pRodUCt ShooT

my first product shoot...

a friend,church-mate and a co-ministry worker is working for a research company. she approached me and ask if i can do a product photograph..."certainly..i'd loved to" thats my answer..without any idea on how am i gonna do that product shot.then "prepare some samples, send it to me by email so that my boss can see it.ask your friends how much it will cost us for two products.." was the next lines i got from her...waaaahhhh.. i dont have any sample, i dont know how much is the rate(they will pay me??)...next thing, i found myself lurking into the internet to do some research..omg...pressured on my first assignment...and here are the results....

sample products i did.


The Products shots result...used some white drawing paper from our site office, formboard for fill, a borrowed SB800 from bro. jezreel(tnx bro!)

pOrtRaITS

i've been doing DIY gadgets and lighting mod's for my flash (SB800)...i found this website www.diyphotography.net...you can find lots of photography tips, tricks and DIY illustration how to do a home made version of photography gadgets and gizmos at a very less cost...sometimes no cost at all.all you need to have is time,patience and be a handyman.

well, at first parang ayoko gawin kasi bka di umipek...sayang lang ang oras ko...but i still decided to give it a go...i made a DIY beauty dish..made from a palangana, empty CD case (100pcs cap.), spray paint(white and black), screws,tin can sheet and concave mirror...i'll make a separate posting for the DIY beauty dish...for now, im interested to share the portraits after some PP ehancement....


im happy with the results, its kindahard to find the right angle since the beauty dish diameter is relatively small...i think im gonna make a bigger beauty dish....please do comment..for improvement..

vAcaTion 2009

march 2009- we had our vacation sa pinas since we (I & Cathy) are gonna get married and our friends (Birds and Leyz) are going to have their church wedding too.

eto na..baskayon na...wala kami ginawa kundi mag shopping at kumain...anu ba nman ung 3 times kami bumisita sa DAMPA (p'que and macapagal) in our 3 week stay sa pilipinas....hahaha..food trip tlga...i missed pinoy food a lot..though nakakapag luto kami here in dubai, iba pa din if sa pinas niluto,tpos fresh pa..panalo..i even ask the waitress to give me their secret recipe for sweet and spicy buttered crab(she gave after ilang beses na pangungulit kaso mahal ang crab dito sa dubai)...

buttered crab

shrimps

fish morgue

crab jail


judgement day


left overs - ehehe

whew!! kakagutom tuloy..hehe..after our wedding, cathy's family and my family went for a short trip to batangas..forgot the name of the place,since my mind was set for a diving trip to bohol or palawan,but i kinda liked it din afterwards.being with our family and spend some quality time with them are priceless. to think that we will be staying for a couple of weeks lng kaya make the most of it na..mejo kaka ngarag lang din.almost every other day we have to travel from my moms place to her place..las pinas to binan..commuting, the pila, the traffic, the init...haha! nakakaloka! pero masaya kasi kasama ko ung wife ko...

anwyay back to the trip to batangas..i did a sunset pictorial with my sister..astig dalaga na sya..di ko akalain na ganun kabilis ang panahon...thanks to my assistant (my wife) for this photoshoot..



cant believed that i actually photograph my kid sister..kahit na nung nag PP ako nung mga shots ko..parang di ako makapaniwala..dati karga karga ko lng sya pag namamasyal sa southmall..ngaun nagtu-two piece na...

i did some random shots din around the place...

pHoTogRaPhy - LonG eXpoSurE - dUbAI CreeK

here's the more of the pix...no further enhancement / post processing made...tinatamad kasi ako eh....

photos are taken using nikki (d300) 10-20mm UWA, 18-200mm iso L1.0 shutter 30secs f22 WB tungsten remote shutter tripod(toto) with mount

fISh bONE!!

what an experience, i had lunch yesterday.sarap ng ulam na baon ko.fried fish alumahan...naubos ko ung food ko until the last fish meat...kaso, natinik ako! anak ng kulugo, kung kelan wala na akong kanin tska naman ako natinik..

i tried all possible ways to safely remove that freakin' fish bone out of my throat..i swallowed big pieces of banana, rice, even fruits just to take it out..im hopeless and cant do anything to take it out...natapos ang maghapon, napunta at nakabalik ako ng dubai from abu dhabi habang may nakatusok sa lalamunan ko..

di na ako makali, dahil sa sobrang iritable na and swollen na ung part ng tonsils ko with a bit of bleeding, we decided to go sa emergency ng Al Rashid Hospital..ayaw ako entertainin kasi daw wala sila specialist..we were then referred to Dubai Hospital dahil meron daw ENT dun...sa makatuwid pinuntahan namin dis oras ng gabi..i think past 12 mid night na kami nakarating sa Dubai hospital..

pag dating dun..nakakatawa...sa emergency din ako pumunta..lahat halos ng kasabay ko malubha ang karamdaman..and ako patawa-tawa lang dahil meron lng akong tinik sa lalamunan..hehe..pag initial check ng attendant "Fish Bone" ang case ko...nung naprocess na ako antay nnman until 1:30am bago ako tinawag..all doctors are busy..walang available for me..or should i say walang gustong tumingin sa case kong " Fish Bone"...the nurse were holding my file and told us to follow him while he checks all the treament rooms for an available doctor while saying ":Fish Bone!!"..as if inilalako at...itinitinda ako..."Fish Bone case here doctor yuhoo!!"grrr..kainis..sarap batukan...

at last may duktor na at nakuha na ung tinik...sabi nug arabo "What kind of fish did you ate, Hamour?(lapu-lapu)" sabay pinakita kay cathy ung tinik " Do you want it for souvenir?"..nakuha pang mang asar,....patawa tawa lng ako kahit na antok na antok at asar dahil sa tagal ng pagaantay...nakauwi kami 2am na..kaya eto ako ngaun...inaantok sa trabaho...naisip mag blog pra mawala antok ko...

lesson learned : check ng mabuti ang kinakain...hinde nga deadly pero abala ka naman pag nagkataon...

Thank you LORD dahil ung emergency case ko fish bone lng at hinde mas malubhang karamdaman...yebah!!!

pHoTogRaPhy - LonG eXpoSurE - dUbAI CreeK

few days before christmas, nagddrama ako...bakit nman kasi lagi lng malamig ang pasko ko...umuwi ng pinas si cathy for her vacation and to celebrate Christmas with her fam. sa sobrang emote ko..i went for a brisk walk along dubai creek.kahit na super freezing cold pa.brought nikki(d300),toto(tripod) tska 10-20mm UWA, 18-200mm nikkor lens ko,..i took shots several times,changing my settings everytime, tpos may kausap pa akong kasmot na mega chikka and emote = ),mejo natagalan ako sa pag set ng maayus na pic...dami kasi dumadaan na boat and dhow sa creek...here's the final output.

National Bank of Dubai
f22 iso L1.0 30secs remote release
set to iso long exposure

National Bank of Dubai

f22 iso L1.0 30secs remote release

i'll post more of the shots...

MABUHAY 2009!!!

Welcome year 2009 !! a new era of life...full year of blessings, wisdom, love, hope, prosperity and good health to all of us...the Worldwide Crisis will never affect us, for we have an Awesome GOD. all we have to do is accept, believe and pray.

mark 11:24
"That is why I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours."

Thank you Oh GOD for the provisions for the past 2008.