DPP 8th Anniversary

May 10, 2014
DPP 8th Anniversary #dpp8

Saturday, its the day of the anniversary, Digital Photographer Philippines celebrate its 8th anniversary in Bonifacio High Street in BGC, Taguig City.

 Camera stores like Nikon, Canon, Fuji, Sony, Transcend, Benro, Tenba, Tamron, Pentax to name a few gather in BHS to celebrate the 8th anniversary of dpp. Many photographers from different places like Cagayan de Oro, Tarlac attend the event. I arrive at the area before 7am and the registration already started (better early than late). Loot bags where given to the registrant (Caniam cup - it's a drinking cup that looks like a lens), pen, baller, id lace and some brochure are the loot bag items. Different activities where held in the activity area, some are live photo shoots, lectures, photo gallery and other exhibitors conduct some photo contest and raffle to the registrants. 

 Every registered photographers have a privelage to win a raffle by completing the passport given to them at the registration area, each will visit the exhibitors along the activity area, there are 14 exhibitors, meaning a raffle ticket can be valid once all 14 stamps are in your passport. Me with my photographer friends roam around the area to do the visiting of the exhibitors collecting stamps and freebies that the exhibitors gave. Canon gave some camera case and journal notebook, Nikon gave some id lace and stickers, Sony gave headbuffs and id lace and so on. Photographers roam around the area searching, capturing moments and enjoying the exhibits prepared by the exhibitors. Some attend lectures prepared by the organizers, others conduct live photo shoots like cosplay, sports, fashion, street, portraits and lights. All of the photographers are enjoying the day in BHS.

I left the event area around 9am do go back to our house to change, I return the area around 4:00pm and I saw some lectures and talks already starting. Many photographers also in the activity area. I luckily saw some live shoot are on going like the sports photography like skateboarding and biking. 

Meanwhile in the stage area, Pentax is unveiling its new camera, The Philippines camera "The Filipino Pride camera", its appearance is a Pinoy look camera and its a water proof camera. Pentax is demonstrating the model of the new Pentax camera being splashed with water while shooting. Its a unique camera and they only manufactured 300 sets of this camera. Once all 300 cameras are sold, there will be no more reproduction if this kind of camera.

Pentax camera being splashed with water

 

Activities like photo contest and pole dancing is happening in the Canon booth. Canon photographers post their best shoot during the event at the photo wall created, this is a advantage for the canon camera users, they also have a free printing of the photo as well. Pretty dancers dances with some colorful colored strips while the pole dancer dance in the pole. Its hard to get through in the front since many photographers are already in front as I don't have a nice and clear photo of the 1st set of pole dancing live shoot. But luckily I got a nice location during the second set of their performance, but this time, it will be a light performance since its already night time.




In the stage area, Mr. Eric Kim, Fuji X photographer, is teaching some techniques and methods in capturing street photography. Street photography is not easy as other thinks since this type of photographer requires talent and skills in capturing photo. In street photography you must be invisible to the subject. Mr. Eric Kim, an expect in this kind of photography explains his techniques and tips. The rules in street photography and tips on how to be invisible during street photography. We've learn so much from his techniques like the tourist like technique, video making technique and other techniques.





 
  After this light and pole dancing performance, the fire dance performce which i've been waiting for is nect near the Canon booth. Fire dancing live shoot requires low shutter in order to capture the light created by the fire. Also, flash is needed when taking this kind of shoot. In this shoot, I use a low shutter speed, a high aperture, ISO 800 with flash.

After the fire dancing show by Firechill (fb: facebook.com/firechill.ph), we got tired and went to the main stage area. Dpp have a special announcement and presentation for the photographers, HIPA (Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography) announce their partnership with the Philippines and they will be inviting Filipino photographers to join their photo contest. After the HIPA presentation we wait for the raffle (yey). Before the raffling of winners, dpp have a shootout#1: The High Street Life and team shootout composed of the different speakers and photographer experts battle for some unique shoot out. The shootout#1 is the street photography, this shootout is battled by 3 photographers, they will roam around the High Street to capture their 8 best photo story for 30 minutes. The other shootout is a team shootout composed of 3 members, 2  members are from the experts and one from the audience and timed for 10 minutes using the available lighting's and set ups. The 1st team theme is a rock star theme (didn't take the winner photo, only the production part) and the other team theme is a merging of 3 photos.

 

Rockstar in the making

 After the shootout done by the photographers, raffling items are the best and the much awaited moments of the participants of the event. They are raffling about 20-40 items and throwing items like bags and camera accessories to the audience. Luckily we don't win one, better luck next event of dpp.

Final message:
Thank you DPP for a nice photography event, the awesome freebies and exhibits, the live shoot outs and everything. Til next time!