Project 52

New Photography Awards Program launched by H.E. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
In what’s great news for photographers in the UAE and world over, H.E. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai has launched The Hamdan International Photography Awards 2011 (HIPA).

The goal of these awards is to nurture a creative generation in the arts and culture arena. The aim is to generate global attention through photography and promote educational programs and the development of the arts. These awards use photography to promote interest in culture and will create a base for photography in Dubai. The first and main category is “Love of the Earth”, the second is “General” and the third category is “Dubai”.

The deadline for submission is December 31st, 2011 so you have plenty of time, but keep this in mind if you’re traveling to exciting locales in summer for your chance to be recognised and rewarded with cash prizes totalling over $100,000.

We’ve summarized the information below for your reference.

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Understanding your Camera Lens

Understanding your Camera Lens

What lenses I need to buy? Is camera kit lens is enough? Do I need all those lenses? This are some questions I heard from some people who wants to enter in photography hobby.

Being one of a senior member in one of Photography Club here in Dubai United Arab Emirates I was assigned in Abu Dhabi to give a lecture about Lenses or Camera Lenses. So I share my knowledge in a simplest way I know.

As I practice my photography skills I give my concentration on events and photojournalism, which in my own opinion requires more skills/knowledge in maximizing the use of camera lenses. Not just having a camera will going to get the best pictures we wanted. Most of us who take photos are amateurs in the art world, but with the right equipment our photography can be elevated to a new height. Lenses are important especially when you settle on a medium you will train in. Most photographers choose one area of photography to specialize in. There are many types of lenses, the standard, telephoto, wide angle, zoom and panoramic lenses.

What is Lens?
 A basic component of a camera that takes the light that enters the camera and focus it on single point to form a sharp image.
 The Most important part of the camera. Lens is like human eye without it you cannot capture/see good images.

Most cameras have a lens, even the point and shoot type. Often when you purchase a camera package or kit they will come with standard kit lens with it. All SLR Camera have interchangeable lenses while all compact and point & shoot camera has lens fixed in the camera body that you cannot change or replace. You do not have to stick with the same brand of lenses as your cameras since a lot of brand is available just make sure that it is fits in your camera body.

What is the Basic Function of the Lens? (continue reading…)

Ras Al Khaimah UAE – February 18 2011, Mary Keitany’s 65:50 (1:05:50) women’s half-marathon world record run at the Ras-Al-Khaimah Half Marathon 2011.

As I mention on my last post about Fireworks display, this will be a lot during the celebration of Dubai Shopping Festival.  A time to get out to enjoy the show and snap some to add on my project.  Hope photo hobbyist enjoy their time capturing DSF fireworks display.

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Most of the new photo hobbyist including myself thinks need expensive studio lighting equipments to learn how to light their subject. But my thinking  changed when I was in  David Hobby’s (Strobist) workshop,  and that was two years back (2009), to realized that I can use  my little gadget in a bigger point of view.

But didn’t find a time to practice  a single flash photography using my flash gun since then. And also feel lazy for a couple of months now, as to observe that my project 52 looks like abandoned.

Now I think its time for me to wake up and practice all the knowledge I acquired and the equipment I have.  Start in a very small subject , with a tomato that I bought in a supermarket and experiment what will be the outcome using my SB900.

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