JCBulatao Photography.

I still can't get over how pretentious this all is. However, we've got to start somewhere. And this, my dear fellow photography enthusiasts, is where it should all begin. While one can always get one's camera straight out of the box and try pointing it at anything at moves, clicking the shutter release and start taking pictures, such doesn't a good photographer make. First step should be to read the owners manual, as is with any sophisticated piece of equipment that anyone would dare to use. Getting to know your camera in this way allows for a more comprehensive understanding of what it can and can't do. At the very least, going through the owner's manual helps you differentiate between the myriad of buttons that any modern digital camera presents its owners with. Acquaint yourself with every button, lever, knob, wheel and switch your camera has so as not to lose yourself somewhere down the line. You don't always have to read it from cover to cover thoug...

Like Socrates once said (though I know I might be paraphrasing), a wise man knows that he knows nothing. Well, I don't think I'm too proud to admit it. :) There are times when I feel like I need to improve my work, look at more pictures, emulate greater / more skilled photographers to add to my own skill set. However, in my 14 or so years of "being a photographer", I'd like to think I've learned enough to get by. I've been taking photos for roughly 14 or so years. I got my first camera when I was 13, back when I was still in 7th grade I think. It was one of those point and shoot deals which used 110 film ( Does anyone remember what 110 film looks like? Do they still even make it? ). Anyway, I took photos on a field trip we had to who knows where anymore... and in immortalizing those moments (albeit temporarily on 3R prints I've long since lost), I've been hooked ever since. Photography isn't always just point and shoot though, as I would...

I haven't been blogging. :) and I apologize for that. What got me blogging this time? Well, for starters, someone just left an enthusiastic comment encouraging me to keep on keeping on (thanks Marj). That I hope to do in the near future. :) The 2nd reason I think I'd like to make a blog entry is to share with the world a recent picture I took of another friends' baby. :) Happy Birthday Haley!

I know I haven't been posting much lately. It's been a busy life. :) I'm not complaining... well, ok, some part of me is. :P But it's been a fun sort of busy. I think, as a photographer, I'm getting a bit better. Though I've still got room to improve. If only there wasn't so much to do though. Anyways, Just wanted to share these two pictures of two establishments that have recently opened in our city of Meycauayan. I think these two store names are good candidates for forwarding, don't you? :) Only in the Philippines. Really. On your way home, if your SO texts "WR Na U?", you could say "D2 na me sa D2NaMe" and buy them lugaw, or... ... you could buy them ukay-ukay clothes. Imagine, being here allows you to step forward in time... It hasn't been established yet! Only time will tell if either of these establishments will make it into the history books as successful, but for the moment they'll spend some time in the limelight f...

It's been a month since my last post. Gotta say that the excitement hasn't really worn off yet. I don't know if it ever will. I wish I could post some of the pictures I've taken lately. Soon I shall. I might be able to post one quite soon as I was able to shoot a friend's baby daughter this morning. Was she ever adorable. Though, like her mom said, medyo mahal yung ngiti nya . She only smiled maybe once or twice, and she hid her face whenever she did. :) I was able to catch one though. Enhanced the shot and her mom loved it. I'll ask them if I can post it here. I'm learning new things everyday... well, ok, not everyday but I'm learning new things. And I'm having fun. While working with clients who are at first strangers to me might be daunting at times, and I think I've had my share of clients who've made me nervous, I think I've been lucky enough to be able to really establish rapport with most of them and have fun with them during their...

O k, I have to apologize for several weeks, if not a month of absence. Training and working at The Picture Company hasn't always allowed me time to compose my thoughts. I haven't been able to post any photos of the day pictures either, and I apologize for that. Not that I haven't been able to take any good photos. Believe me, to my surprise and several clients' delight (relief on my part), I have. It's just that I don't think I ought to post them here without prior permission. But maybe, in the near future, I'll ask, and see if I can post some of them, at least small copies... A nyway, updates. I've passed the three week training, and have been taking more and more photos of kids, grown-ups, families as the days have progressed. Tomorrow, being a Saturday, is going to be a heavy day for The Picture Company as weekends are when most families are free to visit the store. Saturdays and Sundays usually see fully booked stores, and this weekend is no exceptio...