SEMINAR

There will be a APIIC seminar held in Lakeside as well.

The details is as follows :
Date : August 24th
Time: 4pm to 6:30pm
Location : LT 2

The topic for this seminar is slightly different from the seminar above.

The content is more about how you can earn a living through photography, the job prospects.

It is more towards learning how the photographers think rather than the techniques.
3) PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB MONTHLY CHALLENGE

We also have our monthly photography challenge as well.

For the month of AUGUST , it is BLACK & WHITE.

You can post your pictures to TPC FB account or TPC mail,

Our team of Techies (photography experts) will select the best 5 pictures and the winner will be decided by voting in FB.


4) EXHIBITION

We are also gathering pictures for exhibition purpose coming soon, so if you have good pictures that you want to exhibit ,

please kindly send your pictures with NO watermarking , along with your contact details in the mail.

Your copyright of the pictures will be retained.

APIIC Photography Workshops

Dear members,


TPC was kinda inactive this month due to the semester break, however, in the meantime we (credits to Boon) have collaborated with APIIC Academy, which provides short courses on photography.
Now, the best part is, APIIC is willing to give us discounts for their workshop. If the response on our side is good, we will get more choices. Though the price may be expensive even with the discount, it is worth it. Have a look at their pics before you decide. All of the facilitators have at least 20 years of experience. (!)

Just remember to bring your student card, as for non-Taylorian member, please contact Boon (0175547576 sms) if you wanna go.
Digital Photography Fundamentals : 25th July 2010 , 10am - 5pm, RM 180 (normal price) , RM120 (with Taylors Student Card)
Basics of Portrait Photography by Matt Marzuki : 21st August 2010 , 10 am - 5 pm, RM 280 (normal price) , RM 200 (with Taylors Student Card)
Photojournalism - Good and Bad by Zainal Halim : 7 & 8th August 2010, 10am - 3pm , RM 350 (normal price) , RM 260 (with Taylors Student Card)

Matt Marzuki's Photostream : http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattmarzuki/
Zainal Halim's Photos : http://www.zainalhalim.com/

Workshop venue: APIIC Academy, 56 Jalan 52/4 ( PJ state,) 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Ps : There will be a seminar from them on 24 August as well. TPC is also having Recruitment Drive/Exhibition on Aug 5, if you want your photos to be exhibited, kindly put your photos on our FB wall, we will ask you to print a hardcopy if your pictures are selected.

TPC's 1st Monthly Contest: Black & White

Dear members,

It's time for TPC's 1st monthly challenge! This challenge will be held from the 16th July until 31st of August, 2010. This activity is open exclusively to ALL TPC members, each person can enter only ONE photograph according to the Rules and Terms & Conditions stated below.*


CONTEST DETAILS:

Theme/Title : Black&White
Contest Date : 16th July - 31th August 2010 (must be posted latest by 23:59:59, August 31th, 2010, GMT+8 time zone )
PP Limitations: Basic (Colour/Curves/Brightness/Sharpen - no selective editing)
Submission: Send the photograph along with your name, title/name and short description to taylorsphotographyclub@gmail.com.

PLEASE READ THE RULES BELOW:

1. All images submitted for this challenge must be shot/taken within the specified challenge date (see date above).
2. EXIF information for the image must be intact to prove the date taken. *Photograph that are found to be taken before 16th July will be disqualified*
3. Submit images with a short description of your photo, as well as a title/name for it.
4. Images must be submitted with no borders and also no watermarks. All submitted images must be exactly 1024 pixels on the long side.
5. Re-submission is not allowed, so choose properly.
6. Copyrights of submitted images will be retained by the photographer.
7. We have the right to accept or to reject any submission without prior notice or explanation.

HOW DOES THIS CHALLENGE WORK?

Simple. By the end of the challenge date, 5 photos will be picked by Clayton, Saiful and Boon. These photos will be posted up in public for public voting for a duration of 14 days.

The top photo will be awarded and the picture will be entered in our Flickr page and also our TPC Blog.

Join, improve your photographic skills and win some bragging rights. So start to get busy fellas, good luck and happy shooting!

And don't forget to come back and vote for the top 5 in early September 2010! 

