Aklan Photographic Society holds free photography seminar for students
BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL

KALIBO, Aklan – The premier camera organization in Aklan will be offering a Basic Photography Workshop for students in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd) Aklan.

Registration is free for the one-day photography session of Aklan Photographic Society, Inc. (APSI) scheduled on August 30 for interested students.

DepEd Aklan Division Superintendent Dr. Victorina Laroza has endorsed this activity to enhance the photography skills and develop enthusiasm and creativity among the students in the art and craft of photography.

The workshop at Arthur S. Juada Hall in DepEd Aklan Office beginning 8:30 a.m. will take the students to the numerous aspects of basic digital photography being handled by top-notch photographers in Aklan today.

Taught by APSI president Ramel Buncalan, the seminar is designed to familiarize the students of the digital camera use, techniques on digital exposure and to learn how to use the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) settings, aperture and shutterspeed effectively.

As a bonus topic, beginners will be guided with step-by-step instructions in an outdoor session by lecturer-photographers of the principles and the basic knowledge on photography.
Participants should bring their own digital single-lens reflex (dSLR) camera, lunch and snacks for the photography workshop.

The Aklan Photographic Society, inc. (APSI), a SEC-registered non-profit organization, was established in 2008. Now on its third year, APSI members share their expertise in photography through seminars, classes from basic to advanced photography and regular outdoor photoshoot workshops.

APSI is also an affiliate member of Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation (FPPF), an organization created in 1987 for the upliftment of Philippine photography and the welfare of Filipino photographers.

APSI is currently holding a photo exhibit dubbed “Kalibo Ati-Atihan” of never-seen digital photos of the annual Ati-Atihan festival at the main lobby of Kalibo town hall.

In partnership with festival organizer Kalibo Sto. Nino Ati-Atihan Foundation, Inc. (Kasafi), the APSI is the lead implementer of the Ati Photo Contest for the second year in a row.