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The Workshop NG Season 2 With Aham Ibeleme : Register Here

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About the Workshop

The Workshop is an opportunity for all photographers professional or amateur to hone their photography skills by learning from some of the best in the business.

The one week intensive program will take participants through the tricks of the trade and provide in-depth, practical and hands on photography instruction that can be used to dramatically improve day to day creative skills as well as practical insight for those hoping to enter into the business of photography .

The Workshop NG Season 2 : Aham Ibeleme Photographer Profile . from Orbit Imagery on Vimeo.

This Season begins with Aham Ibeleme . One of the best Beauty and Portraiture Photographers in Nigeria today. Click Here To View Aham’s Portfolio

Size of class

For this season of The Workshop, registration will be available for only 40 Participants.

20 participants for the weekday classes and 20 for the weekend classes .

Please note that participants will be signed up strictly on a first come first serve basis.

Outline of class

Introduction to Photography (Basics and Demystifying the Technicalities)

Fundamentals of Studio Lighting , (Single and Multiple Light Set Ups)

Fundamentals of Location Lighting

High End Retouching

The Business of Photography

Dates

Weekday Classes

Monday 19th TO Friday 25th of January 2015

Classes will include

10am – 11:30 am (Lecture) | 11:30 am – 12:00 pm (Break ) | 12:00pm – 2pm Practicals

Introduction to Photography: Monday 19th of January 2015

Fundamentals of Studio Lighting : Tuesday 20th of January 2015

Fundamentals of Location Lighting: Wednesday 21st of January 2015

High End Retouching: Thursday 22nd of January 2015

The Business of Photography: Friday 23rd of January 2015

Weekend Classes (Extended Duration )

Saturday 24th TO Sunday 25th of January 2015

Saturday 31st TO Sunday 1st of February 2015

Classes will include

10am – 12:30 pm (Lecture) | 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm (Break ) | 1:00pm – 4pm Practicals (For Saturdays)

12pm – 2:30 pm (Lecture) | 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm (Break ) | 3:00pm – 6pm Practicals (For Sundays)

Introduction to Photography & Fundamentals of Studio Lighting: Saturday 24th of January 2015

Fundamentals of Location Lighting : Sunday 25th of January 2015

High End Retouching : Saturday 31st of January 2015

The Business of Photography: Sunday 1st of February 2015

Venue

Suite 5 Amethyst Block, All Seasons Plaza , Lateef Jakande Rd,Agidingbi, Ikeja , Lagos.

The Workshop Photography Competition

Please note that one of the 1st 10 people to register from either the weekday or weekend classes are automatically entered into the Photography Competition that comes up at the end of the Workshop . That means 20 people will get a chance to participate in The Workshop’s Photography competition.

The best attendee gets his/her fees refunded in full .

Fees

N50’000

Please Pay To

GTbank A/C

Orbit Imagery Ltd

0051287774

Please hold on to your teller.

Payment confirmation will be sent to your email

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONCE PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE

mail :

Learn@theworkshopng.com

call +234 809 568 34 82

if you have any questions

Register for THE WORKSHOP NG our New Photography Workshop for 2014

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:12:00 +0000

The Workshop is an opportunity for all photographers professional or amateur to hone their photography skills by learning from some of the best in the business.

With the guidance of our professionals, learn how to shoot and edit photographs for Portraiture, Beauty , Fashion and Weddings, get involved in interactive knowledge exchange sessions with instructors and other participants and most importantly , have lot of fun.

Size of class

For this season of The Workshop, registration will be available for only 20 Participants. Participants will be signed up strictly on a first come first serve basis.

Outline of class

Introduction to Photography (Basics and Demystifying the Technicalities) (B&D)

Learn Beauty Photography Lighting and Retouching with Beauty and Celebrity Photographer Aham Ibeleme (B Aham-1)

Learn Portraiture Lighting and Retouching with Portrait and Celebrity Photographer August Udoh (P August-2)

Learn Fashion / High Fashion Lighting and Retouching with Fashion and Celebrity Photographer Emmanuel Oyeleke (F Emmanuel-3)

Learn High End Wedding Photography with Stunning Wedding and Portrait Photographer Gaz Madu (W Gaz-4)

and Finally

Sharpen your Photography Business Skills with Macaulay Ayobami (B Macaulay-5)

Outline

Monday 21st TO Friday 25th July 2014

Classes from Monday – Friday will include

10am – 11:30 am (Lecture) | 11:30 am – 12:00 pm (Break ) | 12:00pm – 2pm Practicals

B Aham-1 : (B&D) Monday 21st of July 2014

P August-2: Tuesday 22nd of July 2014

F Emmanuel-3 : Wednesday 23rd of July 2014

W Gazie-4: Thursday 24th of July 2014

B Macaulay-5: Friday 25th of July 2014 (1hr talk from 12pm to 1pm with question and answer session)

Venue

Suite 5 Amethyst Block, All Seasons Plaza , Lateef Jakande Rd,Agidingbi, Ikeja , Lagos.

Click Here To View The Fees and Register

To Get To Know The Speakers , Check Out Their Work and For Regular Updates Including Upcoming Radio Interviews Please Follow The Workshop on Twitter and Instagram @TheWorkshopNG

The Orbit Story ... A New Horizon

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 19:02:00 +0000

It's been a while..
I haven't been as religious with my blogging duties as i should ... I'm not sure if i will keep it up in the future , but if i dont blog about anything, i MUST, in spite of the mountains of work to get through ... and for the sake of peace of mind ( yes i have been queried by many lool, thanks for pushing me to do this again) , i must keep on tellin The Orbit Story.

Its something i've tried to do over the years. Telling our story in a very objective and unbiased way at least once every year to whoever cares to read, or needs a bit of motivation doing what they do. I'm hoping this can give you a little push in the right direction.

For those of us that are new to The Orbit Story let me drop some links below to the other articles and a brief description.

The Orbit Story (The Beginning) : ( 2011) This tells the story of how we started Orbit Imagery our growing photography agency with a small camera, some cane and a bit of shiny cloth .

The Orbit Story .... A Year Later :(2012) Basically picks up from where the last post left it ( DUH! ) lol. How things began to get better. The Occupy Movement , The Dana Air Crash , and my promise to post another update in 12 months ... .... even though i'm posting something more than 24 months later lol..

And now

The Orbit Story ... A New Horizon.

Before i begin , i just want to reiterate, that i will not be speaking out of any emotions .. i will be fully objective, come clean , no bias .. loool cos this story kinda reads like Telemundo ... but it ends beautifully.

So first things first , lets get the tough part out of the way...

One of our number left, and up till now i don't even know why.. and apart from the many rumors and stories and bad things that were said about the whole situation, the rest of us chose to move on and keep searching for the Orbit dream as originally intended.

I didn't take it well initially, i couldn't understand and i felt betrayed, but i would've been lying to myself if i said that i didn't expect something like that to happen at least once along the line.

People come and go for too many reasons to count, your job is to keep on moving despite or inspite of the pain or hardship it may bring. that was my first lesson in 2013.

I didn't know what was going to happen, I didn't know how it was going to happen, all i knew was , if it was ever going to happen , it would be through hard work and prayer, not by getting bitter and anxious, lol there was enough bitterness to shame the best that Chloroquine had to offer but there was grace that helped to let it go. And now all i wish is the best for him and everyone that was brave enough to pick up anything ... talkless of a camera and chase their dreams , because the reality is, its not easy at all.

So off we went into 2013, I was expecting the same old challenges, but most had come to trust us more than we could imagine, and with that , new challenges came up, some of which were so tough , that they brought out qualities in us that we didn't know we had.

