It was a whole-day seminar. Unfortunately, I was late. 5 hours late. The discussion they had during the morning session was all about how to use the manual settings of the camera. (ISO sensitivity, shutter speed, aperture value etc...) The discussion during the afternoon was all about composition - the field I hope to improve. The topic discussed a variety of lessons. There was a piece of paper and a pen on my table. So I decided to jot down notes. The speaker was Mr. Brian Briones (the guy in red, 4th from the left), a young and very talented photographer whom I look up to. He discussed the rule of thirds - the most common rule in composition, leading lines which are lines in the photo that leads the eye to the subject itself. Rule of triangles which are imaginary triangles in the photo.
The 2nd speaker was Mr. Anderson Bayani, one of the founding members of PCT. Before his speech, he told us that "Sometimes it is okay to break the rules to explore more grounds in photography. But since we are still learning the basics, we must follow them rules first."
His discussion was about Repetition where the subject of the photo is seen in multitude, and rule of odds. In the rule of odds, there must be an odd number of subjects in a photo (3, 5, 7, 9 etc...) for balance. Then he showed some of his works which are just breathtaking. After his lecture, they organized a mini-photocontest where all of us participants will go outside for an hour and come back to submit a photo that must follow the Rule of Thirds, Repetition and Leading Lines. It was then that I had a mini heart attack for I have no idea what am I supposed to shoot. Haha. After an hour, we all gathered at the side of Moncada Plazuela to take a group shot before heading back to the Lecture hall where we will continue with the seminar.
PS. I am the guy sitting 2nd from the left. (beside the lady) (click the photo for a larger view)
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