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2nd Place: Ronnie Gabalda

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4th Place: Ronnie Gabalda

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FPPF Project Director Lito Beltran, at right, addresses participants to the Taal Fashion Shoot, part of the culminating activities of PhotoWorld Asia 2010. The delegates were treated to a delicious breakfast of native delicacies courtesy of Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto, facilitated by Dindo Montenegro and the Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office of Batangas.

Fashion photographer Raymond Isaac delivers his lecture on glamour photography at the Escuela Pia in Taal. Raymond is co-presenter of the Taal Fashion Shoot with US photographer Kevin Ames.

Miss Gerlinde Habit, one of seven models during the Taal Fashion Shoot. There were five female and two male models during the location shoot in Taal.

The participating photographers in the Taal Fashion Shoot were divided into several groups to facilitate shooting. Photo above shows one group with a vintage car in the background.

Photo above shows the interior of the Villavicencio Ancestral Home in Taal, one of two heritage houses where the fashion shoots were held.

Professional photographer Manal Al Dabbagh of Saudi Arabia, takes a shot at the stairs of Escuela Pia (Taal Cultural Center) in Taal, Batangas. Manal was one of the foreign delegates to the just concluded PhotoWorld Asia 2010. She also joined the Taal Fashion Shoot conducted by top fashion photographers Raymond Isaac and Kevin Ames. Manal’s website, dabbagh-photo.com, may be reached via the link section at the bottom right of this page.

Top fashion photographers Kevin Ames, left, of the United States and Raymond Isaac of the Philippines joined forces to make the Taal Fashion Shoot a success.

Qatari photographer Ali Al-Manssori receives his certificate of attendance from Kevin and Raymond. Ali has been attending PhotoWorld Asia since 2008.

Participants to the Hands-on Fashion Photography Workshop in Taal, Batangas gather at the stairs of Escuela Pia for a group photo.

On the final day of PhotoWorld Asia 2010 convention, the FPPF presented to all delegates their Certificates of Attendance. The convention delegates are represented in this photo by Lara Lerissa Co, 3rd from right, and Marlon Dacumos, 3rd from left. Presenting the certificates are FPPF instructor Vic Sison, FPPF Chairperson Edi Huang, FPPF Finance Director Dr. Amado Castro and FPPF instructor George Cabig.

The Qatari delegation of Ali Al-Mansoori, 2nd from left, and Faisal Abdullah Kandrani, 3rd from right, present to the FPPF three copies of the 2009 Limited Edition of the Al-Thani Award for Photography. Receiving the books are FPPF Project Director Lito Beltran, FPPF Finance Director Dr. Amado Castro, FPPF Chairperson Eduviges Y. Huang and FPPF instructor and web administrator Chris Malinao.

Photo by Faisal Abdullah Kandrani which won a Gold Medal for Qatar entries in the 2009 Al-Thani Awards for Photography, which is fast becoming the world’s largest annual salon of international photographic art. Last year’s grand prize of US$30,000 and a Leica M6 went to Abdul Wahab Saed Al-Asbahi of Kuwait.

Jason Magbanua delivering his lively lecture on wedding videography at PhotoWorld Asia 2010 at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati. Jason is a top rated videographer who is breaking new grounds in the use of the video-capable digital SLR camera and applying it in his work. 5D or 7D? someone asks. The Canon EOS 5D’s image quality and noise handling is a lot better than the 7D when it comes to video, plus the 7D overheats, Jason notes. On taking the shots, Jason emphasizes anticipation. You know when things will happen, so position yourself to capture the emotions, especially of a wedding event, he says. Photo by Rod Banzon, FPPF

ABS-CBN’s Raul Echivarre is silhouetted on the projector screen at the start of his lecture on the Zen of Photography at PhotoWorld Asia 2010. He later showed his much admired photographs depicting the evolution of his style. Raul is a busy corporate executive who finds time for his passionate hobby and create excellent images. Photo by Chris Malinao, FPPF.

In the afternoon sessions, multi-awarded Indonesian photographer Kristupa Saragih shared his travel photographs with attendees to PhotoWorld Asia 2010. Kris describes himself as a full time photographer, part-time writer and life-time traveller. In the seminar, he shared valuable tips on how to get good travel photographs.

Singaporean Eddie Ng, derivatives director at DBS Vickers Securities and an avid photographer, makes an exposition about photo communities in Southeast Asia, especially those in Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and, of course, the Philippines. These photo communities are holding a regular event, Crossing Bridges, to foster awareness and camaraderie among photographers by visiting the different countries in ASEAN. It started in Jogjakarta in Indonesia and went around Southeast Asia over the years. Crossing Bridges 2009 was in West Sumatra, and CB10 could be in the Philippines.

Professional US photographer Kevin Ames starts his lecture at PhotoWorld Asia 2010 with a slideshow of his portfolio of photographs…

…then he regales his audience with entertaining anecdotes of his photographic career, as he leads them into more serious discussions on the importance of good lighting and how to create beautiful photographs. He also spent time on his post processing techniques, in Photoshop, Bridge, Camera Raw and Lightroom. Kevin is an expert in digital imaging, with several books to his name.

Kevin Ames delivering his lecture before delegates to the PhotoWorld convention at the SGV Hall, 3rd Floor, Asian Institute of Management in Makati, Metromanila.

