PhotoWorldManila.com » Advanced Photography

Winners: Advanced Photography Workshop July 11-August 15, 2010

ContentManager — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:21:04 +0000

FPPF instructor Rod Banzon congratulates Peter Agustin Lopez, First Place Overall Winner in the Advanced Photography Workshop held July 11 to August 15, 2010.

The Top 5 Overall Winners: Navette Flores 5th Place, Louie Chuaquico 4th Place, Christopher Reyes 3rd Place, Joshua Loterte 2nd Place and Peter Agustin Lopez 1st Place. Trophies and medals courtesy of Fujifilm/YKL Color Philippines.

Left to right: Joshua Loterte, Best in Bridal Portraiture and Travel Photography; Winfred Santos, Best in Glamour/Fashion Photography; and Peter Agustin Lopez, Best in Food Photography.

During the critique session, UE Fine Arts Vice Dean Lito De Guzman shares his views on composition as FPPF instructors Vic Sison, Rod Banzon and Rey Castañeda look on.

The winning photos of this batch have been posted in the Gallery.

Winners: Advanced Photography Workshop May 30-July 4, 2010

ContentManager — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:58:12 +0000

The Top 5 Overall Winners of Advanced Photography workshop held May 30 to July 4, 2010 (L-R): Corvic Boy Cuizon 1st Place, Freida Q. Tusing 5th Place, Dada Barqueros 2nd Place, Eduardo S. Centeno III 4th Place and John Dominic L. Bayhon 3rd Place. Cuizon was also Best in Still Life while Tusing picked up an extra medal for Best in Travel. Trophies and medals courtesy of Fujifilm/YKL Color Philippines.

Sarah Peralta, at left, tied with Freida Tusing for the top spot in Travel Photography. Both ladies bested all the others in a field of 43 entries.

Design consultant Baby Blanco of the Design Center Philippines shares some insights during the critique session on the final day of the workshop.

Prof. Joey Tañedo of the UP College of Fine Arts reminds photographers of the importance of design preparations before even touching their cameras. You don’t just click and click, he says, remember your elements of design.

Multi-awarded travel photographer George Cabig gives his take on the final output of workshop participants. Watch how you crop your pictures, George says.

The trophies and medals awarded to the top finishers: Top 5 Overall and Best in Bridal Portraiture, Glamour Photography, Still Life and Travel Photography. Trophies and medals courtesy of Fujifilm/YKL Color Philippines.

Winners: Sunday Batch, Advanced Photography Workshop

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 00:12:48 +0000

[UPDATE: Winning photos of this Sunday batch may now be viewed in the Gallery.]

The Top 5 Overall, from left to right, Jose Enrique Malonga 5th Place (also Best in Bridal Portraiture), Stagen L. Si 3rd Place, Ida Pajuyo 2nd Place, Marjorie Santiago 1st Place and Ferdinand Papa 4th Place. Medals and trophies courtesy of Fujifilm/YKL Color Philippines.

Here are the winners in the Advanced Photography Workshop, Sunday Batch, April 18-May 23, 2010:

Overall Winners:

1st Place – Marjorie Santiago
2nd Place – Ida Pajuyo
3rd Place – Stagen L. Si
4th Place – Ferdinand Papa
5th Place – Jose Enrique T. Malonga

Best in Bridal Portraiture – Jose Enrique T. Malonga
Best in Portrait – Timothy Joseph Cardinal
Best in Still Life – Lemuel Date
Best in Travel Photography – Joseph John D. Viloria

The 3 judges deliberate on the technical and artistic merits of the final submission of photos of the advanced class. In foreground is Dariel Quiogue, with Rey Castañeda and Dennis Araneta (seated) in the background; all three judges are FPPF mentors and also photography instructors at the Saint Benilde College of La Salle Taft.

FPPF mentor Rey Castañeda emphasizes a point during the photo critique session.

Dennis Araneta delights his audience on his take on the final photo entries.

A final assessment of the photos by FPPF Project Director Lito Beltran. The final submissions were on four categories: Bridal Portraiture, Glamour Photography, Still Life and Travel Photography.

CPW6: Advanced Workshop in Cebu June 24-27

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 03:18:14 +0000

FPPF is conducting Advanced Photography Workshop from Thursday, June 24 to Sunday, June 27, 2010 at the Sacred Heart Center, D. Jakosalem St., Cebu City. This is the 6th FPPF Cebu Photography Workshop (CPW6).

The four-day advanced workshop is designed for those who have taken the basic course on photography, advanced amateur photographers who want more intensive training especially on studio lighting and portraiture, and those intending to go professional with their photography.

FPPF instructors from Manila, Vic Sison and Rod Banzon, both master photographers in the field of portraiture and commercial photography, will conduct the advanced workshop.

