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Award-winning photographers Luke Singson and Jijo de Guzman take us into the world of photography—from street and travel to storytelling through images.
Luke, the Grand Champion of the 2018 Canon Photomarathon Philippines and a Canon Photomarathon Asian Championships runner-up, shares how he captures powerful stories through his lens.
Meanwhile, Jijo, a veteran multi-genre photographer celebrating 20 years in the craft, talks about his journey from sports photography to becoming one of the most respected mentors and industry leaders in the Philippines.
Join us as they share their experiences, insights, and advice for aspiring photographers.
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Luke, the Grand Champion of the 2018 Canon Photomarathon Philippines and a Canon Photomarathon Asian Championships runner-up, shares how he captures powerful stories through his lens.
Meanwhile, Jijo, a veteran multi-genre photographer celebrating 20 years in the craft, talks about his journey from sports photography to becoming one of the most respected mentors and industry leaders in the Philippines.
Join us as they share their experiences, insights, and advice for aspiring photographers.
đź”´ Watch PITIK on SunStar Cebu.
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00:00:19Good evening, Sunstar Pitik. Welcome sa Sunstar Pitik.
00:00:24Another day, another pitik, another learnings, another taas na gasolina, another taas na diesel.
00:00:35Grabe, bukas tataas, tataas ulit.
00:00:38Ayun, so before all na pakilala natin yung mga kikilala natin nating mga pro photographers from Manila,
00:00:50we are in Zoom now, I'll just, papakita ko lang yung mga nanalo ng five winners sa Sunstar Pitik mini
00:01:06photo contest.
00:01:06By the way, meron na kami yung mini photo contest.
00:01:11So you just need to post one photo with the hashtag Sunstar Pitik, one photo in a week.
00:01:21So bali, nagsimula na kami ng first week.
00:01:25Ito yung first Monday na makaflash kami ng five photos na nanalo.
00:01:29Tapos after two Mondays, may magja-judge na may mananalo ng top three winners with prizes.
00:01:42Ayan.
00:01:43So, i-flash natin yung five winners.
00:01:46Bale, ang nanalo si J.M. Espartero, KZT, Gryl Pepito, Christian Clint, Andrino, and Winslow.
00:01:55So, ayan.
00:01:56Pa-flash ng five photos nila.
00:02:02Sir, ayan.
00:02:04Yung mga nanalo ngayon.
00:02:08First week.
00:02:13So, random.
00:02:16Ayan.
00:02:16So, for this week's team, is juxtaposition.
00:02:26For this week's team, is juxtaposition.
00:02:29So, okay.
00:02:30Start na tayo.
00:02:31Tagalog tayo ngayon kasi Tagalog yung mga guests natin.
00:02:35Ayan.
00:02:38So, kikilala natin dalawang pro photographers from Manila.
00:02:42So, let's all welcome Sir Jijo de Guzman and Sir Luke Singson.
00:02:48Kamusta kayo, Sirs?
00:02:50Hi, good evening.
00:02:52Good evening, everyone.
00:02:54Ayan.
00:02:55Sobrang mahal din ba ng gasolina dyan?
00:02:58Yes, sir.
00:03:00Ayan.
00:03:01Oo.
00:03:01Oo.
00:03:03So, simulan na natin.
00:03:05So, si Sir Luke muna.
00:03:07Sir Luke, kamusta?
00:03:11And, directly na natin.
00:03:14Kailan ka nag-start?
00:03:16Anong inspiration mo sa pagiging photographer?
00:03:22Ayan.
00:03:22So, hello po sa mga nakikinig at saka nanonood.
00:03:27So, I started photography po noong 2013.
00:03:32So, yun po yung pag-graduate ko po ng college sa USD.
00:03:35And then, eventually, I got inspired, okay, na mag-pursuit talaga ng photography natin because of my dad.
00:03:44Kasi ang dad ko is also a professional photographer.
00:03:48So, since high school pa ako noon, so, minsan sumasama ako sa mga shoot niya.
00:03:53So, just to observe or assist kung if ever man kailangan.
00:03:58And then, eventually, na-practice ko siya noong after kong graduate sa college.
00:04:04And, yeah.
00:04:05So, up until now, I still do professional photography and continuous pa rin naman po.
00:04:14Yung father mo, saan genre siya ng photography?
00:04:19Si Daddy, more on, marami.
00:04:23Maraming, may siya nag-food siya.
00:04:26Pero, mostly, ang bonding namin dalawa ng dad ko is street photography.
00:04:30Ah, so, ano siya?
00:04:32So, more on, siguro sa ads?
00:04:35Ad, advertising.
00:04:36Ah, advertising.
00:04:37Tapos, ayun, gandang bonding niya na.
00:04:40Ano, street photography.
00:04:42Ah, po.
00:04:43Ayun.
00:04:43Mostly, yun ang usually, lagi namin pinag-requentuhan every time nagkikita kami.
00:04:48Ayun, puro photography talaga.
00:04:50Bali, ngayon, ang photography is your main job or?
00:04:57Ah, yes, po.
00:04:58I also, I'm also a photography instructor po with College of St. Benilde sa Taft and then also with National
00:05:07University Manila.
00:05:08Ah.
00:05:09Yes, po.
00:05:10So, kilala niyo din si, ano, sila, sila BJ.
00:05:14Sir Tony.
00:05:15Sir Tony, last time.
00:05:16Sir Tony, nakita ko po, sir.
00:05:18Yes, po.
00:05:18Oh, si BJ.
00:05:19Si Sir Javier din.
00:05:21Ah, po.
00:05:22Yes, sir.
00:05:22Ah, po.
00:05:23Professors po natin sa CSV.
00:05:26Dito tayo kay Sir Jijo.
00:05:27Sir Jijo.
00:05:29Ah.
00:05:30Hi.
00:05:31Ganon din.
00:05:31Sigrado.
00:05:33Malayo na to.
00:05:36Isa si Sir Jijo sa mga nilook-up ko ang photographers nung nag-start.
00:05:42Sir Jijo, when did you start and yung inspiration mo din, sir?
00:05:48Ah, okay.
00:05:50As, ah, as it was announced, no, it, I'm celebrating 20 years in photography.
00:05:56So, I started in 2006.
00:06:00Um, just like everyone else, I, I just wanted to, to learn the craft, take photos of my family, my
00:06:08kids, and our activities, no.
00:06:10Yun lang ako, yun lang ang reason ko, ah, why I wanted to take up photography.
00:06:17Now, ah, but that's the, what put me on this track was because I grew up as an athlete, and
00:06:26at that time I took up photography.
00:06:29Um, some of my kids were also into sports.
00:06:32So, yun ang naging immediate subject ko, sila, swimmers, yun.
00:06:40And, ah, my son at that time, ah, you know, was in elementary.
00:06:46Pagsusundoyin ko siya sa school, ah, nakakapag-shoot ako ng mga UAAP games doon sa school nila.
00:06:54Hindi pa mahigpit, no, 20 years ago, anyone can just go in and take photos.
00:06:59So, that became my, some sort of my training ground, ah, shooting UAAP games.
00:07:08Um, ah, junior basketball, senior football, volleyball, ganyan.
00:07:14And, kaya ako naging sports photographer.
00:07:17Before I knew it, I was shooting events already.
00:07:21I was getting calls to, to, to cover events.
00:07:25Tapos, unti-unti nang, unti-unti nang lumaki from there.
00:07:32Ah, so, umal, balit doon ka sa, ano talaga, na, parang doon na hasa sa sports.
00:07:40Yes, I would say, yun, yun ang foundation ko talaga.
00:07:44Until today, I still shoot sports.
00:07:46But, after doing photography for many years, na, natutunan ko na rin yung ibang genre, na, nahiligan ko na rin.
00:07:53So, it's not just sports these days.
00:07:55But, that's my foundation.
00:07:58And, I say that because even until today, my shooting style, my techniques, a lot of it are carryovers from
00:08:09my sports photography.
00:08:10Yung style of shooting ko, like yung, in particular, yung burst mode, for example, kahit na street photography yan, naka
00:08:18-burst mode ako.
00:08:19Kahit yung subject ko, eh, hindi naman masyadong gumagalaw.
00:08:21Burst mode, ginagamit ko.
00:08:23Yung focusing mode ko, servo, ganyan.
00:08:26Kasi, ah, doon na ako nasanay.
00:08:28Is that for, sports talaga.
00:08:30Is that for safety shots?
00:08:34Yeah, yung burst modes, yeah, safety shots, saka, um, these days, I'm much more of a street photographer.
00:08:43Hindi ako mahilig mag-post, ah, hindi rin naman ako magaling mag-post, so, iniiwasan ko agat mari.
00:08:50I try to capture candid, you know, unmediated moments.
00:08:54And, I, I learned, you know, years ago, that when you shoot in bursts, when you apply it in other
00:09:01forms of photography,
00:09:02nakakakuha ka ng mga, mga brief moments na otherwise mamimiss mo pagka paisa-isa lang ang pitik mo yan.
