Tag Archives: Street Photography Manila

One Tip To Improve and Change the Way You Shoot Street

It is very simple. Here is a  Conventional Wisdom . Just Shoot And Do Not Think About It. Ows? Embrace surprise. Go with the flow. Touch the groove. Smell the Street. Let the genius inside of you do the work. Just Shoot And Do Not Think About It. Let me illustrate how. THINKING. If you areContinue reading “One Tip To Improve and Change the Way You Shoot Street”

SP Tips: How to be Invisible When Shooting Strangers

That’s the Secret Three
1. See the scene.
2. See the picture in your mind first.
3. Shoot quick.
Go.

Meet Me in Maty’s

Right in the heart of DonGalo is one of the original Tapsilogan. If my memory serves me right, I had been eating here since the early eighties at 1.35pesos per BBQ and somewhere between 5.00 per set of Tapsilog. Before, the Tapa had that distinctive “latik” flavor due to usage of coconut oil, rendering sweetnessContinue reading “Meet Me in Maty’s”

Jayvee’s Photowalk Day 11Sep2016

On Jayvee’s Birthday 11 Sep 2016, our close friends and I declared and celebrated it as Jayvee Photowalk Day.

Solitude, the Rule of Thirds and the Diagonal Method

Maybe it is no accident that the theme of Solitude is juxtaposed with the Rule of Thirds. Solitude is a state of being alone, of isolation. Rule of  Thirds is isolating your subject to a more pleasing location within the frame. But I like to introduce the Diagonal Method, wherein “Artists” intuitively place points of interest alongContinue reading “Solitude, the Rule of Thirds and the Diagonal Method”

Home

I was born on this very street. I like to say many things, but for now I like to leave it this way. This would be an epic. A work-in-progess. At least to me. It is difficult when you are the subject- because “home” is you. That is where you are, what you are andContinue reading “Home”

Biernes Ngayon, Simbang Quiapo (Today is Friday, Mass in Quiapo)

“But now, repenting and sorrowful, we cast ourselves at Thy feet, and implore forgiveness.” –  from An Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus And only it that Silence,  our hearts are filled. And as the mass ends, may we carry what was given in blessing. Rule of Thirds

Visual Design Trends 2015 and shooting street

Yesterday, I received an email to watch and learn from a webinar courtesy of iStock by Getty Images. The webinar conducted by trends expert Rebecca Swift, had opened my eyes and mind to an interesting 2015 trends in terms of Visual Design. The enumerated trends comes from qualitative and quantitive information, stemming from visual researchContinue reading “Visual Design Trends 2015 and shooting street”

Flag Down, Hop-in, Get-off

Kung sa kalye titignan wala na sigurong pangkalahatang sumasalamin sa ating pagka-pinoy sa anyo, tindig, kulay at gamit ng jeep. Isang sasakyang dayuhang pang-digmaan na ating niyakap at inangkin sinakyan at ginamit para sa ating pupuntahan. Papara at sasakay basta alam ang patutunguhan Ano pa nga ba’t pagsakay mo pa lang sa estribo para kaContinue reading “Flag Down, Hop-in, Get-off”