Photo Craft

Darvin & Jovir Wedding

2012-01-21T15:42:00.000+08:00

Sharing Darvin & Jovir Wedding Pics, at Grace Baptist Church last January 12, 2012.

Pre-nup l Jeff & Rhea

2012-01-04T00:02:00.004+08:00

Starting this year, this blog will also showcase my husband's shots, in that case this blog will be a husband and wife team and to start with, here is Mr. Z's first pre-nup shots featuring Jeff & Rhea, who lives and work in Kuala Lumpur.

Happy New Year!

2012-01-03T23:31:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year! I'm back with hopefully an update. I have been occupied with lots of things the few months and was setting aside this blog for a while. For this new year, I hope this is a great and new beginning once again for me, and hopefully a good start for my hubby's photography. Crossing my fingers that this time he'll be serious with it even though we lack the proper gadgets.

A prosperous new year to everyone!

Aria Unleashed

2011-09-26T22:57:00.002+08:00

She came with her hair half - tied, since she was very conscious about it. She was shy and she doesn't know what to do in front of the camera. We told her to relax and throw away shyness. Finally with few instructions, slowly she was able to compose herself in front of the camera.

As we move on, a fellow photographer suggested untying her hair, which she was not convinced at all. We tried to persuade her and eventually her hair was untied. We were surprise and we were fascinated by Aria’s curly and bulky hair. There you go, beauty behind the shy teenage girl with hair tied were unleashed. She’s lovely and really looks great in my view finder which thrilled me and my partner Cher.

This shoot was made for Getz Kit by Unique and Unison Enterprise. Credit goes to Getz Kit, Aria the model and KL Pinoy Photography Buffs.

Little one's Playtime

2011-09-24T18:59:00.002+08:00

While his busy with his toys, i took advantage of the moment. This is one of zoe's routine on weekdays where only the two of us left at home. I had to call him by his name so he could face the camera before clicking the shutter. Here are his playtime moments at nine months old.

By the Window

2011-09-02T17:21:00.001+08:00

Among his new skills recently is standing on his own with support. He loves doing it while in his crib where he can walk using the crib's frames as his guide. Aside from the crib, he love standing by our room's window perhaps to have a glimpse of the outside world.

I can see you!

2011-08-25T22:16:00.000+08:00

Model: Heidi
MUA: Heidi

Stylist: Anthony Mendoza

She that has one eye is a princess among those that have none.

Angel Kate

2011-08-22T23:30:00.001+08:00

Model: Kate Viray

MUA: Carey Moral

Stylist: Anthony Mendoza

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Another model facing the lens of almost 20 photographer was Kate Viray a pure blooded filipina who is based in Kuala Lumpur. This shots were taken during the KL Pinoy Photography Buff's conceptual photo shoot somewhere in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. As always, shooting with my 50mm 1.8 on stack and maximizing natural lighting in the absence of a flash gun.

Heidi

2011-08-17T12:27:00.001+08:00

Model: Heidi
Stylist: Anthony Mendoza
MUA: Heidi
Location: Ampang, Kuala Lumpur

I had to wake up early to catch up for this shoot and I’m glad I did. A photo shoot with fellow Filipino Photographers in Kuala Lumpur aka All Filipino Photography Group – Malaysia. Here’s a head shot of Heidi, a Chinese Malaysian Model stylized by our fellow photographer sir Anthony Mendoza. Shooting with 50mm-1.8 on stack maximizing the available natural light.

Zoe's Thumb Sucking Moment

2011-08-09T13:44:00.002+08:00

I’m glad to be reunited with nikie. I miss shooting, so while baby sitting my eight months adorable boy, I took shots while he is roaming around the living area with his walker and was hoping to capture something to update this blog. And just before he through tantrum, I was able to capture this. Here's to me a come back shot from three months off shooting.

Questions.....

2011-07-04T00:05:00.000+08:00

I actually never learn anything from talking. I learn more things when I do ask questions. Got questions? then raised it and learn.

Event Photography

2011-06-22T14:46:00.000+08:00

Have you ever been into big event such us concerts or political events where by chance you’ve got you’re best dslr buddy onboard? Isn’t it nice and great to take photos during the event? It’s a great opportunity for every amateur and photography enthusiast especially to those who are aspiring on taking event photography seriously.

If you are not an official photographer in the event, you have to understand that crowd control is very common especially in big events. This is to maintain the peace and order during the event. So expect that you will not have a full access to the media corner so you have limited chances of getting the best picture. Media corner is usually separated from the general audience by a stanchion or a velvet rope or sometimes a barricades. In this case, it is best to have a telephoto lens with at least an aperture of 3 or for sharper picture go for 2.8 or 1.4 aperture. Telephoto lens will fill in the distance limit that you have during the event. However, it is best to understand first the capability of your telephoto lens before the actual shoot. Familiarise with all the function as well as your body so that you won’t mess up during the event and you don’t have to regret about it.

Good luck and Happy shooting guys!

The Veil: my first, my version

2011-06-19T08:20:00.001+08:00

Months after attending Manny Librodo’s talk in Kuala Lumpur, finally I was able to generate something from what I have learned in that short inspirational talk.

This was an unplanned shoot. I was at my inlaws house when I saw that veil and thought of my husband niece andrene, will justify what I have in mind. And so, inspired by manny lib and the veil, from the balcony where there’s an adequate natural light, I took this shot. The shoot did not only satisfy me but have opened to a new discovery. I was really surprised when this little girl who is only five years old can clearly follow my instruction and knows how to project in front of camera. Making myself eager to shoot more of her. Hopefully.

Learning to Walk

2011-05-16T07:32:00.000+08:00

We’ve been counting baby Z’s milestone for five months now. On his fourth month he learned to stand on his feet with support. He also learned to kick his legs and on his fifth month, he learned to take few steps. Thank God he’s got strong toes and knees. I know it’s too early, but we’ve been so eager to see him finally stand and walk in his own. There are several baby shoes waiting for his happy feet to fit in. Thank you very much to the generous sponsors; the god fathers and god mothers.

