Nap Time Rocks!

iris vs patty preview

fun, love, happy!

happiness mo, aksyunan mo!

haha. (this is the slogan of the enervon billboard i pass by at EDSA almost everyday. what can i do, it’s stuck in my head like bad LSS :p ).

so i printed some of them already.

and i get to hang them on the wall with these!

found them at Fully Booked Gateway, priced at P65-P75 per set. wish they had more ’serious looking’ kinds of clothespins. these are all kikay! pano na yung monk shot ko?

i must say, Pating, the idea is really good. hehe. bakit di ko naisip yun dati? pero eventually i want some to be framed, para naman malagay ko sa baba.

6 photos down. nylon string nalang.

will post the finished wall soon! so there, my happiness, i finally did something about it. what have you done about yours?

Frame me up

now that i have some of my prints, i’m ready to get framed up thanks P for these nice ideas!
Ribba Frame from Ikea online Wooden clothespins

which just gave me a great idea…

i can hang my photos up on a nylon string and clip them on with wooden clothespins like these (which you can actually buy at Fully Booked, not the exact designs though, but there are lots of other designs):

yun nga lang, pag exposed, madali madumihan. hehe. oh well, kesa naman hindi nakalabas mas sayang.

excited nako!

Photo stocks

uh-huh. didn’t want to let my photos go to waste, so I joined. learned about it from a photographer friend too.

try it. click on the photo or this link.

WeSay, I say..

I’ve been paying more attention to my photography hobby lately so being part of good photography groups mean a lot. This is especially when I need to learn about more techniques and styles not just in taking photos but in post-processing too. (Lately Photoscape has been the answer to my Lomo-less situation, wink wink).

Sometimes though, it’s not enough to snap pictures of everything you see. Sometimes a landscape shot wouldn’t be as intersting without a context. Building a story through pictures is one subject that I love doing. I’ve done that in one of my LP entries, recycling my photo story plates back in college. I’ve really been leaning towards photoblogging lately. Pictures speak louder than words. WeSay.com is one such group that allows photo enthusiasts, even amateurs, to show what they’ve got through photo journalism.

I admit I’m not very good at this yet, but I am willing to learn. Joining a photo contest is a good chance to learn and challenge your usual way of doing (or photographing) things. When I joined the 100 Strangers Project it made me bolder to approach potential subjects. Joining WeSay’s photo contest will open your eyes even wider because of the Citizen Photojournalism challenge. You submit photos that make today’s news. It’s really that simple. It can be anywhere from road accidents to travel news to Obama and even to the weird and fascinating.

Try it, I am.

Stranger #2: Mr. Jun

Those who can’t do, have to make do. I was totally unprepared for this encounter so I had to make do with my N70’s phone camera and a lot of editing.

This was taken at the St. Luke’s Medical Center lobby, after Mia was discharged from the hospital. It has been a grueling 4 days of confinement, and for the people at St. Luke’s, they will spare no expense to make their ‘guests’ feel at ease because of well, whatever purpose they have for being at a hospital.

Mr. Jun is part of that effort. He was playing a baby grand piano at the lobby while chatting to a doctor. I approached them and asked if he (Jun) was also a doctor. He laughed and said no. The other guy said, “I’m the doctor. He’s a doctor of music.”

So there you go. Wasn’t too embarrassed because of that. It turns out Mr. Jun (forgot his last name) is also a professor at the University of the Philippines’ College of Music, which is my alma mater.

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Mr. Jun is my second stranger for the 100 Strangers project. If you want to learn interesting ways and techniques to photograph human subjects (and learn about them), join us.

I made history!

It was 1:00 am and I’ve had no rest, standing up and walking around, carrying a sobbing and uncomfortable Mia. Sometimes I got to put her down on a bed by the hallway, which meant every 10 minutes Mia would stir awake because of the noises around the ER. It was horrible but we managed until we finally got a bed in a quiet corner. So, to kill boredom I decided to check my email (thank goodness for free wifi!).

From: Make History Staff - Asia Pacific
To: iris14
Date: 12:25 am
Subj: Your work “Street Pulse”

Congratulations Iris!
Your work “Street Pulse” has been selected for publication on makehistory-ap.com and is now online.
From now on there is a chance that your work can be selected for publishing in printed magazines. Therefore we kindly ask you to provide us a high-res file.

I had to smile despite my aching joints, my groggy self, and the inconvenience of it all. I raved about this a few days ago, and guess what, I did make history. Yey!

Photobug bit me

Oh ok, so you’ve had enough of me yakking on about these photo contests on Plurk. That doesn’t mean I won’t blog about it too.

There’s Lee’s Make History contest, the Digital Photography School’s Portraiture contest, and there’s the Delegation of the European Commission and Philippine Center for Journalism’s Climate Change photography contest.

I happen to be so bibo that I wanted to join all of them. Or maybe I just realized it’s about time I pursued this photography thing a little more seriously than just snapping here and there with no particular purpose in mind. Besides, my dad tells me I got his talent, and what parent would not tell his kid that?

So anyway, if you’re not planning to join at all, do include me in your prayers. If you are, may the best photographer win.

Hehe. Kidding.

But seriously boto ka naman.

Show me you love me!vote

My First Stranger

Found this new group on Flickr through Ate Pao. It’s called 100 Strangers, and you’re supposed to submit a photo (1 per day only) of a stranger via the Flickr site. The group isn’t just all about getting to publish your photography skills, but for you to pick up new skills on photojournalism, processing and all that stuff. It’s a great venue to learn many photography styles.

This is great especially for those starting out in the field, or for those wanting to take better ‘people pictures’. It’s also a great way to meet new people.

It’s really interesting. Why don’t you join us?

Here’s my first 100 Strangers photo. I haven’t really seen any photo of anyone whose face wasn’t shown, so I really really hope this makes it. The little kid was too shy to look at the camera (it was just a cam phone, nothing intimidating, right?) when I asked him if I could take his photo.

I really did ask nicely, so he just smiled at me and just continued to do his thing. He was picking coins at one of the fountains at Tiendesitas. He didn’t take any of them, though. He was just transferring them from one place to another in the fountain.

I didn’t think the fountain was a wishing one, but I guess whatever grants our wishes is relative. For this little boy, this one probably does.

Fumorum ka na

May forum na ang Litratong Pinoy!

Pwede ka na magdadaldal tungkol sa photography, sa favorite mong shot, sa favorite mong photo op location, sa idol mong photographer, whatever!

Clickitik!

O tukso, layuan mo ako

[Oh temptation, get away from me!]

a conversation via Multiply, where I was actually kidding about the price tag

My cousin in the US is selling his Canon EOS 400D 10mp dSLR. He’s throwing in the 18-55mm kit lens, the 2gb CF card, a battery, and the carrying case for free too. All for P25k. I should’ve said P20k. Crap.

Should I or should I not?

That is the question killing me right now. On one hand, I’d be able to shoot all the beauty in this world including Mia with such nice lenses. Such really really pretty lenses. Sigh. I know I’m not as techie when it comes to dSLRs, I just know this is a far cry from the crappy Sony Cybershot we have now.

On the other hand, that’ll cost me about a few months’ worth of Starbucks, lunch outs, and a brand new pair of boots supposedly. Sigh again.

And did you notice, he’s also sending brand new Nintendo Wii units for selling (Price excludes handling and shipping pala). Any takers? Let me know

Or maybe I should just get a lomo.

But the 400D is way better, precious.

I know, but can we affords it?

There’s always a way, my precioussss, there’s always a way.