Siya po ay si BENG C. Hafner ng LUKARET.com . Hindi po siya propesyonal na potograpo bagkus ay hilig lamang po niya ang potograpiya. Isa po siyang propesyonal na web designer at kilalang namamahagi ng kanyang mga disenyo hindi lamang sa mga bloggers kundi sa iba’t ibang kumpanya at online stores.  Malamang ang iba po sa inyo ay kilalang kilala na sya.

Atin pong inanyayahan si Beng na maging isa sa ating co-hosts dito sa ating grupo dahilan din po sa kanyang angking talento sa pagkuha ng mga litrato (bukod sa pagluluto na sabi nga ng iba na nakakakita sa litrato ng kanyang mga niluluto ay : “picture pa lang, ulam na!” )  Dito po natin ipapamalas na hindi kailangang maging isang propesyonal  upang makakuha ng magagandang litrato.

BENG, maraming salamat sa pagbibigay unlak mo sa aming paanyaya, welcome sa team L.P.!

Antabayanan po ninyo ang kanyang kauna-unahang L.P. entry sa Huwebes na ito, dito po sa Litratong Pinoy. Imbitahan na ninyo lahat ng kamag-anak, kaibigan, ka Facebook, ka-twitter at kahit sino pang mahilig sa potograpiya na sumali.

Kitakits po tayo ngayong Huwebes!

Congratulations to Litratong Pinoy’s Lino Almuenda! Ang kanyang mga larawan ay itinampok sa araw na ito, ika-9 ng Agosto, sa Picture Perfect ng Manila Bulletin (isa sa mga nangungunang pahayagan sa Pilipinas). Nawa ay magpatuloy pang mag-alab ang iyong pagmamahal sa potograpiya at patuloy kang magsilbing inspirasyon sa mga bagong litratista.

Silipin pa ang iba nyang mga larawan sa Lino Photography.

Since maraming photo enthusiasts ang pumupunta sa taunang Aliwan Fiesta, atin muling gamitin ang pagkakataong ito upang magkita-kita!

Inaanyayahan ang lahat ng lumalahok sa Litratong Pinoy sa EBaliwan Part II. Maaari ninyong isama ang inyong mga kaibigan. We will not mind.. Narito ang mga detalye:

EBaliwan Part II
April 24, 2010 – 12noon to 2pm
Kenny Roger’s Roasters
SM Mall of Asia
Hanapin lamang ang naka Litratong Pinoy tshirt.

Inaasahan ang maraming tao sa MOA sa araw na ito at maaring magkaroon ng last minute changes kaya’t ang lahat ng may balak dumalo ay pinapayuhang i-email ang kanilang cellphone number sa . Ibibigay din namin ang aming contact numbers sa aming pagtugon.

Sana ay muli naming makasama ang mga EBaliwan-ista noong isang taon at mga bagong EBaliwan-ista. Kitakits tayo sa Sabado!

Sa ika-22 hanggang ika-24 ng Abril, ay muling ipagdiriwang ang taunang Aliwan Fiesta. Ang 3 araw na pagdiriwang na ito ay may iba’t ibang activity ngunit ang pinaka tampok dito at inaabangan ng mga kagaya nating mahilig kumuha ng litrato ay ang street dancing competition at float parade na isasagawa sa ika-24 ng Abril araw ng Sabado.

Maari nating muling gamitin ang pagkakataong ito upang muli tayong magkikita. Maaari tayong magsagawa ng brunch (late breakfast, early lunch) bilang ating EB sa may gawing Mall of Asia kung saan magsisimula ang parada sa taong ito at magtatapos naman sa harap ng Aliw Theater kung saan ay gaganapin din ang paligsahan ng street dancing.

Isang photo contest din ang gaganapin sa taong ito. Ang mga nagnanais lumahok ay maaring magsumite ng hanggang 5 larawan. Kung ikaw ay interesado ay pinapayuhan kang basahin ang buong detalye at panuntunan ng kompetisyon sa opisyal na website ng Aliwan Fiesta.