My goal is to see him walk before he turns one year old. I know most moms would love to see their special little one walk before he turn one year old. That’s why as early as fourth month, I continually encourage him to stand by holding him under his arms and let him take few steps. If you are doing the same, you need to be very careful not to strain his legs. A fifteen minutes session twice or thrice will help him develop strength in his legs. Perhaps, on the next few months we will be buying his walker to help him walk.

I am so glad with this latest development of our little one. Everyday I am looking forward of seeing new development. If you have a toddler, check out this safety walking tip video.

Baby Z: On his 5th Month

2011-05-04T00:17:00.000+08:00

Today, our little one turned five months. I cook something for our little one’s small and simple celebration. He’s been doing so well for the past weeks, except for the colds and cough that he got for almost a week now. I took his fifth month portrait. Thanks to my sister and my cousins for helping me with the DIY studio set up. This is the second time that I am posting a portrait taken by a point and shot camera. My lovely nikie had a new master, actually his original master – my husband. For now, I’ll be using a point and shot camera until august of this year.

Tiny Hands

2011-04-14T13:06:00.000+08:00

oh becareful little hands in what you do...

for the Father up above

is looking down on us

so becareful little hands what you do...

Blue Man

2011-04-05T11:00:00.000+08:00

Sunday afternoon, when hubby and I passed by Bukit Bintang and found this Blue Man on the street of Bukit Bintang. Tourist flocked to take their pictures with this man and other colored men in gold and silver and receives a donations after picture taking.

Barely Naked

2011-04-01T16:12:00.002+08:00

There’s no doubt about its performance and so much has been seen with its outer appearance. Here’s exposing from the inside out; The Nikon DSLR Body.

The Milk Chocolate Spoons

2011-03-30T21:37:00.000+08:00

During our trip back to manila, I found this cool milk chocolate spoons at the duty free shop at the low cost carrier terminal in Kuala Lumpur. It’s a local product of Malaysia. Aside from the cool shape of these chocolates, I was so curious about it taste. But unfortunately, I wasn’t able to taste them. I left it on the fridge until our last day in manila and eventually forget that I actually have them in the fridge. Anyways atleast I took a snap of it.

If I were A Butterfly

2011-02-28T22:20:00.000+08:00

If I were a butterfly

I'd thank you Lord for giving me wings....

For you gave me a heart and you gave me a smile

You gave me Jesus and you made me your child

And I just thank you Father for making me,

For making me....

Your Mocha Carlo

2011-02-10T12:06:00.000+08:00

Drooling for another slice. Had this during baby Z's 2nd month. And I thought of taking it's snap and finally it landed here. The mocah carlo from san terri bake shop.

He just love Mum

2011-02-05T12:33:00.001+08:00

Here's our little one at two months old.

Google Page Rank Updated

2011-01-27T05:19:00.000+08:00

Recently, friends from Pinay Mommy Bloggers have been talking about their PR just after google have updated page ranks. I checked my blog's PR and I'm glad that PhotoCraft is now ranking number 2. After a year and a month, finally my blog is now PR2. Whilst I still have to work out other blogs of mine haveing NA rank. Google is updating PR every 3 months, you might want to check your blog's PR here.

Preserve those Memories

2011-01-13T13:29:00.003+08:00

We are now on a digital age but some of us may still be using those film age cameras. Digital phase has brought us convenience in sharing pictures to your family and friends. No need for print outs, just plug in your camera to your computer and you can instantly view and share your photos. For those who are not into digital cameras, you can try photo scanning services for an easy way of picture sharing. It's also a best way of preserving your photos that will build memories of a life time.

A picture draws memories whether you are into digital or nondigital photos, that’s why it really pays preserving your photos. Have your pictures in a photobook. Online or hard copy photobook, the choice is yours, then you have your memories of a life time.

Baby Z's First Month

2011-01-04T13:42:00.000+08:00

Here's my little one on his first monnth. Going strong and bigger at 4.30kg now.

DSP's Best Issue

2011-01-03T09:34:00.001+08:00

I just grab my 2011 first copy of Digital SLR Photography mag, the fastest-growing photomag in Malaysia. This month’s issue have increased its pages but still maintaining its old price. According to the Editor Bon Lu Xanne, this months issue is so far DSP’s best issue. As we embrace the New Year, DSP’s reader will see many changes that will definitely enhance the photography skills of newbies, enthusiast, amateur and even professional photographers. Just grab your copy and check out those changes. Lol…

As a photography enthusiast, I have been learning a lot from this mag, and I know that there’s so much more to learn that will definitely take me to different part of photography which will surely enthral and amaze me.
Enjoy reading!

crossing the 1,000,000 alexa page rank

2010-12-28T22:05:00.001+08:00

Finally I am crossing the 1,000,000 alexa page rank. Since I am not that good in SEO, working out this page rank is some sort of a hard work for me. I’ve tried several ways but I am not that diligent enough to maintain those tactics to increase my rank.

Now im happy that adgitising is really working for me and I have seen its result; it brought me a good traffic and increased my alexa page rank and not to mention the daily earnings. I am looking forward for more traffic and a higher page rank.

Is He Coming to Town?

2010-12-20T16:52:00.000+08:00

Ho! Ho! Ho! five days before Christmas…is Santa coming to town to bring my gift? How about yours? Will you be waiting for Santa this Christmas? LoL! Merry Christmas Everyone!

Happy Holidays!

2010-12-19T13:58:00.001+08:00

Give love on Christmas Day! The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree is the presence of a happy family all wrap up in each other. May this holiday season be filled with Love, Joy and Peace all over the world! Merry Christmas Everyone!

Baby Z's Arrival

2010-12-12T13:38:00.001+08:00

Finally the waiting game is over, our bundle of joy finally arrived last December 03, 2010 at 8:15pm. A healthy baby boy at 3.17kg is one of the greatest blessings from above. A wonders of God’s Creation and is truly a miracle. He is what we call our happiness beyond happiness.