00:09:11So, it's, it's for, ano, it's for capturing moments.
00:09:15Nabasa ko din sa brief detail nung, nung photography journey nyo po.
00:09:22So, ah, nag, nag, nag-photojournalism po din po kayo.
00:09:30Um, I wouldn't call it photojournalism full-time, no, kasi hindi naman ako nagsusulat.
00:09:37And, but, I only as went as far as being a stringer.
00:09:42Okay.
00:09:43And a contributor for GMA News, ABS-CBN, and I had a few stints with the Associated Press.
00:09:51Yes, nakita ko yan.
00:09:51Yan.
00:09:52Oh, but I wouldn't call myself a photojournalist.
00:09:56More of a stringer, yan, contributor, yan.
00:09:59Ah, anong, anong mga klaseng kinokontribute nyo dun?
00:10:04Klaseng coverages?
00:10:06Sa GMA News nun, um, I was contributing under Joe Galvez, no?
00:10:12Ah, may he recently see.
00:10:14Oh, yeah.
00:10:14Yeah.
00:10:15Oh, I was contributing daily, you know, daily captures.
00:10:19Nothing in particular, kung anong nakuhanan ko maganda, ipadala ko sa kanya.
00:10:25Human interest.
00:10:27Human interest, um, current events, uh, some news, uh, events, yan, ganyan.
00:10:36Sa Associated Press naman, it's purely sports.
00:10:40As sports.
00:10:41I, yeah, I help out, uh, the agency in covering sporting events.
00:10:47Ah, shout-out muna kay John Chris Genova.
00:10:53Hi.
00:10:53I, yeah, John Togonon.
00:10:57Hello, Sir Gijo, Sir Luke.
00:10:59Hello po, from John Togonon.
00:11:01From Sir Maxwell John, ang nanalo ng Sinulog Grand Champion.
00:11:09Si Sir Maxwell John, Idolens Juan Carlo, Sir Gijo de Guzman, Sir Luke.
00:11:14Hi po.
00:11:15And from Sir Mark Leo Lason, Sir Gijo, my idol.
00:11:20Ami yung idol?
00:11:22Salamat, salamat sa mga, sa mga nanunoon nakikinig ngayon na mga sumusuporta sa amin ni Luke.
00:11:28Maraming salamat, maraming salamat.
00:11:30We are, we are here for you.
00:11:32I hope you, at the end of the session, you, you pick up a lot of things.
00:11:36Thank you for being here.
00:11:37Sir Luke.
00:11:38Yes, sir.
00:11:40Ah, before ka nag-teach, saan ka nag, ano, anong practice mo nun?
00:11:46Ah, sir, before, before ako mapunta sa academe,
00:11:49So, I was working as a cruise line photographer.
00:11:52Ano yan, ano yan?
00:11:53So, sa barco ko na.
00:11:54Cruise line photographer.
00:11:55Cruise?
00:11:55Sa barco, sir.
00:11:56Apo.
00:11:58Ah, sa barco.
00:11:59Barco.
00:11:59Yes, sir.
00:12:00Apo.
00:12:01So, I started there as a staff photographer.
00:12:04And then, eventually, ano, I got promoted hanggang sa maging photo manager.
00:12:09So, ayun.
00:12:10Ano yung mga ginagawa nyo dun sa barco?
00:12:13Ah, basically.
00:12:15Workflow nyo.
00:12:16Para, yung workflow namin, basically, pa, ano, we are taking pictures of the guests.
00:12:22So, yung mga pasahero yung sumasakay dun sa barco, we do take pictures of them dun sa loob ng barco.
00:12:29So, and then, afterwards, there's this, like, printed gallery na pwedeng i-purchase ng guests yung mga photographs nila.
00:12:39So, in layman's term, parang ano yan, eh.
00:12:43Picture namin sila.
00:12:45And then, they will be, ano, purchasing the photos from the photo gallery.
00:12:50So, yun ang naging work ko.
00:12:52Bali, extra income din yun.
00:12:54Yung pagbumili sila, iba pa yung bayad na.
00:12:57Yes, um, Bali, may parang ano yan.
00:12:59Sa barco kasi parang mayroong fixed na salary and then may commission ka.
00:13:03If ever, you would sell the photographs.
00:13:06So, may commission based, pero mayroon naman siyang based salary.
00:13:11Para sa mga nanonood, if ever gusto nila maging yung ganyan sa cruise ship,
00:13:18anong mga requirements nyan?
00:13:22Um, when it comes to skills kasi hindi naman siya masyadong heavy on the skills kasi meron pang prior training
00:13:30before you can actually join the,
00:13:32uh, uh, basta you need to know how to use the basic, uh, camera settings, of course.
00:13:38Yun naman ang kailangan dyan.
00:13:39And then, uh, hmm, ano pa ba yun?
00:13:44So, yung mga requirements for ship, yun ang medyo, ano eh, medyo, ma, medyo mahaba ang process.
00:13:50Pero yung mga solas?
00:13:52Yes, sir, yung mga ganon, mga trainings.
00:13:56Pero, little by little, pag, ano naman yun, just, just, just, uh, make sure na ma-accomplish mo yung requirements.
00:14:03And then, eventually, marami namang, ano dyan, maraming cruise line actually.
00:14:07So, maraming opportunities na makasampa.
00:14:10Oh, huwag lang doon sa gira.
00:14:12Ah, that's it, sir.
00:14:16Very exciting yun, sir.
00:14:18Makakuha ka naman.
00:14:20Yung ilang buwan yun?
00:14:22O year?
00:14:23Depende, sir, sa contract.
00:14:25Pero, hindi naman umabot ng one year.
00:14:27Maximum siguro nine months ang contract per contract.
00:14:30Tapos, renew na lang ulit siya after vacation.
00:14:34Nakakaipon talaga?
00:14:36Opo, sir.
00:14:37Kung when it comes to ipon naman,
00:14:39I would say, yeah, going on board.
00:14:41Tapos, makakaipon ka talaga.
00:14:43Pero, I wouldn't, I wouldn't say na, ano siya, stable job na forever mong gagawin.
00:14:48Ah, okay.
00:14:49Kasi, ano siya, first of all, contract walang yun.
00:14:52So, what will happen to you if, ano, I mean, God forbid na yung health mo ma-apekto.
00:14:58So, kailangan at least may fallback ka talaga.
00:15:02Balik tayo sa photography.
00:15:04Yung light things doon, parang studio set up.
00:15:07Studio, sir, yes.
00:15:08Studio, more on studio set up kasi we're inside.
00:15:12So, training din kayo doon.
00:15:14Siyempre, hindi lahat.
00:15:16Pagdating doon, marunong sa lights.
00:15:18Ah, yes, sir.
00:15:19Pero plus...
00:15:20Kahit ako, hindi, marunong sa lights.
00:15:23Pero plus na yung meron ka alam.
00:15:25Sa studio.
00:15:26Kote na lang yung training, yes.
00:15:28Ah, at least yun.
00:15:31Sir Gijo, balik tayo kay Sir Gijo.
00:15:33Yung sa ngayon, full-time ka as a photographer?
00:15:44It's not full-time.
00:15:46We have a family business that I also help in taking care of.
00:15:53But, ah, I would say photography has become a, you know, maybe my, my number one, I would, I would
00:16:03say a side hustle siguro or, or rocket siguro, ganyan.
00:16:08Hi, Sir Ace.
00:16:12Ang ano, si Sir Ace ang malakas sa kalam sa kanon.
00:16:18Hi, Sir Ace.
00:16:19Hi, guys.
00:16:20Ang daming bumabate.
00:16:21Ang daming bumabate sa live natin.
00:16:23Hi, everyone.
00:16:24Good evening.
00:16:25Thanks for being here.
00:16:26Salamat, salamat.
00:16:27Ayun.
00:16:28Ah, ano yung Sir Gijo?
00:16:33Ah, so, ngayon, basically, yung sabi mo kanina, more on street photography ka.
00:16:41Ngayon.
00:16:42Yeah.
00:16:42Oh, street travel.
00:16:44Kasi, ano eh, I am doing a lot of tours now.
00:16:47I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I took a step back with covering events and I'm focusing on my photo video tours.
00:16:55Okay.
00:16:55Here, locally and abroad.
00:16:57So, that involves a lot of, of course, mainly travel.
00:17:01And, alam mo naman, ang travel photography, ah, halo-halo na dyan, eh.
00:17:06Ah, may konting landscape ka dyan, mostly street, culture, religion, ah, human interest, ah, kung anong, kung anong maganda, di
00:17:16ba?
00:17:16Kukuha na natin.
00:17:18Si Sir Gijo is, ah, Canon Ambassador, Crusader of Light, di ba, Sir?
00:17:24Yes.
00:17:25Oh, yes.
00:17:26Kailan ka nag-start nun, Sir?
