Kolektib
If you would notice, there would be thirty-six (36) pigeon holes there which represents different individuals that compose the organization called KOLEKTIB. These individuals, though coming from different professions and walks of life, have a common denominator among them which is passion for art, creativity and expression.
This morning, I took my first ever formal photography lessons with Sir Allan Florendo in this studio slash class, which by the way is the HQ for Lomo Manila, in the former Marikina Shoe Expo now known as Cubao Shoe Expo or Cubao X. The class started at 8 in the morning with a group of more or less fifteen (15) individuals holding different preferences of photography arsenal. Some where Canon users, Olympus, Nikon, Sony, Lomo, etc. But all are photography enthusiasts.
The class tackled Basic Creative Photography with a little bit of Photoshop editing which entails the fundamentals when it comes to photography techniques that would sure make you a better photographer to enable you to take better pictures. After all, photos and pictures taken are meant to be shared so might as well share something beautiful and pleasant.
The class was very loose in the sense that learning was fun and relaxed. Students were encouraged to take five (5) to ten (10) minutes of application via photo taking after a specific set of techniques are taught and we were also encouraged to have a productive critic of each others photos. I could say that after the class everybody were inspired, especially me, to further learn photography.
There would be another class that would discuss a more technical aspect of photography like exposures, metering, etc. though there has been no formal announcement yet as to when this would be but for sure I would be there again as I’ve reserved myself a seat in that forth coming class. For those who are interested just visit the link within Sir Allan’s name above for details are updated and posted there. Hope to see you in the class! You’ll definitely learn a lot if you are a newbie like me. 