Fotoshoot 2009 at Villa Rosa by the Sea Resort and Spa

Villa Rosa by the Sea Beach and Spa Resort is one of the nearest and the best place to enjoy resort amenities in Iloilo. Located along the Beaches of Villa Arevalo just before the long-famed Breakthrough Seafood Restaurant, an approximate 20-minute travel away from the city. It has various facilities to enjoy with such as cozy rooms, a swimming pool, fitness gym, beach and cottages and a whole lot more. Recently, they made major facelifts in several facilities to further boost the resort with some additional amenities such as the spa. One of it’s core is to revitalize and even establish and build name in the tourism industry in Western Visayas. Organizing events is one of its way to promote the haven hence spearheading a very innovative event of the year, “FOTOSHOOT 2009”.

FOTOSHOOT 2009 is a 1-day event inviting amateur photographers, led by Photo Artist League of Iloilo (PALI) members, and student camera bugs from the colleges and universities to express their craft in photography at Villa Rosa interacting with nature, models, beauties and hunks, gardens, pools, etc.

The event seeks to foster photography as a noble and worthy endeavor, to encourage and discover photography talents (also among students), to introduce Villa Rosa as a tourism and holistic, relaxation destination and to instill greater appreciation of photography as a pop art among the general public.

Models get your “Minutes of fame” as PALI pros and the student-cam whiz capture you for their best picture frames to be mounted in a mall tour exhibit. This might be your ticket to stardom, get your chance to be discovered for your modeling career with these three great opportunities;

1. YOUR PHOTO WILL BE PUBLISHED IN CREAM MAGAZINE AND THE LEADING NEWSPAPERS!

2. YOUR PHOTO WILL BE MOUNTED ON A MALL TOUR EXHIBIT AND ON THE WALL OF VILLA ROSA RESORT FOR 2 MONTHS!

3. POSE FOR YOUR BEST SHOT LIVE AS THE LEADING MEDIA (PRINT, RADIO & TV), SPONSORS AND TALENT AGENTS WATCH DURING FOTOSHOOT 2009′s EXCITING REVELRY.

University and amateur photographers are very much welcome to join the event. You can join the amateur category where you can get a chance to win gift certificates from the event’s sponsors amounting to as much as P3,000.00!! Not only that, you also get a chance to rub elbows with professional photographers from PALI. A lecture to be conducted by photo experts can also broaden your idea on proper framing, angling, and more! It could also be your chance to discover your inner skills in photography!

Fotoshoot 2009 has a lot in store for you, including freebies and surprises! and to tour and experience the new amenities and services offered at the all new Villa Rosa be the Sea Beach and Spa Resort. To be held on Saturday, August 15, 2009 from 9AM to 6PM. Online pre-registration here at www.gigsilonggo.com is required to qualify for the contest (See Registration links below). Please read the full promo mechanics for further details.

Bond, have fun, bring your friends and family, learn and enjoy at the Fotoshoot 2009 co-presented by: Photo Artists League of Iloilo (PALI), Cream Magazine, and Panay News. Media partners can very well give you good exposure; www.gigsilonggo.com, GMA Network Iloilo, MBC Aksyon Radyo, Radio One 88.7, Campus Radio, DYSI Super Radyo, The Daily Guardian, and Cable Star Morning Show.

Other sponsors are: One MGM Boracay, Photoline, City Salon. City Corporate Inn, Beauty Dynamics, Deco’s La Paz Batchoy, Nestle, Forbes Taxi, Pepsi, Sarabia Manor Hotel, Cinnamon and Coco, Color Ads, UP Modus, WVSU-CMCSC, Abanilla’a Flower Garden, Romarland, and Boracay Beach Club.

Schedule:
Pre-registration: July 13 – Aug. 12, 2009*
Photo shoot day: August 15, 2009
Deadline of entries: August 19, 2009
Judging: August 22, 2009
Awarding & Opening of Exhibits: August 23, 2009
Mall Tour Exhibit: August 23 – 29, 2009

*Pre-registration was moved to August 12 to give you a chance to join this rare chance to interact with professional photographers and models, considering the black out, flood and devastation the recent storm has caused.

Online Registration Forms and Mechanics:

For Models
For Photographers
Full Contest Mechanics

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For more information please contact:

Brian Arthur L. Tallador
Events Officer
Villa Rosa by the Sea Beach and Spa Resort
Calaparan, Villa-Arevalo, Iloilo City
337-5036 / 0928-2001546
Email: brian_wikas@hotmail.com

VILLA ROSA BY THE SEA BEACH SPA RESORT
Villa Beach, Arevalo, Iloilo City 5000 Philippines
Phone: (033) 337-6953 / (033) 336-7182
Fax: (033) 337-5036
Email: sd1sar2@yahoo.com.ph