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Trying my hand on Photoshop

Im trying to learn photoshop and it's really intersting. My friend Alvin have taught me how to enhance an image with a soft skin. The process include filter,noise, median, vector mask and adjustment on opacity will give a nice result. For this particular photo I've used the soft skin effect and a combination of Lightroom.

I'll try to enhance images and share the workflow if time permits. Whatever I learned in photoshop, resources, links will try to document and share it with you.

Photo detail: Canon 400D, f/7.1 1/80sec, ISO-100 288mm

Photo of the day!

This photos was taken at Anawangin Zambales. Some of you may have probably seen it before.

I'm hsaring and posting again this photo which happen to be selected as photo of the day (Aug17,2008) in the Photoworld Cup Network. There are lots of good images posted each day in the site and it feels like winning a photo contest! This is such a different "high". I'm learning a lot in this site and i wish to capture images as good as theirs.


Photo detail: Camera: Canon 400D, f/7.1 1/80sec, ISO-100, 28mm

Portrait "Sulyap"

I recently signed up in the new photoworld cup network egroup which was a spin off of FPPF’s yahoogroups though it’s still being maintained. It’s a network of photographers be it professional, amateur or hobbyists who took up workshops at FPPF. Some can even be considered masters in photography as they’re known in their craft and well respected in the industry.

In it’s page a warning says “it’s habit forming”. True enough as one would forget the time by just looking at stunning images uploaded in this site. It gets interesting scrolling from one page to another. Discussions and exchanges of ideas are free flowing. You can pick up tips and how-to’s from camera operation, techniques to post-processing that are generously shared in the loop by everyone in the network. It’s such a big help especially for newbies like me.

Incidentally, my first uploaded image in black and white, “sulyap”, was one of the featured photos here. just sharing... yipeeh! =)

FPPF Grand Reunion

Here's an upcoming event that I would definitely attend.
As emailed by Ka Lito of FPPF:

WHAT: FPPF Grand Reunion (everyone who joined the FPPF workshops since 1993, including all members of camera clubs, delegates of pw manila and pw asia 2008, photo summit)

WHEN: October 27, 2007 (Saturday)

Come and enjoy the event commemorating the 20th year of the FPPF.

Morning:
registration starts 7:30 a.m. at the Fort Santiago chamber
Fee is 150 to cover snacks
Shooting of models starts at 9 am - 11 a.m.
Lecture on lighting fundamentals by Allan Razo 2:00 pm.-4:00 p.m.
Venue: Arch Leandro Locsin auditorium at the NCCA, intramuros, manila

Evening:
Gala concert of the Philippine Madrigal Singers
8 p.m. cultural center of the Philippines

Tickets available at 5247576 and look for Karen

See you there!
-kalito

Proud moment! (magyabang ba…)

I just finished my advance photography workshop at the FPPF last Sunday, Apr22. It’s actually a 4 ½-days consecutive Sunday sessions. I truly enjoyed the workshop. I’m very grateful to our instructors, Vic Sison and Ed Santiago whom had patiently taught us techniques from lighting to posing a model and story telling (photo essay).

Allow me to share these significant awards that I bagged in the recently concluded advance photography workshop I attended at FPPF. I won 1st place in the photo essay (holy week observance) and 2nd overall winner. c(",)

Our class were actually required to submit pictures categorized into bridal portrait, still life (bread) and photo essay. The photos were judged by known photographers and artists: Romy Vitug (who’s also a cinematographer), George Cabig (travel photographer) Cecilia Angeles (photographer and fine art instructor), and 2 others, my apology, I forgot their names (Mr. Mendoza an artist and fine art professor in University of the East and Mr. Jun, an advertising photographer).

Here are my entries:
This is Camille, the bride model

I actually made two compositions. The left photo was my final entry.


Photos were taken during the Moriones Festival in Marinduque (April6).