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Ayala Malls

invite you to join

Moments with Daddy

at

Market! Market! Photo Contest

Mechanics:

• To join, present P300 worth of receipts (single or accumulated) at the Concierge from any Market! Market! establishment from May 23 to June 8, 2008 and accomplish a Moments with Daddy at Market! Market! application form.

• Receipts may only be used once and will be stamped upon redemption of the application form.

• Photos must capture a particular moment between “father and child,” and must be taken in Market! Market!

• Entries must include the following and submitted to the Concierge in a sealed brown envelope:

• Duly accomplished application form

• CD containing the soft file of the photo

Deadline of submission of entries is on June 8, 2008

• Winners of the contest are:

• Father (with child) depicted in the Photo; and

• Photographer

• Winners will be selected at the end of the promo and will be notified through SMS, voice mail and/or email.

Prizes are as follows:

PHOTOGRAPHER

1st Prize: P10,000 worth of Ayala Malls eGCs

2nd Prize: P5,000 worth of Ayala Malls eGCs

3rd Prize: P3,000 worth of Ayala Malls eGCs

FATHER (in photo)

1st Prize: P10,000 worth of Ayala Malls eGCs

2nd Prize: P5,000 worth of Ayala Malls eGCs

3rd Prize: P3,000 worth of Ayala Malls eGCs

All winners will also receive the following:

• P500 worth of gift certificates from Bench
• P500 worth of gift certificates from Artwork
• P500 worth of gift certificates from Sportshouse
• P500 worth of gift certificates from Picture City
• Gift packs from The Body Shop

Contest Mechanics updated Thursday, May 29, 2008

Photographers retain the copyright to their submitted photos. Feel free to leave a comment should you have any questions or clarifications.

Lens Sale

Yup! You got that right! Canon lenses are on sale again. And the sale starts today!

Canon EF 17-40 f4L ———- P 29,250
Canon EF 24-70 f2.8 L ——- P 50,625
Canon EF 24-105 f4 IS L —– P 46,875
Canon EF 28-135 ISU ——- P 18,000
Canon EF 70-200 f2.8 IS L — P 74, 250
(more…)

Shutter Box Philippines would like to know more about you.

Please answer the sixteen (16) questions listed below by posting a comment on this page.

In the spirit of Christmas and gift giving… every complete entry (all 16 questions answered) will be entered into an electronic raffle draw.

The winner will get (1) FREE 6 Months subscription to Digital Photographer Philippines magazine (DPP).

1. Gender

2. Age

3. Location

4. How long have you been into photography?

5. Are you using film, digital or both?

6. What camera brand/s and model/s do you use?

7. How would you classify yourself as a photographer (professional, hobbyist, etc)?

8. Do you belong to a photography club? If yes, please indicate name of club.

9. How did you find out about Shutter Box Philippines?

10. How long have you been reading Shutter Box Philippines?

11. How often do you visit Shutter Box Philippines?

12. Do you subscribe to Shutter Box Philippines’ RSS feeds?

13. What would you like to see more in Shutter Box Philippines?

14. What would you like to see less in Shutter Box Philippines?

15. What other photography related sites do you frequently visit?

16. Do you have a blog or a website? If you do, kindly share the url with us.

Please use a valid e-mail address when you post your comment so I can reach you in the event that you will be drawn as the winner.

All comments should be submitted by 11:59PM GMT+8 of December 26, 2007 for it to be included in the draw.

Please take note that all comments are moderated so don’t worry if your comment isn’t approved yet but as long as the time stamp states that the comment was submitted before the cut off time your comment will be counted.

Should you win but it just so happens that you are based outside the Philippines, you may elect to give the prize to somebody else who is based in the Philippines.

1st Philippine Airlines Photo Contest Finalists

Philippine Airlines proudly announces the finalists of the 1st Philippine Airlines Photo Contest.

Last week, five judges selected the finalists and winners out of some 2,800 entries submitted by professional , amateur and junior photographers nationwide.

The 1st Philippine Airlines Photo Contest is the first and most prestigious competition of its kind this year, with winners from the Professional, Enthusiast and Junior divisions receiving over a million pesos in total prizes.

