Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Travel Photography TV Show: What I See - With Francisco "Paco" Guerrero




I recently saw a TV show related to photography, Travel Photography to be more precise.  It's called "What I See".  It stars Francisco "Paco" Guerrero and airs on Talk TV channel.  This series was shown before in GMA News TV.

According to Wikipedia, Talk TV is available over SBN 21 on free TV, SkyCable channel 16, Global Destiny Cable channel 28, Cablelink channel 48 and Cignal Digital TV channel 21.


This is the trailer of the TV show:


According to the Talk TV website schedule, the show airs on:
Saturdays: 11 am
Sundays:  3 a.m. and 7:30 pm
Mondays: 7 am and 5:30 pm

I saw part of the first episode aired last July 1, 2012 at 7:30 pm.  The episode is about his travels to the Bicol region.

Here is the trailer of the first episode that was shown:


First episode was quite interesting.  If you have not seen the series before, I think its a good show for photography enthusiasts especially if you are into travel photography.

Looking forward to see the next episodes.

For more info about the series, visit http://whatiseetv.com/


Credits: Photos and Videos from What I See website

Sunday, July 1, 2012

See In Mono: A new Black and White Only Photography Facebook Group



There is a new facebook photography group whose common interest is their love for Black and While Photography.  The group is called See in Mono.

In their About page, they mention:


This is an OPEN-GENRE and NON-POLITICAL group. This page was created to showcase some of the best and exceptional black and white images captured by its members around the world. It is our aim to elevate the awareness of every photographer and that of viewing public that the world can also be viewed without colors and still as beautiful, if not more. It is this group's united motto..
...." only the best, when good is simply not enough".


It was born out of the idea of Jo Cayas whose aim was building a bridge worldwide for mono/black and white enthusiasts.  He said although there are already existing similar groups in Facebook, he wanted the Filipinos to lead and be active with this new group.  Thus the group begun.

He solicited the help of fellow enthusiasts.  Erick G. Mendiola created the Closed Facebook group and added Jo Cayas and together they initially administered and moderated the group.  The group was really growing fast so they solicited the help of fellow enthusiast like Jeff Mercader, David Mar Quinto who are already popular with their Black and White portfolio postings in their walls, various groups including Street Photography groups where monochrome photos are popular.  Currently as of today, July 1, there are 11 admins.

The membership has now grown to 352 members in just a week and still growing.

The best thing about the group is it's OPEN-GENRE and NON-POLITICAL.  Atmosphere is relax.  A good place to view amazing works of art in monochrome photography.  The varied genre ranging from complicated Street Photography to the simple portraits and minimalist landscapes.  It's an eye candy in Mono.

Just last June 30, the have created a public Fan Page with the same name See in Mono.  This Fan Page showcases the best of the photos selected by the curators of the group.

Visit the their fan page and enjoy the works of art of Black and White photography enthusiasts.  If you like it and want to be part of their group, join by adding your self to the group See in Mono.

They have also a blog: http://seeinmono.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!



Thursday, June 28, 2012

Coverage of The Wild Side Open Photoshoot Competition-1st Leg




The 1st leg of the Wild Side Open Photoshoot Competition organized by O-N International Production Phil. Corp. in collaboration with the Department of Tourism, and various Provincial governments was held June 23-24, 2012 at the island of Alabat, Quezon.


The Travel

The exciting two day excursion to the scenic landscape of the town of Alabat, Quezon started at the meeting point at the Penthouse of Jay-Ar Rosales, president of the O-N International Production Phil. Corp., in Pasay City. Leaving there at 4 a.m. traveling on a chartered air-conditioned bus towards the port of Atimonan, Quezon with one stop to pick-up the other crews of the event.



We arrived at the Atimonan Port by 8:40 a.m. and travelled by pumpboat by 9:15 a.m. to the island of Alabat.


We arrived at the Port of Alabat around 10 a.m.  The island was expecting us with the welcoming poster of the event hanged in the port's waiting area.





Around 10:30 a.m., we arrived at the La Villaneuva Beach Resort after trans versing the mountain slopes by tricycle.



We had lunch of fresh seafood that includes adobong pusit and sinigang na hipon. You can really taste the difference in freshness of the daily catch.  There was also the refreshing pure buko juice.


Everybody settled in their assign rooms and cottages for some rest and prepared for the afternoon photoshoot.


The Photoshoot - Location 1

It was almost 3 p.m. when we went to the 1st location of the shoot: the rocks near the resort. I was first with Jun, one of the photographer contestants and followed his action at the 1st location.






On the way to the 2nd location, I saw Amor, another contestant, and captured in video a portion of his lively shoot.





At 3:50 p.m., we took a banca to the next location.


The Photoshoot - Location 2

It started drizzling as we left to the second location.  After a short 5 minutes banca trip, we arrived at the 2nd location. Fortunately the rain stopped.

The tide was still low so the banca anchored on an almost knee deep waters and we walked to the shore.
I was again with Jun and documented his shoot at the 2nd location.






The 2nd location embodies the concept of this Open Photoshoot Competition.  Beauties in Nature!
The beauty of the Philippines’ natural environment showcased in a photo competition that combines nature and beauties in fashion in one composition.








The Party

to be continued ..... (Featuring Go Girls and Dignity Band)


For more information to join the competition, inquiries or registration, please call or text the following numbers:
  • 0921 592 6670
  • 0927 386 8303
  • 0932 853 9989
or visit O-N International Production Phil. Corp. website, http://o-ninternational.com.

What are you waiting for? There's still 5 legs to go.  Experience this exciting photoshoot and competition.
Please mention my name, Ted Claudio, while registering to get 10% discount off the registration fee.



*** All photos and videos are by Teddy Bear Photography. 

Friday, June 15, 2012

3rd Photo Video Expo Coverage: Framed Shots Exhibit


When I visted the 3rd Photo Video Expo last June 14, 2012, I noticed a big exhibit between Hallway 1 & 2.  It was the exhibit of Framed Shots Camera Club (FSCC).  It is a camera club based in Manila, Philippines. It was founded in October 1994 by a group of photography enthusiasts who just finished their basic photography workshop. It is affiliated with the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation (FPPF).

One thing different in their presentation is their style of display.  The photos were done as triptych, using 3 panels.




I interviewed two of their members to discuss about FSCC and their photos.  Here are the videos:

Interview with Arnold Perez explaining about the name of the group:



Ms. Gina Aguilar discussing her photo exhibited at the expo:


Don't miss their exhibit when you visit the 3rd Photo Video Expo at the SMX, Mall of Asia!


Other posts from the 3rd Photo Video Expo Coverage: