A Little Bit Of Something

Was fortunate enough to catch a bit of the sunrise at San Felipe, Zambales, when I went there with masters Dinno Sandoval, Mike Mijares, Mike Cabrales, and Mike Sabarre a few months back.

This is one of three outputs I have from the recent Guided by Light landscape workshop by gurus Raymond Cruz and Christian Lim.

Taken at the  famous picturesque Sisiman Bay in Mariveles, Bataan.

All in all, it was a great learning experience – with someone with such a low skill level such as myself, it was a joy absorbing all those information and tips from true veterans of landscape photography. Well worth the payment I forked out. Now I’m hankering to buy a new UWA lens, I’m just hoping and praying for funds to come in, which will probably take a while. Hehehe.

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Finally, thanks to some prodding from VerJube, I got around to processing the pictures from Bebop, Bossa, Atbp, featuring Sitti Navarro, Aisaku Yokogawa, and Sandra Lim-Viray.

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The SO got a drastic new haircut today, so I decided to take a few snaps and play around Photoshop a bit.

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Got to shoot with a lot of the masters – Dinno Sandoval, Mike Sabarre, Mike Cabrales, Mike Mijares, Jon Aguirre, and many others – who joined the Tanay leg of this years Scott Kelby Worldwide photowalk. I didn’t get to take a lot of pictures, due to the staggering volume of shooters who were there, but I was pleased with how a few turned out. Here they are.

Pensive

Off to Work

Dungaw

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It’s been a hell of a hectic week. Good thing it’s about to end, and I always love my weekends, especially because it’s the time when the SO comes over. Joy!

Last weekend was also extra eventful, photography-wise, with Sitti’s (along with Japanese Jazz artist Aisaku and classic lounge diva Sandra Lim-Viray) Bebop, Bossa, Atbp., and of course the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk in Tanay, Rizal. It’s too bad I haven’t found the time to process the pictures from those yet. Will definitely post those when I find the time to fiddle with them.

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Anyway, here are a few images from a nude workshop I attended two weeks ago, with FHM photographer extraordinaire Borj Meneses as instructor.

Nude photography is different from Erotic and Glamour photography; erotic, as the term connotes, is much more sensual and intimate, with a distinct focus on the act of copulation itself and the titillation and arousal of the viewer. Glamour photography, on the other hand, is all about the model – an adulation of her of sorts – and while intimate and sexy, does not deal with the specific subject matter that erotic photography tackles.

Nude photography deals with the female (or male) form. The subject can be a person’s whole contour, or certain parts of the body that do not necessarily have to be the private ones. Lighting is very important, as it frames the subject and is used to emphasize and highlight a particular body part. The identity of the person being photographed is not important, as the form of her (or his) body is the only concern. Professionalism – and simple respect – also dictates that the model may not be touched in any way for any reason. Directions for posing can be directed or demoed by the photographer.

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I’ve discovered a new way to relax at the office: make paper crafts. I have only seven made so far – my officemates, whom I’ve influenced, have managed to make much more. Here are three I like best so far: a ghost, Wall-E, and Rommy. My next projects include a raccoon, a rabbit, and the minions from the upcoming animated film ‘Despicable Me’.

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I finally had the chance (while losing sleep in the process) to process my pictures from the shoot for Kaloob: Music and Dance Ministry. Here they are in one of their ‘prayformances’ at the Folk Arts Theater, CCP Complex.

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Aaannddddd…

…another hectic, hectic two weeks have passed. Whew!

Here’s something I don’t do a lot: portraits. During my vacation in Bicol, I took a few snaps of my pretty little cousin from the States, Nika.

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I’m aware that I haven’t posted anything for weeks – things have been very hectic of late and I haven’t found the time to upload and process some pictures until now. I’m actually still behind processing, actually – I’ve several sets I need to go through and post-process. Whew.

Anyway, I got enjoy a very brief vacation in my mother’s hometown of Gubat, Sorsogon. One of the places we visited was the Orok Cold Springs in nearby Kasiguran town, which, despite the heat, had ICE COLD water. I exaggerate not. The falls aren’t much landscape-wise, but I tried to make the most of the trip by taking a few snaps before swimming. Here is one of them.

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