BEACH BUMS

When: October 15-16, 2011

Where: La Primera Playa Morong, Bataan

Another late post...

Had my team building at Bataan like 2 weeks ago. Me and Slice did our thing while at the beach and those are sun bathing and pictures. LOL! That's how we always are at the beach. Fun, fun fun!

NEW PHOTO BLOG

I've decided to use my Tumblr account as a photo blog. Already got a Tumblr like a few years back but haven't really updated it with posts since I'm updating this blog more. Now, I'll be making it as a photo blog instead. I can't really think of a site that would make a great photo blog so I'd settle on this for now. My photo blog's title is "Through the Lens". If you guys have an idea of a site that makes a good photo blog, please let me know.

Please visit: http://ina-through-the-lens.tumblr.com/

TAKING PICTURES

I love taking pictures. There's something magical in it whenever I browse and look at pictures. It's like when you click into your camera, it stops a special moment from running away and you could always get back into that photo and feel the exact emotions you have at that particular moment. I would have to say that photography has the ability to make a moment last forever. 

"The quality of the pictures taken by your mind depend on the lighting of your heart." ~ J.L. Wiseheart

PRINCIPAL SPONSOR?!

I've been lazy updating my blog lately, so now I am going to post what I've been up these past few weeks. So expect bunch of photos on my upcoming posts. :)

I recently attended a wedding and guess what my role is - PRINCIPAL SPONSOR! Oh yeah, am I that old? I can't say no because it's my cousin. The story why me? It's because I am her godmother on her baptismal too, I was like 7 years old then, she's my first. Then she and her husband would just want to get their baptismal godmothers and godfathers to be their wedding's principal sponsors as well. I am actually okay with it, I just felt like I'm old. Haha! 

I was not able to bring my 1000D and just brought my A470 (coz I know I won't have the time to take pictures and I am again LAZY!). Here are some photos from the wedding:

Below are some photos from my cousin's cam:

 With my Mom

 Newly weds with relatives

Mommy and Daddy 

Relatives 

With cousin Ate Ida and Mamang (our pretty Lola) 

 With the Newly Weds - the Bride is my cousin and she is just so beautiful!

As what I always say to the couples who just got married: stay in love with each other. :)

I will always love weddings!

Date of Event: July 23, 2011

THROUGH THE LENS

This is how I see them through the lens... :)

SOAK UP THE SUN

Oh yeah! Summer is here, my favorite time of the year. It seems that the gossip is not true at all. Just like what I said at my post RAINY SUMMER =(, I don't think it will be true after all. Because I can already feel the heat of sunshine as early as now. I am looking forward spending some summer weekends more at the beach. There's nothing like laying on the beach and soaking up the sun. Oh summer, you've been greatly missed - can't wait spending the coming days with you!

* Photos taken last weekend by my friend Slice *

MY SHOTS

Spent last weekend at the beach. The main reason why we spent our weekends there is to have a pre-nuptial photo shoot of my colleague's sister. My colleague, her cousin and me brought our cameras to take photos of the couple. We we're not professionals, we just ask them to strike a pose then take a shot. We brought some props as well to make it more artistic. LOL! A beginner like me who doesn't know much what settings to use had a hard time taking beautiful photos. The photos at the slideshow were my shots, I find them nice (coz it's my work, of course! heehee), but it still needs a lot of improvement. I would really like to learn how to take pictures from my cam, what to do with the settings or what not. Patience, please stay with me. *SIGH*

WISHING I COULD STAY

Atlas! Beach. My sweet escape, the place that I would always want to be. Being there helps me get back to 'ME'. It never failed to enliven the individuality in me. Whenever I am at the beach, things around me were simply in a state of tranquility. I will never get weary of that place.

Though I am with my team, I still had my 'Me Alone Time'. I walked alone at the shore in the morning and afternoon, enjoying the fresh breeze of air, took photos of whatever catches my eye. Being at the beach makes me loosen up with all the chaos in reality and just simply indulge with all those wonderful views.

* We did go for island hopping and being on those places just makes me forget about reality.

* In the morning, that's the time when the water is lowest or more known as low tide, that's why you could see a lot of rocks.

* Before we went home, I had my walk in the afternoon while the sun is at it's hottest, I am loving how the sunlight touches my skin.

Wishing I could stay there for long...

I NEED TO LEARN

Taking photos has always been a pleasurable pastime for me. I often bring my point and shoot camera then and take pictures of anything I would like to. That's why I decided to buy an entry level dslr camera last December to be a little more serious of this hobby.

Others think that if you already have this kind of camera, then all your photos will turned out great. I am sorry but it is actually not. Having it will require quality time to get to know that thing! LOL. My new camera has been with me for like almost 2 months now and ask me what settings to do for a certain shot - I'll laugh hard at you coz in all honesty, I don't have any clue!

Talk about ISO, shutter speed, aperture and all others? Oh please, give me some time to comprehend baby. Haha! I am one impatient person who really can't endure reading manuals and watching online video tutorials. But I know that I should force myself to. Because if not, then I won't really be able to master it. 

It still excites me though, but what I need now is patience for me to really learn the do's and don'ts. I am actually thinking of making another blog and posts there the photos, so I could also see if it is improving or what not. Hoping I could find time soon!

CAMERA WHORES

One morning, me and my best gurl went to this place to do some picture taking. Cam whores? Uhmmm, kinda. LOL! Thanks to Arby, a very good friend, who cooperated to do our craziness and agreed to take our pictures. =)

Photo addict? Nahhhh.. I don't think so. Haha!


I'll be featuring the place soon. It's a cool hang-out and they offer good food that is very affordable. I'm planning to go back there with my lil' man, they got these big chess pieces that I know he'll love. He loves to play chess and the good thing is you could actually borrow one from them and play there.

DINNER OUT

I was just mentioning with my fam yesterday this resto named Cafe Lidia, how a lot of people were saying that the food was good and that it was such a nice place and all. So when it's almost dinner, we decided to just eat there. We've waited for like 20 minutes until there was an available table, because there were really a lot of people that time. But the crew was accommodating, they were already getting the orders while waiting so that when a table is available, you already got your food there. Mind you, the waiting is worth it, because true enough, their food tastes real good! I'll definitely go back there to try their pastas. 

I am actually thinking of visiting different restaurants and try to be a food critique. Food blogging is actually fun, so I think that'll be my project. Excited much. LOL!

Tapsilog

(my Dad always wants to try this meal first, it's his fave!)

Cheeseburger with Fries

Beef Salpicao

Pork Belly with Java Rice 

(not sure if they really called it Pork Belly, but my brother says so. LOL!)

It's there Pizza Special

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

When asked by my friends what I would want this holidays, the only phrase that comes out of my mouth is "All I want for Christmas is Canon." LOL! Just recently bought one as a gift for myself, but now that I got it, seems that I can't find time to bond with it. Haha. Or I just need to accept the fact that I am too lazy to read the manual or even check tutorial videos online. I am excited to learn but don't know exactly how to begin. I am seeking help from friends who knew how, but then again, I still have a long way to go. Can't wait till I've mastered the do's and don'ts with my new cam.

And oh, by the way, don't you think the necklaces above was so cute? LOL. I actually have one, coz I find it real cute!