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Travel Photography – Basic Workshop by Shamshahrin Shamsudin

Duration: 3days 2nights
Venue :Sg Lembing, Pahang
Fees : RM500

Trainer’s Biodata

Shamshahrin Shamsudin is a Malaysian photojournalist based in Kuala Lumpur, specializes in Editorial (mostly news content) and Travel photography. A former Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographer, he has been with the European Pressphoto Agency based in Kuala Lumpur since 2003. One of the highlights of his career is when he represented Malaysia at a photography exhibition in Gwangju, Korea in Dec 2005. Some of his works are kept as part of a museum piece by the Asian Culture Centre in Gwangju, Korea. His work has been published in TIME, International Herald Tribune, Asiaweek, FEER and many more international publications. He is one of the most senior and experienced newswire photographers in Malaysia.

Apart from his busy schedule covering news events, he also shares his 20 years of experience in the industry and trains new photographers through seminars and workshops all over the country. He is also a Master Trainer for UTM’s Executive Diploma in Creative Photography & Digital Imaging Programme.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shamshahrin/collections/

Modules:

Introduction

To be able to take good travel photographs, the first essential is to know and understand the basic in photography. Part of this first lesson is aimed to ensure that you have this basic knowledge eg. Composition, exposure, etc.

The Main Principles

This lesson aims to provide you with a firm understanding of how you can work at improving your capabilities with respect to taking travel photographs. It provides a framework, upon which you will base your work in future lessons. This main principle applied mostly in photojournalism context.

Pre-production process

To be able to create good travel photographs, you will have to take into consideration several aspects. In this workshop, you will learn tips and tricks on how to plan your shots and knowing what to expect even before you reach the destination.

Valuable Tips

How to sell your images.


Other info :

- Accommodation will be provided ( Dormitory type - sharing basis )
- Participants will have to bring their own camera and laptop

- It is better for participants to have basic photography knowledge to join this workshop.

Payment :

TBA


Contact :

For more information, you can contact :

Mr.Shamshahrin – 012-3170506 YM:- imagemaker_1971

Mr.Hafiz – 012-3490486


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Workshop Itinerary

Day 1 : Date : 30/04/2010 Friday

7.30am : Meeting point / After Gombak Tol (for Klang Valley participants).

** Other participants, meet at Kuantan/Sg.Lembing Tol.

12.00pm : Arrival at destination (Check in)

1.00pm : Lunch

2.00pm : Free session

5.00pm : Recce (Location & Lighting)

7.30pm : Dinner

9.00pm : Photo Talk : Basic Travel Photography


Day 2 : Date : 1/05/2010

5.30am: Panorama Hill for Sunrise and morning activity

7.00am : Breakfast

9.00am : Town & surrounding shoot

12.00pm : Lunch

2.00pm : Free & Easy / Photo editing

3.00pm: Hot spring, stream and camping site (subject to weather condition)

6.00pm : Back to the resort

7.30pm : Dinner

9.00pm : Submission of 5 best pix for Picture Preview/ Photo Critique


Day 3 : Date : 02/05/2010

7.00am : Breakfast

7.30am : Chance to improvise shots taken a day before

12.00pm : Check out

A 5 minute task turned to 2 hours of waiting...

I was on my way back from assignment when I saw this. With the clear sky and the reflection, I thought ` Wow, it's cool if I can get a shot of the men cleaning the building with the reflection inside the camel'.. So, I parked my bike by the roadside, pull my gear out and wait for them to get into position,.. in other word, THE POSITION THAT I WANT THEM TO BE... Afterall, they are almost there... THE POSITION THAT I WANT THEM TO BE... I thought, well, 5 minutes of waiting wouldn't harm me. So, I waited.

Then, I waited... on the divider in the middle of the street. I began to sweat,.. still I wait, wait and wait. They're almost there.. THE POSITION THAT I WANT THEM TO BE...

I waited for them to get into position.. THE POSITION THAT I WANT THEM TO BE... for more than 2 hours... still, they didn't get into the position.. THE POSITION THAT I WANT THEM TO BE... Crap!.. I shot this and left.

2 hours of waiting and I didn't get the shot I wanted.... this shot never arrive in the frankfurt server... it's stuck in my harddisk..

Islamic Fashion Show

A model wears a creation by Indonesian designer Ronald Gaghana during the opening of the Islamic Fashion Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24 November 2008. (EPA/Shamshahrin Shamsudin)

Pre-Deepavali

Two Hindu devotees take a break after praying at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25 October 2008. Hindus in Malaysia will celebrate Deepavali on the 27 October 2008. Shamshahrin Shamsudin/EPA

A Hindu devotee prays at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25 October 2008. Hindus in Malaysia will celebrate Deepavali on the 27 October 2008. Shamshahrin Shamsudin/EPA

A young Hindu priest prays at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25 October 2008. Hindus in Malaysia will celebrate Deepavali on the 27 October 2008. Shamshahrin Shamsudin/EPA

Hindu devotees hold an oil lamp each, circle the altar and chant prayer at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25 October 2008. Hindus in Malaysia will celebrate Deepavali on the 27 October 2008. Shamshahrin Shamsudin/EPA

A Hindu devotee holds an oil lamp and prays at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25 October 2008. Hindus in Malaysia will celebrate Deepavali on the 27 October 2008. Shamshahrin Shamsudin/EPA

P.Pauh by-election

A boy cycles past a giant poster of Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in Permatang Pauh, northern state of Penang, 230 miles from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25 August 2008. Anwar will contest in a by election of Permatang Pauh parliament seat on 26 August 2008 and is expected to return to parliament after a decade-long absence. EPA/Shamshahrin Shamsudin

A Malaysian man parks his motocycle under a giant poster of Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in Permatang Pauh, northern state of Penang, 230 miles from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25 August 2008. Anwar will contest in a by election of Permatang Pauh parliament seat on 26 August 2008 and is expected to return to parliament after a decade-long absence.
EPA/Shamshahrin Shamsudin

Malaysia's ruling coalition the National Front's party workers prepare the party's flags in Permatang Pauh, northern state of Penang, 230 miles from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25 August 2008. Malaysia's de facto opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim will contest in a by election of Permatang Pauh parliament seat on 26 August 2008 and is expected to return to parliament after a decade-long absence. EPA/Shamshahrin Shamsudin

MIFC - Malaysia Fireworks

Team Malaysia displays it's fireworks during the Malaysia International Fireworks Competition 2008 in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12 August 008. Five countries such as China, Canada, Spain, Australia and host Malaysia sending their world-class Fireworks Teams to compete for the 'Golden Merdeka Trophy' this year. EPA/Shamshahrin Shamsudin


Team Malaysia displays it's fireworks during the Malaysia International Fireworks Competition 2008 in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12 August 008. Five countries such as China, Canada, Spain, Australia and host Malaysia sending their world-class Fireworks Teams to compete for the 'Golden Merdeka Trophy' this year. EPA/Shamshahrin Shamsudin


Team Malaysia displays it's fireworks during the Malaysia International Fireworks Competition 2008 in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12 August 008. Five countries such as China, Canada, Spain, Australia and host Malaysia sending their world-class Fireworks Teams to compete for the 'Golden Merdeka Trophy' this year. EPA/Shamshahrin Shamsudin