Framed Shots Camera Club

FS Members in Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2009 Shortlist

2009-11-04T11:19:00.004+08:00

FS Members in Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2009 Shortlist

By Raneil Antonio Ibay

Over 100,00 entries were received for this year's Digital Camera Photographer of the Year Competition and 2 of our members got shortlisted as Editor's Choice.

Edwin Loyola's “Bamboo Raft” and Mike Sabarre's “Look Left” were both shortlisted in the “Destination Everywhere” category and will be part of the final judging.

Commended images will be revealed on November 20 and the winning images on December 9, 2009 with an exhibit at the Mall Galleries in London from December 9 to 13.

2008 also saw Bubuy Ringler winning the “Creative Vision” category with his entry “Away From It All” and Parc Cruz being commended for his entry “Monroe”.

And in 2007, Caloy Zamora took home the Second Place for his entry “No Fear”

So for this year's competition, let's hope and pray that Edwin and Mike win. Go FS!

FSOTS "High Key and Low Key" Winners

2009-11-04T02:08:00.001+08:00

National Bookstore's “Take A Shot At Reading” Photo Contest Winner

2009-09-08T17:59:00.003+08:00

By Raneil Antonio Ibay

Framed Shots Camera Club's Carlo Zamora takes home the grand prize in National Bookstore's “Take A Shot At Reading” Photo Contest.

The club's 2006 Rookie of the Year awardee and this year's Contest Committee Chairman submitted a photo depicting the joys of reading in a place where books are a rarity.

It shows 3 boys enjoying the book “The Ant and the Grasshopper” given by Carlo in Guilingan, Rizal, Palawan during one of his family's out-of-town trips.

The competition invited Filipinos of all ages to express their love for books through a creative photo portraying how a book has changed their lives for the better. It also aims to promote the value of reading and literacy.

Carlo's entry shows that reading is fun for the kids and clearly deserves the grand prize.

August/Minimalist/Still Life Winners

2009-09-03T21:30:00.002+08:00

July/Negative Space Winners

2009-08-04T22:51:00.002+08:00

Zambales OTS Winners_Sense of Place

2009-07-17T15:40:00.001+08:00

June/Bayan Ko Winners

2009-06-28T14:55:00.003+08:00

May/Environmental Portrait Winners

2009-06-28T14:48:00.005+08:00

How to be Invited in All-Expense Paid Trips thru FPPF

2009-06-09T01:09:00.005+08:00

How to be Invited in All-Expense Paid Trips thru FPPF

WARNING: For FS consumption only!

By Rosy Villasanta-Ibay

One of the things I learned early in my life is that TRUST is earned; it is not automatically given.

In our position now as member-photographers of the FFPF, whose trust should we earn? Mrs. Huang’s, of course. Do you know who Mrs. Huang is? What she looks like?

For those who have no idea who she is, she is the grand old lady of FPPF, the force behind it, the Chairman.

As to how she looks like, she sounds like a perpetual slow motion (hehe) if there is such a thing. Why earn her trust? So you would be one of the first she’d call when there are emergencies or calls for help but more importantly (as this is THE perk), when there are limited-only-all-expense paid trips for FPPF photographers. Logically, she would only call those she trusts, those she knows she could rely on, those she is sure would deliver the expected bacon. In short, yung mga subok na nya, mga kilala na nya. How could we earn her trust? Attend the monthly photocup judging regularly. Volunteer to help during FPPF activities such as the photocup monthly meetings, Photo World week every January, Photo Summit every August. Hang out in

the FPPF office but be sure not to be a nuisance.

If you constantly win in photo contests, she’d remember your name from time to time or maybe, just maybe, it would ring a bell…. sometimes. But the key here is being constantly seen not just heard of. So that is the tale, actually the secret, how seven of us ended in Baler two weeks ago.

Take note, if my counting ability is right on track, FS has the most number of members in Mrs. Huang’s phone list.

Side Note: Attending the Monthly Photocup Meeting

Aside from being retained in Mrs.Huang’s memory, what else would we get in attending the Photocup? Exposure. Awareness. Exposure to other camera clubs and their members, awareness on what goes on in the photography world outside of Framed Shots, a glimpse of what wins and what do not, how the judges judge (or misjudge hmmm), or simply knowing what goes on, what’s in, what’s not.

