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Camera Club member? If yes, what's your club?: I'm a member of any club who sees my work as art.

My Photography Gear: My Eyes & Pure Imagination

My Website: http://photos.parconline.biz

About Me: “Welcome to my world.”

This would always be what I’d say to those who would take a look at my work. Mixing photography and art opens my world to limitless possibilities. I let my imagination run loose.

I wish to open your eyes to my world and see what I see. It’s a magical, spectacular place. It’s a world reflecting unusual tones and colors, of shadows and light. It’s a union between fantasy and realism. And it’s where a person’s essence is brought out, the best way I see it --- in their eyes.

In my world, not everything is elegantly spotless; not every subject is perfect. But even with their imperfections, it’s still seen as beautiful.

Im not just a photographer, Im a storyteller.

- Parc Cruz 2008

In July of 2005, I decided to seriously get into photography as a hobby. It has been one of my aspirations. I would often look at other photo websites, admire their work and wonder if I could do them myself.

I started with an uncomplicated point and shoot camera (Canon A95) and for two months, it became my handy accessory. I brought it everywhere I went and I took photos even while I was driving. Taking every imaginable object I can find in the house or on the streets, I have amassed quite a simple gallery that I set up a temporary blog site. Not even imagining that I would grow into this hobby and that it would absorb me in, by September 2005, I went for an upgrade. With my Canon 350D, I began feeling like a real photographer. And by November 2005, I was going full-blast.

I do not have any formal training. I did not have teachers to guide me through. All I learned, I learned from my peers. I still continue to learn from them and so far, my love affair with photography seems to be an ongoing awe-inspiring experience. I do not hope this to stop.

http://parconline.mutliply.com
http://flickr.com/photos/parc

Location: East Of The Metro

P A R C P H O T O G R A P H Y

At the heart of all photography is an urge to express our deepest personal feelings - to reveal our inner, hidden selves, to unlock the artist. Those of us who become photographers are never satisfied with just looking at someone else's expression of something that is dear to us. We must produce our own images, instead of buying postcards and photo books. We seek to make our own statements of individuality. ---- Galen RowellP A R C C R U Z http://photos.parconline.biz http://www.flickr.com/photos/parc/

Achievements
Published (Printed Publication)

* Digital Photographer Philippines Magazine July 2006 (photo only)
* Digital Photographer Philippines Magazine Featured Photographer November 2006
* Illustrado Magazine (Dubai) Featured Photographer January 2007
* I-Mag Magazine September 2007 – Featured Photographer and Contributor (Article and Workflow)
* Picture Perfect , Manila Bulletin – Featured Photographer November 2007

Published (Online Magazine or Publication)

* File Magazine August 2006 & September 2006
* Bending Light Magazine November 2006
* World Pulse Asia Magazine December 2006
* Inquirer.Net January 2007

Exhibits

* Beyond Frames Group Exhibit at OWG December 2006
* Pinoy Photography Organization Group Exhibit February 2007
* The Gifts: An Exhibit for A Cause (Group) March 2008
* The Gifts: An Exhibit for A Cause (Solo) May 2008

Featured in the Blogsphere and Internet Community

* Photographer in The World through My Eyes, an online international Photography community
* Featured photo “Father and Son” in Photocamel’s Photo of the Week. PhotoCamel is an international Photography Community
* Blogged in KrisKros
* Chosen Photo of the Month for ClubEOS, a Canon Philippines User Club
* Featured Photo on Blork's Photo of The Week “Dipping”
* Featured article and photo on Getzmo Online "The Crossing"
* Featured Photo twice on Fotodirt.com "Girl with Fishnet" & "Smoke"
* Featured Photo on Photoblogs.Org "Dipping"
* Featured photo twice on Modern Fabuolosity Gallery's Online Best in Show Contest
* Featured photo on Comunidad Tulay, a website on Filipino Adoptions By Spanish Nationals
* Featured in numerous Flickr Photo Groups and its extended blog networks.

Contests

* 4th Place FPPF "Hot Air Balloon" Photo Contest February 2007
* Semi-Finalist, National Geographic Contest Nov 2006
* Editor’s Choice - Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2007 – Portrait, Landscape & Fine Arts
* Semi Finalist FPPF Cityscapes Photo Contest May 2007

Commissioned Work (Non-Stock, by contract and exclusive)

Photographer, selected Special Events (Private and Corporate)
Photographer, selected Printed Marketing Materials (Private and Corporate) some of which include:

* Mocha Blends (Australian Coffee Shop Local Franchise) Menu and Posters September 2006
* Documentation of celebrity homes for Architects/Contractor portfolio
* Globe Telecoms Posters & Flyers October 2006
* ABS-CBN (TV) Posters & Printed Marketing Materials – Lastikman
* Sea-Air In Flight Magazine 2008

Others

* Officer – Pinoy Photography Organization (2007)
* Post Processing via Photoshop Workshop Instructor

Parc Cruz's Blog

Photographic Lighting and Post Processing Workshop IV

Date: Sunday, August 30, 2009
Time: 9am - 5pm
Venue: Studio Phos Graphis, 16 Olive Street, Dona Petrona Subd., QC

A photography workshop offering the full packagage! The whole course in… Continue

Posted on August 10, 2009 at 10:47am —

Adobe Photoshop Workshop Sessions

For those interested with having a private workshop, whether individual or a select group, I also offer my services.

Interested parties may email me at workshop@parconline.biz , so we can discuss the details of the sessions.

Thanks!

PARC

Posted on April 19, 2009 at 8:06pm —

POTY 2008 - www.dcmag.co.uk

Not one to be really competitive especially when it comes to photography, I submitted a photo of mine in www.dcmag.co,uk , just for the fun of it. I had little expectations for it, probably like the rest of the thousands o… Continue

Posted on February 11, 2009 at 11:11am — 1 Comment

COLOR SPACE

COLOR SPACE

Learn and master the art of digital post-processing and photo manipulation; enhance and apply the basics to color management in achieving and maintaining tones and effects; develop your own flair and style.

For inquiries please get in t… Continue

Posted on February 10, 2009 at 1:54pm — 2 Comments

What's Behind That Look?

Dug this old photo from my file after recently seeing a movie poster that reminded me of this one. I knew I had taken something similar before. I won't say what that movie

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Posted on January 28, 2009 at 12:00pm —

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At 12:01pm on July 21, 2009, Vanjee Tan-Alvez said…: WOW! your passion for the art is beyond excellence! request permission to add

At 11:19am on July 20, 2009, Edzel Drilo said…: All the Best parc!

At 4:21pm on June 20, 2009, Carlo Rama said…: Amazing sir.... I'm speechlessly amazed by the concepts and the outcome...cheers!

At 1:59pm on April 1, 2009, Cecilia Angeles said…: Hi, Parc,
All your images in your site are amazingly outstanding. Continue creating those beautiful pictures. They inspire your on-line friends. Your thoughts are very poetic and equally inspiring.God bless you.
CSAngeles

At 9:45am on March 8, 2009, Vincent Paul Arnuco said…: btw sir parc... may alam po kayo kelan ma release ang coffee table book?

At 9:44am on March 8, 2009, Vincent Paul Arnuco said…: hello sir parc... yehey... balik sila ulit dito... excited na ako sa workshop... sali ulit... hehe... kamusta po pala? hehe...