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A triptych in celebration of the last days of fantastic sunsets from an all too short summer season. [ Sunset at Montemar Beach Club in Bataan. ]Happy summer, everyone!

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If you were a kid in the '80s, you'll remember Nintendo's Game & Watch series was rocking the portable gaming scene way before the Nintendo DS.  Now Nintendo's innovations have come full circle in a way, brought to us by the most unlikely source.  Combine Game & Watch style quartz LCD games with Wii-like gameplay and you get the McDigi series of toys! On the left is the McDigi Tennis game, where

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It happened in slow motion. One errant swing from my not-yet-one-year-old's hand sent my camera bag tetering on the edge of the dining table. It backflipped off the edge and struggled in midair to rotate back into an upright position. Physics would dictate otherwise. With just one meter to cover, it hardly had a chance, landing on hard tile at a tilt. It was a painful sight, much like

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Just a little over a month had gone by and we were back in Tagaytay for another wedding, this time not as the main photographers (no less than Dino Lara with 'assistant' Jason Magbanua were covering), but as guests with a special favor to do for the bride and groom. Cary and I were going to shoot portraits of the principal sponsors and have them printed and framed on-the-spot, as special

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[ "Sticky Notes" are my way of pointing to posts on the same subject. I will continually update every Sticky Note with whatever I post that has any relation. Why? I am just that obsessed. ]Since joining the PEP Team, I have gained huge respect for the job wedding photographers do. I learned very quickly on my first wedding shoot that wedding photography is not just about events coverage, or

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These are from March, but it took me forever to post these photos from Boracay (a combination of procrastination and slow upload speeds). Summer is still in full swing here, so I suppose it's still relevant to post about the Philippines' most popular summer getaway.It was my first trip there, and it was a bit of a surprise to find staples of Manila's urban jungle, like Andok's Lechon Manok, a

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[ "Sticky Notes" are my way of pointing to posts on the same subject. I will continually update every Sticky Note with whatever I post that has any relation. Why? I am just that obsessed. ]I began carrying a camera around as a tourist, no doubt like many others. I would come to a place I have never been, and coming back from that place, people would like to know what it was like. I was compelled

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Over the Holy Week, I had the chance to slow down and reflect (read: I had nothing to do and nowhere to go). I took the opportunity to dig up an old photo set that I used to have on my Fotopic galleries from my three weeks in India in 2004. It was a popular photo set, though I suspect the popularity had more to do with the captions that I wrote or the humor to be found in the photos, rather

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[ "Sticky Notes" are my way of pointing to posts on the same subject. I will continually update every Sticky Note with whatever I post that has any relation. Why? I am just that obsessed. ]People sometimes make the mistake of thinking that I review gear for a living and am qualified to tell them how to burn their cash. Now that I've gotten into photography, I get asked about my opinion on camera

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When I found out that my cousin planned to get married in scenic Boracay in March, the shutterbug in me was compelled to jump at the invitation. I just had to shoot a beach sunset wedding! As a bonus I had the chance to see Ariel Javelosa and his crew at work covering the event. The art direction was all his, I was just shooting from the sidelines, trying to keep out of the way.I processed some

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Presenting Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez[ Nikon D50 and Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO HSM ][ f/4 1/320s ISO400 70mm ]I was stumbling around with some new gear on this wedding shoot. If you want a workout, try carrying around a 70-200 f/2.8 plus Speedlight on a flash bracket all day. Now for the challenge, try shooting handheld with the entire rig, with a faulty bracket swing arm and a pocket bouncer

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Here's a shocker: shooting weddings is easy. I've learned that it is the posed "pre-nuptials", the pre-wedding shoots, that are tough. I asked our mentor how to shoot, and the principles are simply the same general rules for portraiture:Use a long focal length, the perspective is more flattering.Watch how the light falls on the subjects, compensate for unflattering light with speedlights or

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Sick Days[ Nikon D50 and Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 ][ 1/60s f/5.6 ISO200 46mm ]No worries, the little one's already back in good spirits. Andy had us out for a few days, as it's a full-time job watching over a baby with an I.V. in her hand, even if it is wrapped in a diaper.Some more cheery pictures of her are in this gallery of my own 'life project'. 

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The Blushing Bride[ Nikon D50 and AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D ][ 1/1000s f/3.5 ISO800 50mm ]It's actually been weeks since Jukey and Wanda tied the knot, but I had to post up my favorite photo from their wedding. The rest of my photos of the event are here.The entire set was shot with my trusty 'Primo' and I'm happy to say it's again proved its worth. Luckily my assignment as backup on the day was

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Henry's Camera[ SonyEricsson P910 Camera 43mm f/2.8 ][ Fully Automatic Exposure ]You are not a certifiable photography nut in the Philippines until you have found your way to Hidalgo, a street in Quiapo that amateurs and pros speak of as if it was legend or mystery. This street of lore is home to bargain photography stores, the most notable of which are Avenue, Mayer, Henry's and Watson.Until

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Birthday SurprisedNikon D50 and AF Nikkor 50mm f1.41/40s f/2 ISO800 50mmHappy Birthday, dear wife! One month in the planning, I could not have pulled it off without help from a bunch of accomplices. Good food, good people, good times, and some good photos I hope. :)More snapshots here. I think I'm over-using the tilted angle perspective. At some point I brought out the Siggy for the wide shots,

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Cinderella Backstage[ Nikon D50 and Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 ][ 1/13s f/3.5 ISO1600 35mm ]I had the chance to assist on Erik Roque's shoot for the souvenir program of the Philippine Ballet Theater's production of Cinderella. There was not much chance to grab any photos wired to the entire setup since there was so much setup to do and not a lot of time to do it, but Ryan and I grabbed a few shots from

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Birthday Girl[ Nikon D50 and Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF ][ 1/50s f/2.2 ISO1600 50mm ]I didn't shoot this one. Props to my Nikon broodah for getting this shot!More photos here at GerrySnaps.Fotopic.net. MacDaddy has a bunch of snaps here.They do grow up fast!

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Tricks Are For Kids[ Nikon D50 and Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF ][ 1/50s f/2 ISO1600 50mm ]More photos of Andy's first birthday to come.

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The Dirty Dresser[ Nikon D50 and Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC ][ 1/30s f/5.6 ISO 200 50mm ][ Bounced Flash with Vivitar V2000 ]I'm back-tracking on my 'first D50 photos' here. Later in the day I got some sleep and was ready to do some more test shots. I was pretty pleased with myself for about ten seconds. Then my eyes drifted to the lower left and looked upon ... some dust!Dust is the enemy to SLR

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3 AM Learning Curve[ Nikon D50 and Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 ][ 1/30s f/2.8 ISO200 50mm ]I admit it. I am one of "those" people. After barely a year of shooting and a single photography class, I had the audacity to claim that my prosumer rangefinder camera was limiting my ability to make good photos and justified the upgrade to a digital SLR.I blame peer pressure, though in truth I can only blame

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