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The Executive Committee of PhotoWorld Asia 2010 met last night to finalize details of the annual photography event. The meeting was jointly presided over by Mrs. Eduviges Y. Huang, Chairperson of the FPPF, and Mr. Manny Inumerable, Chairman of PhotoWorld Asia 2010 Organizing Committee and attended by the executives of the various committees from member camera clubs.

PhotoWorld Asia 2010 will have four separate venues:

1. The ACCM, AIM Conference Center Makati, for the seminars and workshops.
2. The Glorietta Activity Center as main exhibition area for the photography industry trade show.
3. The Art Space, 3rd Floor at Glorietta 4 for the collection of antiquarian photographs and vintage cameras.
4. The Glorietta 5 for more trade exhibitions.

On Thursday, January 28, 2010, there will be three formal openings:

1. 3:00 pm for the trade exhibits at Glorietta 5;
2. 4:30 pm at the Art Space, 3rd floor, Glorietta 4 for the exhibits of old photographs and vintage camera collections;
3. 6:00 pm at the Glorietta Activity Center for the ribbon cutting followed by booth visitations.

Tourism Director Cynthia Lazo, Sculptor Ramon Orlina and Pianist Ingrid Santamaria have been invited to grace the opening of PhotoWorld Asia 2010. The trade show, which is open to the public for free, will run until February 2, 2010.

The educational series – workshops and seminars by master photographers – will be held at the ACCM, Asian Institute of Management Conference Center in Makati from January 29 to February 1, 2010. It will feature world renowned photographers Manny Librodo and Kevin Ames as headline speakers, with the special participation of top fashion photographer Raymond Isaac during the hands on shoot in Taal, Batangas.

Other speakers include John Silva who will lecture on 19th and early 20th century Philippine photographs, Isa Lorenzo on Black & White photography, Hugo Yonzon III on harnessing the creative energy, Bernie Ledesma on strobist techniques, John Tronco on wedding photography, Raul Echivarre on the Zen of photography, Jason Magbanua on videography, Indonesian Kristupa Saragih on travel photography and Singaporean Eddie Ng on bridging photo communities.

A separate event in Taal, Batangas will feature a fashion shoot, with top professional photographer Raymond Isaac and US photographer and PhotoWorld Asia speaker Kevin Ames. The photo shoot will be done in two old houses in Taal – the Villavicencio and Agoncillo ancestral homes – and will feature several professional models for the Traditional, Modern and Fine Art setups. The shoots will be done outdoors and indoors.

Fee for the Taal photo shoot is P5,000 for PWA 2010 delegates and P6,000 for non-delegates. The fee will be used to defray expenses for the air-conditioned transport buses, breakfast, lunch and merienda during the shoot and to pay for the makeup artists and fashion stylists who will attend to the models.

Those who wish to join the Taal photo shoot may register here. Meeting place will be at the Comfoods carpark along Buendia Ave., corner Pasong Tamo St. in Makati at 6:00 am sharp. It will be a two-hour trip to picturesque Taal, Batangas.

Details have been firmed up for the annual PhotoWorld Asia 2010 event during a lunch meeting of the Executive Committee at the Casino Español in Manila. Photo shows, from left to right, standing: Chris Malinao, FPPF Project Director Lito Beltran, George Cabig, FPPF Chairwoman Eduviges Y. Huang, Willy Marbella, John Tronco and Raul Echivarre. Seated are Manny Librodo and Manny Inumerable, Chairman of the organizing committee.

The Executive Committee for PhotoWorld Asia 2010 met Wednesday at the Casino Español in Manila to finalize program details for the upcoming annual photography trade show and convention. PhotoWorld Asia 2010 reels off this coming January 28 to February 2 at the Glorietta Ayala Center for the trade show and at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati for the educational series and convention.

Wednesday’s lunch meeting at the Casino Español was presided over by FPPF Chairwoman Eduviges Y. Huang and FPPF Project Director Lito Beltran. In attendance was Manny Inumerable, Chairman of the organizing committee for PWAsia 2010 and convention guests Manny Librodo, John Tronco and Raul Echivarre. Also present were art curator Willy Marbella and FPPF’s George Cabig and Chris Malinao.

Details of the event are available here; final details will also be published soon. PhotoWorld Asia 2010 is a yearly project of the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation, Inc.

