Pinoy Photographer

I got 2 new balls…

Posted by tekgik under Tech, Tips & Tricks, kaBlog

Not that one

hahahaha! I bought twist balls by (PWX) Postworx

It cools! It raises and it ergonomically provide better height on my MBP!

Visit their site here

at last EOS Utility working with mac and 5d

Posted by tekgik under News, Tech, Tips & Tricks, kaBlog

While i was browsing the net today i remember checking out the canon usa website if they already have an update with their EOS utility software. Well luckily there is and i downloaded EOS utility version 2.2 now i can do tethered shooting via image browser. BTW theres also an update for Digital Photo Professional (DPP) RAW converter from canon. I also tried downloading and playing the picture style editor, looks interesting i actually uploaded a modified landscape picture style. I also updated my 5d’s firmware from 1.0.5 to 1.1.0.Download these updates here 

Selective Coloring

Posted by tekgik under Landscape, Post Processing, Tips & Tricks, Travel, kaBlog

A PiPhoL posted a question about how to make selective coloring. I answered his query and that post gives me an idea of doing this particular photo in selective color

Steps in selective color in photoshop

1. Copy layer (ctrl+j)
2. Go to top layer
3. Open hue & saturation (ctrl+u) and put the saturation to 0 (to the left)
4. Select background layer
5. Pick eraser tool (ctrl+e)
6. Pick brush (b)
7. Choose rounded brush adjust by right cliking or ([ or ])
8. Adjust hardness to suit usage

9. Erase the area of the tshirt
10. Flatten then save
11. Voila you now have a selective color photo

Easiest but tricky method is Selective Color

Photoshop CS3 stopped

Posted by tekgik under Tips & Tricks, kaBlog

My Photoshop CS3 stopped working last week. I had a hard time solving the problem but the internet is a big library for trouble shooting like this and I found the solution. A known problem by Adobe http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401528&sliceId=2

Singapore shopping

Posted by tekgik under Tech, Tips & Tricks, kaBlog

I have no big targets for shopping in Singapore. (Wala na pera) hahaha..

Im just eyeing for a sandisk firewire reader, filter & belt case from Lowepro. Successfully I brought home what im looking for.

Lowepro utility case

It can fit an external flash on the 2nd front zipper. And two small to medium sized lens at the last zipper. It can be attached with any belt because it has double velcro attachments for safety. You can also use it as a shoulder bag because it came with a strap that you can hook on the slip lock. I love th design very simple yet rugged.

(image from www.lowepro.com)

 SanDisk Extreme FireWire Reader

I was looking for this in Manila for quite sometime now. I needed a faster read/write reader since sometimes I fill up all my cards which now is 14GB in total. I already have the sandisk 12in1 USB 2.0 reader but I was intrigued if this firewire version can give me better speed. By specs USB 2.0 is faster than firewire 400. But now that I have both it appears that firewire is faster than USB 2.0 I guess because of firewire’s (less) lossless nature. Very true with HDD external enclosure.

(image from www.sandisk.com)

Cokin NDG (ND8) Filter

 I already have the NDG ND4 graduated filter which i oftenly used in my “unreal” shots. Seomtimes i needed more stops so I bought the +3 stops NDG.

(Graphics from www.cokin.com)

What more? I really wanted to buy the Canon G9 pero buti nalang hindi

Panning at night

Posted by tekgik under Nightscape, Sports, Tips & Tricks

Its quite challenging to have more shutter speed at night, again praises with the low noise levels of the Canon 5d, I managed to have an adequate shutter speed to have a decent panning of this motor cycle.

I prepared my self to click on it before he gas up more.

9th Tour of the Fireflies

Posted by tekgik under Sports, Tips & Tricks, Travel, kaBlog

Did you know that because of pollution the fireflies had fled away from the city? I was there at the tour of the fireflies last sunday to shoot the 4000+ bikers to make a stand to stop pollution. I wouldnt think that it can be stopped but at least it can be lessen. We need Gas, Oil and stuff to run electricity, our cars and other necessary needs to have a modern life. Hmmm but yeah its a good move for clean air act in fact im planning to join them next year. I had so much fun shooting last sunday, i saw and met several PiphoLs there.

This is the first time ive seen bikers by this large numbers. But what caught my attention was this group of “lowrider bikers” yes a lowrider bike that looooksssss so cool! Way cool!

Another thing that gave my photographic libido a yum yum was my favorite slow synchro techniques… hahah (see below ).  I shot at full wide zoom on my EOS 5d and switch my 550ex to slow synchro.. I played around 1/25s. Was all shot at Ayala Avenue.

 

Well i hope that me and my son can join them next year…

Manila Man

Posted by tekgik under People, Tips & Tricks, Travel, kaBlog

I really love this photo i shot last Saturday at Canon shoot & run event. The old man is sitting at the sidewalk of Sta. Cruz church. He already have a problem with his eyes, i think he can only glance us. At his age he still need to sell something for him to eat or probably to provide something for his love ones. I salute this type of persons.
I intendedly took this with the foot traffic and use slow syncrho to give that ghosting effect while maintaning sharpness on the subject.