Sun peeking from behind the clouds

This was taken above the Ayala Trinoma Mall. Yani and I was supposed to go somewhere to do a photowalk but for some reason it wasn't able to push through. after a little while it rained at the place. We took shelter at a nearby coffee shop while we review some of our shots. after the rain had stopped I saw the sun behind the clouds peaking out.


My first impression? GOD.

My Starbucks shots

Isn't it obvious that I love Starbucks so much? haha! I love taking pictures of my drinks. I used to visit Starbucks to grab my coffee 5-6 days a week but lately their coffee tasted different already. It's not as "Coffeeir" as before. I noticed it sometime last year when I ordered a Caramel Affogato. Its seems like they had changed the ingredients they use or something. I think its part of their cost cutting strategy :(


Any way here are my shots :)

My Starbucks tumbler from my mom when they went to Macau

Night Rooftop shoot

Yani and I were playing with her camera. We were at the roof top of our house and shot a few frames. She has a lot of Good shots of the stars and since I don't have my trusty Canon 550D (because its broken) we took turns using hers. So when Its my turn to shoot the sky suddenly was filled with clouds and it covers pretty much a large area of the sky and with that I cannot see the stars anymore.

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Since that It was my turn to shoot already i didn't let the opportunity pass by me. I shoot couple of things from the roof top likeour water tank etc..

Pardon me some of the pictures doesnt have a good focus since that there is no visible light from our roof top, its hard to identify if my subject is focused or not.

Bokeh of The Nikor 50MM 1.8

Was just fooling around the house when I got my girlfriends camera (Nikon D40 since my trusty Canon 550D is broken) and used my friends Nikor 50MM 1.8.

The Rubber Duckie Project

When I got serious in photography I started with a Sony Point and shoot Camera of my mom. I started getting pictures of different things around me. I asked God to give me a DSLR camera and at Nov of 2009 I got my first DSLR. It was a Nikon D40 with kit lens named "Nhikai" (Its soungs a like right? Nikon.. Nhikai? o yeah I get so creative in thinking names for my gadgets :D ).

I got it first week of November and just in time for me to use it at my cousins wedding at Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. Me and My new Camera Flew thousands of miles from the Philippines to Canada and we started our adventure there.

Few days of resting at my cousins house, I got bored and I roamed around the house. I saw this yellow-billed toy duck with a flat base. ITS A RUBBER DUCKIE! Took a lamp with me, placed it on a table with a nice background, posed the Rubber Duckie and took the photos! Again not knowing the technicalities of photography at that time I just took photos to my hearts contentment.

The Magician

One of my Old Stock Photos from Last year 2011. Was fooling around with my friend's camera at the office when Leorville Carolino, my friend told me that he is interested in photography. I remember explaining to him a lot of stuff about the craft that I know ( I am no expert but I try my best to explain what I surely know and share my passion for this hobby to others) and one of the basic things I explained was the foreground, background and "Bokeh" of a picture.

My First Photo: Starbucks on a bottle

This was the first ever photo I took when I decided to take photography seriously. It was taken last May 2009 when I was resting in one of the hotel at Bali, Indonesia. With no knowledge about anything about the technicalities on how to shoot a good photo I attempted shoot my first subject; Starbucks in a bottle.

Fun With cups

This was one of my first project. My mom collects Starbucks mug of different cities or country she had visited. I decided to create my own D.I.Y. Studio to shoot the cups plus the cup I got when my Boss Tristan and I had coffee at Coffee Bean . I got an old black shirt and has set it up as my background. The light I used is not a flashgun but just a regular home study lamp that m brother used. I shot this April 2010. :)