Sebastian and Dorin ran. At the back of the North Dormitory, there was a small garden that opened to the woods, past that were several small buildings, one of which was a wooden cabin with a sign 'Photography Club' posted on a plank in front. Hanging on top of the double doors was a banner saying '5th Annual Photography Club Summer Camp'. Several people were standing around a table by the entrance. "Please sign here for attendance!" It was Anastasia. She brightened up when she saw Dorin with Seb and waved them closer. "Good morning Dorin! Good to see you made it on time." "Good morning!" Dorin said beaming. "Is the class about to start?" "In a couple of minutes, just sign your name here..." she pointed to a blank space in a list that was almost filled with names. Dorin signed the attendance sheet and turned around to thank Seb for taking him to the Photography Club when he noticed his friend signing his name too. "Okay, you guys can go right in," said Anastasia. "You got in, too?" Dorin said delightedly. [I've got my ways.] Seb wrote in reply.
The two stepped inside the cabin. There was a lecture hall inside, standing on a platform in front was Josiah, the Photography club president, fixing small rectangular strips into a round contraption. There were about 24 students inside the room, Dorin and Seb included. Dorin found two free seats in front and dragged Seb there just in time as Josiah tapped his pen on the table to call their attention. "Good morning fellow students, and welcome to the Photography Clubroom," Josiah said after clearing his throat. "As you all know, this is the 5th Annual Photography Club Summer Camp. My name is Josiah Simpson, Science department year 7, Major in Geography. I guess most of you already know about me, so with no further ado, let us start with our lecture..." He signaled Anastasia who turned off the lights and turned on the round machine. Dorin gasped. He almost jumped out of his seat as he stared at the 3D images that seem to fill the room. "Woah..." he mused as silent as he could, nudging Seb with his elbow, "is that another technological contraption? I can't feel any magic from it!" Seb nudged him back, harder. "Now, a short history on Photography..." continued Josiah, ignoring the murmuring from Dorin's direction as he showed several images to the class. “Nowadays,” he continued, “we seldom have the need to develop pictures since the advent of digital photography. We can now take photos even with our cellphones..." "You can?" Dorin asked, looking at Seb. "Can you take pictures with your phone, too?" he asked again. Seb ignored him. "Ahem..." Josiah cleared his throat. "As I was saying, with digital photography, you can take pictures, anytime, anywhere, with a device that could fit on the palm of your hands. You can also view your pictures in a matter of seconds, even movies..." "But," Josiah added, "There is no longer the trill, the real passion of catching a single moment in the blink of an eye, that could never be repeated! To catch the best pictures you could compose! Pictures that you can not view until you have toiled in a dark room to have them developed!" Josiah has his fists clenched in the air. A murmuring came from the room, even Seb was nodding his head in agreement. "So now, we come to our main topic," click "Our main theme is 'Analog Photography', using Film Based Cameras. In this year's Photography Camp, we shall be discussing how to use 'single-lens reflex' or SLR cameras." Josiah signaled Anastasia to turn the lights on. "I expect everyone here is already familiar with the parts and uses of their cameras... Unless you have any questions?" Seb looked at Dorin, waiting for the newbie to ask questions, but the other simply took out his camera, removed the lens cover, and started adjusting the lens. Seb shrugged, took out his own camera from one of his coat pockets, and heard Dorin gasp beside him. "Oh, it's a Leica M6 camera!" Dorin suddenly said excitedly. "Can I see it?" Seb looked at his companion and reluctantly handed his camera. Dorin held it with both hands, removed the cap from the lens, and focused it. "Is there film inside?" he asked. [Don't use it.] was Seb's written reply. [Have you seen a Leica before?] "Yup. In your book last night." Dorin replied absent-mindedly. "Look, that one's a Spotmatic, and there's a Bronica and a Mamiya too!" he looked at Seb, "You think they would let me look at their cameras?" he asked. [Go ahead and ask them.] wrote Seb. He watched as Dorin did as he told him. Some of the students smiled at him - Dorin's grin really is contagious, a girl even took his photo, to Dorin's delight. "Now, people, please settle down first," said Josiah, tapping the table. Anastasia went in front holding a digital camera. "Let's take a sample shot to see the difference in aperture..." She connected a cable from the DSLR camera to a desktop computer while Josiah sat in a corner. "Now, I need a volunteer..." Dorin's hand shot up immediately. "Yes, Dorin, can you please stand in front with your back to the class?" "Yes, ma'am!" "Now smile!" Anastasia took a picture and checked the screen on the computer. The picture was blurry. "Oh, let's try that again, won't we?" She took another picture, but still, the photo won't show his face clearly. "Hmm..." Dorin looks at the screen thoughtfully, "Perhaps the camera is broken?" [Take mine instead.] Seb offered, standing up. "Oh, okay." Anastasia took Seb's picture which showed up properly on the screen. "Hey, how come..." protested Dorin, but Seb simply pulled him back to their seat. Anastasia went on with the lesson and showed the class about shutter speed next. "Now, let's go to practical application," Josiah said after the lecture. He took out 2 boxes full of small toys. "You are to find a partner and take photos using first, wide and narrow aperture, then experiment with your shutter speed. You are to take pictures using the props from these two boxes."
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