*PS: Saiful, Clayton and Boon is excluded from the contest as they will be the judge for this contest.

*Objective of this contest is to improve competitiveness between members as well as their skills and creativity according to the theme. Contest will be organised once every month and the best photo will be awarded.

Dear EXCOs,

Tomorrow's meeting will be on as usual at Student Life Center. However, please take note that this meeting will be from 12 noon until 1.30.  It is compulsory for all EXCOs to come for this meeting, as several important events slated for next month will be discussed. 

Please contact Boon asap if you cant make it. Thanks.

Macro photography tips

Class tomorrow is on (Portraits)

Dear members, 

There will be class tomorrow from 2pm-4pm. Please gather outside Student Life Center by 2, Boon will be there to conduct the class (he'll be wearing the red Taylor's shirt). The topic for this class is Portraits. Those who have 50mm prime lenses, please bring them. We hope to see you tomorrow :)

Meeting tomorrow is on

Dear EXCOs, 

We'll be having meeting tomorrow (Thursday), 12-1pm Student Leader Room 1, same place same time. This time Catherine will be hosting the meeting, the agenda will be mainly on our fundraising project. See you all there :)

No class on Friday

Dear members,

Please take note that there is no class tomorrow. We wish you a happy weekend :)

No meeting tomorrow

Dear EXCOs,

Please take note that there will be no meeting at 12 tomorrow. However, those who are involved in the trip's post mortem (ie: those of you who got yu kee's message) are required to gather tomorrow, 10.30am at Student Life Center.

Class is on tomorrow

Dear members, 

We will be having practical class tomorrow (Friday) from 3pm-5pm, those who are interested please gather at Student Life Center by 3pm. Saiful will be teaching for this class (he'll be wearing a black shirt, in case you guys can't recognize him). 

See you guys there :)

ps: those who came for the Lake Gardens outing, please upload your outing pictures on Facebook and post the album on our Facebook fanpage (or you may just tag us in your album), our Techies will comment on how you can improve your photos. Thanks :)

No class tomorrow

Dear members, 

Please take note that there will be no class tomorrow, as our Techies will be busy tomorrow. However, its confirmed that there will be class next Friday; the time will be the same (2pm-4pm), details on the venue will be updated soon.  

Also, the trip to Lake Gardens this Saturday is on! Were looking forward to see you guys =)

Trip to Lake Gardens

To know more details on becoming a member of TPC , please go to "How to be a TPC member"  AND To know our EXCO's and get their contacts , please go to " Introduction to EXCO"

To those who came for our class yesterday, thank you for attending the class. We apologize if it was disorganized; it is the first class we organized at Lakeside campus, we will do our best to improve for the next one. 

Also, we will be organizing a photography trip to Lake Gardens next Saturday, the details are as follows:
Date: Saturday, 12th June 2010
Time: 8.30am-2.30pm 
Fees: RM20 for members, RM25 for non-members & pending members 
Places covered: Butterfly Park, Hibiscus Park, Orchid Park, Deer Park  

Our Techies will be on hand to guide you guys on how to improve your techniques. Lunch will be provided, it is included in the fee. We will be gathering at the bus stop area at Lakeside, 8am before departing to Lake Gardens by bus. Dont forget to bring your camera, extra clothes+umbrella (in case it rains), and tripod if you have one. If you have a small black/white cardboard, car reflector and portable mirror, bring those along too (for photography purposes :)).

If you wish to register, please pass your fee to Justin (0176975818) and fill in the indemnity form. Justin will be availlable to collect fees on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday , 12 -12.30pm, at Student Life Center (you can find him hanging around at the piano area). 

You may also register during our committee meeting at Student Leader Room 1 (Student Life Center) next Thursday, 12pm-1pm. Do register as soon as possible, as places are limited.  We guarantee that this will be an awesome trip where everyone can have fun and learn something along the way...and come back with equally awesome pics. =)

Class is on!

