Christmas Gifts

I am more than happy that my Christmas wishes came true. A Macbook, an iTouch and a crumpler bag for my cam.

Macbook is so handy that i can slip on my shoulder bag whenever i want to take it with me. No more boring nights during my night duty, can watch video, play games, editing my picture works. Isn't cool?

Ipod touch is also cool. I have the 8Gb iTouch to play my favorite mp3s, storing my favorite pictures and i can also load one or two films on it. And a good PDA as well. In fact i had loaded some ebooks that i can read during my way to work.

And a red crumpler bag for my cam of course. The bag is just like a messenger bag mostly use by schoolers :) And it is not easily recognized that you're carrying a bulky camera with long nose and a camera-size-liked flash. Unless you know what crumpler bags are for.

Today is my birthday!!!

Thank you God for another year of my life. I thank you for all the blessings you are giving me. The strength, the health and for the love. There's is nothing special on this day except that it's my birthday, i don't use to celebrate it with a party. a small special dinner with family and close friends will do. But it was though a party, on the 10th of November was supposed to be a surprised party for me but unluckily i discovered it days before. The party was pretty cool, everybody enjoyed it especially those who went home with a case of beer, hahahah. Thank you guys.


I am waiting for the snow to fall. I read yesterday in the newspaper that it will snow today and tomorrow. The first snow fell last Sunday but i didn't have the chance to take photos because i was in bed the whole morning. After partying the night before, i was not in the mood to go outside too early in the morning and take pictures. The flakes was pretty big but it didn't stay long until noon. Quite excited of the whitey surroundings that we didn't have last year. As the weather bureau says, this year will gonna be a snowy winter. Last year was too cold that it really hurts the ears, plus the gloomy weather (this...sucks!!!).

Monochromatic

I am still in black & white fever. This time in portraits. Tried some black & white conversion tutorials that i had found out in web particularly on Matt's blog page . Just added some curves and levels to taste. Dodging and burning helped a lot too. Thank you photoshop.

The hobbyist in action!

Whew! We're in action here. Thanks for the Video Rob, hehehe.

Black & White series

I love black & white photos. It reminds me of historical thingy which i always saw when i was a kid in our school books. Black & white have a power that i can't just ignore. Nowadays make us easy to produce black & white photo, like what i did here in my shots. I took it with colors though i can use my monochrome settings in my camera but i did not prefer to use it. It was just the help of photoshop. It was also sort of exploring the tools and layers of photoshop. I played with different variations of black and white. From more red, to more blue or less yellow etc. And here are the results. Added some effects and it looks now like something from the past.

Angst

It breaks someone's heart to see that the one he/she love is happy with somebody else, but it's more painful to know that the one you love is unhappy with you.


*Dictionary: a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity.

Portraiture

Diferrent faces, different locations. Some shots were taken in a studio. Yes, i've already experienced how to photoshoot in a studio, but i'm not yet particular how the lights work. Basta shoot lang ako ng shoot :=) The studio owner who's a good guy is the one who makes the lighting though i want also to learn more about lights. Because PHOTOGRAPHY is LIGHT (heard it from a good photographer i knew) kaya importanteng matutunan ito. Some shots were taken in a party, out of katuwaan i made some impromptu shots. Most of these pretty ladies are my friends.


                               Alexis


                    Sharon


                    Marrion


                  Jennyflor


                               Myla


                    Victoria


                    Babsie


                    Marriane


                    Anna


                    Valen


                    Jenny


                    Reyna


                    May

Most aperture used.

Got this survey in one of the forums for photography. It was asked what aperture is commonly use by photographers. And here are their answers:

Photographer 1: AV if I am using a lens that has wide aperture.
TV if I am shooting on a very bright sorrounding i.e. outside.

Photographer 2: Depends on what I am shooting:
1. When I'm shooting with flash at parties or indoors, I use shutter-priority. I set it to a shutter speed reciprocally equal or greater than the focal lenght (using the focal-length invesrse to shutter speed guideline).
2. When shooting potraits outdoors (without flash), I use apperture priority depending if i want to give a shallow or more depth of field.
3. For action photos, I definitely use shutter priority.
4. For lowlite to "bulb" shutter conditions, I use manual setting.
5. Landscapes are definitely apperture priority for me.

Photographer 3: When shooting with flash best to use P, A, T modes.

But for me, i only use Manual mode (like he always said, don't be a slave of your camera) and works for me just fine. But also considered these tips and try experimenting.

Feeling sick.

My body temperature goes up and down. I'm sneezing all the time, my body aches. Thanks that the headache is lil' bit gone. That's why i have lots of time to sit here in front of my computer....typing, searching, checking my mails. I'm suppose to have a photo shoot this early morning, a friend asks me a favor if i can take a few shots of a priest who's going to have a big birthday bash (huge, actually! an open party for 2000 guests) next week. I'm suppose to take a picture of him in his early morning routine and it will be used in a slide show but sad to say i'm sick! i tried to sleep early last night hoping i will feel better today, but this body aches that i can't even perform proper bending plus the fact that i've got fever. I call Fr. Ron early this morning cancelling my appointment to him, though i think he was really expecting me and cancelling an appointment in the last minute is quite awkward. Felt little bit gauche because i never had spoken with him through telephone.

A night without an end.

A 12-hour duty is no joke, especially during night. I am now waiting for my duty to end, 5 hours to be exact, go home and embrace my bed. I am now in front of the computer and i am very thankful that this time the internet is functioning. My last duty is kinda boring, the internet was off. I am just lucky that the station is quiet, our patients are already asleep. Just one or two need maybe an assistance if they want to peeh. A few rounds to check the patients if they are okay and nobody is lying on the floor. I am also finished preparing the medications for tomorrow's need. What shall i do? I had already read today's newspaper, checked the patient's maps and was prepared for tomorrow's morning endorsement. I even talked to my friend in telephone for almost 1 and half hour! Thanks to 3(drei) i have free unlimited calls =), but my battery is almost drained. Whew! but i think this night and as well as other nights when i am on duty has no end. I just wish i have a laptop so i can photoshop all through the night. Shhh....just quiet that no one from our bosses hear this and give us tons of work during night shift, hehehe.

People come into our lives for a reason.

People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into our lives for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.

*DISCLAIMER: got from an email

Landscapes & Architectures

Some of my collections of landscapes and architecture shots.

                        Church Dom


                                   Church


                                   Mountain





                                  River


                                  Palace

                                   Zigzag





                                  Museum






                                   Reflections

Still life

Tried to shoot at very close distance. Using 24-105 f/4 lens. Focal length used-93mm in 1/80sec. exposure time with only available lights which was flourescent bulb on a white long table. As a beginner like me and my first time to shoot like those we saw in product shoots, i'm quite satisfied with these.

shots taken: 23.01.2007