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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FEDERATION OF PHILIPPINE PHOTOGRAPHER FOUNDATION, INC. VOLUME 8, 2014 ISSUE 2

Iloilo Paraw Regatta • Zamboanga Workshop • The Importance ofHeritage • Lightroom Editing • Sony World Photography Awards

PhotoWorld Cup 2014 Photo Competition Winners



Cover Photoby Cecilia S. Angeles

Ruins of the ancestral mansion of Don MariaLedesma Lacson in Talisay City, Negros OccidDuring World War II the Americans burned domansion to prevent the Japanese soldiers toheadquarters. The house was on fire for threyet the basic structures remained solid and uuntil today. Local and foreign tourists” itinera

complete if they do not visit this impressive t

04 Iloilo Paraw Regatta

06 The Visual Art of G-nie Arambulo - Chloe

08 Summer Kiddie Photo Workshop - CSAngeles

09 Anilao - CSAngeles

10 Circles - CSAngeles

12 Emotions - CSAngeles

14 Woods / Wood -CSAngeles

16 Pitik Mulat Advocacy Photograpy

18 The Importance of Heritage – BettyLalana

20 Light RoomEditing – Chris Malinao

23 Dozen Don’ts / What They Say - CSAngeles

24 Passing Shots - Lito Beltran

26 Sony World Photography Awards

27 Festival of Photos, Reportage and

Documentary Film in ASEANCommunity

27 Up, Up and Away - Chloe

28 CCP Pasinaya Festival -CSAngeles

30 Creative Fireworks Photography -RuwenVerdaguer

31 Funtastic Philippines

33 Kerala – Vinod Thomas

35 A Master at Ten - CSAngeles

36 Noli Yamsuan: Outstanding Photo

Journalist – Chloe

36 Birding - Atty. Ramos Quisimbing

38 Photography and Faith - Dr. Czar Adonis V. Lingad

38 Shooting Interior -Maggie P. Badilla

Federaon ofPhilippinePhotographers Foundaon, Inc.

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FPPF PUBLISHERS

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Dr.Amado A.Castro, Finance Ofcer

Lito N.Beltran, Project Director

EDITOR-in-CHIEF

CeciliaS.Angeles, [email protected]

CONTRIBUTORS

Lito Beltran, Noy del Mundo,

Ruwen Verdaguer, Vinod Thomas

Maggie P. Badilla, Dr. Czar Adonis V. Lingad

Chris Malinao, Bey Lalana, Chloe De Guzman

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Edi Y. Huang, Lito Beltran,

Boy Capala, Kim Lorenzo Salvador, Israel Villa

SECRETARIAT

Jobelle

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Frando M. Culata • Oji G. Meraña

Foto@Work Creave Group

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The Pride of PPPF

Congratulations, local and international photography contest winn

You make FPPF very proud of you. The same pride is felt by youfriends, relatives, countrymen or people whom you do not know bseen your winning picture or simply heard about it. As if only yeyou were engrossed in the photography workshop you were enro

Then you happened to capture a picture that looked a perfect ent

this national contest. You were tempted to submit it as an entry.the newspapers heralded to the world that you won! Maybe not prize. Neither the second. But you still won, and your pride soathe clouds. Forever, the achievement is glued to your name. The

not limited to your heart Happy were your family, friends, classmneighbors, acquaintances especially the the people involved in yolearning photograqphy. This experience gave you more than the mbenefits. It enhanced further your desire to improve your photogopen more benefits. And you discovered that this art is a lucrativ

of income and endless opportunities.

Big companies sponsor photography contests and offer big prizesor in kind or both. It is a way of sharing to others a portion of t

income which somehow uplifts the financial earning of fellowmen addition to enriching the experience of contestants in their craft.Some new photographers who become engrossed in photographyit as another source of income. And this is not bad either.

FPPF has many workshop participants who have won in local, natinternational photography contests. Others may not have joined raphy contests, but they have established studios and are now eafromphotography. They are indeed the pride of FPPF. (CSA)

Congratulations !!!

Mr. Ruwen Verdaguer for winningtwo major prizes in the 2014PAGCOR National PhotographyContest. He hauled some P250,000,handsome trophies and materialgifts froim the contest sponsors.Wig Tysmans recorded the happymoment in a selffie shot.

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A Perspective of the Paraw

THE PARAW

The principal attraction of Iloilo Paraw Regatta are the doubleoutrigger boats called “paraw”. This native sailboat has been inexistence for no one knows how long. But the fact remains thatthe people of the Iloilo Strait are still to this day using the parawas a means of transportation as well a source of livelihood. With afresh breeze, and an Ilonggo at the helm, the paraw is a strikingly

fast boat, making 20 to 30 kph through the waves. Indeed, theparaw was the inspiring prototype fromwhich the Westerners havedeveloped what they call the trimaran, the fastest sailboats now onthe planet.

THE OUTRIGGERS

Paraws are fitted with outrigger floats of bamboo to stabilize theboat and prevent the slimmain hull from tipping over. The out-riggers curve upward toward the bow to refine their impact on thewaves, and most importantly serve as platforms on which the crewcan stand to use their weight to create further stability against thetipping force of the wind in the sails. For maximumspeed, the out-rigger will not be submerged, but just kiss the surface of the water.

Now on its 42nd year, The Iloilo Paraw Regatta is theoldest traditional craft event in Asia, and the largest

sailing event in the Philippines. The Iloilo Paraw RegattaFoundation currently organizes the activities, with leadingsupport fromthe Iloilo City and Provincial Governmentsand the Department of Tourism, along with private sectordonations.

Activities have been expanded to spread over a week.On the Saturday of the climactic weekend there is slalomracing on a course by the beach to facilitate crowd partic-

ipation. On Sunday, the thirty-kilometer distance race issailed on a course in the Iloilo Strait, running up the coastof Panay and then down the coast of Guimaras, beforereturning to the finish at Villa Beach. Participant exposureto the events is in the tens of thousands.

The geophysical shape of the Iloilo Strait provides yearround breezes. Thus the working sailboat still predomi-nates. In these times of high fuel costs, and polluting oilspills, one can appreciate the simple ecology of the tradi-

tional paraw. Nevertheless, the skills needed to sail are farmore complex.

The objective of the Regatta is to celebrate the skills of the

paraw sailors, and bring a fiesta spirit into their lives. Andwith the colorful painted sails, this spirit is brought into thelives of participants and tourists as well.

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THE HULL Built up from a carved keelson with plywood planking forthe hull is pointed at both the front and back ends, with thung off the side astern. The key feature of the hull is itsshape, with a length to beamratio of 20 to 1. Such propate a knife-like effect to cut through the water, freeing thedisplacement constraints. Also, sideways drift, or leeway,eliminated. For racing purposes, the boats are divided inon the basis of waterline length.

THE SAILS Originally made fromwoven matting, sails nowadays are fromsynthetic awning materials. The small forward sail, ofeeds the wind into the powerful, low-aspect driving mainboomof which extends several feet beyong the boat’s huconditions, the paraw can sail close to the speed of the wracing, no limits are imposed on the size of the sails.

Source: Iloilo Paraw Regatta Official Website http://www.ilregatta.com/

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Warm, bubbly, very accommodating is Ms. Ginie Arambulo

of Ad Photo Studio. We had a great conversation some-

e ago which made me discover her talent and passion in

vertising photography. Actually, she is a graduate of Bache-

of Fine Arts major in Advertising at the College of the Holy

rit. She is now involved in a career she loves very much.

st of her pictures feature consumer products which regu-

y grace newspapers, magazines, print ads, billboards and

ents. She considers advertising establishments like hotels,

orts, buildings very lucrative in the advertising photogra-

y business. Why? Because involved in the photography

he complexity of the pictures which include shooting the

ation, the façade, the interior parts, decorative elements,

d other features. What is the secret in her workplace?

r day starts with a cup of hot coffee, then the inspiration

ming fromher dear mother and loved ones particularly her

mangkins, Lucy, her pet pomeranian, favorite music, even

ecial effects in movies tickle her brain and heart to compose

atively convincing sales ideas.

ave seen in her the talent and passion of a commercial

st shown in advertising photography, the most difficult

ment of photography. Other fields of photography simply

ase the photographer himself, but Genie’s photography

es beyond this. Her pictures must convince viewers to get,

quire, buy, own, use the subject she has presented. Her

uals simply reflect who she is and how articulate she can

in her art which has been featured not only in advertising

ers and billboards but also in magazines, newspapers and

evision or radio commercials. An example: the liquid spill

Boysen paints turn into petals of a beautiful flower com-

te with stemand colorful pistils without using a brush. Her

ret? Better ask her.

ie is a versatile advertising photographer who has worked

h Tatay John Chua of Adphoto since 1991. Adphoto is a big

e advertising company whose clients include commercial

mpanies, movie stars, car companies, businessmen and

ny more.

ie does a lot of travelling. In fact, she has been to Turkey,

bai, Hongkong, Europe, Cambodia, Macau. Travelling gives

a chance to explore the different cultures of places which

n enrich further her mastery of advertising photography.

