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One of the magazine's friends in an Arab country was preparing a collection of his photos in preparation for the opening of his exhibition, when someone entered him, introducing himself as a photographer from Lebanon and a representative of the magazine. The art of photography, and his name is so-and-so, and he stays in one of the luxurious hotels.
And he began to shake hands with the attendees, one by one, and sometimes with their names, until each of them thought that this person was from the house. At the moment of the opening, this photographer borrowed the camera of the owner of the exhibition - to photograph the opening ceremony - and our friend was pleased with this help.
A short time later, he woke up from the noise of the opening, looking for the fake photographer and delegate, only to find that he had disappeared - with the camera - from view. So our friend asked the audience who shook hands with them, but no one recognized him... He went to the hotel, and he did not find there anyone bearing the name or specifications of this person.
To take advantage of the unfortunate incident that occurred and bear the consequences of our friend and thus flew the camera and zoom lens and flash.
I recount this incident to be an example and a lesson to all our friends and readers.
All our friends should not take any capacity for a person unless he holds a card issued by the magazine’s management. It is also assumed that his personal identification papers are verified, noting that it is not reasonable for any representative to borrow any camera or equipment or even accept any donations without the knowledge of the administration.
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Flash: Presented by Saleh Al-Rifai
We still need to understand the issue of dimensions and balance

The picture seemed to have something wrong with it, as there was a huge rock on the far right on the beach that dominated the content completely.
The other side is devoid of anything but the empty sky, to compensate for the enormous mass.
The picture lacks balance or at least the suggestion of theoretical balance. The side that contains the rock seemed to be in danger of drowning, or it was a sound calling for the principle of balance.
Considering the arrangement of topics within the content is of utmost importance. With a signature based on care and precision, the beautiful flower can steal importance from a large rock.
A small bird can strike an effective balance with a huge bridge or a tall building, and a window can take all the attention in front of a large and huge building.
Also, a tree can steal attention from a large garden and a flowing creek.
Just as a beautiful gap or two eyes catch our eye as if they were the whole face and the whole body.
It is a question of dimensions and balance.
Great photos are appreciated and admired for their unique impact - but is it really unique? .
When ten people look at the same picture. They may get ten different impressions, according to the background of each beholder—his intelligence, cultural level, general interests, etc.
In this regard, I quote a story that we have often heard from people. This story talks about three blind men while they were examining an elephant:
For the elephant, consider that it is in front of a huge wall. The first started to feel one of the two massive sides.
The second was only feeling the elephant's trunk, so he likened this animal to a snake.
As for the third, while he was embracing the huge elephant man, he was convinced that he was in front of a huge tree.
We are not blind in the field of photography, on the contrary we should watch with all our senses. And to realize the importance of balance and dimensions in our photos.
Until the time comes when it is said that we are really photographers.