Baler Buena Vista Photo Contest Winners

2009-06-08T10:57:00.007+08:00

Baler Buena Vista Photo Contest Winners

Rosy Villasanta – Ibay

Upon the invitation of National Commission on Culture and Arts (NCCA) Chairman Cecille Guidote – Alvarez and Aurora Province Governor Bella Flor Angara – Castillo, a group of photographers from the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation (FPPF) went to Baler, Aurora to shoot the scenic sites there. With about 25 photographers from the FPPF, a mini photo contest was held and the winners’ photos are now displayed in an exhibit at the Senate second floor lobby along with photographs of birds, both common and endemic to Baler.

The winners of the photo contest are:

Chito Cleofas, 1^st Place, Dewey Sergio, 2^nd Place, and Benjamin Jacinto, 3^rd Place. Special awards were given to a photo entry of Gina Meneses and two entries of Arnold Giron. Honorable mention were Carlo Zamora (2 photos), Raneil Antonio Ibay (2 photos), Jonathan Cayaon (2 photos), Chito Cleofas (1 photo), Nick Olayao (1 photo), Gem Yabut (1 photo), and Drew Magturo (1 photo).

After the exhibit in the Senate, the winning Baler photos and the bird photo collection, would be displayed in Marikina and in Baler, Aurora.

June 2009 Meeting

2009-06-04T14:28:00.002+08:00

2nd Floor PBSP Bldg.
Magallanes corner Real St.,
Intramuros, Manila

June 7, 2009 12:00 noon

Photo Contests:
1. PWC Theme: "Bayan ko"
2. Summer Outing OTS: "Sense of Place"

Guest Speaker:
Mr. Mark Floro on Food Photography

Reminders:

1. Please take note of the earlier than usual start of our meeting for this month.
2. This month's meeting is exclusive for members only.
3. Please update your membership dues.

Back in Zambales

2009-06-02T00:42:00.011+08:00

Back in Zambales

By Raneil Antonio Ibay

And we’re back. Framed Shots Camera Club recently held its summer outing at Dawal Beach Resort in Barrio Uacon, Candelaria, Zambales and again experienced the beauty of Potipot Island. This trip was made possible thru the efforts of the 2009 Framed Shots Board headed by Chairman Lea Ricolcol. Roselyn Roldan was tireless in organizing almost everything while Arnold Perez who, up to the last minute was hounding us with our payments, did collection.

Our journey started at Buendia where club members met up at an ungodly 12 midnight. The reason being would be to just sleep through the 6-hour travel time. Our bus left at 12:45AM and arrived at Zambales at 6:15AM.

Nothing happened much along the way save for Kenneth making the rounds with a bottle of tequila and giving anyone who wanted one a shot, hot pan de sal being passed on along the aisle by Mariano Ong Tan Ka and a few pit stops in the town of San Fernando, Pampanga and another in a town that I didn’t take note of because of grogginess from sleep. I knew from the last stop that we were close because the sky was beginning to get light. And true enough, a couple of songs from my mp3 player and we arrived at Dawal.

A hearty breakfast with a choice of Tapa, Tocino, Longganisa and Daing na Bangus, with Fried Egg and coffee booted up our systems. After a change of clothes, we then proceeded to the beach for our very short boat ride, about 5 minutes (yes, it’s that close), to Potipot Island. It was quite a wait as there were a lot of people that came before us and only two boats from the resort. Our own group alone took 7 boat trips. That’s P400 per 6 persons, back and forth, inclusive of life vest.

On the island, everyone had a great time exploring the place, shooting photos or just chilling out on the beach. Caloy Zamora and I gave impromptu strobist lessons to the club’s new members. Jun Danganan gamely posed for the lessons as so did Humphrey Cogay, Jigz Relativo, Carrie Ong Tan Ka and Rellie Lopez.