00:17:28Um, I started with Canon in 2011.
00:17:32It's been 15 years.
00:17:35Ah, matagal na din?
00:17:36Yeah.
00:17:37Matagal na.
00:17:38I, I started off, actually, simple trabaho lang, to, to test gear.
00:17:45And, ah, to give them feedback.
00:17:49Ah, actually, ang story ko sa Canon, ano eh, ah, for some reason, ah, the marketing team back then, wala
00:17:58na sila ngayon, eh.
00:17:58Shout out to my, to my friends, former Canon marketing teams na wala na sila sa Canon.
00:18:05But, for some reason, they noticed some of my photos and reached out to me, asking if I wanted to
00:18:12try out Canon gear.
00:18:15Um, test it, give them feedback, basically gear review, and then, just share a few photos with them that they
00:18:25can use.
00:18:26In return, yun nga, pahiramin nila ako ng mga gamit.
00:18:29So, it started like that.
00:18:32So, gear tester, gear reviewer, um, content.
00:18:37Well, hindi pa uso yung salitang content creator nun, pero nagsishare, 15 years ago, nagsishare na ako ng mga photos,
00:18:44ah, for Canon's content.
00:18:46And then, from that arrangement, ah, lumawak, ah, they asked me if I can teach, you know, ah, give, ah,
00:18:58short talks.
00:18:59It just so happened na, na, even before photography, nagtuturo na talaga ako, ah, I was a scuba diving instructor
00:19:07before I became a photographer.
00:19:11So, sabi ko, sige, ah, kaya ko yan.
00:19:15Sabi ko, I, I can teach.
00:19:16So, ayun na, naging, naging, ah, speaker na rin ako for Canon.
00:19:23And, you know, they, they organized some events, some, some talks, and, ah, you know, I was there as the
00:19:32speaker.
00:19:33Yanon.
00:19:34So, na-mention niyo po na nag, ah, you are instructor for scuba diving.
00:19:44Na, na, na, na, train nyo din you underwater?
00:19:47I, I was into it casually, but, ah, this was still during film days.
00:19:52I wasn't into it, oh, I wasn't into it the same way I'm into, I got into digital photography.
00:20:00So, so, yeah, I, I had a camera, take photos, pero, kung maganda, okay, pag hindi, okay lang, ganyan, ah,
00:20:09and, hindi, hindi ko din siya masyadong ginagawa,
00:20:13because, as an instructor, your focus is in your students, eh.
00:20:18So, nakakapag-shoot lang ako noon pagka walang studyante.
00:20:22So, ayun, so, a little, a little, I, I did a little of it.
00:20:26Curious lang ako, sir, sabi nyo po, underwater using film, mahirap?
00:20:33Kasi, oh, kasama na yung lights noon, yun?
00:20:38Yes, mahirap siya, ah, kasi nga, film, eh, no, ah, limited ka.
00:20:43Yung, I assume, limited?
00:20:46Oh, yun na yun, although may dala ka namang ilaw, may dala ka namang ilaw, tapos, I, I was mostly
00:20:52doing macro photography.
00:20:54Ah.
00:20:54So, nalalapitan mo yung subject mo, kahit medyo, hindi malinaw yung tubig, okay lang.
00:21:00Tapos, yung ilaw mo, hindi naman masyadong malakas, pero malapit naman yung subject mo.
00:21:04So, okay lang.
00:21:06And then, your film speed, ah, ah, usually, 400 asa, ganyan.
00:21:12So, ayun, ganun.
00:21:16Isa, balik tayo sa street photography, ano yung miss, ah, mga ginagamit mong gears?
00:21:22O yung dapat mong gamitin na gusto mo sa street photography?
00:21:29Ah, I, I, personally, I prefer focal, ah, okay, um, sa, sa camera, um, full frame, you know, of course.
00:21:42But, ah, I would also say that I like small, compact point-in shoots, no.
00:21:50Ah, in my recent trip, trip in India, I got to use the Canon PowerShot V1.
00:21:56Ah, the V1.
00:21:57Ah, it's, ah, oh, it's a compact, um, hindi siya interchangeable lens, kumbaga point-and-shoot ang tawag ng karamihan
00:22:06dyan.
00:22:06And I enjoyed it so much.
00:22:08Ah, ah, sa lente naman, focal length, for street photography, I like anywhere between 24 to 50, yan.
00:22:18Dyan ako naglalako.
00:22:20And most of my shots are in the 28 to 35 mm range.
00:22:25Ah, yun ang, yun ang, yun ang napapansin kong, sa, sa style ko, sa, sa composition, or yung shooting techniques
00:22:32ko, yun kadalasan ang focal length ko, 28 to 35.
00:22:36Hindi masyadong wide, hindi masyadong tight, tamang-tama.
00:22:40Oo, oo, yung masyadong wide kasi, ay, I don't like too much distortion, lalo na sa tao.
00:22:48Ah, yung, yung sobrang telephoto naman, I find the scene too flat, na nafa-flatten niya eh, because of the
00:22:58compression.
00:22:59Yung 28, ah, 35 range, yan, even 24, yan, may, may perspective, the distortion is, ah, acceptable.
00:23:10And, it forces you to, to get close to the subject, kasi maigsi yung lente mo.
00:23:16So, aside from taking photos, you are immersing yourself in the scene.
00:23:22Nandun ka.
00:23:23So, nai-experience mo yung sinushoot mo.
00:23:26Hindi, hindi ka lang basta photographer capturing scenes.
00:23:30Nai-experience mo din yung nangyayari.
00:23:32Which, which I like.
00:23:33Which, which, which is my preference when I do photography.
00:23:37Gusto ko yung, bukod sa nakakakuha ko, ah, I'm part of what I'm shooting, whatever it is.
00:23:45Ah, in, sa inspiration sa street photography, like, ako, ah, first, tinitignan ko yung mga shots ni Henry,
00:23:56Katia Eberson, mga ganyan.
00:23:58May mga inspiration ka ba sa mga photos niyo po, sir?
00:24:02Um, before, before, before, then, now, it's your trademark.
00:24:06Before.
00:24:08Yes, lahat siguro tayo, ah, dumaan dyan kay, kay Eberson, ano.
00:24:15Ah, lahat tayo, umidulo dyan, no.
00:24:19But, as you grow kasi, ah, madami ka nakikilala.
00:24:24I, I'll be completely honest, ah, ang mga sinusundan ko mga local photographers.
00:24:34Local?
00:24:35Oh, marami.
00:24:36Ah, too many to mention.
00:24:38Pero, I, I have a personal bias sa mga local photographers.
00:24:43Siyempre, kapwa Pilipino mo yan, eh.
00:24:45Ah, you're, you share the same, you're in the same community, nakikita-kita kayo.
00:24:51Oh, and, sila yung mga, mga tinitinang ko.
00:24:55Sa Facebook lang, you know, when they post, makikita mo.
00:24:59Sino pong isa?
00:25:01Isa yan, si Luke, kasama yan.
00:25:03Kasama yan si, si Luke.
00:25:05Ah, ah, Edwin Tuyay.
00:25:09Ah, Sir Edwin.
00:25:10Ah, o, ah, tinitingala ko yan.
00:25:15Ah, you have Romel Bundal yan, tinitingala ko yan.
00:25:19Ah, um, Raymond Tanweco.
00:25:22Marami, marami.
00:25:23Sorry kung nakalimutan ko, pero.
00:25:25Mga hardcore street.
00:25:26O, pero.
00:25:27Oh, iba-ibang style.
00:25:29Iba-ibang, kasi kanya-kanyang style yung mga yan.
00:25:31So, as a student of photography, ah, lahat, sinusubuhan kong i-absorb.
00:25:37Kahit na hindi ko style yung ginagawa nila, ah, pinag-aaralan ko.
00:25:43Um, kasi, you know, it's, it's, it shows my, it's just my respect for, for people doing the same craft
00:25:52as, as I'm doing.
00:25:54Yan.
00:25:55So, saka, no, wala akong bias.
00:25:57Pag may nakita akong magandang litato, kilala ko man yun hindi, basta maganda.
00:26:02You know, I appreciate it.
00:26:05We never stop learning, bud.
00:26:08Oo, yeah, wala. Photography, walang katapusan yan.
00:26:11Um, you, you'll never learn everything.
00:26:14Kung madami ka man natutunan, sa tagal mo din, marami ka na kinakalimutan.
00:26:20So, you have to go through the cycle again.
00:26:23Uulitin mo yun.
00:26:25Sir Luke.
00:26:27Yes, sir.
00:26:27Ah, nags, ah, nags, regular kayo sumasali sa mga photocontest?
00:26:35Ah, yes, sir. Yan na yung parang naging hobby natin.
00:26:39Photography pa din ang hobby.
00:26:41So, first start, ah, first, ano yung first ano mo?
00:26:45Like, first na salihan, na contest na, anong tawag doon, nanalo ka?
