There and back again

No Duty today! Blog time! hehehe.

I had the longest day, 2 days ago. Keneth and I went to Manila and met with Mez, RJ and Jhun to participate on RJ and Tabelle's gig in Quezon City. It was fun being with the guys again.

from left to right: Mez, RJ, Jhun.... that's cher Keneth at the back with the orange hair.

It was a fun shoot but i didn't finish the whole set. i had to fly back to Sta. Cruz to attend the Volunteer's outing. It was another adventure for moi cos i had to go home alone! LOL!

one of my nicer shots (iguess.. you be the judge. hehe) model: Kaye Bautista

I left QC at 1:30pm and and arrived in Sta. Cruz @ 5:00pm. i did not pass by tita Mely's house anymore because i might miss the ride to Nagcarlan. Good thing, i arrived on time.

I thought the outing was just going to be another videoke night. But, nah, i really had fun with my groupmates. maybe because i was taking pictures and instructing them all sorts of poses.. or maybe because of the booze? hhahahaha!

i drank 4 shots of emperador light and 2 bottles of tanduay ice. i was a bit tipsy that night... it was like moving around in a dream... half awake.. half asleep. it's weird. i don't get to drink much. i'm not used to the feeling... but i know how to control it, of course. .. i had a nice laugh. good fun... new friends... awesomeness!

grrrr

huhuhu... ang hassle naman... at nakaka praning! naku sana ma open ko pa yung mga files ko at mailipat ko pa sa hard drive ang mga gawa ko... nakakaiyak naman.... :( pictures and videos andon sa laptop ko. :( kakalungkot.....

Napansin din! :)

Wow! :) i'm really so flattered! Napili sa top 30 ang aliwan festival picture ko sa photo world cup ng FPPF. yey! natutuwa narin ako. kahit papano, napansin din naman yung litrato ko. wihiii!

I congratulate Keneth Violeta for his photo being one of the Top 10 naman! Top 10! Galeng galeng! close to 1 na yun! :D

Photo by: Keneth Violeta

These were some of the chosen pics.... yung may mga chips... :D gustong gusto ko yung may blue chip... ayun oh. :)

Klik, let's continue shooting! ang galing! sana nakasama ako sa FPPF trip nun. hehe.

Klik Pitik - Glamour shoot

(pauso naman ako.. klik pitik.. haha!) right after my 6-2pm hospital duty, i hurried to Pila to join my Klik Club for the afternoon vintage photoshoot... I got there at around 4pm. i thank them all for waiting for me. haha! phew!

i love maam chix's new 'studio'! nice scenery... nice lighting. it was an awesome afternoon. i just hope i did get some nice shots today. it's great to be around talented, enthusiastic and happy people. :) will post some pics, maybe tomorrow, on my shutterfly acct.. :) wiiih! oh, here's one pic i took from the shoot. woohoo!

model: Winona Angela Buendia

HMUA: Chix Rempillo

clothes: model's own

Special thanks to Ma'am chix for organizing the shoot. :D

Bora bora

Si ert e nagyayaya mag boracay. naku gusto ko talaga mag boracay... o kahit saang beach! kainis. noon pa ako nangangarap na tumapak sa mala abo at puting buhangin ng beach at mag surf!hanggang ngayon e hindi ko parin nagagawa. pffft... sana magawan ko ng paraan... sana pumayag ang hospital! sana may murang ticket pa... sana may raket ako para may pang gastos! :) haha!

Pangarap ko kasing maglagkbay sa mga magagandang lugar talaga. at mag kuha ng picture. hehe. ayun! :)

Haaay.

Summer na. init!

Summer na summer na nga talaga. Soooobrang mainit sa Pilipinas ngayon! Buti nalang, naka- assign ako sa airconditioned na area sa hospital. hehe. ayoko mag kwento mashado tungkol sa hospital... kasi baka mausog. marami din naman ako natututunan. nakapag insert na ako ng IV, nakapag suction, nakapag OF feeding, mag bilang ng drops/ minute ng swero, nakapag palit ng adult diaper (mas mahirap pala talaga compared sa babies)... ayun... ang gusto ko matutunan e kung kailan mag rerefer, at ano ang mga importanteng impormasyon bago ka mag refer sa doktor. nakakakaba parin. pero surviving sa tulong ng Panginoon. (Lord, patuloy nyo po akong gabayan sa mga ginagawa ko sa ikabubuti ng mga nangangailangan.)

