Hamed Gheshlaghi led a photography seminar at Global Link on September 21, 2024. The goal was to deepen participants’ understanding of how photographers see the world and turn that vision into powerful images.
Hamed Gheshlaghi: Looking vs. Seeing
Looking is passive. Seeing involves awareness and understanding. The seminar explored this difference and how photographers are trained to move beyond surface-level observation to capture the essence of a scene or subject.
Technical Foundations With Hamed Gheshlaghi
- Framing and composition: guiding how viewers read an image
- Lighting and exposure: how light shapes mood and perception
These tools are not rules to memorise but ways to make intentional choices. A small change in where you stand, or when you press the shutter, can completely change the story a photo tells. Read more about composition in photography). The same is true for phone cameras: good seeing matters more than expensive gear.
Creative Vision
As Hamed Gheshlaghi explained, every photographer brings their own perspective. The seminar looked at how personal interpretation turns everyday scenes into compelling visual stories, with exercises to see beyond the obvious by trying new angles, viewpoints and contexts.
Participants also discussed the work of influential photographers who mastered the art of seeing beneath the surface, and how different cultures interpret and represent their world through images. Studying great photographers is not about copying their style. It is about understanding why their images work: where they placed the subject, what they left out, and how they used light and timing to create emotion. Those lessons can then be applied to any subject, from street scenes and portraits to family events and travel.
In the practical part, Hamed Gheshlaghi guided shooting sessions and gave feedback, so participants could compare approaches and understand how each choice changes the way a subject is perceived. Seeing several photos of the same scene side by side is one of the fastest ways to learn, because the differences in framing and light become obvious.
📅 September 21, 2024 / 📍 88 Doncaster Ave, Thornhill
Hamed Gheshlaghi | سمینار عکاسی: نگاه کردن در برابر دیدن
در این سمینار با حامد قشلاقی، تفاوت «نگاه کردن» و «دیدن» در عکاسی، اصول کادربندی و ترکیببندی، نور و نوردهی، و راههای پرورش نگاه شخصی عکاس بررسی شد؛ همراه با تمرین عملی و نقد عکسها. ۲۱ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۴، گلوبال لینک.
About Global Link
Global Link Trade Hub is a community and cultural centre at 88 Doncaster Ave in Thornhill. We bring together education, technology, art and business through workshops, concerts, competitions and networking events. Our goal is to create real experiences where families, students, creators and entrepreneurs can learn, connect and grow together. Hamed Gheshlaghi is one of the many experiences we create for our community.
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