The Aftermath - Manny Librodo Workshop 2011

It was a rainy morning of April 2, 2011. Actually the rain woke me up. Four of us on the hotel room which they call "Kampong Huts". I didn't get enough sleep because the dinner ended a bit late. I felt bad for my roommates they probably got less sleep than I did because I snore like hell (Hahaha). 6:00 am we had our quick breakfast then headed out to our assigned posts. It's time for us to assist "The Man" Manny Librodo - known for his distinctive style of vividness, details and landscape of textures. With him is the beautiful Kharu - you'll never get enough of her beauty. This lady can reinvent herself on every shoot just amazing, she also does he own make-up.

Rocky Gathercole wowed us with his awesome haute couture designs. I've never seen anything like it it's just surreal. Another model graced us with her presence - Alexia Giensen, also a lovely model. Jacky Forster (former Philippine actress) suppose to do make-up turned out to being one of the model for the afternoon session. There's also the head make-up artist - Jacqie Agabon surprise us with her artistic make-up styling. Not to forget the brain behind all this - Xilver Claire Events headed by Calay de Pedro. Good thing the rain stopped just before the first shoot. It's still drizzling but still bearable (thank god for the weather sealing).

The next day April 3, 2011 is all about post-processing. Manny discussed his workflow and gave a lot of pointers on how he does things and why he's doing it. Hand-outs were given trough email. We tried to help people who's having trouble in Photoshop. Most of them know what to do but sometimes we can't avoid technical errors. Manny makes sure that every attendee is coping with the subject. So he moves from table to table and checks how the students are doing. So far everything turned out well. I have leaned a lot from the experience and I'm looking forward to the next workshop. 

The Aftermath

Here are few photos I took from the workshop. Nothing much but I think Its worth sharing. Gears used - Nikon D700 with 70-200mm F2.8 VRII. No flash. Happy viewing!

‎"Mariposa"

Organizer: Xilver Claire Events

Model: Kharunisia Jazmin

Make-up Artist: Kharunisia Jazmin

Haute Couture Designer: Rocky Gathercole

"Smoke Fixation"

Organizer: Xilver Claire Events

Model: Alexia Giensen

Make-up Artist: Jacque Kate Agabon Duguil

Haute Couture Designer: Rocky Gathercole

Style used: High Key Photography

"Metalexia"

Organizer: Xilver Claire Events

Model: Alexia Giensen

Make-up Artist: Jacque Kate Agabon Duguil

Haute Couture Designer: Rocky Gathercole

Style used: Low Key Photography

"Flight of the Flamingo"

Organizer: Xilver Claire Events

Model: Alexia Giensen

Make-up Artist: Jacque Kate Agabon Duguil

Haute Couture Designer: Rocky Gathercole

Style used: Digital Surrealism

To view complete album visit my My Facebook album and My Flickr photostream. Any any coments and suggestions or questions about photography / visual arts you can drop me an email at lordgyron@yahoo.com or krisgironella@gmail.com. All photos taken by Kris Gironella all rights reserved 2011.

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Dynamic Africa at SP Jain

SP Jain Center of Management (Singapore) conducted an event with Dynamic Africa where ambassadors (from Africa) presented the business possibilities on Africa for foreign investors also to encourage more tourist to go there and experience the true essence of Africa. There were some live performances, fashion show presenting the different African inspired attires, skits telling about life in Africa, monologues, song and dance numbers all African inspired. As a photo assignment for an ex-deal I was suppose to just click my shutter and mind my own business but I ended up learning a lot of things and meeting interesting personalities from this event. After the program we went to the banquet hall and feast on an authentic African buffet. It was a nice experience. Africa is a humble nation (continent) but proud of it's culture and heritage. Rich in natural resources and lovely people. I was touched how cheerful, simple and warm Africans are. I wish to go to Africa someday. Others believe life began in Africa - the true paradise on earth.

Africa According to Wiki

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area. With 1.0 billion people (as of 2009, see table) in 61 territories, it accounts for about 14.72% of the world's human population.

The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent has 54 sovereign states, including Madagascar, various island groups, and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, a member state of the African Union whose statehood is disputed by Morocco.

Africa, particularly central eastern Africa, is widely regarded within the scientific community to be the origin of humans and the Hominidae clade (great apes), as evidenced by the discovery of the earliest hominids and their ancestors, as well as later ones that have been dated to around seven million years ago – including Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Australopithecus africanus, A. afarensis, Homo erectus, H. habilis and H. ergaster – with the earliest Homo sapiens (modern human) found in Ethiopia being dated to circa 200,000 years ago.

Africa straddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas; it is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones. The African expected economic growth rate is at about 5.0% for 2010 and 5.5% in 2011.

Dynamic Colors

 

All photos taken with Nikon D700 with Nikon 70-200mm f2.8G VRII. No flash. You can view the complete series on My Flickr Photostream or My Facebook. Any questions or suggestions you can email me at lordgyron @yahoo.com or krsigironella@gmail.com. Cheers!

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