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Lemuel Leogene Reyes, left, shows his First Place portrait in the Basic workshop, with Icky Salazar, right, organizer of the Cebu photography workshops of the FPPF. In background are FPPF mentors Rod Banzon and Prof. Joey Tañedo.

Second Place winner, Portrait, is Johan Sisno with his portrayal of Joey’s character lines. Joey, at right, throws him a dagger look. The Basic workshop requires participants to submit 8x10 prints in portraiture and still life as final assignments. These also become their entries to the photo contests.

All the winners in the Basic Photography class with their mentors Prof. Joey Tañedo, extreme left, and Dennis Araneta, extreme right. Next to Joey, from left to right, are: John Sisno, 2nd Place Portrait; Myraine May C. Cagasan, 3rd Place Portrait; Maricloe Centino, 3rd Place Still Life; Athena Anne F. Bañez, 2nd Place Still Life; Lemuel Leogene Reyes, 1st Place Portrait; and Alan F. Siu, 1st Place Still Life.

The winners in the Advanced class with their instructors Vic Sison, extreme left, and Rod Banzon, extreme right. Next to Vic from L to R are: Henry Yu, 3rd Place Glamour Photography; Candice Ruiz, 1st Place Glamour Photography; Rodney Ramos, 1st Place Food Photography and 1st Place Bridal Portraiture; Riann Bañez, 2nd Place Bridal Portraiture; Natalie Tarin, 2nd Place Glamour Photography; Rex Cristal, 3rd Place Food Photography and 3rd Place Bridal; and Marlon Cabusas, 2nd Place Food Photography.

The next Basic Photography workshop in Cebu will be held Friday to Sunday, on April 16, 17 & 18, 2010. Revisit this website for more details.

The FPPF is opening an extra class for the Advanced Photography Workshop scheduled for December 14-18, 2009, Monday to Friday, to accommodate the requests of some Basic workshop participants who would not be able to take the regular advanced class slated for next year.

Registration for the 5-day workshop is now open. If you wish to join this class, please register online, or call Karen at FPPF, Tel: 524-7576. Limited slots.

The 5-day special class will cover the complete course content of the regular Advanced Photography Workshop.

The overall winners of Batch 7, Advanced Photography Workshop, Saturday class, Sep 19-Oct 24, 2009 (L-R): Christina Jacinto - 5th Place, Sarah Jane Florencio - 4th Place, Eric Derama - 3rd Place, Julius Duque - 2nd Place and Rico Urbano - 1st Place.

Here are the winners of Batch 7, Advanced Photography Workshop, Saturday class, conducted by the FPPF from September 19 to October 24, 2009.

Bridal Portraiture:

1. Rico Urbano – 1st Place
2. Japs Espiritu – 2nd Place
3. Kit Jacinto – 3rd Place
4. Odysseus Pateña – 4th Place
5. Jacqueline Reyes – 5th Place

Still Life:

1. Julius C. Duque – 1st Place
2. Boyet Villamin – 2nd Place
3. Japs Espiritu – 3rd Place
4. Renz Marcelo – 4th Place
5. Analyn Lu – 5th Place

High Key/Low Key Portraiture:

1. Eric Derama – 1st Place
2. Julius C. Duque – 2nd Place
3. Alan Bonagua – 3rd Place
4. Glenn Alfaro – 4th Place
5. Jose Florencio – 5th Place

Pictorial Essay:

1. Analyn Lu – 1st Place
2. Rico Urbano – 2nd Place
3. Julius C. Duque – 3rd Place
4. Eric Derama – 4th Place
5. Razi Dionisio – 5th Place

The wacky bunch of Batch 7 gather around classmate Rico Urbano to “pray over” him. Rico came out on top, First Place winner in the Overall category.

Please avoid distractions like this, admonishes noted wedding photographer Chito Cleofas during the critique session.

The happy Batch 7, Advanced Photography workshop pose for a class picture just outside the FPPF Art Chambers 1 & 2 at Fort Santiago.