A good find: A Fancy Desire

2010-11-09T17:24:00.001+08:00

As I draw closer to the big day, I’ve got no time for a photo shoot. So while running short of pictures to blog, I dig on my hard disk and found old pictures that caught my interest. This picture was actually taken two years ago by my friend-colleague Raquel who is also a photography enthusiast and was actually one among those many friends who influenced us to venture on photography. Those were the times when photography was still out of my interest. Taken at Mercato in Dubai, I sat down, and practice my post processing skills and produce something in order to avoid my blog being on a discreet mode. Oh by the way, the model is also a photography enthusiast, introducing my friend-colleague tintin.

Aina's Diversity

2010-11-06T22:43:00.000+08:00

It’s a long weekend. Missing my family, been gazing the pictures on our last family trip to SG, and while thinking of something to blog, I found this portrait of my sister interesting and finally had something in mind. So after my Saturday swimming routine, I sit down in front of my pc, had a quick review about layer mask and tried to practice layer masking in photoshop. Pretty well, here’s the result.

Nikon D7000

2010-11-02T15:30:00.001+08:00

picture from http://imaging.nikon.com/

Months ago, many have been waiting for the release of this new Nikon DSLR, Nikon D7000. I myself have been constantly checking several online camera shops to check its price in the market. So what’s new with this Nikon D7000?

This light weight and durable magnesium alloy body employed Nikon D7000 is a DX-format CMOS image sensor with 16.2 megapixels, wheedled to gather more quality light through sharp Nikkor lenses, which will produce stunning images that are richer in tone and detail which was previously possible in DX format without sacrificing its shooting speed or energy efficiency. This is also equipped with the new image-processing engine which is “Expeed 2” featuring a higher performance noise reduction, improved color reproduction, high-speed image and movie processing, and efficient energy saving.

It has also a wide sensitivity ISO range from 100 to 6400 at normal setting and can be rasie to ISO 25600 also known as Hi 2. You can maintain a high ISO setting and would still get sharp images with less noise.
Its auto focus system featured a high density focus of 39 focus points and has a multi-power battery pack MB-D11 and Double SD card slots which is SDXC compatible.

A great body, but I am still waiting for the selling price in the market. Rumors have spread that this is the replacement of Nikon d90.

Photo Craft receives it’s First ever Award

2010-10-30T11:32:00.000+08:00

Photo Craft got a One Lovely Blog Award from Liza of The Housemom Journey. This is my first ever award in the blogospher. Thank you soo much mommy Liza it was such an honor having this Award.

I'll also be passing this award to other Lovely Blogs, and I will be announcing my awardee soon.

At the Cross

2010-10-28T12:21:00.000+08:00

At the cross I bow my knee

Where your blood was shed for me

There's no greater love than this

You have overcome the grave

Glory fills the highes place

What can separate me now

A Day in Singapore

2010-10-26T15:56:00.000+08:00

Had a chance to visit Singapore again when my family went to KL for a vacation. Singapore is only 5 hours drive from KL, so a visit to KL will not be complete without a side trip to Singapore. I was actually planning to have a night long exposure shoot of the skyline, but I wasn’t able to bring along my tripod. So instead of a long exposure, here’s a snap shot during the day. The sun was actually hiding and it was an advantage shooting at around 1pm.

Pre-Nup: Gerald & Lucky

2010-10-23T23:10:00.002+08:00

Architect-Photographer Edu Cortez of Extreme Details Photography, who happens to be a colleague and a former college mate, had his client’s pre-nuptial session here in KL early this month. I was able to catched his scheduled pre-nup here in KL thru Facebook and I would like to thank edu & mherl as well as the couple Gerald and Lucky for allowing me to shoot them at The Golden Palm Tree Resorts & Spa located at Sepang Gold Coast.

Though, slightly hesitant to shoot, I manage to capture a few, of the couple’s treasured moments. This was my first attempt of shooting on-site pre-nup with only my reliable nikie, the kitlens and my 50mm1.8 on board. I was having trouble with my auto focus during the shoot, that’s why it turned out almost half of the shots I took was blurred grrrr…

The bride, Lucky was fervent and was comfy in front of camera, while I find Gerald a little timid but cognisant. The couple was accommodating, they were actually a total stranger to me, but they were gallant to me and my hubby when we were introduced.

Having had the chance shooting with edu, was indeed an enormous opportunity for me to learn more about photography. I was mesmerized by his works and the product of his fish eye lens. Edu is currently one of those numerous rising professional photographers in the Philippines who had plastered his name in the walls of wedding photography and is shooting couple for a living.

It was indeed a privilege and an immense experience shooting with edu and the couple.
Thank you guys!

The Pink Ribbon Challenge

2010-10-20T18:23:00.000+08:00

October is breast cancer awareness month. As a health care worker, I see and dealt a lot of patients even friends going through the battle of breast cancer. This month I would like to join the pink ribbon challenge. Just click the pink ribbon to help one woman save life by getting free mammogram. If you may join with me and pass the pink ribbon challenge. These links are ONLY for "Pink Ribbon Challenge" participants, any links not related to the Pink Ribbon Challenge will be deleted. Grab the code at Things We Share and post it in your blog entry. Please post only the Pink Ribbon Challenge actual post link here and help The Breast Cancer Site and National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc. by spreading the Pink Ribbon Challenge.

The Golden Palm Tree Resort and Spa

2010-10-06T14:32:00.002+08:00

The Golden Palm Tree Resort and Spa is a five star water villa hotel located at Sepang Gold Coast which is destined to become one of south east asia’s top tourist destination. One hour and 15 minutes drive from kuala lumpur and 30 minutes drive from putrajaya.

This Polynesian-Maldivian inspired resort hotel with a touch of tropical Malaysian finishing which blends harmonious to the typical local identity is composed of 607 villas with four distinctive types. The travelers palm which is a studio type villa, the Canary Palm a 2 bedroom villa, the Ivory Palm a 3 bedroom villa and the largest is the Royal Palm a 3 bedroom villa with an unobstructed, dramatic view of the Straits of Malacca.

It’s a haven place and a nice weekend gateaway close to the city. I thank Lucky & Gerald, Edu & Mherl for inviting us here.

Happy Birthday Bhe!

