Monday, February 05, 2007
FUJI MAGIC AT PHOTOWORLD 2007
Besides the presence of professional models and various show business personalities that Fuji had arranged — to add glitz and glamour to this year’s PhotoWorld festivities — there was also magic. Unfortunately, many photography enthusiasts were so dazzled by the glitz and glamour to have taken the time to experience the magic, but I did. A week before the start of this event, Ariel Tresvalles, Fuji/YKL’s vice president of marketing, invited all amateur photographers to email him five copies that best convey the particular field in photography that he wishes to pursue — travel, photojournalism, weddings and events, portraiture, or advertising. He would then match the amateur’s intended career path with that of a prominent professional photographer for a one-on-one session or critique.
I had photojournalism and human interest in mind so I emailed Ariel five pictures along that vein. He emailed back to advise me to have those pictures printed in 8x10, as well as to be at Fuji’s booth in Glorietta at a particular time and date.
Ariel matched me with Bobot Meru. Those in the local photography circuit long enough would have certainly heard of him or know him. He has been a photojournalist and commercial photographer since the seventies, and has achieved great success in every aspect of photography that he ventured into. Suffice it to say, Bobot Meru is a master photographer.
I had almost two hours of private lessons with Bobot. On top of it, Ariel would sit down and join us every now and then, so in effect, I had two experts sharing their many years of invaluable line-of-fire experiences for my benefit — free of charge; courtesy of Fuji.
In the end, they gave me this bottom line advice that I must work on: from Bobot, to truly master my camera; and from Ariel, to clarify my intention with the camera. I came out of that session feeling so blessed for having had the opportunity to learn from these two gentlemen. It was, indeed, a magical moment.
Thank you, Ariel! Thank you, Bobot! And thank you, Fuji!
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Labels: cameras, events, Fuji, manila events, photography, travel
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