Gerald Yuvallos, Owner and General Manager of istorya.net, the biggest local online community in our city has acquired lobby space at the i2 Building in IT Park, Cebu City. The istorya managers decide to host a photo gallery featuring IPC’s best. Pictures selected for the exhibit by Dan Brian Gerona, current IPC President, were printed out by Jan Gonzales with funding from Radical Ads. The dimensions of the shots are 19×28 inches,...

I finally took the plunge and gotten myself my second body. I bought a Canon 60D DSLR body only package. I have enough lenses already so I didn’t get a kit package. The box itself isn’t anything special. It’s the usual Canon camera box. The Canon T1i DSLR I purchased last year had a better looking box than this one. When you open the box, the first thing you get to see are the manuals and CDs which are placed in two...

What started out as small talk between two Photography Club presidents here in Cebu is turning out to become one of the most anticipated photo walks of the year. IPC President Brian Gerona told me that they were getting inquiries from photographers from Manila wanting to join the event. Of course, everyone’s welcome. There are no fees, no registration, no discrimination. The goal here is to get all photo enthusiasts together and interpret...

Here’s a useful article I found on Photography Bay. I find it useful because I’ve shot a few weddings as a back up photographer. I’ve been using some of these composition rules myself. These common compositions can be useful to photographers who haven’t shot a single wedding and are looking to go into the business. When shooting a wedding, here are the things to look for: Symmetry Reflections Rows Intentional...

On April 30, a bunch of the hardcore peeps from our photo club (IPC) took a trip to Visca, Baybay, Leyte. Although the weather wasn’t on our side for most of the days we were there, we did however got some interesting macro, landscape and sunset shots. For my macro, I have no idea what the names of any of the insects I took so I just made names up. For our landscapes, I’m not familiar with the names of any of the places we went to...

The OtakuFest is a an annual cosplay event held at the UP Cebu Grounds in Lahug, Cebu City. It’s a gathering of cosplayers who strut their costumes and strengthen their bond with other cosplayers. There are contests, bands, and a few skits. It’s a little bit like the Comic Con in Las Vegas except it’s a bit scaled down. A lot of photographers are drawn to these events because of the elaborate costumes  and the fun people....

This was a photo session organized by renowned photographer and artist, [Dexter Bongo] in behalf of IPC. This session was more of a lesson than a shoot. We learned how to manipulate light through Dexter’s eyes and capture compelling shots for our individual portfolios. The things we learned were priceless. Anyway, here are the shots: [View with PicLens] ...

I apologize for my recent laziness. I haven’t been able to mind my blog lately. Anyway, since I haven’t been up to date with the tech world, I’ll share what I’ve been up to. Rod Evan Incorporado, a photographer and also a good friend of mine, organizes these photo sessions with his models. I’ll be sharing the latest shoot we did in Fort San Pedro, Cebu City. Hope you enjoy. For this shoot, I decided to do something...

The IPC (Istorya.net Photo Club) organized another Photowalk. The location: Downtown Cebu. The theme: STEP. All in all, the walk was great. Cebu City was great. The streets were great. People were great. No one lost anything. We all took some really compelling pictures. Everyone’s shots can be found [here]. People who attended were: Brian Me Anwar Alvin Jude Glenn Gerard Ryan Prove Rod Grace Jonolin Ives …and Anwar’s friend...

Our Trip to General Santos City was a blast. I was able to meet great people, take great shots, and have the most relaxing time of my life. We flew in from Cebu City to Davao on Cebu Pacific. Then From Davao, we took a road trip to General Santos with my uncle. We were housed at the [Sarangani Highlands]. We visited Glan, South Cotabato, and the Sarangani Province. All in all, it was a trip to remember. Here are all the shots I...

It definitely looks like what you think it is. Yup! It’s a penis DSLR. Yaniv Berg’s concept is instead of holding the camera to your eyes, the user points it to frame a subject at stomach level. For guys, it will look like you have a big hard on protruding out of your tummy. This is definitely a camera I want. However, there’s no pricing or availability. It’s just a design. Cool design though. Source: [Yanko...

A while back, I ordered a Canon T1i from the states through my boss. It was mailed using a balikbayan box. In the meantime, I was using my Dad’s Nikon D90 to do my photography work. What I ordered was a bundle. The bundle came with a kit lens and a zoom lens. It cost me a total of $917 with tax. Now that same [bundle] costs $1099 without tax. So I guess I was lucky when I ordered it. July 21, 2010 was the day it arrived. I picked up my T1i...