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The column today is an assortment of image themes from new and old contributors.
New reader Kaye Arevalo of toothdekayed.multiply.com starts off today’s feature with her image taken from the muddy streets of Provident Villages just three days after “Ondoy.” “If this is not positivity, then I don’t know what it is,” she writes.
Raffy Paredes
From Las Piñas City, Dennis Caparas-Abrina’s images show how the 1st Air Reserved Hospital Group- University of Perpetual Help Medical Center (UPHMC) helped residents of Village East Subdivision in Cainta, Rizal cross the floods to safety.
And after the typhoon, Romwell Mari N. Sanchez found a group of children on Recto St. enjoying the shallow floodwaters as street children are wont to do.
One or two weeks before “Ondoy,” this column asked the readers for ghost pictures, this being the month of October. They don’t have to be authentic images, of course. Our intention really is to encourage the readers to discover and enjoy the techniques of image manipulation.
So far, only Carter Luma-ang has responded. How did he do it? “I tried to experiment with shutter speed and came up with this ghost picture,” writes Carter. “The exposure was six seconds, just enough to blur the movements of the two people standing behind the seated girl.”
God Is Our Savior (Kaye Arevalo)
Also featured today is regular reader Nestor Aldwin Tio who recently tried his hand at wedding photography. The opportunity was his brother’s wedding.
Based on the abundance of images sent by regular readers, today’s special theme is silhouette photography. The images were chosen from photographs submitted by previous contributors Kristoffer Asi, Kristine Gonzales, Miguel Tuprio, Solomon Lim, and Nonoy Solidum.
For those who intend to experiment also with silhouettes, here are some tips taken from http://digital-photography-school.com :
1. Choose a strong subject with a recognizable and distinct shape.
2. Turn off your flash.
3. Get your light right by putting the subject in front of a bright light.
4. Frame your image.
5. Make the shapes distinct and uncluttered.
6. In auto mode, point the camera at the brightest part, press the shutter halfway down, and then frame the intended subject before finishing the shot.
7. On manual mode, stop down the shutter speed a stop or two.
8. Use manual focus whenever possible. Or set a small aperture to get a wider depth of field.
where can I send photos?