Here are the finalists (In random order):

Professional Division - The Beauty of the Philippine Scapes Award:
Erwin T. Lim , Mark Wendel Dela Cruz, Ramon F. Castillo, Benny Bondoc, John Javellana, Rodney Niduaza, Samuel De Leon, Ronie N. Poblacion, James Park, Leonardo Sexcion, Ferdinand M. Singh, Roberto Mendoza, and Carlo Carlos.

Professional Division - The Beauty of the Philippine People / Portrait Award:
Rosemarie Razon, Carlo Carlos, Walter C. Villa, Joseph R. Yamane, Rodolfo Manabat, Romulo Domagas, Dennis Magdamo, Rodney Niduaza, Rolando Jumawan, and Raniel Castañeda.

Professional Division - The Beauty of the Philippine Culture Award:
Ruel Bimuyag, Donald Tapan, Carlo Carlos, Bobby Timonera, Michael W. Li, Arnold Jumpay, Erwin T. Lim, Rosemarie Razon, Raniel Jose Castañeda, Carolina Bustamante, Sixto M. Agraviador, Mark Wendel Dela Cruz, Jethro Rafael, and Jesus Tinapay

Enthusiasts Division - The Beauty of the Philippine Scapes Award:
Susan Celzo, Ernest Kurt C. Tan, Victor Alvarez, Merlie Biona, Antonio Rojas, Jr. , John Marcel Lainez, Roselyn F. Roldan, Jacob Maentz, Vincent Vilaroza, Teodoro Labay Pelaez, Lhor Santillan, Joylove Delgado, and Judith Carlos.

Enthusiasts Division - The Beauty of the Philippine People / Portrait Award:
Leonard Pe, Pacita Tiong, Mark Sandoval, Hannibal Zenon Ong, William Lee Chin, Jacob Borres, Rustom Banal , Jr. , Jose Paolo Sanchez, Josaias De la Cruz, Ronald Rillo, McLloyd T. Jumpay, and Hersley-Ven D. Casero

Enthusiasts Division - The Beauty of the Philippine Culture Award:
Antonio Rojas, Jr., Jesse M. Narrazo, Joaquin Ruste, Lemuel Ragaza, Maritoni Nanini, Jojie Alcantara, Maria Catalina G. Jumpay, Leslie Go Alcantara, Rustom Banal, Jr., Pacita Tiong, Ronalie Beltran, Allan Ong, and Japoi Cequina

Junior Division - The Beauty of the Philippine Scapes Award/ People / Portrait Award/Culture Award:
Eouia Aum Dueñas, Marirose Angeline Lim, and Marilaine Claudette Gapal,

The awarding ceremony is tentatively scheduled on Sunday, 3pm-5pm, October 28, 2007 at the SM Mall of Asia. All finalists will be notified by emails so that they will be there to await the announcement of the contest’s nine lucky winners from the Professional, Enthusiast and Junior Divisions.

The 1st Philippine Airlines Photo Contest aims to promote Philippine ecotourism, as well as encourage photographers of all ages and skill levels to develop their talents. The competition is for the benefit of Philippine Airlines Foundations ecotourism projects, and is presented in partnership with EPSON and SM Supermalls. Sponsors include I-MAG Photography, Mabuhay Magazine, philphotography.net, El Nido, Marithe Francois Girbaud, The Tides Boracay, The EMBASSY, Gadgets Magazine, Speed Magazine, Action & Fitness, Graphic Expo and OWG Creative Centre. Co-organized by OneWorkshop,Inc., and Eastgate Publishing Corporation.

Take Photography to a New Level

The Blue Leaf (Jade Pavillion)

McKinley Hill Village

Fort Bonifacio Taguig

6:30PM September 20, 2007)

Join Canon Philippines on Thursday, September 20, 2007 for a night of cocktails, entertainment, prizes and special promos as they introduce the newest additios to Canon’s renowned line of Digital SLR Cameras.

The Canon EOS 40D and the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III.

Get a chance to own a new Canon EOS 40D.

Canon is also celebrating their 20th Anniversary of the EOS System. In honor of the milestone event, bring the following to the event for a chance to win special prizes!