Registration for the event is now in full swing. Early registrants may still avail of the Early Bird rate of P4,500 to attend the educational series of workshops and seminars from January 29 to February 1, 2010. The early bird rate is good until January 27. It will be P5,000 on opening day.

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Manny Librodo, right, shows some workshop photos to FPPF Chairwoman Edi Huang, center, and FPPF Project Director Lito Beltran at a private lunch today. Manny showed photographic works by students of his workshops around the world.

World-famous photographer Manny Librodo met with FPPF Chairwoman Eduviges Y. Huang and FPPF Project Director Lito Beltran at a private lunch in a Chinese restaurant in Makati today where they discussed matters relating to the upcoming PhotoWorld Asia 2010 photography trade show to be held at the Glorietta, Ayala Malls in Makati on January 28 to February 2, 2010.

During the meeting, Manny showed photos by participants of his workshops from various places around the world, the latest of which was held in Cebu yesterday. He will proceed to San Francisco, California for another photography workshop there on September 26-27, and then on to Los Angeles for yet another workshop on October 3-4.

Photo by Marvin Dungao, a student in one of Manny Librodo’s workshops.

Photo by John Mateos Ong, another participant in Manny’s series of master classes.

After a brief stay in New York City, N.Y., Manny said he will be back in Manila on October 14 in time for a 5-day photo workshop organized exclusively for photography enthusiasts at the Bank of the Philippine Islands on Oct 24-28.

Manny Librodo is the main guest speaker during PhotoWorld Asia 2010 where he will share his photography techniques and post-process workflow with participants. He will speak in the educational series of PWA 2010, together with US photographer Kevin Ames, Jose Librodo (Manny’s brother), Boboy Yonzon, John Silva, John Tronco, Jason Magbanua, Bernie Ledesma and Isa Lorenzo.

Manny has conducted workshops in Canada, the United States, Amsterdam, Scandinavia, India, Egypt, Bhutan, Thailand, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Australia and, of course, the Philippines. He is the only Filipino photographer who holds this distinction.

A signature photograph by Manny Librodo

While Manny does wonders to a photograph during the post-process (he’s a Photoshop expert), the photography guru emphasizes the importance of getting the image right straight from the camera. The photo above is proof of that; this has not gone through any post processing whatsoever – straight from the camera, the photo was resized only for the Web, proof also of Manny’s superlative skills as a photographer.

Photo at left shows the author, Chris Malinao (right), with Manny Librodo, center, and FPPF Chairwoman Eduviges Y. Huang. Manny Librodo is main guest speaker in the educational series of PhotoWorld Asia 2010, Jan 29-Feb 1. The trade show from Jan 28-Feb 2 at the Glorietta in Makati is open to the public for free. The educational series, to be held at the SGV Hall of the Asian Institute of Management in Makati, which will feature seminars to be conducted by famous photographers, will require registration. Seminar fee is P5,000; for early birds it’s P4,000 until Nov 30, and P4,500 from Dec 1 until Jan 27.

For more details on PhotoWorld Asia 2010, please click here.

The winning photo by Dr. Diosdado D. Dominado of the Olongapo Camera Club.

Dr. Diosdado Dominado of the Olongapo Camera Club won First Place during the PhotoWorld Asia 2009 On-the-Spot Fashion Photo Contest held recently at the Glorietta Ayala Mall in Makati. Aside from the top prize of P10,000 Dr. Dominado also took 4th, 5th and 7th Places for his outstanding shots of the fashion model. The judges took note of his expert use of available light, the sharpness of his photographs and the way he composed his photos.

The complete list of winners:

1. First Place – Dr. Diosdado D. Dominado (Olongapo) – P10,000
2. Second Place – Ed Enriquez (Likha) – P7,000
3. Third Place – Ferdinand V. Rosales – (Accenture) – P5,000
4. Fourth Place – Diosdado D. Dominado (Olongapo) – P1,000
5. Fifth Place – Diosdado D. Dominado (Olongapo) – P1,000
6. Sixth Place – Roger Tingle (Likha) – P1,000
7. Seventh Place – Diosdado D. Dominado (Olongapo) – P1,000
8. Eighth Place – Raniel Jose Castañeda (Twilight Zone) P1,000
9. Ninth Place – Ed Enriquez (Likha) – P1,000
10. Tenth Place – Rodrigo Belleza Jr. (Quezon) – P1,000

Prizes may be claimed from the FPPF offices in Intramuros, Manila. Please call Karen or Jen at Tel. 524-7576 for more info.