Lets breeze through the highlights

Victor's Workshop

It was an insane experience .. the fact that we got sponsors in the first place kinda blew my mind , but i had to play it cool .. i mean we did a radio tour , that was the last thing i was expecting when we decided to push this workshop. We had so much help from 3RA'FIQUE COMMUNOCATIONS . Well i went to school with the owner anyways lol, and we have a very good business relationship as well. Irabor Okosun and his team simply asked us why we were stressing ourselves lol, and with blinding speed put together a radio tour and a massive amount of publicity, the way it was going, Victor was even getting cold feet. It went well all in all, i mean looking at all the brands that supported and motivated us to pull through , there was, in reality little chance of failure. Eva Alordiah's Make Up By Orsela , Nigeria Info , Rhythm 93.7 , Uncle Femi's Afrika Shrine , Silverbird TV , Mystreetz Magazine , City 105.1 , Cool FM 96.9 , WTW PR.
Thank You.

Hugging Omalicha

Some of our Attendees . L-R Tobi , Mr Alfred , Janet , Diko , Tokunbo and Tobi

Jiving with Janet

Speaking With Igos

The Winning Picture Of Femi Kuti by Tobi Odedina

The only issue i had was with the emails we got, i thought i had replied them all , only to find out that there was a bug in our mail server and almost all the replies that were sent didn't get through.
Although we ended up with a good amount of attendees and the workshop itself was tons of fun , it was a little disappointing to receive mail after mail , call after call, text after text from people that really wanted to come. Im sorry .. We will be better next time. Come to think of it, we are planning one soon , but this time it won't be just Victor, Emmanuel Oyeleke , Aham Ibeleme , Laila Rahman and Ikechukwu Okwechime will be coming on board .. i will be introducing them later, thats if they need one in the first place lol.. awesome people.
We took on a fledgeling photographer before the workshop . Emily Nkanga . Awesome lady from The American University of Nigeria . She came over for "industrial training" , and somehow we managed to turn a meek nice girl into a crazy person haha .. We Love You Emily .. See you soon :-D .

A Lot happened but i obviously can't type it all out,
What i will say is, most of what happened revolved around meeting these people, they seemed to have showed up miraculously at certain points when their presence was required . How it happened , i don't know, let me explain .

For example , The Image Project this was something we put together to take the financial load off people that are still up and coming in the entertainment industry . we slashed our prices and the response was incredible . Before we started we realized that we will need extra hands with publicity and photographing the attendees, all of a sudden, Aham and Laila showed up and we pulled it off.

Many more stories like that happened over the course of the year, but the big one that happened much later was what blew my mind.

We finally got a call from a humongous client , and i was asked to come over for a presentation . i Kakked my suit and all , went over, i didn't have a slide because there was no way to express what i wanted to pass across with a slide , i decided to speak from the nibd i guess and be objective truthful .
I got there , and the competition i met was enough to make me start reconsidering , they had slides and beautiful pictures and oozing of awesomeness and i just had my iPad and a look of terror on my face .
I put myself together though , got into the room ........ i was expecting to see a conference table and a couple of chairs .... the regular stuff .. OMO it was far from regular , there was a small stage and some cinema like seats and a good amount of people sitting in them , different ages , different ideas , one unanimous look of "OKAY WHO IS NEXT" on their faces .
One of them walked up, i shifted back, trying to hide behind another presenter, i actually wanted him to go first cos i hadn't done anything this big before , i wanted to take notes, but i came on time , and he didnt ...... "Please wait outside sir, its Ayobami's time) ... in my mind i was like EWOOOOO!!! , i struggled to put myself together , slowly walked up the stage , unbuttoned my suit , dropped my iPad, said a little prayer , and kicked off..
Long story short, we ended up getting the job. We needed someone that was very versed in printing and graphics and just like that Ikechukwu Okwechime walked in and handled it with speed everything was going good , but with jobs like that , the client wouldn't entrust you with such a large amount of money from the start with legitimate fear that you might run away , so we had no option but to look for a loan. We got the news rather late and after using a lot of time reverting and changing specifications to meet the clients demands we didn't have any time left. we needed that loan ASAP, hope was minimal.
That same day after we got our final approval we went over to our printers to negotiate price and by chance we met the owner of the press.. He couldn't believe that these very young boys were the ones that our client had trusted to handle the task, he simply told us to go submit our design to the printing crew downstairs , and he would handle the costs. That was the first time i had met him in my life , its cliche i know but God Works In Mysterious Ways . And just like that everything fell into place within 24 hours without us even lifting a finger. It was so taking , that if we didn't have IK Aham Victor and Me to handle it , we would've failed our client was even the one that put us through in places where we were inexperienced .... .. its a long story... lemmie move on . But before i do . This picture should explain it all .

Union Bank Calendar 2014

So many things happened.

We started a new journey into film making , Music Videos as well as Feature Length Films . We came in late to this one though.. have you seen THE MISFIT ?

It it had a decent run in cinemas across the country and should be out on VCD soon .... and yes, i've waited all my life so say this for real so...................

GRAB YA COPY .... NOWWWWWW!

... that felt goooooood .. lmao.
We are so proud to be a part of this .. It made it to the Nollywood Film Festival in Paris ..

We are working on another movie tho but I'm not at liberty to discuss. let our partners not kill us.

Oh Yea, Always been a huge fan of Stephen Keshi, and i got the chance to meet him when he came over for a photoshoot .

We even covered the #BringBackOurGirls Protest

Thankfully CNN got a hold of the pictures and aired them live

.. So nobody should come tomorrow and say Orbit did not do its part lol.

Let me fast forward our most recent project .

So we went on this tour of Nigeria, specifically from the Idanre Hills in Ondo, to The Confluence in Kogi, Zuma Rock in Minna and Gurara falls in Niger . I , Aham Ibeleme and Oyeleke Seun

Ondo was great, however they love palm oil too much there , it was in all their food, and it was super strong, needless to say, we respected ourselves and stuck to eating fast food.

Seun and Aham Idanre Hills

Me.... Lol Idanre Hills

Kogi was HOT! , everyone got a tan, even the darkest one of us lol

Gurara falls, MAGNIFICENT ! went for a swim chilled under the waterfall, met some great people, it was awesome.

We got to Zuma rock tho, and the first thing that happened was, some guy comes walking towards us briskly with a shine cutlass, omo everyone braced themselves for a confrontation... turns out , he wasn't there to chop us up into tiny bits, he came to warn us of the instability in the area, how they've killed people and buried them at the foot of Zuma rock and stuff... and like in a thriller movie, we ignored him lol.

Seun at the foot of Zuma Rock

Everything was going great, we got mad shots, but on our way back to the hotel, we got confronted by two soldiers.
Unfortunately , i was filming our journey and couldn't make any sudden moves to switch off the camera cos they had guns and all, i simply raised my hands and did what they said..

Apparently , they thought we were spies from Boko Haram , and decided to force a confession out of us by making us go through some flogging and military drills.

They radioed their base and asked for a truck to come pick us up , they asked us to sit down by the roadside , we were covered in sand , and cars were just driving by, they probably thought we were criminals.
I said a prayer in "calm desperation" i said "God , i don't want to sound like a p**** right now , but we could really use some help"
A couple of mins later , their commander shows up, and asks what happened.
The soldiers told their version and we told ours.
He crouched before us and said "guys just tell me the truth , even if you are thieves i will know how to deal with it" said it in Yoruba.
My Yoruba sounds funny so Seun took over , he explained that we are photographers , touring the country and we mean no harm"

He asked me to stand up and show him what i recorded , they had previously threatened to break my camera and all , if they had, we wont have had any evidence of our innocence.
I showed him, he took me to a corner and said "Look at these handcuffs, we would have carried you guys off to the police station and locked you up .... and you know say police case no dey end"

We walked back to where we were sat and looked at Aham, he said "If not for my Yoruba brothers , you people would've gone to jail, iwo omo ibo" . He chuckled a little and asked us to get into his car. He dropped us off at a place where we could get a cab , and that was it , We somehow escaped getting "missing" or wrongfully detained ...

