Tinker bell's boyfie!

hahaha Just had fun tweaking this up in photoshop!.. This was taken two years ago? I think? and never have posted this anywhere!!!.. So yeah, this photo was shot by my Canon EOS 1000D! Now that's a memory.. 

Browsing through my old photos made me think and realize that I have been into photography for quite a very long time already. I can still remember that time when if you have a DSLR, you are already "something" and slowly as time goes by people are using it as an accessory going to malls and like using it as a social status symbol LOL! (that's why I don't usually carry my camera a lot, coz I don't like people looking at me, it is really awkward!) 

So yeah, I first had my DSLR camera when I was in first year college (USC) and now, it has already been 4 years.. well that 3 years was quite an on and off practice though due to some school stuffs! 

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here's a before and after photo

HAVE A GREAT  DAY!

The Time Traveller

"Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back"

Time and technology.. I have observed of how time flies so fast when we are facing our computers or laptops, Ipads and Iphones but so slow when we do household chores, reading, studying and sometimes, even in travelling. And I thought, is this a good thing? or bad?

Teenagers nowadays sleeps very late at night just browsing through facebook, twitter, tumblr, instagram, blogs etc. and usually wakes up.during noon time.. and I'm guilty, as charged! hehe but then, from my point of view, we somehow learn things in the internet - research is one, and teens usually do businesses online already - but my only problem is that its seems like my 24 hours is not enough to do the things I want to do!!! (am I the only one feeling this?) Oh well as what they always say, we have so many things to do.. but has so little time. 

And that is why I value my time so much! Life is too short to dwell on negativity, though it is inevitable, but maybe seeing things in a positive way will do you so much better!!! :)

vintage classic

 another shoot with figura group of models 

models: Torie and Mandy Ingram

styled by: Issa layaog

hair and make up by: Allen Soco

with tita etchie ^_^

and some behind the scenes!!! too bad I wasn't able to have a group shot with the team! tsk! 

Issa and allen  doing their thing! :D

Contour and Highlights (before and after)

Yeay! didn't expect my FACEBOOK PAGE would reach 600 likes! THANK YOU!! and for that, I'd give some before and after of my post processing! 

So you all know how I play so much with photoshop right? and yes, I usually use my self portraits because if i'd use someone else's or a model's, they might get offended with the edits. Editing is just my game though, I play a lot with it. So yeah, here's some of it, actually my latest experiment.. hmmm

I find this very tiresome hehe since I got to do the workflow on each photo.. Detailing is a very important thing while I am editing just like what I do when I render my perspective plates hehe Anyway, here's a detail before and after!! :)

so first, I usually do the eyes. As what they always say, the eyes are the windows of our soul.. For me, It's kind of the same with photos, the eyes makes an entire image pops and stands out! and then, just like doing make ups, I fill out the eye brows (some make up artists give much more importance to the eyebrows, and mostly, with girls)

CONTOURING

probably one of the most important detailing.. the image below is lined with the color green to emphasize which part I usually do the contouring (make up artists always do this!) So basically, all those parts which has shades will also be part of the contouring aside from the basic parts which are the side parts of the nose, lower part of the cheeks and it's side and the crease part of the eyes.. 

note: contouring parts of the face may vary with the face's shape.

warning: this can make you old and grungy if not used properly!!!

and lastly, HIGHLIGHTING

one very important step too because this can dramatically change and lifts up the model's face.

the most important parts that should be highlighted are the above the eyebrows the outer most part below the eyebrows, eyes, nose bridge, the cheeks and the above part of the lip.

So there.. hehe hope I did share something hehe.. :) 

So the point is just to highlight the areas that are closest to the camera and contour the the spaces where it is farthest from the camera. And of course, it will always vary with the different shapes of a persons' face

and for the record? you wouldn't say photoshop is cheating since when you do your make ups already or even doing a portrait drawing/painting it's just the same as doing it digitally.. well, as long as you don't use the "liquify" tool! LOL!

so yeah, I got really hooked with INSTAGRAM!!!

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and if you have any questions or suggestions and hope no violent reactions (kidding!) hehe just feel free to leave a comment or e-mail me at barbethlobitana@gmail.com!

GOOD LUCK! AND GOD BLESS!

from me and COCO! :)