Attempted: Saranggola ni Pepe

Saranggola ni Pepe.... what shall i do in this assignment? I tried to go photowalking this morning to take pictures of anything that may interpret the song "Saranggola ni Pepe" for my assignment in FPPF. i guess it just turned out to be a plain photowalk in the morning.

Good morning!

Bloody Mary

IMG_7736, a photo by nanaxiu on Flickr.

This was one awesome shoot! The location was perfect. the models were great (costume/HMUA). The team work of Klik was remarkable. oh.. and i did STROBING for the first time!!! :)

I had issues with the framing since we were engulfed by darkness. I a.m happy with the outcome

Big thanks to Mam Chix Rempillo for doing the HMUA and for providing the wardrobe. Big thanks to Sir Byords for discovering such a creepy location and to our models Red, Gem and Chiaw Fei. Their poses were effortless! thanks to the lightmen (who are also photographers), cher keneth and dadiz!

i would like to thank my sponsors and ricky reyes for my hair and make-up (joke.. nag ffeeling showbiz lang. lol)

more more more!

Ballet (late post)

This was one of our biglaan shoots. thanks to mam Chix's students for letting us capture their talent through our lenses. thanks to mam chix for organizing the shoot. and to sir wacky for giving tips on how to use flash. :) it was a great spontaneous shoot. bitin nga lang. :)

Saranggola ni Pepe

Another PWC Challenge: Interpretation of the song SARANGGOLA NI PEPE by Celeste Legaspi... Think... think.. think... here's the lyrics.

Matayog ang lipad ng saranggola ni Pepe
Matayog ang pangarap ng matandang bingi
Umihip ang hangin, nawala sa paningin
Sigaw ng kahapon, nilamon na ng alon
Malabo ang tunog ng kampanilya ni Padre
Maingay ang taginting, rosaryo ng babae
Nay... nay... nay... nay...
Nay... nay... nay... nay...
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/celeste_legaspi/saranggola_ni_pepe.html ]
Matayog ang lipad ng saranggola ni Pepe
Matayog ang pangarap ng matandang bingi
Hinuli ang ibon, pinagsuot ng pantalon
Tinali ng pisi, hindi na nagsinturon
Dumaan ang jeepney at gumuhit pa sa kalye
Mauling ang iniwang hindi na tinabi
Nay... nay... nay... nay...
Nay... nay... nay... nay...

Matayog ang lipad ng saranggola ni Pepe
Matayog ang pangarap ng matandang bingi
Lumuha ang langit at ang mundo ay nanliit
Pinilit umawit, ang naglaro'y isang ingit
Kumakaway sa bakod ang anghel na nakatanod
Sumusuway sa utos, puso'y sinusunod
Nay... nay... nay... nay...
Nay... nay... nay... nay...

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/celeste_legaspi/#share

Welcome Back ERT!!! (late post)

ikkwento ko lang ang muling pagkikita namin ni ert at ayi nuong June something 2011. galing si ert sa indonesia. umuwi sha dahil school break doon. si ayi naman ay nanggaling sa trabaho.. pagsinabi naman "trabaho ni ayi", kahit saan. kahit nasa kapihan yun, kahit nasa mall, nagtratrabaho. basta't may laptop lang.dahil sabik ako makita si ert, lumuwas ako sa manila para makapag hapunan kasama sila kahit meron akong pasok ng 6am kinabukasan. nagkitakita kami sa Coffee bean and tea leaf sa may gateway mall sa cubao. buti naman at nakarating ng matiwasay. sumunod ang ayi. ang lola mo ay naka shorts! ika nga nya, "try it. it's liberating." ayan ang quotation of the night.

