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

Gray Area Studios

present

Maximizing Your Point and Shoot Camera Workshop

by Michelle Morelos

Just bought your first digital camera? Is upgrading to a DSLR too much for your wallet?

This 2-day workshop will show you the functions of a DSLR without having to upgrade to one.

May 10, 2008 - 9AM to 1PM

May 17, 2008 - 9AM to 12NN

Workshop fee is PhP 2,500 per person

Workshop fee is inclusive of snacks, handouts and certification of completion.

Check out more of Michelle Morelo’s shots using digital point and shoot cameras.

Gray Area Studios

5/F 116 V.A. Rufino St., Legaspi Village, Makati City

For reservations and inquiries, please contact Ral at 0917.5063.780 or email grayareastudios@gmail.com

Ayala Malls

invite you to join

Moments with Mommy

at

Market! Market! Photo Contest

Contest Mechanics:

• A PhP 300.00 purchase, single or accumulated receipt, from April 24, 2008 to May 04, 2008, from any store in Market! Market! entitles the shopper to one (1) Moments with Mommy at Market! Market! Photo Contest Application form. Receipts can only be used once and will be stamped upon redemption of the application form.
• Photos must capture a particular moment between “Mother and Child“, and must be taken within the premises of Market! Market!
• Submit photo entries, saved in jpg format stored in a CD, along with a duly accomplished application form and present a receipt as proof or purchase at the Market! Market! Concierge.
• Submission of entries begin on April 24, 2008. Deadline of submission of entries is on Sunday, May 4, 2008.
• Judging of Entries shall be on May 05, 2008.
• Winners of the contest are: Mother (with child) depicted in the Photo and the photographer who took the photo.
• Winning photos will be exhibited for one (1) week, May 11, 2008 to May 17, 2008, at the exhibit area fronting the concierge.
• Photos will be used only for the said event.
• Photographers retain the copyright to their submitted photos.

Prizes include the following:

• Ayala Malls EGC

1st Prize is PhP10,000 EGC

2nd Prize PhP 5,000 EGC

3rd Prize is PhP 3,000 EGC

• Freshaire Gift Certificates
• Sushi-Ya Gift Certificates
• Gerry’s Grill Gift Certificates

Feel free to leave a comment should you have any questions or clarifications.

Shutter Box Philippines and Kubota Image Tools are giving away not one (1) but two (2) copies of Kubota Artistic Tools v4 which already includes the new Kubota Action Dashboard.

Each copy retails for US$149 but you now have a chance get one for free if you win in the raffle.

You have two (2) options in getting a raffle entry:

1. If you don’t have a blog, you can get a raffle entry simply by leaving a message/comment as to why you should win a copy of Kubota Artistic Tools v4.
2. If you have a blog or website, simply write or blog about this raffle and place a link going to Shutter Box Philippines (http://shutter.box.com.ph) and leave a message/comment indicating the url of your blog post.

Raffle mechanics:

1. Please indicate valid e-mail address so we can get in touch with you in the event that your entry is picked in the raffle draw.
2. Entries from bloggers and non-bloggers will be drawn separately so there will be one winner from the non-blogger entries and another one from the blogger entries.
3. Please limit one url per comment should you have several blogs/sites that you would like to submit.
4. The comment id of every entry will be used as reference #. Reference #’s will be written in a piece of paper and be raffled in a tambiolo.
5. Drawing of the raffle will be on May 1, 2008.
6. A url for the download link will be emailed to the winners.

Leave a message should you have any question or clarifications about the raffle.

Jan Tan of JT Photoworld has sent word that the Sigma Sale has been Extended up to April 15, 2008.

For inquiries, you may call JT Photoworld at 8972561/8995018.

Starting April 8, 2008, SEAIR will have flights every Tuesdays and Saturdays from Manila to Basco, Batanes! The return flights from Batanes to Manila are on the same days. The flights are regular charters by Batanes Cultural Travel Agency (BCTA). BCTA is where the SEAIR tickets and packages to Batanes can be purchased.

The flights to Batanes will be using SEAIR’s Dornier 328 planes which can fly to Batanes in just 1 hour and 20 minutes.

The Makati office of Batanes Cultural Travel Agency (BCTA) is at 219 ODC Plaza Bldg., Salcedo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati. BCTA can be contacted at tel 8100988 (Makati) and 0906-376-6778/ 0917-811-2282/ 0917-526-6333 (Batanes)

You can also visit the website of Batanes Cultural Travel Agency (BCTA) at www.batanestravel.com.

Bookings for flights starting April 8, 2008 are accepted now. Please call 8100988 for bookings on the Batanes flights.

