BACKGROUND GUIDE FOR MLMUN

FOR
PHOTOGRAPHERS
BY DHRUV MALIK
BACKGROUND OUTLINE
WHAT WE'RE COVERING

We will cover topics such as use of cameras, angles image editing,

lighting, lenses, editing software, digital photography and exposure.
This is suited for those, who have a passion
for photography and are creative. These skills will help one excel in this
field, if you know how photography works, you can move to the end of
the guide for submission rules and expectations from the delegates.

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 Dear Journalists and Photographers

Welcome on board. It is with immense pride and

pleasure that we welcome you at the International

LETTER FROM Press (IP) in this edition of Modern Leaders Model

United Nations 2023. This platform will give you an

THE EXECUTIVE opportunity to harness and improve your abilities in

the media world. At the conference, we aim to
BOARD produce a brief and perfunctory newsletter that
illustrates the complete day’s event to the best of
our capabilities.
DHRUV MALIK
(HEAD OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND CARICATURISTS) This is a guide that will take you step by step in the
VIDUSHI BISLA realm of what you are going to face in the two days
(EDITOR IN CHIEF) of the conference. This guide will take you through
the notion and the methodology you will have to
follow and together we can create what we aspire.
Best wishes. We look forward to working with you all.
 Photography is the art of capturing light
with a camera, usually via a digital sensor
or film, to create an image. With the right
WHAT IS camera equipment, you can even

PHOTOGRAPHY? photograph wavelengths of light invisible

to the human eye.
PHOTOGRAPHY CAN BE ALMOST In other words, there can be no
LIMITLESSLY COMPLEX.
introduction to photography becuase
photography can be almost limitlessly
complex.

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 TYPES OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Portrait Commercial
Portrait photography is the art of capturing the As a commercial photographer, you will be taking
inherent character of your subject within a photographs of products or individuals, that will
photograph but portrait photography goes way be used to sell a product or a
beyond just clicking pictures of people. service. Commerical photography is a diverse
field and it could vary greatly.

Indoor Landscape
Indoor photography refers to photos Landscape photography is the art of capturing
taken indoors: be it portrait photography, real images that embody the essence of nature and
estate photography, or product photography. It the outdoors. As a landscape photographer, you
can also include artistic projects, such as still want the viewer to connect with the emotions you
life photography or photojournalistic images. felt when you shot the photograph. It is one of
the most widely practiced forms of photography.
 Indoor photography is often challenging. Especially
when you don't have a lot of experience with
artificial light, backgrounds, and projects. If you
start to feel frustrated, just take photos next to a
window. Windows are the best source of natural

INDOOR light. They also make fantastic foregrounds and

backgrounds.

PHOTOGRAPHY Many of us don’t have studios. But you can create

your own using things you see every day. Search
MORDERN LEADERS MODEL UN vibrant objects that you could turn into subjects,
foregrounds, or backgrounds.

Have a look at your surroundings. What do you

usually take for granted? Could you use that item in
a photograph?
 CONTROL EXPOSURE
Aperture
The amount of iight you allow
to enter in your lens.
Higher the aperture (eg. f/16)
the less light will enter the
lens.
Shutter
Speed
Shutter speed is a measurement
of the time the shutter is open.
The faster the shutter speed,
the shorter the time the image
sensor is exposed to light; the
slower the shutter speed, the
longer the time the image
sensor is exposed to light.
ISO
In very basic terms, ISO is
simply a camera setting that
will brighten or darken a
photo. A photo taken at too
high of an ISO will show a lot of
grain, also known as noise, and
might not be usable.
 RULES OF COMPOSITION

Framing Leading Rule of Cropping

Lines Thirds
Frames have various uses Our eyes are unconsciously about dividing your shot into your shot is in danger of
when it comes to drawn along lines in images nine equal sections by a set losing impact due to a busy
composition. They can so by thinking about how, of vertical and horizontal background/surroundings,
isolate your subject, where and why you place lines. With the imaginary crop in tight around your
drawing the eye directly to lines in your images will frame in place, you should main point of focus,
it, they can hide unwanted change the way your place the most important eliminating the background
items behind it, give an audience view it. element(s) in your shot on so all attention falls on
image depth and help one of the lines or where the your main subject.
create context. lines meet.

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EDITING
100

HOW YOU'LL SPEND TIME

EDITING A PHOTOGRAPH
75

Being a photographer with passion, editing is not much

appreciated becuase it is the skills of the photographer that
makes him a real hero. Basic editing like playing with little 50

Exposure, Contrast and cropping the unwanted areas can

be a key player.
25

I seriously request photographer to stick to basic editing.

The graph on the right shows exactly the criteria you'll be
marked, the lower the editing, higher the marking. 0
Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4

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 EXPECTATIONS FROM THE DELEGATES
Research
Research for a photographer is as critical
as concerning a journalist. An exhaustive
learning of the agenda will empower you to
comprehend the board's motion and get the
right shot.Photographers are relied upon to
be acquainted with the board of committee
handbook and the background guide for
their separate committees.
Photographs
In any case, over the top spotlight on delegates,
individual contacts, individuals from the OC and
individuals from the IP is not supported. There is no
compelling reason to click each individual from the
committee too. Keep in mind that you are there to
cover the committee in general. We are searching for
fascinating and interesting photos.
Code of Conduct
keeping personal relations separated, all
photographers are relied upon to carry on
professionally as photographers of a Press
group. The photographers are required to
move around inconspicuously and not to
aggravate the board. A rotation of the
photographers without the permission of the
HOP is not allowed.
 Submission
Rules

The deadlines for the submissions would be clarified

earlier in the same day. Exceeding these deadlines is
unacceptable and may lead to disqualification. How
to Submit? All individuals from the Press group are
required to carry their laptops for sorting of pictures.
After sorting you are required to create a separate
folder for each day in this specific format “Your
Name_Committee Name_Day 1/2 “ in your SD CARD
itself. Your submissions for each day should be there
inside this folder and this should be copied on my
laptop well within the deadline.
 1. Camera

KIT
2. Laptop

CHECK
3. SD Card

4. Camera and Laptop Charger

5. Extra camera battery (optional)