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Coral Reef
by Yemu Matibe & Alungile Sixishe
(English lyrics)

Eternal source of color and light
A world without seasons
A world without reason
No day nor night
Flowers born out of rock and sand
A garden untouched by human hand
Rays of light break through emerald
Fish disappearing in deep blue depths
Clouds of silver shimmering
Vibrating pulse of life
Through misty depths of deep dark
Full of unseen creatures
That crawl along the bottom
Hide in cracks and holes of the reef
Change color quickly
Hide in a cloud of inky water
Down here floating over the coral reef
This deafening silence that surrounds me
Once man has seen this beauty
Will he understand his own belief?

Coral Reef - Yemu Matibe & Alungile Sixishe

A gift my sister had from her friend and asked me to shoot it for her to use as her Facebook profile picture.

Course: Studio & Portrait Photography
Trainer: Khaled Alabdulghafour
Photographer: Fatma S. Al-Qallaf
Model: Rami
Date: 21-23 April 2011
Duration: 3 Days (12 Hours)
Location: Courtyard Marriott Hotel Kuwait

LIGHTING SETUP
Key Light: Flash in front of and higher than the model with grid.
Speedlites: 1 Left and 1 right of the model with pink and blue gels on them.

This series is one shot idea out of the six shots ideas we were given to implement on the 3rd day of the course. We worked as two groups and we had to figure out the proper lighting setup, flash(es) to be used, flash(es) power and angles.

It was so much fun and informative. Photographer Khaled Alabdulghafour has a great persona and is an amazing trainer ma sha'a Allah. I met new photographers and truly benefited from their experiences and ideas.

Course: Studio & Portrait Photography
Trainer: Khaled Alabdulghafour
Photographer: Fatma S. Al-Qallaf
Model: Rami
Date: 21-23 April 2011
Duration: 3 Days (12 Hours)
Location: Courtyard Marriott Hotel Kuwait

LIGHTING SETUP
Key Light: Flash in front of and higher than the model with grid.
Speedlites: 1 Left and 1 right of the model with pink and blue gels on them.

This series is one shot idea out of the six shots ideas we were given to implement on the 3rd day of the course. We worked as two groups and we had to figure out the proper lighting setup, flash(es) to be used, flash(es) power and angles.

It was so much fun and informative. Photographer Khaled Alabdulghafour has a great persona and is an amazing trainer ma sha'a Allah. I met new photographers and truly benefited from their experiences and ideas.

Course: Studio & Portrait Photography
Trainer: Khaled Alabdulghafour
Photographer: Fatma S. Al-Qallaf
Model: Rami
Date: 21-23 April 2011
Duration: 3 Days (12 Hours)
Location: Courtyard Marriott Hotel Kuwait

LIGHTING SETUP
Key Light: Flash in front of and higher than the model with grid.
Speedlites: 1 Left and 1 right of the model with pink and blue gels on them.

This series is one shot idea out of the six shots ideas we were given to implement on the 3rd day of the course. We worked as two groups and we had to figure out the proper lighting setup, flash(es) to be used, flash(es) power and angles.

It was so much fun and informative. Photographer Khaled Alabdulghafour has a great persona and is an amazing trainer ma sha'a Allah. I met new photographers and truly benefited from their experiences and ideas.