Archive for February, 2010
The Bubble Gum Kiss Project–
Photographer Toy Magtaas explores the themes of intimacy, attraction, and personal boundaries using an innocent everyday item – bubble gum. In December 2009, he stopped real-life pairs from all over the world and playfully posed the question, “Would you share a piece of bubble gum with the person you’re with?” In [...]
A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Power Management of Your Flash
(Part 43)–
In our past three issues (Photography 101 December 22, 2009, January 5, 2010, and January 19, 2010), I have discussed the fundamental theories and some basic information about the powerhouse of electronic flash – the battery. To continue our discussion, I will answer a timely question [...]
Sharing Images–
First, an announcement: There will be a forum on Photography As An Art Commodity with Australian photographer and visual artist Henry Bateman on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 3:00 p.m. at the Sining Kamalig Art Gallery located on the 4rth floor of Gateway, Araneta Center, in Cubao. Come, listen, ask questions, and discuss. Also see [...]
Images of Contentment-
by Dr. Eduardo Go–
Siem Reap, which means “Defeat of Siam,” is a proud city of Cambodia – the land where “Khmers” or Cambodians fought hard to defeat and drive away Thai invaders centuries ago. The Angkor Wat (Capital of Pagodas) is a major tourist attraction here, a reminder of the country’s great heritage [...]
Calling all photography enthusiasts!–
If you have a good photograph that you would like to share and you think is good enough to be published, send it to us (including some technical information about the image). We are looking for images of any subject that will catch the readers’ attention and paint a thousand words. After [...]
Shooting Like a Pro–
Most musical pieces have what some people refer to as a recurring theme – a bit of music that sets the tone of the whole, bigger piece and comes in at certain times acting as a string, tying everything together. It works wonders really and, for really big pieces like Les Miserables, [...]
Dan Douglas Ong - The Man Who Knows His Subjects-
by Yugel Losorata–
Some photographers take images of people they don’t know and come up with stories and interpretations of how they have reacted without having to know even their names. But what is important here is that they are able to capture expressions or emotions of [...]