00:26:53Ah, yung pinaka, ano talaga, like, naging, ano sa akin, was the, ano, Canon Photo Marathon noong 2018.
00:27:04So, that was actually my first.
00:27:05First yun?
00:27:07Yun yung third ko, third.
00:27:09Ah, okay.
00:27:09Third time ko sumali nun.
00:27:11So, ah, parang nag-start ako 2013, mag-join.
00:27:16And then eventually, ah, sumasama na ako with my dad nun sa, ano, sa Canon Photo Marathon.
00:27:22And then, yung, noong 2018, ah, that was the time na, na naging, ano ako, ah, grand winner noong Canon
00:27:31Photo Marathon.
00:27:322018?
00:27:33Yes, sir.
00:27:34Ah, 2018.
00:27:36Okay, pwede nyo po may explain, ano yung Canon Photo Marathon?
00:27:41Ah, yun, so Canon Photo Marathon, yun yung usually inaantay ng mga photographers all over the Philippines.
00:27:48So, national, on national level yan, inaabangan noon.
00:27:52So, since nung, ano pa ako, college, talagang, ah, when I learned about Canon Photo Marathon,
00:27:58nagugulat ako sa dami ng photographers na nagjo-join.
00:28:02So, misan, yung mga iba galing province pa, dumma, like, nagpupunta pa ng Manila just to be able to join
00:28:09nung, dun sa contest na yun.
00:28:10So, when I, ah, eventually got the chance na maka-join, ah, I was really surprised kasi, ah, yung community
00:28:18niya is really, ah, ano, ah, lalo na kung beginner ka.
00:28:21Ang dami mong mami-meet ng mga photographers dun, ah, like, like, Canon usually, ah, gives free, ah, what's this?
00:28:30Workshops?
00:28:31Like, yun, si Sir Jijodong ko first nakita yan, ah, nagtotalk, and then eventually, as I listened to all the,
00:28:39ah, speakers, lalo na yung mga ambasadors ni Canon.
00:28:42So, eventually got to love and learn more about photography.
00:28:47And, yun, ah, eventually nung 2018, so, ah, I was really happy that day.
00:28:54Ako kata yung pinakamasayang photographer na ata, ano, noong araw na yun.
00:28:58So, yeah, I got the win nung time na yun, and I was really happy with the shot that I
00:29:04actually got from that, ano, ah, contest.
00:29:08Speaking of Canon Ambassadors, two of my, ah, mentors, madami akong natutunan dun.
00:29:16One is the former, ah, ah, former Canon Ambassador, Sir Albert Garcia, sa, ah, is, he's my chief photographer when
00:29:26I was still in Manila Bulitin.
00:29:29And here in Cebu, Canon Ambassador, he's, ah, rest in peace to Sir, ah, tatay, Tony Despojo.
00:29:37He, he's also, ah, Canon Ambassador here in Cebu.
00:29:43Ayun.
00:29:44Ah, dami ko natutunan dun, dalawang yun.
00:29:48Nakasama ko si, nakasama ko si Tony, I think twice, I gave a talk in Cebu.
00:29:54Dalawa kami.
00:29:55Ayun.
00:29:56Ah, you know, very humble guy, lots of experience.
00:30:02Yeah, tatay.
00:30:02Okay.
00:30:03Yun yung, ano, tatay dito sa Cebu.
00:30:07Tatay ang tawag.
00:30:08You can imagine, oo.
00:30:10Ay, Sir Cesar, san sa of Macy's, kamusta, sir?
00:30:15Sa guwa, nag-watch.
00:30:16Ah, flash natin yung mga photos nila, sir.
00:30:21Yan, kay Sir Gijo.
00:30:24Sir Gijo, say ito.
00:30:26Yes.
00:30:26Oo.
00:30:27Um, teka, hindi pa lumalabas sa akin, eh.
00:30:31Ah, okay.
00:30:32Ah, yeah.
00:30:35Yeah.
00:30:36So, more on travel.
00:30:40Yeah, this is, uh, this was just taken two weeks ago, no, in India.
00:30:45I just came back from India for a photo tour.
00:30:49Um, the white structure you see on the foreground is a burial site of one of the former maharajas of
00:30:56Jodpur, you know, the city.
00:30:59Uh, si, uh, Jaswant.
00:31:02His name is Jaswant.
00:31:04And the structure at the back, you know, further at the back is the Merangar Fort.
00:31:10It's, uh, uh, 400 years old.
00:31:14It was built to protect, um, you know, the city, which was smaller before, from invaders.
00:31:20Yeah.
00:31:21This was in Jodpur.
00:31:24Saan, sir?
00:31:26Jodpur.
00:31:27Jodpur.
00:31:28It's in the state of Rajasthan in, uh, northern India.
00:31:33Oh, about, uh, this is 10 hours drive outside Delhi.
00:31:38Oh, malayo na ito.
00:31:41Sir, when you're, you're doing travel, mas, anong mas preferred mo?
00:31:46Yung compact or yung interchangeable lens?
00:31:51Uh, I use both.
00:31:53Both?
00:31:53Kasi, yeah, kailangan mo naman ng backup.
00:31:56Okay.
00:31:56Di naman, eh.
00:31:57So, so, I bring both.
00:32:00Like in India, I had, uh, the R6 Mark III, uh, interchangeable full-frame mirrorless.
00:32:06And then I had, uh, yun nga yung V1 as, uh, you know, uh, built-in lens na compact.
00:32:14May, may advantages kasi pareho yan, eh.
00:32:16For example, if you want, you know, the highest image quality or you, you see that you will print this
00:32:24big, um, you use the full-frame mirrorless, no?
00:32:28If you want more speed, uh, autofocus accuracy.
00:32:32Now, but sometimes, you need to be discreet and you need to be unnoticed, di ba?
00:32:39Ayaw mo mag-ma-intimidate yung mga subject mo, particularly sa street.
00:32:44So, gagamit ka na maliit lang.
00:32:46Minsan nga, patagupay yung pagkuha mo, di ba?
00:32:49So, makakatulong yung maliit lang.
00:32:51So, I, I, I benefit from both.
00:32:53I like shooting both.
00:32:55Ano po yung focal length nung V1?
00:32:58The V1 is, uh, equivalent to 16 to 50 mm.
00:33:03So, sakto for me.
00:33:04Oo.
00:33:0516 to 50.
00:33:06It's, it's all you need for street photography.
00:33:09Ayun.
00:33:10Bali, may, may, may, may, may, ano dito na question.
00:33:15From, uh, James Morales.
00:33:18Pero, may, comment lang dito from Sir Albert Abalie.
00:33:23Tatay, Tony, not only for the photojournalists, but for those who are field reporters, both young and old.
00:33:30Oh, tinood, tinood, tinood.
00:33:31Thanks, Sir Albert.
00:33:33So, question for both from Sir James Morales Jr.
00:33:37In the many photo contests that you guys joined, how do you choose the photo that you edit and submit?
00:33:44Like, love both of your works as photographers.
00:33:49Sir, look muna.
00:33:52Yan.
00:33:53Uh, sa akin, sir, uh, whenever I join photo contest.
00:33:57Lalo na, ako, I'll be specific kasi mas, nagjo-join ako sa mga on-the-spot photo contest.
00:34:03So, ito yung mga contest na, you have no, like, you don't, uh, have the, the, what's this?
00:34:11Uh, hindi ka pwede mag-edit ng photographs.
00:34:14Like, straight out from the camera, you will submit the photographs from your SD card.
00:34:18So, ako, uh, with, with on-the-spot photo contest, I tend to shoot minimal.
00:34:24Kasi, pag sobrang dami nang kuha mo within that, like, uh, time frame, ang hirap mamili.
00:34:30Lalo na kung, let's say, marami kang magagandang shots.
00:34:34And then, eventually, ang hirap mamili kung alin yung ipapasa mo.
00:34:39Like, pwede yung isa mas maganda, pwede yung isa hindi, tapos hindi yun yung nasubmit.
00:34:43And then, with on-the-spot photo contest kasi, it's, uh, we have to consider na it's, uh, time limited
00:34:49as well.
00:34:51Kaya, as much as possible, from the time na binigay na yung theme, on the, dun sa, sa venue, or
00:34:57kung saan man yung contest or event,
00:35:00you have to be really fast on, like, uh, conceptualizing what you want.
00:35:05Uh, especially, kailangan mag-a-adhere ka, dun sa theme.
00:35:09Kasi, of course, uh, yan ang pinaka-importating part.
00:35:13And then, of course, uh, to follow na yung, yung creativity mo, or yung, on how you will shoot it.
00:35:19So, ako, ayun, for on-the-spot photo contest, uh, anong, uh, minimal ako mag-shoot when it comes to,
00:35:26uh, my photographs.
00:35:29Ayan.
00:35:30Si SirSGDU siguro baka makapagbigay dun sa, ano, like, mga online submission na contest na,
00:35:35Um, to, to answer the question directly, paano pumipili, no?