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By Chloe de Guzman




Somewhere in Mabini, Batangas is a less popularshooting site for photographers, yet when explo

closely these lens men experience a different thrill kilig to the bones. I’mtalking about Anilao. Its lanscape features green hills accented with tall trees, weeds, big rocks and collectible stones. A more fanscenery lies down below the surface of the water .deeper, the more picturesque. Breathing shells andof all sizes and shapes caressed by attractive schofish and a million more nameless underwater creatand species are certainly a photographer’s delight.. a necessary skill of a photographer is diving and ing, not merely swimming while shooting. An unde

camera with macro or telephoto lens powered by fbattery is a convenient tool.

On the surface of Anilao waters is an equally excitinactivity . . . surfing. This sport can certainly drive tographer crazy. The subject is not much of the sufor he may simply appear a silhouette in the picturethe grace, forms and lines created by the surf on tsurface of the water stir delight among photographAnilao at present is often visited by surfers particuthe place of Mr. Noy del Mundo, a businessman anpioneer photographer/surfer in Anilao. He acquiredproperty here sometime in the early l980 at an extrgive away price. Even its easy lay away mode of pament did not become a problemto Mr. del Mundoprovided tents to visitors, surfers, excursionists, evforeigners who earlier came to this place. And wh

They were the only facilities he could offer. Many vspent their free time there. In fact, Mr. del MundoKameradare with 45 members to visit Anilao. I wasthe club president. We stayed there in tents, and exhibited our pictures at the Traders’ Hotel Gallery Roxas Boulevard. (Mr. Noy, Thanks a lot.)

The Philippines consists of 7,107 islands, so wind is very popular here. The water activity has becompopular and universal that some water sports loveorganized regattas in various places, including AniMembers of the Seventh Day Adventist usually spetime here for their holy retreat. Another constant vin Anilao was Ernie Marcelo of Malabon who used his children there to enjoy surfing. Mr. Marcelo’s kactually started the wind surfing regatta here. A Gsurfer, Nikos Tiguel, was invited to a wind surfing ein Cebu and also in Anilao

Mr. Noy del Mundo who used to work in Channel 913 and some local dailies invited a sail maker fromkong. Soon regattas in Anilao with limited surf boabecame a regular activity. Mayor Manny Cabili currorganizes the wind surfing regatta in Anilao. FranciRivera of the Camera Club of the Philippines and Manzano, the young people’s idol often visit Anilaosurf and shoot.

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Haven forPhotographersand Surfers

Congratulations! You can now establish your own photo studiod have your own business in photography. Your portraits are outstand-!” The participants clapped their hands hard. I was not kidding after

ey themselves finished critiquing their own on- the- spot activity. . . .hoot you, you shoot me. Then I realized that I was not talking to theature participants of the regular photo workshop but to a group of kidso were enrolled in the FPPF Kiddie Photo Workshop at Fort Santiago,

any of themstill i n the elementary school and not yet teenagers. But.yes, a big but, their equipment fits what professional photographers

e. Digitally complicated. So many bottons to adjust before getting therrect exposure and a sharp picture. They were taught by instructorwin Noche the rudiments of the camera and other technical aspects inotography. I gave thema lecture on Composition and on the secondy lighting patterns on Portraiture which they applied in their shooting.ided by the lectures previously given, the children personally critiqued

eir personal shots. Asked how he captured a close up composition of aite flower against a solid dark background, the participant answered,focused my camera very near the flower, bent my knees lower to avoide direct sun on the trunk. The background is actually the shadow ofves of the same tree.”

d not use actual photos to illustrate lighting patterns for portraits.tead I created line drawings on the board to illustrate the lightd shadow of these lighting patterns: split, broad, short, Rembrandt,tterfly. They also learned where to angle one source of artificial light toate the light patterns. They captured three of these lighting patternsportrait which they themselves critiqued. When they did, I had goose

mples. They talked like experienced photographers already. Below wereme of their comments:

s photography class is very wonderful and fun. I learned a lot of thingsout photography like balance of light is important to make a photood. I also learned how to use different modes. Thank you for teaching

arned how to adjust and control my DSLR. The lessons helped mehance and improve my skills. The shots that I made were great. I willntinue to learn and work hard in my photography.

arned that every control in the camera is very important. I learned howuse the law of thirds. I thank the FPPF photographers for helping usd for their patience and time.s photography lessons are fun for me. I learned a lot of tips on Com-sition.

earned sooooo much. I am thankful to Ma’am. My favorite lighting pat-ns on portrait are split and Rembrandt. I can’t wait for more.

The Kiddie Photography lesson is so fun. We learned many things like:the picture must tell a story and have law of thirds. Subject must be offthe center and show contrast in tones and colors. The subject can beframed or have an accent. Shoot interesting sky, not bald ones. Avoidfalse attachment and vary perspectives. Shoot deep depth of field orshallow depth of field. Bracket composition. Ma’amCecilia S. Angeles isa very good photography teacher. She is very talkative in a teaching way.I like this Kiddie Photo Seminar because I learned many lessons aboutwhat Ms. Angeles taught. . . how to be a good photographer.

I learned that photography is a form of art and each photo gives mean-ings. Position of light and angle of shooting also has meanings.

This photography class or seminar showed me different styles of takingpictures in different modes which I didn’t know how to use before. It alsotaught me how to critique photos and how to make thembetter. Theteachers are nice.

I have learned that photography is a formof art that shows differentmeanings. Each lighting pattern has also meanings. Important in photog-raphy is the angle in shooting (perspective) and the story it.

Masaya ang workshop. Marami akong natutunan dito. Marami na akongnapuntahang photography workshop pero ito lang ang nagustuhan ko.

Ang paborito kong lighting ay split.

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Summer Kiddie Photo Workshop

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CIRCLES

Circles . . . a perfect formin geometry. At a stair casefromthe highest floor of a multiple story building,

Alexander Mempin of PLDT Lens Camera Club saw thewinding stairs of the building, its light colored hand railscreating circles at bird’s eye view. This merited the firstplace. The club entry of Manila Avid showed a still lifecomposition of salakot, bilao, buko cut in half, a bowlcontaining mongo beans, a mortar containing roundfruits, a pestle on one side plus a plastic jar cover. Thesecircles landed second place. Third placer Jose Edward

Jr. of GenSan Camera Club presented a dozen colorfulraw food ingredients, not necessarily round, but eachof themcontained in round plates, saucers and bowls.Captured at the right moment is the circular line created

by a fishing gadget thrown by a fisherman on a banca,an open net within the line. No other element disturbedthe sea. This landed fourth place for Manalo Ong Jr. ofImaje Camera Club.

Focal 7 photographer Joan Salvador won fifth place forher concentric circles, apparently the passage of an an-cient antique structure built of lime and stone.

