Ichigo and Buko: October 2010

October 23, 2010

A TRUE "EPPERSON"

he's got the look!

you know you're an "epperson" when... you've got the deadpan look down pat.

dylan finn at 8 mos.

but more than possessing an impassive or expressionless look,
a true "epperson" has a great smile!:D

on baby borris: gap onesies
so cute!

INKBLOT

not rorscach

if inkblot tests help psychiatrists determine a person’s mental state, then what do you make of these?

mr. roboto

ichigo

so, do you think you passed as "sane"? lol!

SAMSUNG PHOTO EXHIBIT: NX10

child's play

samsung invited me to be part of a photo exhibit using their newest nx10 digital camera. i was tasked to represent 'fashion'.

my vision was to create something raw and tracing back my love for fashion ever since was a kid—some of us played with barbies, others played with ken (paging my gay friends, haha!), and some, like my daughter aryanna, cosplays to express herself.

i also wanted to use samsung's 'burst' multi-shot features to achieve a moving picture feel.

i had fun shooting! thanks aryanna for modeling for me! big thanks tom to for the technical support (perks of having a husband photographer, haha!) he gave me the idea to pan the camera while aryanna was moving on the 'jump' photo. i think by doing so, it gave the photo more dimension. thanks, hun! you're the best!

the photo exhibit was last august 11-15 at north court, rockwell.

'cuteture'

'jump'

'sumo dudes'

'skip'

'lunchbox'

'alice'

October 11, 2010

NOT FEAR FACTOR

lunchbox goodies

tom is a seasoned traveler and he loves to go off the beaten path. he has been to isolated places like the solomon islands, where spent two weeks alone fishing. nine years ago, he and his assistant have braved the jungle of mount kanlaon, negros occidental to shoot a hundred year-old tree for the department of tourism. and in 2008, he traveled to freezing mongolia where he found inspiration for his last 'frozen II' exhibit and experienced eating yak testicles. *bleech* lol! basically, when it comes to tom and traveling, anything goes.

so on this batanes trip, his advice to aryanna (and adventurers alike): "keep an open mind and an 'open' tummy!"

the rations
according to aryanna, eating yak testicles or any other reproductive parts of an animal is not an option on this trip. she made sure that her dad packed something, uhm... familiar. ha ha ha!

lunchbox restaurant, basco, batanes
notice the big smile on tom's face? he's happy that there are restaurants now in batanes! lol! according to him, when he first visited the island twenty years ago, he could only buy food from sari-sari stores and fresh seafood from fishermen.