00:35:40I think the most important, uh, to begin with is adherence to theme.
00:35:48O, yun, yun muna.
00:35:50Um, siguraduhin nyo muna, you know, I'm speaking to everyone who is into contest photography.
00:35:57Uh, sa simula pa lang, siguraduhin nyo muna na pasok sa theme yung mga entries nyo.
00:36:04So, the theme is there to put parameters.
00:36:09Ngayon, karamihan ng judge, you know, hindi ka na papasakagad kung wala na sa theme.
00:36:15Kahit maganda yung kuha mo, wala naman sa theme, mahirap manalo.
00:36:19So, importante adherence to theme.
00:36:21Number two, um, do not overthink the theme.
00:36:27Okay, karamihan ng theme dyan, with the exception of you, madali lang naman.
00:36:32So, basta pumasok, malinaw na malinaw yung kuha mo, pasok naman sa theme, okay na yun.
00:36:39The next step is, never forget, it's still a photography contest.
00:36:44Pagandahan pa rin ng litrato yan.
00:36:47Hindi, hindi pagalingan mag-interpret sa theme lagi, diba?
00:36:52Basta pumasok kayo sa theme, lahat yan, as a judge, no, I'm speaking as a judge.
00:36:58Lahat naman yan, pumasok sa theme, okay, check na tayo dun.
00:37:01Ngayon, hahanapin na natin yung magagandang litrato.
00:37:05So, yun, don't forget that it's still a photography contest.
00:37:10Pagandahan pa rin ng litrato.
00:37:13Then, third way to help you choose is, only enter photos that really stand out, that will grab the viewer.
00:37:22Okay, why do I say that?
00:37:25Contests can attract dozens, even hundreds of entries.
00:37:29Ngayon, pag ang entry mo, pinag-iisipan pa ng judge,
00:37:33yung entry mo, eh, you know, medyo shaky, you know, hindi solid.
00:37:42A lot of judges will not give it a chance anymore.
00:37:45Kailangan, on the get-go, it grabs the viewer.
00:37:49Yung, oop, ang ganda nito, ganyan.
00:37:52Set aside na kagad yun for the next round.
00:37:55So, marami, marami akong masyashare, but I think yung tatlo na yun,
00:37:59adherence to theme, number one.
00:38:01Number two, never forget, it's a photography contest.
00:38:05Pagandahan ng litrato.
00:38:06Pangatlo, yung pinakamagaganda.
00:38:10You know, huwag yung sentimental favorite, huwag yung pinaghirapan mo, yun ang i-enter mo.
00:38:19Alam nyo, minsan kahit na pinaghirapan mo yung litrato, in the end, it doesn't necessarily mean maganda, eh.
00:38:26Minsan ang maganda, yung right place at the right time, eh.
00:38:30Yung na-chempohan mo, sinuerti ka, click, maganda.
00:38:34Yun ang mananalo.
00:38:36So, disregard sentiments, disregard degree of difficulty if needed.
00:38:43Yung pinakamagandang litrato that grabs the viewer.
00:38:47Yun ang ipasok mo.
00:38:50Ang ganda na na.
00:38:52Okay ba yun, Sir James?
00:38:55Kompletong-kompleto na yun.
00:38:57May isa pang question.
00:38:59From Sir Maxwell John.
00:39:02Question for both of you.
00:39:04So, when the pressure of professional deliverables starts to dictate your creative style,
00:39:11how do you protect the amateur's heart that made you fall in love with photography in the first place?
00:39:17How do you keep your personal passion from being swallowed by your career requirements?
00:39:24Kanda nung tanong.
00:39:26Miss Universe.
00:39:29Oo.
00:39:30Kanda nung tanong.
00:39:31Una ka muna, Luke.
00:39:35Thank you, Sir Maxwell John.
00:39:37I don't know if I understand it correctly.
00:39:39So, kasi mayroong mga, yes, sa photography profession kasi.
00:39:45Mayroong mga, let's say, may mga projects tayo na, like, may requirements na minsan,
00:39:54sa tingin natin, it's not good for our eyes.
00:39:57Like, it's our, ano yun?
00:39:59It's our own opinion or creativity.
00:40:01So, whenever I have those kind of situations, of course, siyempre, I would follow the client's requirements or wants,
00:40:09kung ano yung gusto niya, and then I would do my own creative way.
00:40:13And then from there, I would show it to the client na, this is what you have asked,
00:40:21so this is the output, and then eventually, papakita ko rin yung, like, on my own creative way,
00:40:27ito yung version ko naman.
00:40:29And then eventually, when the client sees na, ah, oo nga, parang mas maganda yung version mo.
00:40:36So, yun yung time na, yung fulfillment na, ah, ito yung, ito yung, ano ko eh, kapag, ito talaga yung
00:40:44gusto ko.
00:40:45Pero ayoko lang i-sabihin sa'yo, kasi nga, ah, of course, ah, for, for, for us photographers,
00:40:52lari na sa, sa, ano, freelancing, of course, meron tayong mga requirements or clients na kailangan natin sundin.
00:40:59So, minsan, minsan talaga, ah, ma, magkakaroon na, ano, ah, what's this?
00:41:07Magkakaroon na, kailangan ma, ano mo eh, mabalance mo both yung creativity mo and then yung, ah, career-wise,
00:41:15kailangan ma, ano mo siya.
00:41:16Merong, ah, ang tawag dito, may compromise na mangyayari talaga eventually.
00:41:21Pero, madami magagawa naman ang paranya.
00:41:24I mean, as photographers, are you, ah, creative in a way na kahit sa mga ganong klase ng situations,
00:41:31we can definitely, ah, no, ah, do some creative stuff.
00:41:37Thank you, Sir Luke.
00:41:39Sir Gijo.
00:41:41Okay.
00:41:42Um, in a nutshell, ang sagot ko dyan, dapat paghiwalayin mo yung photography mo as a profession
00:41:50at yung photography mo as a hobby or as a personal practice, oh, paghiwalayin mo yun.
00:41:58How do you do that?
00:41:59If you are already blessed with a professional photography career,
00:42:06gaya nga nung tanong, di ba, paano pinaghiwalay ang, ah, ah, professional practice
00:42:12and, um, personal practice of photography, no?
00:42:16Pagka you're shooting for a client, okay, shoot for that purpose.
00:42:22You have to satisfy your client or the representative, no?
00:42:25The art director, the creative director, hindi ikaw ang masusunod.
00:42:30Sinushoot mo lang yung gusto nila.
00:42:32Yeah.
00:42:33Di ba? Sila dapat ang may final say.
00:42:35Now, if it's not to your liking, if it's not to your taste, you know, ah, you know, it doesn't
00:42:44matter
00:42:44because you are not shooting for yourself at that moment.
00:42:47You're shooting for a client.
00:42:49You are being hired for your skill, for your abilities.
00:42:54So gawin mo yun.
00:42:55Now, on your own free time, alagaan mo din yung personal practice of photography mo.
00:43:02You know, you go out and shoot for yourself.
00:43:04That's the time you execute your style, your technique, gawin mo yung mga photos na gusto mo
00:43:11na hindi mo magawa sa, sa kliyente mo kasi taba ako yun.
00:43:18So, so paghiwalayin mo, paghiwalayin mo.
00:43:20I will also answer that question using a scenario.
00:43:24For example, yung sa India, nagpunta ko dun.
00:43:27My mindset was to shoot photos for content, for Canon, you know, for future talks.
00:43:37At nag-shoot din ako for myself.
00:43:40Yung wala akong sinasatisfy kung hindi sarili ko lang.
00:43:43Magkaiba yun eh.
00:43:45Iba yung outputs nun eh.
00:43:48Minsan, mas malalim yung mga stories behind my personal photos.
00:43:56Minsan, sa sobrang lalim, ako lang na nakakaintindi.
00:43:59Ako lang na nakaka-appreciate.
00:44:01Kasi ako lang yun nandun.
00:44:02Whereas yung mga photos mo for content, for promoting a particular camera or lens,
00:44:10it has to appeal to more people, you know.
00:44:15That's more about aesthetics, you know.
00:44:18Yeah, may konting story, pero dapat easily appreciated, hindi komplikado.
00:44:24So, yan. Iba.
00:44:26Iba yung ano.
00:44:27Iba yung execution.
00:44:30When I was shooting a lot of sports years ago,
00:44:35mahilig ako sa motion blur eh.
00:44:37I like panning, you know, intentional motion blur.
00:44:41Pero, nalaman ko early on na hindi lahat ng client nakaka-appreciate nun.
00:44:48So, when I'm shooting for a client,
00:44:53yeah, may konting motion blur, pero bawas.
00:44:55Hindi mo pwedeng damihan kasi hindi naman nila na-appreciate yun.
00:44:59Isa pa yung mga tinatawag na consumption shots.
00:45:03O yung mga halimbawa, yung isang player,
00:45:08umiinom ng Gatorade, Gatorade is a sponsor of the event,
00:45:11kailangan kuhanan mo yun.
00:45:14Whether you like it or not.
00:45:17Madaling shot yun.
00:45:19Hindi naman yun sports talaga,
00:45:21pero hinahanap ng client yun.
00:45:23Yung mga nakasabit na banner sa venue,
00:45:26you know, for advertising,
00:45:28kailangan kuhanan mo.
00:45:30Otherwise, kung if you're just shooting for yourself,
00:45:33ba't mo kukuhanan yun?
00:45:34So, there has to be a line.
00:45:36You know, yung hiwalay mo yung professional practice mo
00:45:39dun sa personal practice mo.
00:45:41And the reason why I appreciate this question is,
00:45:44I think it comes from a person who wants to do both,
00:45:48pero ayaw niyang pabayaan yung background niya.
00:45:52Or ayaw niyang kalimutan kung bakit siya nag-photography in the first place.
00:45:57And I can relate to that fully, you know.
00:45:59Ngayon, I pick up my camera and shoot.
00:46:02Minsan, wala namang kakuwenta-kuwenta yung kinukuha ng ko.
00:46:05Alam ko namang hindi maganda.
00:46:07But, just the practice of,
00:46:10just the feel of the camera in my hand,
00:46:13the sound of the shutter,
00:46:16you know, putting it up to your eye,
00:46:18up to your eye and, you know,
00:46:20looking into the frame,
00:46:21the whole practice of it is enjoyable for me already.
00:46:24So, minsan, yung output, ano na lang eh.
00:46:27Parang bonus na lang kung maganda eh.
00:46:29But going out there,
00:46:30picking up your camera, shooting,
00:46:33yun yung enjoyment.
00:46:35Yun yung dapat hindi mawala.
00:46:37Thank you, sir.
00:46:39Thank you daw po.
00:46:40Sobrang thank you galing kay Maxwell dyan.
00:46:43Thank you, sir Luke, sir Jijo.
00:46:45May question ulit from Franz Lopez.
00:46:50Sir, your tip for those joining Canon Photo Marathon,
00:46:53how do you drown out,
00:46:55drown out the noise,
00:46:58drown out beto,
00:47:00the noise and focus on a subject worth capturing.
00:47:03And when can we say that you're happy with that shot as an entry?
00:47:17Kasi na mauna.
00:47:19Okay.
00:47:20Sige, ako na lang mauna naman.
00:47:22Sige, sige.
00:47:22Sige, sir.
00:47:24Kayo na ko pa pinahuna si Luke eh.
00:47:26Okay.
00:47:29You know,
00:47:30before I answer that,
00:47:32I'll answer it in a
00:47:35the best way I can.
00:47:36Pero kailangan umatras tayo.
00:47:39To become good in contest photography
00:47:43will take time.
00:47:45You know,
00:47:46don't expect to win a lot
00:47:50as a beginner.
00:47:52Why?
00:47:53Because you still have to develop your eye
00:47:56and taste for beauty.
00:47:58You know,
00:48:00as a beginner,
00:48:03you know,
00:48:04you're excited
00:48:05bago lahat ng mga litato mo
00:48:07kasi ngayon ka lang nagsimula.
00:48:08And,
00:48:09you know,
00:48:11you're enjoying the craft.
00:48:12It's easy to get lost in
00:48:15or to
00:48:16overrate
00:48:17your photo.
00:48:18Yung,
00:48:19yung,
00:48:20akala mo sobrang ganda na.
00:48:22And then,
00:48:23pag in-enter mo sa contest,
00:48:25talo,
00:48:26halimbawa,
00:48:27nakasama ng loob.
00:48:28Ganon.
00:48:29So,
00:48:29I'm setting this
00:48:32parameter na
00:48:34bago ka umasa
00:48:35na manalo
00:48:36or maganda talaga
00:48:37yung mga kuha mo,
00:48:39dapat
00:48:39i-develop mo yung mata mo
00:48:41at yung taste mo
00:48:42for beauty.
00:48:44Paano ginagawa yun?
00:48:45Hindi napipilit
00:48:46sa hinug yan.
00:48:48Hindi yan napipilit.
00:48:49Hindi yan nagra-rush.
00:48:50You have to shoot a lot.
00:48:52If you can shoot
00:48:53every day,
00:48:54at least one,
00:48:55two hours a day,
00:48:56do it.
00:48:56That's the only way
00:48:57to develop your eye
00:48:58and your taste.
00:49:01Pag na-develop mo na yung eye
00:49:02and taste mo,
00:49:03ayan,
00:49:04yung pagpili mo
00:49:05ng mga entries mo
00:49:06sa contest,
00:49:08gaganda na rin.
00:49:10You know,
00:49:10yung,
00:49:11it's not just about
00:49:12what you feel
00:49:13or how hard
00:49:14it was to take the shot.
00:49:15Alam mo na,
00:49:16mas magaling ka na
00:49:17tumingin kung anong
00:49:19magandang litrato
00:49:20o hindi.
00:49:20Pati yung mga potential
00:49:21na makakalaban mo.
00:49:22Now,
00:49:23in the
00:49:24Canon Photo Marathon,
00:49:27parameters will be set.
00:49:28I can't say
00:49:29so much,
00:49:30no?
00:49:30Kasi,
00:49:31surprise na lang yun.
00:49:32And besides,
00:49:34hindi ko pa rin naman
00:49:35alam ang mga
00:49:36parameters
00:49:37ng contest.
00:49:38But,
00:49:38it's going to be
00:49:39an on-the-spot
00:49:40photo competition.
00:49:42Anong ibig sabihin
00:49:42ng on-the-spot
00:49:43sa mga
00:49:44beginners natin dito?
00:49:47You will all gather
00:49:48in the same place
00:49:49at the same time.
00:49:50You will be given
00:49:51a theme
00:49:52and you have to
00:49:54shoot it
00:49:54in a
00:49:55specific amount
00:49:56of time.
00:49:57From this period
00:49:58to this period lang.
00:50:00Within the same
00:50:01location.
00:50:02May boundaries.
00:50:04Okay?
00:50:04Yun ang on-the-spot.
00:50:05Another characteristic
00:50:06of on-the-spot is
00:50:07hindi na kayo
00:50:09papayagan mag-edit.
00:50:11Okay?
00:50:11You have to shoot
00:50:12RAW
00:50:13plus JPEG.
00:50:16Isasubmit nyo
00:50:16yung JPEG.
00:50:17Yung RAW,
00:50:18it will just
00:50:20serve as validation
00:50:20later on.
00:50:21Kung pumasok ka sa
00:50:22finals or one of
00:50:23the selected
00:50:24finalists.
00:50:25But you shoot
00:50:26in JPEG
00:50:27and isasubmit mo
00:50:28yung JPEG.
00:50:29Wala nang editing yan.
00:50:30So,
00:50:32paano mo lamang
00:50:33maganda yung
00:50:33letato mo?
00:50:34You begin with
00:50:35the fundamentals.
00:50:36Dapat tama
00:50:37ang exposure.
00:50:38Hindi sobrang liwanan.
00:50:40Hindi sobrang dilim.
00:50:41Yung white balance.
00:50:43Madami nagkakamali
00:50:44dyan.
00:50:45Mali ang kulay.
00:50:46Not because
00:50:47of the subject
00:50:49but because
00:50:50the white balance
00:50:51was wrong.
00:50:52So,
00:50:52kailangan iset nyo yan.
00:50:53Ngayon,
00:50:54yung sharpness.
00:50:56Okay?
00:50:56Kailangan
00:50:57tamaan ang focus.
00:50:58Yung dapat tamaan.
00:51:00Pag moving subject yan,
00:51:02unless you are
00:51:02intentionally blurring
00:51:04the subject,
00:51:04dapat sharp yan.
00:51:06So,
00:51:06yan yung mga fundamentals.
00:51:08Technical fundamentals yan.
00:51:09Then,
00:51:10let's go to the
00:51:10creative fundamentals.
00:51:12Make sure you have
00:51:13good composition.
00:51:15Framing.
00:51:16But before this happens,
00:51:18sorry,
00:51:18yung scene selection mo.
00:51:19Kailangan yung subject
00:51:21na pinili mo,
00:51:21maganda talaga.
00:51:22Bago mo mo lang
00:51:23kuhanan.
00:51:24Marami eh.
00:51:25Maraming criteria yan.
00:51:27Scene selection,
00:51:28subject selection.
00:51:29And in the end,
00:51:30dapat yung litrato mo
00:51:31should stand out.
00:51:32You have to remember,
00:51:34big contests
00:51:36attract dozens,
00:51:37even hundreds of
00:51:40joiners,
00:51:41as I said earlier.
00:51:43So,
00:51:43dapat yung litrato mo talaga
00:51:44maganda.
00:51:46It will stand out.
00:51:47Mapapansin talaga
00:51:48ng judge.
00:51:49Kakaiba.
00:51:50You know.
00:51:51There's no
00:51:51single
00:51:54quality
00:51:54or criteria
00:51:55that you have
00:51:56to
00:51:58follow.
00:51:59A winning photo
00:52:00is a cocktail,
00:52:01if you ask me.
00:52:03It's a cocktail of
00:52:04freshness,
00:52:05uniqueness,
00:52:07technical soundness,
00:52:11you know,
00:52:12special aesthetics,
00:52:14and,
00:52:15you know,
00:52:16even the moment
00:52:17can play a role.
00:52:18You know,
00:52:18pag sinuerte ka sa moment,
00:52:19maganda nga yung pagkakakuha mo,
00:52:21maganda pa yung moment,
00:52:22it will really stand out.
00:52:24So,
00:52:24there's no single
00:52:25factor
00:52:26that can
00:52:27identify
00:52:28a winning photo.
00:52:30It has to be a cocktail
00:52:31of the many
00:52:32qualities
00:52:33that we look for.
00:52:34Yun,
00:52:35yung mga sinabi ko.
00:52:42Ano,
00:52:42ano eh,
00:52:43basically,
00:52:43in general,
00:52:44sa lahat ng
00:52:44sa lahat ng
00:52:45photocontest,
00:52:46kasama yun eh.
00:52:48Yung lahat ng
00:52:49advice na sinabi nyo
00:52:50Sir Gidio,
00:52:51diba?
00:52:51Bali,
00:52:53sa lahat naman yun.
00:52:54Dapat yun eh.
00:52:55Yeah,
00:52:55lahat.
00:52:56Ganun talaga.
00:52:58Hindi pwedeng,
00:53:00hindi pwedeng,
00:53:02maganda yung moment,
00:53:03pero,
00:53:05malambot yung focus,
00:53:06or blurred,
00:53:07or tabingi.
00:53:08Kailangan,
00:53:09ibuhus mo lahat talaga,
00:53:10nang pwedeng iganda
00:53:11nung,
00:53:11nung literato.
00:53:13Ayan.
00:53:13And of course,
00:53:14experience.
00:53:15You,
00:53:16you have to keep
00:53:17joining contests,
00:53:19um,
00:53:19para gumaling ka dyan.
00:53:21You know,
00:53:22contest photography
00:53:22is a different animal.
00:53:24Kasi,
00:53:26um,
00:53:27kailangan,
00:53:29you know,
00:53:29let's face it,
00:53:30you're,
00:53:30you're shooting for the judges.
00:53:33You know,
00:53:34uh,
00:53:34I know,
00:53:35I know you should be
00:53:36shooting for yourself.
00:53:37Pero pag sumali ka sa contest,
00:53:39your entries will be subject
00:53:42to the taste of the judges.
00:53:44Now,
00:53:45kailangan,
00:53:46so,
00:53:46basically,
00:53:47you shoot for them.
00:53:48Hindi mo man alam kung
00:53:49sinong exactly magja-judge nyan.
00:53:51You have to come out,
00:53:52come up with a photo
00:53:53that will appeal
00:53:54to as many people
00:53:55as possible.
00:53:56So,
00:53:57it's,
00:53:57it's a different animal talaga.
00:53:59Kailangan,
00:54:00i-buhos mo lahat ng,
00:54:02ng,
00:54:02mga magagandang qualities
00:54:04ng isang literato
00:54:05sa isang kuha.
00:54:07Tapos,
00:54:07yun ang i-enter mo.
00:54:09Yung may wow factor.
00:54:11Yes,
00:54:12wow.
00:54:13yung,
00:54:14yeah,
00:54:15uh,
00:54:16ito,
00:54:16uh,
00:54:17isang,
00:54:18you know,
00:54:18I,
00:54:20I've judged contests
00:54:21with over a thousand entries
00:54:24and
00:54:26we are only given
00:54:27the whole day
00:54:30to look at
00:54:31over a thousand entries.
00:54:33So,
00:54:35paano ka pipili
00:54:36pagka ganun?
00:54:37To,
00:54:38to be fair,
00:54:39bibigyan mo lang
00:54:40ng two or three seconds,
00:54:41di ba,
00:54:42per entry.
00:54:42Titignan mo lang
00:54:43ng dalawang segundo,
00:54:44tatlong segundo.
00:54:45Pag hindi mo siya na-appreciate
00:54:47dun sa two,
00:54:47three seconds,
00:54:48wala na yun.
00:54:50Hindi ka pwedeng magbabad,
00:54:52eh,
00:54:52kasi ilan yung titignan mo,
00:54:54di ba?
00:54:54Ilan yung titignan mo?
00:54:56So,
00:54:58kailangan,
00:54:58yun yung kailangan
00:54:59may wow kagad.
00:55:00Kailangan,
00:55:01whop,
00:55:02you know,
00:55:02hindi,
00:55:02hindi mo pa napapaliwanag,
00:55:04hindi mo pa alam
00:55:05kung bakit maganda.
00:55:07Basta alam mo maganda.
00:55:08Ganun.
00:55:09Ayan.
00:55:10Medyo,
00:55:11naubos yung time natin
00:55:13dahil ang dami nating,
00:55:15ano,
00:55:15magagandang questions.
00:55:16Hindi natin na-flash
00:55:18yung mga photos.
00:55:19Pero,
00:55:20ayun nga,
00:55:21isang malaking event
00:55:23ngayon next week,
00:55:24ah,
00:55:24next week,
00:55:25I mean,
00:55:25next month,
00:55:26sa April 18,
00:55:272026,
00:55:28yung Canon Photo Marathon,
00:55:30which is,
00:55:31will be held at
00:55:34BGC Taguig
00:55:35on April 18,
00:55:362026.
00:55:38So,
00:55:38if,
00:55:39yun,
00:55:40yun nga yun yung
00:55:41a thousand photos,
00:55:42no?
00:55:43Ang dami nun
00:55:43sa mga sumasali.
00:55:47Unedited yun
00:55:48na ilibibigay
00:55:49yung SD.
00:55:50Tama ba?
00:55:52Yes, sir.
00:55:53Tama yun?
00:55:53Yes.
00:55:54Yeah.
00:55:55So,
00:55:56so,
00:55:58like,
00:55:58like what Luke
00:55:58mentioned,
00:55:59the Canon Photo Marathon,
00:56:01before the pandemic
00:56:03happened,
00:56:03was the largest
00:56:04on-the-spot
00:56:06photo contest
00:56:07in the country.
00:56:08You know,
00:56:09the,
00:56:10the year
00:56:12that we got
00:56:12the most number
00:56:14of participants,
00:56:15it numbered
00:56:16to
00:56:17around 2,000.
00:56:18Ang dami.
00:56:202,000.
00:56:21It's the largest
00:56:21on-the-spot
00:56:22photo contest
00:56:23in the country.
00:56:24So,
00:56:24we're bringing it back
00:56:25for the first time
00:56:27since the pandemic.
00:56:28It will be on
00:56:29April 18 in BGC.
00:56:32On-the-spot,
00:56:33uliting ko,
00:56:34no editing,
00:56:35the theme,
00:56:36the parameters,
00:56:37the criteria
00:56:38will all be announced there.
00:56:40And,
00:56:41you know,
00:56:42everyone will shoot
00:56:43in the same place
00:56:44at the same time.
00:56:46Now,
00:56:47may nagtanong sa akin
00:56:48recently,
00:56:49sir,
00:56:49paano kung hindi naman ako
00:56:51sasali dun sa contest.
00:56:53Is there anything
00:56:54there for me?
00:56:55Yes,
00:56:55of course.
00:56:56We'll have talks.
00:56:57We'll have good deals.
00:56:59We'll have gimmicks.
00:57:00We'll have booths.
00:57:01You know,
00:57:02kahit hindi ka sasali dun sa contest,
00:57:04there,
00:57:04we have a lot in store
00:57:05for,
00:57:06for everyone.
00:57:07And,
00:57:08um,
00:57:09the,
00:57:10another clincher here
00:57:11is we're opening it
00:57:12to all brands.
00:57:14Okay?
00:57:15It's the Canon Photo Marathon,
00:57:16but it is not just
00:57:17exclusive for
00:57:18Canon users.
00:57:20We will have categories
00:57:21for Canon,
00:57:23categories for other brands.
00:57:25And,
00:57:26it's not just photography,
00:57:27it's also videography.
00:57:28Meron din tayong
00:57:29videography contest dun.
00:57:31So,
00:57:32um,
00:57:33this will be
00:57:33an awesome event.
00:57:35Uh,
00:57:35I'm telling you guys,
00:57:36you shouldn't miss it.
00:57:38Registration is free.
00:57:39You can go to the Canon
00:57:40Philippines page
00:57:41to know more.
00:57:42Makikita nyo rin doon
00:57:43yung mga freebies
00:57:44na makukuha ng mga
00:57:45participants,
00:57:46but only the first
00:57:481,000 registrants.
