Father Tropa's Zoo Friends

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Bright Sunny Day

Good morning Sunshine!!

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Pink and Yellow Flower With Love

My special treat for my dear readers!  I love flowers!

I got a few of these after taking a photo in a weekend market in Berlin. Lovely right?

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A Red Rose

We all red roses. This is my simple gift for you.

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Unique Building Structure in Seoul

I took this photo two years ago when I went to Seoul on a business trip to check on products for our business. We needed to check the quality of stickers and at the same time witness the loading of the container. After a hard days work as the loading was in the outskirt of Seoul, we walked around Insadong and found this amazing building. This building has galleries, bookstore and also a nice coffee shop.

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Bright and Clear Skies

After a traumatic days of typhoon, today Mr. Sun finally came out shining brightly to our everyone. As if saying - amidst life difficulties, there is hope and there is God above all else!

Today, I want to share with you a photo taken while travelling in Germany. Its an old church surrounded by cemetery.

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White Fountain

This photo was taken in Vivo City, Singapore 2 years ago. It was semestral break for the kids back then and there was a printing and advertising exhibition in Singapore. We took attended the exhibit at the same time enjoy Singapore's finest!

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Beautiful Sky

I took this photo around 3 years ago near Munich, Germany. We attended a printing exhibit in Munich but we stayed near a far from the city proper to enjoy this lovely scenery. My boss went to this place with his grandparents when he was still a boy. So its memorable for him. Good thing he brought me along so I could also enjoy and feel the ambiance. So nice right.  Don't you agree?

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Food Photography: Bounty Fresh Top Torikatsu

I recently reviewed Bounty Fresh Top Torikatsu. Here are the photos posted in Pinay Green Mommy:

I must admit, I am quite good with food photography. :) Even if I used the Cherry Mobile phone in these photos, but it came out nice. Tried with DSLR and digital cameras, food photography is one of my addiction. 

Top Torikatsu : Classic Version

Top Torikatsu : Cheese and Chives variant

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Photography Effects To Practice

Some have said that the most amazing sights captured only by our eyes and are imprinted only in our minds. Over the years, people have tried to come up with tools and gadgets that will give us a clear representation and a sort of memoire of beautiful sights, events or people that we fortunately witnessed. You may want something that will immortalize the moment and share the wonder you’ve felt so you took out your camera and tried to catch it with your lens.

Some photography enthusiasts study photo enhancement techniques to create even more astonishing effects. While there are lenses and other gadgets that can be used to achieve photography effects, you can also try digital applications of different photography effects. Here are some special effects that you can practice with your camera or through Photoshop. 

Tilt Shift

Tilt shift photography can give you a beautiful miniature effect of scenery from an optical illusion shot. Basically the lenses are set to focus on a specific part of scene and blur its top and bottom or surrounding areas. Hobbyist would love experimenting with tilt shift photography. For amazing tilt shift photo, choose higher vantage point from where you will take the picture to achieve miniature effects effortlessly.

Tilt shift lenses can be a bit expensive, but some digital cameras such as the Canon Ixus models already have that miniature effect setting. You can also try using Photoshop to achieve the same effects.

Star Trails

Start trail photography is another effect that caught the curiosity of many. A specific technique actually records a natural phenomenon of our planet. If you do not know it yet, the Earth moves and spins in its axis while the stars remain stationary. The indirect movement of the stars is recorded when you capture several shots in a 30 second exposure and combine them together digitally. This wonder has fascinated professional photographers to photography enthusiasts.

If you’d like to experiment with star trails, you can have better photos using a multiple 30-second exposure than with only a single exposure at 20 minutes. With the former, digital noise will be lessened and you don’t have to worry about your battery running empty at the last minute of exposure. Longer time exposure also heightens the risk of a ruined shot especially if there are stray headlights beaming into your lenses. 

Lomography

Lomo photography or lomography as it is known today became popular during the 80’s when the Russian Lomo PLC successfully came out with the LOMO LC-A Camera. Since then, Lomo photograpy became a favorite photography effect by many. This technique has a noticeable vignette, strong contrast and twisted colors.

You can find lomography cameras these days ranging from affordable types to really expensive models, but you can also create beautiful lomography effects on Photoshop and other photo editing applications today.

HRD

Another remarkable photography special effect that has taken the interest of many enthusiasts is the high dynamic range or HRD photography. With this effect, you can achieve striking images that are quite colorful. The pictures resemble photos taken with the Fuji Velvia film, but these days, HDR can be played with and experimented digitally on Photoshop and other photo editing applications. 

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Choosing the Most Suitable Wedding Photographer

Weddings are beautiful, memorable and yes, it can be one major stressful event for the bride and groom. All the details are thought about and preparations are started months before the big date. With all these extravagance and beauty of the occasion, it is equally important to find an expert wedding photographer that will immortalize this wonderful occasion in print. Years after you’ve been married, you’d look back on those pictures and smile inwardly at the memory. With vivid pictures to remind you of your big day, you’d truly be thankful to an efficient, skilled and considerate wedding photographer who was with you during that momentous date.