2010-10-01T09:20:00.000+08:00

It’s my hubby’s birthday today! Happy Birthday Bhe! I thank God for having you in my life. Thank you for everything. I know, in God’s perfect time; He will grant all the desire of your heart, just continue believing and living for Him all the days of your life. Continue to be a blessing to people around you. God Bless and Bless God more! I love You!

Thinking about Wedding Photography

2010-09-25T14:26:00.003+08:00

This few months, I have been chasing a lot of wedding photography blogs and website and found myself falling inlove in wedding photography. I’ve been hooked in browsing wedding pictures from this websites Metrophoto and StephTan which serves as inspiration to me. The dramatic pictures, the faces and expression and every stories that pictures tells about wedding captured my inner being which eventually strengthen my interest contemplating to do wedding photography in the future.

Early stage in this so called hobby, I’ve been in a wedding of hubby's friend twice with my nikki, not as a photographer but as a guest. Those were the times that I was still shy and hesitant to take pictures on such occassion. Looking back to the memories I’ve captured, I have decided to do a PP on few pictures that I have selected just to slake the interest and for my own satisfaction. I’ve been looking forward of capturing wedding memories in the future and I hope wedding bells are up for several friends and relative for the next coming years.

Here are few portraits I did, during Pearl &Tony’s wedding last August 2009, and Marianne & Jenesis’s wedding last September 2009.

Ms.Weng: UnderExpose

2010-09-16T09:08:00.002+08:00

Chasing the light but still on a tight budget. So while trying to learn, I did my first DIY portrait lighting experiment last night. I used one 11 watts lampshade and a gray umbrella as a diffuser and placed it on the side of the model. Though still struggling and the lighting was not good enough, I hope I did a satisfactorily job for this project.

Thank you to my model, who is always ready to pose everytime I ask her to do so. Im actually taking advantage of her stay here in KL. Constructive critism is welcome.

Maternity Portrait

2010-09-13T09:36:00.001+08:00

It’s my 27th week of pregnancy. It’s been a long journey and we’re starting to get impatient for the big day. Almost 3 months before he comes out, but looks like its still a long wait, we want to see you baby very soon. To quench the day, Hubby and I decided to have our first picture together showing my bump. Hubby has been very supportive through out this whole thing and he also enjoys baby’s kicks every night. Having no one to take our portrait, we have no choice but to trust our tripod and the camera's timer for this project. After a several clicks and catching the right place for the right framing, finally we have this end product. I have converted it to high key black and white to add the drama on the picture.

Colour Trend

2010-09-11T14:41:00.002+08:00

1/1"exposure time, f8 @ 34mm focal length

.625"exposure time, f10 @ 28mm focal length

One weekend night, got myself busy experimenting with colours. A DIY softbox, a lampshade and a flower base as my subject. It was my first try shooting with a diy softbox and lighting. I just did a slight adjustment on curves to make the colors really pop up.

Ms. Weng

2010-09-10T00:06:00.003+08:00

Out of boredom, introducing my new discovered model, Ms. Weng.

Joy Ride to Malacca

2010-08-31T20:00:00.002+08:00

An unplanned trip to Kuala Lumpur’s 3rd smallest and historical state Malacca. 148 km south of Kuala Lumpur, and 245 km north of Singapore where traces of Dutch and Portuguese heritage were remarkable which was inscribe in the world heritage list.

I wish I had more pictures to showcase but with only 3 hours stay at Malacca we did nothing but sight seeing while setting inside the car. I must be very keen in shooting next time I went to an unplanned trip like these, especially if your not there for a photo opt nor as a tourist. Thank you very much Pst.J and Kuya Rex's family for inviting us. There are more to see and I’ll be back Malacca.

Abandon

2010-08-28T13:55:00.000+08:00

Abandoned red submarine found at our neighbourhood swimming pool.

Water Colour Drops

2010-08-21T22:02:00.000+08:00

Inspired by an article with almost the same concept, I tried to experiment on this piece I have been longing to do for quite sometimes. I filled up the champagne glass with water, and mixed the water colour which was slowly dropped to the glass. With my usual set up at home, utilizing the natural lighting available, I tried to capture every drop send by mr.z. Though, I didn’t get exactly the picture I wanted for this set, I think this first try wasn’t bad at all. Pictures were taken at 1/320”exposure time, f5 at 30mm focal length plus a slight adjustment on levels and saturation to make the colour really pop up.

The Yellow Floret

2010-08-14T19:02:00.003+08:00

1/250", f5.6 @ 50mm focal length, manual exposure

This morning while having my Saturday swimming routine, I spotted this yellow flower over the landscapes beside the pool. I don’t know its name some of you might know it; I just thought this might be a good subject. As I was contemplating of shooting the flower, I still have to go up to o
ur unit to get my cam. Instead, I picked the flower and bring it home. As soon as I finish my shower, I set up my diy mini studio, a chair and a sponge white board, as always taking advantage of the available natural lighting plus a champagne glass as a base. With my ever reliable nikki and its kitlens, shooting at a manual priority plus a slight adjustment on saturation take a look on this macro shot of this yellow specie.

1/400",f5.6 @ 82mm focal length, manual exposure

1/250", f5.6 @ 55mm focal length, manual exposure

Photo Craft is Joining BC Bloggers...Come join us...

2010-08-07T18:16:00.000+08:00

I have been planning of joining this community months ago and finally I have submitted the application form. If you want to gain inbound links in an easy and systematics way join BC Bloggers. It will not only help you get that precious inbound links but it will also help you find new friends in blogosphere.

tofee thoughts...

2010-08-02T21:43:00.000+08:00

I was tickled by its name. I was actually looking for a slice of a blackforest cake when I noticed this piece. A romance cream cheese cake. A sweet piece to enjoy on a romantic date. Whoooh….that’s only me…

Valerie

2010-07-20T15:28:00.000+08:00

A sunny day with valerie at the KL lake garden with the KLPPB.

A day trip to Kanching Falls

2010-07-15T11:15:00.001+08:00

Last weekend, KLPPB opt for a landscape photo shoot at the Kanching Falls located between Kuala Lumpur and Rawang in Selangor Malaysia. A public transport which starts at Central Market will bring you there in 30-45 minutes. Private vehicle can reach the place in
less than 30 minutes. The Kanching Falls is a well maintained recreation park consisting of seven tiers waterfalls. The lower part of the area is best suited for picnic and other recreations. There are a large number of monkey around the area which capture the attention of most tourist. And as the day goes by, more tourists & locals are flocking filling up the area. Moving up the hill, you will be guided by the concrete steps towards the tiers. Climbing up the valley with a steep concrete trail to reach the top end of the falls require extra effort. At the top of the falls is a cold crystal clear stream falling down to the lower rocky tiers. Further trails, you will see no more falls but a pristine jungle.

Bisekleta ni Kuya

2010-07-07T11:55:00.001+08:00

Staring at you while you bring those kids fun while roaming around the village with your wheels makes me envious. And so I found myself screaming hold me! hold me tight! as I start to turn your wheels. My friends laugh at me while I scream on top of my lungs while am about to hit a neighbor’s wall. As I rise from my fall,

here come bruises and an injured leg. Oh bicycle! When will I learn to ride?

When can I join those kids enjoying as they roam around using your wheels? How many walls to hit? How many bruises should I have? Every afternoon I am learning to ride with bruises as evidence. Days pass, less bruises, no walls or posts hit, and most of all no fall. I finally learned to ride a bicycle. How excited I am to go home after long hours of school to ride my bicycle. I finally joined those kids and enjoyed the fun. Oh bicycle you have brought fun to my childhood.

Bukit Bintang in Lomo

2010-07-05T21:40:00.000+08:00

The picture was taken by hubby during the bukit bintang photo walk of KLPPB. Lomography was just hunting me somewhere. I just had to sit down and do a quick PP on this pic to achieve that lomo look. Its been months since i was first introduce to lomography, and today it tickled my mind again just after browsing wedding pictures of a colleague done by metrophoto.

Fourth Month

2010-07-03T20:23:00.000+08:00

Today, my hubby took the effort on having my portrait on my 4th month of pregnancy. So far im not yet gaining much weight since i get preggy. We have decided to changed my OB since my first OB dont do delivery. I am doing well so as baby zoe, his gender is still unknown and were hoping that it would be a boy. Everything seems normal on my 4th month except for some lower back pain that maybe due to long hours of siting. Meanwhile, i went for a dental check up last friday since im suspecting having gingivitis and was felt relief after being told by the dentist that i was not infected. Instead i just went for a normal cleaning. Five more months for him and he'll be saying hi to the world.

Here's a glimpse of me, hubby as the photographer, our bedroom as the studio, with our reliable nikki with 50mm 1.8 on stack plus my humble skills in post processing.

Session with Kim

2010-06-26T17:09:00.000+08:00

I was browsing my files when i saw kim's studio portrait. To my surprise i haven't uploaded it here yet. This was one of the series i've made with the newbies of TPC. It was actually my first studio portrait shoot way back september of 2009 held at camera cart. I remember enjoying the shoot at the studio with an abundant source of artificial lighting plus energetic and cheerful colleagues and models. I soo loved it. Here's the set. Thank you Kim!

Im back...

2010-06-24T10:10:00.000+08:00

I’ve been out of this blog world for a while, now im trying to be back with a short update. Set aside photography for a while, since am expectant right now. I’m currently 16 weeks preggy with our first baby, and we are both excited about it. We saw him for the second time yesterday and hearing his heartbeat was just amazing…he’s been swimming inside my womb and was very active. Everything is going well with my first pregnancy, I do hope till he comes out on December everything will be all right by God’s grace.

Session with Sarita Carreon

2010-05-31T10:08:00.000+08:00

The hubby and I were able to attend the KL Pinoy Photography Buffs first model shoot held at the Lake Garden, Kuala Lumpur. Model was a Sarita Carreon a Filipina singer based in Kuala Lumpur, a true reflection of Filipina beauties around the world.

It was also nice meeting new people who were photography enthusiast. Learning photography tips from fellow enthusiast was really helpful. Thanks a lot Guys.

By the Lake: A view from Lake Titiwangsa

2010-04-28T21:25:00.000+08:00

Last weekend hubby and I was with the photography buff group of KL pinoy. It was the first official photowalk of the group held at Lake Titiwangsa. It's a small recreational park and lake north of Downtown Kuala Lumpur with good photo opportunities. It was before a home to "Eye On Malaysia" (until Aug 31st, 2008), the largest portable wheel in the world (60m high. Lake Titiwangsa can be reach thru Monorail until the last stop (Titiwangsa Station), from the station take Bus #120 or just walk for about 10 mins.

A Song in Your Heart

2010-04-18T08:47:00.000+08:00

A song is a composition that contains vocal parts that are performed and commonly accompanied by musical instrument. It is something that can change our mood and something that you would love to hear.

I find it interesting looking at children invigorating when u play some good music. I just love staring at there sway and hearing there claps along with the music. It comes natural to some kids that sometimes you don’t even have to teach them. It comes naturally to them because God has a put a song in their hearts.

A Song in your heart is not just about music. It’s an attitude that we should possess. Having the song and thoughts of being grateful, being excited about our future and expecting good things from God. It’s a song of freedom. Author Joel Osteen once said, “God has put a well of joy inside of each one of us. If we can learn to tap on this joy we can be happy no matter what our circumstances are.”

So, what’s the song inside your heart?
Keep singing a song of joy in your heart despite any circumstances.

…. Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth;
Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises. Psalm 98:4

A Mere View

2010-04-17T22:02:00.000+08:00

This is a refreshing place somewhere along the lake in Putrajaya. We drop by to have our picture taken, and discovered that it was a perfect place for a landscape photo opt. unfortunately we don’t have enough time to do opt and planning a second trip was on the way. Away from the busy life, calm, refresh by the fresh air, I wish we could have this in the city.

A Macro Set

2010-04-14T10:51:00.000+08:00

On a Sunday afternoon, I went down the condo and took a walk at the pool & garden area. I found the landscape around the block interesting and did plan for this walk for quite a long time and finally I was there. With my cam on board, I took a bit of macro of some species present. Macro was my starting point in photography but I don’t actually own a macro lens and the absence of it did not stop me from shooting macro. Shooting on an aperture priority, on a cloudy afternoon, this may not be a real macro shot technically but here are some of the shots.

