Free Photo Seminar in SM Cebu

by Bien Bautista

July 27, 2007 – 2 to 5 PM

SM Cebu Entertainment Center

Brought to you by the First Philippine Airline Photo Contest in cooperation with SM.

Check out other upcoming photography events at Shutter Box Philippines.

Pix Digital Imaging Contest 13

Recognizing Excellence & Innovation in the use of Digital Imagaing

Categories

• Advertising Campaigns
• Portraits / Celebs / Music
• Travel / Lifestyle
• Fashion / Beauty
• Personal Work
• New Talent (Students / Emerging Talent)

More info on Pix Digital Imaging Contest 13 at Shutter Box Philippines.

Calling all Amateur Photographers! Peaceful Valley invites you to enter Peaceful Valley’s 2007 Green Up America Photography Contest.

Peaceful Valley is looking for striking images falling into these three categories:

1. America The Beautiful
2. Urban Revival
3. Family Affair

Each participant may submit up to 6 photographs total. Entrants must designate the appropriate category for which they are submitting each image. Photos may be entered into a single category or into different categories. Entries may be digital files, digital prints, color prints or black & white prints. Digital entries must be sent as low-resolution jpegs. Entry Deadline is September 15, 2007.

More info on  2007 Green Up America Photo Contest  at Shutter Box Philippines

Jo Avila’s former students and VAs got together during Jo Avila’s Annual VA & Student party held last Saturday, July 21, 2007 at his studio and everyone had a great time!

The group had discussions in putting up an online venue where all of Jo Avila’s former students and VA’s can meet each other and share some ideas. With Jo Avila’s approval, Raymond Veran created a Yahoo! Group aptly name Magalingdinkami with a tagline Disciples of Jo Avila; Jo uses pinakamagalingako as his nick/username in forums and emails thus the name Magalingdinkami.

More info on Magalingdinkami – Disciples of Jo Avila Yahoogroup Launched! at Shutter Box Philippines.

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I AM NOT PLASTIC impromptu photo shoot at the Sonic Boom prodnight at Mag:Net Bonifacio High Street. Thanks to Dicta License, Sonic Boom & Roy Lopez for the pix! Get your I AM NOT PLASTIC bags from Jessica Cabuay and Carisse Escueta

check out the launch poster:

check out the announcement in Bandscapes

check out the NOT PLASTIC PROJECT website

Here’s the NOT PLASTIC PROJECT Press Release in Scribd

check my story out also at:

also in the Irene’s Closet blog, here and here!

The Palm Beach Post 3rd Annual Focus on Nature Photography Contest received over 3,000 entries from amateur photographers in the USA and Ruel Tafalla, a Filipino, emerged as the 1st place winner in the Oceans Category.

More info on Ruel Tafalla Wins Ocean Category in Palm Beach Post Photo Contest at Shutter Box Philippines.

Librodo Librodo – Parallel Visions

Simultaneous Solo Art Exhibitions of Manny Librodo and Boboy Librodo at OWG Creative Centre.

More info on Librodo Librodo Parallel Visions at Shutter Box Philippines.

Camera Tricks Workshop for Shutterbugs

by Jo Avila and Eric Lirrios

Professional photographer Jo Avila and Eric Lirrios share tips and techniques in creating magic with their lenses in their FREE Camera Tricks Workshop for Shutterbugs Abenson Avant Greenbelt 4.

More info on the Camera Tricks Workshop for Shutterbugs by Jo Avila and Eric Lirrios at Shutter Box Philippines.

A photography competition entitled “Everyday Islam” has been launched to depict Muslim life in the Philippines, following the example set by UK-based and internationally renowned photographer and Muslim convert Peter Sanders.

The competition aims to popularise shared aspirations and concerns of Muslims and non- Muslims, in order to promote integration and counter messages that tend to emphasise discord and differences.

More info about the Everyday Islam Photo Contest at Shutter Box Philippines.

Interested in action? how about adventure? Did you missed this episode? The Amazing Race Season 5 was filmed in the Philippines.

Check it out at Wake Trex

IPO Philippines in cooperation with International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CSAC) had jointly organized the Seminar-Workshop on the Collective Administration of Visual Arts in the Philippines which I attended recently (originally scheduled last June 29). The seminar was held as part of the 10th year of Intellectual Property Code (or RA 8293) with the theme “Celebrating Creativity.”

Three foreign speakers shared their invaluable knowledge and expertise: Mr. Ang Kwee Tiang, Regional Director of CSAC Asia-Pacific Region talked about Basic Principles of Collective Management of Rights; Ms. Carola Streul, Secretary General of European Visual Artists and General Manager of OnLineArt discussed Collective Management of Rights in the Visual Arts, The Droit de Siute, and the Administration of Rights in Visual Arts in the Digital Environment while Ms. Chryssy Tintner, CEO – Visual Arts Copyright Collecting Agency (Viscopy) for Australia & New Zealand talks about Direct Licensing and Book and Magazine Publishers, Museums and Educational Institutions, Licensing and Enforcement of Primary Uses of Rights in the Visual Arts – The Practice in other Countries and its Applicability in the Philippines. Filipino counterparts are Atty. F.D. Nicolas Pichay who talked about Copyright in the Visual Arts and Mr. Albert Avellana, owner and curator of Avellana Art Gallery who talked about The Visual Arts Market in the Philippines.

