Fluttering by

I was deleting old files in my hard drive the other day when I came across this photo. It was taken during a church ceremony on a wedding shoot I covered at the Church on a Hill in Tagaytay (while I was still a VA/volunteer assistant for Imagine Nation). 

Yesterday, I was in Tagaytay the whole day with church friends. I suddenly remembered that around this time last year, I was in Tagaytay almost every weekend for wedding shoots. 

This week made me realize how much I miss shooting weddings. Hoping for more shoots in the future. 

Yesterday's Shoot

It seems that I've been posting unintentionally about what I do every Saturday. Except for the uniforms, there isn't really much to shoot/write about regarding my 9-5 (or ideally, 8-4:30 hehe) life at the office, so that explains it. 

Yesterday, I tagged along with a photographer friend, Stanley Ong, as he took family portraits of the Babao family - Julius, Tintin, and their two adorable kids, Anya and Nio, at their home. I was amazed at the modern art pieces all over the house. I just assisted for the entire shoot (and had servings of pancit, bbq and sans rival right after. Hehe). They're such a happy, stress-free family. :) 

Bonding Over Food

Two Saturdays ago, my college kabarkada, Penny and I (who are now in the same d12 group in CCF) volunteered to assist at the Special Parenting Talk at CCF. Right after, we headed to Cafe Breton, Podium for their La Pinay, which is mango crepe with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup. I just had to take a photo before we devoured it. Hehe. I love relaxed Saturdays like this. :)

Office Uniforms, Rainy Season Collection

More than a year ago, I blogged about the hideous uniforms at the office. After the summer break this year, we were forced coerced directed to wear a new set of uniforms. I think these are comparably better, if not for the loud colors. And the fact that we're not allowed to pair them with jeans (!).

Last Saturday

August 13-14 was supposed to be spent with PiPho in Las Casas, Bataan for a local photo op, but then I decided not go when a shooting gig for The Stork Studio came up for August 13. (Also, I realized I didn't have enough funds anymore for another out of town trip. Hehe). Within the week, I was given another shooting opportunity, also for August 13 but at a different time. It was for the Tinghun or engagement party of Joel Pedro and Carolyn Tan-Chi, the youngest daughter of CCF Senior Pastor, Peter Tan-Chi. I knew it was going to be a tight day, but I was thankful for the opportunities and I was excited to shoot both events.

Random Update and 5 Blessings

I haven't blogged in quite a while, and I don't know where to start. Since my last entry, I've been to Hong Kong, have had several shoots, watched the Incubus concert (for the second time in this lifetime), watched several movies, unexpectedly witnessed a friend propose to his girlfriend, and committed to join the Dgroup I've been attending in CCF. And this week, I started running again.

Getting over a running (and blogging) slump

I've been such a busy bee lately that I didn't realize I haven't ran/biked/done any extreme physical activity in almost three months. (Except for the Barre3 classes I took. 'Found a good deal on Deal Grocer) I also haven't been posting much here (as originally planned :P). The past months have been kind to me though - I've had several trips, found myself a CCF Dgroup/discipleship group I can see myself growing in, I've had a lot of shoots (surprisingly), and I've been spending a lot of time with family and friends. BUT, due to my self-indulgence, lack of discipline and plain laziness (I'd also like to blame the erratic weather and my impacted tooth extraction), I stopped running. :( I was hoping to finish my first official 5k run sometime this month, but I don't think that's still possible.

Film Forever

Earlier this year, I resolved to shoot more in film. For more than a year, my film cameras have been tucked away in the dark corners of my bedroom. My fisheye, frogeye and actionsampler are all broken and unusable. I can't believe my love for lomo started way back in 2003 (almost 10 years ago. WTH). Back then, I saw samples of lomo shots in a website called maganda.org. I checked the lomography.com website and I wanted to buy a lomo cam so bad. I spent some of my college graduation money to buy an LC-A. Buying the unit was one big adventure. Back then, there was no official lomo distributor in Manila - no lomo ambassador, no Fully Booked or Team Manila store to distribute the cameras. I forgot where I heard it from, but I somehow found out that Katya Guerrero (now Maculangan) was selling lomo cameras. I found her address in an obscure website but when I got to the location, I was told she moved out already. Finally, I found her new studio in Cubao and she gave me the LC-A unit for a steal, with an actionsampler and a small lomo bag to boot. In the same year, Ian Roxas formed the lomomanila ygroup, and the members organized the first ever lomo exhibit in Penguin Cafe at the Remedios Circle, Malate. Here are the pics I submitted:

I became inactive with shooting in film from law school onwards, but I was active again beginning 2006. That time when there was a lomowalk almost every month, the Lomomanila forum was up and running, and I could get expired xpro films for ten pesos each. Now, I can only get xpro films for at least P200.00. Of course, there are the processing fees you have to pay (this has been costly eversince). In any case, I'm willing to take the extra hassle of paying more and waiting for the films to get developed just to get good old film shots.