I just hope Nigeria will get better, but the thing is , its not enough to hope, we all have to stop complaining and start doing something to fix this country, because if we fail , its our kids that will suffer it , and i for one can't bare the thought of that .

I've tried as much as i can to chronicle our experiences so far. I've cut out a lot of important stuff but , i'm sure this post is already long enough .

The motivation to write this came from one Mr Babarinde Bamidele a budding Photographer. He told me he had read our story , and it was really inspiring, he said it gave him hope. He asked why i had'nt blogged recently , I've not had time, i said, but there was urgency in his voice.

I shut up and put this together for whoever needs hope, whoever has doubts about chasing dreams, that person that is down on luck ..

Listen... the truth is , it will get worse before it gets better , but when it does get better ..... mehn , the feeling is indescribable .

And from all of us here at Orbit Imagery ...

Thank You For Staying With Us .
And May All That You Hope For , Come To Pass..

Watch out for our upcoming workshop.. its going to be mad ..

HAVE AN AWESOME DAY .

Orbit Imagery

Photography | Graphics | Management & Consulting

@OrbitPGMC on Instagram & Twitter

THE IMAGE PROJECT : BRAND YOURSELF ! (EXPOSED)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 13:27:00 +0000

Let me explain this thing very well now . loool
super excited
Oya wait let me calm down first..

Deep Breaths Mr Mac .

Oya i'm ready.

So the The Image Project is more or less a window of opportunity . A good chance for anybody that is into Entertainment or has anything to do with the industry , (you know , Musicians, Comedians, Actors, Models , Make Up Artists, Dj's , Stylists e.tc.) to come over to the Orbit Imagery Studio and get Top Class Professional Photographs that they can use to push their careers forward and at a price that virtually anyone can afford. (Don't Say We Don't Love You).

You will be working with three of the best Celebrity Music and Beauty photographers in the country (August Udoh , Aham Ibeleme and a Third person, that i will not mention O_O )

You will get to see their work at the end of the post so stay with me now .

So The Image Project comes up once a year . For This year (2013) it starts in November .
To Participate Just send a mail to info@orbitimagery.com , or call 08095683482

Or

You Can Kindly Fill This Form (Its a whole lot easier)

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: PORTRAIT RETOUCHING WITH D’MAYO

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:16:00 +0000

Thank you for your interest in this workshop despite the short notice.
In this day and age it doesn’t take a savvy viewer to pick out a poorly retouched portrait. The tiniest details can wow the viewer and enable a portrait to either pop off the screen or exile it to the land of digital ruin.
In this 5 hour workshop you will learn professional retouch techniques ranging reducing and removing blemishes, wrinkles, fixing hair and makeup, enhancing the eyes and other unwanted features using basic Photoshop tools
The aim of the workshop is to show you how retouching techniques can be used vastly in any portrait and thereby giving you more confidence with the use of Photoshop
This is basically me giving myself to you and telling you how I retouch my portrait work. The workshop will be fully practical and interactive; it’s more like chilling with me as I share my knowledge on portrait retouching.
I’ve decided to have a weekday class and a weekend class for your convenience, both with the same curriculum.
After the 5 hours you will hopefully be more confident in retouching your portraits!

Location: 12b Fagba Crescent, Off Acme Rd, Agidingbi, Ikeja, lagos.
Date: Batch A (Saturday 27th of July, 2013) AND Batch B (Wednesday 31th of July, 2013)
Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop Fee: ₦5000

COMPLIMENTARY SNACKS AND DRINKS WILL BE SERVED
ONLY 10 SEATS AVAILABLE FOR EACH BATCH

Curriculum:
    * Portrait retouching checklist
    * Camera RAW
    * Balance tricky exposure by “sandwiching” from a single RAW file
    * Knowing where and how to improve a portrait
    * Basic skin retouch
    * Fixing yellow eyes and teeth
    * Fixing messy hair
    * Layers, Adjustment layers (Curves, Levels, Selective Color,)
    * Proper cloning and healing techniques
    * Using Patch tool, Liquify Filter, Selective saturation
    * Masking for selective improvements to image
    * Non-destructive editing techniques and workflow
    * Improving facial definition with non-destructive dodge-and-burn
    * Background Cleaning and Changing
    * Sharpening
    * Essential keyboard shortcuts

Participants should possess basic Photoshop knowledge and a basic understanding of adjustment layers and layer masks

Booking Terms
    1. Payment for the workshop is due upon booking and is nonrefundable in the event of non-attendance for whatever reason.

2. Your space will not be reserved until payment has been received.

3. In the event that I have to cancel the workshop due to it being unsubscribed or for any other reason (such as illness, Acts Of God etc.), I will give as much notice as possible and offer an alternative date or issue a refund.

FAQs:

* What should I bring?

Participants must bring their own charged laptop with any version of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Bridge with the latest Camera Raw Update Installed (CS5 or CS6 are recommend). A 30-day trial for Photoshop CS5 is available from Adobe. And Also a Mouse or a Wacom Tablet and something to take notes on.

* I do not have a laptop; can I still take this workshop?

Yes, you can still learn a great deal about the retouching techniques without a laptop. But make sure to bring a notepad and pen to take notes.

To view D'mayo's Works visit http://iamdmayo.tumblr.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION
EMAIL AYPUMING@YAHOO.COM

Orbit Presents : Weekend Photography Workshop With August Udoh (Update)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:18:00 +0000

Lets Keep It Simple Shall We

Who Are We Teaching.
Beginners In Photography.

What Are We Teaching.
1. Introduction To Studio Lighting And Portraiture
2. Introduction To Outdoor Lighting And Portraiture
3. Introduction To Photoshop (Skin Retouching)

Why Are We Doing This.
To Put The Basics Of Photography In The Minds Of Beginners .
Shorten The Learning Curve .
Enable You To Handle Jobs Better.

The Opportunities.
Apart from leaning the basics from one of the fastest rising photographers in the country August Udoh.

You get to work with Star Rapper and Celebrity Make Up Artist Eva Alordiah during your Photoshop Class.

You Also Get The Rare Opportunity On Our Photo-walk To Use Lighting Skills Learned To Photograph The Legendary Femi Kuti During A Performance At The New Africa Shrine .

Finally

If you have what it takes and you get picked, you get a chance to work with the premier music documentary magazine in the country (MyStreetz Magazine) by holding a celebrity cover shoot at the Orbit Imagery Studio.

Who Are All These People Sef?