The contest was organized by the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation, Inc. (FPPF) and YKL Color Lab. The Board of Judges was composed of officers and instructors of the FPPF: Prof. Joey Tañedo, Toch Arellano, Chris Malinao, Dennis Araneta, Rod Banzon, Maricris Tabañag and Mark Cabrera.

Click here to see all the winning photos.

Thank You! to all our exhibitors, speakers, delegates, friends, and fellow photographers - from the FPPF and PWAsia 2009.

PhotoWorld Asia 2009 is not just a simple trade and photo show that gathers all the major players in the industry together for six days. PWAsia 2009 is a tradition that dates back in 1987. Through the years the annual event has become a happy occasion where photographers from all over the country and even from foreign lands renew old friendships and meet new friends. It is marked as a celebration of photography where those who are involved in the art learn new ideas, adopt innovative techniques, keep in step with technology and end up with a strong determination to succeed and be more prepared to face the challenges of the times.

To you all, our heartfelt thanks for being with us in PWAsia 2009 and we hope that what we learned from the event will give us more reasons to celebrate photography again — in 2010!

From: Ms. Eduviges Y. Huang, Chairperson, FPPF and Ms. Rina G. Falcis, Chairwoman, PWAsia 2009.

Day 6, February 3, the final day of PhotoWorld Asia 2009 saw the delegates of the photo convention at the Casa Manila Museum in Intramuros, Manila where they spent the whole day shooting with master photographers Hanson Fong, Jamie Hayes and Mary Fisk Taylor.

Hanson Fong and Jamie Hayes held two separate hands-on workshops at Casa Manila with several models for bridal portraiture, glamour photography and children’s portraiture.

Jamie Hayes conducts a bridal photo shoot for delegates of PhotoWorld Asia 2009 at the Casa Manila Museum in Intramuros, Manila. (Photo: Chris Malinao)

Hanson Fong giving posing instructions to his model for bridal portraiture at the old stairs of Casa Manila. (Photo: Chris Malinao)

Jamie Hayes posing a child model. (Photo: Chris Malinao)

Hanson Fong at the old stairs of Casa Manila. (Photo: Chris Malinao)

Hanson Fong is very passionate about teaching photography. Here he admonishes workshop participants to pay attention to details: about lighting conditions, the colors in the photo set, the lines and composition. He also handed down a lot of useful tips which he says were handed down to him by teachers, most of whom are no longer around. (Photo: Chris Malinao)

A photo of model Anna, as posed by Hanson Fong, photo taken straight out of the camera, resized only for Web display. Note the graceful pose and Hanson's exquisite use of available light. (Photo: Chris Malinao)

So, who won in the 2-day Fashion Photo Shoot held at the Glorietta during PhotoWorld Asia 2009?

The photo judges worked overtime last night (Feb 1) to winnow hundreds of entries (about 5 inches thick of 5×7 prints) to the photo contest down to the best 50. From there, the board of judges determined the Top Ten winners who will all receive cash awards.

The Top Ten photos were then voted on to determine the ranking from First to Tenth places. There were two ties down at 2nd and 5th places, so these were also voted on again to break the ties.

So, who won? We’ll post the details as well as the winning photographs here as soon as possible, but we’ll tell you now who won First Place:

It’s Dr. Diosdado D. Dominado, 67, a physician from Olongapo City. He’s a member of the Olongapo Camera Club.  He wins P10,000 for his winning fashion photograph. The good doctor from Olongapo is amazing! Aside from his First Prize, three other entries from Dr. Dominado also landed in the top ten, each receiving P1,000. Dr. Dominado gets a total of P13,000. Congratulations, doctor!

The other winners will be announced here very soon, so watch this space. First Place gets P10,000, 2nd Place wins P7,000, 3rd gets P5,000 and all the rest will have P1,000 each. All the winning photographs will be posted here.

Day 3 of PhotoWorld Asia 2009 culminated in a Photographers’ Nite at the AIM in Makati in which a number of awards were announced.

Top honors went to the Framed Shots camera club which was voted as Camera Club of the Year. Taking second place was the Alpha Camera Club while in third was the Prized Photo Club.