6-2pm ang schedule ko kanina. bukas ay 2-10pm... ganyan ang buhay-reliever. iba iba ang schedule. haay.

INEEEET + PUYAAAT!!!

Good luck naman! 10-6am ang schedule kagabi/ kanina sa hospital. dahil kinailangan kong mag lakad ng papeles, nag tungo ako agad ako sa calamba... walanjo, ang init! para akong tinutusta sa paglalakad ko sa init ng araw. btui nalang, nakasakay ako sa airconed na bus.... dumating ako sa bahay. parang ghost town. tahimik.... maalikabok... ang lungkot. dahil sa pagod at gutom sa paglalakbay, namahinga muna ako. tutal, 11:30 am na, mag lulunch pa ang mga pupuntahan kong mga opisina. isang oras lang ang tambay... sakto, 12:30pm ako nag lakad sa village namin. para akong nasa tiyan ng dragon, aba! (ulet, ANG INEEET!)

Unang stop: sa Bangko.... WOW! SARADO! hebigats nga naman. so, one errand -UNDONE...

Pangalawang stop: sa SM... ok, nag palamig muna... nag lista ako ng bibilhin: cereals, water bottle (kasi mag ggym ako.. naks). eto pa, protein shake (kasi nga, mag gym e, kulet!), specific bag na hindi ko ma-explain ang ichura at oil of olay... mapapagastos ako kaya inisip ko na hindi ko lahat bibilhin. prioritization kung baga. shempre ano ba ang uunahin ko, chan o mukha? shempre mukha! lol! napabili ako ng Oil of Olay. may thought bubble kasing sumulpot sa utak ko e.. sabi nung model sa tv, "you only have one face, so better take care of it." . tama naman sha diba? kahit ano pang ichura ng mukhang yan, kailangan alagaan! napagastos tuloy ako ng mahal. hrmmm, matagal naman maubos yun, kaya ayos lang. pero ayun, ubos ang raket money. good luck! :D

Pangatlong stop: Post office (nagbabakasakaling bukas.. sayang pamasahe e). SARADO DIN! *ggrrr*

Bakit meron sariling holiday ang calamba, hindi ko man lang alam! late notice pa!

wala halos akong nagawa!!! umuwi nalang ako... bangag!

Minor Changes

After many years (haha, many daw), i finally decided to change my profile picture here. Mcdo will be truly missed. hehe. :)

This blog has been neglected due to the heavy use of facebook!

That, i will try to change, too.. (haha, good luck!)

gawd, my tummy hurts! That's what you get when you don't chew your food much.. pfft...

It's almost 9pm. i have to get ready for work.... sana walang panget!

The Firsts :)

The 'Firsts' are always the funnest, most exciting, most riveting, most nerve wracking events in one's life. isn't it? it is! These past few days, i had a series of 'firsts'.

1. April 24, 2011... it was my first time to receive payment from my hobby! yey! My first raket! :) thanks to, 'cher keneth for nudging me to join him in his stint. i hope there will be another one.

2. April 25, 2011... My first day in ICU!!! waaah.... there were only 3 patients but the most 'toxic' cases are in the ICU... no wonder why i was oriented by a senior nurse. it was quite peaceful in my shift. i hope tonight will still be peaceful... please!!!

3. still, April 25, 2011... my first time to go to the GYM!!!! hrmmm... it's nothing like happy capoeira (of course) 'cause it's more repetitive... routine... but, hey, if this will make me a bit meatier, then bring it on! let's go to the gym everyday! thanks to Jean and She for inviting me.

These are just the recent 'firsts' i had... hrmmm... nothing too extravagant. but, yeah, had fun! :)

Late Post (An excerpt from my written Blog) Aliwan Festival

April 16, 2011

Nagpunta kami nila Keneth at RJ sa Aliwan Festival para sa FPPF activity. :) Kaming 3 ang nagrepresent ng Klik. ahehehe! Naks!

Eto kwento lang sa mga pangyayari..

