The top ten winners in the Still Life category. In front are the top 5 who will receive medals & trophies (left to right): Joy Ellen J. Otos 2nd Place, Rico Urbano First Place, Clarissa Tamayo 3rd, Roberta G. Uy 4th and Ronald Pilaspilas 5th. At the back are (L-R) Ma. Realiza M. Paningbatan 8th, Marvin V. Samson 6th, Marvin H. Hadap 7th, Ma. Magnolia L. Arellano 10th and Arnie R. Beticon 9th.
Congratulations to Basic Photography Batch 13 of 2009, which turned out an excellent crop of photos in the Still Life category! Even veteran photographer Ed Santiago, who was one of the judges, commented that the excellent Still Life photos (glassware was their theme) were worthy of publication in magazines. “This batch will make good advertising photographers!” Mang Ed noted. Almost all of the product shots got very high marks for technical and artistic excellence. Kudos to their instructors Ador Pamintuan and Dennis Araneta who taught them the intricacies of lighting and shooting glass, which is usually a difficult subject to photograph.
The Top 5 Winners in Still Life (Glass):
- Rico Urbano – First Place
- Joy Ellen J. Otos – Second Place
- Clarissa Tamayo – Third Place
- Roberto G. Uy – Fourth Place
- Ronald Pilaspilas – Fifth Place
While Batch 13 as a whole did not produce photos in the Portrait category that were as excellent as their Still Life output, at least their Top 10 winners turned out works that they can be proud of.
The Top Ten winners in the Portrait category. The Top 5 in front who will receive medals & trophies are (L-R): Marian Peralta 5th, Joy Ellen J. Otos 2nd, Michael Magsino 1st, Mark Bien 3rd and Edison S. Alcabasa 4th. Back row (L-R) are Edward C. Chua, Tiffany L. Baura, Alvin C. Ong, Ronald R. Pilaspilas and Roberto G. Uy.
The Top 5 Portrait Winners:
- Michael Magsino – First Place
- Joy Ellen J. Otos – Second Place
- Mark Bien – Third Place
- Edison S. Alcabasa – Fourth Place
- Marian Peralta – Fifth Place
Happy winners Joy Ellen J. Otos, 2nd Place, and Rico Urbano, First Place, after hearing the judges’ decision. In foreground is Instructor Ador Pamintuan applauding his students.
The photos were judged by FPPF’s Ed Santiago, George Cabig, Ador Pamintuan, Chris Malinao and Mark San Valentin of the UP College of Fine Arts. The winning photos have been posted in the Gallery.
June 28th, 2009 at 1:27 am
still life glassware was really a challenge, I took a lot of shots, but only 1 is the best, and I got 8th place. reading the article is really something, an indescribable feeling. It was worth the shot. Thanks FPPF! Cheers to our professors and judges.
June 28th, 2009 at 6:20 am
congrats, again, liz. i think all the names of the top ten in still life and portrait should appear in the captiion, what do you think? can you please tell me who all those wonderful people are?
June 28th, 2009 at 8:31 am
still life top 6-10: (back, l-r) Ma. Realiza M. Paningbatan, Marvin V. Samson, Marvin H. Hadap, Ma. Magnolia L. Arellano, Arnie R. Beticon.
portrait top 6-10: (back, l-r) Edward C. Chua, Tiffany L. Baura, Alvin C. Ong, Ronald R. Pilaspilas, Roberto G. Uy
i actually knew most of them but i cheated on some by looking at the class ID roster
June 28th, 2009 at 8:40 am
hi batchmates, our group’s working name is “TRECE LENTES” which I think will hold out as final name unless a bigger number suggests a different name. if you have not yet signed up to our group account in multiply, here’s the link==> http://fppf2009.multiply.com. get connected and keep the learning going!
June 28th, 2009 at 9:28 am
I learned a lot.
A year into photography, a lot of people were asking me why I took the Basic Photo Workshop.
There really are some things that you wont be able to learn by yourself.
I thank the lecturers for sharing with us their insights.
Congratulations to the winners!
Pogi ko sa picture oh! =D
June 28th, 2009 at 10:20 am
oo nga sir please publish the names of the 10th to 6th place winners of still life and portrait photos.
June 28th, 2009 at 10:21 am
2nd row (LtoR), Realilza Paningbata 8th, Marvin Samson 6th, Marvin Hadap 7th, Magnolia Arellano 10th, Arnie Beticon 9th.
Thanks Sir.
June 28th, 2009 at 10:50 am
congrats cLAssmates!! yup I agree the gLassware was reaLLy a challenge, i took 200 shots just for the gLassware but its worth it i got the 7th pLAce (sir chris gusto nyo makita yung ndi putoL na baso? nanhinayang kau sa picture ko eh hehe) and for the portrait it is hard because of the weather this past few days but im proud for my classmates they reaLLy put a good job… APIR! CHEERS!! thanks to our professors!!
Batch 13 is the best!!
June 28th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Cheers to Batch 13. Congratulations to the winners in the Still Life and Portrait category. More power to our new found “career”
June 29th, 2009 at 7:17 am
Congratulations TRECE LENTES!!!
June 29th, 2009 at 7:25 am
To all our Mentors… Kudos to all of you! I’m very proud to be part of this workshop.
To Sir Ed Santiago… Thank You for your very constructive feedback on our Glass Still Life and Glamour Portraits. This really meant a lot to me.
To all my Classmates… Keep on Shooting! Practice-Practice-Practice… We can’t stop from the Basics… It’s just the start. Hope we can set up a photo exhibit someday
June 29th, 2009 at 11:18 am
maraming salamat sa mga professors.. sulit na sulit yung workshop na ‘to and i’m very happy to be part of batch 13 (lucky 13).. click lang ng click!!
July 3rd, 2009 at 6:55 am
Congratulations Rachelle, job well done!
July 4th, 2009 at 12:03 am
Sir Chris, i am a Batch 11 basic graduate. I just want to ask why our batch and batch 12 graduation creatives are not posted on our site. Bigla pong 13 & 14 agad. Salamat po.
July 4th, 2009 at 5:29 am
Nasagasaan, Francis, ng events, unfortunately. Nag-slowdown ako nang pumanaw ang kasamang Toch, I felt bad about that. Tapos biglang naging busy ako sa Cebu workshop. Things happen…but if it’s any comfort, your batch’s winning photos are there in the Gallery.
July 5th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
astig!!