In the name of Allah, Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between.
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| Rubbing cold hands. PC:Sakeenah Jaffer |
Lights, camera, action. Or rather aperture,
shutter speed, ISO! Professional terms that control the quality of a story you
are trying to capture. Photography is not just about the technical skills of handling the
camera, rather the skill of being able to deliver a story through the lens of a
delicate tool. And of course insight into how all things on earth are connected both human and environmental.
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| Spring in waiting PC: Saar-rah Kamaldien |
As
South Africa experiences the weary
winter weather, some Higher Certificates’ are stepping into boots and
takkies and caps and warm scarves and out capturing cloudy days, dew
drops,
steamy windows, trees shedding autumn leaves falling to the ground with
our guide - Sensai Zaheer Carr of iLABS and Smiling Sage.
Our first outing/lesson was to Cavendish Square Mall. It was the most
aperture (lol new word meaning 'opening')! To enhance our photography skills, we
learnt to capture the story behind the image with lots of laughs and fun in the
process. Out of the blue we discovered the most amazing strengths in all of us. We
met a character or as we know him the dude with the long
hair/Jason/Rory/Timothy - he was an enigma to us and that added to the mystery
of him. Then the fun really began even though that’s when we ended, it would be
the beginning our journey of shooting people… NOT LIKE THAT!
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| Our new friend. PC: Tashreeqah Darries |
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| Movement: PC Mish'al Groenewald |
All the way up in Bo Kaap #Local_is_lakkerr
on day 3 of the 6-day course. Colourful houses surrounded us, as children took
to the streets to enjoy the sunny day outside. Capturing the colourful little
homesteads and drawing in the history of our lost but closely knitted
community. Too late for our traditional koeksister Sunday though, but lunch was
pleasing to the stomach as we hopped into Food Inn, indulging in a variety of
cuisine. And a quick few clicks of the 'Blommemarkie' in Adderley street.
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| Flowermark PC:Irshaad Hamied |
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| Bokaap: PC Mish'al Groenewald |
InshaAllah, we'll
keep you up to speed on how the last two weeks of our photography
course on the move is doing. So watch this space also for news of our Photo Exhibition!
As we come closer to the end we realise
what an awesome journey this has been for the nine of us. Shukran so
much Zaheer Carr, our Sensai Sage who has made this journey
unforgettable. Not only for your patience, but your teaching style, your
creativity, your imagination for choosing the best sites like ever!
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| One on one: PC:Gouwa Abrahams |
Do
yourselves a favour and register for this on the move photography
course, our Sensai will be taking out a new group for his Spring
sessions. Email him or his organisation at:
zaheercarr@gmail.com
ilabs.yasmine@gmail.com
We don't mind if you use our pics, please ensure that you credit us and credit our blog appropriately!
Resident photographers:
Aminah Francis
Sakeenah Jaffer
Gouwa Abrahams
Tashreeqah Darries
Saar-rah Kamaldien
Irshaad Hamied
Mish'al Groenewald
Fayyaadh Kamalie
Yaaseen Fataar
Verily, Allah resides in the heart of the true believer
Love and salaam (peace)
fyi. this is just a taste of our pics and its not even all of our photographers work yet.
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| Sensai. PC: Yaseen Fataar |
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| On the move. PC: Irshaad Hamied |
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| Jack Flash. PC: Irshaad Hamied |
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