Kakatawa, pareho kaming walang dalang malaking pera ni Keneth patungo sa maynila. P270 lang ang dala ko. Isip ako ng isip kung paano ako makakasurvive sa araw na yun kasi pakiramdam ko magkukulang na ung nasa ATM ko. Buti naman at meorn pa naman laman. hehe.

Bagong raket si RJ Domen, kaya sha ang nanlibre ng taxi. :) salamat RJ! haha. 3 kaming nag punta sa Aliwan Festival

Sa FPPF, puro (karamihan) tanders ang mga photographers. Ibang iba sa Klik at puro kabataan kami. LOL! sabi samin ni sir Nix T., meron daw libreng shirt and cap pag dumalo kami sa event na yun. Meron nga! OLYMPUS ang tatak! agn siza na available ay medium lang. kaya yung mga matatabang photographers doon ay nagmukhang winnie the pooh. pero sa iba naman e bagay dahil nagmukhang muscle shirt... sa akin? mukhang pang tulog! laki kasi. wala silang medium na small. hehe.

Ang sarap kumuha ng litrato don sa event. ang daming kulay kasi.

ang daming tao. ang gaganda ng mga floats. pero nakapag picture lang kami sa preparation stage. di kasi makasiksik sa dami ng tao. sayang. pero ok narin. sana lang ay may pondo. naka telephoto lens kasi ako.

di maipinta ang ichura ng mga kasama ko.... siguro hindi narin maipinta ang ichura ko nun. mukhang haggard. ang iniiiiiit kasi!!!! kakapagod din! buti hindi naman ako nagmukhang dalmatian pagkatapos magbilad sa araw.

dahil hindi na kami nakaparada, nagpunta nalang kami sa MOA. nag pa-aircon. kumain. nag-kape... chillax lang. uwian narin pagkatapos. masaya din. sana kasama yung ibang taga klik. sipag naming tatlo mag adventure e. haha! sa susunod ulit. sana mas maraming sumama next time.

bakasyon?

bakasyon? haha! oo bakasyon! bakasyon ako ng 2 magkasunod na araw! ngunit ngayon (unang araw), nagtulog lang ako. nagbawi sa mga tulog na hindi ko nakamit nuong mga nakaraan araw. na wiwirdohan lang ako dahil wala akong ginawa. walang shoot. walang meet-ups. walang swimming. e bakasyon! hrmmm..... oh well... baka talagang tinakda na walang agenda ngayon kundi magpahinga. makakabuti narin sa immune system ko ito.

bukas, hataw na ulit dahil may prosisyon.

MOA adventure with Klik

naipit... naputikan... nawala.... ganun pa man, tuloy parin ang tawanan. salamat klik! sa uuliting pag luwas natin para mag shoot. :)... teka... gusto nyo ng detalye? LOL. pwes, eto...

1. Naipit sa LRT door sa Gil puyat station. sa araw na yun, abay, sadyang mabilis ang pag sarado ng pinto. sa tanan ng pag sakay ko dun nung akoy napasok pa sa EAC, never ako naipit. pfft.

2. sobrang naputikan ang pantalon. nagmistulang polka dots ang pantalon ko! sa maputik na palengke kasi kami lumakad sa paghahanap ng camera shops sa Hidalgo.

3. na meet si Kuya Canon. haha! closey closey na kaagad sha sa mga ka KLIK ko. 0_0.... LOL!

4. Pinigilan ng guard mag shoot. hanubayan!

5. nagkamali ng sakay ng jeep papunta ng buendia. hanubayan!

GAYUN PA MAN...

Masaya parin. kasi sarap kwentuhan at tawanan! kahit papano ay nakapag picture din (kahit konti ang pondo). ayun lang po. BOW!

Again, sa UULITIN, KLIK, luwas tayo ulit. adventure! sana sa ibang parte naman ng maynila. hehe,

Hrmmm

Mag kkwento ba ako? sige na nga... tungkol sa pagnnursing...

totoong buhay nato... totoong nasa hospital.. wala nang CI... mahirap... nakakatakot kumilos... pero kailangan... mas kawawa ang mga pasyente kung di sila aasikasuhin... tandaan lang ang mga napagaralan sa eskwela... maging mabilis... sanayan ito... tiwala sa sarili...

marami pa akong kailangan matutunan sa larangan na ito.... bukas, papasok nanaman ako... bagong extra challenge ulit!