Completing the ten top notchers were Randy Elip ofOro Photography Society, sixth place; Dani Sico, Alpha,seventh; John Paul T. Fernandez, PLDT Lens Camera Club,eighth; Robo Formacion, Luneta Camera Club, ninth; Nula

Jo, Images Camera Club, tenth. (CSAngeles)

1STPLACE, ALEXANDERG. MEMPINPLDTLENS CAMERACLUB

2NDP LACEMANILAAVID PHOTOGRAPHERS CLUB

3RDPLACE, JOSEEDANGJR. GENSANCAMERACLUB

4THP LACE, HAROLDONGIMAGES CAMERA CLUB

6THP LACE, MATOY ELIPEOROPHOTOGRAPHICSOCIETY

7THP LACE, DANI SICOALPHACAMERACLUB

8THP LACE, JOHNP AULT. FERNANDEZPLDTLENS CAMERACLUB

5THP LACE, JOANNASALAZARFOCAL 7 CAMERA CLUB

9THP LACE, ROBOFORMACIONLUCIDACAMERACLUB

10THPLACE, MIKE JO,IMAGES CAMERACLUB




Eyes wide open. Lips firmly closed. Skin, pixelizedmaybe to enhance its black and white print. Head

cropped tightly just above the eyebrows. Pupils of theeyes reflecting mystery. So the judges were likewiseconvinced to give Archielou D. Romero of Beyond Lentithe top prize for February. Contrasting emotions for thehappy parents and the crying baby enhanced beautiful-ly with perfect backlighting. Outlining the compositiongave perennial photo contest winner Rod Vicente of Tropang Pinoy, second place.

“Yehey . . . . .” the third place picture of R.S. Almazan ofMontalban Camera Club mutely shouted as he leaped in joy to express his happy emotion. Contrast to the happy

emotion expressed by the previous subject. The fourthplace entry of Noel Uvaldo of Pangasinan Photographers

Club showed sadness. The boy framed by discnated straw strips and without ever repeated pMaybe the sad foreground is an framesaid subject. This won fourth place. Fifth placeZamora expressed Rembrandt chiaroscuro stylesad Asian monk. Sad maybe because it lacks bspace.

Completing the top ten for the February PhotoCmonthly contest were: Manny Javilionaso of SaLitratista ng Rizal (SLR), sixth. Seventh place wWiba Abido of Pangasinan Photo Club, eighth Alfred Tan of Nayon Photography Club, a pioneFPPF organization, ninth to Dr. Anton Vasquez

Camera Club of Negros and the final tenth placRamos of SLR. (CSA)

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1STPLACE, ARCHIELOUD. ROMEROBEYONDLENTI CAMERACLUB

NDPLACE, RODVICENTEROPANGARTISTIKOCAMERACLUB

THPLACE, MANDY JAVILLONARAMAHAN NGMGA LITRATISTASA RIZAL

3RD PLACE, RJ ALMAZANMONTALBANCAMERACLUB

7THP LACE, WIBS SABIDOPANGASINAN PHOTOGRAPHERS CLUB

4THPLACE, NOELUBALDOPANGASINAN PHOTOGRAPHERS CLUB

5THP LACE, CARLOZAMORAFRAMEDSHOTS CAMERA CLUB

9THP LACE, DR. ANTONCAMERA CLUB

8THP LACE, ANAYON PHOTOGRAP

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How the photographer interprets it is valid. Toclarify the connotation of the words, woods refer to

the forest or the area where lots and lots of trees growwhether in the wild or in a vicinity. Wood refers to thematerial taken from trees and used for specific purpos-es like firewood or for material for furniture, houses, orcarved art pieces.

Isabel Angela Galang of Twilight Zone won first placefor her beautifully being carved wood into two activechildren, the smooth sculptor’s hand included. BeyondLenti’s Lee Viray Cahili captured second place for cap-turing a pair of sculptured Ifugaos traditionally sittingunder a house, a handsome Ifugao sitting with the twoin the same manner. Third place went to the club entryof Twilight Zone, a lovely image of a girl. Rows of artis-tically designed window bars framed by floral woodenwalls on the upper and lower horizontal parts, a monkpeeping, gave Dan Doughlas Ong of Image CameraClub fourth place. Jet Velas of SLR captured the fifthplace. His picture showed the cross section of theneatly filed cross section of fire wood, a old aluminumpercolator underneath.

Backlighted froma window are various collections ofsculptured religious images, the old hairless sculptorworking on another image of a saint. This won for for

Jair Murcillo of Manila Avid sixth place. Leny Z. Cabilenof Montalban Camera Club landed seventh place whileAnthony T. Into of Ifocus got the eighth place. Com-pleting the top 12 entries included: Danny Victoriano,SLR, nineth; TeamJuan Makasining, tenth; Danilo Vic-toriano, SLR, eleventh; Dexter Bongo, Lucida Camera

Club twelfth. (CSA)

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group effort shoot to join photo contests and raise funoutreach activities by pledging to donate part of the prour winnings, the donation ranges from 10% to 100%.

The first S4C was a big success. We won the grand prand 5th places in Children@Play photo contest and weto donate P25,000 from our prize to Margaretha HomeBlind. Our good intention was highly blessed and rewaconsistent winning in the following photo contests such

Second Place 2012 Canon PhotoSecond Place, People’s Choice Asian in Cultural DGrand Prize and 2 Finalists Zagu Photo Conte

Grand Winner, Culture Cat Pagcor Photo Co Third Place PigrolacEnvironment Cat Snowden 2013Second Rrunner Up Canon Marathon 2First Place non-DSLR TO FARMSecond Place DSLR Cat TO FARMCategory Grand Winner Hyundai

Grand Winner Shine a Light International Photo CoFirst Place Picture Perfect New Zealand Adventu

To share our blessings we joined the Makabuluhang Pamga Batang Bulag last December 15, 2012 and Decemb2013 at Margarethe Home for the Blind in Proj. 4, QuezWe provided free portraiture and distributed free framepoor couples in Kasalan Bayan in sitio Buhanginan, An

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awareness in various social concerns.

The first workshop was held on July 7, 2012 at HTNP. The topicwas about Composition. On August 4, Exposure; September 1,Basic Lighting; October 6, Studio Lighting; and last December 1was about Conceptualization.

Workshop for a Cause

On March 9, 2013 we organized a workshop for a cause for thebenefit of Kanlungan ni Maria home for the aged in Antipolo.

Shoot for a Cause (S4C)

We participate in documentary photo shoot, donate the photosand allow the NGO’s to use the images to promote their advoca-cies.

In one particular example, we organized a campaign to produceimages about violence against women. First, we organized a

group discussion participated in by volunteer photographers andrepresentative fromDSWD women desk to have an insight aboutthe issue. Second, we organized a group effort shoot to produceimages about VAW. Third we joined and won the grand prize inthe Muhammad Ali Foundation “Shine a Light International PhotoContest about VAW, the $1,000 prize was donated to Phil NGO –CESDev.

Another experience was the photo documentary of the effects ofquarrying operation in the environment and the community in theboundary of San Mateo and Montalban, Rizal.

Active workshop participants were organized into a teamfor a

TIK MULAT is a venue for photographers/artists to share

ur passions and skills in the field of photography forrious social concerns ranging fromenvironmental issuesupholding people’s rights and welfare. “Pitik”, commonlysociated with a camera click, refers to the artistic abilitycapture compelling images, while “mulat” means aware-

ess. PM is an advocacy photography geared with its motto,hange the World One Photo at a Time”, aims to raise so-

al awareness and hopefully, influence concrete action. Theoup was organized by some members of SLR Camera Club

metime in February 2012.

dvocacies:itik Mulat para sa Hinulugan Taktak” (PMHT)

M started last March 22 during Earth Hour Day as a discussionoup about the current condition of Hinulugan Taktak Nationalrk and the actions we can do as photographers to help save it..

hen, on April 22, 2012, in celebration of International Earth Day,e mobil ized around 30 photographers belonging to SLR Cameraub (Samahan ng mga Litratista sa Rizal); Photography Guild oftipolo); Camera Club of Antipolo and socio-civic NGO like theLove Antipolo” and joined the “Pitik Mulat para sa Hinuluganktak Photowalk” to capture both the splendor and the degrada-n of our National Park.

Hinulugan Taktak waterfall has been converted to a National Parkby Republic Act of 6964 that placed it under the administration ofthe Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) incoordination with the Department of Tourism and the provincialgovernment of Rizal, and has been proclaimed as a “ProtectedLandscape” on November 17, 2007.

