Free Photo Seminar in SM Cebu
by Bien Bautista
July 27, 2007 - 2 to 5 PM
SM Cebu Entertainment Center
Brought to you by the First Philippine Airline Photo Contest in cooperation with SM.
Calling all Amateur Photographers! Peaceful Valley invites you to enter Peaceful Valley’s 2007 Green Up America Photography Contest.
The Peaceful Valley Green Up America Photography Contest is open to all amateur photographers at least 18 years of age, except employees of Peaceful Valley and their immediate families.
Peaceful Valley is looking for striking images falling into these three categories:
America The Beautiful
Compelling images of nature including wildlife of any sort in natural habitat, plant life, natural landscapes or weather. Please do not include pets or domestic animals. Images of captive animals photographed in game farms will be disqualified. Captive animals photographed in zoos, wildlife research facilities or rehabilitation centers are acceptable but must be clearly identified as such. Photos need not have been taken in the U.S.
Urban Revival
Compelling images of conservation, renewal or rejuvenation efforts taking place in urban settings.
Family Affair
Compelling images of families working together on conservation efforts or enjoying nature.
Each participant may submit up to 6 photographs total. Entrants must designate the appropriate category for which they are submitting each image. Photos may be entered into a single category or into different categories. Entries may be digital files, digital prints, color prints or black & white prints. Digital entries must be sent as low-resolution jpegs. Entry Deadline is September 15, 2007.
PRIZES
Grand Prize Package
(One, 1 award): Total Value: $465.00
$300.00 Peaceful Valley Gift Certificate
$100.00 25 Custom Greeting Cards using winner’s image
$35.00 Art Wolfe’s HDTV DVD 2 Disc Set: Edge of the Earth/Corner of the Sky
$30.00 The Art of Photographing Nature by Martha Hill & Art Wolfe
1st Place Category Prize Packages
(Three, 3 awards, one for each category): Total Value: $140.00
$100.00 Peaceful Valley Gift Certificate
$40.00 10 Custom Greeting Cards using winner’s image
2nd Place Category Prize Packages
(Three, 3 awards, one for each category): Total Value: $70.00
$50.00 Peaceful Valley Gift Certificate
$20.00 5 Custom Greeting Cards using winner’s image
Green Up America Photo Contest Entry Rules and Legal Conditions
The Peaceful Valley Green Up America Photo Contest is open to all amateur photographers at least 18 years of age, except employees of Peaceful Valley and their immediate families. By entering this photo contest, you agree to these entry rules and legal conditions. Your entry to the contest constitutes your agreement to allow your photographs, you name, occupation, city and state of residence to be published as selected winners on the Peaceful Valley website, the Peaceful Valley newsletter, Peaceful Valley promotions, Peaceful Valley press releases and other materials occasionally distributed by Peaceful Valley. Entrants retain ownership and all other rights to future use of their photographs.
Entrants must not infringe on the rights of any other photographer or person or submit images that involve the willful harassment of wildlife or damage to the environment by the photographer. All photographs should accurately reflect the subject matter and the scene as it appeared. Photos that have been digitally altered beyond standard optimization (removal of dust, cropping, adjustments to color and contrast, etc.) will be disqualified. Peaceful Valley shall have the right to verify, in their sole judgment, winner eligibility.
By entering, participants warrant that his or her entry materials are original, do not infringe on any third party’s rights, and that participant has obtained any necessary permissions from any third party if a third party or third party’s property appears in the photograph. Peaceful Valley reserves the right to disqualify any entry if it finds in its sole discretion that any of the foregoing warranties are not true. Decisions of Peaceful Valley will be final and binding.
By entering, participants release and hold harmless Peaceful Valley, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives from any and all liability for any injuries, loss, claim, action, demand or damage of any kind rising from or in connection with the Green Up America Photo Contest, or any prize won, any use of the entry materials by Peaceful Valley, the warranties participants make, any misuse or malfunction of any prize awarded, participation in any Peaceful Valley related activity or participation in the Green Up America Photo Contest.
Participant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved with Peaceful Valley, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Green Up America Photo Contest, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, before a court of competent jurisdiction located in Carver County, Minnesota which court shall apply the laws of the state of Minnesota without regard for rules of conflicts of law. In any such dispute, participant shall, under no circumstances, be entitled to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys’ fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (if any) associated with participating in the Green Up America Photo Contest. Participant hereby waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
Any attempt by an entrant or other individual to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of Peaceful Valley is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, Peaceful Valley reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. Peaceful Valley is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Green Up America Contest, or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of submissions to the Green Up America Contest, including but not limited to any misprints or typographical errors. Peaceful Valley assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries.
All federal, state and local taxes, fees and surcharges on prize packages are the sole responsibility of the winners. All decisions by the Green Up America Photo Contest judges will be final and binding.
