Aquarium Photography Workshop 2010

[vinz]

Ever wished you can take better photos of your aquarium to show off? Ever wondered how Takashi Amano take such beautiful photographs of his aquariums? Ever get frustrated by the reflection, lighting, lack of sharpness when taking photographs of your aquarium? Hope to increase your ADA IAPLC chances with a better photograph? Learn how to take better photographs of your aquarium at our workshop, whether it's just to show off on AQ's forum or to submit for competition.

The workshop is FREE, but limited to 30 seats only. So register soon.

The workshop is supported by the following organisations:
- Biotope Services Pte Ltd for providing the tank and aquascape
- Yio Chu Kang CC Youth Club for providing the premises and facilities

Topics:
- How to prepare your aquarium for photography
- Tank photography techniques
- Practical session

The workshop will cover both Auto Focus cameras (AKA Point and Shoot cameras) and DSLR cameras.

Workshop Details
Date: 20th March 2010
Time: 1pm to 5pm (Registration from 12.30pm onwards)
Venue: Yio Chu Kang Community Club, Kitchen, Level 1, 50 Ang Mo Kio Street 61, Singapore 569163
Seats: 30
Speaker: Benny

Registration
Use the Contact Us form (found at the bottom of every AQ Forum page) and select "AQ Event Registration" as the subject (make sure this is selected, else the email may not be processed). In the body of the message, cut and paste the form below and fill in the necessary information. All information are required. The information is for AQ use only and will not be sold or given to other parties for any reason.

Event: Aquarium Photography 2010
AQ Nick:
Real Name:
Contact Number:
Contactable Email Address:
Camera (AF or DSLR):

What to Bring

• Camera - not absolutely necessary, but strongly encouraged so that you can practice during the practical session.
• Flash - if you have one (or more), do bring it (them) along.
• Tripod - if you have one, do bring it along.

Participants

1. reveru
2. edwardchuajh
3. youtypetooslow
4. 2~Terry
5. Ben555
6. tcy81
7. sheng_ge
8. Freeman
9. Aquanoob
10. SenthilKumar
11. eddy planer
12. Biofeedback
13. bokeholic
14. plumboy21
15. Yttirum
16. hii
17. desmondekker
18. nbs
19. mikhail

[vinz]

Have to Cancel?
If you have registered, but are not able to make it, please let us know as soon as possible via the Contact Us form, so that we can open up your seat to other members.

From this event onwards, members who register for free events but are unable to make it and fail to contact us to cancel for 2 or more times will be blacklisted from future events.

[Ben555]

Thanks Vinc, Benny ,AQ Staff and Biotope for organizing this event.

As I am bringing a DSLR for the workshop, is there any perference in terms of lens use?

Wide Angle, Standard or Tele?

Hope to travel light (old man liao)

[Simon]

Ben

bring your WA and standard zoom would do.

[Merviso]

Went to the last Photography Workshop on 2008. Really learned lots of good stuffs from Benny and all the photography gurus! Highly recommended for all to attend...

[uklau]

I have to work on next Saturday

For those who are going, enjoy your shooting session. Hope to see more planted tank photos in AQ.

I would need to wait for the next session .

[plumboy21]

I have registered for the event but somehow my nick did not appear in your name list. Is the event confirmed?

[eddy planer]

Hey mod in charge.

I regret that i had left my Sony camera in Colombo office, will not be able to receive my camera until next Tuesday.

Look like I'll attend the workshop without any camera..

Please advice, if anybody willing to let me try your camera for practical within the workshop.

[vinz]

I have registered for the event but somehow my nick did not appear in your name list. Is the event confirmed?

Opps. I missed your email somehow. Will send you the confirmation right after this.

[plumboy21]

Hi people. Thought for the event: It was a wonderful & informative workshop though I wonder how much I could absorb. The organizers were friendly and Benny was a good & humorous speaker. Though the event was held in a kitchen, I think it was the perfect environment! Practical yet cosy enough. Best part, I got a power filter At least to say, this hobby just gotten me some luck! Now that ADA tank is kinda tempting....

[desmondekker]

thanks for organizing such an informative event. it's nice for the team to show us how to setup the tank for a decent shot. i told my colleague it's free, he didn't believe me .

[Simon]

I like to thank everyone for attending the workshop, especially to Billy/YCK CC for the venue, Benny as the speaker, Thio/Valice for the 2ft tank setup and all of the attended moderators for helping out.

These are the reference photo from the hand-on session demonstrated by Benny


1 - Original setup without any additional accessories


2 - Using 2 flash from top of tank


3 - Using a single flash from top of tank (Centralised)


4 - Using 2 flash, diffused with paper from top of tank


5 - Diffused lighting without backing


6 - Diffused lighting from the top with one fill in flash on the left side


7 - Finally with the hair dryer.

[Simon]

Here are some of the photos taken during the workshop


Billy helping out with the setting up.


Eager participants waiting for the workshop to start.


Thio and Valice filling the tank.


Benny taking it easy


Our participants


Benny in the hands-on session testing his gear


and showing the participants the effects of each shot using different setup

[johannes]

Very informative workshop i would say

*sorry fellow mods, have to leave early with Irwin just now..

[hii]

I missed it, due to last min job coming so I can't attend it, really sorry to all the organiser.

[fotoudavid]

All tank shots are under exposed, gotta use curves to bring out the contrast.

[fotoudavid]

Using the last picture, i used the level and brightness and contrast. Also, did a crop of it, so that left and right do not show the lines.

When doing photography for tanks, must ensure that the reflection, and the light source, how to make the light source bring out the 3D effect for it.

[blue33]

You have overly used the level and brightness and contrast, the right front leaves, rocks and the center leaves are too whitish and too contrast, you often do that to your photos? Normally we dont use brightness and contrast too much, it will cause the effect you have created.

How about like this? You can see most parts in detail.

[tcy81]

Thanks to the AQ team and ADA team for organizing such an informative event.
Impress with Benny sharing session, had his informative all at the back of his head.
More impressive with the amount of flashes he has. haha.

[tcy81]

Aquarium Photography Workshop


Speaker of the day- Benny


Benny explaining about setup of fish tank photography


Doing a trial shoot with flashes.


Participants questioning Benny on the photos taken.


Explaining & Reviewing the photos on the camera.