It is interesting to note that VISCOPY Australia has 7,000 professional visual artist members, comprising of fine artists, sculptors, photographers, cartoonists, illustrators, designers and a number of high end architects. 40% of their members are Indigenous visual artists (Aborigines) which speak a total of 38 languages. Viscopy also represent over 250,000 International artists for the territory of Australia, both exclusively through their 42 CISAC affiliates. They have started with only two staff and now have eight permanent staff running the Collective Society.

More than ever, copyright infringements are now rampant with the growth of the digital market and ease of access to the internet – be it music, digital photographs, illustrations and other form of creative work to the detriment of its creator/ author. These infringements were done by various levels of users including magazine and newspaper publishers, advertising companies, and individuals. Even schools are guilty of this – it was noted that schools usually use copyrighted materials (photo and literary work) in their academic packs. The author is usually at the mercy of these companies who make money out of their creation. In the Philippines, artists and authors have no collective voice, which find themselves in a difficult position to pursue these infringers. Of course, with the exception of musicians who, through FILSCAP, was able to track down and pursue cases against copyright violators.

read more…

CITY Magazine is an award-winning luxury lifestyle magazine that celebrates living the good life in the big city. Focusing on travel, fashion, design, food, and city life, CITY celebrates the modern urban experience and serves as your personal concierge to the best of what the world’s greatest cities have to offer. 

The ONE CITY, MANY DESTINATIONS™ travel photography competition boasts the ultimate grand prize: CITY Magazine’s cover shot. Amateur and professional photographers from around the world are invited to submit images for juried competition and a chance at landing on the cover of CITY’s Fall ’07 Travel issue, on sale September 25, 2007.

Photographers are asked to submit images that best capture the essence of a city or other travel destination.

More info on One City, Many Destinations – International Travel Photography Competition at Shutter Box Philippines.

Graphic Republic cordially invites you to the opening and blessing of the Graphic Republic office and photography studio.

After the blessing ceremony, there will be a free photoshoot to try out their studio/facilities.

More info on Graphic Republic Photography Studio Opening and Blessing at Shutter Box Philippines.

Power Mac Center FREE Photography Related Seminars July 2007

Color Management for Photographers

July 13, 2007 (6 PM)

More free seminar schedules at Shutter Box Philippines.

Jo Avila’s Annual VA and Student Party 2007

Jo Avila will be hosting his annual party for everyone who has either been a Volunteer Assistant (VA) for any of his shoots or for those who have attended any of his talks, seminars or lectures.

The party will be on July 21, 2007 and will start at 6:30pm.

The venue will be at his studio in Greenhills.

Please send an email to pinakamagalingako@gmail.com for RSVP purposes.

Check out other photography related events at Shutter Box Philippines.

Nabasa ko sa Hogwarts Philippines ang Bloomsbury statement ni J.K. Rowling about her HP series at sa nasabing Save Harry campaign . S’yempre pa dali-dali akong nag-sign up kagad, hehe adik!

Dalawang characters na naman yata ang titigukin ni J.K. Rowling sa Book 7. Sino kaya mga yun? Isa kaya si Harry Potter dun? Sana naman e i-resurrect n’ya si Harry if ever. Kaya mga Potter fans, sign up for the Save Harry campaign na.

Here’s the link: http://www.saveharrypotter.co.uk/

Silverlens Gallery invites everyone to the book launch of Filipinas: Photographs by Isa Lorenzo today, Saturday, July 7, 2007 from 3 PM. to 5 PM. The book was published in part with a grant from the Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

More info on Filipinas: Photographs by Isa Lorenzo Book Launch at Silverlens Gallery at Shutter Box Philippines.

Cultivate the mind. It’s the season for bounty.

The search is on for agriculture journalism’s finest breed – be it in TV, Radio, or Print – with the Philip Morris Bright Leaf Awards.

About the Awards

Philip Morris has been recognizing the world-class talents of the Filipino. With the Philippine Art Awards, the company continues to acknowledge and appreciate the very best of contemporary Filipino artists nationwide.

The Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards aim to follow on the Art Award’s footsteps by giving due recognition to the very best agricultural journalists in the country.

The time has come for our agricultural journalists to be noticed. The Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards is here to do that.

More info on the Philip Morris Brightleaf Agriculture Journalism Photo Contest at Shutter Box Philippines

Comics have been always known to be sophomoric childhood reading materials, lacking in depth and substance. Hence, they were known as “Funny Books”. Time and again, comic books have come out, proving that stigma wrong, like Spider-Man’s Death of Gwen Stacy, Alan Moore’s V for Vendetta and The Watchmen, Frank Miller’s 300, The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One, and Daredevil run. Those stories provided a sense of realism, drama and depth which can usually be found in other forms of media.

Which leads us to Secret War. Written by Brian Michael Bendis and beautifully painted by Gabrielle Dell’Otto, this books explores political intrigue and the effect of super-heroes in a post-9/11 paranoid society. This is probably one of the best graphic novels to come out this decade. Read more…

Now undergoing a major “facelift,” the “grand dame” of Manila’s theaters is on its way to being restored to its former glory.

The Art Deco building constructed in 1931 by Juan Arellano was badly damaged during wartime, and rebuilt in 1978 by former First Lady Imelda Marcos.

But the “Met,” as the “grand dame” of Manila’s theaters is fondly referred to, fell into decay a decade ago and closed down in 1996 following a long-running dispute between the Government Service Insurance System and the City of Manila over its ownership and management.

Read Allison Lopez’ complete PDI article here.

View photos of the ongoing renovation here.