Wala pa si ert kaya sha muna ang pinag usapan namin. marami kasi shang issues tungkol sa you-know-what. pinagusapan na namin ang mga opinion namin tungkol ke papa tabs. may mga hand gestures pa kaming nalalaman. at mejo malakas pa ang boses namin.

dumating ang ert.... nakipag beso beso sa isang babae sa kabilang table. isang katrabaho pala mula sa kanyang pinanggalingang bansa!!! inay ko po! sana hindi nya narinig ang pinaguusapan namin. booyah!

nakakagulat ang kapulahan ng buhok ni ert. dahil hindi pa ako nakarating ng cubao expo, nag request ako na sana duon kami kumain. ang buong akala ko, ang cubao expo ay isang kapihan o kainan kung saan maraming mga artifartsy stuff. hindi pala. isang hanay sha ng mga gusali na may sari saring laman. may restawran, bilihan ng sapatos, may museum at inuman. kung ano ano...

napadaan kami sa isang italian restaurant. mahal ang mga mga pagkain. pero sige.. tinira narin namin dahil hindi ko feel don sa sisigan (ang arte ko no). at para iba naman. Ang ganda kasi sa loob nung italian restaurant. mabango... cozy... tahimik. maganda talaga ang ambiance. tipong puntahan ng mga nag d-date.

ang aking i-n-order...

parang ravioli. may meat at mozzerella cheese sa loob topped with tomato sauce... masarap? hrmmm... masarap naman. maalat lang. kaya nilagyan ko ng konting tubig. sabay lumapit yung italianong may ari.. "is the food good?".. sabi ni ayi, "the food is great!" hrmph... sana sinabi ko maalat. pffft. para naman mas ma satisfy ako. dibale. next time (kung may next time pa). pag fine dining, wag mahiyang mag sabi na hindi masarap ang pagkain. :D

hagikhikan kami sa hapagkainan habang pinaguusapan si papa T. kami lang ata ang maingay don... botong boto naman kami kay papa J para kay ert. hehehe. si ayi, mukhang may balak pa agawin si papa j.haha. hang hot kasi.

so bale, duon lang umikot ang mga istorya namin sa buhay buhay. wala naman akong makwento tungkol sa lovelife ko. e sa wala ih! pero ayos lang yun.

pagkatapos, nagkape kami sa Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf AT nakipag skype kay Mygz. Si papa T parin ang napag usapan. Hottest issue kasi. hahaha! :D

10:00pm na ako nakasakay ng bus. last trip. buti maka abot ako!

Lighting practice with Cher Keneth (late post)

Cher Keneth was asking to borrow my remote trigger for his brand new flash. he ended up buying it. he'll change the thing with a new one.

Might as well try the new gadget. yeah yeah! :D

Flicker

Bakit ngayon ko lang na-discover ang flickr??? mula ngayon, sa multiply, flicker at facebook nalang ako maglalagay ng mga litrato. sa multiply, organisado ang paghahanay ng mga litrato doon. kaya ang sarap balikan at tignan. sa facebook naman, masayang mag lagay ng litrato dahil may nag ccomment. sa flickr, mas madali ang uploading at pwede pa ilagay dito sa blog. sana lang hindi nila tanggalin pag dumating na ang panahon na maka 200 shots ako. sabi ni ate rochie, 200 pictures lang daw ang nakikita sa photostream. pero na reretrieve parin naman. yun lang gusto ko lang ishare. :D

pero ibang usapan ang website. mga magagandang pictures lang ang ilalagay ko sa wix ko at sa shutterfly. :)

The RedHeads

The RedHeads, a set on Flickr.

Talking about life in general. :D

Sta. Cruz Family

Sta. Cruz Family, a set on Flickr.

These are some of the pictures i took while i am staying here Sta. Cruz. :)

Social Networks

Waaaaah!!!! Ang dami ko na talagang social networks. Pero hanggang ngayon, hindi parin ako marunong makipag sosyalan. hehehe. Eto. I-lilista ko nang mga sosyalan networks ko...

Pang Public eye

http://www.wix.com/annacuevas/ac#!

http://nanaxiu.shutterfly.com

Pang sarili (blog and picture storage ito):

nanaxiu.blogspot.com

nanaxiu.multiply.com

Purely picture storage lang:

Photonski.com

flickr.com

Photobucket.com

sana tanda ko pa ang mga log in information ko. hehehe.

Dear Multiply

I consider nanaxiu.multiply.com as my personal website. i upload my pictures and blog (at times) here. it's cozy in here. :) Several months ago, i tried uploading some of my picture and it said i have to upgrade my account so i can continue uploading pictures. it frustrated me cos i thought it was free to stay here. i did not login here for quite some time.

today, i tried uploading just 3 photos... it uploaded!!! :D yey! well, maybe because it was just 3.