Nais lamang po naming malaman kung sino ang interesadong dumalo kung sa kanilang gaganapin ang EB sa araw na ito? Maari pong iwan ang inyong pahayag sa pamamagitan ng pagkumento sa ibaba. Salamat po.

Para sa mas madaling assessment, ipahayag ang inyong sagot sa RSVP feature ng Facebook.

EVERYONE!

It seems like it was only yesterday when we  had our first weekly challenge, remember this? Look at us now, on our 2nd year anniversary! Maraming maraming salamat sa inyong lahat na patuloy na tumatangkilik sa ating munting grupo. Dahil sa inyo ay inabot natin ang ikalawang taon na ito at dahil din sa inyo ay aabutin pa rin natin ang ilang pang taon. Mula po sa team Litratong Pinoy (Thess, Lino, at Ronnie) – Mabuhay kayong lahat!

Sa pagseselbra po natin sa taong ito ay sasamahan po tayo ng ating panauhin na propesyonal na potograpo.  Siya po ay si Ginoong Carlo B. Carlos. Pinagbigyan po niya ang aming paanyaya at pati na rin ang aming maigsing interview. Maraming salamat sa iyong pagbibigay oras sa aming paanyaya  G. Carlos, hanggang sa muli.

Halina kayo at kilalanin natin si Carlo!

Please tell us something about yourself:

Having been a local of Paranaque for the longest time, this is where I met my future wife, Judith and was blessed with a bright and adorable son, Jeremy. I finished my college degree in Bachelor of Computer Engineering at Don Bosco. Travelling is one of my passions and photography was an avenue to this.

When did you first realize that photography was for you? Was it love at first shot?

I am a fan of visual arts, “mapa” painting, drawing or photo. I found a manual camera from papa’s old stock and gave it a try. I really had no idea about cameras before. Even how to load a film. My first try to expose a film was really off.  And I said to myself I like to learn this. When I tried to show my first roll to my fellow photographers, they laughed at it. Well, that’s the start of my new challenge. Sometimes we all just need a good kick in the butt.

Have you had any formal training?

I took workshops from FPPF basic and advance – under Vic Sison, Ed Santiago, Deri Ibarra. Lighting seminar of Allan Raso and Jay Alonzo. But I did not stop there I went on attending other short seminars from PhotoworldManila and from other pro photographers. I listen well when I have a chance to chat with professional photographers and stock on pile of books on photography.  Up until now, I dream of enrolling myself in a bigger school. On the contrary, I now found myself teaching basic class.

What kind of photography do you do?  Do you always enjoy it?

I usually do photo events – corporate, wedding, debuts. But I cater more on corporate accounts.  It’s the challenge and passion that keep me going.

I learn from every project I accomplish and these have taught me well.

What are the pros and cons of being a photographer in the Philippines?

There are few who appreciate photography in the Philippines probably because there are more important priorities that people seek. But we can see the transition nowadays, it’s much more improved compared to the film days. People now realize that photography is important as documenting a particular event.

Do you mind sharing with us your equipments?

I started from Nikon and never tried other brands.

I have Nikon F80, Nikon D70s, Nikon D200, Nikon 24-70mm f2.8, Nikon 12-24mm, Nikon 80-200mm f2.8, Nikon 18-200mm VR, Nikon 60mm f2.8 macro,

Do you have any favorite daily lens to use?

I’m fond of using prime lens. I used to have 24mm f2.8 and 50mm. Had to let them go, to get the 24-70mm f2.8 lens.

For portraits, I go for 80-200mm because it really isolates my subject from the busy background. I use this particularly in fiestas. Though it’s heavy especially when carrying it around for about 6 hours.

If you will choose from your photographs, what would be the top 3 and why?

The girl from the fiesta at Dipolog. I love the light and I captured her smile without any setup poses.

On the other hand, this 2nd photo was a setup. This is the photo of my son with the our pet “Sandy”, entry for a photo contest.  I enjoy working with my family. Its like a bonding moment for us at the same time I enjoy what we are doing. I was glad it won but that was just the icing on the cake.

