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Batch 19 Portrait winners (L-R): Lindy Go 4th Place, Michael Reyes 2nd, Jelo Deveraturda standing in for David Tan 1st Place, Rubi Rosa Barion Arreza 3rd Place and Rolly Borlongan 5th.

Rubi Rosa (she’s that lady in the photo above, 2nd from right) came to the workshop with her shiny new DSLR camera expecting to learn a lot of things about photography, only to be frustrated by what she considered to be too much technical matters on the very first day of class. Compounding her bewilderment was the thought that she was being left behind by her younger classmates who seemed to be absorbing the lessons without difficulty – technical terms and all!

“Generation gap,” she thought. She blamed it on the fact that she was a lot older than most of her batchmates (she actually looks very young – even gorgeous, as you can see in the photo). She almost gave up on the second day and decided that she would no longer attend the subsequent sessions. But other voices prevailed, and she persisted. By persisting, she now avers that she has emerged from the workshop with a new perspective on photography, learning a lot in the process.

On graduation day, Rubi Rosa won a trophy for her portrait entry; she emerged as 3rd Place winner in her class.

The winners:

Portrait Category:

1. David Tan – First Place
2. Michael Reyes – 2nd Place
3. Rubi Rosa Barion Arreza – 3rd Place
4. Lindy Go – 4th Place
5. Rolly Borlongan – 5th Place

Still Life Category – Glass:

1. Michael Reyes – First Place
2. Angelo Deveraturda – 2nd Place
3. Juvert G. Ostol – 3rd Place
4. Ramon Baltazar, Jr. – 4th Place
5. Marvin Lee V. Pascual – 5th Place

Still Life winners, Batch 19 (L-R): Marvin Lee V. Pascual 5th Place, Michael Reyes 1st, Angelo Deveraturda 2nd, Ramon Baltazar Jr 4th and Juvert G. Ostol 3rd Place.

Workshop participant Maria Lourdes Echague belting out a song for her Batch 19 class, accompanied in the organ by her son Nicolo Paulo Echague, as Prof. Cecilia S. Angeles looks on.

The class of Batch 19 2009 listening to the entertainment number by Maria Lourdes Echague at the FPPF Chamber 2 in Fort Santiago, Manila.

The winning photos of Batch 19 has been posted in the Gallery.