Ultra Exhibition

in Photogr8

By Meri Shesho

(English bellow)

Мемоарите на една гејша – сега илустрирани!

Присуствувајте на изложбата на фотографии на младите талентирани средношколци, дел од работилниците на Photogr8, проект организиран од младинската продукција за филм и медиа Cre8ive8, а спроведен од нашите волонтери Ciprian (Романија) и Genesis (Шпанија).

Фотографиите, покрај што ја доловуваат природата на една гејша, другата тематика која ја опфаќаат се македонските изведувачи на Parkour, екстремен спорт или техника, што опфаќа трчање во еден правец, со поминување на каква и да е препрека која би се нашле на патот - скокање по и од згради, мостови и останати масовни предмети и градби!

Покрај овие две теми, ќе има изложено уште многу интересни фотографии, чија тематика ќе остане засега тајна за правилно да ги доживеете на самата изложба.

Повелете да ги искусите овие несекојдневни фотографии во La Kaña, Стара чаршија, во понеделник, 29.11.2010 од 19часот, да се запознаете со нивните автори, да уживате во малата коктел-забава и, можеби, вие ќе бидете наредните cre8ivе-ци!

Повеќе за проектот можете да дознаете на http://photogr8.blogspot.c

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The pictures of a geisha and Macedonian Parkour performers - exhibition

The memoirs of a geisha - now illustrated!

Be present on the exhibition of photographs of the young talented high school students, part of the Photogr8 workshops, a project organised by Cre8ive8 Youth Media Production and implemented by our volunteers, Ciprian (Romania) and Genesis (Spain).

The photographs, besides exposing the nature of one geisha, the other theme that is covered are the Macedonian Parkour performers, extreme sport or a technique that involves running in one direction, moving quickly and efficiently past obstacles - jumping of and to buildings, bridges and other giant objects and constructions!

Beside these two themes, there will be exhibited many more interesting photos, which thematic will be kept secret in order to experience them properly on the exhibit itself

Welcome to experience these extraordinary photographs in La Kaña, Old Bazaar, on Monday, 29.11.2010 at 19h, to meet their authors, enjoy the small cocktail-party and, perhaps, you can be the next Cre8ive8 members!

You can find more about the project on http://photogr8.blogspot.com/

Try to explore

Skopje by night ...

By Ciprian Pantea

Every city has it's particularity and it's spirit given mostly by its inhabitants. More or less we are the we are the city's spirit. We see it day by day and sometimes we get bored. At night the cities are changing and it wears a different coat, one that if you did not discovered yet ... you have to discover it.

Skopje has one of a kind spirit due to its cultural diversity one that is not 100% exploited. Also it has an amazing mountains and which gives you a wonderful view of the city.

All you have to do is to explore Skopje by night and listen to the church bells or to the sound of the mosques. One of a kind experience. Our favorite place with an amazing view is the hill in front of the Contemporary Art Museum - the core of the city.

Of course it was a hard experience due to the coldness of the weather and the hardness of the wind. We all had to wait for our turn to come, because we had only two tripods and two cameras! It was a good experience - some romantic view of a frozen city and some jumping - jogging and of course the photography which made our evening.

Try to see the photos on our PHOTOGR8 Fan Page. Click here!

Enjoy your day!

Enjoying

the sunset over Skopje

By Ciprian Pantea

We have some moments that last for a few minutes but we remember them forever. Sunsets, sunrises are one of those romantic moments that you enjoy them silently waiting for a short day by day miracle.

Our purpose was clear, it followed the teaching photography path. All we had to do was set the ISO to 100 and play with the WB (white balance). Practice and play with the light and enjoy the clear sky though the camera lens for those seconds ....

It was a good experience since we shoot really good photos!

Enjoy the photos !

Look at

autumn though the lens of a Minolta Dimange Xt

By Ciprian Pantea

The main stereotype about photographers is that a good photographer must have a expensive camera and huge lens. The only think that a professional camera can provide is a high resolution picture.

This is not enough! Photography implies that imagination and a camera can't give you that. The root of imagination is drawn from the will to act, and the next steps towards achieving it involve deep thinking, observing, as well as analyzing the environment around you.

Why do we have to invent obstacles towards achieving our goals and passions?!? Why to build walls around us when all we have to do is act.Small steps towards achieving the big goal!!!

I don't need a huge camera to create beautiful pictures. This a precious lesson that we all have to understand. A lesson that we can create something - even with a nonprofessional camera .

Thank you Веле for showing us that art comes with dedication!

Enjoy Веле's pictures!!!

Let's learn

how to shoot a portrait

By Ciprian Pantea

This post will be dedicated to two students that sacrificed their morning sleep to come and study photography in MKC center.

This makes me think of a something important - if you really want to achieve something you have to quit some of your time dedicated to your most wanted habits to learn, to study, to think, to create.

Every action must be dedicated to a purpose and passion to everything you do. If you don't have passion is better to find it. If you don't find it is better to search for it again. Passion is the way to performance.

Taking photos is all about discovering the nearby universe and the camera is just an excuse to interact with people, to cross the cultural barriers and make new possible friends. And what is a cultural barrier - another self-made human prison - prisoners of our own proud and social status. Just think about this on your daily walk on the streets of your city. Think about how much we lose just by simply ignoring each other.

What we learned in this session was to take pictures, smile and ask nicely - May I take a photo of you?!?

The result is always positive!

Special thanks to Andrea and Bojan!

Enjoy!

Photowalk

in Стара Чаршија

By Ciprian Pantea

We opened the new activities in Photogr8 Club with a photo walk in Стара Чаршија. All those people passionate about photography. All those people with a high desire to know and to discover new pictures in an old all known place.

They had the opportunity to meet a powerful tool, capable of surprising reality in new ways, capable of reshaping all known meaning - they met the DSLR camera. The only condition needed to do all these things is to know how to use it.

All first meetings are difficult:

- Look at this person! How strange she is?!?

- Yes! Damn it! She does not smile at all? Why on earth it has so many buttons?

- What did she say? Aperture, Speed, Focus?!!!? Damn who does she think she is?!?

Wait a bit there! Don't get angry, already! I will tell you only one thing: All the new beginnings are difficult - My advice is arm yourself with a little bit of passion and a lot of practice and at the end you will be rewarded with amazing pictures and wonderful memories!

You will always be rewarded because once you figured out the trick you will want to take pictures of the whole world.

Until then practice and passion!

See you soon and enjoy the pictures!

Photogr8

- is back in the game!

By Ciprian Pantea

Tomorrow at 18:30 occurs the most waited event - Photogr8's opening in MKC Center!

We are glad to work once again with photography passionate people - a chance of creating and learning - a chance of developing skills and contribute to the new discoveries!

During our meetings we will have the chance to study photography and ways to use Photoshop in photography. Also we will learn how to use our imagination to create interesting photos and the chance to discover a new approach towards debating and discovering new interesting facts in photography - and not only.

Join and discover!

We already said too much!!!

Signs Photogr8 Team!