Photo Credit: http://www.freedigitalphotos.net

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New People, New Faces

One of my favorite activity when visiting an exotic destination is to watch the tribe show off their cultural performance through dancing and singing. Through their dance performance, you'll understand their beginnings and history, their people and their culture.  Do you also love to visit and meet new people or you prefer staying in the beach alone or with your someone special? For me, there are times I love to mingle with new people, at times I love to be with my family and close friends.

Sometimes, its also nice to be alone and just explore the place, eat exotic delicacy, watch new faces while taking photographs. Oh yes, photographs!

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Kids Basic Photography Classes

Summer can become both fun and educational for many kids. With parent’s involvement in their rearing and developing their kids potential, their talents can practiced even at an early age. This is why my cousin was so excited to enroll her seven year old son on a Kid’s basic photography class for summer. She noticed how good his son’s shots are and how happy he is to take pictures of people and things around him. My cousin is confident that her son will enjoy the class and will listen intently to the instructor because he is willing to learn and widen his knowledge of handling the camera and in taking pictures.

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Two Printing Expo in Guangzhou

As I had mention in my other travel blogs, together with my colleagues, we visited Guangzhou printing exhibits. 

Oopps.. i m late for work now.. have to go.. will update this entry tonight. :)

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Trails To Antarctica

Its freezing cold in some parts of the world. But in a tropical country like the Philippines, weather could only be sunny or rainy season. This past few days, the Southern parts of the Philippines have been raining that cause floods.

Anyway, we went to this water theme park in Manila Ocean Park during the kids field trip. It was our first time to visit this newest offering. The kids had a blast! This is their second time in a snow park. The first one was in Singapore - Snow World.

We didn't leave the place without our photos.

Happy in the snow!

Look at them! They were so cold already but still lovin' the feeling!

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Choosing DSLR Camera

There are a lot excellent DSLR cameras on the market today with various specifications and prices. However, how will you choose the best DSLR camera that will suit your needs?

In the selection of a DSLR camera, one should set preset criteria. This is to facilitate selection. So, the following are the things to consider in getting one.

• Price
• The use of the camera
• Resolution
• Sensor Size
• Upgradability
• Other Features

·        Purchasing a DSLR camera is a lot similar when buying a computer or any other stuff. You need to trust both the product and the manufacturer and set your own basis in choosing a particular item.

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Photo and Shoot

When you say photo shoot, the term is typically used in the glamour or fashion industry. A multiple of photos are taken when a model poses in order to find the excellent ones for the required frame. This is normally done at a studio by a photographer.

A photo shoot can be done for:

• Billboards

• Magazine article

• Modeling for newspaper

• Advertising a certain product of a company

• A designer or a store with a new range of fashion designs

In a photo shoot, the model is not always a person but it can also be other things like advertised goods that require photographic description. It is not only limited to people but to some other advertised products as well.

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Photography Techniques: Your Way to Take Better Pictures

Is photography one of the few things that you truly love to do, only that you don't know how to take good photos?

It involves nothing more than a bit of thought to make beautiful photographs. However, a decent equipment is another thing that you need. Also, taking a shot involves a moment of thinking about what you really want to capture.
 

Here are several of the helpful photography techniques you can try:

• Reduce camera shake and use the shutter creatively

• Identify your subjects

• Make the most in its natural light

• Make your composition interesting like use diagonals for dynamic photos

• Try image stacking and multiple exposures

There are lots of great techniques when it comes to photography. If you really want to be creative in taking photos, learning is one way to be an expert.

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Create a Remarkable Memory with Wedding Photography

Wedding photography includes photographs of a couple before they get married like for thank you cards, portrait displays, or announcements. It is also used as coverage of the wedding and reception. 

Every couple who wants to get married desires to create a remarkable memory that will always be remembered. 

Wedding photography will make your nuptial:

• Extraordinary
• Memorable
• Delightful
• Fun
• Enjoyable
• Beautiful
• Amazing

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Every memory of this special occasion is intended to be treasured not only in the hearts of the couple, but also in every heart of their loved ones.

Wedding photography makes your wedding more wonderful and exceptional.

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Best DSLR Camera for Newbies Like You!

Well you recently discovered a love for photography and you’re planning to get a new Digital SLR (single lens reflex)camera. But with all the models, brands and makes around, how do you know which one is the best DSLR camera for you? When choosing a DLSR camera, you can to check the focusing and viewing of the objects through the lens attached to it. Photographers can have a better viewing experience of the images exposed so they are more confident on the accuracy of their subject when they use SLR cameras. With digital SLRs, photographers can now interchange lenses, adjust light as well as the flash to prevent catching blurry shots.

Photo not mine.

The major factor that usually stops beginners from buying DLSRs is the price element. These type of cameras tend be pricier than others because of their complexities and the quality of photos produced. Compared with other handier cams, DSLR are bulkier and heavier too. They are more complex but you can also find one that is more user-friendly, less complex and with auto features that can help you while you discover other manual features to take your photography to the next level. Beginners in photography have a lot to explore when they get their first DSLR cameras – the possibilities are endless!

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