FILIPINO PHOTOGRAPHER JAY ALONZO TRAINS SINGAPORE OFWS
SINGAPORE - October 25, 2008 - Pinoygraphers of Singapore underwent a photography lighting workshop with Filipino photographer Jay Alonzo at The Camera Workshop Studio in Singapore. In attendance were 26 expatriates, some of whom are semi professional photographers already. Pinoygraphers was formed when the Philippine Embassy in Singapore requested a group of Filipino photographers in Singapore to mount a photo exhibit in line for the celebration of the 2007 Independence Day of the Philippines. Alonzo, who pioneered the photographic lighting workshop series in the Philippines trained the OFW shutterbugs on the basics of lighting and how to maximize its creative use for different kinds of subjects and photo opportunities. Since the workshop's inception in 2002 with the Alcove Gallery of the Ayala Foundation for its in-house class, he has also conducted workshops for Philippines based companies and organizations nationwide.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REGION 02 USES PHOTOGRAPHY TO AIDE GOVERNMENT IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Tugegarao, Cagayan - The Department of Agriculture Region 02 recently held a photography workshop under Jay Alonzo with the Alcove Gallery in Iguig. The attendees were government employees from the provinces of Cagayan Province, Isabela, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya who are involved in research and development of agriculture in the region. Only employees from the Batanes group of islands, which also belong to Region 02 were unable to attend the workshop. The photo seminar was conducted at the Cagayan Valley Lowland and Marine ROS facility in the town of Iguig, some half hour away from the Tuguegarao National Airport with the objective of empowering the participants with the right skills and tools in photography to aide their research and other agricultural experiments. According to the participants, it will make their task easier to train farmers and locals about pests, new varieties of rice or show new developments through photos, other than using lectures and printed materials.
AN AFTERNOON IN BINONDO WITH JAY ALONZO
51 accidental tourists joined the Alcove's An Afternoon In Binondo/Chinatown with Jay Alonzo yesterday, August 23, 2008. A photo opportunity trip in Manila's Chinatown area organized by the Alcove Gallery. The street shoot trip started off at the Filipinas Heritage Library with an orientation and house rules announcements by Cecille Cruz of the Ayala Foundation followed by shooting pointers and tips and folio presentation by Jay Alonzo.
It's no easy task to pull together and manage 47 participants. From the photo opportunity come food tasting at Po Heng (for the fresh 'lumpia' or spring roll), Dao Bai (steamed and fried kutchay dumplings that reminded me of my breakfast in Shenzhen and Beijing) and Masuki (noodles of the Ma Mon Luk fame); to the exploration of Seng Guan temple and Ongpin and its adjoining streets; everyone can't seem to get enough of one spot to photograph. The last time Alcove conducted a photo trip was more than a year ago at the island of Corregidor. Before that was in Bolinao, Pangasinan, four years ago. As a culminating activity for this event, the Alcove will be staging an exhibit of the participants' work at the Filipinas Heritage Library next month.
WESTERN DIGITAL LAUNCHES MY PASSPORT
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Manila - July 17, 2008 - Western Digital launched its line of My Passport hard drives at the Tropezz in Makati and had photographer and instructor Jay Alonzo speak in their behalf why WD is his product of choice in data storage and back ups. In attendance were invited guests from the local photography industry such as John Chua and Nino Carandang of Digital Photographer Philippines.
Alonzo uses WD hard disks solely for his photography and swears by the product's speed, reliability and capacity, things he require the most for his line of work.
"As a photographer, I need a way to store my photos and at the same time be able to retrieve them fast anytime. DVDs are the cheapest way to do it but quite cumbersome when retrieving data. My WD drives, through the use of asset management software, allow me to search and get a needed photo in an instant, aside from providing a way to archive my images. As such, my hard disks should possess speed and reliability and the capacity to keep large volumes of my work in one place," the lensman testified. |
PHOTOGRAPHING PEOPLE TALK HELD IN GLORIETTA
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Jay Alonzo talked about his approach and style in photographing people at the Art Space in Glorietta last Saturday, May 31, 2008. Attended by almost 200 participants in two batches, a mix of JayA's former students and the photography loving public, they learned about Alonzo's shooting techniques for different kinds of portraiture such as corporate, environmental, formal, prenuptial, and for group shots. A hands on portrait session was held and photographers who produced the best portraits were awarded with Western Digital hard drives and Olympus XD cards. The event was organized by the Ayala Malls and the Alcove Gallery. |
OLYCLUB PHILIPPINES LEARNS HOW TO USE LIGHT
OlyClub Philippines underwent a Basic Photographic Lighting workshop under Jay Alonzo last March 29, 2008 at the Forest Club in Bay, Laguna. The whole day event taught the club members the fundamentals of using natural and artificial light in taking photos. OlyClub chose to have the said workshop to further advance and develop each members' craft through skillful use of lighting.
OlyClub Philippines is the official photo club of Olympus digital camera users in the country. It has members residing as north as Ilocos and as far south as Davao. It also boasts of having its own online forum, www.olyclubph.com, to be able to reach other Filipino Olympus users based outside the country, particularly Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Japan and the USA. This was the club's first major activity for the year, sponsored by Olympus, GPBatteries and Western Digital.
JAYA CONDUCTS "ART OF TRAVEL" PHOTOGRAPHY TALK IN CLARK
Jay Alonzo conducted a two-hour talk on the Art of Travel on February 7, 2008 on the first day of the 12th Annual Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta at the Clark Freeport Zone. Attended by some 30 photography buffs and pros alike, he touched on what to bring, how to prepare and what to look for or photograph and how to capture moments that speak of a place. Afterwards, a judging of the day's photo contest on "Beauty and Happiness" was held and prizes of P10,000 cash were given to each of the two grand winners. The photo event was sponsored by One Workshop Group and Epson Philippines. The fiesta is the biggest aviation sports event in the country today. Hot air balloon and airplane pilots from all over the world flew to the Philippines to join their local counterparts in this breathtaking event. For more information click on the following link: IMAGINATIONS SOAR HIGH at the 12th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta! >>
JAY ALONZO CONDUCTS PHOTO WORKSHOP IN CHIANG MAI
Jay Alonzo conducted a photography workshop last December 12, 2007 in Chiang Mai, Thailand for the distributors of Olympus digital cameras from countries in Asia and the Middle East.
The workshop focused on taking better photographs with the latest Olympus E-System of digital single lens reflex cameras and was held at the Imperial Mae Ping Hotel in the tourist city of Chiang Mai. Lecture and discussion occupied the first part of the workshop. After lunch, the group embarked on a photo safari to apply the lessons. The Olympus party witnessed elephants getting washed by their handlers in the river, were given an opportunity to feed the giant mammals, taken for a ride on elephants in the forest and were treated to an elephant show. Afterwards, the group went to a flower farm which is one of the main produce of Chiang Mai. A dinner was held to culminate the event and the day's activities.
Jay A who's been giving lectures and workshops on photography nationwide was requested by the regional office of Olympus Hong Kong to conduct the course. Alonzo, also an endorser of Olympus digital cameras in the Philippines has been an avid user of the Olympus line of digital cameras starting with the Olympus E-20.
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