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Kalpana shah 1st in B/W

Umakant Madan 1st in B/W BegDipak Kulkarni 1st in col Beginners

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OUTING COMPETITION JUNE - 2009

Judge - Mr. M. R. PawarAIIPC, IIPC Platinum

Umakant Madan 2nd Birje Vishwanath 3rd Sandeep Wairkar Acpt

Birje Vishwanath Acpt Suresh Jagad Acpt Umakant Madan Acpt

Prasad Pawaskar AcptChintan Shah AcptGanesh Ambokar Acpt

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MONTHLY COMPETITION JUNE - 2009

Ganesh Ambokar 2nd ColK. C. Marfatia 3rd Col Deepak Bartakke Acpt Col

Sunil Marathe Ac

Deepak Bartakke Acpt

K. B. Jothady Acpt

Kalpana Shah Acpt

Dipesh Shah Acpt K. C. Marfatia Acpt

Vaibhav Jagushte Acpt

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

Sunny Nikam Acpt

Sunil Marathe Acpt Samir Mohite Acpt Samir Mohite Acpt

Vilas Parab acpt

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BEGINNERS MONTHLY COMPETITION JUNE 2009

Tilak Haria 2nd Col Dr. Ameya Purandare Acpt Prasad Gore Acpt

Dr. Sanjeev Shevade Acpt Satyendra Waghmare Ac

Tilak Haria Acpt Ravindra Bhagwat Acpt Umakant Madan 3rd ColSwapnil Pathare Acpt

Dr. Arun Nayak 2nd MP Swapnil Pathare Acpt Tilak Haria Acpt Tilak Haria Acpt Umakant Madan Ac

Umakant Madan 3rd MP

Arjun Kamble Acpt Keshav Hindalekar Acpt Dr. Sanjeev Shevade Ac

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PROGRAMMES - JULY 2009

3RD Friday - Monthly Competition, Colour Prints and Monochrome Prints for Advanceand Beginners,

10th Friday - Introduction of new Managing Committee.17th Friday - An Evening with Shri Cyrus Shroff, Hon. PSI, AIIPC.

24th Friday - Jumble Sale -Members can sell &buy their old photographicequipments.

31ST Friday - An Evening with Senior PhotographerMr. Pritesh Rao On DigitalPhotography.

Outing - 26th AtPalasdari,Assemble at Karjat, Shuttle fromKarjat at 8.10 A. M.

JULY 2009

Success of members :- It was not printed by mistake in annual report

that Mr. Sunil Marathe awarded as photographer of the year award anMr. J. D. Solanki was awarded Photographer of the year in beginnerssection on annual day function 2008.PSI achieved Best club award in Chhayapath Salon, Kolkata 2009.

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Did the photographer just snap the picture without thinking? I don't think so. Take a look at thecomposition. The placement of the subject to the right allowing a clear view of the horseman onthe left tells us that the photographer chose the composition carefully. Also the fact that sheappearsto be so relaxed says that the photographer did not pose the picture nor force her tostand there for 20min while he fiddled with the camera. He probably had the composition andcamera settings all preplanned before she ever turned around. How do we know she turnedaround 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 theeft says that the center of attention is over to the left. But look at the horse. He is staring straightahead with his ears forward meaning that he saw something that caught his attention, probablythe photographer. This was a well thought out photo and the photographer had only to wait for thexact moment before releasing the shutter.

That's the key! Pre-thought, pre-planning, pre-setting, and then pressing the shutter at the exactmoment at the height of the action in order to get the desired results. Snapshots are just clickingthe shutter without any thought to the outcome.

Always be on the lookout for things that will ruin the image. Move around, survey different anglesand think about what your doing before snapping the picture. Sometimes the best vantage pointmay be only a step away. Learn to crop out things in the viewfinder before they find their way intothe picture. With these simple techniques, your images will start to improve drastically.

COMPOSITIONCont. from last issue,

Composit ion: Part IV Isolating the Subject

Isolating the Subject

One of the most important points to consider in composition is isolating the subject so that itbecomes apparent to the viewer what the photographer is trying to show. There are many waysto isolate the subject and in this article, we will cover three of them, framing the subject, selectivfocus, and depth of field.The main purpose for isolating the subject is to make it stand out fromthe background and to direct the viewer's eye to the center of attention, not necessarily the centof the photo.

In the portrait of the young girl, the eyes are the center of focus and the hat, leaves, and even hhair help to frame her face which is the center of attention.

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To be cont.

Framing the subject

The first choice in deciding how to frame the subject in the viewfinder is to decide whether youwant 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 thesubject. 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 choicethat brings our photography to a new level. This step requires us to think a little and to scoutaround for things that we can use to frame our subject in order to direct the viewers eye towardthe 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 framingelement. Maybe it is a palm tree in the foreground that gracefully wraps around the beach in thedistance. Perhaps, it is the outline of a window that the viewer looks through to the fields beyonNothing says, "we're at a football game" like a shot of the crowd framed by the upright goal pos

Or how about the often overused classic of a bride looking at her reflection in a mirror. This is atechnique called a frame within a frame.

Even a bare white wall can frame the subject by isolating it when the only element surroundingthe subject is the white wall. This is the same concept as a photographer using a backdrop. Thepurpose for the backdrop is to in a way frame the subject with a continuous pattern, color, or to

Patterns are often used as framing devices to help contain the subject within the photo. Lookaround you and see what elements are present that may lend themselves to this technique. In tpicture 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 shallowdepth 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 ofthe composition so close to the edge of the viewfinder that they will be cutoff either during printior when matting and framing.

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Ganesh Ambokar 1st in outing