Creative Composite Image Editing Contest

Jovie Ann Matanguihan

Armida Villegas : My Modern Day Hero

For his girl whom I idolize
Her smile makes me feel fine
Whenever i feel down and not unhappy

For those days we were not together
I missed the moments we shared the laughter
I will treasure every moment
And wishing it will never end

Do you know who's this girl?
This girl is my beloved mother
Her name is Armida Villegas
And I'm proud that I'm her daughter

April Jane Villegas

Elizabeth Macorol: My Modern Day Hero

She's the reason why i'm here in Earth
She works hard to sustain our needs
Took good care and love me in every ways
And correct me if i'm in wrong

She taught me how to live
Teach me in every ways
Which widens my knowledge
She's not only my mother but also my teacher

She's always there in times of trouble
Whom I can run in saddest days,
My shoulders I can cry on,
My love for her cannot be explained by words

Maybeth Grace Barillo

Mr. Simple : My Modern Day Hero

What is a hero anyway?
A man who always saves the day?
A person who sends my boredom away?
Or.. The person who make my heart melt everyday?

I met my hero like it was just yesterday
And i just can't let time keep him away
He always gives me the butterflies everyday
Make my worries fly away

What else can i say?
He was born that way!
I hope that he'll know someday
That he's my hero in my gloomy day


Jovie Ann Matanguihan

Cloning Effect :)

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Light Beam Effect :)

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Color Splash a.k.a Partial Black and White

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3D Text in Photoshop CS3 :">

1st attempt.

How to make a GIF on Photoshop CS3 :)

• Open Photoshop CS3 
• Click "File" and choose "New"
• Then click again "File" and "Open" and select the photos that you want to put in your GIF.

• After opening those pictures, go back to the original window then click "Windows" and choose "Animation". And then a window will appear.

• Then, drag all the photos that you have chosen to the GIF window.

• Then on the animation window, duplicate it 4 times ( We will duplicate it 4x because we have 4 sample photos. You can duplicate it as many as you like depending on the number of photos)

• Then click on the first frame on the Animation Window and click on Layer 1 on the layers window. Hide the remaining 3 layers by clicking on the "eye-like" icon on the side.
• The do the same on the second frame and layer 2. Hide the remaining layers.

• And when you are done, click the play button. You can also adjust the fastness of the GIF.

How to use Clipping Mask on Photoshop CS3 :)

1. Open Adobe Photoshop CS3
2. Click “File” then choose “New”(CTRL + N)
3. To input a text, add a new layer by pressing (CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + N) or

directly click the Horizontal Type Tool.

4. The text size should be big or it should have a minimum of 200 pt so that the photo that will be used can be seen.

5. To insert the desired photo, click “File” then choose “Open...” and choose your photo.After opening the photo,  drag it to the text.

6. Then make sure to re-size it first so that it will not be hard for you to re-size it after applying the Clipping Mask. 

7. Lastly, click “Layer” and choose “Create clipping mask”( ALT+ CTRL + G)

This coming Father’s Day..

I always wanted to say “I love you” to my Father but never had the strength and courage to say such things. Though sometimes he easily scolds at us. Often order or command us such things that he himself can do it. Sometimes he is really strict.  So we always do things carefully and correctly. Sometimes i really hate him because he only cares about my little brother who is also my father’s lookalike. I hate him sometimes because he’s too kill joy. He’s so different from my mother and my siblings but i realized that maybe that’s the best part of him. We always laughed about his hobbies like checking his hair if it have gone thinner, exercising plus doing such weird faces, and blocking in front of the TV and then we were like “Alis ka dyan!”

When it comes to school, he never attends meetings. But he’s willing to fetch me anytime and send me to any place as long as it’s safe. I noticed that my father has a weaker heart than my mom. I heard them talking one time and my father was sobbing instead of my mom  so i think i know where my weak heart replicated. I never knew that feelings are also hereditary.

My father gets angry easily is because of his illness which is high blood pressure. He don’t now how to how to handle situations and always asks my mom. He told us that he had a terrible childhood so he’s trying his best so that we’ll not have a terrible childhood either. Though i hate him for some ways, i still don’t want to lose him and always loved him as a father.

If there will be a chance that he’ll be able to read this, all i want to say to him is.. “Appa (father) though i can’t follow Oppa’s (older brother) steps or though i can’t reach his standards and i’m not as intelligent as him, I hope that i’ve not been a burden to you and i hope that i’ve been a good Ading these years. I hope that you’ll always guard and protect us. I know i rarely say these but listen carefully and don’t ever forget his..

I love you Appa! Happy Father’s Day! “

This letter was made 1 week  before June 19,2011 but was posted here last June 30,2011 

I Love my Father :)

Without the presence of our FATHER, we will not be here. Last June 19,2011 was Father’s Day. So we should give thanks to them for all the support, love, care and protection they gave to us. Some people here on Earth is not so lucky because their fathers have already passed away. But me, I am so lucky and thankful because my beloved FATHER is still here with me.

Let me tell you about me and my FATHER. My father is strict and sometimes he is also over-protected to me. Sometimes, I got angry to him because he is so strict. But little by little, I understood him because I know that its for my own good. When i was a kid, me and my FATHER have many bonding. We went to Davao just to buy things i want, we also went to the mall and ate ice cream. And he even taught me how to drive a car. But when years passed by, so many things changed. We didn’t hang out anymore, even attending to my Recognition Day, he didn’t attend anymore. And his reason always is that he is busy in his work. The time came that I thought that he have no time for me anymore. But on the day of my birthday, he apologized to me and he hug me tight. And he told me that he was working hard for my other siblings and for me. That day, i understood all. By the way, his name is Joel B. Villegas and i’m so proud that he is my FATHER. And as i said that he is strict at times but i still love him