Kung Fu Panda, Too
It would be our third meeting for
Tilak Hettige's
Documentary Photography: Introduction to Photojournalism.
Before proceeding to class, went to my assignment to get a "feel" of things. Was able to interview a security guard. Now, that would be the angle I would be working on... Guadalupe through the eyes of the guard.
After, proceeded to
Glorietta to watch
Kung Fu Panda 2. The Dragon Warrior with the Furious Five is out to protect karate. In order to overcome the threat, Po has to confront his past in order to gain the strength to defeat the evil. Definitely fun!
Cartimar
Second day of the
Documentary Photography workshop under the
Tilak Hettige.
Meeting time at
Philippine Center for Creative Imaging (PCCI) is 7:30am. We would be proceeding to
Cartimar to "document" it. Our Thursday meeting, we were already given assignment of what to shoot. I am to take establishing shots and the crowd.
Left Cartimar around 11:00am, bringing with us various stories/ experiences as we try to "capture" our assignments.
Back to PCCI, we had ten (10) of our images printed, a lecture, watched a sci-fi film of still images, La Jetee, which I downloaded for Tilak, and scanned/ planned/ analyzed/ conceptualized the Cartimar images that would be included in our exhibit. Although some images passed his taste, Tilak was not happy. He asked the class to go back to Cartimar and shoot some more.
We were also given assignments individually. I am assigned to go to Guadalupe. And... have some images shown the following day of our individual assignments as a start-up for our Sunday morning class.
Documentary Photography
Tonight would be the start of
the Documentary Photography: An Introduction to Photojournalism under
Tilak Hettige.
Was late in arriving. Just from the overview, I think this workshop would be a lot of work but challenging.
To stay or not...
On Stranger Tides
Decided to go to the mall to have the photos needed tomorrow printed. A good excuse to have my weekly movie... Hehehe!
While waiting for the prints, watched
Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides. Love it! Just because Johnny Depp is in the movie. He never disappoints. The other casts also held their own. Three groups are in search of the fountain of youth. One led by Barbossa for England, Blackbeard with Angelica and Jack Sparrow (who never have the intention to look for the fountain of youth in the first place), and the Spaniards. All have their own reasons for doing the journey. Did not realize the real purpose of the Spaniards, but it is noble.
After, picked-up the photos and pizza then proceeded home.
Photography Lighting Seminar with Basic Photography
Today would be our studio shoot under the
Ken Go's Photography Lighting Seminar with Basic Photography. The seminar started last Tuesday after office, then Thursday. Our last day would be on Monday where there would be a critic session. Just on day one, already learned a lot as Ken gave lots of tips. He is able to make the sessions a fun, learning experience.
But first, went to
Cuneta Astrodome to pick-up our company's sportsfest shirt. Forgot I have a shoot this morning, I registered that I'll be attending the sportsfest; thus, the shirt and food.
Dropped the items at home, picked-up my gear and proceeded to Ken Go's studio.
The group was divided into 10am and 3pm session. I am part of the 10am studio shoot session. We finished around 3pm.
After, proceeded to
Glorietta to attend the anticipated Mass and had dinner at
Pizza Hut Bistro.
Cuyab Tradition
(Writing this at Glorietta's Food Choices..)My yearly summer treat to my "angels" would finally push thru today.
Even after arriving home around 12:30 a.m., woke up around 4:30 a.m. in order to leave the house to buy the food we will bring for our mini-excursion. Went to
The Aristocrat in
Malate, Manila for the food. With the food in tow, proceeded home to pick-up the group to be on our way to
Cuyab Hot Springs in
Laguna
Had our breakfast stop-over at
McDonald's along the
South Luzon Expressway (SLEX).
Upon arriving at Cuyab, rented a hut and left the group to buy the famous
buko pie of
The Original. Task/s done, now I can swim.
It's a bliss..
Left Cuyab around 2:00 p.m. to avoid traffic. Have
Manong to drop me off at
Glorietta.
(To be continued..)
My movie for the week is
Priest, an action, horror, thriller film. It is man versus vampires. After the war between man and vampires (where man, with the help of the priests, won). The movie trying to make an alternative reality, me thinks that it is "stabbing" the Catholic Church as an institution.
Wawa On The Go
(Writing this at Glorietta's Food Choices..)
Did not originally planned to join our office camera club's summer photo shoot at the
Wawa Dam in
Montalban. If I have to go there using the public transport system with my camera, lenses, tripod, etc., never dream of it. Didn't realize that somebody made sure I'll have a ride. Now, I have to go. In the end, I invited the
Tilak Hettige to join us.
Met my officemate at
Glorietta 4 around 6:45 a.m., picked up Tilak around 7:00 a.m., and we're on our way. We made a breakfast stop-over at
Jollibee.
No wonder Tilak is a great photographer and have the "eye", our trek to where the other camera club members are, he already captured wonderful images. He made a short talk on photography to the group.
A little before lunchtime, we trekked back to our cars to leave.
Had lunch at Glorietta and proceeded home to drop my gear, shower and pick-up the items for our "morphed" photo booth. Two camera club members would be covering an officemate's event, an idea "germinated" from the photo booth concept, making use of my Canon Selphy printer. But this tme, there's a different niche we would be focusing on.
Went back to Glorietta to attend the anticipated Mass. The Mass ended 15 minutes earlier. Good thing, too. Enough time for me to go to the jeepney terminal to go to the event's venue. The event would start around 7:00 p.m.
Our new concept seemed a "hit".
Manong picked me up around 12 midnight.
SCRE4M
(Writing this at White Hat while waiting for my movie to start..)My movie weekend day. First had Mongolian bowl at
Mongolian Quick Stop in
Glorietta's Food Choices for lunch. Then, that nagging feeling to have that navy blue
Toms shoes. And dessert of Cobbler's Hat at
White Hat.
(To be continued..)"You forgot the first rule of remakes--don't fuck with the original."- Sidney Prescott
The movie is
Scream 4, the fourth installment of the Scream franchise. Sidney Prescott returns to Woodsboro to promote her new book, ten years after the brutal murders that made her famous. Unfortunately, a new Ghostface killer emerges. There are twists and there are twists. Social networking also plays.
After the movie, attended the anticipated Mass and had dinner at
Italianni's.
Flores de Mayo sa MOA 2011
It is our camera club's monthly meeting. Would just drop by to submit my entries for "Humor" and proceed to the
SM Mall of Asia (MOA) to capture images of the
"Flores de Mayo". Supposedly, the activity should start around 2PM. Unlikely...
There would be a programme at MOA's Music Hall as the couturier and the
sagalas are introduced. Decided to stay at
Bo's Cafe while waiting for the start. Besides, the judges would also be staying at Bo's Cafe. Our cue that we should be moving is when they leave the cafe. Ms. Tourism-International is also one of the judges.
So, when did it start? Around 5:30PM.
