I’m going to start offering a photography 101 class in the coming weeks. This will be an introductory course intended for those new to photography and will still be applicable for intermediate-level hobbyists who want to improve their craft.
You don’t need to have a DSLR to enroll, although you would benefit more from the class and understand some of the technical concepts more if you do. You can bring any film or digital camera from as high-end as a D3X down to a humble Holga. Flash is also not required, but if you have one, bring it on the second session.
Topics that we’ll be covering are:
Introduction to Photography
Basic Concepts and Theories
Composition
Natural, Studio, and Outdoor Lighting
Color Management Basics
Intro to the Business of Photography
For this pilot class only, the class fee will be only P2,000. The next batch of students will have to wait till next year and will have to pay the full price of P3,500. The pilot class will only have 15 students, but among the 15 students, up to 5 will be invitational so that leaves only 10 slots for you guys.
Tentative date of the class will be on Dec. 13 & 20 at Talayan, Quezon City (Near Araneta Ave. & Quezon Ave.).
To register, please email me first with your fullname, cellphone number, and email address. If you make it to the 10, I will send you where to deposit the 50% reservation fee which you will have to pay within 2 working days. Due to the limited slots, no reservation means the next in line gets your slot.
Aübergine Booth at the Global Pinoy Bazaar (photo courtesy of Aübergine)
Graffiti Wall Group Shot
Two weekends ago, Aübergine was at the Rockwell Global Pinoy Bazaar. Initially, I thought the bazaar was going to be composed of a few stalls, like one of those Saturday morning markets, and not the whole 750 square meters of the Rockwell Tent. I haven’t been there sand unfortunately, I wasn’t there during the bazaar because I had to be in Singapore for training.
A big congratulations to the girls of Aubergine for the launch of their clothing line and their brand new website!
I had the honor of working with Aübergine a couple of weeks ago. They were a really, friendly, dynamic, young group of designers and we got along pretty well. It was great shooting the models modelling the fashion line. And we all had a blast doing the shoot.
So I’d like to invite you all to come see the collaborative work of these 6 young fashion designers as they showcase their fashion line. It will be at the Global Pinoy Bazaar at the Rockwell Tent on November 14 & 15.
One good thing that came out of my flood experience, was that during the cleanup, one of the things from my grandma’s stuff that was washed out of her closet was a Polaroid Land Camera Square Shooter 2! It was a nifty little camera. I don’t know if it still works. When I got it, it was quite covered in mud. Upon opening the film chamber, the inside didn’t seem like any water seeped in. It was a bit dusty, as most old stuff do, but otherwise it was spic and span. The type-88 film that’s used for it has been out of production for quite some time now so unfortunately, I won’t be able to shoot with this thing any time soon. I’m considering getting one from PolaPremium or from The Impossible Project once their films roll out next year.
Polaroid Square Shooter 2 Land Camera
For those of you who don’t know yet, the Polaroid Corporation went bankrupt taking along the production of their films. Florian Kaps, an Austrian photographer rented out the Polaroid factory and equipment and is developing a new type of film for Polaroid cameras which will roll out by next year. You can read up about it in Wikipedia or from The Impossible Project website.
It’s been two weeks since Ondoy’s (Ketsana) onslaught and a week since Pepeng (Parma) gave us a scare. And we’re just about returning to normal life. While we’re thankful that the flood didn’t reach the 2nd floor and that none of us were harmed, the flood nonetheless was devasting to our house.
Flood At the Gate
It was about lunch time when I got up from working on the computer. My brother went out early to go to school, and our maid, also in college, spent the night out finishing their thesis. I went down to feed our 2 shih tzus when my mom called me outside. She asked me to relocate the cars because surprisingly the flood had just touched the line of our gate in our driveway! Normally, when there were heavy rains, the flood usually only reached the bottom of our drive. So I moved my Astra and my mom’s city about two houses uphill. Problem solved. Read the rest of this entry »
Yesterday, August 5, was declared as a non-working holiday. I had it all planned out: meet with Mrs. Harvey of Adphoto in the morning, meet with some business associates in the afternoon, shop for some office clothes in the evening, and then exercise a bit at my brother’s condo before going home.
And yet, it’s probably the thing that I had NOT planned that was the most rewarding. It was the day that President Cory Aquino, one of the greatest hero’s of Philippine democracy, was to be put to her final resting place. After my meeting with Harvey at about 11:30, I went to Osmena highway to take a peek, parked my car, and stepped out onto the streets. There weren’t that many people there yet at the time. Read the rest of this entry »
Last Saturday, Advanced World Systems and Advanced World Solutions, collectively known as AWS, had their company outing in La Luz Beach Resort in San Juan, Batangas.
I went along for the ride because…well, by day I work for AWS.
Anyway, I was also set for a day at the beach. Goggles and beach shorts ready for a day of fun in the sun. When the guys from Batch 9 asked me to take their picture shortly after lunchtime, I’m guessing they weren’t expecting that I’d be prepping my mobile studio when I said, “I’ll just get my camera”.
I found a nice website through one of my friend’s blog; it’s called Lakbayan and it maps out places in the Philippines you’ve been.
Apparently, I haven’t been going around enough! I only managed to get a measly rating of a C- Traveler.
So, in order to remedy this situation, I really should start loading up on gas, saving up my money, and start going places so I can improve my traveler rating, at least within Luzon for this year.
Along with some of my batchmates, we’ve already been planning on getting dive certifications later this year. But that would most likely just be in Batangas, which I’ve already been to quite a few times in the past so that doesn’t help my grade out that much. Still, when we do become PADI-certified divers, it sure would open up several photographic opportunities for me.
When I had my intro dive in Dos Palmas, Palawan, I brought my underwater SLR casing with me. But since it was my first dive, for fear of drowning, I didn’t bother worrying about taking deep water pictures at the time.
This year, a more realistic goal perhaps would be to go up north, perhaps Ilocos Norte. Or North East to the Nueva Viscaya/Ecija provinces. Or maybe take a cheap flight south to Catanduanes. I’ve read a lot of good things about that place in Mabuhay (the inflight magazine of Philippine Airlines) when I came from Shanghai.
How about you guys? How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!
Here’s a link to my Lakbayan results, which I hope I’ll get to update soon.
Last June, the ACTION Heroes of Advanced World Solutions and Advanced World Systems embarked on a project that would take them from Manila to Bohol to Japan. After 9 months of planning, scheduling, and post-production, we are elated to finally be able to present not only the photos that we took, but also a behind-the-scenes look into what it took to finish Project Victory.
Original post date: June 18, 2008
The video above is from a baptism that I did a couple of months ago. It shows not only the photos that I took, but also the layouts and the photo book that they were put into as the final product. Enjoy!
