Digiprint delivered the disc yesterday!  Here’s a couple of select shots from the first 2 Holga rolls:

Camera: Holga 120N

Film: Superia 100

Valero, beybeh:

iBlog5:

Learned:

• Adobe Lightroom will salvage some of your underexposed shots!  (But not all)  I used it on one or two from this set.
• On double-X images, the first shot will be the more dominant image, not the other way around, as I was doing.
• Digiprint is awesum.
• I love my Holga. 

Next:

D.I.Y.-ing 35mm on Holga 120!  Redscale tiemz!

Here are the more decent shots from the third roll of the Vivitar.  (Yet, why did this roll feel so much like a practice roll?)  Go, go learning curve!

Camera: Vivitar IC-100

Film: Centuria-400

iBlog5 shots:  (or, “learn-how-to-ask-permission-for-decent-pictures” pictures)

Near the office:

On the way to work, with car tints on:

Here’s the Flippish coverage of iBlog5 — featuring Kring’s (probably) now-infamous fabOUlous moment!  :p

Bloggers are mutants.

Think about it: they wield various powers, they are given access to doors that are otherwise closed to your average everyday computer user, not everyone is aware of their presence, some go off to become socially-responsible voices of TRUTH + JUSTICE and sometimes, they band together for common causes — like attending iBlog and discussing the future of Pinoy blogger-kind.

My name is Paolo, and I’m a proud mutant.

In hindsight, attending the 11 PM showing of Star Trek the night before did not, in fact, do me any good for iBlog5 — I was late and I looked like a raccoon.  (Mutant!)

As with any of the good stuff that has happened to my life up to now — I was late.  While jotting down my registration details (178, hah!), the girl by the registration booth was telling me that I was just in time for the break.

I walked just in the middle(?  Three-fourths?) of P0yt‘s and Fritz Tentativa’s talk on Photoblogging.  And, (of course this would happen later on in the day, but I’ll choose to apply it now) I sorta learned that I write unbearably-long blog entries, so I’ll do the (seemingly) condensed version way:

Don’t be rude when taking photographs.  (‘Cept when you’re doing ‘em sex-ay or risque candid shots, of which you keep in your personal collection — hah!)  Ask for permission if you don’t feel right about taking someone’s picture.  The rule of thirds.  (Of which I still don’t know.)  Pare down — not everything you shoot needs to be posted, most especially if it misses the subject.  (Then what’s the point, really?)  There’s no signal for Globe phones inside the venue.  Azrael discusses the advantages of videoblogging — it brings that extra bit of personality from the blogger — in a way that normal text blog entries couldn’t.  Not that each vlog has to be about the person, really — it can also be used as a tool for instantaneous on-the-spot citizen journalism, while things/event are going down.  Kring discusses the more technical side of videoblogging — from equipment to techniques, of which she lovingly practices every day.  Also, shadows are evil little bastards that rob you of your chance to show off your pretty little mug when shooting your vlog.  (And by now you would’ve probably heard of the fabOUlous thing. :p)  Ka Edong steps in to discuss the various available options for bloggers-on-the-go to post their thoughts right.this.second. via mobile blogging.  ”The present moment is the field on which the game of life happens.”  Benj Espina quite passionately discusses that ”Each blogger is a representative of the whole blogging community.”  Juned Espino follows up with a discussion of the lack of the unwritten rule of bloggers — not to oversimplify, — always always always cite your sources, don’t take credit for something that isn’t from your mindbrain, ask permission when borrowing something, don’t take it if you aren’t given permission and do not be a prick among your fellow bloggers/man/persons.  Coy and Winston Almendras demystify creating traffic for your blog: clever (and unique) branding, social bookmarks, creating massively-explosive brilliant viral-things, and getting nominated/winning blog awards.  :)  Lunch follows — Dengue Alert: Wear Your Pants.  Also, hanging out by the trash from time to time isn’t too bad — saw Kring and P0yt as they were getting back from buying a pair of shoes.  Do not smoke right outside the venue, as the guard points out.  Several cigarette sticks (3 for me) and bottles of Cola (2) later, we were back in the venue.   Atty. JJ Disini teaches everyone that intellectual property starts at the second your fingers hit the keyboard, and that legally, you can’t back into the corner of “I didn’t know I couldn’t do that.”  Two bottles of cola will make you go to the bathroom, boxing talk when I got back — also, as Janette Toral points out — bloggers can become socially-responsible machines for reporting everyone’s civic duty of voting.  May it (blogging, social networks) not be an advertisment tool to be abused by upcoming politicians, and may it become the source of TRUTH.  Kring and P0yt can do the lolli-loli-loli-pop-pop!  What follows are various speakers discussing the monetization of blogs, and of how it could potentially become a decent source of income.  Former-boss Laz talks of Yehey’s position on the blog event circle — to become blog event organizers.  SMO talk follows, which is, in a nutshell, leveraging social media platforms to get your message across — a.k.a. the thing I’ve been doing since last year up ’til the current job.  Anton Diaz shares bits of his expertise, which, I think, is missing parts of what he discussed in the WhyNot? Forum.  Raffle!  Picture-taking!  Sitting-in-chairs-waiting-for-people!  After-party beers!

