MAPEH ARTS L1 QUIZ

• Photos - “light”; Graphos - “writing”
• Photography as Art is used to discern a significant moment or a unique expression, framing it in a camera viewfinder with an eye for composition and clicking the shutter.
• Photography as communication is used in:

  – Journalism

  – Advertising

  – Education

  – Courts of Law
• Photography as a process is focusing a camera at a subject and clicking the shutter.
• • George Tapan -
  • Award winning travel photographer
  • Pacific Asia Tourism Association (PATA) Gold Awardee
  • won 1st place in National Geographic Photo Contest (2011)
  • Focus on landscapes photo and relationship between the people and the photographer
  • “Into the Green Zone” - This photo was taken on Onuk Island in Balabac, Palawan. It features two human subjects – a fisherman on a small banca and a woman walking along the beach. This photo won the 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest.
• 2. John K. Chua

  • Advertising and commercial photographer
  • 40 years of experience
  • Recipient of Local and International awards
  • Focus on aerial photography
  • An advocate for special children
• • BJ Pascual
  • self-taught photographer
  • Shot more than 100 magazine covers
  • Launched his first book titled PUSH: Muses, Mischief, & How to Make It in Manila
• Marc Nicdao

  • Studied Fine Arts
  • Works were featured from fashion pages to billboards
  • Was nominated for Fashion Asia’s Top Fashion Photographer Award in 2011
• Paul Quiambao

  • Launched his career in the Philippines with the images of his alma mater, UST
  • University’s shots were culled into a book and a photo exhibit
  • Found his niche in travel photography creating The Thomasian Photographers Guild.
• Xyza Bacani

  • Worked as a nanny in HK for more than a decade before taking her first photos with a camera she bought with a loan from her employer.
  • She began her career by taking images of street life in HK - won a scholarship from the Magnum Foundation
  • uses photography to draw attention to human rights stories
  • Picked up a number of awards
• Geloy Concepcion

  • has a passion for shooting the streets and images that show the struggles of life in Manila.
  • Before the age of 20, his pictures caught the attention of the 7th Angkor Photo Workshop, exhibited his work as far as Japan, Taiwan and Singapore
• Niccolo Cosme

  • Visual artist and conceptual photographer who uses his talents to raise awareness and express his creativity
  • Having one of his best friends being diagnosed with HIV in 2008 led him to his first photo exhibit, “Aware”, which went on to be featured at UNAIDS in Geneva.
• Nico Villegas

  • Son of noted Filipino photographer, Arnel Villegas
  • Shot for local newspaper before studying in the US
  • In New York, he landed an apprenticeship with Xander Angeles (A Filipino photography and film-making icon)
  • He shoots fashion and advertising projects for Edge of Light, one of the Philippines’ most highprofile studios.
• Film - is a movie or motion picture created by photography and actual scenes shown on screen with moving images.
• 1. Film Director - one who conceptualizes the scene, directs acting, and supervises cinematography, editing, and sound dubbing.
• Actors/Actresses - main characters who deliver lines naturally and believably
• Cinematographer - one who captures the director’s vision for each scene through the use of camera placement and movement, lighting, and other special techniques.
• Editor - selects the precise section of the film, sequences them, and joins them together to achieve the director’s desired effects
• Production/ set designer - responsible for the location, scenery, sets, lighting, costumes, and props.
• Brillante Mendoza

  • From San Fernando Pampanga
  • Took Advertising Arts at UST
  • Focused on the process of creating illusion of motion and shape
  • Known for social realism and social commentary style
• • Laurice Guillen
  • actress and director from Agusan Del Norte
  • Earned international acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival
  • “Tanging Yaman” – award winning movie
• Maryo J. Delos Reyes

  • From Sta Cruz, Manila
  • Film and TV Director
  • Began his career in 1970s
  • One of the country’s most prolific director
  • “Magnifico” – won 7 Best Picture awards in 2004