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Published Feb 6, 2018 12:05 am
By Raffy Paredes Check this out. The folks over at Photolemur have created a comprehensive “ecosystem map” that can help point you to the brands, organizations, services, websites, and applications you need as a digital photographer in 2018.The map contains everything from equipment manufacturers, photo online education, contests services, photography awards, among others, to a giant collection of software used for viewing, editing, and organizing your photos. Photolemur is the same company that put together the massive list of 194 photo-editing tools and apps you should know about. The company is planning to further update this ecosystem map over time, adding more items to existing categories as well as new categories such as media, utilities, and more. If you’re interested in getting this ecosystem map in high resolution for yourself (it could make for a neat poster), you’ll need to submit your name and email address for receiving the download link at https://photolemur.com/digital-photography-map (PetaPixel). Street Photography International (SPi) is a collective of street photographers who formed with the aim to promote the best street photography from around the world, and to provide a platform for unrepresented photographers with talent. Today the SPi Instagram account attracts 12 million views, and over 60,000 submissions a month. It is the biggest dedicated street photography resource in the world. Readers into street photography can submit their work to SPi using the weekly theme hashtags for the chance to get your work seen by a very wide audience (http://streetphotographyinternational.com/). Readers who want to experiment with the Droste effect where a picture recursively appears within itself can try the PhotoSpiralysis app from Microsoft. Users with Windows 10 can download the app for free while others can use the app online. Available at www.photospiralysis.com. And now to our featured readers starting with five new contributors. Alvin Conde of Meycauayan, Bulacan sent in the untitled black-and-white photo of a young girl with a pencil carefully erasing on her paper. “I’ve been enjoying mobilephone photography and joined some mobile photography group on Facebook about a year ago,” he shares. From BSN student and street photographer Chak Ian Flores of Angono is an untitled photo of four women chasing a bull to wrestle. Photo was taken during the Rodeo festival in Tanay, Rizal. “I started enjoying photography six years ago but I stopped taking photos for a very long time,” writes Chak Ian. “Last November 2017, I started it (shooting) again.” ALS teacher and street photographer Jay Pante shares an untitled photo of basins of fish brought ashore from the boats. Jolina Amor, a junior college student with a passion for photography submitted the untitled sunset photo. Also a first-time contributor is Kenneth Ingan, a student from San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte with an untitled sunset and silhouette shot of a mother and daughter. “The mother caught my attention and my heart got melted and mesmerized with their bond showing the greatest and incomparable love in a beautiful glance of the sun,” he writes. The photo was taken with a smartphone in Dingras, Ilocos Norte. Other photos on today’s page come from previously featured readers. From Ilocos Norte, Djeszelynne Salud shares a photo of the Mexican Lilac or Madre de Cacao. She says that from afar, the flowers look like cherry blossoms. Jojo Jebulan writes that his untitled silhouette photo of a couple in a floating nipa hut at sunset was taken at Lovers Island Beach Resort in Mabini, Anilao, Batangas. Kiel Jacinto sent in the untitled architectural photo taken at the Philippine Arena. He shares that he took the photo during the golden hour to capture the colors reflected on the building structure. “I’m still a newbie photographer searching for and learning different kinds of minimalistic and abstract designs that can be captured with my camera,” writes Kiel. “Love Is in the Air” comes from Macky Lorenzo. The photo was taken during the Hot Air Balloon Festival 2016 in Pampanga. Regarding the photo title, he explains: “I captured the moment when this boy (balloon) was perfectly looking at this girl (balloon) with his genuine smile. It is like love at first sight.” And Mark Jayson Cruz shares an untitled photo of a dirt road taken with his smartphone during a trip to Dingalan, Aurora. Readers may now view issues of Picture Perfect including this column at www.mb.com.ph. For comments, suggestions or just to share an image or idea, email [email protected] or [email protected].
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