In the water, Lea Ricolcol, my wife Rosy, Chito Cleofas, Jenny Santos, Rina Lee, Tin Leslie, Roselyn Roldan, Michelle Barretto and Kenneth Si had fun goofing around with Rellie’s new underwater camera and housing. Margaret

Ang also used hers while Joel Garcia’s DSLR nearly got soaked by a wayward wave as he was trying to shoot us having an excellent time on the beach. It was chill time for Zab Coloma and his wife, also for Gina Alcera and Sam Asia.

Towards the end of the day, the club reunited with their pre-drawn groups and tried to capture the Best Group Shot to be judged during our next monthly meeting. The day would have been perfect if we spent the sunset at the island as originally planned but the boatman said the waves were getting big and that we should start going back to the resort. To complicate matters, they only had one boat and our group of 38 and other groups were all wanting to go back in a hurry. Everyone had reasons to be the first one on the boat. Ours was because we were chasing the sunset. I also thought that they just wanted to have our cottage rented out to another group who just came in that’s why they asked us to be ready by 5PM, an hour earlier than the agreed time of 6PM. Anyway, not refusing to let that dampen our spirits, we continued shooting the sunset back at Dawal Beach Resort.

After dinner we then had more fun singing in the videoke. Concert King Jon Macalinao was a revelation, so was Humphrey Cogay and Jun Danganan. Nick Olayao wowed us as usual and so did Gina Aguilar, Rellie Lopez and Arnold Perez. The night went on as Arnie Aranjuez was making the rounds and making sure that everyone gets their shot of tequila and later on beer. I went back to our room drunk as a fish. I was expecting another monster hangover. Thank God it was just a beer buzz.

The following day, after breakfast we went to a mangrove area that Brian Gabarda discovered earlier in the day. Everyone had a heyday shooting a local boy, Ran-ran and her mother Aling Fe and her mother-in-law Lola Aniceta. Jun and Edwin Loyola also gamely posed after some prodding after the group ran out of subjects to shoot.

Back at the resort, we prepared to leave before lunch, as the trip back to Manila will take 6 hours. On the way back, we had numerous stopovers one of which was at the Masinloc and Oyon Bays Protected Seascapes. Again, the group had a field day shooting rural seaside scenes.

Back at the bus, the trip was quite uneventful. Probably everyone was just tired. Tired but happy that the trip was a success and looking forward to another summer of fun.

Summer Outing 2009: Potipot Island, Zambales

2009-05-21T00:01:00.000+08:00

May 16 - 17, 2009

Potipot Island, Zambales
Dawal Resort, Candelaria, Zambales

CANDELARIA - Framed Shots Camera Club
Outing 2009 By Joel H. Garcia from Joel H. Garcia on Vimeo.

May 2009 Meeting

2009-05-20T10:59:00.003+08:00

2nd Floor PBSP Bldg.
Magallanes cor. Real St.,
Intramuros, Manila

Last May 10, 2009

Regular Photo Contest
PWC Theme: Environmental Portrait
Title: "I love earth!"

1st Place - Raneil Ibay
2nd Place - Nick Olayao
3rd Place - Arnie Aranjuez
4th Place - Caloy Zamora
5th Place - Rosy Ibay
6th Place - Jun Danganan
7th Place - Gina Aguilar
8th Place - Chito Cleofas
9th Place - Jun Maximo
10th Place - Lea Ricolcol

Ramdom Photos by Joel Garcia

Keeping The Scene

2009-05-07T13:35:00.008+08:00

Keeping The Scene

By Raneil Antonio Ibay

Stuck in the heavy traffic of Makati in the middle of a sweltering and sleepy afternoon, commuters scurry to their destinations, some even bumping into each other nearly exchanging faces as they try to beat the blinking “Do Not Cross” sign. Out from nowhere, a paraplegic slowly and painfully inches his way amidst the onslaught of human stampede. He is pedaling, with his hands, a contraption that is a cross between a wheelchair, a mountain bike and a go-kart, sweat running down the side of his forehead with every turn of the crank. A great shot. My photographer friend and I looked at each other not believing that we both do not have a camera on hand.

I guess this happens to all of us. It’s like the unwritten law of “Seek and you shall not find”. This however, is the reverse of that law, “Thou shall not bring a camera and an amazing scene shall appear before you”. Ever found yourself saying, “It’s just a short trip, no need to bring a camera, and besides, it’s raining.”, then along comes a scene of children playing, not minding the busy street and rain.

