the great Fort EB

...the goofy bunch at the Fort EB...

...nothing to do but make pa-cute...


upon realizing days beforehand that we needed new activity partners, mavic and i decided on joining the great Fort EB organized by an active DPP member (mic narra) last april 4. each one had to pay P250 for our permit (which was good for an entire day) and our official ID. we were allowed to shoot at anything within the fort bonifacio area except the sculptures and serendra (but i know some of us shot at them anyway, hehe).

the group is a mix of serious hobbyists and aspiring pro-photographers from different backgrounds. some are working at call centers, some have businesses of their own. but we have one common goal that day: meet fellow photography enthusiasts and try to learn a new thing or two about our chosen craft while having fun.

the permit allowed us to shoot even at the construction sites which was something i have been dying to do for a while now. that was the first area mavic and i went to and after shooting for almost an hour there, i thought i had enough and felt that the day was worth it already. i will be posting something about it in my photoblog sometime soon, hopefully.

after the construction photos, i thought these pa-cute photos are the most fun to shoot. the idea came from the strobists amongst us, lead by mark, who was the person responsible for arranging two flash units on each side in front of us. soon after a few minutes of setting things up, we started jumping in front of the light sources one by one. a few minutes more and we were all jumping up and down, synchronously, and trying to come up with all the wacky poses we can think of. the goofier the better.

it didnt bother me that mavic and i were the only females in the group. i did not feel awkward at all. all i wanted was to have fun and to shoot some good photos while doing it. and fun was what we had.

for me, the EB was a blast. a much needed relief. i cant wait to join the next EB and shoot again with my new found strobist friends.





Unfold


words from the song "unfold" from the album of the same title. written and sang by marie digby, who started to catch people's attention when she published a youtube video of her playing an acoustic version of rihanna's "umbrella". i personally took notice of her when i saw this video of her singing her heart out to the song "say it again" which she also wrote. marie plays the piano and guitar and started composing songs in high school. she is half japanese, half irish. more about her in this wiki page.

i recommend you listen to her youtube channel once in a while or check out the album in record bars and decide if her music is for you. i thought it was good and worth having in your collection. other songs i liked are "miss invisible" and "stupid for you" which is one of the more upbeat songs in the album. as a bonus, her more well-known songs are available in both acoustic version and well, non-acoustic.

What I can remember
Is a lot like water
Trickling down a page
Of the most beautiful colors
I can't quite put my finger
Down on the moment
That I became like this...

You see I am the bravest girl
You will ever come to meet
Yet I shrink down to nothing
At the thought of someone
Really seeing me
I think my heart is wrapped around
And tangled up in winding weeds

"I live and breathe music. It is all that I do in life and all that I want to do for the rest of my life." -marie digby