I did it again, didn’t I?  Use my mutant power for writing unbearably-long blog entries?  Here’s to iBlog5, and looking forward to the next one!  :D

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Congratulations to Ms. Janette Toral and the other organizers for another successful iBlog!

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Also, a bunch of hellos to the allies who were met and seen at the event!  Yes, I will remember you, even if it takes a while.  :D

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Other photos to follow, once I get the film rolls developed!  :p

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Also, Kring and Azrael’s VS video:

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[Edit!: Link-lovin' from Ms. Janette Toral]

Live stream feed last May 9

• Blogging 101 by AJ and Mica 1/2 (2/2)
• Photo Blogging 101 by Faith and Fritz 1/2 (2/2)
• Mobile Blogging by Edwin 1/2 (2/2)
• Do’s and Don’ts of Blogging by Benj and Juned 1/2 (2/2)
• Blog Promotion and Traffic Generation Strategies by Coy and Winston 1/2 (2/2)
• Legal Issues in Blogging by JJ
• COMELEC on Blogging and Bloggers by James Jimenez 1/2 (2/2)
• Corporate Blogging by Mannix Pabalan of AyosDito.ph
• Blog Marketing & Advertising insights by Jayvee
• Problogging by Fitz 1/2 (2/2)
• The Secret Behind Taking Your Blog to the Next Level by Anton

Video

• RPs Blogging Community Preparing for the 2010 Polls (GMA News)
• iBlog5 (Sonnie)
• Interview on iBlog5, iBlog6, and the Top 10 Emerging Blogs Project (Carlo)

Photos

• Skiper
• Aethen
• AJ
• Focal Glass
• Ada
• Dexter
• Jen
• Rochelle
• Nina
• Xere
• Azrael
• Ada
• Arbet
• Rommel
• Noemi

Blog posts

• iBlog5: PhotoBlogging Discussion Complement (Fritz)
• iBlog5 Summit
• My iBlog5 Experience
• iBlog5: Bloggers are Mutants
• Chronicles of iBlog 5 (Jorich)
• iBlog5: The Philippine Blogging Summit Aftermath (Micaela)
• Bakla Goes to iBlog5 (AJ)
• iBlog5 tackles blogger’s role in election (Patricia)
• iBlog5: Back to the Basics of Blogging (John)
• The iBlog5 Experience (Marhgil)
• iBlog 5: My first blogging event (Randy)
• My iBlog5 Experience (Maureen)
• The Thirsty Blogger Attends iBlog 5 (Fitz)
• Success of iBlog5: Congratulations (Gilbert)
• IBLOG5 and Taboo (Juned)
• Deconstructing the iBlog5 Summit (Fencesitter)
• How to blog about blogging (Tikisoka)
• Timeline of unreported noteworthy occurrences at the 5th Philippine Blogging Summit (V)
• The Secret in Taking Your Blog to the Next Level (Anton)
• The iBlog5 Experience (N.F. Trapa)
• COMELEC is PHAIL (Laya)
• iBlog5 is the 5th Philippine Blogging Summit (Jehzlau)
• Ukay-ukay Escapades at iBlog5! (Madz)
• Are you Evolving as a Blogger? (by Anton Diaz @ iBlog5) (Lawrence)
• Post iblog5 (Christa)
• My iBlog5: The 5th Philippine Blogging Summit Experience (Jeffrey)
• iBlog5 (Carl)
• Photoblogging 102, tequila shots, dancing and hulabaloo at iBlog5 (Poyt)
• Blogging for Bloggers (Rene)
• My iBlog5 Aftermath (Leira)
• iBlog Experience (Maria Katrina)
• iBlog5 5th Philippine Blogging Summit at UP Diliman (Tonyo)
• Top 5 Tips That Probloggers Will Usually Not Tell You About Making Money Online (Fitz)
• At iBlog5 (Arbet)
• Blogger Evolution and 4 Types of Bloggers (Carlo)
• iBlog5: So many bloggers… so little time… (Roy)
• 5th Philippine Blogging Summit (Benito)
• iBlog5 Thoughts (Regnard)
• Live Blogging at Iblog 5 | Pictures and Experience @ iblog 5 (Dexter)
• iBlog5: The 5th Philippine Blogging Summit (Jen)
• iBlog5: The 5th Philippine Blogging Summit (Rochelle)
• iBlog5 Summit and It’s Munificent Speakers (Ada)
• iblog5 – A Success (Mon)
• iBlog5, therefore I am (Kevin)
• iBlog5: A FabOUlous Event (Kring)
• The iBlog5 Summit (EdZee)
• iBlog5 Postscript – of Mobile Blogging and the Elections (Edwin)
• What I Learned From The iBlog5 Philippine Blogging Summit (Earth)
• I Blog 5 (Rommel)
• My iBlog5 Experience (Snow)
• iBlog5 Post Event Coverage and Reasons Why You Should Go to iBlog6 (Carlo)
• iBlog5- 5th Philippine Blogging Summit (Noemi)
• iBlog5: The Philippine Blogging Summit (Villa)
• iBlog5, and Coffee With Girl Friday (Judd)
• Blogging About My iBlog5 Experience (Louis)
• iBlog 5 (Niki)
• Ako Mismo a hot topic on iBlog5 (Lawrence)

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