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Ano ba! Maria Teresa Garnace, left, could not contain her excitement after the 5th, 4th and 3rd Place winners have been named and there were just two of them left. Tess is red-faced here with excitement; she finally settled for 2nd Place.

And here are the Top Ten winners, Portrait Category, of Batch 14! Top 5 in front, with trophies and medals courtesy of YKL Color Philippines/Fujifilm (L-R): Maria Teresa Garnace 2nd Place (her color now back to normal), Eddie Segundo 1st Place, Vikkie Carola 3rd Place, Kelby Montojo 4th Place and Louise Liza Olazo 5th Place.

Top Ten in Still Life. Top 5 in front (L-R): Julius Olazo 2nd Place, Aelene Montero standing in for Grechille Ong 3rd Place, Rodman Manalang 1st Place, Jo Emil Gregorio 4th Place and Marianne Buelva 5th Place. Medals and trophies courtesy of YKL Color Philippines/Fujifilm.

Earlier in the day, Prof. Cecilia S. Angeles, left, named the Blur Group as the Best Presentors. Each member of the group got a commemorative mug, from left to right, next to Mrs. Angeles are: Jancy Sarah Olegario, Marge Florendo, Vlad Reyes, Jvic Caducio, Karen Pagtama, Charmaine Cabugnason, Wendell Cruz, Vikkie Carola and Eddie Segundo.

The class of Batch 14 with FPPF Project Director Lito Beltran, at the FPPF Art Chamber 2, Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila.

Sonny Marcelo, an export executive at Manila Cordage Company, wins First Place in the Portrait Category on the final day of Batch 13 Basic Photography workshop held for 5 Saturdays from May 8 to June 5, 2010. Dannah Kay Enopre gets the 2nd Place trophy.

Batch 13’s Top Ten in Portrait. In front are the Top 5 who got trophies and medals, courtesy of YKL Color/Fujifilm (L-R): Arnold A. Justo 3rd Place, Sonny P. Marcelo 1st Place, Dannah Kay A. Enopre 2nd Place, Dannie B. Baluyot 4th Place and Mike M. Barnuevo 5th Place.

Top Ten Still Life, with the Top 5 in front (L-R): Edward John S. Daniel II 4th Place, Rachel Veloro 5th Place, Jennifer A. Pañares 3rd Place, Winfred Santos 1st Place and Mike M. Barnuevo 2nd Place.

Prof. Joey Tañedo admonishes the new photographers to avoid distracting backgrounds and to watch the white balance, during the critique session.

Jesse M. Narrazo of the Camera Club of Negros bested all entries to the May 2010 PhotoWorld Cup photo competition of the FPPF with this dramatic image of a mother and child behind festival masks. CCN is a recent addition to the growing membership in the FPPF’s roster of affiliated photography clubs.

Arlene Pasaol Donaire, whose photo above won 9th Place, is a new entrant to the FPPF PhotoWorld Cup competition. A product of the FPPF Cebu photography workshops this year, Arlene joined the FPPF-affiliated Ayala Alabang Camera Club just recently.

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.

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.

The lawyer Joy Diaz, left, lets her hair hang loose and fills the room with a long loud shriek as she wins 2nd Place in the Portrait Category. Khristen Carol Ang at right is stunned not only for winning First Place but more because of the shrillest notes from Atty Joy’s tonsils; it was the loudest scream ever heard in the FPPF Art Chamber. Just another riotous and happy day at the FPPF workshops.

Still Life category 1st Placer Rita Rowena C. Ressin, left, receives her trophy from Ariel Tresvalles of YKL Color Philippines, as 2nd Placer Jaclyn Nicole Kua looks on.

The Top 10 winners in Still Life pose for a souvenir photo. At front are the Top 5 who received medals and trophies courtesy of Fujifilm/YKL Color Philippines, from left to right, Llewyn Earl Ador 5th Place, Atty. Joy Diaz 4th Place, Jennifer Rañosa 3rd Place, Rita Rowena C. Ressin 1st Place and Jaclyn Nicole Kua 2nd Place.

The Top 10 winners in Portrait Category, with the Top 5 in front (L-R): Nel Ramirez 5th Place, Jerald Brian Tebelin 4th Place, Khristen Carol Ang 1st Place, Joy Diaz (again!) 2nd Place – the lawyer is also a good photographer – and Jose Lito Adiao 3rd Place. Medals and trophies courtesy of Fujifilm/YKL Color Philippines.

FPPF Chairwoman Eduviges Y. Huang praises the winning pictures of Batch 12 as she also inspires the whole class to aim for excellence in their photography.

Batch 12 celebrates! The class caps five Saturdays of gruelling and fun workshop with a night out in Manila.

Still Life Winners (L-R): Jacquiline Comia 5th Place, Aileen Forteza 4th Place, Patricia Banzon 3rd Place, JP Pineda 1st Place and Eduardo Suarez 2nd Place. Trophies and medals courtesy of Fujifilm/YKL Color Philippines.

The Portrait Category Winners (L-R): Red Flores Malveda 4th Place, Joel Santos 5th Place also holding the 1st Place Portrait by Cherry Alegro, James Rowland Calagos 3rd Place and Frederick De Guzman 2nd Place.

All the Top Ten Winners, Portrait Category

All the Top Ten Winners, Still Life Category (Theme: Leather)

The top winners of CPW5 (L-R): Paulina Almira 3rd Place Still Life, Gayle Christine Go 1st Place Still Life, Earl Benedict Uy 1st Place Portrait, Trenary Guerrero 2nd Place Portrait and Maia Lucille Pacubas 2nd Place Still Life & 3rd Place Portrait. CPW5 was held by the FPPF May 14-16, 2010 in Cebu City. Medals courtesy of Fujifilm/YKL Color Philippines.

Prof. Joey Tanedo times each participant for the shoot with Model Crystal. The workshop made two studio setups to accommodate all 50 participants during the hands on photo session with the models.

The basic photography workshop in a photo session.

FPPF instructor Dennis Araneta shows some posing techniques on the second day of the Cebu Photography Workshop 5 (CPW5), with Tonette Secuya. The second day tackled basic lighting lessons after the review on proper exposure with a DSLR camera.

On to location shooting! Participants beam on the way to outdoor photo sessions at the Cebu Cathedral, the Santo Nino Church and Magellan’s Cross. The luxury coaster made a few trips to take the photographers to the shoots and back again to the workshop venue at the Sacred Heart Center.

CPW5 photographers at the Cebu Cathedral.

Gayle Go aims high to capture an architectural feature of the Cebu Cathedral.

Happy faces at the end of the day. CPW5 workshop participants pose for a class photo at the Magellan’s Cross.

Workshop organizer Icky Salazar addresses the 50 participants of the FPPF Cebu photography workshop. This is the 5th photography workshop held by the FPPF in Cebu since the series began in June 2009. The current Basic photography workshop is being held at the Sacred Heart Center, D. Jakosalem St., Cebu City. The 3-day workshop runs until Sunday, May 16th.

Diane Dy gets her First Place medal for the portrait category and a set of remote flash radio trigger, from the Cebu Photography Workshop 4 (CPW4) last month. She missed last month’s awarding ceremony. Medal courtesy of Fujifilm/YKL Color Phils, radio trigger courtesy of Aperture Trading Cebu.

FPPF instructor Ador Pamintuan preps the class for the day’s lesson on digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera operations.

Workshop participants peep through their viewfinders during the exposure lessons.

Prof. Joey Tanedo instructs workshop participant Eunice on the features of her Canon DSLR. All the other FPPF instructors assist during the hands-on lessons.