Such is the curse of photographers. We see things others barely even notice and if we’re lucky enough, record it with our cameras. But we cannot always be holding our cameras try as we can. My mind flashes into a scene of me in the bathroom holding a wad of tissue paper on one hand and a camera on the other. Not a pretty sight.

For all the scenes that I did record, I utter “Thank you” to the one above, and for all the missed photo opportunities that came my way, I say another “Thank You” for giving me the eye to recognize these things and keep the scene in the treasure chest of my brain, hoping someday to come across something similar and hopefully capture it.

Taste The Summer

2009-04-17T00:28:00.006+08:00

Taste The Summer

By Raneil Antonio Ibay

The dawn slowly breaks the cold night as we step out of the van, camera and tripods in hand patiently expecting the coming of another amazing Baguio sunrise.

It’s around 4AM when we arrived by bus. Chito, Raymond, Gina, Rosy and I were met by Manong Ronnie, our driver and tour guide and take us to a 24-hour diner for an early breakfast. We then met up with Rellie, Kenneth and Michelle who came by car and we were off for a day of shooting in the City of Pines.

The cold easily burned out as the day progressed, hinting a taste of the summer to come. We visited timeless tourist spots such as the Baguio Cathedral, Wright Park, The Mansion, Mines View Park, Good Shepherd, Baguio Botanical Garden, Burnham Park and Tam-awan Village.

Tam-awan, a haven for local artists is an excellent place to view and buy local art and souvenirs. The food at Tam-awan was also superb. Tuyo (dried fish) with Lumpiang Shanghai, fried egg and mountain rice plus a mug of mountain coffee really hit the spot.

Of course a trip to Baguio wouldn’t be complete without going to the market and the ukay-ukay. Chito, Raymond and Rellie went for the Ukay-ukay while Gina, Michelle, Rosy and I hit the market. The market offers delicious local delicacies, local handicraft, amazingly cheap fruits and vegetables and anything you could possibly think of. Just beware of dishonest vendors with faulty weighing scales and pickpockets and you’ll be all right. The Ukay-ukay is a great place to find bargains of one-of-a-kind apparel.

Tired and weary after 2 days of shooting pictures in the Philippines’ Summer Capital, we went back home knowing fully well that this was just a taste of things to come and that there will be more of this trips to where our heart fancies during this hot and hopefully endless summer.

FS Goes to Zambales

2009-04-07T11:15:00.011+08:00

by Raneil Antonio Ibay

A trip organized by Chito Cleofas that was supposed to be for a photo contest in Sta. Cruz, Zambales turned out to be a mini outing and occular for the camera club's summer outing as a turn ofevents took us to Hermano Menor and later on to Potipot Island. These show the fun we had going there on a trip without a real destination. Chito, Arnie, Gina, Roselyn, Kenneth, Rosy and I just went with the flow and literally let the tides take us to this beautiful island. A sort of happy accident.

March PhotoWorld Cup Report

2009-03-10T23:34:00.013+08:00

by Arnie Aranjuez

Theme: "Reminiscin'" - Best of 2008
Date: March 7, 2009
Place: FPPF Office, Intramuros, Manila
Judges:
Mr.Joseph Galian
Mr.Dennis Araneta
Mr. Lito L. De Guzman
Mr.Bernardo Fernando
Mr.Willy Marbella
Mr. Toch Arellano

The start for the PhotoWorld Cup 2009 race is on! Who will be the next Camera Club and the Photographer of the Year 2009?

With the scores reset to zero and all participating camera clubs even on the starting line, it was defending champion, Framed Shots Camera Club (FSCC), who was first off the starting block and made a commanding lead at the start of the race.

The entry of Jeni Santos was the judges' choice and was awarded 1st place. Amazingly, her entry did not win during the club competition, but was selected by the Board of Directors to fill up the 11-20th slot (the 1st ten slots are reserved for the top 10 club winners).

Following her lead, Christian Inocencio and Arnie Aranjuez finished 7th and 9th place respectively. Rounding up the top 12 is Boboy Ringler at 11th place.

