愛 (love)

All Love by Ingrid Michaelson

When I push the sheets away from your face
And watch you sleep all day here
And when I push you away
And say you simply cannot stay here

And it's all love, all love
It's all love, my stupid love

When I say you take away
The most important parts of me with you
When I've had the greyest day
You add more grey, it's just your way
It's true

But it's all love, all love, ohh
It's all love, all love, ohh
It's all love, all love, ohh
It's all love, my stupid love

You can't be the one to kill the pain anymore
You let me in but then you slam my fingers in the door
I've had enough but I keep asking you to give me more

What I say
That is no way

It's all love, all love, ohh
It's all love, all love, ohh
It's all love, all love, ohh
It's all love, my stupid love

It's all love, all love
(It's all love, it's all love)
It's all love, all love
(It's all love, it's all love)
It's all love, all love
(It's all love, it's all love)
It's all love my stupid love


Haha I know the photos and the song that I've chose is contradicting but that's love its all about contradiction :)

day 259-247: the best of 2011

Time for some reflections, the following 12 photos are the highlights of my 2011.


January- its good to see my college friends again after so many years.


February- my first try in shooting wedding (thanks for the opportunity Kuya Mel sa uulitin :)


March- spending my birthday in Saigon with my dear friend and classmate Chiloy ^_^


April- taking lighting sessions with Kuya Mel as preparation for my portrait portfolio for ACFJ


May- after one year of studying and 6 months of working for our final portfolios, we're finally done weeh!! Thanks so much for all our mentors and for the good memories and hardships my dear batch mates hehe kudos to all :)


June- Coron!!After our 2 weeks of sleepless nights preparing for the defense its time to sit back, relax and enjoy the beach weeh!!


July- its good to be back in our province after 8 years maupay!!


August- ever been inside a control room of a nuclear power plant?hehe this is one heck of an experience!! hoping the government will covert this mothball BNPP into a more productive way as a tourist destination rather than operating it again.


September- again another once in a lifetime experience to enter a cold storage area for fish the temperature is below 8 degrees Celsius brr.....


October- my first solo exhibit, Realities a photo story on Cosplay being shown in SM Mall of Asia during the 2011 Cosplay Mania thanks everyone for making this possible :)


November- travel again hehe this time in Angkor Wat wherein I met new friends and great photographers


December- after 4 years its good to spend Christmas with the whole family in the Philippines :)

2011 is a good year thanks to my family, friends and all the blessings and challenges Lord God for this new year I pray that Your will should be done again Glory be to the Highest!!

to be inspired again

Despite the heavy rains last Sunday I attended my classmate Mel Cortez one day wedding photography workshop on his office in Katipunan. Its an information overload day but its worth it. Here's what I've learned:

- in photography professionalism is the no.1 asset that one must learn and practice diligently

- be a versatile photographer be friend everyone (photojournalists,wedding photographers,advertising photographers, fashion, everyone :)

- photojournalism is not only applicable for news its techniques and language can be apply to every genre of photography

- it's not enough that your a good shooter you should also learn to be a good business minded person if you want to succeed in the commercial side of photography

- break the rules!!!hehe that's the only way that you will learn your own techniques

- no matter what achievements you received always be humble

- always share your knowledge always in order for the craft to continue to flourish

- wedding photography is harder than documentary because it has its own discipline and its own ways but you will surely survive as long as you know how to play it well


Lastly, practice and practice and practice your craft until you get better with it and always be open to changes because that's the only way you will survive in photography.



Thanks Kuya Mel, Sir Edwin, Sir Edgar and fellow workshoppers for a day full of learning and inspiration :)

*photo courtesy of Mel Cortez