Photography: Wrapping Up 2014 with Portraits

Year 2014 has come to its final kick and since there hasn't much photography projects aside from my food reviews, I'd like to share my favorite portraiture collection.

Noticeably, I have had no male models for the last two years and I also realized that most of my faves are in black and white. The drama in portraits seem to have been my major theme. Gladly, comparing my old portraiture to this collection, there has been a change of style and a little refinement in detail (whew!). Indeed, the first 10,000 photos are the worst photo that a photographer can take. Reaching almost my 10,000th photo, I am happy that I am learning more and (not to brag) improving.

What mirrors and bed sheets can do
Model: Lara Kim   HMUA: Paulyn Dy   Lights: Darryl Lara

My mentor once said that "If you want to do something wrong, do it right"...thus balloons? BALLOONS IT IS!
Model: Joy Dalumpines for her 18th birthday

Best in Production Award--tons of power!
Model: Chrizza Estanislao   Lights: Darryl Lara and William Pedraza

Cleanest Shot of the Year
Model: Celeste Lagera    HMUA: Karina Asetre   Lights: Darryl Lara

Beauty Shot of the Year
Model: Shannon Soriano   HMUA: Karina Asetre   Lights: Darryl Lara

Snow White: Any source of light is the best source of light
Model: Danaea Alexis Mabini for her Sweet 16 birthday

Also a year of flower crowns!
Model: Kristelle Allyne Cordora    HMUA: Yours Truly

Never throw your stock photos
Model: Claire Dodo   HMUA: Karina Asetre

Best source of soft light: big window side
Model: Nina Teresa Herrera

Foreground and flowers: frame your subject in foreground
Model: Sophia Lavina

Location, location, location
Model: Shane Penaranda   HMUA: Ramona Sabando

MySkin Essentials Zumba Party

Getting that healthy glowing skin does not solely depend on using natural products and making sure that we cleanse, tone and moisturize. Some factors that also affect our skin are diet, exercise and mood. Our environment also play a crucial role to having that beautiful, young-looking skin. It goes to say that our lifestyle is a major factor that affects how our skin looks--the healthier lifestyle we have, the more healthy, glowing and young-looking skin we attain.

In its advocacy to promote a healthy lifestyle, MySkin Orgins partnered with the Greene Dare and the Metro Lifestyle Gym  in promoting a healthy living by: using natural products for your skin, cleansing with natural juices, and sweating all your stress out. A Zumba Party was held last April 26 which was attended by bloggers, customers, and health-conscious individual together with friends and family to help promote this advocacy. 

 Our most energetic Zumba Instructors all the way from Gensan! Super love! <3

Even Kids <3 Zumba and joined our fun fun evening!

Everyone had a chance to taste the Greene Dare's juices. I love the Beet flavor especially when ice-cold!

Stress-free, beautiful people who partied for a healthier lifestyle and a more glowing skin!
(c) Alan Echano

Princess

While the entire Mindanao is troubling with electricity during the Easter, I decide to grab my camera and invite my young friend to pose for me. We have been planning this shoot for months and it took us less than 20 minutes to finish this shoot because the weather did not permit me to continue.

Nevertheless, here are some of my favorite photo from another newbie model/subject, Allyne. 

Giving my special shoutout to my crew this day, Tita Nene, Tita Vivian, Ate Sheila and the whole bunch of 'kulit' students from Cotabato Moo Duk Kwan.

  

"Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old."

2014 Summer Teambuilding

It Blue Warrior's biannual teambuilding and we head back to our campsite in Buda!

Many people believe that martial arts is not a team sports but I would like to share that in the past 14 years of my experience being a karate-ka (student) and an instructor, teams are still important even if the nature of martial arts in most competition is individual. 

Whenever we play or participate in tournament, teamwork has played a vital role in the success of each members and I think this is true in every aspect of our life. Our teams--be it our family, friend, classmates and acquaintance are our support group that catches us in times or trouble and lifts our spirit when we are down. True indeed and especially in Moo Duk Kwan, NO ONE GETS LEFT BEHIND.

So here are some snippets of what our weekend was. Feel free to grab photos as the full set of album will be uploaded in Facebook later tonight.

BRIEFING AND ORIENTATION 

ACIVITIES

THE BLACKBELTS

AND THE FEAST

AND MORE ACTIVITIES

CLOSING WITH A PHOTO OPS

Our deepest gratitude to our ever enthusiastic parents who made the teambuilding more successful with their unending support and encouragement. Thanks for entrusting us with the welfare of your kids (our students) and for supporting our advocacy in creating disciplined and well-rounded individuals.

Special thanks to our Clubmaster Master Bing Grandeza for allowing us to conduct the program to the students.


More photos to be uploaded in Facebook!
Kamsahamnida!