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Nikon D700 attached with f/2.8 24-70mm - 1/400; f/8; ISO 200 (cropped from the original photo)

photo by LC Miculob

The Rule of Thirds from the photo and an optical illusion, if you stare at the photo about a minute or more something is moving. See for yourself. 

Using monochrome settings in Nikon D700 is the best deal for it. First, I was testing using vivid settings and it turns out that there is no drama or stunning reaction from the viewer. It's just a plain photo with a lot of windows and men are cleaning and repairing on it. So, I clear my mind and think of a something that really fit for it.

The first that comes to my mind again is using monochrome setting instead of using black and white toning I used the cyanotype and sepia toning and adjust its sharpness, contrast and brightness. Although it turns out again that it has no stunning reactions from the photo itself, just a plain photo again.

After 20 minutes, It came forward to my mind using black and white toning before that, I ask one of my classmates in De La Salle College of Saint Benilde - School of Design and Arts, if its okay to use black and white settings, they told me that our professor didn't said any rules as long the photo will express something big towards the audience and I said, Okay, as long its creative there is a sense of it and a story behind of it.

I took a photo of it using black and white settings and it came up that I'm not on the same level of the subject, so, I manage to look for a solution after that I came up a solution using a tripod. 

There are mall guards coming and asking for shoot permits and I told them that I'm a student from De La Salle College of Saint Benilde and the other guard said, Okay, you may shoot as long as you want as long your not going to use any of this equipments and he was referring to my tripod and I said, Okay, no tripod, I'll just look for a stable place and I'll just use lens correction in Adobe Photoshop. I took 10 to 15 images of it and go home and post process it using Adobe Photoshop and pass it to my professor the next day.

Food for thought

 Nikon D80 attached with 85mm f/1.8 - 1/125; f/11; ISO 100

photo by LC Miculob

What can you say about this picture?, What is her religion? Is she beautiful or not. If you're going to ask me about this photo, I could use some technical studies through photography though my plot from this photo is that what do you see from this photo, I want you to express something from this photo.

From the photo above, the photo stands something about her personal thoughts it can be past, present, or future. Thoughts that is something to fill in its core, what i mean is that a word that really fit for this kind of matter.

I was saying there is a word for this photo, right now, I can think a thousand words from this photo some are good and some are not. Now, I'm asking you..YES! you..the person who is reading this blog.

 Nikon D80 attached with 24-70mm f/2.8 -1/125; f/5.6; ISO 100

photo by LC Miculob

How about this photo, what can you say about it?, I know there are words popping at your mind right now and I know you want to spit it out already. Feel free to say anything from this photos. I know there is something inside your head right now that you want to say it freely.

Migratory birds in Manila.

 Nikon D80 attached with 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 - 1/750; f/6.7; ISO 200

 Photo by LC Miculob

We all know about the migratory birds, right? and we know that it is an endangered species. My concern about migratory birds is that here in the Philippines migratory birds live in trashed coastal area near coastal road in Manila. It happens that our government is not funding a good place for endangered species such as the migratory birds, there just using the money of the Filipino people to spend their private fancy expenses and forgetting there concerns in our nature.

I'm not saying that all of our superiors in the Philippines are uncivilized by there work or from there position, I am just saying this to see the other world what are country do and I do believe that some superiors of our government knows this crisis about migratory birds living on a trashed coast, i think?, so yeah...there's the proof.

Nikon D700 attached with 70-200mm f/2.8 - 1/5,000; f/2.8; ISO100

Photo by LC Miculob

 

A proof that our migratory birds here in the Philippines live in a trashed coastal area in Manila. I have dozens of photos that migratory birds in Manila are living in a trash waste. By the way, from the photo, the left side of it..It is a public urinal where people take a dump and it's muddy as ever and the color of the mud is black and yes! it stinks a lot, if you stay like 2 minutes, you smell like a dead rat or something.

Buffet 101 International Cuisine

Buffet 101 International Cuisine

Buffet 101 International Cuisine located in Seaside Blvd, San Miguel by the Bay, SM Mall of Asia Complex, 1300 Pasay City, Philippines. A place to dine with your family or friends with there exceptional variety of international dishes to eat and drink and a soothing place to dine in with reasonable prices. 

