Lost in Los Baños

I has been raining non-stop here in Manila and I have been really busy with work on the previous weeks and today is the only day that I got to update my blog and I am terribly sorry for that.

August 20, 2011 Rejh and I decided to do a shoot while roaming UP Los Baños and with the help of her friend in the office- Jhoiycze we roamed around the area and explored the Makiling Gardens. It was fun, tiring and awesome since I was doing a shoot and which I really miss and having to bond with my awesome friend. Aside from that we had one of the most mouth-watering inexpensive Siomais at Papu's and we had one of the most unforgettable cake in Los Baños- Mernel's Cake, sadly I forgot to take a photo of the cake while it is still intact and pretty.

It was fun to go somewhere far and get lost in the lush and beautiful scenery with friends and have sumptuous food. Thanks to Rejh and to her love- Karl as well as to Jhoiycze for the tour. :)

Gadgets Magazine July Photoshoot.

 It has been quite awhile since my last post and tons of awesome things happened during that time so I owe you guys a lot. Now, I will start it off by sharing to you guys that I have been working at Gadgets Magazine which is a local tech and lifestyle magazine as their graphic artist for two months now and I must say that I am having a great time working there since it was always one of my dreams to work in a magazine as a photographer, graphic designer and sometimes a writer, which is not going to happen anytime soon since I really have to work on my writing skills (right now I am not confident on how I used and placed those commas) but still I am living out one of my dreams. 


During the course of my laziness to update this blog, the July issue of Gadgets came out and it is my great pleasure to tell you that it is the first issue that I have worked on and in a couple of days (or probably within a week) the August issue which is the anniversary issue of Gadgets is going to hit the bookstores and newsstands (I can't wait since I spent 4 straight days of going home really late). While waiting for the August issue to come out, let me share to you guys the behind the scenes of the July issue photo shoot at Secret Fresh in Ronac Art Center with the beautiful Jessy Mendiola as our cover girl, Sir Paul Ticzon the awesome photographer (I must say that I am a big fan of his works and seeing him work in the flesh is one experience that will stay etched in my memory) and Ms. Jo Ticzon the wonderful hair and make-up artist. The shoot was really awesome even though I was only there during the latter part of the shoot because I was in a meeting in Makati but judging from the outcome of the photos in the magazine it was fantastic and I couldn't wait till the next photo shoot with Sir Paul since I am eager to see his workflow. 


So I will stop typing now because I am generally tired from staring at the screen for hours and get some sleep but I will leave you some photos during the shoot. :)


Cheers!


Disclaimer: These photos are copyrighted but I do allow it to be used/published as long as the images are properly credited and linked back to me. Please do not try to remove the watermark because it is painstaking, time consuming and very frustrating since I have only uploaded really small versions of these images. tee-hee.

The Mabuhay Rotonda

Last Tuesday I ventured outside to shoot really early which I don't normally do but just to quench my curiosity on what would the Mabuhay Rotonda (aka Welcome Rotonda) will look like early in the morning. It was cold and a bit dark since the sun is just going to rise.

I had to be very vigilant while taking photos since it was very early when I was taking photos but so far so good. After shooting at Rotonda I had my breakfast at Jollibee and head to UST and take more photos of my beloved alma mater.

Okay fast foward!

Since there are only a few cars during the first shoot I have decided to take photos during rush hour which means 6-8pm and boy I was not to venture alone during that time since it is a known fact that robbers are very rampant so I ask for my friends to accompany me during the shoot.

 

I just tried out doing a layout using this photo.

This is Luigi he is the one who accompanied me during the shoot.

Well that was a whole lot different from the look during the morning, I just love the busy feel of the shot and the symmetry of it. 

I hope you like today's set.

Cheers! Jude

Sunday Photowalk

Usually when I go out I plan what shots do I take and why but as for today I did not plan anything all I did was bring some gear and get myself enrolled in FPPF's Basic Photography Workshop (yes I'm going to study basics again). So yeah nothing was planned all I did was go around Intramuros and take photos of whatever interest me and I was surprised that there are so much more in Intramuros that are photo-worthy so I'm planning to come back again during my free time and my workshop day.

Wednesday Photowalk.

Summer is high and blazing so me and my buddies got out and took some photos.

Franco!