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Guidelines for photo-shooting at Samma Karuna
Author: Ishi
Audience: Freelancer photographer
Version 1.4 – June 2023
Last modified: 29 June 2023
Abstract: The following KB detail a set of pictures that is recommended to have for promotional porpuses.
General energy of the pictures
- Big school, many people
- Knowledge, learning
- Multicultural environment
- A please with loving shining people (a heart space)
- Emphasis on people of all ages and body shapes (ages from 25 to 65) and some kids/baby,
- A place to have fun and meet new people
- A sensual place
Welcome Center and entrance area
- Variety of picture of people walking into the heart at the entrance, with the sign of Samma karuna [important, big school. Many people]
- Variety of picture of people walking in and out the school with people sitting in the white tables with umbrellas, chatting [important, big school. Many people]
- People arriving to the welcome center desk, staff receiving them with a smile [welcoming, smile, friendly, big place, important]
- People arriving with luggage to Welcome Center, sitting in the tables outside and being attended at arrival (including a welcome drink).
- People shopping at the Yoga shop [nice looking, life style, enjoying]
- Variety of pictures of the welcome center and the yoga shop from inside [nice looking, life style]
- Couple taking pictures inside the heart of the school.
- Variety of pictures of the Heart of the school at night with the lights.
OSHO and Atisha Hall area
- Lecture at Osho hall in a circle [teaching, interesting, knowledge]
- Group of students dancing in OSHO hall with the sea at the back [fun, meeting people, expressing the body, grounding]
- Teacher assisting student during yoga class [concentrated, feeling, helpful, caring]
- Variety of picture of people doing yoga with sunset at the back at Atisha hall and OSHO hall.
- Group of yoga practice students doing a variety of asanas with the sea at the back and some pictures with the garden at the back. [challenging] [peaceful] [concentrating] [fun]
- Variety of pictures, Group of breathwork students breathing sitting and breathing laying down. With a teacher, variety of emotions [breathwork, powerful, journey of emotions] [opening up]
Awakening Hall
- Saturday 15:30hr (as Biodevelopment class finishes), asking the participants to stay longer for a few pictures. Take pictures of the people doing this exercises:
- Shower of love [emotional, blissful]
- Chucu-chuchu, lambada latin style [fun, sensual]
- Hugging [peaceful, connection, love]
- Looking at eacher’s eyes, caressing the hear [beautiful, presence, connection, love]
- Pile of hands in circle [sensual, connection, feeling, slow]
- Spooning in the floor with cushions and mats.
- Euthony of hands [feeling, connection]
- Euthony of finger [feeling, connection]
- Euthony of back [sensual, relaxing]
- Dancing in groups of 2 [fun]
- Lecture with a teacher in circle with the ceiling projector showing a slide or video.
Beach Area
- People sliding from the slider [fun]
- People jumping in the trampoline [fun]
- Group of girls having fun making asanas at the beach with the sea at the back
- Variety of pictures, group of people gathering at night in a bonfire playing music, dancing [Sunday 7:30pm, hippies, relaxed, meeting people, sensual evenings]
- Variety of pictures of the tree of the school at night with the lights.
- Variety of people sitting by the beach chatting with the sea at the back [community, friends, chatting, having fun]
Sea area
- People making asanas in Sunset [sunset, peaceful]
- Teacher making difficult poses with sea at the back [difficult, challenging, experienced, advanced]
Buddha hall and Zen garden area
- Community meeting Monday at 11am [dancing, having fun, meeting people, community, making friends]
- Variety of pictures: Meditation class at 7:15am at Buddha hall. Asking people as the meditation is finished to stay a few minutes longer, add models and take pictures [ big school, many people, beautiful, surrounded by nature]
- Group of people doing walking meditation at the Zen garden [Walking meditation, peaceful, concentration]
Accommodation
- For every type of accommodation (Type A, B, C, D, E) picture of the accommodation without people.
- A person playing guitar outside a balcony
- A person laying down in a Hammack with the sea view at the back.
Garden and Sauna
- Students walking in the garden [beautiful, peaceful]
- Students sitting in a bench in the garden [community, chatting, connecting, relaxing]
- Students in the sauna and sauna area [variety of pictures]
- A student approaching the info point and asking questions, volunteer answering and smiling. [friendly, young people, community]
- Volunteers working at the garden [community work, group]
Restaurant
- Group of people (8 or more) at the restaurant talking to each other [community, chatting, gathering point, making friends]
- People laying in top of each other looking at the camera with picture from the top of them [relax, sensual] (ask Ishi)
- People getting food served from the buffet [delicious, healthy, beautiful environment] at least 7 o 8 pictures.
- People ordering and getting food at the hut and staff smiling [friendly, sweet treats available, delicious]
Pool area
- Variety of pictures:
- Party in the pool with lights and fog
- Breastwork in the pool in pairs [relaxed, feeling, healing] [emotional]
- Hugging in pairs
- Hugging in group