Kalpana shah 1st in B/W Sandip Wairkar 1st in col

Dipak Kulkarni 1st in col Beginners

Umakant Madan 1st in B/W Beg.

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OUTING COMPETITION JUNE - 2009

Umakant Madan 2nd

Birje Vishwanath 3rd

Sandeep Wairkar Acpt

Birje Vishwanath Acpt

Suresh Jagad Acpt

Umakant Madan Acpt

Judge - Mr. M. R. Pawar AIIPC, IIPC Platinum

Ganesh Ambokar Acpt Chintan Shah Acpt

Prasad Pawaskar Acpt

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MONTHLY COMPETITION JUNE - 2009

Vilas Parab acpt

Vilas Parab Acpt K. C. Marfatia 2nd MP Sunil Marathe 3rd MP

Vaibhav Jagushte Acpt

Sunny Nikam Acpt

Sunil Marathe Acpt

Samir Mohite Acpt

Samir Mohite Acpt

Ganesh Ambokar 2nd Col

K. C. Marfatia 3rd Col

Deepak Bartakke Acpt Col

Sunil Marathe Acpt

Kalpana Shah Acpt

Deepak Bartakke Acpt

Dipesh Shah Acpt

K. B. Jothady Acpt

K. C. Marfatia Acpt

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BEGINNERS MONTHLY COMPETITION JUNE 2009

Dr. Arun Nayak 2nd MP Swapnil Pathare Acpt

Tilak Haria Acpt

Tilak Haria Acpt

Umakant Madan Acpt

Umakant Madan 3rd MP Arjun Kamble Acpt Keshav Hindalekar Acpt Dr. Sanjeev Shevade Acpt

Dr. Sanjeev Shevade Acpt Satyendra Waghmare Acpt

Tilak Haria 2nd Col Dr. Ameya Purandare Acpt

Prasad Gore Acpt

Tilak Haria Acpt

Ravindra Bhagwat Acpt

Swapnil Pathare Acpt

Umakant Madan 3rd Col

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JULY 2009

PROGRAMMES - JULY 2009

3RD Friday 10th Friday 17th Friday 24th Friday 31ST Friday .Outing Monthly Competition, Colour Prints and Monochrome Prints for Advance and Beginners,

Introduction of new Managing Committee.

An Evening with Shri Cyrus Shroff, Hon. PSI, AIIPC. Jumble Sale - Members can sell &buy their old photographic equipments. An Evening with Senior Photographer Mr. Pritesh Rao On Digital Photography.

26th At Palasdari, Assemble at Karjat, Shuttle from Karjat at 8.10 A. M.

Success of members :- It was not printed by mistake in annual report that Mr. Sunil Marathe awarded as photographer of the year award and Mr. J. D. Solanki was awarded Photographer of the year in beginners section on annual day function 2008. PSI achieved Best club award in Chhayapath Salon, Kolkata 2009.

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Cont. from last issue,

JULY 2009

COMPOSITION

Did the photographer just snap the picture without thinking? I don't think so. Take a look at the composition. The placement of the subject to the right allowing a clear view of the horseman on the left tells us that the photographer chose the composition carefully. Also the fact that she appearsto be so relaxed says that the photographer did not pose the picture nor force her to stand there for 20min while he fiddled with the camera. He probably had the composition and camera settings all preplanned before she ever turned around. How do we know she turned around to face the photographer. Look at her body position. This is not a typical "Look at me--take a picture" pose. The fact that the horseman is looking to the left and her body is facing the left says that the center of attention is over to the left. But look at the horse. He is staring straight ahead with his ears forward meaning that he saw something that caught his attention, probably the photographer. This was a well thought out photo and the photographer had only to wait for the exact moment before releasing the shutter. That's the key! Pre-thought, pre-planning, pre-setting, and then pressing the shutter at the exact moment at the height of the action in order to get the desired results. Snapshots are just clicking the shutter without any thought to the outcome. Always be on the lookout for things that will ruin the image. Move around, survey different angles and think about what your doing before snapping the picture. Sometimes the best vantage point may be only a step away. Learn to crop out things in the viewfinder before they find their way into the picture. With these simple techniques, your images will start to improve drastically.

Composition: Part IV Isolating the Subject

Isolating the Subject One of the most important points to consider in composition is isolating the subject so that it becomes apparent to the viewer what the photographer is trying to show. There are many ways to isolate the subject and in this article, we will cover three of them, framing the subject, selective focus, and depth of field.The main purpose for isolating the subject is to make it stand out from the background and to direct the viewer's eye to the center of attention, not necessarily the center of the photo. In the portrait of the young girl, the eyes are the center of focus and the hat, leaves, and even her hair help to frame her face which is the center of attention.

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Framing the subject The first choice in deciding how to frame the subject in the viewfinder is to decide whether you want a horizontal or vertical composition. In a previous article we discussed the merits of both. The choice is up to the photographer, but ultimately the frame choice should compliment the subject. A skyline looks best in horizontal, while a single tall building looks best in a vertical. The next consideration is where we get a little more creativeand where we start to make choices, that brings our photography to a new level. This step requires us to think a little and to scout around for things that we can use to frame our subject in order to direct the viewers eye towards the main point of interest. Framing devices help to keep the subject contained within the photo. A photographer's choice is limited only by his imagination and skill when choosing a framing element. Maybe it is a palm tree in the foreground that gracefully wraps around the beach in the distance. Perhaps, it is the outline of a window that the viewer looks through to the fields beyond. Nothing says, "we're at a football game" like a shot of the crowd framed by the upright goal post. Or how about the often overused classic of a bride looking at her reflection in a mirror. This is a technique called a frame within a frame. Even a bare white wall can frame the subject by isolating it when the only element surrounding the subject is the white wall. This is the same concept as a photographer using a backdrop. The purpose for the backdrop is to in a way frame the subject with a continuous pattern, color, or tone. Patterns are often used as framing devices to help contain the subject within the photo. Look around you and see what elements are present that may lend themselves to this technique. In the picture here, the iron mesh of the gates serve as a frame. Depth of field can also be used as a framing device to isolate the subject. Using a very shallow depth of field can blur the background creating a frame that surrounds the subject. Another consideration is the eventual framing of the photo itself. Be careful not to place parts of the composition so close to the edge of the viewfinder that they will be cutoff either during printing or when matting and framing.

To be cont.

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