My very first time Child Photography

As a new in photography, I'd like to shoot random things and challenge my self on doing it. I heard about child photography that it takes patient for you to capture the right moment when doing this specially for a child that is just 8 months old and moves a lot.

It was challenging alright and hard to capture the mood of a child, so here's my share for a child photography

All in all it was fun taking a photo of a child.

Name: Kobe Gabriel Rivera

A friend wedding

September 8, 2012, I got a chance to take a photo of a friend Richard Ferrera with his new wife Divina Salonga, it was a bright and sunny day, a perfect day for a wedding and a perfect day to do wedding photography. :)

I didn't got a chance to took a photo of them during the ceremony, for I was the best man of the groom and couldn't go around taking photo's of them, so after the ceremony that's where I got a change to take this photos.

Wishing this two lover a happy married life and may the God blessed them with healthy children.

Jamie Rivera

A young and very sweet cousin of mine, well we decided to let her join and take a photo of her, it was her first time doing this and probably the last, she's all to shy for some people are looking at her, but it was fun.

Name: Jamie Rivera

Sonja Centena

It was a privilege to shoot with this girl, she is sweet and friendly and fun to work with.

Name: Sonja Centena
https://www.facebook.com/sonjacentenaofficialpage

Photoshoot for a cause

Recently a group of models and inspired model, hair and make-up artist and photographer and inspired photographer conducted a photoshoot for a cause, that will benefit the victim of a recent moonsoon rain fall in the Philippines, that resulted to flooded area all over Metro Manila. Some area flood already subside, but in some it's still flooded and they still need help to survive their everyday lives right now. As a fellow filipino and as a photographer we want to help some how. 

Here's the shot that i've taken from this event.

Model Name: Nikki Lana

HMUA: Trix Santuyo

Model Name: Nicole Cac

HMUA: Cobarrubias Indira

Model Name: Mona Cesar

HMUA: Pamela Jo Lapan

Model Name: Lharra Sheela Mae

HMUA: Angel Randkalt

Model Name: Anne & Chell Jimenez

HMUA: Nervie Marie & Rachell Dane Verdejo Santos

Model Name: Ella Cruz

HMUA: Bee Zeuoirne

Model Name: Irish Lubiano

HMUA: Trix Santuyo

Model Name: Iyah Sanchez

HMUA: Cobarrubias Indira

Model Name: Joanne Susmerano

HMUA: Pamela Jo Lapan

Model Name: KZ Marriel Liz

HMUA: Charisma Vergara

Location: Ninoy Aquino Park and Wild Life in Quzon City, Philippines

Tips: Post Processing Image

There's a lot of different way of post processing an image and I as a beginner in this area I found this tip an easy way of doing post process images. So far I got some great result using this technique.

In this technique I'll be using this image below:


















ORIGINAL IMAGE


The first step that I'm gonna do is sharpening the image.

1. Go to Filter > Convert for Smart Filters.

2. Apply your sharpening (I use Unsharp Mask).

Amount: 200 Radius:4 Thereshold

3.Alt+ Add layer Mask (Black layer mask)

4. Use brush and brush on the part of the image you want to enhance



And I should get this result below.

Original Image using the unsharp mask.


In the image below you'll notice the difference on the edges on the hood is more detailed or more sharpen

The next step are optional since this will add a HDR looks on your image.


The Following instruction are copied from www.flickr.com/photos/kolneda/2257529395 and I thank KolNedra of flickr.com for sharing this wonderful tips.

5. Flatten the image and get ready for HDR Looks

6. We'll call the original layer "ORIGINAL", now duplicate ORIGINAL and place it above that layer. (We'll call this "BLACKWHITE")

7. Change the Blending option of BLACKWHITE to "Overlay"

8. Go to Image > Adjustements > Desaturate (SHIFT + CTRL + U)

9. Now invert BLACKWHITE: Image > Adjustements > Invert (CTRL + I)

10. And add a gaussian Blur to it (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur) around 40 pixels (This causes the so called 'bleeding' of the edges, tweak the amount to personal likings)

11. Now duplicate ORIGINAL and place it above BLACKWHITE, name this layer "LINEAR_LAYER"

12. Change the blending type of LINEAR_LAYER to "Linear Light"

13. Give LINEAR_LAYER an opacity around 62%. And you're done (For better results, tweak this percentage)

With the above instruction that should give us the result image below as our final image.

Final image with unsharp mask and hdr tutorial combine.