Archive for April, 2011
Dr. Socorro Martinez - Touching Hearts-
by Yugel Losorata–
Photography enthusiast and radiologist Dr. Socorro Martinez surely had quite an odd feeling knowing that a photo she took of a clubmate, who passed away few years ago, became the lasting image for the mourners. Though quite morbid in a way, she still takes pride in such acknowledgment.
“The [...]
Images of Informal Settlements–
Government officials, architects and urban planners, sustainability advocates, artists, and corporate executives recently gathered together for the book launch of “Lungsod Iskwater” by Paulo Alacazaren at The Podium’s Atrium area.
Paulo (architect, urban designer, writer, and Blu Print Magazine editor) collaborated with architect and urban planner Luis Ferrer, vice-president and COO of The [...]
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 [...]
Photoshop CS5’s Camera Raw Plug-in (Part 1) –
In the last issue, I introduced the different tools and commands that were incorporated into Photoshop to address the issues attendant to the use of digital cameras (digicams). These are: a) tools—the Red Eye tool, improved Dodge, Burn and Measure tools; b) Automate commands—the Photomerge, the Merge to [...]
Your Photos 5–
Congratulations to all our readers who are graduating this year!
Special mention is given to one of our regular contributors since 2007, Katrina Lim of Pampanga, who graduated recently from high school. Trina graduated the Salutatorian of her batch. She was also chosen as one of The Outstanding Secondary Students of Angeles City (TOSSA). [...]
At the End of the Day–
There was a time when making a phone call involved a person from the phone company physically pulling out a wire and then plugging that wire into a socket so that a caller could connect to whoever was being called. Now, those operators are gone and the industry runs so [...]
