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The Moony 11 Rule

January 23rd, 2008 · 5 Comments

Officially, this is my first moonshot na matino.

It’s been my long frustration to shoot the moon, since it was full moon tonight, I took my camera & refreshed my brain on what I have read about shooting the moon. I went back to the basic Moony 11 Rule, based on the sunny 16 rule, [...]

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Tags: Nature · Photography · Tips & Techniques

Strobist EB

January 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments

Last Sunday, nagkita-kita ang mga wannabe strobist ng PiPho sa Cordillera Coffee sa Vargas Museum ng UP Diliman.

Photo courtesy of Willie De Vera
Ano nga ba ang strobist? According to their blog:

Larger strobes have their place, but they tend to spend a lot of time in trunks and stuffed under beds. But the small, everyday [...]

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Tags: Photo Ops · Photography · Tips & Techniques

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

Bug hunting at La Mesa Eco Park

October 13th, 2007 · 6 Comments

After being absent from photo ops EB1 for quite a while, I joined a group of hobbyist photographers in a photo shoot/trek at the La Mesa Eco Park somewhere in Fairview, Quezon City. The group belongs to i-Mag Photography Magazine Forum, some of them were my buddies when we did our street photo ops [...]

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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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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

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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printing an enlarged version of you photo

April 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

with the latest technology, parang wala ng limit ang pwedeng gawin, kung dati normal printing (3r, 4r, 5r, 8r etc.) lang ang pwedeng print size ngayon pwede na yata kahit gaano kalaki dahil sa large size printing sa tarpaulin. pero paano kung di kaya ng bulsa mo ang magbayad ng large size printing? [...]

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Tags: Photography · Tips & Techniques

infrared photography

April 17th, 2007 · 3 Comments

nakakita na ba kayo ng ganitong picture?

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Tags: Photography · Photoshop · Tips & Techniques