It is one of the famous tourist attractions of Antipolo City wheremany residents and tourists had memories to rekindle about thiswaterfall. Despite its deteriorating condition, many people still con-tinue to visit and see the sad reality of Hinulugan Taktak NationalPark or HTNP. While the lyrics of folk song “Tayo na sa Antipolo, atdoon maligo tayo…” invites visitors to swim in the falls, the “Swim-ming Prohibited” sign will awaken us to the reality of the dirty,

garbage strewn water.

We should never resign and accept nature’s gift to simply bereminisced in old photos, confined in archives of history books, orreduced to a mere description in the lyrics of a popular folksong.

The rehabilitation, restoration, and conservation of Hinulugan Taktak are a necessary undertaking. We as photographers/artiststhrough our photographs can help promote awareness to save andpreserve HTNP.

Through our photographs, we aim to deliver a strong andheartfelt message to help promote environmental awareness;inspire and mobilize more concerned citizens to act and help thegovernment to save the once picturesque beauty of our Hinulugan

Taktak. We intend to conduct a series of photo exhibit in differentpublic and private establishments, schools and churches until EarthDay 2013. Our first photo exhibit was held on May 12 to 18 at SMMasinag. Immediately followed by the second leg of photo exhibitat Victory Park & Shop Mall on May 26 to June 9. The third leg wasduring “Tatakbo Fun Run” organized by Clinika Antipolo on Dec 8and was displayed until Dec. 22. We are currently working to coor-dinate with the Antipolo’s Association of Barangay Captains to letour images be displayed in their respective barangay halls.

Free Photography Workshop

Held every first Saturday of the month, the workshop aims todevelop the skill s and talents of photography enthusiasts and en-

courage themto use these talents and skills as a mediumto create

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Text and photos by Betty

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T H E I M P O R T A N C E O F

H E R I T A G Eonsider myself indeed a lucky photographer. I was one of therst graduates of the FPPF Basic Photography workshops way backhen they were being held at Nayon Pilipino. Soon after, I waspped by my boss to document company projects and activities.

philanthropist and history buff, my boss, Atty. Rafael Ortigas, Jr.ganized the Ortigas Foundation a few years later. The foundationas created to promote and preserve Philippine history and culture.

he foundation then embarked on a project to document in photog-phy all the still existing Spanish-era churches in the Philippinesnce these structures were in danger - exposed to typhoons andrthquakes as well as the wear and tear of time. And that is whyall myself lucky. The job was given to me and for years Linoboleda, my fellow photographer and I, both FPPF graduates, andlow employee travelled all over the Philippines to do this, from

atanes to Mindanao, all expenses paid. I still had a desk job ande best time to shoot is summer of course, and so the project ranr over a decade. We eventually photographed over 300 churches,meteries, ruins and the like. We never dreamed that so manyurches built during this era still existed even in the farthest partsour country. We were awed by the extensive missionary work

ere. These missionaries traveled to distant places and islands at ame when there were hardly any roads and when most travel wasone by water. They were exposed for the first time to the tropicaleat and diseases; and these journeys exacted a high death toll.

And yet many persevered to establish towns in distant places tospread Christianity and create these monuments of faith on whichmost of our cultural traditions are based - our fiestas all honorthe town’s patron saint and processions are much awaited yearlyevents. Religious images are carried at the forefront of all streetdancing activities.

At the time of shooting, we were not bound by parameters, and soanother reason why we were lucky was that we were shooting alittle more on the creative side rather than only in a documentaryor journalistic fashion, although we were requested not to use anylenses or filters that wouldcreate a different perspec-tive like super wide anglelenses, fisheye etc. Wesimply had to choose thebest angles and positions.We started the project usingfilm and eventually movedon to digital.

Surprisingly, churches have their good side and bad side too! So ifyou’re interested in shooting heritage structures, make sure to checkall angles. We also had to research on whether the churches werefacing the morning or afternoon sun. To have a better depth offield we were using smaller openings than the standard.

The foundation then put up a mobile photo exhibit and brought itto schools, churches and other organizations for free.FromMetroManila, the exhibit travelled to Laguna, Batangas, Ilocos, Cebu andBohol.

In 2010, the foundation published a coffee table book with thephotos we took titled: LA CASADE DIOS, The Legacy of Filipino-Hispanic Churches in the Philippines. Gratefully, the book was verywell received and in fact was a finalist at the 30th National BookAwards given by the National Book De-velopment Board. Perhaps precisely be-cause we were not shooting for a book,the photos gave the book a differentlook fromsimilar publications. Bookswere purchased and brought to Filipino-communities abroad; you can find themin various Philippine Embassies in theU.S., Europe, South America and Asia.And recently, the Harvard University pur-chased a copy fromus. Ecstatic doesn’teven begin to describe the feeling.

Sadly, the purpose and importance of this documentation becamemore pronounced after the recent earthquake in Bohol and Cebuon October 15, 2013 which totally destroyed or damaged many of

our churches and heritage structures. Not even a month laNovember 8, typhoon Yolanda (internationally known as Hadestroyed even more heritage structures in Leyte and Samaumenting the destruction and rubble literally brought tears eyes. And the realization thatthe photos I took are now quiteliterally history is daunting.

And so, all you photographersout there should document allkinds of our heritage structureswherever you may be. We arealso historians and the photosyou take today will speak vol-umes tomorrow.

(Betty Lalana is theAdministrative andOperations Officer of the Ortigas Foundation,Inc. and is a member ofthe Nayon Photographers’ Club)

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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, or simplyLightroom, is the best software out there right now

r the photographer and it is very easy to use; and before

is sounds like a commercial, I’ll tell you right away whatghtroom’s problem is.

ghtroom, at its very inception, used a new metaphor, aew way of doing things. For example, you won’t readily

e “File >Save as” when you’re done editing your photos.stead, it tells you to “Export” your edited image. This iscourse after you “Import” your photos into Lightroom.

o, why is it engaged in the “import-export” business?

here is another behavior peculiar to Lightroom: when youlect several photos all at once, the first one you clickedll be “more selected” than the rest of the photos and itslection indicator is whiter than the others. For Lightroom,

is is the “most selected” picture. If you want to changehich one is “most selected”, you click inside its thumb-ail; clicking outside the thumbnail and inside its framell deselect everything else and will just select the photo

ou just clicked. This “most selected” feature is for use in

tch processing. The most selected picture is the source ofits or metadata changes. Edit just one photo and you can

pply the edits to the rest of the selections.

here are other LR peculiarities. While Lightroomis reallysy to use in its most important function – image enhance-

ent in the Develop module – this application behaves dif-rently fromother applications in certain areas, differentlyough to get the user confused. This confusion gives the

st time user a horrible experience.

hy does Lightroom behave this way? Is this necessary? Arethese confusion worth it?

s it turns out, Lightroombehaves a little differently fromost computer applications we’ve been used to because iteals with images differently. It deals with photos different-for reasons of efficiency. As computer application, it does

not rely on the Folder that we’ve been used to; instead,it relies on the photo’s metadata. This is a key concept in

Lightroom: metadata.

What does it mean “rely on the metadata” and how can itignore the Folder structure that we’ve come to be so famil-

iar with?

History

A little background then: when Adobe released the softwarein 2007 fromthe “Shadowland” project, LightroomVersion

1.0 offered the photographer a whole new application thatwill take care of his total workflow in organizing, enhanc-ing, and outputting his photos. The application was builtfromthe ground up “by photographers, for photographers”,as Adobe would say. This was true because, in designing

Lightroom, Adobe asked a lot of photographers – both wellknown and lesser-known photographers – what they want-ed in an application specifically for the photographer.

The consensus then was 1) it had to be efficient in orga-

nizing photos, 2) it should enhance photos like Photoshopcould but should be very easy to use, and 3) it shouldprovide a way for the photographer to output his photoseasily for print, slideshow, and the Web. And yes, all these

functions should constitute one continuous workflow with-out need of another application.

Fromthese requirements, Adobe’s solution was to use adatabase as the core of the new application, the better for

it to efficiently manage digital photos. So, at its very core,Lightroomis a database – it can store lots of data aboutlots of photos, tons of photos. On top of this databaseAdobe ported Photoshop functions that photographers

could use to enhance photographs, but they did somethingvery important here: Lightroomcan enhance photos justlike Photoshop but it hid its complexity by using slidersinstead of having to deal with Layers, Blend Modes, Filters,etc. as in Photoshop.

