Express and Shout

Develop an artistic eye using your cell phone camera or just a plain camera. We can all take a good shot of our friends, of places we’ve visited and of memorable moments. Now, let’s try to create a pictorial masterpiece.

Remember the points presented on finding Lines, Forms, Shapes and Colors that make a subject aesthetically appealing. Find something unique in the person that can be captured digitally. A tip: Do not be afraid to get close to the subject as necessary. Make sure the bright light is behind you.

Are the hands more interesting to photograph? Maybe the feet? Is the smile all you need? With digital cameras, we can take as many pictures of the same subject from different angles with less or more light until you have the best shot. Sometimes you take picture, focused only on the subject matter. Later, you see that your best friend has telephone pole growing out of his head. Or your friend’s eyes are closed. Photography like painting is examining the subject matter and the environment so that the photo is perfectly composed.

Wait for the decisive moment. To make a  photography interesting, wait for that moment when the subject matter will do something intimate and truthful. Instead of taking picture of the bride and groom, wait for the moment when you expect them to kiss and take that instead. A child is figuring a puzzle and you can tell that he will figure it out very soon. Wait and take a picture when he has solved it and gives out a big smile. That’s what is meant by a decisive moment.

Photographs are more interesting when there is animation, action, sense of motion. Catch the dancer’s leap. Catch the baby running. Catch the couple about to embrace. Catching motion in a photograph enlivens an image.

Today, every photograph has a smiling pose. Seek out other emotions and photograph them. See someone by the window pensively looking outside? Take a picture.  Someone sleeping? Eating? Take a picture. Tears? Shock? Anger? Take a picture. Photographing a variety of emotions are the beginnings of serious artistry.

Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay widened their leads in the race for presidential and vice president respectively, as shown in the partial and unofficial results transmitted to the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, by various precinct count optical scanning machines from 1,467 out of 76,475 precincts.

As of 8:21 p.m.:
President:
1. Benigno Aquino III: 179,020
2. Joseph Estrada: 136295
3. Manny Villar: 102271
4. Gilbert Teodoro: 53686
5. Eddie Villanueva: 14669
6. Vitaliano Acosta: 3105
7. Richard Gordon: 2571
8. Nicanor Perlas: 791
9. Jamby Madrigal: 608
10. JC Delos Reyes: 610
Vice President:
1. Jejomar Binay: 185623
2. Mar Roxas: 152263
3. Loren Legarda: 96415
4. Edu Manzano: 14743
5. Bayani Fernando: 9083
6. Perfecto Yasay: 4022
7. Dominador Chipeco: 946
8. Jay Sonza: 805

Source: Inquirer.net

Birth Name: Gilberto Eduardo Gerardo “Gilbert”/”Gibo” Cojuangco Teodoro, Jr.
Political Party: LAKAS-KAMPI-CMD
Hometown: Manila
Civil Status: Married
Gender: Male
Nationality: Filipino
Birthday: June 14, 1964
Religion: Roman Catholic
Political Thrust (Short Description): “SA MABILIS NA PAG-AHON

SEN. MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO: Personal background wise, Gibo is the most qualified among presidential aspirants.
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Former Pres. FIDEL V. RAMOS: "Incomparably COMPETENT..." - speech during the induction of officers of the Rotary Club Downtown Session (RCDS).
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Despite being tagged as PGMA's "lapdog" or "paid hack" (unjustifiable nickname), he remains to be the least criticized candidate and the most efficient with his campaign. Somwhere in between, he must be doing something right to earn it.

It doesn't mean that if one opposes Gloria, that person could totally eradicate problems on corruption and could face a myriad more seemingly insurmountable issues our country is facing. It takes more than just opposing Gloria to solve the problems and issues of our country Philippines. One has to know issues and should concrete plans on how to deal with it. That, I do not see with other candidates. More than the WHAT can be done, I want to hear HOW things can be done, HOW results can be delivered.

GIBO too has no records of corruption. More than the clean record, GIBO has minimized corruption within DND during his term by 70%. That says more  than just not stealing. While others busy throwing mud and findings ways to get what I perceive to be sympathy votes, GIBO stayed focus in his platforms. He continued influencing people to be positive and to avoid mudslinging, no matter how tempting it is at times.

Gibo's Paltform:

EDUCATION

Preparing our children for the future
Our children should be well equipped with the right skills and knowledge base to be globally competitive. Gibo pushes for academic excellence and a better curriculum, because he feels, the current curriculum is light in technical skills, mathematics, and English. By recommendation, a substantial and additional two years to the original six years of elementary is needed to prepare young Filipinos for four years of secondary education.
Exhaust all means to give everyone the proper college education

Loan Program
Aside from usual scholarships and state subsidies, creative solutions should also be implemented to give every Filipino the education that is rightfully his. One specific example for this is a loan system for the less fortunate, but deserving students in the tertiary level. When a student applies for a loan, he will be given a Social Security System (SSS) number. Immediately after he gets his first paycheck, it will register that he is getting a salary and subsequent deductions could be made.

GOVERNANCE
Pork Barrel: Competence in fund management is the solution
Reinforce the capability of the local government units to handle local funds and carry out intended projects. The issue According to Gibo, the pork barrel is not the problem, but how it is managed and utilized.

Regional Autonomy
The Congress should determine how much autonomy they allow different regions. “So they have the power to realign internal revenue allotments to regions that can’t. But I oppose in giving autonomy to regions which are not prepared, because merely of a military conflict.”

ECONOMY
Innovation is the key
To avoid a state of progress plateau, the country needs more innovative ideas to fuel the industry and the economy. The country has exhausted the era of copying and remodeling trends, it is time for something new in order for the country to become more globally competitive. The country needs to generate more ideas. The talents and minds of our countrymen is our greatest resource.