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November 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments

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Lumabas na ang bagong kababaliwan sa mundo ng photography, ito ang Nikon D3 at D300, being a Nikon user myself, noong nakita ko ang preview ng mga models na ito, nagmukhang jurassic ang camera ko.
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Tags: Daily Rants · Gears & Gadgets · Photography · Wish ko lang

What’s wrong with these photos?

October 16th, 2007 · 8 Comments

Can anyone tell me what’s wrong with the following photos?

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Tags: Gears & Gadgets · Photography · Tips & Techniques

Shooting at Close Range

October 9th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Karen tagged me but I won’t be answering the question on this post, some other time, promise, cross my heart. :p
Medyo overwhelmed lang ako sa bago kong discovery, macro has been my frustration for so long, well not anymore.

Hmm… So what the heck is macro photography? Maybe some of you are wondering, let [...]

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Tags: Gears & Gadgets · Photography · Tips & Techniques

DIY Lightbox/Light Tent

October 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I’ve seen this link at PiPho Forum, a do-it-yourself lighbox/light tent. Light tents are used for product shoots, this softens the harsh lights in a studio.
I check on the web for any available light tents, I just wanna see the going rates of the product, the price starts at US$79, whew! parang ang mahal [...]

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Tags: Do it Yourself · Gears & Gadgets · Photography · Tips & Techniques

What’s in the bag?

October 4th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Gaano ba kahirap maging isang wedding photographer? Naisip nyo na ba kung gaano kabigat ang mga equipments na dala-dala ko everytime I cover a wedidng? Well, let me give you an idea.
First let me show you my bag.

It’s a Tamrac® 5608 (aka Pro 8 model), I find it sufficient for my current gear [...]

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Tags: Gears & Gadgets · Photography

Master “The Sniper”

August 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment

For a “sniper” shot to succeed, you need a long zoom lens & a steady arm, even with the current technology of VR (Vibration Reduction) for Nikon lenses & IS (Image Stability) for Canon, a steady arm is a must. I currently have a 70-300mm f/4-5.6G AF Zoom-Nikkor as my long range lens, this [...]

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Tags: Gears & Gadgets · Photography · Tips & Techniques

Testing “My Biatch” on Jay & Nikki’s Wedding

August 12th, 2007 · 6 Comments

As I wished in one of my entry, I really need a fast lens for my wedding coverages. It would be an advantage since most of the venue (and situations) are low-lighted. I had to shoot a wedding that’s why I bought a Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG better known as “The Biatch”, I [...]

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Tags: Events · Gears & Gadgets · Photography · Weddings

The “Beast” or the “Biatch”

August 2nd, 2007 · 3 Comments

In my line of work, I definitely need a fast lens, so what the heck is a fast lens?
A fast lens are those with large aperture settings, they normally call it as f-stops, i.e. 1.2, 1.4, 1.8, 2.8 etc. The smaller the value of the aperture, the larger & faster it is & the [...]

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Tags: Gears & Gadgets · Photography

RGB Test on my D70

July 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment

RGB stands for Red, Greed, Blue, the most common color filter arrays of any digital cameras. This is not a common test, I just tested my new (pre-owned) D70 on how will it acquire these 3 basic colors.
I shot several subjects having Red, Green or Blue as primary color & checked its quality. [...]

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Tags: Gears & Gadgets · Photography

Who needs a 2nd body?

July 29th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Yesterday was the last day of our Digital Darkroom Fundamentals Workshop at FPPF, since it’s our graduation day, I bought myself a gift.

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Tags: Gears & Gadgets · Photography