Anyway, i miss you, multiply. if i cant upload too much, then i'll just blog. :)

Paanakan

parang set the Saw movie ang DR. ang daming dugo (malamang). first time ko kassi makapag duty sa delivery room sa hospital na yun. ayoko don! ayoko talaga! pero parang andon lahat ng storya... may masaya.... may malungkot.. may nakakatakot... ibat ibang pasyente, iba't ibang storya.

Right on Schedule

I arrived at the DPP Anniversary venue at 12:30pm (June 4, 2011). It was indeed a challenging journey for me. I got lost! I had to ask several guards for the said place and I had to walk under the scorching sun! Tired and hungry, i was... boohoo..

I knew i finally arrived in the area when i saw people with Canon ID laces and cameras. "I WANT ONE!!!", it told myself. The excitement melted the fatigue away. After the registration, i immediately went to Fully Booked to attend the Strobing and Lighting Seminar. I've never seen such a bookstore with soooo many books... Fully Booked has 5 floors! Anyway, I got there on time but the organizer said i needed a stub to get in. Aduh!!! "Just look for another seminar.", she said... WHAT?! grrrr! I wanted to tell her, "i hate you." I was too tired and hungry to get even furious. so just I checked the schedule and found another seminar held inside the bookstore. I quickly went to the 5th floor and found out that it was LITO SY who will hold the talk! LITO SY?! The multi-awarded Filipino wedding photographer?! Come on!

Yep. That's him!

Lucky me! I was in front even if i didn't have the stub.. yahoo! hahahaha!

Booyaaah! I was in front! haha! (yabang, nasa sahig lang naman)

Starving photographer on a high. (haha)

"Jan tayo binabayaran... ang magpaiyak ng kliyente."

It was really an inspiring seminar! It was about Modern Techniques in Wedding photography. Oh...i got an autograph! woohoo!!!!

Practice lang!!! (yiiiiih!)

After the Lito Sy's seminar, I got a glimpse of Manny Librodo's talk. i was going through severe hunger that time. So i left early. I spent a fortune eating at Pancake House. Pfft. There were more photo seminars and photo churvaloos. but i had to go. Had to attend "Absence".. hehe.

That's another story.

Champorado day

Champorado never fails to make me happy whenever it rains.

JUNE 4

ang daming aktibidades sa June 4! ang dami dami talaga... Bukas ay PYESTA dito sa Sta. Cruz, Anniversary ng DPP, supposedly reunion at despidida party ng isa sa mga matatalig ko kaibigan na si Mygz (pupunta na sha sa Singapore) at Performance Arts sa Makati! Ano nga ba ang game plan ko bukas?

1. Siguro mag papalate nalang ako ng pagpunta sa Makati. Strobing and lighting ang inaabangan ko. 1-2:30PM naman yun... Makikipyesta ako dito sa Sta. Cruz ng 6-9am...(ako na ang mangunguna sa pagkain. hahahah)

2. 9am, magbabayahe na ako papunta ng Makati.
3. Mga 11am andon na ako.. maglalakbay nalamang patungo ng Fort Boni
4. Aattend na ako ng mga seminar tungkol sa Photography.
5. Immeet ko na ang mga ka-klik (kung andon sila)
6. 5pm, hahanapin ko na ang Manila Galleria para makaattend sa 'Absence'
7. 9:00pm, uuwi na ako sa Calamba!

Mukhang malabo na magkita pa kami ni Mygz... at si Ayi ay hindi pwede bukas. May biglaang trabaho sha. ayun. haaaay! tapos meron pa palang Red Cross meeting! tsk. di ko naman nabalitaan ang tungkol doon.

Good luck saakin bukas.haha!

Potograpiya

you know what i love about photography? it's a day trip gig and it's good clean fun! :D

Alzheimer's Disease

"Asan si Mely?"

"Nasa simbahan po."

"Sinong nasa tindahan?"

"Si Tina po.."

"Sinong kasama ni Tina sa tindahan?"

"Si ate Susan po."

"Tignan mo nga, baka walang kasama..."

"May kasama nga po, Lola..."

"Asan si Mely?"

...and the cycle continues...

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.