Orbit Imagery : A Photography Agency In Lagos, Nigeria . Run By Macaulay Ayobami , Obi Somto and August Udoh

Make Up By Orsela : A Leading Make Up Outfit In Lagos, Nigeria run by Eva Alordiah

MyStreetz Magazine: The Diary Of The Music Industry . The Top Music Documentary Magazine In The Country

The New Africa Shrine : A Haven For Lovers Of Afro Beat Music And The Legendary Femi Kuti

3Ra'fique Communications : Specialists At Building Brand Equity Through Activism, (CSR) Technology and Good Old Fashion Traditional Means Of Communication

Walk Thru Walls Media : Magnificent PR Blog That Helps Those Would Call On Them Walk Through Walls

KandiBar Records : A youthful and forward thinking record label based in Lagos Nigeria.. also one of our fave clients :-)

Schedule.
Day 1: Orientation, Introduction To Studio Lighting And Portraiture (Saturday 20th of July 2013)
Day 2: Introduction To Outdoor Lighting And Portraiture (Sunday 21st Of July 2013)
Day 3: Introduction To Photoshop (Skin Retouching) With Make Up By Orsela (Saturday 27th of July 2013)
Day 4: Photo-walk To The New Africa Shrine (Participants Decide)

MyStreetz Competition Shooting & Submission Period (For Attendees Only)
July 29th - August 3rd

Announcing Winner
August 5th

How To Register.
Mail bookings@orbitimagery.com for details on fees to book a seat

Registration Ends 19th July 2013

Directions
Suite 5 Amethyst Block, All Seasons Plaza,
Lateef Jakande Road.
Ikeja
Close to Ikeja City Mall Even Closer To Femi Kuti"s Shrine
Directly Opposite Cadbury,
Lagos, Nigeria

Learn Basics With August

Are You Ready?

Supported By
96.9 Cool FM , Eva Alordiah's Make Up By Orsela , 95.1 Wazobia FM MyStreetz Magazine , 99.3 Nigeria Info , City FM 105.1 , The New Africa Shrine ,Silverbird Television, 3ra'fique Communications, Rhythm 93.7 , Walk Through Walls PR ,

Any Questions?
Website: www.orbitimagery.com
Mail : Info@OrbitImagery.com
Call: 08095683482

Orbit Imagery 2013 . This Explains Everything.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:19:00 +0000

We've been away for a while .
Here's why.

in chronological order.

Sometime last year, a week after Victor went on his documentary trip to Kogi .The Floods hit , and it would've been total madness if we did not decide to send him back.

The plan was simple . Move in , Get The Pity Pictures , Move Out .
Something happened when Victor Moved in.
Because we had underestimated the level of damage that occurred, he wasn't prepared for the shock of seeing peoples lives literally being washed away .
It was beyond surreal , people who had potentially the smallest contribution to carbon emissions around the world , were the ones paying for it .
Going round the secondary schools they had converted to campsites , he would see so much undernourishment and suffering that he would have o give his food away, especially in situations where for example , a family of 16 was given a small tin of tomatoes to feed on and nothing more.

So the "Move In , Move Out " plan was scrapped an changed to the "Make a Difference" plan
We've spent the last couple of months planning an exhibition and gathering support from capable donors to come together and do something about this, while we document the Kogi people receiving this aid and basically their journey on the road to recovery.

So far, we've received support from ThisDay Newspaper , if you have the January 6th copy of the newspaper, you will see the wonderful job they did. It did set off a series of events that helped get the attention of the Presidential Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation and to some extent the Goethe Institut of Art . Our fingers are more than crossed , seeing that its a little hard to empathize and help a situation that you have no standard image of . Here's hoping that the plans we've laid on the table will translate into changing the lives of the Kogi People for good.
Let me show you what i mean .

13 People Feeding Off One Plate

At The Edge Of Oblivion

One of the few reasons why they stood and posed as directed in some occasions like this one, was on the condition that we made sure that word got out.
We plan to make good on our promise .

In The Mean Time,
We are strengthening our growing sense of appeal lol.
Redesigned the website totally . The Landing Page is Simple and EPIC!!!
Here's a little teaser

www.orbitimagery.com

I wont talk too much about this .. obviously part of my fiendishly evil plan of getting you to visit ha-ha.

We are also planing a 2 Week Photography Workshop . Its going to focus on the basics of Photography and Photo-retouching. we will be taking in 15 people per week .
the exciting part is , we are partnering with Make Up By Orsela a leading make up school in Nigeria, and they will be handling a part of the classes. We will also be partnering with the top music magazine in Nigeria My Streetz Magazine . The package for this tutorial is Phenomenal and i will give full details in the next blog post . It will be dedicated to furnishing you with all you need to know.
Did you know that Make Up By Orsela is owned by Naija's Own Eva Alordiah ? and she will be doing the make up at the workshop herself?
I'm not even going to tell you about the magazine .. lol

Burna Boy By August Udoh

So , Somto came back from the mountain , obviously with his creative juices flowing again after a hectic 2012 , so when he said "We Need To Build A Set In The Studio" i didn't even bother to ask why, and as usual , when he was done, he got the web buzzing again with his valentine story. It's really epic. from Bella Naija to 360Nobs

but unfortunately no one could've foreseen the sad passing away of our dear Goldie Harvey on the same valentines day. I was woken up by a couple of calls and pings from well wishers trying to confirm the news they had read on Linda Ikeji's Blog .

For the record , i had only met her once in the studio, she came over for a photo-shoot for a magazine we work with. I was expecting to see the person that some people had already branded her to be, following the controversy she had caused and more recently her Big Brother Performance , (never really watched big brother or really listened to much of her music) , but instead i met a kind and loving soul. It was a day with Goldie, and it was a magnificent day.
Rest In Peace Goldie. it was an honor.

Life is Short.

There are a lot of things i cant disclose right now, but as they unravel i will .

Here's to a fruitful year for us all.
Taking a line from one of my favorite songs
"God Told You, In His Own Words, He'l See You Through "

Thank You For Being With Us .
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Are You?

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So What's Going To Happen In 2013?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 10:35:00 +0000

Frankly , I Don't Know

A Year ago today, we were staring 2012 in the face, wondering what the hell was going to happen.
It was fear more than anything. It was going to be our first year of actual business, I was petrified.

Nevertheless, we pressed on, stubbornly , and if you've seen our last post of 2012 , "Our Year In Pictures", you'l understand that it was a magnificent year. What 2012 brought to us was momentum and in most instances we were able to transfer this into our work, and our clients loved it, you loved it , we loved it.

Welcome to 2013
I'm not saying that there isn't any fear this time, I'm still asking myself what the hell is going to happen lol.
But we have our plans , we have you, and we have Our God.

I Spent the last hour of 2012 and first hour of the year praying for us all.

We all have fears and doubts, we will have to confront them too,
But know that these fears and doubts are just one part of things that we are certain to face,
The other part of what we are certain to face, the victories, the laughter, the joy , the grace , the beauty must also come to pass.

All that you have to do is focus on these positives when they happen, and use these negatives as lessons and nothing more.

Welcome to 2013.

Macaulay Ayobami

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Our Year In Pictures

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:54:00 +0000

It's been a very eventful year , 2012's Up's and Down's came in thick and fast, we had to navigate through its waters, battling uncertainty from the very first day of the year (when the Occupy Nigeria Movement began ), and Moving into a new studio space , fast forward to the Middle of the year (almost got robbed twice, once at gun point), Celebrating Democracy Day , Mourning the losses from the Dana Air Crash , Our successful law suit, shutting down the Third Mainland Bridge Getting some new MEAN Equipment.

Moving into the Ember months, Victor documenting the arts and culture of the Kogi people, and going back to document the flood (planning a massive exhibition soon) Adding Clem to the family, Somto shooting some iconic album covers, and me , Finally opening up to the role of C.E.O. (super hard , but rewarding) meeting so may wonderful people, making friends with celebrities (very humbling) .

Its been crazy , especially now that the Okada ban is now in effect, rising food and transportation prices, I'd attribute our survival to the fact that we stuck together, and you stayed with us, and also the fact that Someone up there Really Really Loves Us (You Know Who You Are :-D )

Oh , I Said Our Our Year In Pictures.. I'm going to shut up now
Enjoy.

We all felt the effects of the Occupy Movement in January. Basically we didn't stabilize till late March .