Satisfying my Craving

2010-04-12T09:45:00.000+08:00

Last night I did satisfy my craving. The hubby and I bought this American chocolate cake from kings confectionary which serves our dessert during a dinner invites by a friend. Am really a dessert person and loves sweet utmost. The hubby having a cough did not enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the dessert. Yummy!

The Federal Administrative City: Putrajaya

2010-04-08T09:58:00.000+08:00

Last weekend, friends from SG and Dubai were in town for a very short visit. We went to a sight seeing trip to Putrajaya. Putrajaya sits on a magnificent 4,931 hectares of land within the Multimedia Super Corridor. It is located 25km south of Kuala Lumpur and 20km north of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Being served by a network of highways, it is highly accessible from all parts of the country. It’s a 30 minutes drive from KL by a private car, and will take 45 minutes to 1 hour if you take bus from KL.

As we go and explore the place, I have noticed that putrajaya is a distinctive place, having a mixed of Islamic, modern classical architecture and a slight of a gothic architecture. But being a Muslim country in Asia, the Islamic architecture was very distinctive through out the place.

The bridges were also eye catching. Mostly it’s a combination of an overhead arc structure and a classical twin pylon cablestayed bridge. Its also denotes a futuristic aerodynamic bridge, which forms a gateway entrance to the federal administrative capital of Malaysia. There was also this bridge which forms the main approach to the boulevard having architectural quality with decorative artificial stones and cladding.

The traffic free city has lush greenery; botanical gardens are spread across the landscape enhanced by large bodies of water and wetlands making the area a very good site for landscape photography.

The Greatest Gift

2010-03-27T13:54:00.000+08:00

When I was younger, it was always a mystery to me how two hearts come together, fall in love and shares their love for the rest of their lives. Time goes by and I have discovered and learned the language of love. It’s not just about being in love with the people who makes you happy and loves you back in return. It comes to the extent of loving people who you think are unlovable. Sounds insane right?

1st Corinthian 13:4-7 says; Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

This verse has been engraved in mind and I would say engraved in my heart as well but got to take a rough road to finally get in to it. Dwelling in perfect and true love is really tough without the One who gives it. I humble myself that without Him I am nothing and yes, with Him I can do all things.

Giving up life for a friend is indeed a greatest love, and that’s what Jesus did 2000 years ago. Its indeed the greatest gift a man can ever have. Abide in faith, and learn to love other people with the love of God in our hearts.

…..faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1st Corinthian 13:13

Kuala Lumpur City Center

2010-03-19T12:52:00.000+08:00

Right after the KL Pinoy anniversary at Bangkok Connection, along Jalan Ampang, the hubby and I took a short walk at KLCC to capture its skyline. For the second time around, I’m shooting a night shot of the Petronas Twin Tower. It was April last year when I had my first shot of the twin tower while on a transit visit here in KL.

We took a cold zip at the KLCC food court to capture the view from a higher point and a wider angle but it did not work well. I was shooting right in front a clear glass curtain wall and the presence of artificial lighting inside the mall create a distracting reflection on the image. I just did a slight PP on the image to eliminate the said reflection.

With in the KLCC vicinity is Suria KLCC a shopping mall at the foot of the twin tower. The Petronas Twin Towers is now the 7th Tallest Sky Scrapper. Way back my college days it was the tallest, at present it’s the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, the Aquaria KLCC, the KLCC Park and numbers of hotel and office buildings. More about KLCC here.

Shooting on a shutter priority at 1/8 of a second, minus the must have tripod on a night photography; here are some of the shots.

Shades of Gray

2010-03-15T12:55:00.000+08:00

Inspired by some stunning black & white shots at DPS, i thought i would have to give myself a try too.
I was pretty excited to try it myself so i fixed my usual DIY studio with only the natural available light inside our room as a main and only lighting. With my D40 kit, here are some incamera black & white shots of stuff i grabbed from our kitchen and bedroom.

Cooking delight

2010-03-14T23:16:00.000+08:00

Last Sunday night, the hubby and I had a cooking bonding. As a rookie in the marriage realm, we’ve been on a quest of discovering and experimenting new menu on the list. Last night, we decided to cook some food we usually eat at restaurant. Were both not good in cooking since it was not really an event for us while we were single, but hey, we manage to eat what was done by ourselves. His menu was a copycat yellow mee “Filipino style” that we normally eat during snack at a nearby restaurant at the office. While I managed to cook some sort of a copycat menu too; a seafood – vegetable mix, I don’t know how to call it; I just remember eating it somewhere. Though it was not a classy and lavish menu, we’d really enjoy the food, and most especially the bonding time together. I hope we could find time to do this once again.

My Sentiment

2010-03-08T13:06:00.000+08:00

No it’s not what you think…it’s the bottle of sentiment by escada. Taking advantage of the natural light passing thru our bedroom window, I put up a DIY mini studio to serve me this still shot. With a chair parallel to the window and a black cloth as a back ground plus an A4 size paper as reflector, I fired these shots. I’ve been chasing light and still learning to utilize natural lighting before heading for strobes.

Going Natural

2010-02-16T11:47:00.000+08:00

An empromtou model shoot. I was not at all keen on shooting her, we just have to for some reasons. But she's got the looks, i like her cute inocent face that's why she landed her. I did asked for her name but it was quickly wind off my mind. As the title says, its all natural; natural lighting plus the model's natural beauty without wearing any make up at all.

Sungei Congcak

2010-02-16T11:04:00.000+08:00

Back in KL again. Was up for a road trip to Sungei Congcak Recreational forest last weekend with the members of KL Pinoy.

Sungai Congkak Recreational Forest is located in the district of Hulu Langat, Selangor. From Cheras, head north on the Hulu Langat road (B52) towards Pangsun and Dusun Tua. The Sungai Congkak Recreational Forest is about 13km down this road. Alternatively, you can also take the Ampang road towards Ampang Tasik and go uphill towards Hulu Langat .