How to Enter:
Camera-made digital images or scans of prints should be sent as low-resolution jpegs. Files should be e-mailed to: photos@peacefulvalleygifts.com along with your name, phone number, address, the category you are entering and the story behind your photo. Mailed entries should be sent to: Peaceful Valley, Green Up America Photo Contest, PO Box 14135, Portland, OR 97293 along with a sheet of paper with your name, phone number, address, e-mail address, the category you are entering and the story behind your photo. If you would like to have your photo(s) returned, you must include a self addressed, stamped envelope with your entry. Questions & inquiries can be e-mailed to photos@peacefulvalleygifts.com. Entry Deadline is September 15, 2007.
www.PeacefulValleyGifts.com’s mission is to bring environmentally sensitive products into the mainstream market in an effort to raise a collective environmental consciousness and to provide triple bottom line funding for conservation nonprofits.
Jo Avila’s former students and VAs got together during Jo Avila’s Annual VA & Student party held last Saturday, July 21, 2007 at his studio and everyone had a great time!
The group had discussions in putting up an online venue where all of Jo Avila’s former students and VA’s can meet each other and share some ideas. With Jo Avila’s approval, Raymond Veran created a Yahoo! Group aptly name Magalingdinkami with a tagline Disciples of Jo Avila; Jo uses pinakamagalingako as his nick/username in forums and emails thus the name Magalingdinkami.
This groups exists as a venue for us friends, students and va’s alike, to share in our common passion for Photography. Here, we freely exchange ideas, techniques, experiences, “kwento”, good times, and of course, good photos.
Feel free to shout out to anyone in the group and to express anything on your mind (Photography related of course). We welcome everything from equipment reviews to info and tidbits on the goings-on of the photography world.
Let’s all get together and talk about photography and why we all shouldn’t take photos of a cow eating grass
Cheers!
Jo Avila
Please come join us if you are a former photography student or VA of Jo Avila.
Discover Photography
July 28-29, 2007
Las Brisas Hotel and Conference Center
Antipolo City
Two days of learning practical Digital Photography from today’s new breeed of talented photographers: Parc Cruz, Borj Meneses, Deo Patalinghug and Kenneth Uy.
Program of Activities
Day 1:
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Registration and Room Assignments
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Opening and Overview of Day 1 activities
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
Wedding Photography ( Kenneth Uy )
10:45 a.m12:00 p.m.
Mock-up Wedding Shoot
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Lighting ( Borj Meneses )
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Portraiture ( Parc Cruz )
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Coffee Break
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Portrait Model Shoot ( Parc Cruz )
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Dinner
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Nightscape shoot ( Deo P. )
Day 2:
6:00 – 7:00 a.m.
Breakfast
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Landscape shoot ( Deo P. )
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Glamour and Fashion Photography (Borj Meneses)
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Coffee Break
9:30 – 12:00 p.m.
Model Shoot ( in groups )
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Post Processing (Parc Cruz/Borj Meneses/Deo Patalinghog)
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Coffee Break
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Post Processing ( Continuation )
5:00 p.m.
End of Activities/ Presentation of Certificates
Workshop Fee: PhP 5,000.00 per participant which includes: 5 meals a day, hotel room, model fees and certificate.
Call or SMS Deo Patalinghug at 0917-8549525 for reservations.
Basic Food Styling and Food Photography Seminar
by Jo Avila and Pixie Sevilla
July 29, 2007 (Sunday) 1PM to 6PM
Learn the basics of food styling.
This is a hands on course that will allow you to food style two dishes (pasta and salad). A guided photo session afterwards will allow you to photograph your creation.
The seminar only has two (2) slots left out of a total of eight.
The seminar fee of P3, 500.00/participant is already inclusive of ingredients, handouts
and a certificate of attendance. Participants are required to bring a basic food styling kit,
aprons and their own cameras.
Basic food styling kits may be ordered in advance for P1,500.00 or you may assemble one on your own.
The resource person for the food styling component of the seminar is Pixie Sevilla.
A 50% downpayment of the seminar fee (non-refundable) is required to confirm a slot
reservation.
The seminar will be held at Unit 114, Gold Building, 15 Annapolis street, Greenhills, San Juan.
You may register by sending an email to pinakamagalingako@
The Palm Beach Post 3rd Annual Focus on Nature Photography Contest received over 3,000 entries from amateur photographers in the USA and Ruel Tafalla, a Filipino, emerged as the 1st place winner in the Oceans Category.
Ruel Tafalla’s winning photo “Start of a new day“, shown above, was taken at the Boynton Inlet last May 27, 2007 at around 6:30 am.
During the shoot it was a bit cold and windy, and my camera was constantly sprayed with saltwater. Sunrise was at 6:20 but it was cloudy so I just shot the rocks and ocean with an ND filter mounted to slow down the shutter speed.
Ruel used his Canon EOS 5D with a Canon 16.35 f/2.8L lens with and ND filter. Settings used was f/22 at seconds exposure.
Ruel will receive a cash prize and a one-day group nature photography session with The Post’s deputy director of photography John J. Lopinot for bagging the 1st place in the Ocena category.
Why do I like Photography? Because I can’t Draw
Ruel has been living in Indonesia from 1997 to early 2007 and works as a semiconductor equipment engineer. He has been shooting since 1999 as a hobby. Ruel recently moved to South Florida, USA to pursue further studies.
I like to shoot landscapes, nature and infrared. I also like to shoot sports. But I changed to Canon EOS 5D from a Canon EOS 1D MKII N so no more sports shooting for me for the mean time.
