Shutter Box Philippines :: Digital Photography and A Whole Lot More

Fashion and glamour isn’t limited to models decked out in haute couture. Which is why fashion photographer Jason Tablante let his inner geek take over his camera lens for Pop! Nostalgia, a photo exhibit that takes a quirky look at what we wouldn’t normally consider as “fashionable”: comics, cartoons, movies, and video games.

“The exhibit is a personal revisit of the characters and themes that helped mold my imagination throughout the years, and in a way, celebrate them,” said the 27-year old photographer.

The 12 images contain celebrities whom Tablante picked to show their versatility in portraying different personalities. Some of the stars who grace the exhibit are Rhian Ramos as a comic book superhero, Aljun Albrenica and Kris Bernal as action figures, Jackie Rice as a ragdoll, Mark Herras as a mobster, Isabel Oli as an alien, and Iza Calzado as a Stepford Wife.

See Tablante’s take on these pieces of pop culture featuring some of today’s hottest stars from GMA Artist Center, from June 3 to June 15, at the Crucible Gallery, Mega Mall.

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.

What makes a photograph good? Popular figures and talented newcomers in Philippine photography will attempt to answer this question in an exhibit entitled, 9 Photographers: Shared Moods which is part of the Bravo Filipino celebration of Filipino Art.

Bravo Filipino honors seasoned artists, as well as talented newcomers in the fields of art, music, and fashion through a series of events.

Jaime Zobel de Ayala, an avid photographer, made sure that photography was included in the Bravo Filipino celebration. The exhibit features nine photographers, handpicked by Zobel himself.

The 9 participating photographers are :

1. Quincy Castillo
2. Emil Davocol
3. Pancho Escaler
4. Ernie Fajardo
5. Frankie Callaghan
6. Peachy Concepcion
7. Johann Espiritu
8. Gabby Lacuesta
9. Kit Zobel

Photography enthusiasts and art patrons, especially those who missed the Greenbelt 3 display, are invited to check out the 9 Photographers: Shared Moods exhibit starting today, April 9, 2008 up to April 14, 2008 at the 2nd floor gallery of Greenbelt 5.

The exhibit, which features over 50 photos on various subjects, will be on view during mall hours.

For more information on Bravo Filipino and this exhibit, please call 892-1801 or send an email to bravofilipino@filipinaslibrary.org.ph.

                                    Calubcub Town Square at Night (2007) by Henry Bateman

In March, Australian artist/photographer Henry Bateman will hold his first Philippine exhibition at Makati City’s One Workshop Gallery, entitled “Through Australian Eyes”.

An expatriate Australian, Bateman has been living in the Philippines for 3 years and comes with an extensive track record of overseas exhibitions in both Australia and the US. The most recent being September last year at the Australian National University’s Photospace Gallery in Australia’s national capital, Canberra.

“Through Australian Eyes” documents Bateman’s impressions of living in the Philippines. His abstract and semi abstract photographs concentrate on three aspects of Filipino life, “da province, religion and shopping.   

“These aspects of Filipino life stand in stark contrast to an Australian lifestyle,” Bateman said. “With my photographs I have tried to capture not only the physical differences but also the cultural confrontation experienced when Australian sensibilities meet the Filipino lifestyle,” he added.

“Through Australian Eyes” is an exhibition of colour photographs which the artist claims to be integral to his work. “For me the Philippines isn’t a black and white country,” Bateman said. “There aren’t enough shades of grey to depict all the complexities, you’ve just got to use colour,” he added.

Using line and form as well as colour Bateman manipulates his digitally captured photographs on his computer to delve below the composition of the recorded moment. From each of his photographs he builds a new image that explores the underlying motivation that caused the shutter to be pressed when it was. “It is a journey in which the image dictates what directions to take,” Bateman said. “My major contribution is knowing when a destination has been reached,” he added. 

Australian art critic, Judith McGrath, has said about his work “Bateman has a keen eye for collecting aspects of everyday life, and a keen sense of design for digitally manipulating his pictures. He creates visual images that engage the viewer, and that’s what Art is all about.” 

“Through Australian Eyes” opens on the 4^th of March at Ross Capili’s One Workshop Gallery, La Fuerza Plaza II, 2241 Don Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City and runs through to the 4^th of April.

For more information contact the following:

One Workshop Gallery
Ross Capili
Tel: 810 5094
Email: rosscapili@yahoo.com

Exhibiting Artist
Henry Bateman
Tel: 757 3916
Email: henry@pissedpoetpics.com

SLR 2007 Photo Exhibit

December 16-31, 2007

Sta. Lucia East, Grand Mall

We are pleased to invite you to “The Best of SLR” Photo Exhibit, scheduled on December 16-31, 2007, at the Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall in Cainta, Rizal. This exhibit also marks the 14^th anniversary celebration of the Samahan ng mga Litratista sa Rizal (SLR).

The finest works of SLR members will be on exhibit, in addition to SLR members’ photos that won major awards in the biggest international and national photo contests of 2007.

This is the first time you will see these award-winning photos gathered together in one venue.

We hope you don’t miss it and we hope to see you there!

PS – The exhibit is open to the public and is located at the 4^th floor, near the scenic elevator of Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta, Rizal.

