Coastal Photography - Part I

I have always been amazed with those coastal photos all over the net. Even some of the shots taken by my friends all over the Philippines. And with so much curiosity, I wanted to try it.

Portraiture has always been my favorite but I always find landscape to come next to it. I even wanted to do landscape portraiture but I find it hard to bring the models to some scenic places. Not only that it's expensive, it requires a lot of time too. Lately I realize there are ways to do it. One way is to make my travel buddies/siblings my models. Another one is to do it within the Metro... :)

And with so many ideas from endless readings about coastal/landscape photography, me and my friends decided go on a trip. And where else should you be when you want to do landscape/coastal photography... none other than the COVES of ZAMBALES..

First stop was SILANGUIN cove. .

We were really excited that we arrived at the scene around 4:30pm. Only to realize we were too early and that it's not yet the right time to shoot. Boredom strike, I took this shot.

2 hours passed, finally a glimpse of the beauty of nature!!!

but it can be gloomy though.. :)

First sunset of the trip was a success, not that we had the best shot but because it was at that time we finally understood(on hands) all those ideas and theories we've read before the trip.

Right after the sunset, it was time for the bright moon. It was calm and relaxing specially when I was lying on the sand gazing at the moon....

And then morning came and I was too lazy to shoot.. But somehow I still grabbed my camera and took some snapshots around...

The next shot was an island sitting at the left side of the cove.

So much for the first 24-hours of our trip..

Why I bought it..

One of the main reasons why I bought my camera ahead of time is because my sister's graduation is in two weeks time. I need the extra two weeks to familiarize myself with the camera. External controls/buttons was way different compared to my previous one and I was right indeed to buy it earlier than what I've planned. Two weeks was enough for me to get a hang of it... Well, the basic.. hahaha..

Here are some pics during her graduation..

First one, the venue..

the audience..

The graduate..

I did pretty good.. I guess.. hahaha.. Next stop will be my brother's graduation. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of BS Applied Physics.. More pressure then for me.. heheh..

K7 @ Intramuros

Buying the K-7 Thursday night was not just about impulse, well somehow it went that way.. :) One reason why I was in hurry was because I have a shoot with my college friends whom I have not seen for years. Buying it earlier than the shoot means more time to familiarize myself with the new camera.

Unfortunately, bad news came when I received a text message from Mike early morning the day before the shoot. He said, "Jay, sorry can't make it on Sunday. Stuck at work until tomorrow". I was calm and peaceful somehow that instead of getting frustrated I felt sorry for him. We've planned this shoot a month before and everything was just thrown out because of work. Sometimes things just don't get the way you planned it.

Afterwards, I spent the whole morning thinking of what to do then. Minutes later, me and my friend decided to go to Intramuros.

First few photos while waiting for my friend..

It rained while shooting and we ended up doing Model Shoot after.

Meet Jam..

and Bijay...

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