A Day with The Goddesses

One of the three concepts my team, and I made for the photo shoot held last Sunday, October 18, 2014 was this Four Elements of the Earth, featuring our models, Aira, Aya, Regine, and Chezka, presenting each elements which we thought have matched their look and personality.

I didn’t get the chance to take photos of the other 2 concepts we had, because I did our models’ hair and makeup, and it was tough for me doing all the tasks, including this. Nonetheless, I still got the chance on this part. So, the photos you guys are about to see are mine, and I proudly present you (too) my work not only as a photography student, but a self-taught makeup artist, as well.

This is Aira, presenting the fire element with her fierce look, red dress, and intensified eye makeup. What made her look more fierce was her confidence. We never experienced any moment when we got it really hard to instruct her what to pose, how to portray her element, and all. She is just awesome. Too bad major editing isn’t allowed. I would have made my friend add a fireball on her hand to make it look like she’s really holding a fire — smokin’ goddess of fire!

See? Her element suits her “aura” so perfectly

I proudly present y’all the goddesses. (Left: Chezka presenting the water element, Upper Middle: Aira presenting the fire element, Right: Regin presenting the wind element, and Lower Middle: Iraya presenting the Earth element.) I only did light touch-ups on this photo, because I didn’t want to make it look dull and flat (or did I?). The team, and I were very proud of each of them, because they all made our job easier. We didn’t even have a hard time explaining them what to do. It looked as if they knew what they were doing all along, which is awesome!

Thoughts to ponder…

This is a big opportunity to each …and everyone of us to experience professional photography using advanced equipment with the help of our moderator (and his friends who owns the stuff), so it’s really a waste not to take things seriously and professionally. I just quite regretted the day we didn’t prepare so much for this at first; thanks to sir Jun who gave us the second chance to turn things around

…and here it was…

just. awesome

and oh. I’d like to thank my team for not abandoning the ship during the verge of breaking down and fiasco. I will never forget this epic experience I have had with you. 🙂

details about the 3 photos

photographed by: Jonnah Dela Cruz (me)

hair and makeup by: Jonnah Dela Cruz (me)

wardrobe by: Vina Escote

Laughs and hugs by: everyone in the team. I love you dearly from the bottom of my heart.

The Only Thing That Isn’t Considered as Cheating: Love for Food, and Love for Photography (FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY)

Among all kinds of photography, food photography is my favorite. Aside of testing, and writing reviews about cosmetics, cooking, plating, and taking photos of food are also the ones I love doing when I’m not busy working on my school requirements. I love photography as much as I love cooking and eating. My favorite food subjects are mostly cakes, pastries, and pastas because they’re colorful and a lot easier take photos of.

I proudly present some of my best shots, and I hope you guys will find it appetizing. Thanks to my cousin, Joy for helping me do the plating, and the lighting of my subjects. I hope there are more foods in the fridge, so there’ll be more samples.

(A Not So) MACRO Photography Kind of Activity

I hope you guys won’t find my title negative, pathetic or distressing for a photography student like I am who is (obviously) not satisfied of what she had with her work. I was one of those students in our class who didn’t purchase a reverse ring for certain reasons (don’t ask why).

Now, beyond the fact I didn’t get a chance to use the reverse ring, a friend of mine suggested an apparatus that somehow would help magnify my subject for about 10% – 15%. Can you guess? Yep. It’s the magnifying glass. My 18-55mm lens works for medium to close up shots, but it blurs when you take it closer on the subject. Amazingly, when I put the magnifying glass on the lens, it helps double the focus and metering of my shot, helping me accomplish my macro photography activity less hassle.

I present here one of my best shots per category; 1 outdoor, 1 indoor, and 1 random object. Each are slightly retouched using the Adobe Photoshop CS3 (I should have used the Adobe Photoshop CS5, but its bug won’t make me save the image).

                                                                             The Gumamela Bud

Here’s for my Outdoor Category, the Gumamela Bud. I’d set the metering to “spot”, ISO 100, and white balance in outdoor mode.

                                                                                Caffeinated Dreams

This one’s for the Indoor Category. Actually, I can’t think of any more good indoor stuff to set as my subject. So, here I ended up pouring a spoonful of coffee granules on the glass table. If you click the photo, it’ll direct you on my official Flickr account, and you’ll see the original (unedited, yes!) photo. Maybe you’ll observe how I “photoshop”, too.

                                                                            The Mermiads’ Remains

Lastly, here’s for the Random Object Category. There are no lice or any trace of dandruff on there, so it’s safe to use. Wait, what?

Something to ponder on…

On this activity, I have learned that doing Macro Photography takes a lot of patience, and timing (if you have a moving/living subject). It might look easy at first, but when you start doing it, especially when you experience using the reverse ring, I bet you’ll change your mind later. Just like any kind of photography, it’s fun, and every shot you fire leads you to a whole new learning and experience.