“The Best of SLR” is presented by Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall. Major sponsors are Innovatronix, Tronix, Loreland, Epson, Crown Asia Properties, Inc., Reed Steel Fabricators, Inc. and III-C Construction Enterprises. Minor sponsors are Veco Paper Corporation, Columbia Digital Sales Company, Oxford Computer Technologies, Swan Bakeshop, JR Multi Business Resources, Inc. and Pepsi.

Shutter Box Philippines would like to thank Lloyd Jumpay of SLR for the invitation.

 The Parish Council of Malate

in cooperation with

RFilipinas

invites you to

Ako’y Batang Malate Photo Exhibit

November 9-18, 2007

at the Malate Catholic Church

The making of this project started when musician/voice talent Wam Molina approached the newly formed group of photo/camera enthusiasts who call themselves RFilipinas and brought up the idea of taking photographs of the Malate street children for a possible photo exhibit to be held at the Malate Catholic Parish to coincide with its fiesta in November 2007.

He had been toying with this idea since January. Being a musician, he had been performing at the Hobbit House and frequenting Penguin for years.  He became familiar with the children of Malate. As a photo enthusiast, he had planned to do a series of photographs of the children’s feet. But he decided that he could help the children more if whatever he would do could generate money to contribute to the parish’s many children-focused projects.

The group he approached enthusiastically faced up to the challenge and within a span of more than four months visited Malate alone or in groups to take pictures of the children with their rangefinder cameras loaded with film.

Rfilipinas is composed of Jay Javier, a professional photographer and teacher; Nelson Chan, an entrepreneur; Eddie Concepcion, a doctor who practices traditional Chinese acupuncture; Gari Buenavista, an artist; Rain Contreras, an IT professional; Uro Q. Dela Cruz, a TV/Film writer and director; Gabriel David, a journalist; Nor Domingo, a theatre actor.   Luis Liwanag, an international photojournalist; his young son Akira Liwanag; Annie Neis, an IT professional based in Colorado who could not join the shoot sent black and white films for the project; Dr.Gerry Sabado, a surgeon; Eric Sales, a photographer; Marc Talampas, an engineer and educator and Andrea Zulueta, a hairdresser. A motley crowd from different walks of life, bound together by their respect for rangefinder cameras and film.

Wam later says, “I am very much overwhelmed with the support I got from my fellow RFilipinas members for this project. This project has been an eye-opener for everyone, realizing the living conditions of not only the children of Malate but our less fortunate Filipino brothers and sisters in general. It has been a very humbling experience”

All proceeds derived from the exhibit will be for the benefit of the Remedios Training Center and the street children of Malate.

Thanks to Wam Molina for the heads up on this photo exhibit.

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.

You are invited to the 3rd Philippine Bird Festival Sugbu. This event is open to the public, whole day, no need to pre-register and it’s FREE.

Nilo Arribas Jr, Bobby Kintanar and Raul Puentespina will be launching their photographic bird coffee table book entitled Birds of Cebu and Bohol, Philippines.

There are also about 30 selected framed 11×14 wild bird photos as part of the exhibit at Waterfront Cebu. All photos were taken using Digital SLR system.

Check out Wild Bird Club of the Philippines for more info on the event.

Thanks to Nilo Arribas Jr. for the invitation.

The FPPF in cooperation with the Philippine Madrigal Singers would hold a photo contest that would be a club effort. Each club would be assigned a song by the Madrigals and they would be required to come up with a photo essay that would best interpret the songs. There are no limits as to the number of photos that would be included as long as they fit within the length of the song assigned to them.

All entries would be shown in the CCP Lobby on the night of the Madrigal Contest this coming October 27.

Deadline of submission: 13 October 2007, Saturday
Where: FPPF Office
Format: Any electronic presentation that could be played in a DVD player or a PC (note: Not a Macintosh)

Following are the song title assignments of each club:

Light of a Million Mornings (SLR, Likha, Lakbay Click)
Love of My Life (Twilight Zone, SSS, Miata)
You Raise Me Up (Prize Photo, F64)
Sana’y Wala Nang Wakas (BPI,PiPho, Olongapo)
Panalangin ng Pagiging Bukas Palad (Framed Shots)
Sa ‘Yong mga Yapak (Pinoy Sharp Shooters, Nayon)
Hanggang (Alpha, Exposure)
Circle of Life (Zone V, My Camera Club)
What A Wonderful Life (Deceptive Minds, Ramon Magsaysay)

Conversations with Jay Alonzo
A talk on basic travel photography (free of charge)
September 28, 2007
5:00 p.m.

The Pictorial Tales of Boracay exhibit will be complemented by Conversations with Jay Alonzo where he talks about traveling with a camera in one of the most picturesque destinations in the Philippines.

As an additional treat to the guests, The Alcove Perspective and Olympus are having a special display and demonstration of select photographic gears as they learn the basics of travel photography. I-MAG copies will also be distributed upon registration.

Fees will not be collected for this talk but due to the limited number of slots, interested participants are encouraged to pre-register. Refreshments will be served.

For more details, please call 8921801, send an SMS to 0917-5594417, email cruz.ct@ayalafoundation.org, or visit www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph.