Cosplay Fusion

Photography: Ronaldo Santiago

Level Up Live 2010, World Trade Center, Manila, Philippines.

  It's Tekken's Gin holding Krato's Blade of Chaos, on his right arm is Prince of Persia's Gaunlet, in Levi's jeans and Doc Martens boots. People call him "Anonymous", He call himself "Bangis". a Tagalog word, which means; wild, fierce, ferocious.

  Everybody was amazed with cos player JayEm Sison when he mixed costumes and weapons of different anime and game characters.

Just for Fun. Events organizers asked Jm: “Are you joining the cos play contest?” Jm: “No. It’s just for Fun.” Yes, he just wanna walk around, hang out and pose for photo ops. Whether he join any contest or not, this hunk is peoples' choice. 

  I can't remember how many times those eight pack abs were poked.  They are 100% real. Proper diet, discipline, and regular visit to the gym is JayEm's dirty secret.

  This is JayEm's first time to join a cos play event and we will definitely see him in different cos plays in the Philippines this 2011. 

   

photo  op with JayEm.

Aspiring Sports Writers Met the Pros

Photography: Ronaldo Santiago

Adventurer In the Huddle: 1st National Campus Sports Writing Congress.
  Last November 8 and 10, 2010, I covered a sports writing congress for pupils and students. The congress nurtured aspiring sports writers by power speeches from professional sports writer like Jonas Terrado of the Manila Bulletin, sports broadcasters TJ Manotoc and Patricia Bermudez-Hizon, veteran sports scribe Bong Pedralvez and more.
   I had taken hundreds of images of the 2 day event and here are some few picks!










Day 1

Manila Bulletin sports writer Jonas Terrado shared tips in taking notes quick by writing in shorthand or stenography.

Patricia Bermudez-Hizon dicussed things to do and not to do during a sport event.

TJ Manotoc talks about on court stats. 

Philippine Daily Inquirer's Francis Ochoa talks about life in the game.

Mav Gonzales MC'd day 1. 

Day 2

Huddle

Tally

Capturing the Action - A college student took shots for sports photography entry.

On a Higher Perspective

Young at Heart - An adult learns with kids and teens.

A participant found a comfortable place to write her report.

Something in Common - Writers have different writing styles and some have common convenience. 

Fun Panning and Speed Chasing and Portrait Plus

PhotoWalk PhotoTalk QMC - Participants strike poses.

Last January 9, 2010 PhotoWalk PhotoTalk taught FREE tuts about panning shots and how to freeze motion at  QC Circle, Plus, bonus photo ops and free portraits for guests.

First panning shot by Glenda Pagulayan.

For a quick panning shot tutorial, we set camera shooting mode to Shutter priority, chose a shutter speed of 1/30 sec., set auto focus to continuous at.  

Photography by: Kingston Kihano 

Kevin Tan shows skate tricks. Photography: Honey Lavega

Laughter after takes - Photography: Honey Lavega

Honey Lavega shows Kevin's images.

Glenda Pagulayan on model mode. Photography: Honey Lavega

Yllia Yriarte broadcast student of CEU.

On extreme left, Cyril Mariano of CEU

CEU broadcast students.

PhotoWalk|PhotoTalk Around Q.C. Circle

Learn... Share... or have your picture taken!

Learn...
Are you a beginner and want to enhance your skills in photography? This is a photo walk to remember. Get off auto mode and start taking picture you've been dreaming. Learn from experienced photographers during the walk. We don't have Pros in the walk but definitely, you'll learn photography stuffs like Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO from our homies.

Share...
Experienced amateurs, hobbyist and pros may share their skills, camera tricks, settings and photography dirty secrets.

...Have Your Picture Taken.
Have a inborn talent like skateboarding, break dancing, bike tricks, or modelling? You are the best subject! Let us know if you are interested, we'll give you a chance to show and have your picture taken.

What's Happening
Blast your Photography Skills!
Learn Sports, Street and Portrait Photography from fellow photographers during a PhotoWalk|PhotoTalk.

6:00am - 6:30am
Call time, meet up and photo walk brief in front of Q.C. Circle, Commonwealth entrance.
NO Tickets! NO advance payments! NO Entrance fees!
It's FREE FREE FREE

6:30am - 7:30am
Sports Photography - Subject: Q.C. Circle cyclists racing.
Lear or share how to freeze action and create motion using fast and slow shutter speeds. Learn camera settings, tricks, and tweaks.

7:30am - 9:00am
Street and Portrait - Subject: a friend, fellow photographers, Sundays at Q.C. Circle.
Learn and share camera settings and take candid shots of people, places and events. Learn camera angles and basic composition techniques.

Gears to Bring
DSLR
A tripod if not a hassle
First aid kit or medicines
Food or snacks are optional
(Don't bring excess baggage as we might really walk around the Circle ;)

Photo Walk at Your Own Risk
Don't leave your valuables/gears unattended.
Minors or persons under 18 should be accompanied by an adult.
Bringing liquor/person under intoxicating substances is prohibited during the photo walk. We can organize a after party.

Comments and suggestions are accepted.
email: ronaldo_santiago@ymail.com

A New Year with Days in Pictures

1.1.11 Starting 2011 with days in pictures.

Improve your photography skills! Try to take photos regularly, create a photoblog and see the evolution to perfection of your photographs. I have started taking days in pictures, click here