3rd Grading ARTS Flashcards
An amazing addition to the world of many Filipino photographers today.
Digital photography
In many ways, digital photography is a medium that can _.
level the playing field
Many of them continue to be inspired by the great pioneering photographers before them—_, and others.
- Ansel Adams
- Richard Avedon
- Cindy Sherman
All photographers share common traits required of photographers to succeed:
patience, passion, vision
The following are some of the famous Filipino photographers and their representative works in the field:
- Self-expression
- Documentation
- Communication
It is undeniable that photography has helped people express themselves. Pictures are each photographer’s language.
Self-expression
National Geographic Photo Contest Winner George Tapan’s _ for example, expresses feelings and manipulates reality to create subjective mood and atmosphere.
Into the Green Zone
A picture is a proof of the value we give to our lives. It can capture our favorite memory or document our traditions. It helps us capture special moments that if not documented on time could be lost forever.
Documentation
A picture is said to be worth a thousand words. It can speak to, or elicit an emotion from its viewers. Like sounds, words, and symbols, we can communicate what we think and feel through a picture. Today, digital photography’s higher image resolutions help photographers to communicate the message or meaning in their pictures.
Communication
Four Types of Photography
- Advertising Photography (Food)
- Fashion Photography
- Travel Photography
- Photojournalism
If a culinary magazine or restaurant wants food to look delicious and fun to eat, a _ is what it needs. The professional _ knows what is required to make a product sell. He or she should be able to make food look like it is just warm right off the stove or grill and prepared, served, and packaged well. In addition, the _ should be able to make studio lights not too soft and not too harsh as to make the food wilt, melt, or sag.
food photographer
It is not necessary that a model looks at the camera. Oftentimes, the image is stronger if he or she is looking in another direction. This kind of photo shoot is usually the work of a _. A _ takes photographs of models aimed at showcasing clothes or other types of accessories.
fashion photographer
The typical duties of a fashion photographer can include actually:
- taking pictures
- overseeing a photo shoot
- editing
- selecting pictures
- promoting and marketing the work to a print or broadcasting agency
It is an exciting way to live life. By traveling, the photographer brings back a collection of images showing places, people, and cultures he or she could not hope to see otherwise. As travel became easier and digital cameras became compact and costing les than they used to, _ has became attractive to pursue for those interested. Images taken from all over the world are sent
Travel photography
Images taken from all over the world are sent via _, _, _ every day, either with business in mind or simply for personal consumption.
mobile phones, e-mail, blogs on the web
It means tattoo to the Kalinga tribe.
Batok
Photography has brough him, a successful Manila-based freelance photographer, to many places in the Philippines.
Jake Verzosa
One memorable trip of Jake Verzosa was in _ where he saw and documented the traditional batok art of the Kalinga people.
Kalinga, Apayao
One memorable trip of Jake Verzosa was in _ where he saw and documented the traditional batok art of the Kalinga people.
Kalinga, Apayao
It shows us the present moment.
Photograph
Many pictures of _ are dramatic if not distressful.
photojournalists
Two photographers, a travel photographer and an adventure and advertising photographer, that stand out and lead the pack.
George Tapan and John K. Chua
_, 66, started out as a photographer for movie postures, shooting movie stills for several local film studios. Since then, he has gone to different places as a travel photographer.
George Tapan
Some of George Tapan’s awards:
- two Pacific Asia Travel Association gold photography awards
- ASEAN Tourism Association Award
- National Geographic Photo Contest - Places Category (It’s More Fun in the Philippines)
A photographer with more than 40 years of experience in aerial, car, product, food, special effects, and model photography. He is very prominent in the world of adventure and advertising photography in the Philippines. Among his many talents, he is best known for his technical excellence and mastery of notoriously challenging photo shoots—to the delight of clients, who like him, envision the seemingly impossible.
John K. Chua
_ in the Philippines used to face a lot of serious problems.
Film
After the _, film has had a short-lived rebirth.
1997-98 worldwide economic downturn
In 1999, the Philippines used to be the fourth largest film producer in the world, but the number has dwindled poorly to _ in 2001, and a lower since.
89
A number of factors—some old, some new—account for the slump. Some of these are:
- piracy
- politics
Another factor to consider is the _ of some local filmmakers to follow Western genres, plots, characterization, and cinematic styles.
penchant
It is recycling or reverting to old but profitable genres such as:
teen-oriented romantic-comedies, action
Popular Philippine movie love teams
Guy-Pip and Daniel-Kathryn
Currently, the _ is still in critical times, but they are not necessarily fatal.
Filipino film
With the increased worldwide interest in Asian cinema (China, India, Taiwan), the innate ability of Filipino filmmakers to reinvent themselves through these factors, it bid well for current Philippine films.
vigorous anti-film piracy campaigns, technology
Several films have already stood out and broke away from the popular genres, particularly the works of _.
Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s film on the life and death of the national hero.
Jose Rizal (1998)
Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s film on child labor in the fishing industry.
Muro-ami (Reef Hunters, 1999)
Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s film about personal loss in war-torn Mindanao.
Ang Bagong Buwan (New Moon, 2001)