Last night, I was able to join Karen and her friends, Ara and BJ for some late dinner at Katipunan. Listening to their conversations about college life and reminiscing on the silly, fun things they used to do as care-free members of the student body got me thinking about my own college experiences. Man, that seemed like such a long time ago. And to think we're not really that old! Time sure does fly by. Whether or not you are having fun. And time does not wait for you to catch up too. You really have to make the most out of what's presented to you at every moment. Running a roll call of my college buds through my head, I think we've done a pretty good job, give or take a few, of rolling with the punches and establishing ourselves in the so called 'real world'. And for that, I am glad.
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I hate Makati (Manila's business district). Ok well, not really 'Makati' Makati. But rather the distance of it from our house. Why? Because the daily commute, what with the traffic and all to and from the place is very tiring. Which is the very reason why I resigned from my job a few years back and started my own business which operates from the comfort of my own home. The only thing is, my wife still has to go through that daily grind as her office is IN Makati. Which leads to early mornings to beat the traffic and late nights coming home.
Was browsing through my archives and saw this image I shot for AQ Mag, the publication of the Automobile Association of the Philippines. I'm really digging the composition on this one. More so after not seeing it after a couple of months. Grey concrete, pristine white Lexus, against a sky blue backdrop. I really think the tones mesh very well :) So my dad was here for a business trip earlier. It was a quick two day visit but I'm glad I got the chance to have lunch with him today before flying back to Cebu. You know, lately, I've begun to realize that I share a lot of traits with my father. We have the same mannerisms. Have the same facial expressions. Share the same views on politics. Share the same outlook towards life . I even noticed that I make the same 'grunting' sound as him when I have the sniffles. It's incredible actually, and I find myself chuckling a lot whenever I do something that reminds me of him and how similar we are. It gives new meaning to the phrase: "What would Jesus Do?" Except this time around it would be: "What would Dad do?" And chances are, we'd be thinking or doing or saying the same thing. In my wedding speech, I said that one of my dreams is to be at least half the man that my dad is. I may not say it or show it often but I look up to him very much and everything that I do, I do it with his nod of approval at the back of mind. I know my parents are proud of who I am now and who I have yet to become. And that's all thanks to their hard work of raising me well and instilling all the things expected from a proper human being.
So yeah, I guess what I'm trying to say is that I am proud to be your son, dad :) While rummaging through her closet, Karen came across a pink feathered boa she bought a few months ago. Not sure if it was supposed to be a prop for our 1930's themed wedding last December. Anyway, as soon as she saw it, we both knew we just had to have one quick shoot playing around with the funky pinky feathered thing. Here's what we got! Oh the things people do behind the closed doors of their bedroom :) We were supposed to go out on a location scout today but that didn't materialize. Ended up back at home with an itch to shoot something... someone... I'm glad I have a wife who supports my passion though and though :) Brought the newest addition to my Canon lineup, a 5dmkii to a birthday celebration last night to test out the high-ISO performance of full-frame goodness :) These were shot between ISO 1000 to 6400 using the 85mm @ f1.8. Love it! And because of the amount of bokeh the full-frame sensor produces, me and the wifey dubbed thee - Kobeh. Just wanted to share a couple of published corporate gigs I've done so far that fuels my love for all things auto! Shot a debut for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I went in thinking it would be a whole lot similar to a wedding shoot. Boy was i surprised to find out it felt different. For some reason I found it more taxing to shoot. Oh I don't know. Maybe it was the venue? Probably. The light was horrible and we had a real difficult time getting clean (note: even lighted shots) even at max ISO and flashes on. But at the end of the day, we still got good shots. Shots that pleased the client and that simply means these are shots that we can be proud of as well :) Shooting past midnight along the serene rolling hills of the Sierra Madre region, embraced by the beauty of clear, dark blue skies and watched over by billions of stars... I found, was the perfect way to reflect on all things meaningful in my life during this most Holy of weeks |
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