Dear members,

Photography class this week is on =) Details are as follows:

Date: Friday, 4th June 2010
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Venue: LT10
Topic: Exposure, composition and 3 elements of photography
Fees: Free of charge =)


The person conducting this class will be one of our Techies (aka photography experts), Alvin.  For those that have 50mm F1.8 OR 50mm F1.4 OR 35mm F1.8 OR 70-200mm F2.8 OR 80-200mm F2.8 please bring along that lens. Do bring your own laptop as well.


We look forward to seeing you guys on Friday. =)

Update on Classes

Dear members,

There will be no class this week, due to Friday being a public holiday. Classes will be commencing next week, the details of which will be announced soon.

Thank you for your patience.

A guide to composition

Want to know how to compose better pictures? Here's a few tips:

1. Rule of thirds
Imagine dividing your image into a grid comprising of nine squares. The idea of rule of thirds is to place the focal point (eg: a person, a flower) of your image at any point where the lines of the squares intersect. Doing so would make your picture look more dynamic/interesting as opposed to placing the focal point at the center. (this may be familiar to architecture students)

Rule of thirds can also be used in placing horizons (for landscapes). You may choose to place the sky at the upper 1/3 if the scenery is more interesting - conversely, if the sky is more interesting, you can include more of the sky and place the scenery (land) at the bottom 1/3 of the picture.

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2. Lead-in lines
Lead-in lines in a picture will guide the viewer's eyes into the scene. Ideally, the focal point should be placed along these lines, creating a sense of suspension. (eg: building at the end of a road) Lead-in lines can comprise of anything: fences, rivers, roads and so on. It is suggested that lead-in lines be placed diagonally.

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3. Foreground interest

The basic idea of foreground interest is to place a nearby object to emphasize depth and perspective when you plan to shoot distant sceneries (eg: sunset on the sea). A foreground can comprise of any object: rocks, branches, leaves, so on. A high f-stop number is recommended (SLRs: F/13-F/20, Compacts: Landscape mode or anything with increased sharpness), along with a wide focal length (lower than 30mm). 

 

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Most importantly, do remember that this is only a guide, NOT rules that you should follow rigorously. How you plan to compose your picture is entirely up to your creativity.

Wanna learn more? Feel free to join our classes =)

Members Fees

To know more details on becoming a member of TPC , please go to "How to be a TPC member"  AND To know our EXCO's and get their contacts , please go to " Introduction to EXCO"

Dear Everyone,

We are having our  Club & Society Recruitment Drive.
Location : Outside Student Life Center
Time : From 12 onwards

If you are a big fan of photography and art. We are displaying our pictures at the booth , so do feel free to enjoy yourself here. We also have a simple tutorial on how to take nicer pictures at the booth as well.

As for members, IF you submitted your application form but haven pay members fees , please do so here. You are considered pending member and you are not entitled to certificates and benefits from full membership..

A full memberships will enjoy reservations seatings for our talks , entitled to free classes , discounted rate for outings  and many more....

So please free to drop by and see our booth design, I can guarantee you will be shocked with our booth design....

Boon signing off

Join our Flickr pool!

To all members,

Do any of you have a Flickr account? If so, please add us at flickr.com/groups/flashtpc/ . We'll be more than glad to showcase your pictures in our group pool. :)

Postponement of Friday Class

Attention all members,

Please take note that class this Friday has been postponed to next Friday. We apologize for the delays, as all committee members have to attend a Clubs and Societies workshop this Friday.

However, it has been confirmed that the topic will be "Knowing your Gears", and Saiful (one of our Techies) will be conducting the class. This class is targeted at beginners, but all members will still be welcome to attend this class. Details on the venue and time will be updated soon.

EXCO meeting

A friendly reminder to TPC EXCO,

We will having our weekly EXCO meeting this Thursday at Student Leader 1, from 12 to 1(same as last week). Please take note that all group leaders as well as core EXCO members (all 3 Vice Presidents, both Secretaries, both Treasurers, 2 EXCO member) are required to attend this meeting. As for the other EXCO members, you are welcome to attend too.

And to those who wish to pay their membership fees (RM5), you can pay it to Justin during the meeting. You may also pay for your friends too.

One more thing: All TPC members are welcome to observe this meeting. =)

Hope to see you all there. =)

Edit: Those who wish to be part of the EXCO are welcome to attend too.