Prairie View School of Photography.

I took an eight weeks long course called "Photography 101" along with 9 other Deaf photographers at Prairie View School of Photography. It was fun eight weeks and I learned new set of skills. Will be blogging a couple of photos I took since the course started.

Personal Photography Project: The 100 Strangers.

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For those people who have been following me for a while now would know that I did Project 52 last year. This year, I decided to take on another personal photography project called "The 100 Strangers", I'd have to take pictures of different 100 people over the year. It will be very interesting for me because I normally am very shy person when I meet new people. Stepping out of my comfort zone this year to improve my people skills!

New Lens!

Purchased new lens today! So excited to shoot with it. =)

True Love.

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The weather today was very cloudy and gloomy, but it didn't stop my parents from smiling! I had a photography gig this morning with my parents. It was very amazing to capture their love for each other. Just the way my dad gazes in my mum's eyes when I was trying to get the setting on the Rebel correctly. The way my mum laughs at my dad's little jokes. The way they kiss each other passionately. That kind of love after 23 years of marriage is definitely something that I want for myself. I really hope when I'm at my mum's age, my marriage would still be flaming with chemistry and fireworks.

So many great opportunities for me lately! Life's sweet.

BCC.

Today is a lonely day for me, well not so much 'cause I got another dog in the household! Currently dog-sitting Jordan's dog, Coco for the weekend while his fam is having a fam jam in Calgary for five days. Watching Coco meeting Buddy and Cooper was very interesting 'cause Cooper never gets along with any other dogs beside Buddy. He kept on trying to threaten Coco with his feeble growling and barking, so Coco finally had it with him, she barked loudly in his face. Ever since after that, Cooper follows her everywhere, just like if he worships the ground she walks on.

After bringing Coco home for the weekend, I went on a little photography field trip, in other terms, a walk with my Rebel. I was just keeping an eye out for interesting things to capture to experiment. A couple of shots were successful! I was pretty pleased with the results, and my mum absolutely love the daisy photo. (Photo #2)

Can't wait for this weekend 'cause one of my friends, Andrew, have a cabin by Grand Beach, and he is throwing a farewell party for my genius bestfriend, Chris. He will be moving to Calgary to attend University of Calgary and continue speed skating training. He went to Canada's 2011 Winter Games for speed skating, and he brought home a bronze medal. Anyways, back to the point, Andrew's cabin this weekend. More picture opportunities!

PS: Notice the title? BCC stands for Buddy, Cooper, and Coco! Genius, eh? ;)

Purple Dress and Blue Sky.

 

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I woke up to beautiful blue sky this morning, and it was such a perfect weather for outdoor grad photoshoot with Natasha Evans! She came over early in the morning with her big purple dress. We went down the highway for a bit to find a perfect fields to romp around for pictures. 139 shots at the end of the shoot, amazing! We worked extremely well together, and she was such a delight to work with. I felt extremely accomplished after the shoot because I was getting more creative with the angles. So inspiring!

On a side note, I read my resumé that I made for Career Development class in 9th grade. I noticed that I put photography under "Hobbies & Interests" - I didn't realize that my passion was already burning a long time ago. So amazing!

I'm falling deeper in love with my Rebel, photography, and this feeling of accomplishment.

Potential.

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Today, I had my first actual photography gig with my dear friend, Patricia Agostinho! Our meeting place was at the eclectic and artsy heart of Winnipeg, Osborne Village. Sadly enough, the sky was pouring when we started the photoshoot. Disappointed, we did our first couple shots by the Toad pub. The start of the shoot was very excellent 'cause we had such a good chemistry and we both knew how to work together very well. My confidence level definitely had a boost there. Amazing enough, the stormy weather cleared up, and the blueness came out! We were able to move on to different scenarios, and we also went to Exchange District, my favourite place in Winnipeg!

Honestly, I could say today was a good day to experiment with my Rebel and the subject. Overall, I got 82 shots of her, and chose 25 best photos. Patricia wrote a really positive review on the Facebook page that made me smile from ear to ear - "Hello, I want to say its very pleased to did the photo shoot with you today. You're really great photographer. i think you have a potential in photography. You're better than other few photographer that i have worked with because you know how to make a connections with the people to feel comfortable with you and do photo shoot for anything such wedding, individuals, grad and etc. You're very easy to work with because you're very flexible, open minded, patient, and easygoing photographer." Yippee! Positive experience with this so far!

Can't wait to have a shoot with Natasha Evans with her gorgeous, purple grad dress on Tuesday!

God Saves the Queen.

I celebrated Canada's birthday with Mr. Jordan Sangalang! We also celebrated his God-daughter, Isabella's first birthday and dedication. People like to call her Izzy, but I call her Bella. It is such a suitable nickname for her 'cause it is cute and so is she.

We snuck away from the huge Filipino party for a bit to check out beautiful Assiniboine Park, one of Winnipeg's famous tourist spot. I took some experimental candid photos of the people there. The music, people, and weather were simply delightful.

After the sun went down the horizon, Jordan and I settled on the blanket with his family to watch the annual fireworks. The show was the best I have seen, and I was definitely comfortable in Jordan's arms.

Today was a good day to take my Rebel out to play with. =)

Fast Forward.

High school is out, forever? Finished the 2010-2011 yearbook today? Everything is such a blur to me right now. My mind is full of memories. The first day of 9th grade, peanut white tshirt from Blue Notes, skinny jeans, and pink converses, and I'm a huge nervous wreck. Fast forward. I'm in blue gown with white collar with diploma in my hands. I graduate from an amazing school possible, Manitoba School for the Deaf.

Here I go, starting a new chapter in life once again.