You can also take public tranportation. From Kuala Lumpur, take a City Liner bus No 572 in front of Metro Jaya to Kajang town. Then, catch a taxi either in front of Billion Shopping Centre or infront of Plaza Metro Kajang to take you to Sungai Congkak recreational Forest. For more info click here.

Well, It was great meeting kabayans here in KL. Not so much to show. I was not ready for the photo opt at all but here are some shots.

It was my first long exposure with water creating dreamy effect.

All good things come to him who waits

2010-01-30T12:38:00.000+08:00

All things will come along in God's perfect time. It's not too soon, it's not too late it's just in time. Patiently waiting for something is a hard fact. It's a test of patience and faith. How long? How far? Should I endure? Should I give up? Yet your reward lies ahead...The reason why God puts us in a hanging situation is to test us. And the out come of the test lies on how we face those situation. It maybe a crown of life or a thorn of life.

American War Memorial

2010-01-25T00:00:00.000+08:00

American War Memorial is located at Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig with a total of 17,206 graves, it is the largest cemetery in the Pacific for U.S. personnel killed during World War II, and also holds war dead from the Philippines and other allied nations.The headstones are made of marble which are aligned in eleven plots forming a generally circular pattern, set among masses of a wide variety of tropical trees and shrubbery.

The Memorial is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission. The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except December 25 and January 1.

Christopher + Andrene

2010-01-19T22:27:00.000+08:00

They love to play and shout and later on you'll find them quarelling. According to them they are "mag barkada", they are actually cousins.

Missing A Dear Love

2010-01-16T14:09:00.000+08:00

While we were born alone, we don’t want to grow & live alone. As we face the roller coaster of life, sometimes we can’t escape the solitude of loneliness. It’s the most terrible poverty, more lonely than distrust, a sweet sorrow, a feeling of being unloved, and absence of a dear love.

While we were born alone and will die alone, I don’t want to walk alone, I don’t want to cry alone, I don’t want to enjoy life alone, I don’t want to be happy alone and I don’t want to face victory alone. My mind shrinks away as I only hear the echo of my own thoughts and find no inspiration.

Loneliness captures my whole being. Being alone in many things I used to make with you. Being alone on a green pastures. Being alone through a valley of solitudes and being alone as I lay my head on my pillow.

It is through our love and friendship that we can cure the disease of loneliness. It is through the presence of our dear love that we can beat the scary feeling of loneliness. And it is through the presence of God that we can overcome the strange feeling of loneliness. He is the best companion we could ever have. A Father to the fatherless, and a defender of widows. The God that sets loneliness away from us. For God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Psalms 46:1)

Vanessa

2010-01-14T19:14:00.000+08:00

The exotic beauty of vanessa. I do love her projection. Thank you Van!

Maya

2010-01-13T21:12:00.000+08:00

The Sophisticated Maya. Moving on studio shoot session with my friends at TPC.

Thanks to xdeal model Maya.

The Picturesque Manila Bay

2010-01-12T16:44:00.000+08:00

The Harbour Square, across Cultural Center of the Philippines and beside the Philippine Navy and Manila Yacht Club. The hubby and i had a good walk, my first walk along manila bay which turned into a photo op. There are several food stalls and restaurants serving local and international cuisine which fills the place, plus ample parking space and wide open space for shows and other events. For a more romantic date at manila bay you can take the manila bay cruise.

Val

2010-01-06T09:30:00.000+08:00

My first model shoot at ninoy aquino parks & wildlife. Thanks to the model, val.

Aztear

2010-01-05T20:52:00.000+08:00

As part of my venture of photography, this one is my first studio shoot come September of 2009 with the newbies group of tpc. It was a great opportunity learning the basics of studio photography from the strobes up to the model posing composition. Thanks everyone who have spared there knowledge.

My first try on Lomo

2010-01-04T10:15:00.000+08:00

I've been chasing some lomo blog few days ago and i was quite impressed with his works. I've gone through a website tutorial on lomo, and i just did my first try. Models are my nieces Andrene and Nerian.

A new season: Happy 2010

2010-01-03T12:18:00.000+08:00

It's a new season, it's a new day. The old was gone a new day has come. A new race, a new journey, a new path, a new door to open. Happy new year everyone!

Catching Up

2009-12-26T12:52:00.000+08:00

Friends from GCC Family were back in town for the holidays. It was really nice catching up with them. I really miss my beloved gcc family. Obviously pictures were taken by the hubby.

Happy Holiday!

2009-12-26T12:16:00.000+08:00

The season to be jolly. May we all have a blessed and a happy holidays!

Did you know that you are the reason?

2009-12-20T21:17:00.000+08:00

This morning this song really have sinked in to my heart again. I was again reminded of the unconditional love that He alone can give to each one of us. We are the very reason why He give up on His life, and He is the very good reason that we live. Thank you Father!

As little children

We would dream of Christmas morn

and all our gifts and toys

We knew we'd find

But we never realized

A baby born one blessed night

Gave us the greatest gift of our lives

We are the reason

That He gave His life

We are the reason

Jesus suffered and died

To a world that was lost

He gave all He could give

To show us the reason to live

As the years went by

We learned more of our gifts

And giving of ourselves

And what that means

On a dark and cloudy day

A man hung dying in the rain

because of love, because of love because of love

We are the reason

That He gave His life

We are the reason

Jesus suffered and died

To a world that was lost

He gave all He could give

To show us the reason to live

everytime I see the Cross I'm reminded

that He gave His life for you and me

We are the reason

That He gave His life

We are the reason

Jesus suffered and died

To a world that was lost

He gave all He could give

To show us the reason to live

We are the reason

But He is the reason we lived

Thank you my Jesus(Thank you my Jesus)

We thank you Lord my Jesus

We thank your for dying for my sins

Oh Lord, we thank you my Jesus

Thank you, thank you

Your worthy to be praised, Your worthy to be praised

Glorify, glorify your name,

We glorify your name

The Ring

2009-12-19T15:02:00.000+08:00

Remembering the day I said yes in front of the church crowd. The ring that opens a new beginning, a new hope, a new perspective and a new journey to life.