• Your oldest Canon SLR Camera
• Your oldest Canon EOS SLR Camera
• The most number of Canon Camera Models

Map to Blue Leaf

 Register online for the Canon EOS 40D and Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III Philippine Launch

In official certificates issued July, 2007 in London, Guinness states: “The largest camera was created from an airplane hanger measuring 13.71 x 48.76 x 24.38 m (45 x 160 x 80 ft). The camera produced a photograph on canvas measuring 9.62 x 33.83 m (31ft 7in x 111ft). The attempt was organized by The Legacy Project at the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California, USA in June 2006.”

In addition to acknowledging the photograph as a remarkable object, the six artists view The Great Picture as an exclamation point at the end of the film-based era, a marker at the crossing where photography moves away from film and into pixels.

The Exhibition
Art Center College of Design, South Campus Wind Tunnel, Pasadena, California
Artists Jerry Burchfield, March Chamberlain, Jacques Garnier, Rob Johnson, Douglas McCulloh, Clayton Spada.
Opening Reception and Performance Thursday, September 6, 2007, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Exhibition Hours Tuesday-Friday noon to 9:00 p.m., Saturday noon to 6:00 p.m.
Information http://www.legacyphotoproject.com
Location: Art Center College of Design, South Campus 950 S.Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91105

The Great Picture was created over the nine months leading up to July 2006 by six well-known photographic artists collectively known as The Legacy Project, aided by 400 volunteers, artists, and experts. Working in their jet- hangar-transformed- into-camera, the group hand-applied 80 liters of gelatin silver halide emulsion to a seamless 3,375-square-foot canvas substrate custom-made in Germany. Development was done in a custom Olympic pool-sized developing tray using ten high volume submersible pumps and 1,800 gallons of black and white chemistry. The premier exhibition at Art Center College of Design, South Campus, will feature The Great Picture along with videos and photographs in an environment designed to re-create the dramatic atmosphere within the jet-hangar-as-camera where the giant photograph was made.

The Great Picture has been featured in hundreds of publications from art journals such as Art in America, Photographie, AfterImage, Juxtapoz, and Black & White Magazine to newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Der Spiegel and The Guardian. A hardcover book on the project, now in production, will be released in 2008. In addition, the Guinness Book of Records pre- approved and is now evaluating applications in two categories: world’s largest photograph and camera.

The photograph shows the control tower, structures and runways at the heart of the shuttered 4,700-acre Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in Southern California, shut down in the base closings of the mid-1990s. Once home to U.S. Marine Corps air operations for the western United States and Pacific region (including Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and the Middle East), El Toro is now being turned into housing and one of the largest urban parks in the western United States.

Great Picture Facts
Finished Size: 107’-5” x 31’-5”; 3,375 square feet.
Photograph type: Black and white negative image with a gelatin sizing and a hand-coated gelatin silver emulsion.
Subjects Depicted: The Marine Corps Air Station El Toro control tower, twin runways, and heart of the future Orange County Great Park, with a backdrop of the San Joaquin Hills and the Laguna Beach Wilderness.

Camera: Building #115, an F-18 fighter plane hangar at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Irvine, California.
Camera Size: 44’-2” feet high by 79’-6” feet deep by 161’-6” feet wide.
Materials To Darken Hanger: 24,000 square feet of six mil black viscuine; 1,300 gallons foam gap filler; 1.52 miles of two-inch wide black gorilla tape; 40 cans of black spray paint.

Fabric Substrate: Seamless unbleached muslin specially ordered from Germany and weighing 1,200 pounds rigged.
Aperture Size: One-quarter inch (6mm) pinhole fifteen feet above ground level-no lens or other optics.
Emulsion: 80 liters of Rockland Liquid Light-a gelatin silver black and white sensitizer hand-painted onto the fabric under safelight illumination. Emulsion applied on July 7, 2006.
Exposure: 35 minutes beginning at 11:30 a.m. July 8, 2006
Date of Development: July 8, 2006
Developing Materials: 600 gallons traditional black-and-white developer and 1,200 gallons fixer delivered by ten high-volume submersible pumps.

