If there is any problem with using EOS cameras once you have mastered all the features available (as well as having adequate photography skill), it is ending up with a lot of great pictures from a particular shoot, more than enough to fill your needs. On this page is a gallery of these extra shots, of which some of them have already been showcased previously in this column as well as in Nuts & Bolts. They represent the balance from past assignments and photo sessions that have produced more useable shots than were actually needed. All of them are considered successful by having conformed to the three essential questions in photography. Okay, the themes (first essential question) may vary from one to another, in fact anyone can name a different theme for each of the pictures shown below and they need not be the same as mine. The respective themes for them appear as the picture titles: Repetition Abstract Blue Candid Still Life Candid Astonishing Testing Architecture Excitement Fashion Smile The theme of "Smile" doesn't seem to match the final picture as shown above? How did I know in the first place that this theme would be the chosen one for an event like this, a news conference of HK celebrities? Simple. In any news conference, the celebrities will smile for the camera, including those who pose for individual photographers. In covering this type of event, the theme is either "Smile" or "Candid". Of course, you can add "Celebrities" to the list but if the person happens to be an unknown in other parts of the world, how will they know whether this particular theme suits the picture, anyway? Text and photos by Philip Chong. Copyright 2000 by Canon Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 .