The entries of Arnie Aranjuez, Arthur Chzranowski, Caloy Zamora, Edwin Loyola (entered under FSCC) made it to the top 30 finishers.

From the 20 pictures (maximum number of entry per club) entered, 8 made it to the final cut.

Having won the PhotoCup for 6 consecutive years, Framed Shots Camera Club is not yet ready to relinquish the title and is still gunning for the unprecedented 7th win.

With the first leg completed and 9 more legs to go, Framed Shots Camera Club is currently at the number 1 spot with 90 points.

Jeni Santos
1st Place PhotoCup Competition

Christian Inocencio
7th Place PhotoCup Competition

Arnie Aranjuez
9th Place PhotoCup Competition

Boboy Ringler
11th Place PhotoCup Competition

February Winners Gallery

2009-03-09T23:02:00.014+08:00

Theme: Reminiscin - "Best of 2008"
Date: February 8, 2008

1st place - Arthur Chrzanowski

2nd place - Arnie Aranjuez

3rd place - Christian Inocencio

4th Place - Arthur Chrzanowski

5th place - Edwin Loyola

6th place - Ian Gacutan

7th place - Roselyn Roldan

8th place - Ian Gacutan

9th place - Paul Allesa

10th place - Edwin Loyola

Jun and Rina

2009-03-08T23:40:00.008+08:00

Photography brought them together....

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Chito Cleofas Photography Team:

March 2009 Meeting

2009-02-26T11:16:00.003+08:00

2nd Floor PBSP Bldg.
Magallanes corner Real St.,
Intramuros, Manila

March 1, 2009, 1:00 PM

Regular Photo Contest:
PWC Theme: Vanishing Point
Title: "Earth to the Sky"

On-the-Spot Photo Contest:
To be revealed prior to the start of the contest.

Reminders:
1. Please bring your camera equipment and portable lighting gears.
2. Please update your membership dues.

Note:
Those who wish to observe our camera club activities, please coordinate with Mr. Rellie Lopez, Membership Committee Chairman, before proceeding to our meeting. You may reach him at 09164583382

2009 General Assembly

2009-02-22T00:01:00.000+08:00

by Arnie Aranjuez

The first meeting for this year was held last February 8, 2009 at the PBSP building in Intramuros, Manila.

Just like previous general assembly meetings, the new set of officers were formally introduced to the members. For the year 2009, the club Board of Directors is composed of the following:

Chairwoman: Lea Ricolcol
Vice-Chairman: Arnie Aranjuez
Secretary: Roselyn Roldan
Treasurer: Arnold Perez
Membership Committee Head: Rellie Lopez
Contest Committee Head: Caloy Zamora
PRO: Michelle Barretto

Chairwoman Lea proceeded by presenting to the club, the plans, goals and direction for 2009.

A good number of existing members were present and renewed their membership. Almost half of the people present during the meeting were applicants for probationary membership and/or observers.

The judging for the PWC Theme: Best of 2008 was held the results are the following:

1st ARTHUR CHRZANOWSKI
2nd ARNIE ARANJUEZ
3rd CHRISTIAN INOCENCIO
4th ARTHUR CHRZANOWSKI
5th EDWIN LOYOLA
6th IAN GACUTAN
7th ROSELYN ROLDAN
8th IAN GACUTAN
9th PAUL ALLESA
10th EDWIN LOYOLA

Food and drinks were plenty during the meeting courtesy of the different birthday celebrants and photo contest winners.

Six Clicks for a Camera Club in Focus!

2009-02-20T10:39:00.006+08:00

Written by Noel Amata for Manila Bulettin's Picture Perfect published last Feb. 17, 2009

Winning the "Camera Club of the Year" Award is an accomplishment. Winning it twice in a row is incredible. Winning it thrice is already a record. And winning it for six consecutive years is a very rare occurrence that only Framed Shots Camera Club had achieved so far.

During the Photographer's Night of the Photoworld – Asia 2009 held last January 30, 2009 at the Asian Institute of Management, Framed Shots Camera Club was awarded the "Camera Club of the Year" for 2008. It was the 6th time the club had won such award. It was a double celebration for the club, for Chito Cleofas also won the"Photographer of the Year" Award for the second time. Aside from Chito Cleofas, there were two other members of the club who made it to the top ten. Edwin Loyola was awarded 4th place, while Carlo Zamora got 10th place.