Having Ice Prince Zamani Over In March

Our Discovery Of The Cinemagraph in April

Victor Shooting Brymo In April for the Good Morning Single

Somto Shooting The Mavin Crew In May

The Dana Air Crash in June. Rest Their Souls .

Victor Shooting Olamide In July

Somto Shooting Ice Prince In July for the Aboki Single

Victor Shooting Eldee in August

Clems Debut in September

The First Projectionist In Nigeria , Photo Captured By Victor . His Trip To Kogi Before The Flood. September

Having Somto Shoot Eva Alordiah . This Amazing Issue For Fab Mag In September

Victors Return Trip To Kogi In October To Cover The Flood

Somto Shooting Brymo In October For The Son Of A Kapenta Cover

Having Goldie Over in November

Somto Shooting D'Prince in November

To The Okada Ban In November

Having the Legendary Femi Anukulapo Kuti in The Studio in December For The Nigerian Idols Shoot

Being a Media Sponsor To The Friends Africa World AIDS Day Charity Football Match in December

Having Burna Boy In The Studio in December

All in all a year that we are grateful to be a part of.
If I were to post photographs of all the things we did , this year ..... well .....

Here's To You
For Sharing, Reposting , Visiting , Commenting, Laughing , Being Solemn , and basically being with us from January till now.

and a big thank you from All of us ,
and Me , Personally .

Have A Wonderful Christmas
And a Happy New Year.

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The World Aids Day Charity Match

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:21:00 +0000

MEHN!!!!! this .... was .... FUN!!!!

I mean seeing my football idols and a host of celebrities going head to head just to draw attention to, and in their own way fight the ills and stigmatization that the HIV/ AIDS epidemic has caused was magnificent.

Being a media sponsor to the event .... priceless.

With people like Jay Jay Okocha, Daniel Amokachi, Celestine Babayaro, Emmanuel Babayaro, Mobi Oparaku on one team ( Team Super Eagles )

and

M.I, Sound Sultan, Dr. Sid, Segun Arinze, Nonso Diobi, Uti Nwachukwu, Afeez Ayetoro (Saka) on another (Team Entertainers)

My expectations were totally met as the eagles whooped the entertainers 8 goals to 3, Okocha scoring a Hat-Trick with relative ease.
The entertainers put up a fight but , when you've got the super eagles team that won the 1996 Olympics gold medal in football coming at you there isnt much you can do .........

All in all a great day .

C.E.O Friends Africa. Dr Akudo Anyanwu Ikemba MD, MPH

Our Liaison Irabor Okosun And One Of The Main Minds Behind The Event

General Yakubu Gowon (RTD) waving to the crowd

General Yakubu Gowon (RTD) Elated . Hugging Okocha

www.friends.africa.org

Lining Up To Greet The Dignitaries

M.I. Abaga Ready To Go

Very Happy Spectators Taking Shots Of The Players

Saka and The General

Daniel Amokachi .

Kick Off

Dr Sid , Totally Lost Lol

Crowd Reaction

Saka and Nonso Try To Stop The Eagles

Eager Spectators

So Okocha's Still Got It

Okocha Pumping Up The Crowd

Kanu Speaking : Half Time Break

I.D Cabasa Complaining about Body Checks

M.I To Nonso and The Team " Only One Person No Fit Hold Okocha"

Saka , Visibly Tired

Kick Off

M.I. and Femo Obong Daniels Struggle To Keep Up With Kanu

Keeper Lamenting. Penalty Time

Team Entertainers Crowd The Post " This Penalty Must Not Enter"

"That Penalty Did Not Enter Thank God"

Very Brave Keeper at The End Of The Match

"Omo na me b dis " Getting shots with celebrities

Group Photo

Photos By
Macaulay Ayobami

A Friends Africa Event To Commemorate The 2012 World Aids Day
Held On The 1st of December 2012

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Behind The Scenes : Clems First Photo Shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:07:00 +0000

When I was a kid, I always wanted a little brother. Innocently I"d ask my parents "how far, what's going on", totally oblivious of what I was asking for. I remember at a birthday party , asking them the same question in front of family and friends, everyone laughed so hard.

'This is a pressing issue, why are these people laughing' I thought to myself as I walked away, many years ago, lol, and only now do I realize 'the error of my ways ' . Sorry mom and dad.

Did I get a little brother? No
I got an ear full of plans to buy a Video Recorder. They were going to document every moment , if they decided to grant my wish.

I was shot back to that birthday party, as I watched Our Newest Addition take charge and handle his first photo-shoot in the studio.

I should document this moment,

I thought to myself

It will bring back some fond memories

I grabbed a cam, I like to document our 'firsts' :

Yes Yes, this is all very touching Ayobami.
but I'm in Lagos I really need shots

I was actually telling this story to a wonderful model and her friends, we had just met, getting to know each other, the idea for this post just hit me.

And the idea for this too

Did I go overboard with the whole 'document the moment' thing?

Possibly

Was it Necessary?

Absolutely, lol, life is too short.

Photography and Words

Macaulay Ayobami

Photographer
Clement Ogoh

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Air France's Diary of Traveler - Wanderlust.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Here's a post by Our Travel Photographer, Poornima Sukumar on the Air France Blog
" Diary of Traveler"

Please Follow This Link
Diary of Traveler - Wanderlust.

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Chiaroscuro : Mixture Of Light and Darkness

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:51:00 +0000

So I stepped into the office of an advertising contact for a meeting. I was expecting a mind bending, energy sucking meeting.
Initially, it started off that way, with a barrage of quick fire questions, back and forth , and knowing how prestigious the agency is, I tried not to "mess up".
This went on for a while, and then the conversation started to gel. Entering the realms of Photography, Industry issues, Innovations, Lighting and surprisingly boko haram.

All in all a great meeting, we actually got a little carried away, so much so that the security guard had to come up and "stylishly" tell us to go away .. in his own words "Oga we wan change generator"

One of the things that stuck with me was Chiaroscuro , literally translated to mean "Light - Dark"
He explained that Light and Darkness or shadow (most commonly expressed in Monochrome) can be mixed to create a deeper dimension to a work of art.
A technique first used by artists, painters in renaissance Italy to depict mood , emotions and even situations and now more popularly employed in the field of photography.

Enough Talk: Examples From Our Gallery

I, Obviously the guy with the simple Canon G12, was fascinated, (first off , because I didn't know what it was called, second cos I actually like to learn) that aside, I decided to serve that dish that's "best served cold" and out came the Cinemagraph .
It didn't fail to fascinate either.

It does make me wonder what other fascinating things lie out there waiting to be discovered?,
and if my other meetings will be that fun.

Only one way to find out I guess.
Wish me luck.

Words
Ayobami Macaulay

Photography
Obi Somto & August Udoh

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I.T.M.E : Nature Trip To AUROVILLE

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:38:00 +0000

I.T.M.E (India Through My Eyes)

Auroville - A Universal Community In The Making.

The morning's agenda is to wake up and spend time with nature, with the most nutritious lunch, a sun kissed evening at the beach which leaves us with the night to dream. Such were my days at the eco-friendly Auroville, where everyone knows every tree, every dog that's no more stray and a gentle smile to make strangers feel at home.

Hanging gardens also used as a partition between houses.

Thousands have walked

The best and the most naturally quenching drink

The Crow and I were the only ones alone, yet with company.

The Source of energy- Maitri Mandir

Picture perfect fencing

Rain water Harvesting

Banayan Tree with all its might.

Pool of Jasmine

Devotion around the corner.