An Advanced Photography class in action. The FPPF is offering weekday sessions for Advanced Photography on September 28, 29, 30, Oct 1 and 2, 2009 to accommodate a growing number of requests.

The FPPF is offering weekday sessions, Monday to Friday, for Advanced Photography on September 28 to October 2, 2009. The weekday workshop is for those who are coming from the provinces, balikbayans, tourists, professional photographers, graduates of basic photo workshops and others who may not have the time to attend our regular weekend sessions.

The module for Advanced Photography is also offered to institutions that may choose their corporate offices as venue for the workshop, with no additional charge within Metromanila.

The course content for the special weekday sessions for Advanced Photography is as follows:

Day 1 – Morning: Theory of light. Light sources: one light, two lights, three lights, use of light modifiers, lighting ratio, modelling light and what it does for portrait use of mirrors and light modifiers like gobo, mirrors, cardboards, etc. How to light still life and portrait. For still life fruits demo; for portraits, participants as models.

Afternoon: Food photography with actual shoot of (select 2) sinigang, or fried chicken/pizza pie. (Two-light set ups only).

Day 2 – Fashion/glamour photography, available light shooting and studio lighting with 1 or 2 models

Day 3 – Wedding photography, how to shoot a bride, with available light in Fort Santiago and studio lighting inside chamber

Day 4 – Morning: Location shoot – Manila Zoo. Afternoon: downloading of images for critique and selection for photo essay presentation max 7 (5 x 7) photos

Day 5 – Presentation and evaluation of portfolio which shall consist of photos of food, wedding, glamour/fashion and photo essay on location shoot.

Awarding of certificates and a short program.
End of workshop.

Workshop fee is P5,000 for 5 full-day sessions; minimum of 8, maximum of 20 participants.

To register, please go to our Registration Page and choose Weekdays.

Alex Zafra beams after winning First Place Overall in the FPPF Advanced Photography workshop, Batch 3 April-May 2009, shown here being congratulated by Prof. Cecilia S. Angeles.

The overall winners in Batch 3 Advanced Photography workshop, held April-May 2009:

1. Alex Zafra – First Place
2. John Tan – 2nd Place
3. Willie Cheng – 3rd Place
4. Chini Reyes – 4th Place
5. Michael Loyola – 5th Place

The overall winners of the Advanced Photography Workshop April-May 2009 pose with Prof. Cecilia S. Angeles during their graduation. From left to right: Chini Reyes 4th Place, Catherine Yason who won both Still Life and Low Key, John Tan 2nd Place, Prof. Angeles, Alex Zafra 1st Place, Michael Loyola 5th Place and Willi Cheng 3rd Place.

The category winners:

Bridal Portraiture
John Tan – First Place
Alex Zafra – 2nd Place
Jennifer G. Mueller – 3rd Place

High Key/Low Key Photography
Catherine Joy S. Yason – First Place
Alex Zafra – 2nd Place
Chini Reyes – 3rd Place

Still Life
Catherine Joy S. Yason – First Place
Willie Cheng – 2nd Place
Michael Loyola – 3rd Place

Their winning photos will be posted in the Gallery.

Tom Balete won top honors at the graduation last Sunday of the July-August batch, Batch 6, of the Advanced Photography Workshop of the FPPF. He is shown here being congratulated by professional photographer and Advanced instructor Vic Sison, right.

Tom Balete won First Place Overall in the Advanced Photography Workshop conducted July 5 to August 2 by the FPPF. He garnered the highest overall score in a class of 32. The scores were tallied from 3 categories in the photo competitions: Bridal Portraiture, High Key/Low Key Photography and Still Life Photography. Tom earlier aced his Basic class by also winning First Place in the still life category.

The 5-day Advanced workshop further honed the photographers’ skills in studio and outdoor shoots and placed more emphasis on portraiture and glamour shots, as well as in product photography.