And lastly, I shot the Laguna de Bay and captured the morning sun rays. This won a prize. I was still using 35mm film format here. I woke up very early and went to the location. I hunted the location and arranged the permit for that specific idea.

Could you please tell us something about Exposure Camera Club which you founded?

We founded the club after our basic class from FPPF at Intramuros circa 2000. The original name of our club was Hubad. Meaning Hubad sa kaalaman. “Started from nothing.”  We are 7 seven in the group. We love to travel and shoot places around the Philippines. We had 2 major exhibits. Now we have our own projects that we can say generate some income to sustain our passion and learning through experience. And still learning . . .

We changed the name to Exposure, medyo iba kasi ang dating at mahirap maka-recruit ng members eh. They thought that it was something like an obscene club hahaha. We want to limit our membership to achieve the manageable number of members.

If you weren’t a photographer, what do you think you’ll doing instead?
Maybe I’ll be still in visual arts. I have a digital printing business which I also enjoy doing.

Any words of wisdom you can share with Litratong Pinoy members?

Photography is an art, express yourself through that medium. Enjoy & love what you are doing. That’s how to keep the fire burning.

And use your talent in such a way to inspire others to change or move on to a better state. -end

More photos by Carlo

You can find Carlo B. Carlos at:  http://www.carlo-n-judith.com

Photography Umbrella: a valuable tool for photographers, both as a prop when photographing subjects in inclement weather or with a reflective inside as a diffusion device when employing artificial lighting, and as a glare shield and shade- most often in portrait situations.

Salvador: ‘Umbrella is a payong, go check wikipedia. Gosh!”

PHOTONUTS is wishing you a blessed Sunday!

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O, tawa ka naman dyan!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!

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Eto na ang ating mga bida! Ito po ay sila – Salvador, Pandora, at Pancho – ang PHOTONUTS!

• Salvador: guapo (sabi ng iba!), seryoso, kaibigang tapat, madaling kausap, madaling utangan.
• Pandora: madaming magic sa kanyang baol, mahilig kumanta (sa banyo), huwag mo’ng bibiruin kapag bagong gising, mabait naman sya, sabi nya.
• Pancho: guapo (papatalo ba naman kay Salvador), seryosong palabiro (oo naman, merong ganun!) ,  pala-isip kahit tulog, at higit sa lahat- binata pa po sya.
• Photography – yan ang common denominator nilang 3. Photography ang nagbuklod sa kanilang samahan.

Makakapiling ninyo 2  Linggo kada buwan. Hangad nila na kayo ay mapangiti, mapatawa, mapag-isip, magtanong, at mapaluha sa tuwa!

Kaya’t huwag ninyo kalilimutan, PHOTONUTS dito lang sa Litratong Pinoy!

Mga kasama, nandito na sila. Ang PHOTONUTS!

Pero sino-sino ba sila? Ano ba ang Photonuts?

Matutunghayan ninyo sa susunod. Sure na sure kami na sila po ang magbibigay ng extra’ng saya sa inyong weekends pero sa ngayon ay….medyo bibitinin muna namin kayo

Abangan po ninyo sa huling Linggo (Sunday) ng Pebrero at  magbabalik ang PHOTONUTS!

Nais ko lamang ipaalam sa inyo ang bagong section dito sa Litratong Pinoy – “Photography Tips and Tricks”. Ito ay inyong matutunghayan tuwing Lunes.

Dahil dito ay amin kayong inaanyayahan na ibahagi ang inyong mga natututunan sa paggamit ng inyong camera. Kahit sa tingin ninyo ay basic lamang ito, tiyak kong makatutulong ito sa isang miyembro ng ating samahan.

Makipag-ugnayan kayo sa amin para sa paksa na nais ninyong ibahagi at kung ito ay makita naming magiging kapakipakinabang ay amin itong ipa-publish sa Litratong Pinoy.

Asahan namin ang inyong kontribusyon!