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An Invitation to Shoot, Learn, and Have Fun!

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What: Cosplay Photo Shoot with Jerry Polence with guest photographer Markku Seguerra
When: May 20 2007 2-6 PM
Where: Club Intramuros Golf Course (how to get there)

I’ve helped put together a mini event thanks to Jerry Polence, Mike Abundo and Markku Seguerra on the 20th of May. We’re going to be shooting models in full cosplay attire thanks to the Pinoy Cosplay organization. This invitation to shoot and learn is open to all bloggers who would want to learn to take better photos. It is also an excuse to take time out of your usual routine and join in on something completely different for the lazy weekend.

MANILA, Philippines – Seguerra, one of today’s fast-rising photographers has volunteered his time to do an informal hands-on photo class with help from Jerry Polence and other models from the Pinoy Cosplay organization. Seguerra’s work as a photographer has been acclaimed to highlight the best in outdoor portrait photography capturing. His many works can be viewed on his personal site at RebelPixel.com.

If you own a camera (you don’t need to have a Digital SLR and if you have a lomo, why not?) and want to join in on the fun, please feel free to come. It is another chance to meet a lot of awesome people in the blogosphere, cosplay as well as hobbyist photographers. I really hope to see you there. Markku and I will be in Intramuros by around lunch time on the 20th to survey the area.

If there are other hobbyist photographers who would like to share their own tips, please, the floor is yours to share too! 🙂

[image taken from Wikipedia]

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Bloggers aren’t journalists – they’re bloggers!

Many months ago I entered the new media industry with a lot of assumptions about blogging and journalism. Having been in both sides of the fence, the blogging industry and the media are two sides of the same coin, yet have really not been tossed into the fire — this was back in 2007. One year does a lot to people.

Now that I run a blog advertising network I can lay several assumptions to rest as I’m learning so much about the blogging industry. We’re learning so much because we’re actually making things happen with the BlogBank. I’ll probably post a few of these learnings soon. They are, actually, very surprising.

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Memoirs of Boracay

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More Boracay pictures here.

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Punta Fuego Beach Shots Using Creative Filters

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Here are some shots taken in Punta Fuego using a set of colored creative filters. The vignette you see in some shots is an effect of a full zoom out using the A-series adaptor (it just means its a small adaptor) of the creative filter on my 18-55 kit lens. I shoot using a Canon 350D.

On an unrelated note, I’d really like to spray paint my camera body the way Jake Versosa does it (he’s selling his 20D by the way). I dunno. Maybe spray it white. Or zebra. Or sexy leopard. Will this void the warranty?

The Challenge of the Super Duper Friends

This video is a political satire made by the company of Jonas Diego. This is the Challenge of the Super Duper Friends!

It’s a parody animation/video we made based on the Saturday morning cartoon, Challenge of the Superfriends (remember the good ole days?). Only instead of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman we got the US Presidential Candidates duking it out in four color wonder.

I hope the time will come when we see a localized version of this very effective satire.

There are other scoops over at Fool45 and the Bayanihan Blog Network.