The club has started dominating the Photo Cup of the Philippine Photographer's Foundation (FPPF) in 2003 or after nine (9) years of its existence, when it won its first "Camera Club of the Year Award". It was also Irma Santos, the Club President during that year, who won the "Photographer of the Year Award". It was duplicated the following year for the club again won both the "Camera Club of the Year Award" and the "Photographer of the Year Award". It was the famous and multi-awarded Edwin Loyola, who garnered such award. It was again repeated in 2005, this time it was the turn of the highly acclaimed Chito Cleofas to be awarded the top photographer trophy. It was a dominating year for the club, for five (5) of the top ten photographers came from Framed Shots Camera Club.

The fourth "Camera Club of the Year Award" was again won by the club the following year. Although the "Photographer of the Year Award" did not came from its ranks, it was still a double celebration for the club, because Carlo Zamora, a new member, got the "Rookie of the Year Award".

In 2007, the club has established another record for winning the "Camera Club of the Year Award" for five (5) consecutive years. This time the club missed the "Photographer of the Year Award" for Chito Cleofas has settled for 2nd place.

The Photo Cup is a year-long photo competition being conducted by the Philippine Photographers Foundation (FPPF) among its affiliated club members. There is a theme assigned every month and every camera club has to submit a maximum of twenty (20) entries. Top ten entries are selected as winners. The top ten winners earned corresponding points for both the photographer and the camera club. At the end of the year, the Photographer and the Camera Club that accumulated the highest number of points are awarded as "Photographer of the Year" and "Camera Club of the Year", respectively. Trophies are also given to photographers and camera club who made it to the top ten. The "Rookie of the Year" Award is also given to the new photographer who accumulated the highest number of points.

Brief History:

The club was established in October 16, 1994 by the first batch of graduates of Basic Photography Workshop conducted by the Federation of Philippine Photographer's Foundation (FPPF) held in Fort Santiago. Since it was founded in Fort Santiago, the club coined its name from the initials F.S. to become Framed Shots Camera Club.

Like any other camera club, it had experienced birth pains, a lot of ups and downs, trials and even in some point, it's near extinction. It started with forty-six (46) members, until its numbers dwindled with only twelve regular members constantly attending the meeting. Due to the dedication and perseverance of its members, the club has outlived those challenges. It was also through the guidance of the Chito Cleofas and Noel Amata, the two (2) remaining founders of the club that contributed to hurdle those challenges.

Staying Power:

Being in existence for fourteen (14) years is already a remarkable feat. Winning the "Camera Club of the Year" for six consecutive years and other awards makes it more remarkable and different. The club has tremendously grown as a group for the last fourteen years. From an obscure camera club struggling for recognition, today, Framed Shots Camera Club is now one of the most popular camera club affiliated with FPPF. Individually, the members have shown remarkable growth with the club. Most of them joined the club with photography only as a hobby. But now, photography for them is another source of income, another career. Some even choose photography as their profession. A lot of Framed Shots members have also earned recognition individually as a photographer. They won photo competitions both local and international. Two members of the club (Arnie Aranjuez and Edwin Loyola) have even traveled abroad for winning a photo contest. There are members of the club who have already carved their names in photography for winning a lot of photo contest. Edwin Loyola and Chito Cleofas are the names to reckon with when we talked about photo competitions.

Right now, the club is composed of fifty (50) plus members who are composed of doctors, teachers, lawyer, bankers, businessmen, architect, interior designer, corporate executives, graphic artists, musician, IT professionals, priest, and etc. Although, they came from different age bracket, gender, sexual preferences, social classes, professional background, they are brought together and binded by one thing – their love for photography.

What is the secret of Framed Shots Camera Club for achieving all these things? …for it's staying power? Why do a lot of photographers want to join the club?

Actually, the club has no secret whatsoever. Maybe it's just because of the following: sharing and support; having fun; and the camaraderie.