The Top 5 Overall of Batch 6 2009, Advanced Photography Workshop. From left to right: Tom Balete 1st Place, Nilo Nequinto 2nd, Ronald Pilaspilas 3rd, Laarni Castulo 4th and Paulo Xavier M. Cabantog 5th.

The Top 5 Overall:

1st Place – Tomas Balete
2nd Place – Nilo C. Nequinto
3rd Place – Ronald Pilaspilas
4th Place – Laarni Castulo
5th Place – Paulo Xavier M. Cabantog

Categories:

Bridal Portraiture

1st Place – Jennifer P. Corpus
2nd Place – Laarni T. Castulo
3rd Place – Ronald R. Pilaspilas

High Key/Low Key

1st Place – Tomas T. Balete
2nd Place – Katherine P. Nery
3rd Place – Clarence J. Regondola

Still Life

1st Place – Hiram Y.C. Abanil
2nd Place – Paulo Xavier M. Cabantog
3rd Place – Russel A. Dulay

Their winning photos have been posted in the Gallery.

Celebrity commercial model Patricia Fernandez engages a group of participants in the Advance Photography Workshop. Their smiles say it all.

The FPPF Advanced Photography workshop had a real treat Sunday when top commercial model Patricia Fernandez dropped by for their fashion photo shoot in the studio. Miss Fernandez was modeling dresses by Deseo, a Philippine clothing and designing firm.

The Advanced photography class regularly features professional models for their fashion photo sessions as well as in bridal portraiture. Once in a while, celebrity models do come in for the shoots.

Commercial model Patricia Fernandez, who also appears as weather girl on the TV show Unang Hirit, shows off clothes designed by Pia Lizares of Deseo Clothing. Photos by Chris Malinao.

The Advanced Photography class in action, with celebrity model Patricia Fernandez.

Last Sunday’s fashion shoot for the Advanced Photography class also featured model Catherine Saw. The Advanced photo workshop is held regularly for 5 weekends at the FPPF studio in Intramuros, Manila. The classes are handled by veteran professional photographers Vic Sison and Rod Banzon.

Here are the Overall Winners in the Advanced Photography Workshop, class of February-March 2009:

Overall winners in the Advanced Photography Workshop, Class of Feb-Mar 2009. From left to right: Mary Joy R. Lazaro - 5th Overall, 4th Bridal; Sheryl Ann Viñas - 1st Overall, 3rd Still Life, 1st Bridal, 5th Photo Essay; Jerry Go - 2nd Overall, 1st Still Life; Leo Angelo Francisco - 3rd Overall, 1st Photo Essay; Carlo Bajandi - 4th Overall, 2nd Still Life, 2nd Photo Essay.

The Advanced Photography Workshop, Class of February-March 2009, concluded their seminar last Sunday, March 8, 2009 after completing a 5-day course. As part of the requirements for completion, the participants were tasked to submit photos from their exercises in Bridal Portraiture, Still Life with Glass as theme, and Photo Essay. The photos in each category were judged and scored by a panel of judges composed of FPPF faculty members and prize-winning photographers. Winners were declared in each category and awarded trophies and medals. The Overall Winners were also determined by tallying all scores, and the top 5 were also given trophies and medals.

The Overall Winners:

1. 1st Place – Sheryl Ann Viñas who also placed 3rd in Still Life, 2nd in Bridal Portraitue and 5th in Photo Essay
2. 2nd Place – Jerry Go who also placed 1st in Still Life
3. 3rd Place – Leo Angelo Francisco who also got 1st place in Photo Essay
4. 4th Place – Carlo Bajandi, also 2nd in Still Life and 2nd in Photo Essay
5. 5th Place – Mary Joy R. Lazaro, also 4th in Bridal Portraiture

The panel of judges were composed of the FPPF’s Toch Arellano, Prof. Joey Tañedo, Chris Malinao and prize-winning professional photographers Edwin Loyola and George Cabig. Trophies and medals courtesy of Fujifilm-YKL Color Philippines.

The winning photos of the class have been posted in the Gallery.