JCBulatao Photography.

I will not claim to have been the first to discover this. I'm just glad I did. But before we go and drown in the cuteness of the contents of the blog in question, let me insert some photography-related nonsense... Photo Essays. The term itself defines it. Basically an essay expressed with photos instead of words. A picture, after all, is worth a thousand words. Why not combine several thousand? Ok. The writer in me is meandering again. We were once assigned to create a photo essay for the photoclub back in high school. While my subject and storyline was a little more morbid than most (which, thinking back, probably alarmed a teacher or two), the objective was to tell a story with several photos. And that is what I did. Perhaps its time for me to do that once more. Why not? But before we launch ourselves yet again into an ultimately unfinished personal project, lets get down to the blog that made this entry possible... I present My Milk Toof !! Cuteness overload. :) Check it out.

It seems that this is one of those years that I'm going to fulfill some of my own wishes. :) First personal purchase off the wishlist was the Spirit pop-up flash diffuser. Works well within its limits I'd say. But for more creative lighting, and portable light bending, I had to go and get the Spectralight flash diffuser. This was on the top of my wishlist. Primarily because it offers me a new way to use my hotshoe flash, within a respectable I-wouldn't-feel-guilty-for-purchasing-it-myself budget. :) tonight was the first night of use at a friend's birthday celebration. Supposedly, according to the site , this will allow the user a more versatile lighting experience, great for covering events and what not. :) Expect to see more of it in the coming flash-friendly events. Pictures to be posted soon... :) 09.08.09 And here they are... Pictures of the product and pictures of it on cam. Pictures in use will be via my facebook. Check those out if you care to. :)

While I haven't been posting any of my own creations, impressions or capturations (as I believe that photos are moments one captures and and rarely ever creates from scratch), I have, while reading strobist , stumbled upon a man who's photography fascinates me. His name is Clay Enos . The article in particular features a video of him doing street photography, rather using a portion of the street as his studio, and giving tips on how to do it. It doesn't involve all that much in the way of technology and equipment, and it seems like something I would love to try. As a photographer I lean towards portraiture more than anything. I'll try to take a good photo of a particularly breathtaking landscape when I'm there, or cover a party or three to chronicle a happy experience, but given the choice I know I would take portraits ahead, above and beyond anything else. Street photography for me holds such an allure. The challenge of the venue, lighting au natural, and the excit...

My first encounter with the spirit was a fleeting one. I noticed it atop a Nikon D80 (I think) sitting on a table, presumably with its owner, at Krispy Kreme in Boni High Street. I was wondering what it was, what kind of diffusion it actually gives... then I turned into KK and forgot all about it. I found it again online while browsing DPonline.com.ph for birthday gift ideas for my wishlist. And thanks to funds as a direct result of said birthday, I can now cross that off my list. Just to give you an idea what it looks like, here are some photos... The Spirit! Spirit in Packaging... List of cameras to use it on doesn't include Olympus... Photographing the Spirit With a Spirit... Photographing without... From where I'm sitting, it does its job, for the most part (notice the difference in the shadows), and gives a warmer light than the harsher naked pop-up flash does, which I for one like. I haven't quite used it on anything other than itself (or rather the one I bought for a...

:) For those who don't know, I'll be turning another year older in about 48 hours. And while this blog is supposed to be dedicated to photography, my experience with it and passion for it, I think I'll cheat a bit and present to the reading public, you my dear friends who bother to visit every once in awhile, and to those who happen to stumble across my site while searching for God knows what, what I'd love to have for my birthday. I know we're long past the age of being lucky enough to deserve things given to us... ok, fine. I am. :) I'm 1 year and 47 some hours shy of hitting the big three-zero. But the following are things that I'd love to have, things I'd wish for, things that I will attract to myself because, well, I want them. :) And in keeping with the theme, most of them will have something to do with photography. Most. Not all. These are in random order. :) 1.) Spectra Light Versitle Flash diffuser . This flash light bouncing system mount...

I know I started this blog with the best intentions, with the aim for perfection and education and all that high brow stuff... but it seems if that's all I'm gonna post here, I wind up with like a post every 2 months. :) So here's something that almost has nothing to do with photography, with the exception that I took the photo with a phone cam on the street, which then categorizes it under "Street Photography".... Bagong movie o. :D

Goddaughters. Mga inaanak. Tampisaw Posing Sunset by the bay Bubbles - taken by Neng

First off, it's been forever since I last wrote in any of my blogs. Just a statement of fact. Now on to the main thought of this entry... In my quest (albeit inconsistent and rambling) to better myself as a photographer, I have, on occasion, visited several sites to learn new concepts, study other people's photos and make my own little tools and things, like the light tent for example... I previously blogged about strobist and it being one of the sites I would love to make this blog like, a wellspring of info and learning. I recently stumbled onto a site which would also help give ideas and let one express their creativity for feedback. Stumbled onto inspi.re via facebook. From what I can tell, its a community of photographers of different skill levels who group themselves according to their specific interests. There's a community strictly for black and white photography, DSLR users, Nature photography etc. What I like about it is that they require participation via votin...

As most of you know, I am an Olympus user. I love the format, the colors, and the cameras that I've been lucky enough to have had the pleasure of using. That being said, I don't believe that I am what I am only because of the camera that I use. Despite what I previously believed, and what I sometimes may feel because of equipment-envy, a Photographer is not his / her camera. When it comes to photography and the art of capturing the moment, one does not have to have the top of the line, full-frame, DSLR. What I've learned, after 10 plus years of taking photos, is that the sky is the limit when it comes to what a photographer can do with the equipment he / she has. Skill, art with the instrument is what will differentiate a photographer from a camera owner, however high tech his / her gear is. While everyone, given the correct financial breaks and availability of funds, can own the best camera on the market, not everyone who might own said camera will be able to utilize it qu...

I recently stumbled upon this, Olympus' newest DSLR on my favorite source for photo info but found it uncharacteristically lacking. Search engine results and preliminary reviews almost make me want to take back what I said about the E-3. Almost... I'd probably still go for the E-3, however, I'm sure I'd also jump at the chance to hold / own / use the Olympus E-30. Announced November of last year, one wonders where the E-30 fit in Olympus' scheme of things. Well, supposedly it is positioning itself between the rugged Professional E-3 and the less than pro E-520. It's not as rugged, nor weather sealed as the E-3 (which used magnesium alloy, versus the E-30's structural plastic), and weighs in just midway between the two models. Dimensions-wise however it shares the E-3's girth, if only to be slightly shorter by 10mm. Additionally a newly designed viewfinder [penta]prism makes it lighter than the pro, but at the same time gives it a better view than the 520...

Tonight is supposedly the night of the fullest and brightest moon of the year. Tonight or last night. Was only able to take photos of the moon tonight though. Shot using Olympus E410, film speed 200-400, f5.6, shutter speed variable, using full 150mm.