Living in Auroville, helped me observe that, we have to try so hard to be a part of the eco- system again. The human race is so cut-off from nature that, going back to her is supernatural. It is treated as a big deal, when our friends or acquaintances decide to live close to nature or "leave the materialistic world". This came across while I happened to meet a random person at the village who was a successful architect, but nevertheless wanted to just do farming and live with no electricity and other possessions. He says "people come and visit me like I'm part of another world (which is true, yet!) like I am in a zoo".

Photography & Words
Poornima "Travelling" Sukumar
Travel Photographer

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Made In Nigeria by Clement Ogoh

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:10:00 +0000

So our newest addition to the photography family decided to put together a shoot that highlights a few problems young people in Nigeria face, and he decided to use Me , Victor and Somto as Guinea Pigs in this new experiment of his (despite the possibility of a jail term ha-ha) we gave our support, and I agreed to do a little write up under every shot , explaining what I feel young people go through in Nigeria today.

Lets Begin Shall We.

Is there any hope for us? , I feel hope is something you give yourself, and if you are strong enough, something you give others. The way I see it, young people are already living in the worst case scenario, and when a person hits rock bottom, he / she either chooses to bounce back in a struggle to get back to the surface, or lay flat in defeat . Like I said , hope is something you give yourself .

I Strongly believe that blaming the government solely for human capital development is an exercise in futility. Taking into consideration the fact that we are the government. I don't believe that 140 million people can be wrongly governed by about 20'000 people without due consent. You see there is an equal and opposite reaction to every action in physics, in life however, when we fail to develop ourselves , the reaction is often unequal, actually a lot more catastrophic than the action(s) that set it in motion.

Wahala, we use this word every day in Nigeria. It means "Trouble" , and as you can see, we seem to have a lot of that here, at this "corner" of the globe lol. For us young people, most of it , to be honest, is self inflicted seeing that the amount of time we spend solving problems is a lot less than time spent creating them. I'm not trying to be judgemental, I am after all a young person in Nigeria, but the truth is, its not the seniors that plant car bombs, or kidnap , or break into houses, break pipelines or even write potentially infuriating articles on their blogs lol. its us .

Yes we might say "Big Oil " causes Big Problems here, they have ensnared the country in a cycle of poverty and all that 1960's jazz, but the truth is before the oil came, from the people I've spoken with, young people were actually very industrious, involved in so many other sectors of the economy that they really didn't need any "oil money" . The only thing that has changed now that the oil is here , is our attitude towards exploiting other non - oil opportunities.
Its not an easy thing to do , I must confess, but nobody ever became great by doing things that were easy. Hercules isnt remembered for doing lay things, but for standing up for things he believed in. We need to stand up and be counted as a versatile and potent force.

Where are we headed? the truth is , its the people that are aware of the fact that we are actually going somewhere as a people that will eventually decide . All of us can join forces and steer clear of adversity in the future, or just a few of us can. The more the merrier , I always say.

I hope you enjoyed reading this, and i also hoe it made some sense. I feel I trailed off a few times.

Photography & Editing
Clement Ogoh

In Order Of Appearance

Macaulay Ayobami
Clement Ogoh
August Udoh
Macaulay Ayobami
Obi Somto

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Another Journey Through Lagos

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:33:00 +0000

A sequel to our last post about what is being transformed into the "Immortal City Of Lagos", we'l be taking you on another journey through what is possibly the busiest city in the world.

I'm not going to make a whole song and dance thing out of this lol, that's not my department, and besides Someone Already Did , awesome video by the way.

The Busiest City In The World

I don't need to tell you how mad traffic is in Lagos. On the day that Michael Jackson died, I and somto spent 11 hours in traffic in Apapa . Yes we do laugh about it from time to time but it wasn't funny at all. I feel that our Dear Governor who is arguably the best we've ever had , felt our pain.

The BRT Bus

These early risers have helped to reduce the number of motorists we have on Lagos roads. So while some people are like "Thank God, i don't have to drive to work every single day", other Lagosians are like " hmm the roads are freer, I should probably take my car out more often", and end up in even more traffic. Our Dear Gov, went further to create a separate lane to counter this, and I can tell you its working. A little too well in my opinion
The Bus Rapid Transport System, employed in a number of countries round the world, seems to thrive very well in this particular climate.

Well now that we've seen how to get from A to B quickly in Lagos, lets start our journey.

The National Theatre

So, we have a clear view of where we are, and where we are headed. I'm actually just noticing this lol.
The site of our first shoot ever, brings back a lot memories.
Looks like a military hat? well it was built during the Nigerian Military Regime. It housed most of the famous presentations of the time, and drew in works from the likes of Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka .
A wonderful and "art soaked" place. Its just sad that its not being taken care of. Story of Nigeria I guess.

Ikoyi

Journeying to the most affluent Neighbourhood in Lagos is no easy task. Why?, Well everyone wants to get there, at the same time, and for the same reason.
Take the guy in a suit on Okada there . Travelled a long way off, from the mainland to the island, holding tight to the frame of the bike, just to make sure he doesnt fall off while the Okada Man does his traffic and LASTMA / KAI Weaving Magic (They are not on speaking terms by the way), just to make sure he gets to work on time. Did I mention that he parked his car some miles back?.

Journeying through Lagos is almost like journeying through life, and I've realized that to get to smooth and clear roads, most times I'll have to go through the "rough patches".

Up There we have a rough patch.........

Marina

Down here however, as you can see, the roads were free (notice the blurry car?) and the scenery was brilliant. Don't ask me how I manage to handle the steering wheel and take shots. I will say this though, Please Don't Try This At Home, .......... because you need to be on the road to do this , lol.... but seriously, Don't.

If you take a look at the first shot , you'l notice this building. I ts the one in the middle of the theatre and the lamp post with a band of red on top of it.

Fascinating really, but what wowed my senses the most was the scenery behind it

En-route Victoria Island

Thanks For Reading & Sharing
More From The Lagos Series To Come.

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Macaulay Ayobami

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Being A Photographer In Nigeria

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:24:00 +0000

I'm not going to be judgemental, or say how things should be, I'm just going to speak based on few of our experiences.

I'm not a photographer, just an enthusiast, and I run a unique photography agency. Unique because we do certain key things that drastically enhance the chances of a photographer gaining recognition, we try to make things much more conducive, in such a way that photographers can focus on photography and photography alone.

This brings me to the first point of three.

To be a photographer in Nigeria, you'l be needing a good team.

You Really Don't Want To Go At This Alone

This goes way beyond getting a manager, a rep or an assistant, because truth be told, you shouldn't expect them to work for free, that'l just be cruel. You'l need to get a partner first and foremost.
Someone (or people) who will share all facets of risk with you, someone who will put in time and resources along with yours, through the struggles, and also have a good share of things when the good times come. These people are really hard to find (the ones you can trust i.e), but when you do find one, you'l know , because as time goes on as you grow and become better, so will they, and the synergy becomes effortless and graceful.

This brings me to my second point

To be a photographer in Nigeria, You'l need to grow.

I wont blame you if on reading that last line you're like "DUHHHH, lol but hear me out.

You'l Need To Put In The Hours

First off, Welcome to Naija. Most of your hours will be unusual, especially if you are just starting out. From your own personal marketing efforts to making sure you deliver on time, you will have to learn how to conduct your growth process similar to the way you see a bus conductor work his routes on a busy Monday afternoon. I'm not saying wear tattered clothes and shout "Ojuelegba" at the top of your voice any time you're heading out, I'm just saying , mimic the energy, and it will pay dividends.

It takes a whole lot of faith, focus and resilience to maintain that kind of energy

This brings me to my third and final point

Don't Flinch, Have Faith , Don't Give Up

For the point on Faith,
Q: How do you know that a chair will hold your weight when you sit on it?
A: You don't know, you just sit on it and get ready to deal with the outcome.