Thus, Lightroomwas born. LR Version 1had 5 modules –Library, Develop, Slideshow, Print, and Web – but you canreally look at it as only 3 modules, as originally intended:Library for organizing, Develop for image editing, and the

others as Output, for sharing photographs. Today’s LR 5.3has 7 Modules: Library, Develop, Map, Book, Slideshow,Print, and Web.

Database Replaces the Shoebox

Now, it is much more efficient to organize and archive ourphotos by way of digital assets management, and Light-roomdoes this very well because it is a database. Whenbefore, film photographers would use cabinets, drawers,and shoeboxes to store their rolls of film, slides, and prints,

we do it now in the computer.

In Lightroom, the first step is to “Import” our photographs.Importing means you are making Lightroomaware of theexistence of your photographs. Even if you have download-

ed your photos to your hard drive, if you have not importedtheminto Lightroom, the application will not be aware ofthemand you cannot edit your photos. You are actuallybringing in your photos into the Catalog, and this is another

key concept in Lightroom.

The Catalog manifests itself in 3 ways: 1) the Lightroomin-terface you’re using is the Catalog, yes, that one you see onyour monitor when you’re using Lightroom– that’s the Cat-

alog (Fig 1), 2) the list that you see at upper left of Library(Fig 2), and 3) the LRCAT file you see inside your Lightroominstallation (Fig 3). Confused? Don’t be. They’re one and thesame. Each is just a different view of the Catalog.

Catalog is Lightroom’s way of organizing your photos. Thisis how Lightroomkeeps track of your photos. The Catalogremembers all information about each photo.

What’s in a catalog?

The Catalog is a database that keeps a record for allphotos. Everything you do to a photo is stored here. Thisrecord contains three key pieces of information about eachphoto: 1) a reference to where the photo is on your system,

2) instructions for how you want to process the photo, and3) metadata, such as ratings and keywords that you applyto photos to help you find or organize them. The Catalogcontains preview information, file location, metadata, devel-op settings, ratings, keywords, and collections.

When you import photos into Lightroom, you create a linkbetween the photo itself and the record of the photo inthe catalog. Then, any work you performon the photo —

such as adding keywords, changing exposure, croppremoving red eye — is stored in the photo’s record catalog as additional metadata.

Between what you see on your monitor and the actnal file in your hard drive, there is an intervening Sidfile, just a text file which lists all you did to a photoyou can save this sidecar file when you do MetadatMetadata to File in Library, or Photo >Save Metadat

File in the Develop module. In both cases, the keyboshortcut is CTRL+S. Hey, isn’t that the familiar File >shortcut? Lightroom reserved CTRL+S for saving the file in metadata.

So, it’s the sidecar file that remembers all the edits

metadata changes you make. Your original file, JPEG TIFF, or whatever – they always stay the same. Youfile is never ever touched or changed in Lightroom.

the concept of non-destructive editing in Lightroom.

Conclusion

To understand Lightroomand use it meaningfully, yto understand how this Catalog works and why it w

organize photos in Collections, another key conceptthere are four key concepts now that we have mentand you need to understand these first before you gthe fun part of enhancing your photos in the Develoule. These concepts are: Metadata, Catalog, Non-De

editing via the sidecar file, and Collections.

Collections are placeholders to efficiently organize yphotos without the burden of Copy and Paste. Colleallow you to make several versions of one photogra

even have one particular photo exist in several placers called Collections – not Folders – without bloatinhard drive. This is possible because Lightroomsimpences each photo via its metadata.

Understand the concepts mentioned in this article a

can be on your own, effectively using Lightroomforing, editing, and outputting your photos – without tfor a boring teacher telling you stuff about Lightroom

all, Lightroomwas designed to be easy to use.

But if you still feel you need someone to hold your hand walk you through the nook and crannies of Lig

then come to the Lightroomworkshops at the FPPFation of Philippine Photographers Foundation. We’llyou how.

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G 1. This is the Catalog, the interface you see on your mon-

or. While Lightroomis indeed easy to use – in the Developodule – people get lost because you first have to understand

ey concepts in Lightroombefore you are able to really use itell. Understand Catalog, Metadata, Collections, and the Side-r file and you are well on your way to enjoying Lightroom.

G 2. This is the Catalog, too! The Catalog manifests it-lf here, and in two other places, in Fig 1 and Fig 3. Mod-

featured above is Aerin Mangalindan with sister Jam M.amos, and professional HMUA Bella Beltran Rodriguez.

FIG 3. The LRCAT file is all of your Catalog in one place. You save this during backup to keep a copy of your cat-alog. For example, after a fresh installation of Light-

room, say following a reformat, replace the new LRCATfile with this one and you’ll have your old Catalog back.

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Canon PIXMA Pro Launch last February 21, 2014 at theCabana Club, Resorts World Manila! Pixma unveiled newproducts and Pro series designed to suit individual passion.Present at the launching were FPPF contingent. L-R PWA 2014

Chairman Boyet Guevarra, FUNtastic Philippines President JunBucao, Caroline Silva, International Photographer Per-AndreHoffmann, FPPF Chairperson Edi Huang, Ruwen Verdaguerand Helen Verdaguer.

Canon PixmaProLaunch

1. Don’t lend your camera even if the borrower calls youselfish, but you may include himin a selfie shot.

2. Don’t keep cameras in a tightly closed box. Allow themtobreathe dry air.

3. Don’t press too many the shutter of a camera that doesnot seemto respond well. Check its battery or a bottonset improperly.

4. Don’t click the shutter without determining first your areaof focus or emphasis.

5. Don’t include the sky in your landscape or seascape shots

if it is not interesting.

6. Don’t litter or clutter your background because thiswill take away the focus of the eyes from the center ofinterest.

7. Don’t place the horizon line in the middle of the pto divide the photograph into two equal parts.

8. Don’t ever tilt the horizon line.

9. Don’t set camera lens at big aperture if the intentto capture deep depth of field, or small aperture intention is to capture shallow depth of field. Revesetting.

10. Don’t overlook the beautiful effect of the Rule of your composition.

11. Don’t forget to use protective covering for your le

ticularly the lens cap and the UV filter.

12. Don’t forget to whisper, “Thank you, Lord God,” aturing the themes He created especially for you tophotography.

Here are some recent comments of the participants of the FPPF Basic Photography Workshop.

Dozen Don’ts

Again, here are some negative tips in photography which turn positive when applied

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sbate Rodeoodeo of Masbate is an April event and a very enjoyable sideKnown as a major source of beef, Masbate showcases the lifeowboy during the fiesta in April. University students fromafar number of competitions during the event. As a photographer,

hrills and spills of cowboys with their lassoes are captivatingents to relish.

Passing ShotsLito Beltran

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oy Suroy Sugbo May 7, 2014tes Islands is the venue for this year’s Suroy Suroyo. Cebu organizes the suroy suroy sugbu every quar-he event brings tourists, balikbayans and residentsferent towns to enjoy the scenes and culture oface. Camotes Islands with its four towns namely,San Francisco, Poro and Tudela is the venue of thed quarter Suroy, Suroy. Participants were broughtthe towns except Pilar town which was badly hit by

yphoon. Each town led by the town officials proudlytained a group of over a hundred participants withe, music and food. It was a good opportunity tocase the town culture to a group which otherwised not be possible without the event organized byrovincial tourism officials. The group had an enjoy-experience including a two-night stay at world-classts in San Francisco. Suroy Suroy Sugbu was initiateden Governor Gwen Garcia in 2010. Cebu provincels led by Gov. Hilario Davide III and Vice GovernorMapela and all tourismofficials are working hard to

ort the project.

Holy Week in Maragondon, CaviteMaragondon is in history books because it is the place where Andresand Procopio Bonifacio were sentenced to death and executed by therevolutionary government established by Emilio Aguinaldo. A Bonifacioshrine is in Mt. Nagpatong where the Bonifacio brothers were shot todeath.