Jubilant members of the Framed Shots Camera Club pose for posterity after winning top honors as Camera Club of the Year. With them in the photo are Mrs. Eduviges Y. Huang, FPPF chairwoman, extreme left, Dr. Amado Castro, FPPF finance officer, center, U.S. photographers Hanson Fong and Jamie Hayes and Rina Falcis, PhotoWorld Asia 2009 chairwoman. At extreme right is U.S. photographer Mary Fisk Taylor. Holding the trophy at center is prize-winning photographer Edwin Loyola. They have been consistently first for 6 consecutive years. (Photo: Chris Malinao)

In the Avant Garde photo/mixed media contest, participated in by 9 camera clubs, the Twilight Zone photography club won first place for their entry “Glass Pixels.” In second place was Prized Photo Club and in third was the Alpha Camera Club. The photo exhibit “A Journey in the Avante Garde” is on-going at the Art Space, 3rd Floor of Glorietta Ayala Mall until February 3.

Photographer Amir Alba receives the First Place award in the Avant Garde mixed media photo contest in behalf of his camera club, Twilight Zone, for their entry “Glass Pixels.” With him in the photo are Mary Fisk Taylor, PhotoWorld Asia 2009 chairwoman Rina Falcis, FPPF finance officer Dr. Amado Castro and FPPF chairwoman Eduviges Y. Huang. (Photo: Chris Malinao)

“Photographer of the Year” honors went to Chito Cleofas of Framed Shots in First Place. Second Place went to Joy Ganaden of Alpha Camera Club while Jonathan Cayaon, also of Alpha got third.

Other awards went to IMAHE as the Most Improved Camera Club and Lee Viray Cahili was voted as Rookie of the Year. Special recognition was given to Glenn Peralta and Rovy Lloyd de Los Santos for having attended the yearly PhotoWorld convention for more than 10 years.

Earlier in the day, our guest lecturers from the United States delivered workshops on the business side of photography as well as giving participants valuable tips in the technical aspects of wedding and portrait photography. Mary Fisk Taylor gave a very inspiring talk on how to succeed in photography as a business. “Value what you do,” admonished Mary, and make use of what she calls vendors marketing. In photographing weddings, for example, you can actually harness alliances with the guys who made the wedding cake, the ladies who made the gowns, even the hotel where wedding receptions are made. The idea is to market yourself through the products and services they offer. It’s focused and precisely targeted; it’s also cheap and effective.

Photographer Jamie Hayes, for his part, demonstrated an actual photo shoot in a studio environment. The demonstration gave PhotoWorld participants an insight into Jamie’s style of professional shooting techniques. The photo shoot was done on stage complete with large studio lights and several models.

U.S. photographer Jamie Hayes showing his shooting techniques using large softboxes and strip lights to sculpt the flattering features of models in the photograph. (Photo: Rod Banzon)

In the other events of the day, the delegation from Qatar – Ali Khamis Al Mnsoori, Mohammed Abdullah Al Shafai and Mona Abdullah Al Shafai – met with FPPF officials and later made a presentation at the convention about the Al-Thani Award for Photography which offers a grand prize of $30,000 and a Leica M6 camera. There will be a total of 20 prizes to be awarded and the winners will be invited to Qatar for the awarding ceremonies. They are inviting Filipinos to join the contest. Details of the contest, entry forms and the fine print (read the fine print!) may be found here.

Photo shows Qatari delegate Mona Abdullah Al Shafai explaining the Al-Thani Award for Photography to FPPF Finance Officer Dr. Amado Castro, center and FPPF Chairwoman Eduviges Huang, extreme left, as she extends the invitation for Filipinos to join the worldwide photo contest. Looking on are Qatari delegates Ali Khamis Al Mnsoori and Mohammed Abdullah Al Shafai. The Al-Thani award carries a top prize of US$30,000 and a Leica M6 camera. The Qatari delegation also announced the photo contest to the convention delegates and later turned over to the FPPF some photo books of the Al-Thani Award for Photography. (Photo: Chris Malinao)

Group photo of the entire convention delegation together with guest lecturers from the U.S. and officers and staff of PhotoWorld Asia 2009. 8x10 prints of the photo are available at the Secretariat for P100. (Photo: John Chua)