00:57:50So,
00:57:50if I were you,
00:57:51bilisan nyo na,
00:57:52mag-register na kayo.
00:57:53Canon Photo Marathon,
00:57:54April 18.
00:57:55It's, uh,
00:57:56register sa Canon
00:57:57Delight,
00:57:58Ano yun,
00:57:59Delightful app?
00:58:00Yeah,
00:58:00Delightful app.
00:58:01What is a Delightful app?
00:58:03You have to download it.
00:58:05the instructions
00:58:05are in the Canon page.
00:58:07Oh,
00:58:07visit nyo lang.
00:58:08Oh,
00:58:09madali lang,
00:58:09madali lang.
00:58:10So,
00:58:10may,
00:58:11may two minutes pa tayo.
00:58:12Uh,
00:58:13Sir Luke,
00:58:14any advice
00:58:15to upcoming
00:58:17newbie photographers
00:58:18o gusto mag-venture pa
00:58:20to more?
00:58:22Uh,
00:58:23yun,
00:58:23same as with Sir Gijo,
00:58:24like,
00:58:25practice kayo.
00:58:26Like,
00:58:27go out everyday.
00:58:28Ako ganyan nang
00:58:29ginawa kong,
00:58:30ano nun,
00:58:31uh,
00:58:32activity ko for me.
00:58:33So,
00:58:33ang camera ko lang nun
00:58:35was the PowerShot G2.
00:58:36So,
00:58:364 megapixel na
00:58:38point-and-shoot camera
00:58:39ni Canon yun before.
00:58:40Yun ang unang
00:58:41binigay sa akin
00:58:42ng dad ko.
00:58:42So,
00:58:43I just go out everyday.
00:58:44Like,
00:58:45paglalabas ako,
00:58:46kung saan man,
00:58:47sa mall
00:58:47or kung may pupuntahan ako,
00:58:49I always bring my camera
00:58:50with me
00:58:51and then
00:58:51shoot lang ako
00:58:52ng shoot
00:58:53na nag-shoot
00:58:53ng shoot.
00:58:54And then,
00:58:55uh,
00:58:55dun sa
00:58:56nagmingi na advice
00:58:57kanina
00:58:58when it comes
00:58:58to Canon Photo Marathon
00:58:59tsaka sa mga contests,
00:59:01like,
00:59:01uh,
00:59:02do your research.
00:59:03Ako ang ginawa ko nun
00:59:04kasi first,
00:59:06uh,
00:59:06first try,
00:59:07second try,
00:59:07di ako nananalo.
00:59:09Okay?
00:59:09Pero,
00:59:09what I do is
00:59:10I review the winning photos.
00:59:12Like,
00:59:13ano kaya ang
00:59:13naging reason
00:59:14kung bakit siya nanalo?
00:59:16So,
00:59:16I take
00:59:17point,
00:59:18from that photograph,
00:59:19especially dun sa mga nananalo,
00:59:21na,
00:59:21maybe I could apply this one
00:59:23sa susunod
00:59:24or sa other contests
00:59:26na sasalihan ko.
00:59:27And then,
00:59:28yun,
00:59:28eventually,
00:59:29uh,
00:59:31I got the,
00:59:32ano,
00:59:33I mean,
00:59:33this,
00:59:34sabi nga ni si Rajijo,
00:59:36kailangan i-build mo yung
00:59:38knowledge mo,
00:59:38eh.
00:59:38So,
00:59:39mayroong nga saying
00:59:40na naniniwala ko na
00:59:42skills are built,
00:59:44okay,
00:59:44it's not born.
00:59:45So,
00:59:45hindi ka pinanganak na
00:59:47magaling ka na sa
00:59:47photography
00:59:48or sa kahit anong
00:59:51bagay.
00:59:51you have to
00:59:52build your own
00:59:54craft,
00:59:55okay,
00:59:55within you
00:59:56and,
00:59:56yeah,
00:59:58just,
00:59:58just,
00:59:58uh,
00:59:59never stop learning
01:00:00and do your research.
01:00:02and then,
01:00:02eventually,
01:00:03you will,
01:00:03uh,
01:00:04you will eventually get there.
01:00:06So,
01:00:06take it from me na
01:00:07dati,
01:00:08when I actually
01:00:09take a look at my shots
01:00:10before,
01:00:10nung sa start pa lang ako,
01:00:12mapapaisip ka talaga na,
01:00:13shot ko talaga to,
01:00:15yun,
01:00:15yun,
01:00:15ano,
01:00:16siya na,
01:00:17you would see your
01:00:17development,
01:00:18okay,
01:00:20pag,
01:00:20ano,
01:00:21pag shoot ka na
01:00:22ng shoot,
01:00:22pero,
01:00:23wag,
01:00:23wag ka na ng shoot
01:00:24ng shoot na
01:00:24you don't even,
01:00:26ano,
01:00:26kumbaga,
01:00:27kailangan siyempre,
01:00:28you have to,
01:00:28ano,
01:00:29make it sure na
01:00:30may development
01:00:32kang bagong
01:00:33ina-apply dun
01:00:34sa mga shoot mo.
01:00:35Kasi if you're just
01:00:36gonna be shooting
01:00:37everyday and then
01:00:38wala ka namang
01:00:39ina-apply na
01:00:40bagong learnings,
01:00:41it will just stay the same.
01:00:43Kahit ilang years ka pa
01:00:44mag-shoot,
01:00:44kundi mo naman
01:00:46binabago yung
01:00:46the way you actually
01:00:47do it,
01:00:48okay,
01:00:49so from the learnings
01:00:50you have done,
01:00:51so,
01:00:51yun,
01:00:52ano lang,
01:00:53it takes time.
01:00:54wag,
01:00:55tama ka sa
01:00:55I said,
01:00:56wag sasama yung loob
01:00:57pag hindi na
01:00:57nanalo sa contest
01:00:58kasi ang daming
01:00:59ganyan actually.
01:01:01So,
01:01:02ako,
01:01:03abing marami na ako
01:01:03na saliang
01:01:04photo contest,
01:01:05it's not Christmas
01:01:06everyday na
01:01:07you get the chance
01:01:08to win,
01:01:08pero as long as
01:01:09you're happy
01:01:10with the shot
01:01:10that you actually
01:01:11got sa entry mo,
01:01:13ano na yan,
01:01:13ako,
01:01:14I'm really
01:01:14okay with that
01:01:15already.
01:01:16Basta happy ako
01:01:17sa shot ko,
01:01:18manalaman o hindi,
01:01:19at least alam ko
01:01:20na okay ako
01:01:22with sa shot.
01:01:23So,
01:01:23yun lang,
01:01:24so I wanna
01:01:25like,
01:01:26invite everyone,
01:01:27so,
01:01:27see you guys
01:01:28sa Canon Photo
01:01:29Marathon,
01:01:29I will surely
01:01:30be there,
01:01:31kasi yun
01:01:31ang ano eh,
01:01:33para sa akin yun
01:01:34ang ano ko eh,
01:01:35yun ang Disneyland ko,
01:01:36so,
01:01:37so,
01:01:37really means,
01:01:38pag with Canon Photo
01:01:39Marathon,
01:01:39I'm always there present,
01:01:41so,
01:01:41see you guys there.
01:01:43Ayan,
01:01:43thank you.
01:01:44By the way,
01:01:45thank you sa time,
01:01:46sa Sir Luke
01:01:48and Sir Gijo,
01:01:49thank you talaga,
01:01:50I know,
01:01:50busy kayo dyan,
01:01:52Manila.
01:01:52Thank you also,
01:01:53thank you.
01:01:54Salamat din sa mga
01:01:56sumama sa atin
01:01:57ngayong gabi,
01:01:57thank you,
01:01:58thank you.
01:01:58Salamat sa mga viewers din po.
01:02:00Ayan,
01:02:01by the way,
01:02:02see you,
01:02:03see you next month.
01:02:05So,
01:02:06ayun.
01:02:06See you,
01:02:06see you.
01:02:07Ayan.
01:02:08So,
01:02:08thank you talaga
01:02:09sa time nyo,
01:02:10and thank you,
01:02:11Sunstar Pitik,
01:02:12viewers,
01:02:14next week,
01:02:15this week,
01:02:16by the way,
01:02:16ulitin ko lang,
01:02:18yung team natin,
01:02:20ano yun?
01:02:21Kalimitok.
01:02:22Yung team natin ay,
01:02:26ah,
01:02:31juxtaposition.
01:02:32Ayan.
01:02:33Okay,
01:02:33thank you sa time,
01:02:35and,
01:02:36ang ping mo,
01:02:36tanan.
01:02:37Bye-bye,
01:02:37next week ulit.
01:02:42Ayan.
01:02:50Ayan.
01:02:52Ayan.
01:02:55Ayan.
01:02:56Ayan.
01:02:58Ayan.
01:02:59Ayan.
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