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It is December 30, and we Filipinos never forget what our national hero, Jose Rizal did to our country. He spent most of his years fighting for the Filipinos' freedom, thus, making us proud of him, and to our heritage.

Being a Filipino is worth living for. Our heritage is unique in our own way. We give importance to our culture, and most of all, our fellow countrymen.

As a photography hobbyist, joining photography-related workshops and photo-walks is a great way to develop one's skills. Composition and proper lightings, these are one of the very basic learnings a hobbyist must understand in order to come up with variety of good shots.

Photography has been my hobby since my junior years in high school. Since this hobby is quite expensive to pursue, owning DSLR cameras and use of certain gadgets should be the very foundation.

I borrowed an Olympus E-500 from Orman Manansala, author of Ganda Ever So Much, to suffice my needs in shooting. I only got a handy-dandy digicam so far. My first official photography workshop happened last December 21,2009 at The Farm, Koronadal. That was my first time in The Farm.

Jojie Alcantara's workshop lasted for 8 hours. The event was jampacked by SOCCSKSARGEN Bloggers. Bloggers from Koronadal city and General Santos were there, most of us bagged cameras. The SOCCSKSARGEN Blogger's Christmas party was also held that afternoon.

In summary, what we all learned in composing photographs:

1.) Consider Rule of Thirds
2.) See for patterns
3.) Leading lines
4.) Perspectives
5.) The Worm's eye-view (shooting from the bottom)
6.) The Bird's eye-view (shooting from the top)
7.) Reflections
8.) Details
9.) Horizons
10.) The foreground, subject, and background.

Try visiting The Farm now at Carpenter Hill, Koronadal City. In case of events like these, better call them at 083-228-1888.

As the maestro, Louie Ocampo jived with the rest of the band, the lights went out. Soon, people from different sides screamed with excitement. Flash cameras started to fill the stage, enough to prove the authenticity of the night. That was the time I felt enthusiastic.

The intensity brought by Sarah Geronimo right into the crowd was enough to make the event's conclusion. As she finished her introduction, the music filled the whole arena, one of the famous dance group of the country, G-Force, rolled in with the beat.

Sir Avel (Bariles), author of Gensan News Online Mag, gave me a chance to use his Canon 1000d with 200mm lens, and soon I started taking photos. After a few songs, it was the time Simon Wood, son of the great Victor Wood, filled the crowd with mellow tagalog songs.

After quite some time, the Pop Princess is back on track. She performed some her popular songs. Mark Bautista joined in to fill another wardrobe break of Sarah G, he also performed his soothing ballad songs.

Along with the fact that Jimmy Marquez is a Cebuano, he did some humorous bisayan ice breaker to keep the crowd in-touched. He also showed his talent in singing, one of it was his song piece in Star in a Million (2005).

Then, here comes the fast-beat set of the concert, she was dressed in black, obvious enough that she'll be performing fast-beat tunes. Later on, Jay-R, RnB prince of the country, accompanied her.

Subsequently, Jay-R performed RnB songs, particularly, So Sick by Neyo. He soon went down the stage to reach for the ecstatic audience.

After another wardrobe break, the Pop Princess went on to perform the concert finale. Dressed in a yellow gown, she sang the high-pitched song, Alone by Celine Dion.

To end the night, all of them were on stage. People began standing up to give a dominant standing ovation.

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