JCBulatao Photography.

I've been out of commission in terms of personal photography and blogging for quite awhile now. Seeing as I've gotten a new lease on life, sort of, I'm going to try getting back into the swing of things. And swing I will. I've to get back to my roots. I've to remind myself about the passion and wonder I have for this craft. And I shall. But for now, I will post some impromptu macro work with a sheet of short bond, the DIY ringlight, and the nifty fifty (ish)... A Blue Dalek Necklace The Tardis Necklace The jewelry above is of clay, handmade by a friend.

I haven't been posting any of my personal photography lately. Most of the photos I've been taking have mostly been via phone and none really stand out. Tonight however found me nearly face to face with an invisible subject. Invisible because it was dark, and it was only by chance I saw him move. Say hello to Kermit. He was just sitting on the rebar minding his own business.  He makes a farely decent ringlight subject too. Big eyes.  Eventually I took one shot too many and he decided he'd had enough of a glamour shoot for one day.

The People of DIYphotography.net have a couple of offerings for us folks with limited budgets that help improve our photography. Aside from reader inputs and actual DIY stuff, they've been selling a DIY Ring Flash which you assemble yourself, and a dual flash bracket. I've purchased the former, as you've seen in previous posts, and I've successfully used it at several events with a pseudo-gorilla-pod from CDRKING as a makeshift handle. While that works, sometimes it needs a bit of re-adjusting, and the legs don't hug the flash as tightly as I'd like it to. So a couple of nights before going out clubbing with my cousin, I decided to create a make shift handle out of PVC. I don't have a detailed step-by-step because I was mostly winging it. Just cutting to test. Photos from my phone next.  seen as mounted on a tripod  it's basically 2 T joints, a couple of lengths of pipe, and an elbow. The first T joint has a hole drilled / melted thr...

Good evening all. Those who've read my previous entries are familiar with the ringflash adapter I recently bought off of DIY lighting kits . I've been able to test it out on a select few of my friends. One would imagine, due to its bulky-yet-flimsy build, and the fact that the DSLR that I currently use as my workhorse isn't quite as capable in the dark, that use of the ringflash might be relegated to home-studio use, or the rare fun with friends portrait shoot. However, the fun-loving risk-taker in me just couldn't be stopped I guess. I decided to test it out on some club-goers. I had to change my set-up a bit though. Instead of using the Olympus E410, I opted to use a Canon G10, which solves my focus-hunting-in-the-dark problem, and whose hotshoe would still allow me to trigger the flash with the use of my PT-04.    I swapped the FL36R with the YN-560, giving me a faster recycle time and more power. However, the bigger 560 wouldn't fit in the hole as it was, so ...

The notice came in the mail this morning! When I noticed it, my mind went blank. Forget that I have work in an hour. I went straight to the post office on the wave to pick up the parcel, with backpack in tow for transport. The size of the package surprised me ( that's what she said ) though. The stiff flat box, marked "DO NOT BEND" was maybe 2 A3s side by side. Plus I didn't have to pay the regular tax that Philpost usually charges me for may online shopping orders. Sweet! Rode home as quick and carefully as I could to avoid bending the box or damaging it in transit. Opened it up, took a couple of photos for posterity, and left it lying on the bed for me to put together once I got home. Once home, I set to work (after dinner of course) and followed the instructions step by step, lest i mess something up. I wasn't as clean as I thought I'd be though, but what the heck. :) Here it is all put together. Took some time out to decide how to mou...

Nearly a month after I posted an entry on a very work-intensive ring light , David Hobby (of strobist ) comes out with another article featuring a more budget-minded-willing-to-spend-slacker-friendly DIY Ring Flash kit. And man does it look sharp (pun intended)! For 25$ plus 8$ shipping, you can get your hands on this effective-looking device made out of  vinyl (and whatever reflective material that seems to be), bend, fold, snap and tape it together and have a clearly usable ring flash. For an additional 7.95$ (plus 0.50$ shipping), you can order the flash bracket, that attaches via a slot on the ring flash assembly and mounts the flash via rubber bands. How you trigger the flash is up to you. While I imagine that PT-04s would be enough, I think I'd spring for a TTL cable this time. It's by no means as professional looking as the one I previously blogged about nor is it as pricey as the Orbis ring flash , but it sure looks nice and is cheap to boot. Upon reading the entry...