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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

The Zen of White Sands

A photo exhibit by internationally awarded photographer

CARLOS L. ESGUERRA

April 11-25, 2008

Artistree Fine Art Gallery
Art Plaza, Level 4
EDSA Shangri-La Plaza Mall
Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City, Philippines

Adobe launches Adobe TV!

Adobe TV showcases the various favorite tricks of design luminaries, take tours of cutting-edge creative shops, and find out what Adobe employees do with technology in their spare time.

There is even a channel dedicated to photography.  There are currently around 75 videos/shows especially for photographers. You can get tips and tricks in using Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and other image editing software offered by Adobe.

The best part is access to Adobe TV is free and you can watch when you want and where you want, save episodes, subscribe to your favorite channel, and post shows on your blog.

Check out Adobe TV at http://tv.adobe.com.

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.

Kevin Kubota of Kubota Image Tools has created another set of image enhancement actions for Adobe Photoshop. The release of a fourth set of Artistic Tools, available starting next week, features over 40 new Actions and is now available to the professional photography community. In addition, this new set of Actions features Kubota Image Tools’ exclusive new Kubota Action Dashboard tool for quick and easy access to all Kubota Actions.

“There are a lot of Photoshop Actions on the market today,” says Kevin Kubota. “I believe our award-winning Actions continue to set themselves apart with their professional quality, originality, and ease of use. Not to mention they are backed by excellent customer service. These new Actions provide a fresh collection of modern image-enhancing tools for producing the hottest looks that are in demand in today’s marketplace. And the exclusive Kubota Action Dashboard provides photographers with a lightning fast way to search for one of our Actions and then launch it instantly.”

This brand new volume contains a fresh variety of color enhancing, enriching, and beautifying Actions for Photoshop CS2 or newer. Highlights include the 3-dimensional vividness of “Enter the Dragon” to the rich, cinematic palette of “300esque”, as well as cool new interactive black-and-white converters for the perfect tonal blend and richness.

Check out Kevin Kubota’s video demonstration of the new Action Dashboard

The set retails for $149.00 and can be purchased through the Kubota Image Tools website at: www.KubotaImageTools.com

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.

It was just last month that Apple Aperture 2.0 was launched. This month Apple already releases Aperture 2.0.1 Update which addresses issues related to the performance and overall stability of Aperture 2.0.

The Apple Aperture 2.0.1 update includes fixes that impact the following areas:

• Upgrading libraries from earlier versions of Aperture
• Publishing .Mac Web Gallery albums
• Preview generation and deletion
• Creating and ordering books
• AppleScript support
• Keyboard shortcut customization
• Appearance of metadata overlays in the Browser, Filmstrip, and on light tables
• Watermarking of emailed photos
• Highlight Hot and Cold Areas

It also fixes a number of other minor issues, some involving the following areas:

• Loupe
• Smart Albums
• All Projects View
• Straighten Tool
• Filmstrip
• Drag and drop import
• Thumbnail generation
• Import window
• Export plug-in reliability

Download Apple Aperture 2.0.1 Update (43.9 MB)

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
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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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Photo and video editing enthusiasts might be interested in attending the Final Cut Pro session on the 19th and the Photo Editing using Photoshop session on the 21st.

Free Trainings Start @ 6PM

Register online at www.powermaccenter.com, training@powermaccenter.com

POWERMAC TRAINING CENTER
2/L Greenbelt 3
Ayala Center, Makati