Singapore, 2/11 - Day 2

That long overdue Singapore post - Day 1

I was going to blog about that long overdue Nepal post when I remembered I haven't even posted about the Singapore trip early this year. Not that I owe it to anyone, but I just want to document every significant travel, shoot, breakthrough, epiphany (none this year yet though), etc. for future reference. So now I'm dispensing with this first before I finally move on to the Nepal trip. :P

home alone on a friday night

This is a rarity. :P I'm usually the last one to arrive home, but tonight, I'm stuck here while my whole family went out to see Kung Fu Panda 2 (which I've been wanting to see since it came out yesterday. Because I'm a little girl like that). Two days ago, I had an impacted tooth extracted. It didn't hurt as bad as I expected (although it does still hurt, especially right after the anesthesia wore off), but I do feel uncomfortable about it and it sucks having to cover half of my face with my hair to conceal the swollen cheek every time I have to go out. So I'd just rather stay at home than be hassled by my swollen cheek. I didn't think my face could get bigger but apparently, it still could. Now I look like a chipmunk. Or half a chipmunk. Or my 10 year old self with the mumps. I haven't had a decent meal in two days since it's quite painful to eat solids. I've been living on noodle soup and oats these days. I can't run or do any strenuous physical activity though. So I hope it all cancels out. :P

Yesterday's Run and the End of the World

The world didn't end yesterday, as predicted. It's shocking, and sad, knowing how a lot of people actually held on to the belief that the rapture would happen yesterday; I read people quit jobs, left their families, spent their savings all because they thought the world was ending. Yes, people are still misinformed about the end times. While no one knows for sure how things will be when judgment day comes (no matter how much you study the book of Revelation, so many questions will still be left unanswered), we must be comforted with what the Bible says - judgment day wouldn't come until everyone on earth hears the gospel.

Anyway, yesterday was my niece, Sophia's 8th birthday, and here's a short photo slideshow I made for her:

Happy 8th Birthday Sophie! :) from Lianne Bacorro on Vimeo.

Zamboanga, Days 2 and 3

One of the many perks of being a photographer is getting to travel (on all-expense paid trips) to different places, sometimes, places you wouldn't even consider visiting. As I mentioned in my last entry, I got to visit Zamboanga for the first time last weekend when we covered a wedding for Imagine Nation. I don't know what places to visit in Zamboanga particularly, so I consulted my good friend Chi about it who recommended the restos, Alavar and Palmeras. We ate there at the Paseo Del Mar strip on Saturday night, after the Muslim ceremony.

First Time in Zamboanga

star sighting at the airport. wahaha

Tonight, I'm blogging from the city of Zamboanga for a wedding shoot. This is the second to the last shoot I have as a photographer of Imagine Nation Photography. This is also the first time I'm shooting a wedding outside of Luzon. The farthest I've gone before this is Baguio. Next month, I'll be shooting in Boracay, also for Imagine Nation. That's the last shoot I have thus far, and I'm not really sure what I'm going to do after.

Dinner with Lexi and the Mongies

A few days ago, one of our high school friends, Erika, messaged us on Facebook, organizing a dinner get-together since she was coming home from Singapore this weekend. It was nice to see my high school friends on my birthday weekend (even if it wasn't technically my birthday celebration. Hehe) Jade brought along my cutest little inaanak, Lexi.

On Running, Zorro, Endomondo, and Murakami

Today, I ran for the third consecutive time this week after an almost week-long hiatus. Surprisingly, I'm really enjoying running that I hardly see it as an obligation. It's fun, it hardly costs me anything, and I don't need to invite a bunch of other people to do it. Some would prefer running with a partner or a group, but I'm ok with it being a solitary activity. Finding a group would be nice, but I wouldn't want to become too dependent on one that I won't go running when I'm alone. Besides, running by myself gives me time to think about things and allows me to go on my own without adjusting my schedule for anyone else.

The Birthday Dinner

Barre3?

Last month, I was supposed to get a Fitness First coupon from Deal Grocer. Deal Grocer members only have to pay P400 for a three month (or was it 6 weeks?) unlimited access to the gym. It was sold out quickly though, so I scanned the Deal Grocer website for other promos and found a promo on "Barre3". I had no idea what it is, but Angel Aquino's the model in the website so I guess it can't be all bad. Haha. (FYI, it was my first Deal Grocer purchase. Then I signed up for Ensogo and now I check their websites everyday. I didn't know these sites can be addictive :P)

Where's the Party?

back when Jollibee parties were the in thing. and decent photo coverage was inexistent.

Resurrection Sunday + Musings of an Almost Trentahin Child

cake from a birthday shoot last Sunday. cuuute :D

On Photography Goals

Waiting. Bangkok airport, March 5, 2011

On goals and running

As mentioned this morning (on my previous entry. Two entries in a day. I must have too much time on my hands), I went to UP to go running/biking. I know I've been running consistently (missing 1 or 2 days at the most), but I wanted to find a good running program for beginners that would help me progress gradually. After googling, I found this The Couch-to-5k Running Plan. I remember reading this in Jill's blog a while back, but I didn't pay much attention then. I figured, since I've been running for more than two weeks now, I'd plunge into the Week 4 routine. I did and I was so exhausted after. It took me less than two rounds to go around the UP oval, but I was still so tired. I walked on my way to the car, got my bike and went around the oval five times. 'Then walked around the oval once for cool down. I didn't realize running/biking takes so much time. I arrived in UP with the sun still up, and I went home at almost dinner time. Or maybe I'm just slow. Hehe.

Holy Wednesday

So we decided to stay in for the Holy Week. I was half-expecting that we'd go to La Union for two days or so, or at least, out of town for a day trip, but no one wants to get out of Manila for the holidays. I hope I could still go to the beach this summer.

Imbayah Festival

Mon Corpuz of Pinoy Photography posted this in the forum:

Love in the Time of Camera

photo taken at ed and angel's prenup :D

I've been meaning to post this entry months ago, but I never had the time and patience to finish it until now. I've been stuck with the first paragraph for the longest time. Caveat, it's a long one, and it's probably the first time I'm writing about one of those things left unsaid for the past (almost) two years in my previous blog. 'Hope it makes the slightest sense. Hehe :)

Random

The best way to start a new blog is with a random, spontaneous, incoherent entry. Hehe. So here it is: