I am finally back to blogging!
A few weeks (or months 
) ago, Swinburne’s Photomedia and Design Club organised a photography workshop at Kubah National Park, and I have had the honour of being their speaker and to conduct for this wonderful event. It was a beautiful morning and after a hearty breakfast with my staff, we drove up to the national park to find a big group of enthusiastic students already waiting.
We started the morning with an ice-breaking session, and I asked the participants some questions about their interests, aims of today’s workshop and level of photography so I know where to start and deliver a workshop where everyone can benefit optimally.
After knowing some of their backgrounds, I gave them a brief presentation about composition, camera settings and the basic knowledge of photography before I let them off to have their own little adventure shooting around the national park. Lunch was provided by the students themselves and after lunch, we had a fun session reviewing the shots. It’s comforting to see a group of enthusiastic student who is so willing to learn, it makes my job so much richer as a photographer and educator.
Here are some of the shots the students, or should I say, photographers, took:
The afternoon was spent shooting two models from Swinburne, who volunteered themselves for the session. I taught them about various angles to best compliment different facial shapes, and after shooting the models, we reviewed the photos. Time seems to run faster when you’re having fun and we didn’t manage to finish all the shots as much as we loved to.
To end the day, we had some group photos taken, and a student suggested a brilliant idea of taking a group shot of all our cameras.
Here’s some of the participants, as some of them went to the loo to ease themselves!
Overall, it was a really fun and fulfilling day, and I drove home that day humbled to be a part of the workshop and to have the honour of sharing my knowledge and experiences with a group of enthusiastic students who are so eager to learn. I look forward to another session in the future!