Holy Week is a tradition that dates back to centuries and people cele-brate the Lenten season with processions and Easter Sunday festivities.Early Easter is the salubong marked with an early sunrise processionand the dance called bati. On the churchyard, three young ladies incolorful ternos holding small flags dance to the live music of the townband. The Sunday mass follows.

I took some images of the shrine, Good Friday procession, EasterSunday rites and some scenes. Two brothers made images of the LastSupper on the rocks by the road. They were interviewed by TV chan-nels. Traditionally Maragondon has many visitors during the Holy Week.

Zamboanga Workshop The Camera Club of Zamboanga organized a workshop calledMore Than Basic Photography Workshop, April 25-27, 2014. JunKwan, head of the camera club invited FPPF mentors, Ador Pa-mintuan and Amir Alba to conduct the workshop. I went with thementors to observe. The club thought that the workshop wouldbe attended by 20-30 participants. When the workshop opened,there were more than 70 eager learners inside the ABC Restau-rant where the seminar was held.

The syllabus was a compressed module compared to the 40-hour basic workshops being offered in Intramuros. The daystarted with Ador explaining the technical side of the modulewhile Amir demonstrated the proper way of taking portraits. Onthe last day, the participants had a small photo contest on bothhuman activity and portraiture. Prizes were donated by camerastores fromManila. Ms. Mary June Bugante, regional head ofthe Department of Tourism, awarded the prizes and asked theparticipants to post the positive images of Zamboanga City. Amir

and I went to Sta. Maria Island before we flew back to Manila.So far, in the history of the FPPF photo seminars the Zamboangaworkshop is the biggest group the FPPF has ever handled.

A windy atmosphere in a fine day of April plus theing heat of the sun simply heralded the 2014 summweather condition suited exactly the physical requof the recent Philippine Hot Air Balloon Festival at Pampanga some thirty-three kilometers from ClarkAnnually, people everywhere who are avid supportexciting event come to this place to experience oncthe thrill of watching and much more. . . riding on balloon. Thirty hot air balloons piloted by foreignepated in the event which also included kite flying, street dancing, concert, food and souvenir bazaars

The Pampanga government organized this annual Being among the spectators, I was indeed stunnedmesmerized by what I saw, how much more if I weon one of these hot air balloons. When I was a chordinary baIloon tied and flying frommy hand maexcited already, how much more excited I would bup, up in the air . . . . flying above the buildings, th

the rivers, the hills, the mountains !!!!Simply watching these hot air balloons fly over thethe Kapangpangans towards the direction of Bataanvirtual excitement already, how much more excitingbe if I were in one of these colorful hot balloons.A fellow watcher told me that a 15 feet high air bawould cost P500.00. A more adventurous ride of awould cost P6,000.00. I didn’t have that much cashpocket that particular day, yet I enjoyed the event watching and shooting the colorful huge balloons wcamera, as they graced the blue sky with their formcolors.

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Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, USA, L’Iris d’Or, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

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PO is delighted to announce American photographer Sara Naomi

wkowicz as 2014’s L’Iris d’Or/Sony World Photography Awards Pho-grapher of the Year. Selected from140,000 from166 countries, thehotographer’s story is inescapable; horrific and tender, fierce andnfathomable, and luridly coloured.

e’re delighted to reveal all 14 Professional Competition winners, along-de the Open, Youth and Student Focus Photographers of the Year.

nning and shortlisted images were presented at Somerset House, London from18 May as part of the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition. Theerall Professional, Open, Youth and Student winners will be revealed at the14 Sony World Photography Awards Gala Ceremony on 30 April in London.

bout the Awards:he Sony World Photography Awards is widely recognised as the leadingobal photographic awards programme in existence today. Launched in 2008,e awards are dedicated to supporting and cultivating photographic culture.hrough a range of annual competitions, we hope to discover new talent ine world of photography and moving image. Whether you are just starting outa full-fledged professional you can enter whichever competition you believets your level and experience.

The annual awards gala and ceremony takesplace in London, welcoming an internationalattendance of industry leaders to celebrate therecognition of the best in contemporary photog-raphy and each year also pays tribute to one ofour masters with the Outstanding Contribution toPhotography Award.

Supporting the celebration, is a month-long exhi-bition of the winners and finalists, comprising ofhundreds of photographs expertly curated insidethe historic London landmark, Somerset House.

Palmer +Pawel, 2012 Sport Award Winners©Robert Leslie

The competitions are judged each year by new juries selected fromthe World PhotographicAcademy and wider global industry.

he Competitions: ofessional Competition - for serious photographers.pen Competition - for amateurs and enthusiasts.udent Focus - for those studying photography.outh Award - for anyone aged 19 and under.


Ybiosa Wins Internatonal Photo Contest

Very proud indeed is FPPF workshop participantBotero Ybiosa for winning this year three local

national photography contests. Aside fromthe pretrophies and plaques, he also received cash prizes made his pockets swell and material gifts which heenjoyed.

Highly Commended was marked on his entry titledof Hope which he submitted to the photo contest by the Photographic Angle in London, United King

January, 2014.

Another entry titled Faith and Freedomwas declarby FreedomHouse Third Annual International Photwhose theme was Images of Repression and Freedwas exhibited at the Hillyer Art Space, Washington10, 2014.

Jophel Ybiosa likewise won a consolation prize in tival of Photos, Reportage and Documentary Film iCommunity contest organized by the Ministry of Iand Communications of Vietnam and held at the HHouse

His winning entry which won a consolation prize wHope Amidst Climate Change. His prizes included appreciation, 250 USD, round trip airfare to Vietnammodation and tour to Hanoi, the Nguyen City and

SonyWorld Photography Organization

NATIONAL Winners

1st Place Jo

2nd Place Mon Corpus 3rd Place Carlo

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Together with Emman Foronda , Alexis dela Vega andAngelique David, Jophel Ybiosa also won in the CCPPasinaya Festival Photography Competition. He receiveda certificate of recognition, some CCP merchandise and

tickets to musical concerts. (CSAngeles)

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The sky comes alive every February! For six consecutive Satur-days, a dazzling spectacle of lights and sounds was presented

by the Philippine International Pyromusical competition at SMMall of Asia.

Marvelous images of fireworks were posted all over social media,showcasing different interpretation of shapes and colors. Whatdoes it take to capture these beautiful light paintings?Generally,a photographer will need the right tools such as camera withlens, tripod, release cable and black cardboard to do the job. Asolid foundation in photography is also needed to know how touse these invaluable tools creatively.

Be prepared to capture the amazing lights in SM Mall of Asianext year! FPPF will offer seminars in Creative Fireworks Photog-raphy one week before the Pyromusical event. Basic Photographyis a pre-requisite for this seminar. We will also share to yousome tips and tricks to inspire you to capture your own uniqueperspective in night and fireworks photography.

For inquires, call FPPF or login at http://www.photoworldmanila.com/

FUNtastic Philippines (FPFG) celebrates its second year

anniversary. In just two years, the group achieved a phe-

nomenal growth – with more than 170,000 active members

fromall over the world. Armed with their cameras and

unique photographic vision, its members traveled all over

the country’s scenic spots. FPFG is clearly successful in

fulfil ling its goal of helping our country’s tourismindustry.

This year’s celebration (March 08) was held in the rest

house( aka. Hacienda GML) of Gerry De Leon, one of the

pioneer members, in Santa Maria, Bulacan.

FPFG(https://www.facebook.com/groups/FUNtastic.Phil-

ippines.FUNgroup/) was proud to highlight the different

activities of the group in support of its advocacy to boost

Philippine tourism. Among these are:

1. Twenty-seven (27) FUNmeets covering 18 cities and

provinces and nine (9) festivals around the country with

an average attendance of close to 100 members each

FUNmeet.

2. Five (5) photo exhibits at SSS Gallery, Abreeza Mall in

Davao (Kadayawan), Trinoma Mall in Quezon City, FEU

Diliman and Porta Vaga Mall in Baguio (Panagbenga).

3. Assistance provided to victims of the Olongapo flood-

ing, Project Walang Iwanan of Gawad Kalinga for Typhoon

Yolanda victims and various build projects of Gawad

Kalinga-Quezon City.

