2009 October

Martin Zapanta - Passionate About Fashion
By YUGEL LOSORATA–

Club parties are venues to unwind or dance around, especially for people with extra money to spend for good time. These, however, may not be the perfect place for reflection, with all the lights and sounds that can distract anyone trying to quietly visualize something serious.

For Martin Zapanta, [...]

Quick Develop
in Lightroom 2.5 (Last Part)–
If there is no color cast in your image, then you can bypass the White Balance and proceed to the Tone Control pane (Image 16). On the top of the pane is Auto Tone button (Image 17) which, when clicked, will automatically adjust the tonal values of the image. (This [...]

Photographing People Behind the Camera–

They are masters behind the camera, capturing emotions through their lenses and bringing them to life. But now, the focus is on them.
Instituto Cervantes, in celebration of the 8th edition of Película, is holding a photo exhibit featuring several fundamental figures of the contemporary Philippine cinema at the Cultural Center of [...]

Filipino wins Gold Award at the 2009 ASEAN-Korea Multimedia Competition–

Jophel B. Ybiosa of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines won the Grand Prize (Gold Award) in the photography category of the 2009 ASEAN-Korea Multimedia Competition. Ybiosa’s three winning entries titled “The Guide,” “Festive Day,” and ” Reflection of a Culture” featuring the Higantes Festival of [...]

From the Inbox (18)–

Again we start with a call to all readers to continue giving support for the relief and rehabilitation of all Filipinos whose lives were severely affected by the recent calamities.

And now to our new contributors who recently sent in their materials. We start today’s column featuring Romeo Lipa from Tondo, Manila. Romeo [...]

Calling all photography enthusiasts!–
 

If you have a good photograph that you would like to share and you think is good enough to be published, send it to us (including some technical information about the image). We are looking for images of any subject that will catch the readers’ attention and paint a thousand words. After [...]

Older Blessings–

The devastation of the past two typhoons seem to be over – for now. Without trying to be negative or pessimistic about things, it’s really a matter of being prepared for things. Some are saying these are but the beginning and that the storms which will hit us will be ever stronger.

This should be [...]