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

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.

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 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, 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 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

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