For the point on Flinching
Q: Supposing the chair holds firm, what do you do?
A: You keep doing what you're doing. Wont make any sense flinching now would it.

and finally

For the point on Giving Up
Q: Supposing the chair breaks, how do you deal with it?
A: I really don't know, but I can tell you 1 thing for sure, sitting on the floor wont solve anything.

That brief analogy will mean different things to different readers, but I'm sure it will help hone in on the same universal point.

Thanks For Reading

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August Udoh

Words
Macaulay Ayobami

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MAGNIFY!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:40:00 +0000

So I took on a Challenge from one of our readers (and I hope this will satisfy you lol).

And (s)he said " Hi Ayo. I've seen your Macro shots and they aren't bad at all, but can you go Micro with your supposedly "small camera" (canon g12) ? My regards to Somto and Victor ".
Mr(s) Anon.

First off Mr(s) Anon , you didn't really have to go through such lengths to conceal your identity, seeing that all I had to do was google your mail addy, but fear not , your secret identity is safe with me. ha ha.

I sat in my room , with nothing but my G12 and a little sunlight, and began to shoot, as ideas came in.
I took it one step further, i didn't leave my room and i used myself as the subject..

Lets Have A Look See..

You are currently looking at my eye. I did a bit of research and My Pupil (the black hole ) and My Iris

My tooth. In this one, the camera struggled to preserve some detail. it did oddly give details on the bubbles though.

It kept the details of my skin and the hairs on it don't look as thin as they normally do from a distance. Pretty Weird

This alien / outer space looking thing lol, is my tongue. and a few individual taste buds . had a tough time keeping the thing still. Funny fact: most of what you think you taste is actually what you smell.

And finally. My Natural I.D Card. And i cant help but think about the God that made it. so much detail, and I'm the only one in the entire world that has a copy.

And so, Mr(s) Anon , thank you for the challenge. Although the G12 is limited in its capabilities, it can provide some splendid shots..

Hope you enjoyed this, please share :-).

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Macaulay Ayobami

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Honey! I Shrunk The City

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:23:00 +0000

Forgive the cheesiness of the title post, but seriously, given the circumstances , it was really between that , "Honey I Shrunk The Lagos" or "The Shrunken City". All foolish in their own way, but trust me to always single out the least foolish titles every time .. Haha.

Tilt Shift Photography is to blame though, (Hard enough to find a title for) , in simple terms is faking or simulating a scene in such a way that real, life sized places, objects or people look very tiny. Sort of like making the viewer believe he / she is looking at a model city, or a Miniature Movie set ..

So many words lol. Allow me to just show you what happened , walking around Lagos with my Trusty G12

Ebute - Bariga, Lagos State. Notice The Tiny Women, Clothes and Canoes Too?

Maryland - Ojota From The Maryland Bridge. I Especially Love The Level Of Detail. The Broken Side Walk and Tiny Lamps Amongst Others.

Site Of A Very Popular Food and Beverage Making Company In Lagos. Tiny People, Tiny Trees , Tiny Bus , Tiny Building ..

The Mechanic Village, In Ogudu G.R.A. Notice The Tiny Woman In Grey Beside The Red Car. You Don't ?

Do You See Her Now?

I enjoyed making these photographs, they made me laugh most of the time. The question that came to mind how ever was, What can Tilt Shift Photography or Miniature Faking be used for.
Apart from it being an appealing art form, have you noticed how vivid it makes architecture or vast landscapes become? How much detail can be captured in a small confined space?.

What do you think?

Photography and Words

Macaulay Ayobami

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Say Goodbye To The Third Mainland Bridge!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:39:00 +0000

For four months I guess, from 11am - 11pm
Kinda sad though, since most of my landscape shots have something to do with the bridge.
Coupled with the fact that mere talks of its closure caused some serious traffic, most Lagosians aren't really looking forward to bridge-less days, taking alternative routes and spending some quality time in traffic with our dear friends from LASTMA who over the years have helped, but in all honesty have also caused some serious damage, (discretion advised for the previous link as some may find offensive) as many motorists would say.
The Third Mainland Bridge a mix of beauty and danger. For the note on danger, some parts of the bridge actually wobble and lets just say , I've heard a lot of true stories.
God help you if your car breaks down at night, and you decide to feel comfortable because its an 11km long bridge and no one will be around to disturb you while you change your tire or fix your engine problems in the middle of the bridge; No one knows where they come from, they just show up and either rob you or help you for an incredible fee ( there really isn't any difference, they might as well just go ahead and rob you lol), but at least you'l still be alive...... for most cases.

For the Beauty,
Sights On the bridge, from the bridge, of the bridge, going towards the bridge and under the bridge.
Just Sit Back , Enjoy and Share The Following Images.

Looking Back Or Looking Forward . Sights On The Bridge

Sights From The Bridge, Looking at Victoria Island

Sights of The Bridge, Overlooking Makoko and The Lumber Yard

Going Towards The Bridge Form Oworshoki

Some Really Smart Chap Decided To Build His House On Sandy Soil, Under The Bridge Too .

Thanks to the Borini Prono Construction Company for taking this job on. Its always great to know we have such heavy repairs companies here in Nigeria .

And thanks to you..... For reading :-)

Photography and Words

Macaulay Ayobami

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Indian Flea Markets!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:34:00 +0000

Place: AHMEDABAD, India

Ahmedabad is the capital of a state called Gujarat. The flea market here is on the banks of the river "Sabarmati" and the place where Gandhiji was housed.

The flea market here happens on every Sunday from 6.am to 6.pm. People travel from the near by villages to sell their cattle, used furniture, gadgets, antique artifacts, street food (as always), home appliances, clothes too!

The pictures here are mostly entertaining because they are sometimes overwhelming and obnoxious.

A mode of transportation called the Cycle Rickshaw, useful to transport the goods.

Beautiful kerosene lamps, which are termed antique in many developed places in India. Looks very decorative.

Time to eat! This tangy snack is a perfect balance of biting into something solid and letting the flavors inside gushing down your throat...could be spicy!

The making of the Kite thread for the famous Kite festival that happens here.

Another kind of kerosene lamp.

Water proof watches. Brilliantly exhibited!

My personal favorite of collecting antique artifacts that look stunning and actually timeless.

Colored Chicks, famous in India though it is sad that these artificially colored chickens have a very short life span.

remotely controlled!

On the banks of the river Sabarmati

Waiting for anything to be sold!

Cool gadgets, which may never work!

Did you hear it ring?

Carts for sale!

Old furniture is very famous at this sunday market, they have a variety to offer, though must look carefully before buying.

I would love to have one of these!

Local markets are a must visit in India because there is so much life in them. The colors, the people and the most bizarre things that you would never come across anywhere else! Its a temporary Masquerade!
In love with India all over again!

Photography & Words
Poornima "Travelling" Sukumar
Travel Photographer

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The Orbit Story .... A Year Later

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:36:00 +0000

Before I begin, if you've not read the intriguing tale of how two Nigerian undergraduates started up a growing photography agency in Nigeria with nothing more than a tiny camera and a reflector made up of some shiny cloth and bits of cane , I Suggest You Click Here Now . No one likes to walk in at the middle of the movie.

Now that its out of the way, i'l go on from where i stopped over a year ago.
from setting off into "the cruel world where we met nice people", to our first photo shoot , to our NYSC travails, meeting victor, and some really awesome celebrities..... to our encounter with the The Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum..

Although it feels like 5 years, its just been 1. and boy what a year it has been.