In Framed Shots Camera Club it is a common attitude to share one's skills, knowledge and wisdom in photography. It has full of talented members who willingly share their talents, skills and experiences to new members who joined the club to learn and grow as a photographer. They also give support, motivation and inspiration to new members to excel and achieve their highest potential in photography. Sharing is not limited only to intangible things like skills and talents, but also to some extent one's equipment, like camera, lens, flash, etc. It is in giving that we share, it is in sharing that we learn, and it is in learning that we achieved a lot of things.

The club has plenty of activities every year. The monthly meetings wherein the members compete with each other for the monthly photo contest; gatherings, out-of-town activities; and travel to honed their talents and skills in photography. But whatever they do, they always do it with fun. It is much easier to learn if one is having fun.

Some said that it is easy to locate Framed Shots Camera Club in a certain photo event or gathering. If you happen to see one member, you have already located the whole club. It is for the simple reason that FS members always go in group like a school of fish. It is a manifestation of how intense the relationships and bonding of the members of the club are - the camaraderie and friendship developed by photography and the club activities.

Aside from photography, some members join the club to have an avenue to express themselves as a person. There are those who join to be themselves to show their true colors without fear or worrying they will be judged or disrespected. For them Framed Shots Camera Club is not just a camera club…… it is also their home… their Family!

The awarding ceremony during Photoworld - Asia Photographer's Night with FPPF Chairwoman Eduviges Huang, Speaker Hanson Fong, FPPF Board Member Dr. Amado Castro and Photoworld-Asia 2009 Chairwoman Rina Falcis

Photographer of the Year Awardees Edwin Loyola, Chito Cleofas and Caloy Zamora

Framed Shots Camera Club 2009

THE GIFTS SERIES 6: Edwin Loyola Solo Exhibit

2008-12-07T00:01:00.000+08:00

Multi-awarded photographer EDWIN LOYOLA is hailed as the "Dark Artist" for his penchant for dark tones. A veteran at staging exhibitions, Loyola is self-taught and embodies what passion for the craft involves --- by relying on instincts to create a work of art. The range and dimension to which he expresses his creativity is evident in his portfolio, where one will find a spectrum of ordinary elements turned into extra-ordinary images. Loyola is a proponent and a staunch advocate of giving back what God has provided, using his talents to create art, whose main beneficiaries are the charities he supports.

Of Frogs, Frodo and Photography

2008-10-30T17:23:00.004+08:00

By Raneil Antonio Ibay

Once upon a time or just last Saturday, October 18, 2008 to be exact, the 2^nd Canon PhotoMarathon Asia jousted off at the MMLDC Compound in Antipolo City. In this on-the-spot photo contest, photographers are given a set of 3 theme assignments, each theme to be completed within the allotted time frame only. More than 2,000 registered participants were raring to battle it out to capture the best photograph, thus began the photo challenge. When the smoke and dust cleared, our very own Arnie Aranjuez emerged as the 2^nd Grand Prize Winner. He even bested some photographers who will do everything, short of kissing a frog just to find that elusive prince of a win.

For Arnie’s valiant effort, he wins a free photo clinic with professional photographer Triston Yeo to the land of Frodo, which is New Zealand (if you’ve been living under a rock, this is where they filmed J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings). He, along with 1^st Grand Prize winner Chi Busque will have the enviable fairytale opportunity to photograph the natural beauty of South Island, experience the Southern Alps at Mt. Cook, the country’s highest peak and be wowed by the Fox Glacier, the longest of the awe-inspiring West Coast glaciers.

Inspired as he was, he shot his winning entry for the first theme, Nature’s Wonder. With a 50mm macro lens mounted on his Canon EOS 30D set on Manual, an exposure of 1/125 at f/10 and an ISO setting of 400, he shot this simple yet beautiful image just across the building where the registration, briefing and downloading of photos was conducted. This only shows that we can find beauty anywhere; we just have to look for it to see it.

Framed Shots Camera Club members who also competed in this challenge include Chito Cleofas, Nick Olayao, Kenneth Si, Rose Razon, Alex Regaspi, Joseph Leña and last year’s winner and one of the club’s newest members, Joel Garcia.

For Arnie, winning the 2^nd Canon PhotoMarathon Asia is not equivalent to a “happily ever after” ending but a “once upon a time” start of a really good story.