The special day was participated in by more than 200members and celebrated with fun-filled activities like OTS,

Best Hat competition, Best PhotojournalismPhoto dubbed

as BoypLakwatsa challenge, among others. Canon Explorer

of Lights, Ernie Sarmiento talked about Photojournalism

while Wesley Villarica on Fashion Photography and actual

model demo shot. Mr John K Chua talked about Photogra-

phy with a Difference (PWD) and demo of Aerial Photogra-

phy using Drone. Canon (Marketing) Philippines and Lito

“BoyP” Pangilinan were among the major sponsors of the

event!

Creative FireworksPhotography

Turns

Text and photos by Ruwen Verdaguer by Ruwen Verdaguer

Fireworks like a basket of flowers. With emphasis on the fireworks only!

This is another photo journalist style of photographing fireworks!

Group photo taken by Canon Ambassador John K Chua at Hacienda for the 2nd Anniversary celebration using his famous Drone RC.

Admin officers of FUNtastic Philippines celebrate the day with FPPF CEdi Huang, DOT Director Cynthia Lazo, FPPF President Pablo BeltranInstructor and Photoworld 2015 Chairman Amir Alva. Photo by Froilan

Another photo of fireworks with emphasis both the fireworks and the waterreflection.

This is a romantic scene were lovers become a perfect foreground of the fireworks!

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Kerala “God’s Own Country”

The state of Kerala (meaning land of coconuts) stretches along the south west tip of the vast Indiansubcontinent. When Marco Polo reached it from China, he wrote with astonishment, “Everything isdifferent from what it is with us and excels both in size and beauty.” Kerala’s landscape is a lush bleof palm-lined beaches, thick rain forests, plantation-covered hills, and crisscrossing rivers and lakes

Kerala continues to astonish in present times, for which it has been dubbed, “God’s Own Country”. Photographers are captivated

y scenic beaches of Kochi, Kovalamor Vizhinjam and the picture of house boats cruising through the backwaters in Alapuzha,

Kuttanadu or Kumarakom.

romThiruvanthapuram, we flew to the port city of Kochi, where this rich and harmonious co-existence is also apparent. On the

way to Kochi are numerous churches of all denominations: one we visited in Kothamangalamwas St Mary’s Cathedral. On an earlymorning stroll in Kochi we saw convent-school students offer prayers at Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica on their way to classes nextoor.

Tourists discover the age-old tradition of Ayurveda and its healing oils and massages, and enjoy colorful dance performan

Kathakali and demonstrations of an ancient form of martial arts, Kalarippavattu.

As you travel north, there are stunning hills, forests, birds and wildlife for example at Thekkady, Thettakad, or Vayanad.

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part from its natural wonders and mesmerizing culturalxperiences, Kerala is impressive in its human develop-ent. Far and away, it has the highest li fe expectancyIndia, as well as rate of literacy. As in the Philippines,ost people speak some English, though Malayalamis the

ative language. In this era of hand-held media devices,dinary shopkeepers reading the newspapers between

ustomer-tending is a common sight. Girls have an equalresence to boys in schools, a tradition for over a centu-

. More than half of Kerala’s population of 33 million (aird of the Philippines) is Hindu, while fully one-fourth ishristian and one-fifth Muslim—the high Christian presencecontrast to the two percent in all of India. In 1498, the

ortuguese explorer Vasco da Gama opened a trade route

India through Kerala, and the Dutch, French, and Englishllowed, along with themChristian missionaries. Ahead ofese newcomers, however, was St. Thomas, the discipleChrist, who reached Kerala in the first century A.D.

erala has accommodated these pervasive influences while

reserving its roots. On our most recent annual visit toe capital city of Thiruvanthapuram, we marveled at andmark, Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple. Dedicated toord Vishnu and run by a trust from the Royal Family, it

home to priceless treasures in its underground vaults.ymbolic of religious harmony, St Joseph’s Cathedralands next to Masjid-I Jahan-Numa Mosque and Sreeakthi Vinayaka Temple, a shrine to Saraswati, goddess ofnowledge. Near our home is the temple of Yakshi Amma

thara, a deity manifestation of Parvati, the Goddess ofower.wide banyan tree gives shade and arresting backdrop toe popular shrine, where one evening, we watched quick

omage.

A Master at Ten

Ten years old. A fourth grader at the Mother Shep-herd Academy in Valenzuela City. She paints in oil on

canvas. She also shoots whenever she holds her dad’scamera. I was amazed at her abstract painting which shehas given as a gift to a gondola singer at Macau and herFacebook friend. For the first time they met recently atthe FPPF office in InIntramuros . . . . Darlyn Shane A.Buenaventura, the child artist and Maggie Pertubal Badilla,the singer. Shane’s abstract oil painting can be exhibitedalong side with the masterpieces of Picasso, Kadinsky,

Mondrian and other abstract painters of the world. Hercomposition can melt a viewer’s feelings. Her colors, cleanand intense, do not show even a trace of muddy mixtures.

They blend with the adjacent geometric block. The colorsharmonize together even if the painting displays all thecolors of the spectrumin various tonal values.

Math is an exact science. Colors are not exact. Artists mixthemand observe harmonies to create the artist’s personalchoice. At ten years old has Darlyn Shane studied theprocesses involved in painting especially color mixing? Ittakes four years to get a certificate in the painting course.And abstract painting is the last lesson in this course.Students start painting in realism. How can she create anabstract masterpiece like what she has just done? Amaz-ing indeed!

Her father, Marlon Buenaventura, a photographer who wasonce a participant in the photography workshop at FPPF,said that at three years old Darlyn started her art by trac-ing his hand with pencil and copying forms on the wall.She noticed particularly the irregularities on old paintedwalls and identified them in baby language as flowers oranimals. Mama Manilyn is just as excited as Papa Marlonfor having Darlyn, their only child, as a prolific artist whostarted her art by painting on any ground especially walls.

This activity delighted her no end, so she sketched any-where and everywhere especially on the convenient wallsof the house. Now, she paints on paper and canvas usingbristle brushes and palette knife. She even tried cuttingan okra lengthwise, dipped it in paint and created anotherabstract pattern masterpiece.

Normally, an upcoming artist starts drawing in realism.As he gets acquainted with the materials, techniques andthemes in painting, his style becomes impressionistic, thenexpressionistic. Soon his lines and forms turn oblique anddistorted creating images puzzling to decipher.

Thus . . . abstract happens to be. It is supposed to be the

last attempt in visual art.

By Cecilia S. Angeles

*Please note: Workshops are conducted in English and Tagalog, 9amarrangements may be made for those who require purely English

See more at: http://www.photoworldmanila.com

2014 FPPF Workshop ScheduRegister Online

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Basic PhotographySATURDAYS

FEB 22 MAR 1, 8, 15, 22

MAR 8, 15, 22, 29, APR 5

MAR 29 APR 5,12-

26, MAY 3

APR 12, 26, MAY 3, 10, 17

MAY 10, 17, 24, 31, JUN 7

MAY 24, 31, JUNE 7, 14, 21

JUNE 14, 21, 28 JULY 5, 12

JUNE 28, JULY 5, 12, 19, 26

Fee: P4,700

SUNDAYS

FEB 23, MAR 2, 9, 16, 23

MAR 9, 16, 23, 30, APR 6

MAR 30, APR6,13,27-

MAY 4

APR 13, 27, MAY 4, 11, 18

MAY 11, 18, 25, JUNE 1, 8

MAY 25, JUNE 1, 8, 15, 22

JUNE 15, 22, 29, JULY 6, 13

JUNE 29, JULY 6, 13, 20, 27

Fee: P4,700

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JAN 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

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MAR 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

APR 28, 29, 30, MAY 1, 2

MAY 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

JUNE 23, 24, 25, 26, 27

Fee: P5,000

AIM Evenings

(To Be Announced)

Fee: P5,000

Kiddie Photography

(To Be Announced)

Fee: P3,500

AdvancedPhotography

(SAT-SUN-SAT)

JAN 18, 19, 25

FEB 22, 23, MAR. 1

MAR 29, 30, APR. 5

MAY 3, 4, 10

MAY 31, JUNE 1, 7

JUNE 28, 29, JULY 5

Fee: P4,700

Food Photography

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MAR 23

MAY 18

JUNE 15

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APR 26, 2

MAY 24, 2

JUNE 21,

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Muslim school girls in their head scarves walk in live-

ly groups to a nearby school; and puja (prayer ritual)conducted by Hindu priests at a Vishnu temple . The signby the temple gate says, ‘Only Hindus allowed,’ but weare asked to come in and stay for the music-playing andbell-ringing that accompany the short ceremony.

