PAROL

LOOK HERE.

decorations are not yet done.

but with a little help of camera angling. it looked like its finished.









-DIK

Garland Green!

and no.

Not the character Garland Greene.

Hes the guy in CONAIR. singing HES GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS!


This photo blog is about the Christmas decor. Garland Green.

Our christmas tree and our stairs filled with garland green with red and white poinsettia.











-DIK

more photos to come. as soon as the decoration outsides done.

Nik and Nice

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Blinded by light series #3 - Nik after Gradpic

In preparation for Nik's Senior Portait. Nik went to Jesi Mendez and had her hair prepared by edgar. These guys are just glorified barbers.. Anyway, back to my topic. Nik prepared for this portrait shoot of her by having a dvd marathon with meredith grey and hoping that her pimple would go away. See the photos for pimple. /wink

After her proper shoot. Nik suggested we maximize and make use of her make up. What else is there to do but to shoot!

Here are the photos.
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More to learn.
-DIK

Blinded by Light #2 - Collage

I asked nik if she can make faces without moving her body. She kindly obliged.

Here's the result.



-DIK

Learning to Strobe

Nik and I shot a rotting apple series. We will post the video as soon as its done here.

After the rotting apple. We decided to shoot one another and have fun with the strobes and make do to the things we have. Which was my 5dmk2, 16-35 L f2.8 II, 100 L f2.8 Macro, 580EXII with Lumiquest softbox III and FlashwaveII

Heres the fun shoot.

NIK




DIK




TINE PERALTA




Portraitures










Some things that id like to change in this shoot.
-On the light trails. Id like to move the subject much closer.
-Lightstands to hold the strobes and not the subject itself and to better position the lights
-1 or 2 more strobes.
-enjoy it more. we had a blast shooting last night. more of those please.

thats all folks.

-DIK

Black and White

5dmk2/16-35L

5dmk2/16-35L

I love how i frame both of this photos. the only problem is. i wish it was a sunset. then i could've shown color.
I think i did justice on processing my photos to black and white

-DIK

Lightning Crashes

I tried to capture a decent lightning storm last week. after 100 or so tries. I got one that is good enough. Good enough meaning i got a lightning in my shot.

While waiting for this shot. I was singing this song.


"Lightning Crashes" LIVE

lightning crashes, a new mother cries
her placenta falls to the floor
the angel opens her eyes
the confusion sets in
before the doctor can even close the door

lightning crashes, an old mother dies
her intentions fall to the floor
the angel closes her eyes
the confusion that was hers
belongs now, to the baby down the hall

oh now feel it comin' back again
like a rollin' thunder chasing the wind
forces pullin' from the center of the earth again
I can feel it.

lightning crashes, a new mother cries
this moment she's been waiting for
the angel opens her eyes
pale blue colored iris,
presents the circle
and puts the glory out to hide, hide



I try to understand this song. The same crash of lightning that sees new life also sees death, or that while all this life and death goes on, mother nature continues unknowingly.
-DIK

40DAYS

It was Tatay's(Nik's Grandfather) 40days death anniversary yesterday(Aug11) and we celebrated it by having mass and dinner for the family and friends of the Fransisco's at 1618 Park.


Nanay Conching


Mass





Choir



Dinner










Random Shots:





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I knew a man who once said, "death smiles at us all; all a man can do is smile back."
From the movie Gladiator

-DIK

Sideview / Nik in mono

EXIF Summary: 1/320s f/3.2 ISO320 35mm
5dmk2 / 35L

-DIK

Smirk / Nik in mono

This was taken early this year. Another black and white conversion.
Im quite satisfied with the toning and shades that I've created on my new workflow in processing my photos to black and white.




-DIK