Although, there is a BIG difference from their buffet rate from Monday to Friday lunch and Monday to Friday dinner, though some of the customers in buffet 101 won't mind the price as long there were all satisfied by their food. In fact, most of the time I saw students dine here with their parents or friends and I hope they have the price for the student to dine here and in return is to promote or advertise them in public.

Buffet 101 International Cuisine facing vegetable buffet dishes

This is what Buffet 101 looks like inside and I'm facing to the vegetable buffet dishes. As you can see from the photo they have chandeliers on top. The restaurant looks expensive, but once you dine in here with your family and friends, God!, help us all, there food is a mind blowing taste and they serve fresh and they present their food with a good presentation and an excellent service from their management. By the way, they give services like group parties, bookings, or children parties and if your having problems in parking your car, you can avail valet.

For more info, you can email them at buffet101pasay@gmail.com or call them on this number 556-2888, 556-3888, or 556-9888.

 

Commercial Photography

Nikon D700 attached with f/2.8 105mm - 1/250; f/36; ISO 200

photo by LC Miculob

Commercial Photography is the photography were photographers got paid by their images and their creativity. The money could be paid through the subject of the photograph. For example, the photo on top that is the category of still life and advertising photography. A broader category for advertising purposes that illustrate and sell product services, which is done by corporate design teams or advertising firms.

Nikon D700 attached with f/2.8 105mm - 1/250; f/20; ISO 200

photo by LC Miculob

Another work of mine, This ring was taken for portfolio purposes. The photo was used for samples in business presentations in commercial photography here in Davao City. These two photos were taken in 1001 Digital Photography Inc.

Kadayawan sa Dabaw '12

Nikon D700 attached with f/2.8 24-70mm - 1/400; f/8; ISO 200

photo by LC Miculob

This photo was taken August 18, 2012, Kadayawan"Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan". Kadayawan sa Dabaw is a celebration of the bountiful harvest of fruits and orchid season. The activities include flower and fruit show, trade fair, military parade, tribal, and traditional sport activities.

Nikon D700 attached with f/2.8 - 1/400; f/11; ISO 200

photo by LC Miculob

Kadayawan "Indak-Indak sa kadalanan" street dance it is a common thing to do when it comes to Philippine festivals, there is always be a street dance or yet parade. The different about this street dance in Davao City, it has two different days of street dance. First, the indak-indak sa kadalanan and the second is the pamulak sa kadalanan. Indak - indak sa kadalanan were tourist and people of davao watch or yet join with while they dance on the streets of Davao City. The photo on top is an example of street dance in Davao City.

Nikon D700 attached with f/2.8 70-200mm - 1/400; f/3.5; ISO 200

photo by LC Miculob

Kadayawan "Pamulak sa Kadalanan" flower parade "DAY 02" in Davao City festivals. Tourist and the people of Davao usually not join the dance, not like the "Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan" or street dance. They usually took photos of the parade or some people are just waiting for celebrities, which is part of the parade also. 

 

Black & White Portraits "freedom of expression"

Nikon D700 attached with f/2.8 24-70mm - 1/250; f/13 ISO 200

photo by LC Miculob - Model: Jordan Comighod

Portrait Photography is a group of people or a person that displays the personality, expression, and mood of the subject. The focus of this photograph is usually the person's face on how he express himself freely and away from frustrations. The photo was taken inside the studio using the Nikon settings "Monochrome". Black and white photography produce images containing tones of grey, and mixed up with black and white.

In fact, I took this photo for a reason not for my portfolio or vanity from my friend here, it's because the photo stands for freedom of expression, it was said in the 1987 constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, Article III, Bill of Rights - Section 4 "No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances." 

And now the Filipino people are now facing the new bill the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, officially recorded as Republic Act no. 10175 it is a law here in the Philippines that was approved by our government officials in September 12, 2012. It address legal issues concerning online interactions, cybercrime offenses are cybersquatting , cyber sex, child pornography, identity theft and illegal access to libel or data.  

Nikon D700 attached with f/2.8 24-70mm - 1/250; f/13 ISO 200

photo by LC Miculob - Model: Jordan Comighod

This photo is also part of the 10 best expressions, the photo was taken inside the studio of 1001 Digital Photography Inc. If you're wondering where is it, it is in SM Ecoland, Quimpo Blvd. Davao City, Philippines. By the way, I work under by this company 1001 Digital Photography Inc. as their chief operations officer and commercial photographer. I took this photos for a reason and not for fun.