Puja is followed by an offering of payasam, a nativesweet, on a piece of banana leaf to all present. Thatdelightful morning included us, two unexpected but gra-ciously-welcomed bystanders: a Kerala balikbayan click-

ing away with a camera, and his fascinated Filipino wife.

All are invited to God’s Own Country.



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Having flair for taking pictures since his high school days, thenext thing is history. I am talking about Mr. Noli Yamsuan.

ou can classify himas a documentary photographer. He has aong desire to pursue and perfect his passion.

ay back in 1972 he worked for the Phil ippine Daily Express. Inmost all issues of this newspaper his photographs appeared ine front pages. His skills and wit in photojournalism were honedmthen on.

e got a big break when he was given an assignment in an in-rnational scene, and his works were featured in Time Magazinearis Match Magazine and France Asia Week. A well travelledotographer he had been to Russia , China, Rome, Czechoslo-kia , Abu Dhabi and United States of America. Being part ofadvocacy is known as Liturgical Photography. He documents

tivities of archbishops, cardinals, popes and happenings in andout the Catholic church.

Even if he has become a master of his craft, he stil l keeps ondiscovering new innovations and techniques in photojournalismwhich he unselfishly shares to fellows in his profession. He be-lieves that learning should be continuous to keep the best in thisactivity. A research about the place or situation before shootingis a big help. Shooting what one does not know will only createconfusion. Be spontaneous always and be ready to seize the emo-tions of the moments captured in photographs.

Noli has an open mind to the advancement of modern technolo-gy. Photography is very convenient today, he says, for there is noexpensive film to load in the camera, no darkroomto print pos-itives either. Now a handy memory card with large file capacityand a digital camera with good quality megapixel and you are allset to use photography as a tool to share and express the beautyyou see in this world. Be spontaneous always and be ready toseize the emotions of the moment.

Noli YamsuanThe Documentary Photographer

By Deborah Chloe’ De Guzman


Ramon Quisumbing has been fascinated bybirds since childhood. In his earlier years,

e was a hunter and then a collector. Someears ago, Ramon was reformed and becamen ardent bird and nature conservationist as

ell as an avid bird photographer. He travelsover the Philippines, including sailing to

mote islands on his boat, to capture (with hisamera) our rare, endemic and migrant birds.

2010, Ramon discovered the pristine beautyBangkong Kahoy Valley in Mt. Banahaw,

uezon, and joined the owner Dion Pullan ineserving the forests of BK Valley and Mt.anahaw and in establishing BK Valley as ard preserve. In 2012, Ramon started hisovel Nest Reporting and Stewardship ProgramMt. Banahaw, where he successfully recruited

nd motivated the locals to report and guardrd nests until the nestlings fledged. As asult, Ramon was the first to document andhotograph nests of uncommon montane birds,

such as the Besra, Chestnut-Faced Babbler,Citrine Canary-Flycatcher, Lemon-ThroatedLeaf-Warbler, and White-Browed Shortwing.

In 2012, Ramon fell in love with Capayas Creek

in Coron, Busuanga, Palawan, which has anamazing number and variety of beautiful Pala-wan birds living in proximity with a communityof locals. Ramon purchased several forestedcreekside properties and fenced themoff,in order to protect the resident and visitingbirds, and creating the new Capayas CreekBird Preserve. He had numerous floweringand fruiting trees and shrubs planted in thePreserve to feed the birds. Ramon was ableto document and photograph for the first timea nest of the uncommon Ruddy Kingfisher, aswell as nests of the Blue Paradise-Flycatcherand the Hooded Pitta. Under the watchful eyeof local birdguide Erwin Edonga who lives nextdoor, the Capayas Creek Bird Preserve is now apermanent bird haven.

BirdingBy Ramon Quisumbing

(About theAuthor)

– Trustee, Wild Bird Photographers of the Philippi nes– Member, Philippi ne Bird PhotographyForum– Member, Wild Bird Club of thePhi lippines– Graduate, Universityof South Florida (B.S) 1976– Graduate, GerogetownUniversity (J.D) 1979– Managing Partner of Quisimbing Torres LawFirm



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ed the day off in my dental clinic, March 4, 2014, due tocheduled brown out and drove straight to Alfredo’s Aviaryrt here in San Fernando, Pampanga some 20 kilometersy. Birds welcomed me with friendly tweets. I was over-med by their seemingly kind reaction. They hopped herethere, and flew overhead in various directions. So . . . Ielf got confused with what ISO, aperture, shutter speed toto capture perfectly these beautiful birds.

ve just taken a lecture about Composition under Mrs. Ceciliaeles on my second day of the FPPF Photography Work-p at Fort Santiago, Intramuros. And these birds are perfectect for my assignment in Composition, but birds do notput where they are. They move. They turn around. Theyhey hop on branches, twigs, or simply stay suspended inair. It was very hard to capture themin a still pose. Then Iembered what Mrs. Angeles told us, “Pray as you view yourect in the viewfinder. Pray, pray and pray and a miraclehappen.”

e I was shooting these particular unique birds, I prayed sol-y in my native tongue,”Lord, dinammo ko pong masantingot. Saupan Mo ko. (Lord, give me a perfect shot and helpAnd the miracle happened when I took the first shot. I

ed a different intense feeling shooting the two birds. God

guided my eyes, hands and mind, as I cli cked the shutter.e dramatic compositions simply appeared in my viewer.

utiful lines and forms emerged fromthe symmetry of thes in black and white. I felt blessed. I murmured, “ThankLord.”

afternoon filled my sd card with beautiful bird photos allured in full faith. To my fellow photographers who seemtofrustrated sometimes with their photography, I advise youkindle your faith and belief in God Who really intercedesr work as photographer. Pray, pray and pray and a miracle

happen.

There is a course in college called Interior Design. It is amajor field in the Department of Fine Arts which includes

Sketching, Painting, Visual Arts, Fashion Design, Photography,Sculpture, Print Making and others. Aside fromlectures somesegments of the lessons are actual applications or projectsof students. In painting students create images on canvasor other grounds. In photography students shoot and submittheir shots which the professor evaluates and gives the corre-sponding grades. My students in Photography, for example,commonly shoot flowers, pets, landscapes or classmates.So. . . unless specified, they do not shoot rooms or interiorarrangement. Maybe the theme does not tickle their senses,or maybe they simply do not happen to capture the attractivehighlights of interior. Why is interior not a popular subject inphotography? Well, perhaps the photographer cannot see whatattractive subjects are there in interior areas.

To me, lines coming fromthe architectural design, furniture,windows, doors, posts or walls prominent in the roommustbe given prime attention. How awkward are these lines if theyare captured with distortion, or overlapping unnecessarily oneanother. So, instead of presenting a roomin a pleasant atmo-sphere. . . . . elements there become eyesores.

The camera needs to be supported by a tripod to avoid shakethat may blur important sections of the picture. Lucky is thephotographer who has light facilities, for he can capture theentire roomincluding details of dark shadows. Also, the pho-tographer needs to be aware of his white balance and aperturesettings which are very important in capturing natural colorsand sharpness of elements in the composition.

If photographers get thrilled photographing common or unusu-al subjects, interior of homes and buildings offer equally excit-ing segments to photograph. Or maybe these photographershad some interior shots which did not appeal to their sightsbecause they are not familiar with the techniques in interiorphotography. Famous architectural buildings are exciting toshoot, so are their interior parts.

On this spread are interior shots taken by a former student ofthe FPPF Basic Photography Workshop. Let me know what youcan say.

Photographyand Faith

Shooting Interior

By Dr. Czar Adonis V. Lingad

By Cecilia S. AngelesPhotos by Maggie P. Badilla

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