Find Out Your Shutter Count in Linux on Oct 9, 2011 in exif Tools Knowing the shutter actuation count of your camera (or a 2nd-hand camera your buying) is important if you want to know the “age” of the camera based on how much it has been used. The higher the number, the more pictures it has taken in it...
Guns and GIMP on Jul 31, 2011 in Advertising GIMP On-location Portrait I rarely do heavy post-processing on my work. All I usually do when I get my photos from my camera to the computer is convert them from RAW and do a little bit of curve adjustments and white balance tweaking, and that’s it! Take for example the...
Moving Picture Show on Nov 13, 2010 in Tools When I was young, my brother and I used to draw on the corners of notebooks. Each page had a slightly different drawing, so that when you flipped the notebook the drawings appeared to be moving. It’s still fun. And you aren’t limited to d...
I’m a Photographer! on Nov 6, 2010 in Musings Everyone has seen them. More and more people have them. You know, photos of people who buy a brand new DSLR, get introduced to the world of photography, and inexplicably can’t find a better subject to shoot than themselves in front of a mirror...
One Fine Beach on Feb 27, 2010 in Ilocos Northern Exposure On-location Pagudpud Philippines Travel This one took a bit of time to write. Actually, it’s starting to write that was the hardest. We had so many places to see, so many things to do, so many laps to swim, and so many food to eat that I just found myself happily exhausted. We arrive...
Hundred Islands on Feb 22, 2010 in Alaminos Northern Exposure On-location Philippines Travel We’re currently in Alaminos, the first stop in our trip. The bus ride (P352 incl. insurance) was shorter than expected. We left the Cubao terminal of Victory Liner at 9:00PM. By 1:30AM, we were already at the Alaminos terminal. I’m not su...
Giving Framed Prints on Jan 20, 2010 in Musings I’ve been shooting photos for a long time, all the way back to the film days. But until quite recently, I’ve never allowed my photos to be viewed the way they were meant to be: on printed paper and preferably framed. So this time, I was f...
New Year Family Promo on Jan 18, 2010 in Portrait Promos Great news! We will be offering a family promo for the new year! Have your family portrait taken, ANYWHERE YOU WANT*, be it in your garden, your living room, or in the forest behind your house, you name it! All at the low, low, special promo price of...
Photography 101 Pilot Class on Dec 1, 2009 in Musings I’m going to start offering a photography 101 class in the coming weeks. This will be an introductory course intended for those new to photography and will still be applicable for intermediate-level hobbyists who want to improve their craft. Yo...
Aübergine Fashion Shoot on Nov 25, 2009 in Advertising Commercial Fashion On-location Two weekends ago, Aübergine was at the Rockwell Global Pinoy Bazaar. Initially, I thought the bazaar was going to be composed of a few stalls, like one of those Saturday morning markets, and not the whole 750 square meters of the Rockwell Tent. I ha...