It started on a good note , I was at home, working on some projects , papers all over the place , thinking of the next step to take and how best to direct us to a better place, (as i believe most entrepreneurs do from time to time) when i got a call from Somto

Somto : Makay guess where I am
Me : Dude go away I'm a little busy (jokingly)
Somto : Just Guess Jo!
Me : Hell Fire ???
Somto : ODE!!! ( means "fool" in Yoruba language ) I'm at the NICON hotels in Abuja
.

Me: (thinking sarcastically "yaay your in a hotel and I'm here going crazy amidst my imaginary friends having a paper fight ). What are you doing there???.
Somto: I'm here to shoot the president with Y! Naija

Me: Are they paying??? (my most famous question at the time)
Somto: At all,o . its just for publicity

And there I was thinking "what the hell" lol, if no ones paying, this better get us some mileage. And it did it opened us up to other great magazines and more awesome people. So profound was the effect of this, that a good number of people still strongly believe the photo to be "photoshopped " lool , we love them all..

Not a bad way to start the year I guess and it got a whole lot better. The amount of exposure we were getting was incredible. Somto was out shooting Asa and other great projects , Victor was Improving his skills by shooting A list celebrities in the Nigerian Entertainment Industry, I was out driving publicity and taking care of the business aspects of the whole thing. We were all learning , making mistakes, and growing, Money wasn't coming in thick and fast still, but we kept on pushing hard, making sacrifices if we needed to, weathering storms that hit us from within, and outside our circle of trust.

Things were looking up, and when we got a call from Chocolate City (One of the biggest music labels in Africa), we knew we were on the right track. Mr Chucks ( awesome graphics artist / guitarist), made it happen. He was their Publicity Person, and we had been in talks for quite some time. The moment had finally come.

We were asked to come up with photographs for Ice Prince's Album and campaign. And we had a whole lot of fun, and exposure (and yes, they paid, Thank God!!! lol). And the partnership began, we take awesome photographs, Mr Chucks adds his Mental graphics skills to the mix, and art would be born. With the awesome work we were able to create we were further tasked with making photographs for the entire music crew, more recently .. Brymo , "The Frank Sinatra of Africa"

Everybody was pitching in. even I had to model for some of our jobs.

Before we knew it, 2011 was over, and we decided to take 2012 more seriously. We launched the website , I even shipped in a camera, The canon G12, (awesome little Machine).
We were raring to go!, then we heard the news. Our Dear Friend up there had removed the subsidy to be paid by the government to the petroleum industry to keep petrol prices at a bearable N65 ($0.40) per litre to N141 per litre. This signalled the start of the Occupy Nigeria Movement , and because our economy is heavily dependent on this single resource, Prices of Everything Sky-rocketed!

This took away the whole of January from our calendar. but it Did give me time to practice and support the movement in my own way. Since I was virtually banned from hitting the streets I did the next best thing.... Support the movement through photographs.. (yea call me a chicken I don't care, and i would've gone out too, if it wasn't for my meddling parents lool )

When that blew over and things began to normalize, although things weren't back to normal, we had to press on still, and by the end of February, i got us our first publicly accessible studio space.
Thanks to my mom ( awesome by the way) , we had a place to actually work in peace and really settle down.

Not long after we had a torrent of people come over, people from all works of life, dropping in for shoots with somto and victor, we even had some "repeat offenders" if i can put it that way lol.

Things were beginning to look up, with our successful law suit, to the addition of another blogger to this page (Lovely young lady from India) and even my discovery of the cinemagraph on the internet while searching for new content for the blog and our amazing Radio Interview with Dotun From Cool FM 96.9 , I think I enjoyed it a little too much cos Somto and Victor made fun of me, as they normally do when I perform well at something .. haha. I'd love to do it again :-)

The year was going good until the ill fated Dana Air Crash . it seemed to drain away a good measure of enthusiasm from us at the time. We all lost or knew someone close that had a friend or relative on that plane.
Even then, i didn't fully understand the gravity of what had happened, till I went over to see a friend of my mom's. we stopped at this beautiful house, went in, wonderful architecture and incredible cars, I was appreciating this silently till I saw the little gathering of people outside an open doorway. It was a very strong feeling of sadness, gripped me really hard, i couldn't muster up the strength to speak to the mother of the child that had passed away, a girl, my age, just starting out in life with a glistening future.

This is to Adekunmbi Adebiyi and all those that lost their lives. they will never be forgotten

Life is Precious. I've come to realize . I'm 23 by the way and this incident amongst others gave me a serious wake up call. So serious that now instead of asking people "Are they paying? " , I move away from that and ask myself "Are We Making A Difference?", because in the end when all is said and done , in my final moments, when all has been said and all has been done if my answer to that question is "YES" then I will gladly accept my passing as a thing of celebration and happiness.

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Weddings : The Nigerian Way

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:27:00 +0000

I dont know too much about how its done in other parts of the world,but having a wedding here in Nigeria, when its all said and done , we throw down one hell of a SHINDIG!!!

Yes there are the calm moments, where everything is cool and fine .

The preist is preaching

They are taking their vows and all that nice stuff

But when the parents and thier friends, have retired , you'l notice cos there wont be a sea of geles (head ties) and the DJ and traditional musicians break out their kit, of course with a little alcohol in the system,

Things like this happen

Some great guy breaks out the Champagne

Money gets thrown around .. here we call it "spraying". everyone gets into a moolah throwing frenzy,

most of it ends up on the floor anyway.

Very unusual dance moves get invented

Things start to heat up very quickly

At which point, the bride and groom join in on the fun

Things escalate to a whole new level, when the groom hears his favourite song

Even Usain Bolt Makes An Appearance

Things reach a fever pitch

And then keeps going on some more , till it becomes a day that will stay with you for the rest of your life

In the end if you ever find yourself in Nigeria, and a friend says "hey, lets go for this wedding " , don't even hesitate, Grab your things and head towards probably one the best parties you'l ever experience. How do I know? ... I know cos that's me up there .

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KALA GHODA : an Indian street festival!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0000

It's hard to get that real good feeling about festivals sometimes.

Food, Art and People...awaiting for the days when art meets masquerades, the traffic is diverted, and one has so much to look forward to, The street festival at Mumbai Called KALA GHODA is now a substantial event that people look forward to.

Colorful Paper Fans...on the lines of ORIGAMI.

The street festival is named KALA GHODA which means Black Horse, and an installation of the magnificent horse to commemorate the event.

Out of the many Art forms that it bears...Installations are very interesting and still under exploration. This particular one was made of glasses (CHAI glasses) specifically.

Another installation made out of plastic bottles, to signify the re-usage of this plastic into a form of art.

The most important part of the Street festival, were the colorful, quirky, funky, creative shops that crowd around, making this place a huge market for creative entrepreneurs.

Dream catchers and more...

The un-ending entertainment, for all those who just come to while away time, don't ever miss out on these street performers, who can grab attention in a minute, or in this case, he does not move for hours.

There is so much diversity in India and various forms of performances that happen. Each form is sure to be unique and engaging.

Another very inspiring installation

This installation perhaps, deals with noise pollution. an awareness through art.

The performers wait for their turn...

This installation was made by a NGO (Non- governmental Organization) for protecting the existing trees.

Of course after all that walking and galavanting through the wave of people, an evening snack is a must!

The night life of the street festival continues with well lit and very entreating performances. A ride on this jazzy chariot would cost just about 250/-

The night is now taken over by dances and musical performances from all around India, which brings the street festival to an end. The street festival happens in the month of February, in Mumbai. Mark your calendars and make it a must visit!Festivals should be a moment to come together and celebrate art and humanity. It would be a shame if there was such a divide.

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