Ok, so the workshop's been...... AMAZING!!! I really had so much fun and I did learn a lot. Sir Tilak Hettige is one of the best teachers i had in photography. Although not a very technical teacher/photographer compared to other photography teachers I've encountered (though I've encountered only few), It's his passion and the way he approaches and connects with his subjects that allows him to take amazing photographs. And that is something that I've been lacking, BIG TIME.
So we've learned all about the technical stuff about photography like the rule of thirds, framing, manual setting of the camera, etc. But all that comes second nature when it comes to Documentary Photography. Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying they're not as important at all, go master those technical stuffs, understand them and do practice. From what I've learned, the most important thing about documentary photography is allowing yourself to be put into a position where you can take images that will enable you to successfully connect your subjects to your intended viewers. Do some research of the place, study and understand your subject or the situations that they are in, approach and shoot with an open mind, and most importantly blend in.
Anyways I'm not that good of a writer so I'll stop writing already.
Bellow are some of the shots I took during the workshop. It was taken at Cartimar, one of the oldest shopping center you can find in Metro Manila.
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| LRT 1 |
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| Cartimar is well known for the cheap goods sold in there |
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| Palengke after lunch |
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| meet the meat vendor |
P.S. My classmates and I took some really good and interesting photos. So the whole class decided to have a small exhibition of our works. I'll post the details when everything's final already.
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