He who plants a tree, plants hope.

2009-12-17T16:57:00.000+08:00

Taken from my compact digicam since my dslr's battery got emptied during our second day at anawangin where there is no electricity. I was just playing with levels and saturation and thought of sharing it here.

Swing Away

2009-12-16T09:29:00.000+08:00

An amazing view. A relaxing place. A peaceful living. A swing for life. A photographer’s haven.

Swinging in front of this mystical cove with a stretch of off white sand, the crystal clear water, the fresh air and the green scenery got nothing to ask for. It creates a peaceful mind and a joyful heart while enjoying God's amazing crafts.

November 28, 2009: One Day - A PiPho year end event

2009-12-15T09:43:00.000+08:00

A one day access pass to the country's prime cityscapes brought to us by Ayala Land in partnership with Pinoy Photography Organization. The event was open to all Pipho members. On the spot photo contest was held with a theme: There's land, there's ayala land, and a lot of freebies and raffles...I won a tenba shoulder bag, just in time i thought of changing my bag and here comes the tenba bag for free...thank you!

I had fun shooting at ayala ave & global city, though tiring but it was a great oppurtunity to shoot on one of the heavily guarded cityscapes in manila. Thank you Pipho and ayala for a trully wonderful event.

December 12-13 2009: The mystical cove - Anawangin

2009-12-14T10:58:00.001+08:00

Finally we’ve been to Anawangin, it was a post wedding anniversary celebration. I’ve been planning to go there since april of this year and finally, before the year ends, it was granted. My sister persuaded me to go with us with this trip.

We arrived at San Antonio Zambales 2:30 am, a 3 hours drive from manila. It was too early we were expecting to arrived around 4:00 am. We were waiting for the market to open, before heading to pundaquit for the boat ride to anawangin. We stayed outside the police headquarters. It was cold outside, the reason why I had colds through out the trip.

Around 6:00 am we were already at brgy. pundaquit waiting for our boat ride to anawangin. Pundaquit is 20-30 minutes trike from San Antonio. The water was calm, and the weather was fine. Finally around 7:00 am we had our first step at the mystical cove of anawangin. We were fascinated by its natural beauty. A pristine cove with an off white beach front line up with pine trees. Pine trees? Yes. How did they end up there?

There were almost 10 groups when we arrived and a few more on the other side. During the day there were still a lot of campers coming in but it was not that crowded.

We started our day, by setting up our tent. Right after the tent was up, was finally our time to enjoy the place. Picture…picture..picture.

Take a short trek to the mountain and you will see its breathtaking view from the top. The 200 pesos fee for the guide and scary climb was worthy. It was a 15 minutes trek up there.

Beyond the pine trees is a lake that meets the see on the left side.

Enjoyed the crystal clear water, we’ve noticed that while where swimming you can see the fishes around you. While swimming, remind yourself to take a bunch of care. Anawangin cove have several drowning incident, don’t swim on the left side of the beach they have identified it as a danger zone.

During the night, the place was lit up by bonfires by the campers. There is no electricity in the place, its back to basic; there is only toilet, a dressing room and a puso. You can also hear the wind breeze as if there’s a storm coming.

The next day, for the second time around, since we loved the view from the top, we took the short trek again this time without a guide. We stayed there for about 30 minutes, just enjoying the peaceful place and the breathtaking view away from the crowd.

9:00 am when we left anawangin and head to the nearby capones island. It was a 20 minutes boat ride from anawangin. When we left anawangin, the water was very calm, but as we get closer to capones island, the boat ride was becoming rough which scared us thanks god we arrived safely.

It’s a rocky island with moderate waves. Another breathtaking views here, especially if you reach the top of the light house. We didn’t stay longer here, we just took our picture then head to pundaquit, along the way was a strong wind and moderate waves even the boatmen was surprise with the strong wind, thanks god we arrived safely.

This is really a nice place. A heaven, a paradise whatever you describe it bottom line is it’s really a very nice place. I just hope that, as we enjoy its beauty, let as all be a good steward of God’s workmanship. Let us keep anawangin clean and green. Please do not left anything but footsteps.

December 09 2009: HS - Mayla

2009-12-11T08:29:00.000+08:00

One boring afternoon when my cousin mayla came in to our house asking me to help her do her make up for the upcomming school party. I pleasurably did, and ofcourse took my gear plus a kumot for background and have her snaps.

December 09 2009: Lets Celebrate

2009-12-10T10:44:00.000+08:00

To celebrate our 1st yr anniversary, was just a simple dine out at Fridays. A porky dinner and fresh juices.

With no one to capture our moment, except by putting our cam on a self timer mode.

Got this flower from mr.z. Thank you!
We are looking forward of our Anawangin trip this weekend as a post wedding anniversary celebration.

December 09 2009: A year of happiness

2009-12-09T13:07:00.000+08:00

Celebrating a year of love, trust, partnership, laughter, hardship, tolerance and tenacity. Today, we mark our first year of our promise to love and to hold, for better or for worst, in sickness and in health till death do us part.

One year of laughter together. One year of overcame hardships. One year of a trusting partnership. One year of living a life that is rooted with love.

It’s still a long way to run. May we always have the love, joy and trust with each other. And may we always live according to God’s will.
Happy anniversary my beloved zoeante.

December 08 2009: Welcome Aboard!

2009-12-08T21:16:00.000+08:00

It’s my day 1 here @ blogger.com, decided to have this account exclusively for my pursuit of photography. I do hope I could make my best at this blog since im having a hard time maintaining a real active one.

I’m on my 8th months of pursuing self study photography. It started when my hubby showed his interest in photography and finally gets his entry level dslr. Along the way, I found my self hooked in photography and grabbing my hubby's dslr almost everyday for a self study session along with the manual, my lapytopy and my reliable net connection. Eventually it was me who fall in love with photography. For 8th months now, I’ve been exposed to several photoshoot with a group or by myself trying to improve my photography. With this blog in mind, i do hope to see my journey in this field: from a novice photographer to a hopefully professional photographer.
Looking forward of a good input here.

Welcome aboard!