Photography Class in Vilca Art & Designs (City)

calendar_todayJuly 11, 2014
account_circleJanine Daquio

Last May, I attended a basic photography workshop. I learned about the studio from a friend who frequently runs along the UP Diliman oval route. Coincidentally, she saw a post about the workshop on a bulletin board and, knowing my strong interest in learning the basics of photography, she informed me about it.

The initial rate for the 12-hour class was P3,640, but I managed to get a 10% discount, reducing the fee to P3,276. I paid the first half in April and settled the remaining balance on the day of my first class. Meanwhile, some of my classmates took advantage of an online deal offered by the studio and paid only P1,000 for a 6-hour class.

The studio is owned by a UP graduate couple, Ms. Ervie Villanueva and Mr. Geri Carretero, who named their art studio after their surnames. In addition to basic photography, they also offer other art-related classes. Fees for arts & crafts, drawing, painting, and cartooning are inclusive of materials, while photography students are required to bring their own cameras.

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On our first day, Sir Jeremy, our instructor, taught us the following:
  • The functions of the SLR parts
  • How to properly take care of our cameras
  • How aperture, ISO, and shutter speed are interconnected
  • How to compose our photos before pressing the shutter button
  • How to apply what we learned by going outside to take shots, followed by a workshop session
The class was composed of photography enthusiasts of different ages. Nevertheless, just like a camera’s shutter, we clicked and got along with one another in an instant—probably because we shared the same interests.
 
On our second day, we focused more on black-and-white photography. After that, I went solo on my third and fourth days with Sir Geri, where I learned about perspective photography, DSLR accessories, abstract photography, and photo editing.

Learning ISO, aperture, shutter speed

Photography class black & white photography
Photography class abstract photography

Both of my sessions with Sir Jeremy and Sir Geri ended with the same message: Practice makes perfect, so that means I need to buy more memory cards and batteries!

I have realized that photography is not just pushing the button to take a good photo. Photography is about observing the ordinary things and turning them into something interesting. It is an art of angles, light and sometimes, a matter of perfect timing.

“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.” Ernst Haas

Vilca Art & Designs Studio address: Unit 4C, 4th Flr Tempus Place II, 21 Matalino St. Brgy Central, Diliman, Quezon City
0915 877 9491

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