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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Abduzeedo features Frog Mentality and Adventures in Corporate Jungle (at its Daily Inspiration page)

I got a surprise when a friend of mine saw two of my works at the popular Brazilian-owned site about design and inspiration. Featured are my Frog Mentality and Adventures in Corporate Jungle in its Daily Inspiration page. Do check them out with works from artists around the globe. Click Here... Thank You Abduzeedo!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Global WARMing Spa: The Coolest Elven Winterland

Photoshop Manipulation and Concept by George Pontino Jr.

 The winter season has two opposite faces. For many, the sight of snow and the winter chills is a start of good holiday cheers. (Yehey, It's Christmas time!) But for others, it's another fight against Mother Nature's frozen attitude and drastic, uhm, cold shoulders. Blizzards attacks many towns and stops daily life. Snow pounds and cover villages. Homes become havens or prisons because of this cold winter spell.
It was indeed a challenge for me to create a weird Winterland with a grim look inspired by Global Warming but with a touch of dark comedy humor. 
To realize this photomanipuation, I opted for a surreal dwarf village where in houses are made of frozen fish. To feed your fancy thoughts more, I created a hot spring spa on a salmon's mouth. I'm hoping the idea would please my blog followers' and visitors' expectations.
So, this holiday I say, Winter Chills, I mean, Cheers to you!


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Friday, December 10, 2010

Adventure in the Corporate Jungle (Apocalypse Photomanipulation Series)

Photo and Photomanipulation by George Pontino Jr.
Model: Minelle 

This image was accidental for this concept. When I took the picture of the model. I was thinking of a travel theme. But upon looking this a shot, another apocalyptic idea came to my mind and I was challenged to do a different approach: a scenario where the corporate jungle is a just thing of the past.
Let's say man met his last days due to financial doom. The depiction of economic failure is evident here, a  bleak scenario which pushed the corporate world to meet its oblivion: no more meetings, no paperworks, no deadlines, no attendance to keep and ultimately no more office politics. With mismanagement, corruption and maybe, with works of hackers, this scene could happen.
However, despite this destruction, there's this popular Darwinian theory called of survival of the fittest. Some people are still out there scouring for thing just to survive. Indeed, survival is the key in an adventure in the corporate jungle.



(See the Before and After Below. Click images to enlarge)


AN APOCALPYTIC ORIGINAL MUSIC 
BY THE AUTHOR/PHOTOMANIPULATION ARTIST:







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Friday, December 3, 2010

The Group Hug of Group Hugs: MESS in Atlantis (Photographers in Peril part 8)

Photoshop manipulation and Concept by George Pontino Jr. Last September 2010

When I went to Bahrain in 2010, I met fellow M.E.S.S.(Middle East Shutter Squad) members who are based in Bahrain in flesh.  I only have known some of them through the web via Flickr and Facebook.
While there, I was able to hold a brief workshop about photo editing. We had also a photoshoot in the park where I got to take a group shot and finally converting it into something amazing in visual output. The result is this:



With great hospitality extended to me through out my stay in Bahrain, I turned our group shop as a photomanipulation tribute as a way to thank my hosts and new friends I met there.
I primarily envisioned a powerful force closing in on us as we are inside a lost civilization that reminds me of the lost city of Atlantis.
In the end, my image has that Indian Jones slash Lara Croft adventures theme. I combined Greek, Egyptian and Aztec stuff to create my lost ancient city with an EPIC wave engulfing the place where we have a very brief time to escape. We are Photographers in peril, indeed! :)






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Friday, November 19, 2010

My Parasite (Fallopian Dreams Photomanipulation series part 1)


Model Photography, Photomanipulation and concept by: George Pontino Jr.
Model: Vaughn Earl Lacson

Welcome to Pixelrocket RECHARGED!!
It's a return with more powerful images and more series to boot. And to bring you a fresh visual feast is "My Parasite", first from the series called 'Fallopian Dreams' wherein in growth/life and dreams/nightmares are my main recipes. Using my photography of my model Vaughn, I started to stitch him with wires, worms moving out from a can, lightbulb to provide dramatic lighting and other junks that I usually see in landfills. This photomanipulation is inspired by cross cut images of archaeological findings and the ant farm on a glass. (See the step by step image below of how I did it)