The second half of Kevin’s seminar is the fashion photo shoot, where he shares his studio lighting techniques. Here, he embeds a favorite tool, the gray card, at the start of a shoot, with Model Trachelle Santiago, to make sure he gets the correct white balance that gives the right colors.

With Model Ara, Kevin demonstrates his lighting techniques in this punk rock fashion setup.

Kevin shoots Model Amber in this 3rd studio setup of the fashion photo shoot during the PhotoWorld Asia 2010 convention. On Tuesday, Feb 2, Kevin joins top Filipino fashion photographer Raymond Isaac in a location shoot in Taal, Batangas, where traditional, modern and fine art setups will be done in two ancestral homes in the Heritage Town.

Photography celebrity Manny Librodo delivers his lecture in PhotoWorld Asia 2010.

Librodo against the backdrop of one his photos as he elucidates on the important elements that go into a good photograph. Text shows all elements according to their importance. The first letters unscramble to form his own name, M-A-N-U-E-L.

On the 2nd day of PWA 2010 convention, top wedding photographer John Tronco describes his workflow going about a wedding photo shoot, describing his preparations before the shoot, his shooting techniques during the wedding ceremony, all through the reception and even beyond. Best of all, John – who is a highly successful wedding photographer – also shared his tips on the business side of things.

Earlier in the morning, the delegates of PhotoWorld Asia 2010 took time out for a group photo session. Photo shows top commercial photographer John Chua, right, directing the shoot. The group photo is available for download below.

Group photo of delegates to the PhotoWorld Asia 2010 Convention. The photo may be clicked for a full resolution 4.5MB version. Photo by John Chua.

FPPF Chairperson Edi Huang addresses convention delegates during the opening of PhotoWorld Asia 2010 at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati. Participants came from all over the Philippines including Cebu, Iloilo, Baguio, the Bicol region, General Santos City, Davao, Palawan, Butuan City, Pangasinan and Metromanila. Delegates also came from other countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. The convention, which comprise the educational series of PhotoWorld Asia 2010 photography trade show, runs until February 1 at the SGV Hall of ACCM.

Senior Consultant John Silva of the National Museum held a very engrossing picture show during the convention, featuring rare antiquarian photographs that depict significant episodes in Philippine history.

Photo artist Isa Lorenzo of the Silverlens Gallery delivering her lecture on Black & White Photography during the convention.

Visual artist Hugo Yonzon III shows his photographs to convention delegates during his lecture on Harnessing Your Creative Energy.

Philippine Strobist Bernie Ledesma does his presentation on the use of the very lightweight and portable off-camera flash for outdoor shoots.

Kimberly Tan hosts the first day of the convention. The FPPF discovered Kim, a professional event host, when she attended the weekday basic photography workshop (Batch 6, 2010) at Fort Santiago.

Digital Photographer Philippines publisher Nick Tuason, left, in a huddle with phenomenal Filipino photographer Manny Librodo in the sidelights of the PWA 2010 convention.

Lucky Jeffrey! Jun Sepe, right, of Ynzal Marketing Corp, hands over a Wacom Bamboo pen tablet to Jeffrey S. Angeles, one of the delegates who won the prize in a raffle during the convention.

Cutting the ceremonial ribbon to formally open PhotoWorld Asia 2010 are (L-R): US professional photographer Kevin Ames, in checkered shirt, classical pianist Ingrid Santamaria, PWAsia 2010 Chairman Manny Inumerable, sculptor Ramon Orlina and top Philippine fashion photographer Raymond Isaac. Behind them are Tourism Dir. Cynthia Lazo, Manny Librodo and Raul Echivarre (partly hidden).

The crowd of photographers covering PhotoWorld Asia 2010.

At the center of it all is Mrs. Eduviges Y. Huang, Chairperson of the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation. The FPPF holds the photo convention and trade show every year.

Top US photographer Kevin Ames, left, and phenomenal Filipino photographer Manny Librodo, take a moment to chat at the PhotoWorld exhibits at the Art Space, 3rd Floor Glorietta 4 in Makati. The Art Space exhibits feature old photographs depicting significant events in Philippine history and a rare collection of vintage cameras. Ames and Librodo will share their expertise in the educational seminars of PhotoWorld Asia 2010, organized by the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation, FPPF.

One of the old photographs on display at the Art Space is this rare photo of the execution of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, moments before his martyrdom. The antiquarian photographic exhibits depict significant episodes in the history of the Philippines. Go to the Art Space, 3rd Floor, Glorietta 4 to see the old photographs and a collection of vintage cameras. Admission is free, but be sure not to break anything there.

A gold plated Nikon FA SLR camera from the collection of Manny Inumerable, this year's chairman of PhotoWorld Asia 2010, which runs from January 28 to February 2, 2010 at the Glorietta and Asian Institute of Management in Makati.

Top US photographer Kevin Ames planed in Wednesday night in time for PhotoWorld Asia 2010. Photo above shows Kevin, right, with FPPF mentor and multi-awarded travel photographer George Cabig, taken riverside at Fort Santiago in Manila. Photo by Lito Beltran.

Kevin, a Photoshop guru with several books to his name, gives an impromptu lesson on digital imaging while having lunch with FPPF mentors. From left to right: FPPF Project Director Lito Beltran, Chris Malinao, Kevin Ames, Dennis Araneta and Rod Banzon.

Top US photographer Kevin Ames, left, and sensational Filipino photographer Manny Librodo head the list of distinguished photographers from the Philippines and other nations who are speaking at PhotoWorld Asia 2010.