Help me, God. Thank you.

Sulat ulit? Sulat na!

Dapat pala mag sulat ulit ako dito. yung matinong pagsusulat... yung mga kwentong gusto kong maalala. kanina lang, meron akong blog na hinahanap. kinailangan kong halukayin ang mga nakaraang entries... natuwa naman ako sa pag browse ng mga lumang entries ko... kaya ayan. 2011 na. magbagong buhay na dapat. dapat sipagin ulit mag sulat kahit may Facebook na! Ako lang naman ang audience nitong blog ko eh. haha! ako lang ang mag babasa... ako lang ang matutuwa.. haha... (ayan... natawa na mag isa..woooo)

hindi ko pa nakita yung hinahanap ko kasi mas naenganyo akong mag sulat. kahit 1:32am na!!!

The gear is safe

Ang weird... i'm telling people i'm ok.. "gasgas lang ito." Truth is, i'm not so ok and i feel like i want to vent and moan and huhuhuhu about it. Yes, i only had minor injuries (a few bruises on my back, butt and a 5- inch scratch on my left leg), thank God. But, the thought of being hit (the rewind of it all) is soooo not cool! I'm laughing it off on facebook maybe just to make me feel better (defense mechanism). I'm scared. I don't want that to ever ever happen again. the motorcycle was slow. but the impact of the hit was remarkable, my hair was caught up somewhere on the engine, my cam bag was also caught up i dunno where. I was dragged a few feet and felt the sharp edges of the hard cement on my leg. it is slow motioning in my head. it felt like a doctor kwakwak game. parang nag buhol buhol ang katawan ko... when it stopped, people started to gather around me and helped me up. i heard them saying 'waaaah' and 'nyaaay'. panic mode! the 2 guys in the motorcycle didn't hit and run. buti nalang. their parents paid the hospital bill.

it's weird that i was in high spirits before the incident. i even planned to blog about it. now, im blogging about this accident. either way, i still thank God for still guiding me and giving me all the blessings.

i'm still thankful for the time spent with Klik today and the post-shoot tambay. i didn't feel the cinderella syndrome as well. :) tas parang ang daming napagusapan na may sense para saakin. :) because of my happiness, i thought of everything else that makes me happy (in the past and in the present)... and prayed, thank you...

Siguro sabi ni Lord, wag ako mashado masaya. hehe...

Lord, please make me feel ok again. please give me a good night sleep.

Let's be more careful next time! This is a wake up call.

A Chat with the Master

ero minsan para mabawasan

ang challenging naman

nag wa white balance shift ako

gamit yung bulb/?

nagdadagdag me ng blue and green

gamit ung bulb yes

ano tawag sa white balance na iyon?

yung gamit ko

pula parin

heheh

hay sayang. haha!

what if may event na bawal mag flash?

Tungsten po ung bulb natin

like theater/ ballet?

yan merong ganyan

talagang dapat malakas ang ilaw

ano ang gagawin? pag ganyan event tas bawal mag flash?

bili ka ng white balance ring

ano po yun?

wala available light ka talaga dapat malakas ung spot light

hahabuln mo sa ISO

ganun nung sumama ko sa ballet

tamo po tong kuha ko sa mga bading

hahahaha

pareparehas ng angle and croping

sige nga po patingin

http://belindalayug.multiply.com/photos/album/41/Diwata_Show

yan available light ako dyan

wala flash

ung iba di ko kuha

oh hehehe. haha. mga bading. ang kulet

naka spot metering ka jaan?

laging manual ka ba kapag may event?

evaluative po

dipa naka post ung catwalk na shoot namin kay belinda layug

oh ok. ah sino si belinda layug?

un makikita mo po talagang maiiba lang ung size ng subject pag medyo maliit ung subject

si ate bel ung ka group ko sa mga wedding photography

hehehe may photography business sila eh ako photogs po nila everytime may event

ah nice nice! galing naman!

