Practical Photojournalism Workshop for Bloggers

by Orman Manansala

by Orman Manansala

The Crocodile Park, Riverwalk Restaurant, Butterfly House, and Tribung K’Mindanawan proved to be good locations for the “Practical Photojournalism Workshop for Bloggers” with Ms. Jojie Alcantara.

by Faust Principe

by Faust Principe

The workshop was held last Saturday, November 18, 2009 with a group of 18 select members of the Davao traditional and new media. Avel and Orman Manansala of General Santos City also participated in the workshop.

Photo by Lyle Santos

by Lyle Santos

The workshop began with a brief backgrounder of Ms. Alcantara’s experiences as a photographer, as a journalist, as a blogger, and as a photojournalist. Ms. Alcantara, then, proceeded to give practical tips and tricks in composing and taking photos. And yes, the rules… rule of thirds, patterns, leading lines, horizons, bird’s eye and worm’s eye view, and CROPPING and minor editing using Irfan View!

by Andrew

by Andrew dela Serna

Then, the real work began. After a sumptuous lunch of Chicken Barbeque at the Riverwalk Restaurant, the participants put all the tips and tricks into practice as they wandered around the premises, in search of that perfect shot. After the participants took their shots, we submitted the best five to Alcantara for review and critiquing.

Jojie and Avel by Chattee

Jojie, Rhonson and Avel by Chattee

The best photos were then awarded with praise and some prizes from Alcantara and Coed Clothing Company and FTLP.

It was a truly inspiring and educational afternoon of photography learned a lot from the pro, Jojie Alcantara.

Group Photo by Andrew

Group Photo by Andrew dela Serna

Avatar Media would like to thank Ms. Alcantara, Mr. Sonny Dizon and Chris Ea of Crocodile Park, Jerry of Riverwalk Restaurant, John Bonguyan for the LCD Projector, and to Ana Caguiat for the prizes!

by Rudolf Alama

by Rudolf Alama

Here are some of the participants’ entries on the event:

  1. Ganda Ever So Much: One Great Saturday with the Crocs
  2. Chito and Leah of Davao Base: DavaoBase Attends Photojournalism Workshop
  3. Faust Principe: Lessons from Photojournalism Workshop
  4. Ria Jose: Avatar Media’s Practical Photojournalism Workshop

12 Comments »

  1. brendel uttered... says:

    I feel so left out. I hope there will be another workshop like this one.

    Nov 18, 2009

  2. Dulce uttered... says:

    I had a great time during the workshop. It refreshes my dusty photojournalism skills. Two of my top 5 won some prizes. Woot!

    Thanks Avatar Media, Jojie and the rest of the organizers for the event. Until next time.

    Nov 18, 2009

  3. Miah uttered... says:

    Thank you Avatar Media and Miss Jojie Alcantara, it was a fun learning experience! :)

    @Brendel: Don’t worry, baka meron pa pala, or paturo ka kay teacher Lyle hehehe… Nice masyado mga shots niya… :)

    Nov 18, 2009

  4. orman uttered... says:

    truly…madly….deeply…..enjoyed the whole experience… it’s like experiencing orgasm all over again… bwahahahaha!

    Nov 18, 2009

  5. faust uttered... says:

    @Orman

    you’re hitting the g-spot.. woot… hehehe… nice meating you.. woot..

    i love it the pics made it over here.. wee…

    Nov 18, 2009

  6. DavaoBase uttered... says:

    It was a very fulfilling experience for us. Ang saya! We’re glad to have been part of this bunch of bloggers.

    @Faust: I like your watermark. Talagang in-internalize mo yung sinabi ni Miss Jojie ha! :)

    Nov 19, 2009

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  8. Leonard Pe uttered... says:

    grabe si lyle o.. hapa man gyud.. go idol!

    Nov 19, 2009

  9. Jojie Alcantara uttered... says:

    Guys,

    Glad to hear you had a great time, including orgasmic Orman. Best description ever! Sa uulitin.

    Don’t hesitate to email me for anything else you’d like to know. :-)

    Jojie

    Nov 20, 2009

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  11. faust uttered... says:

    @DavaoBase: hehehhe…. salamat.. thanks for the input…

    Nov 23, 2009

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