Developing Tray: Eight mil vinyl pool liner contained by a wooden sidewall-114 feet x 35 feet x 6 inches deep.
Print Wash: Twin 4.5 inch fire hoses connected to a pair of hydrants tested at 750 gallons-per-minute.

All photographers are advised that drawing of lots for Wedding Expo Philippines - 11th edition (Sept. 1 - 2, 2007; The PICC Forum, CCP Complex) photographers will be on Tuesday, July 24, 5 pm at the Themes & Motifs Makati Shangri-la Branch (Hotel corner along Ayala Ave.)

A total of twenty (20) slots will be drawn to determine the photographers who will exhibit in WEDDING EXPO PHILIPPINES - 11th edition on top of the Themes & Motifs one-stop-shop photographers. Photographers DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT during the drawing of lots. However, to be included in the draw, photographers must send a message (”Please include me in the draw”) through ANY ONE OF THE FF:

a. Email: info@themesnmotifs.com
b. Call : (632) 413.7892
c. Text : 0919.3798206
d. Fax : (632) 410.0032

Don’t forget to include your name & contact details in your message so we can contact you, should your name be chosen as one of the twenty (20).

For more details about WEDDING EXPO PHILIPPINES, the most prestigious wedding fair in the country (biggest, most comprehensive, and longest running), please visit www.themesnmotifs.com or call (632) 371.9783.

Good news to all Citibank, HSBC, Equitable-PCI and BPI credit card holders!

You may now avail of JT Photoworld’s 0% interest for 3 or 6 months offer on their Sigma, Pelican, Tamrac and Velbon products.

For inquiries, get in touch with:

Jan Tan
JT Photoworld Inc.
Tel Nos: ( (632) 5366590-91, (632) 897-2561
Fax No.: 7 (632) 521-36-21
Mobile Nos. È (+63)917-3259995 / (+63)922-8259995
Email: jan@jtphotoworld.com
Website: http://www.jtphotoworld.com

Every Tuesday, Manila Bulletin features a photographer as their Picture Perfect Artist of the week.

And this week… My good friend Anton Sheker is the Picture Perfect Artist of the Week (July 3, 2007).

He is one of the prime movers in the field of photography today, sitting as head of the highly active Zone V Camera Club, and a headliner in some of the well-known online sites. He operates a free photo gallery for photographers (http://www.photo.net.ph) and has launched an online photographers’ directory called philippinephotographer.com.

Read all about it at Manila Bulletin Picture Perfect Artist of the Week - Anton Sheker.

You may also visit Anton Sheker’s blog.

The Star FotoFest Contest Entry Forms are now available! 

The STAR FotoFest photography contest entry forms have been published in the Philippine STAR since two weeks ago. The contest entry form is about 4 x 3 inches, colored, usually at the back page of either the main section or lifestyle.

If you missed it, check out the Philippine STAR on the dates listed below:

• June 26, 2007 - The Philippine Star - Main or Lifestyle (Photo Contest with Entry Form)

• June 28, 2007 - The Philippine Star - Main or Lifestyle (Photo Contest with Entry Form)

• July 3, 2007 - The Philippine Star - Main or Lifestyle (Photo Contest with Entry Form)

• July 5, 2007 - The Philippine Star - Main or Lifestyle (Photo Contest with Entry Form)

• July 8, 2007 -  STARWeek Magazine (Photo Contest with Entry Form)

• July 10, 2007 - The Philippine Star Main or Lifestyle (Photo Contest with Entry Form)

• July 11, 2007 - The Philippine Star Main or Lifestyle (Photo Contest with Entry Form)

• July 13, 2007 - The Philippine Star Main or Lifestyle (Photo Contest with Entry Form)

• July 14, 2007 - The Philippine Star Main or Lifestyle (Photo Contest with Entry Form)

There will also be feature articles on the Photo Contest (July 1, 2007) and on Gunther Deichmann (July 15, 2007) on STARWeek Magazine while the Announcement of the Photo Contest Winners will be published in the Philippine Star on July 28, 2007 in a special Anniversary supplement section.

Good luck!