July 6 - San Juan Arena / July 7 - Araneta Center
"Teamwork", "One-on-Ones"
and
"Embracing"
{Whatta Weird Title - Hu?}
and
"Embracing"
{Whatta Weird Title - Hu?}
We all know that PLDT beat Ateneo in 3 sets last Sunday, at the Elim Round of the Shakey's V-League and that Rain or Shine beat San Mig Coffee in Game 4, last Monday, to extend the Finals series to one last Winner-Take-All 5th match for Wednesday, July 9. - Well, here are a few random picks/pic from both matches, plus a few on-the-spot portraits {some reposts here} from the UAAP Press Lunch last Monday afternoon ...
Hmm .... I wonder how this {action photos & portraits} combo comes across ... ?
[#3] Roces vs [#14] de Leon & [#2] Valdez - right photo
[#5] Soltones drills one in over [#12] Morada - right photo
[#2] Valdez and [#1] Patnogon double on [#3] Roces, to no avail
One-on-One
Lee vs Simon Norwood vs Yap
[#5] Norwood vs [#8] Simon - right photo
And another kind of One-on-One ....
Outside the sports setting - I actually do a lot of One-on-One Portrait shoots [privately, of course] - Wether they be in residential patios, gardens, restaurants, even art galleries.
My Roots/Foundation in Photography started with One-on-Ones, Truth be Told, decades plus ago [ w/ manual focus lenses and FILM {Black & White, at that !} ] - my first subjects being foreigners {dependents of US Air Force Servicemen } -----
{ I actually lived in a US military a facility, for several months, while working on an Architectural Project, since I worked for an architectural firm after college - [ I borrowed my uncle's Pentax SLR - for several months - and simply learned by DOING ] betcha ya didn't know that ! }
----- After that project - I started doing solos of my mom and my sister, then moved on to my cousins and my cousins' nephew and neice ->and eventually landed a private porftait shoot of a young mother with two kids {Mt First Client EVER !!!} -------
------- Fast, Fast, Fast Forward to the present - MY Lifetime Love Affair with Available Light Portraiture grows stronger each passing day ...
------- Fast, Fast, Fast Forward to the present - MY Lifetime Love Affair with Available Light Portraiture grows stronger each passing day ...
Sweeter the Second Time Around ? -
So much for fancy talk. Pampaganda lang ng caption yon- hahaha !
I politely asked Kristelle NOT to look at my lens just because it is pointed at her. I let her just be, and on occasion asked her to look in my direction.
Although the picture on the right is slightly OFF focus, {it's focused an inch or two behind her eyes - notice the strands on HER left} I still like the photo - because of the "moment" .
Who says my photos have to be 100% perfect to be blogworthy ? Hindi naman to pang EDSA billboard ..{at least, as far as image on the right is concerned}.
Had the fortune of meeting the new Ateneo Courtside Reporter ->Laura {one can call her "Lau", pronounced as in "ilaw"} Lehman, engaging her in simple conversation - and doing Very Simple, straight up available light on-the-spots. What can I say to the charming, multi-faceted young lady except "Thank You for being Gracious".
Another Newbie to the UAAP CSR family - Gabrielle .. What can I say in this caption ?
Maybe this time - I'll let her demeanor Say it All.
Tomasinas
Former UAAP Courtside reporter Kristina Marasigan {right} is doing great, these days, working with ABS-CBN - doing radio during the day and Live News {in Tagalog} later in the
afternoon and evening !
Jane Yvette Bracher {left}- If ya think being a UAAP Courtside Reporter is Cool,
writing [covering sports] for Rappler is even cooler. Jane never was a UAAP Courtside Reporter, when she was still in UST, but what a MORE enviable job [than UAAP CSReporting] sees Jane
smiling, quite often, nowadays
smiling, quite often, nowadays
PS - I must admit I've got a lot of respect and admiration for Rappler Boss ->Maria Ressa.
I would love to shoot for Rappler someday.
I would love to shoot for Rappler someday.
Cream of the Crop ?
Another fancy phrase to make for an interesting caption? Whatever - I did notice the cream hue of Kristelle's and Gabrielle's dresses - ergo - this pairing - {Though Kristelle's top is cropped out}.
The backlighting - AS Always ->Love it !
The backlighting - AS Always ->Love it !
Only Kids
Laura and Kristelle are the "only children" to their parents, meaning, they have no siblings.
That prompted me to find a way to craft this twosome.
That prompted me to find a way to craft this twosome.
Big Kid
Seated beside Kristelle Batchelor, whilst taking her portraits, I introduced Charles Mammie to the UST Courtside Reporter, and mentioned to her, that Charles IS a little boy/kid trapped in a Big man's body - Hahaha ! Wala yon kay Mammie ! Katsokaran ko yan si Charles ! - I even teased Charles earlier that I like photographing immature people ! {actually, referring to him !}
Har har har !! Lab ko ang mga immature !
Har har har !! Lab ko ang mga immature !
--------Thing is, his Off-Court persona is so very far from his On-Court one - and I'm sure a whole lotta UAAP players are "misunderstood", being that people readily judge them, based on their On-Court behavior.-------
The photo above, tho -> I actually took it when Charles first arrived at the Gloria Maris - way, way early before the Press Con - { Arriving even earlier, on my part, did have its advantages }
The photo above, tho -> I actually took it when Charles first arrived at the Gloria Maris - way, way early before the Press Con - { Arriving even earlier, on my part, did have its advantages }
Med Kid
Trisha Robredo, retained by ABS-CBN to do courtside reporting for this UAAP Season,
actually graduated from the Ateneo last March.
Childlike
Just a playful stolen image of Charles w new UE Head Coach Pumaren and Red Warrior rookie
Arafat Moustafah. I took this shot, post Press Con - when most everyone had left
Gloria Maris.
Gloria Maris.
Falcon Heart
Lion-Heart, Falcon-Heart -Whatever .. Ryan Monteclaro [on his last playing year] is all set to take the Biggest Challenge of his UAAP career - LEAD a very inexperienced Adamson Team with a new coach and 11 Rookies !! It doesn't get any Tougher than that. Man, What Can I Say ??
Warrior Hearts Take Five
Along with Ryan Monyeclaro, {candid photo above, w/ a blue backdrop} and a Good Bundle of other guys and gals, not in this post, I consider Dan Pablo {in khaki} and Charles Mammie
as part of my "UAAP Family".
as part of my "UAAP Family".
The Norwoods, the Carpenters , Batista, and Adam Levine
{And from my "PBA family"} --- As mentioned in a recent post, Gabe was the First PBA cager I got acquianted {Summer of 2012} with - and as I will still start to nurture my recent aquiantances like Canaleta, Tenorio, Arana, Chan, Mercado, {and then some} - in the next PBA Season come October [pa] - I Will Continue to Find More Time to craft Simple but Very Nice Images of Gabe, and his Loved Ones - whenever an opp arises.
Nikko and Erica
Ya just Gotta Love Thy Work !
Ya just Gotta Love Thy Work !
and Embrace the Good - Along with the Bad
My Work does look and Fun -
And Yes, In More Ways than One, It TRULY IS
BUT
There are so, so many, {Unmentioned} Very, Very Tough Challenges
{which I'd rather not talk about}
I CONSTANTLY have to deal with
- I Kid You NOT.
Still, I Love What I Do.
brosi gonzales
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