Course Outline:

Day 1 Thursday, June 24
• Review of Basic Photography
• Lighting using continuous light
• Lighting using external flash (strobist)

Day 2 Friday, June 25
8am-12nn:
• Lighting using studio strobes
• Lighting ratio and Lighting formula
1pm-5pm:
• Lighting with live model
• Glamour/Fashion photography
• Posing the model using ICS

Day 3 Saturday, June 26
8am-12nn:
• Shooting bridal accessories
• Bridal Portraiture in Studio
1pm-5pm:
• Bridal Portraiture on Location

Day 4 Sunday, June 27
• Product shoot and Food photography
• Graduation

Our organizer and contact person in Cebu is Mr. Icky Salazar, Cel. No. (0923)926-5979, of the Salazar College of Sciences & Institute of Technology (SCSIT). Filling out and sending the form below will send him an email with your information.

[contact-form]

First Advanced Photography Workshop in Bulacan

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:45:15 +0000

The first Advanced Photography Workshop in Bulacan takes place for 5 Saturdays beginning May 22, 2010. Venue is the Agatha resort in Guiguinto, Bulacan. Workshop dates are May 22, 29, June 5, 12 & 19. Workshop fee is only P3,600.

The Guiguinto Advanced Photography workshop will cover intensive lessons on studio lighting, food/product photography, fashion/glamour photography and bridal portraiture as well as pointers for those who wish to pursue photography as a profession or business. The workshop is designed for photographers who intend to turn pro and serious amateurs who want to take their photography to a higher level. Knowledge of basic photography is a requirement of the workshop.

The Guiguinto Advanced Photography workshop will be held from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm every Saturday, May 22-June 19. Workshop fee is P3,600 per person for the whole 5 sessions.

FPPF Advanced Photography instructors Vic Sison and Rod Banzon will be in Guiguinto to conduct the workshop.

REGISTER ONLINE

Guiguinto Advanced Photography Workshop Now Open for Registration

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:23:18 +0000

The FPPF Advanced Photography Workshop is now open for registration. The Advanced workshop will be held for five Saturdays on May 22, 29, June 5, 12 & 19, 2010 at the St. Agatha Resort in St. Agatha Homes, Guiguinto, Bulacan.

The Advanced Photography workshop will cover intensive lessons on studio lighting, food/product photography, fashion/glamour photography and bridal portraiture as well as pointers for those who wish to pursue photography as a profession or business. The workshop is designed for photographers who intend to turn pro and serious amateurs who want to take their photography to a higher level. Knowledge of basic photography is a requirement of the workshop. Pariticipants must have undergone the FPPF Basic Photography course or are already familiar with their digital SLR cameras.

The Guiguinto Advanced Photography workshop will be held from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm every Saturday, May 22-June 19. Workshop fee is P3,600 per person for the whole 5 sessions.

Well known professional photographers from FPPF Manila will conduct the workshop.

REGISTER ONLINE

Just Posted: Saturday Classes for Advanced

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:51:37 +0000

To decongest the Sunday classes of the FPPF Advanced Photography workshop, and to accommodate more students who wish to take the Advanced class, we have posted new Saturday sessions on the following dates:

March 27, Apr 3,10,17,24 & May 1
May 8,15,22,29, Jun 5 & 12
June 19,26, Jul 3,10,17 & 24

Please go to the Advanced Photography web page to register.

FPPF Offers Advanced Photography Workshop on Weekdays

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:51:11 +0000

An Advanced Photography class in action. The FPPF is offering weekday sessions for Advanced Photography to accommodate a growing number of requests.

The FPPF is offering weekday sessions, Monday to Friday, for Advanced Photography. 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.

Weekday Advanced Schedule for 2010:

March 22-26
April 19-23
May 17-21
June 21-25

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

Maria Citadel Cruz Tops Batch 1 FPPF Advanced Photography Workshop

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:03:42 +0000

Maria Citadel M. Cruz, 2nd from right, wins Overall First Place in Batch 1 of the Advanced class who had their workshop for five Sundays from January 10 to February 21, 2010 at Fort Santiago in Manila. Second Place is Melchor Basa, center; 3rd Place – Elle Estacio, 2nd from left; 4th Place – Ichu Faustino, at right, and 5th Place is David Tan, at left. The overall scores were compiled from their entries in Bridal Portraiture, High Key/Low Key Photography, Still Life and Travel Photography.

The best in each category (L-R): Robert Lelis in High Key/Low Key Photography, Jimsybilla S. Hao in Travel Photography, Christopher M. De Castro in Still Life and Buddy Dumlao in Bridal Portraiture.

The five judges in serious deliberation (L-R): Prof. Joey Tanedo, George Cabig, Joseph Galian, Ed Santiago and Dean Lito De Guzman. In total, there were over a hundred photographs in the four categories.

FPPF instructor and professional photographer Vic Sison gives his final views on the photographs submitted by the Advanced Batch 1 class.

FPPF mentor and travel photographer George Cabig delivers his critique on the final day of the workshop.

Prof. Joey Tanedo tickles some funny bones with his comments on the photos during the critique session.

In Pictures: Final Day of the Cebu Photography Workshops 3

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:06:00 +0000

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.