Check out the special presentation on the winners, including audio commentary by the photographers and the contest’s head judge.
You can also see more of Ruel’s wonderful photography works at www.pbase.com/ruel and www.flickr.com/photos/ruel_photo or you may want to drop by his blog at www.rueltafalla.blogspot.com.
Congrats Ruel!
Single Light Source Studio Photography Workshop
by Dominique James
August 4, 2007 - 9 AM to 5 PM
Discover the versatility of conducting a studio photo shoot using only a single light source. Explore the many different creative lighting styles with one source of illumination. Study the basic principles behind lighting and studio photography lighting. Learn all about the features of one of the most commonly used studio lights: the strobe.
Get to know the various techniques of using light modifiers and find out the effects they can create for your photo images.
If you are planning to start your own studio with only one light, or, if you face a situation where you have only a single light source available, this one-day hands-on shooting workshop will teach you how you can still create successful photo images.
Two (2) CalCarrie models will be joining us to help you produce portfolio-quality photo images using only a single light source.
Prerequisites: Participants should have completed PCCI’s Basic Photography workshop or have equivalent experience.
What to bring: Participants should bring their own (film-based or
digital) SLR camera. For participants with film-based cameras, film will be provided.
Workshop Fee: PHP2,750 (USD62)
Note: Includes lunch and snacks. Plus roll of film, developing and printing (only for those using film cameras).
To enroll: Email your details to registration@pcci.com.ph. You may also visit http://www.pcci.com.ph/photo.htm#slssp and enroll online.
For more information: Call + 63.2.759.3087 (ask for Jheng)
Librodo Librodo - Parallel Visions
Simultaneous Solo Art Exhibitions of Manny Librodo and Boboy Librodo at OWG Creative Centre.
Parallel Visions invite the viewer to engage in Manny Librodo’s new award-winning lensworks while Boboy Librodo’s waterworks reveal the artist’s mastery of the medium.
The show will run until 21 August 2007
All works are for sale
OWG Creative Centre is located at the Ground Floor 2241 La Fuerza Plaza II Don Chino Roces Avenue Makati City.
Corner Sabio St.
Tel 8192074 email inquiry@owg.cc
www.owg.cc
Last January, we had a call for Imagine Nation Apprentices.
42 submitted their applications. I gave out our conditions and asked them to reconfirm. 30 submitted back their forms and from there we chose 12.
6 months after, Some of these apprentices are already fit for professional work, and so I open my door to a few more slots.
Here are some of the conditions:
If you are interested, email something about yourself and why you want to join in to John Mateos Ong [artist_ph@yahoo.com].
PS. I will not be getting 12 this time.. Looking more on 4-6 pax.
Briefing will be on Thursday, July 26, 2007 7pm in our studio in Oasis Manila (check www.oasismanila.
– John Mateos Ong - Imagine Nation
An exhibit of images reflecting multicultural integration in Britain early this year provided an excellent opportunity to stir some reflection and dialogue between Muslims and Christians on their shared beliefs, and values, according to a senior British diplomat in the Philippines.
“This sort of competition takes the issue of “Everyday Islam” beyond the purely academic forum, and provides opportunities for reflection and interpretation of cross-cultural dilemmas and some of the challenges facing us today”, said British Charge d’Affaires Colin Crorkin.
As a result, a photography competition entitled “Everyday Islam” has been launched to depict Muslim life in the Philippines, following the example set by UK-based and internationally renowned photographer and Muslim convert Peter Sanders.
The competition aims to popularise shared aspirations and concerns of Muslims and non- Muslims, in order to promote integration and counter messages that tend to emphasise discord and differences.
Sponsored by the British Embassy in partnership with Newsbreak, the competition has two categories: professional, for those who earn a living from photography or are hobbyists who have participated in photo contests; and amateur, for those who do not earn a living from photography and who may submit photos taken with their mobile phone cameras.
Each entry must consist of one (1) full color, 8″ x 10″ photograph, accompanied by a caption. The photographer should not put his name or any distinguishing marks on the photograph.
A separate paper containing the caption and the name and contact details of the photographer should be submitted with the photograph. Contestants are requested to submit as well the original or raw files of their entries.
A contestant may submit as many entries as he or she desires. Relatives of British Embassy and Newsbreak employees up to the fourth degree of consanguinity are not allowed to participate in the competition.
Entries should be received by Newsbreak before or on August 31, Friday. They may be hand-carried or mailed to Room 1402-A West Tower, Philippine Stock Exchange Centre, Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.
A board of judges will pick two winners in each category, or a total of four winners. In the professional category, P25,000 awaits the first prize winner, and P10,000 the second prize winner. In the amateur category, the first and second prize winners will receive P15,000 and P5,000, respectively.
Winners will be announced in the last week of September. Winning entries will be featured on the British Embassy and Newsbreak websites.
Copyright to the photographs will remain with the photographers, but the entries shall be made part of the British Embassy’s photobank, which it can use at no extra cost for future projects related to its Engaging with the Islamic World program.
News Source: Embassy News British Embassy, Manila and Newsbreak.
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