Klub Natur, the environmental and travel photographers’ group, is organizing two separate trips to the Babuyan Group of Islands this summer. The week-long photo safari/expedition to Camiguin Norte and Calayan Island is scheduled in mid-April and May. Slots are still available to photo enthusiasts who are seeking kloobership in the group.

BATCH ONE (two slots still available)
From Saturday, 19 APRIL to Saturday, 26 APRIL 2008

Departs Manila for Aparri, Cagayan via Florida Bus:
Friday, 18 April, 5:00 p.m.
Arrives Manila from Aparri, Cagayan via Florida Bus:
Sunday, 27 April, 5:00 a.m.

BATCH TWO (Open)
From Saturday, 17 MAY to Saturday, 24 MAY 2008

Departs Manila for Aparri, Cagayan via Florida Bus:
Friday, 16 MAY, 5:00 p.m.
Arrives Manila from Aparri, Cagayan via Florida Bus:
Sunday, 25 MAY, 5:00 a.m.

PhotoKamp/Expedition Fee:
PhP 8,000.00*
*Includes: Round trip fare: A/C BUS (Manila-Aparri-Manila), Round trip fare: BOAT (Aparri-Babuyan-Aparri), food, rented housing (tent on remote areas) for accommodation, rental of water transport to explore the islands, and a fieldwork t-shirt.

BOOKING DEADLINE:

BATCH ONE:
On or before MONDAY, 24 March 2008. PhP 3,000.00 down to confirm booking. No refund after 5 APRIL 2008. However, it is transferable.

BATCH TWO:
On or before WEDNESDAY, 16 April 2008. PhP 3,000.00 down to confirm booking. No refund after 28 APRIL 2008. However, it is transferable.

To confirm your registration to the photokamp, payment deposit should be made at any BDO Branch within three (3) days from registration date. Otherwise, the slot will be given to the next registrant in waiting. Call ALLEN MAYOR at 828.9404 or text at 0921.7111519 for bank details.

Limited only to 15 participants. First-come-first-served basis. Late registrants will be put on the waiting list and will be given a slot in case a participant backs out.

For complete trip details, visit the photokamp section at www.klubnatur.org or send email to photokamp@klubnatur.org

1. Sigma camera, lens and flash sale extended.
2. Price of Nikon D40/D40X compatible HSM lenses are now the same as Canon lenses.
3. 70-200 macro and 70-200 macro 2 price dropped below Php 40,000.00
4. Canon 18-55 trade-in to 10-20/4-5.6 credit Php 3000 on 10-20’s sale price.
5. Nikon 18-55 trade-in to 18-200 OS credit Php 3000 on 18-200 OS’s sale price.

Promo valid until March 15, 2008

You may call JT Photoworld at 8972561 for inquiries.

Photo.net.ph is looking for original, striking images of unique filipino events, actions, everyday life around the Philippines that capture what “Walang Ganyan sa States” means to you, something uniquely Filipino.

These images may reflect the wide variety of Filipino Everyday Life around the islands, We encourage entries from all regions, in both rural and urban settings. We expect to receive images that represent life that is uniquely filipino.

The “Walang Ganyan sa States” Photo Contest is open to all photographers; Professional or Amateur.

Prizes will be awarded as described below.

1ST PRIZE = PHP 5,000.00
2ND PRIZE = PHP 3,000.00
3RD PRIZE =PHP 2,000.00

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Explore the Philippine islands with the Masters of Philippine Photography!

Travel and learn how to capture the best moments of your trips.

BATANES with George Tapan on March 22-26, 2008

PALAWAN with Wig Tysman on April 11-14, 2008 (more…)

Canon Philippines launched the Canon Ambassador Program last June 2007. The Canon Ambassador Program is a rebate program geared towards photography organizations. The program aims to provide another way for organization members to help raise funds for their respective organizations by getting rebates whenever they purchase Canon products.

The Canon Ambassador Program is also the first of its kind as it only available in the Philippines and not offered in any other country. The program is a purely local effort launched by Canon Philippines and is not affiliated with any international program.

“The program reinforces Canon’s support of the strong photography community and local industry, as well as a way to encourage the photographers to continue supporting locally distributed products which are covered by Canon’s local warranty” says Ms. Tiffany Shau of Consumer Imaging & Information Division, Canon Marketing (Philippines).

Each Canon Ambassador Program covers a six (6) month period for the year. For the 2nd half of 2007, the winning organization was the Pinoy Phot0graphy Org, popularly known as PiPho. They were able to raise over P120,000 for their organization.

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