eto po mga kinover namin

http://belindalayug.multiply.com/photos/album/45/ROBIE_AND_AYEN_WEDDING_DECEMBER_18_2008

http://belindalayug.multiply.com/photos/album/50/Charmaine_at_Eighteen_PRIVATE_E_RESORT

kapag ba may event, tas spontaneous yung kukunan, naka manula ka parin lage?

opo...

dapat familiar ka sa buttons ng cam mo

parang nokia

lang

wah ang galing!

ang bilis mo mag isip

masasanay karin po

pag lagi mo gamit cam mo masasaulo mo po ung metering

un lang naman po mahalaga dun

ung metering combination

ako e pag kukuha ako e nagdedecide pa ako

ano ang timpla

ano ang timpla

hehe

galing galing

ganto po

sample pumasok ka sa isang room

dpat un alam mo na kung anong ISO gagamitin mo

sample madilim ng konti ISO 800 ka na

next ano ba ung kukunan mo

group shot ba ito

or wide shot

or close up shots

para maisip mo kagad kung what aperture po gagamitin mo

aaaah. coolness!

what if movement ang kukunan

diba pag event

picture ka alng ng picture?

shutter mo po dapat po di bababa ng 60 den combine ng flash po

pag sa event naman na bawal mga flash kadalasan po malalakas ilaw non mga spot light

wow ok ok. sooo. aabangan mo talaga yung spotlight? or may dala kang continuous light?

ung set up ng lights po nun kaya na ng cam mo po un

hanggang ilan po ISO mo 3200?

opo 3200 lang ang ISO

so ok lang na todo ISO na?

ung 2,500 ok na po un

pero careful po sa high ISO

grainy result po

honga e

kaya as much as possible i try to use hanggang 1600 lang

kaya titimplahin mo rin kung san hindi grainy shots mo

or better intayin mo freeze subject mo para makagamit ka ng mababang shutterspeed and good ISO

kung baga, meron bang lighting condition na ang mataas na ISO ehindi mukhang grainy?

opo pag ganon

kaya pag gagamit ka high iso titingnan mo muna po ung ambient light mo

hahaha

Random thoughts... again

I want to go out today... but i don't know where.

I want to go shooting.

No one has ever given me flowers (not that i like flowers but it's the thought that counts).... wait. i think someone did... but it was a yellow rose. only it was half rotten. LOL

I have to make money out of my hobby so i can buy a new lens!

i wish i am a world-known photographer (i hope my english is correct. haha) so i can travel the world! haha.

Chasing sunsets

"Psstt, busy ka?"

It's great to have kaladkarin friends! haha! I invited Frankie to come with me to 'baywalk' so i can shoot the sunset. Since we were pretty early for the sunset, we went to Harrison Plaza to eat our late lunch. It was really a late lunch like 4:30pm! haha... Again, i had my hungarian cheese dog! YUM! it only cost P66.00. :)

it was not too far from CCP. Frankie and I just walked over there and asked how much the tickets were for Don Quixote. the cheapest ticket was P400 (no discount for students). pfft. oh well. nevermind. twas too expensive for me.

The sun was setting already. we hurried to the bay side where the fishermen were stationed. i got a nice view of the buildings. :) yey! i saw other photographers chasing the sunset, too. oh, btw, i was using my point and shoot camera. i wanted to bring my slr but i was thinking of going home late that night. since i used my point and shoot, i kinda had problems with the 'noise' of the picture even if i had it set to ISO 100. nevertheless, i'm happy with the outcome. i planned to have the pictures submitted for our Club's internal competition but those that i took were nowhere near complementary colors. Oh well. that's fine!

It was amazing how the sun just hid on the horizon. the color of the sky was just amazing. Frankie and i headed to makati after the sunset. He was looking for a blue shirt for their company's post- valentine's party (i think). I was also discussing to him what he should wear on his photo shoot and pointed on potential clothing i wanted for him. haha! told him to wear a blue shirt, white/ khaki pants and a brown pair of shoes. he wanted to have a remembrance of his long hair before he'd get a haircut. We talked more about it at White hat.

we came up with 3 concepts for the shoot:

1. the preppy look

2. the japanese inspired look

3. dang... i forgot the 3rd one!

i told him to go to the gym and develop muscles so he'd look good on photos. hahaha. he seemed to be very excited! haha. he eved showed me sample shots of some guy on FB.

i want male models this time!