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Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Coffee Table Book Cover Design

May 4, 2009 | Articles, News | 2 Comments | 1,092 views

After the long wait, the photo exhibit was finally opened and the winners were announced last May 1 at the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Parish, General Santos City.

Of the 70+ entries, 33 photos were shortlisted and will be included in the coffee table book of OLPGV in commemoration of the parish’s the 50th anniversary. Among the shorlisted entries, my photo titled “Sampung Utos” was selected among the top five winners in the OLPGV Tahanan ni Maria Photo Contest. The photo exhibit will run until May 11, 2009 at the parish grounds.

I was also commissioned by Fr. Manny Gelez, C.P., the commemorative book chair, to design the coffee table book cover.

I had several designs in mind. At first, I tried to combine the top five photos into the design but by looking at it afterwards, I felt that the design had too many elements in it.

Finally, I opted to make the design simpler and elegant. Because it was the parish’s 50th anniversary, using a gold text would be appropriate. Then to make it stand out, I placed it over a blue background.

I then chose the photo titled John 3:16 as the main image because aside from representing the church’s iconic structure, it also stood for the entire parish itself.

OLPGV Coffee Table Book Cover Design

“John 3:16″ – photo by Joey Cue

Silent Saturday 6 : Gumasa Sunset. Glan, Sarangani Province

May 2, 2009 | Landscapes, Silent Saturday | 5 Comments | 1,310 views

Point the Sun (2009). Gumasa Beach, Glan, Sarangani Province Land of the Golden Seas (2009). Gumasa Beach, Glan, Sarangani Province [...]

OLPGV Tahanan ni Maria Photo Contest Winner

April 27, 2009 | News | 8 Comments | 903 views

My photo title “Sampung Utos” (Ten Commandments) was among the top 5 winners of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Tahanan ni Maria Photo Contest. This subject caught my attention while everyone else were taking photographs of churchgoers. I took this shot during a fullmoon. I metered the [...]

A Scuba Diver’s Paradise : Lemlunay Dive Resort and South Point Divers

April 26, 2009 | Articles | 31 Comments | 2,451 views

Cliff Stairs going down to the Tinoto Wall Dive Site LEMLUNAY DIVE RESORT The Lemlunay Dive Resort is located at Tinoto, Maasim, Sarangani Province, it is at the southwest corner of Sarangani Bay. This “Paradise“ (as what “Lemlunay” means in the dialect of the indigenous tr [...]

Silent Saturday 5 : Craters of the Moon

April 25, 2009 | Silent Saturday | 3 Comments | 657 views

Moonshot in Infrared (2009) * I’m moving my Mute Monday series to Saturdays, I’ll label them under Silent Saturday Series. [...]

Tropicana Beach Sunrise

April 22, 2009 | Landscapes | 6 Comments | 2,621 views

Beach Twig (2009). Tropicana Beach Resort, Tambler, General Santos City Taken the following day after the 10th Bikini Open held at Tropicana Beach Resort. With Lyle and Chattee wanting to shoot landscapes, we woke up at around 5 am and went directly to the beachfront. We had to look for a good spo [...]

Tropicana Beach Resort 10th Bikini Open

April 20, 2009 | Articles, Portraits | 18 Comments | 2,803 views

Tropicana Beach Resort one of General Santos City’s beaches that’s just about 30 minutes from the downtown area, held its 10th Bikini Open last April 18. I was lucky enough to join Avel aka Bariles, one of the judges that night and with visitors from Davao City who are bloggers themselve [...]

Silent Saturday 4 : Kid from Tinoto, Sarangani Province

April 20, 2009 | Portraits, Silent Saturday | 2 Comments | 1,079 views

Kid from Tinoto (2004). Maasim, Sarangani Province, Mindanao [...]

Nikon D5000 DSLR / Nikkor AF-S 10-24mm F3.5-4.5G ED lens

April 14, 2009 | Gadgets & Reviews, News | 10 Comments | 4,343 views

The New Nikon D5000 DX Nikon introduces its new entry-level model camera, the Nikon D5000 seems to look like the D40/D60 models but has the innards that sits just below the ‘enthusiast’ grade Nikon D90. Though Nikon D5000 does not have a built-in autofocus motor just like the D40/D60, it [...]