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Thursday, September 30, 2010

"I Gonna Save My 'Wacky' Prince!" (Mall Mario Mania Experience)





Malling is part of our everyday lives and of course we have our dreams too for our future shopping bags.
Of course, my Bahrain adventure last vacation would not be complete without a malling experience in the island in the sun. And this was taken to a higher level through great friends I met in Bahrain. (M.E.S.S. photogroup)My last day was fun as we dine, stroll and searched for fancy stuff in one of the collectible stores. And with a camera in tow, I couldn't help but shoot my new-found friends with their "dream-pose" per se..hehe. So here it is, a Super Mario dreamlike mall experience the Pixel Rocket way. It's another light and fun photomanipulation from me before my 'darker side photomanips' will arrive in due time..SOON! (^_^)



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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

"Sure, I Could Use a Falling Star" (A Kirstie Joan - a_hEwLeEy - and George Pontino Jr Collaboration)

Photoshop manipulation and Concept by George Pontino Jr.
Model Photo: A collaboration with Miss Philippines Water 2009 Kirstie Joan aka a_hEwLeEy (Photo provided by the model herself)

Inspired by the author's original song When Water Turns to Blue:
I'll Pull the Moon So Very Soon, To Swallow your Tears, You'll Feel Its Light so Blue. 
- words and Music by George Pontino Jr 








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Working Time: 2 hours on Mac /Photoshop Cs3

My Pixelrocket Photoshop Manipulation adventure continues with "Can I Take Pictures of Your Dreams Series" and this time with a collaboration with Miss Philippines Water 2009 Kirstie Joan aka a_hEwLeEy. (Miss Philippines Earth beauty pageant) A registered nurse Kirstie is a photographer and ,of course, also a taleted a photomanipulation artist. How's that for a lady who hails from Cebu, Philippines :) It's indeed a pleasure to have a collaboration with this amiable lady.
 To note, she was one of the 'stars' of my Twilight Special Photomanip being Bella. (check out previous posts) :)


My Bahrain experience with M.E.S.S.* photogroup was great and the 1st Pixelrocket workshop was a success. Thanks Raffy, Mitch, Piggy (Paul), Arman, Jayrr and all M.E.S.S. photographers, their families and models/friends. :) I owe you bigtime! :) Watch out the videos of our Bahrain lens life in my facebook soon :) For now, check out the teaser video there in my vid album.. salamat sa lahat lahat! (Thanks!)

*M.E.S.S. stands for (Middle East Shutter Squad)



Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Reality is so Clear to Me (Apocalypse Photomanipulation Series)

Photomanipulation and concept by George Pontino Jr.
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Dreams are our escape from reality when we sleep and they are so mysterious that they are often interpreted as signs of upcoming events or even hints of past memories.
Pixelrocket has evolved into something dreamy, if I can put it in an artist's point of view.  Most of my previous series involved fun and humor but this time, everything has loneliness mood as if an apocalypse happened and you find yourself alone. Though it's more than a nightmare than a dream, this photomanipulation testifies to the possibility that with the carelessness of men, we will surviving in a gravity-less world where deserts covered entire cities and oceans. Hunger slowly kills us until men are extinct.







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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

"Get Well Soon..." (Need a Nurse) (-_/-) 37.7 °C


A selfie PhotomaniutaiHelp! Need a Nurse badly! Got the software sickness? or photomanipulation fever. (click the image to enlarge)




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Sunday, July 11, 2010

‎"La Conquista de La Copa Mundial"One World...One Cup (Photographers in Peril part 7)

Photoshop manipulation and concept by Geoge Pontino Jr.

The 19th FIFA World Cup fever has come to absolute heights in Africa.
The best way to end it is to give tribute to the champion team, Spain, through a memorable photomanipulation featuring Spanish footballer Andres Iniesta who scored the only goal over Holland, for the final photoshop output here (See image 1).



Andrés Iniesta Tribute WALLPAPER by George Pontino Jr
(Free to Download and Share...Click to enlarge)

Some Facebook friends were "guest casts" in the background and most of them are photographers taking shot at the charging Iniesta, ready to kick the ball.
For 3 hours, I created this image with such glee and enthusiasm. History has been immortalized in one Photomanipulation image. (See the images below)


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The Making of the Original Image (Steps from 1 to 4)




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